lttng-enable-event(1) ===================== NAME ---- lttng-enable-event - Create or enable LTTng event rules SYNOPSIS -------- Create or enable Linux kernel event rules: [verse] *lttng* ['linkgenoptions:(GENERAL OPTIONS)'] *enable-event* option:--kernel [option:--probe='SOURCE' | option:--function='SOURCE' | option:--syscall] [option:--filter='EXPR'] [option:--session='SESSION'] [option:--channel='CHANNEL'] 'EVENT'[,'EVENT']... Create or enable an "all" Linux kernel event rule: [verse] *lttng* ['linkgenoptions:(GENERAL OPTIONS)'] *enable-event* option:--kernel option:--all [option:--syscall] [option:--filter='EXPR'] [option:--session='SESSION'] [option:--channel='CHANNEL'] Create or enable application event rules: [verse] *lttng* ['linkgenoptions:(GENERAL OPTIONS)'] *enable-event* (option:--userspace | option:--jul | option:--log4j | option:--python) [option:--filter='EXPR'] [option:--exclude='EVENT'[,'EVENT']...] [option:--loglevel='LOGLEVEL' | option:--loglevel-only='LOGLEVEL'] [option:--session='SESSION'] [option:--channel='CHANNEL'] (option:--all | 'EVENT'[,'EVENT']...) DESCRIPTION ----------- The `lttng enable-event` command can create a new event rule, or enable one or more existing and disabled ones. An event rule created by `lttng enable-event` is a set of conditions that must be satisfied in order for an actual event to be emitted by an LTTng tracer when the execution of an application or the Linux kernel reaches an event source (tracepoint, system call, dynamic probe). Event sources can be listed with the man:lttng-list(1) command. The man:lttng-disable-event(1) command can be used to disable existing event rules. Event rules are always assigned to a channel when they are created. If the option:--channel option is omitted, a default channel named `channel0` is used (and created automatically if it does not exist for the specified domain in the selected tracing session). If the option:--session option is omitted, the chosen channel is picked from the current tracing session. Events can be enabled while tracing is active (use man:lttng-start(1) to make a tracing session active). Event source types ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Four types of event sources are available in the Linux kernel tracing domain (option:--kernel option): Tracepoint (option:--tracepoint option; default):: A Linux kernel tracepoint, that is, a static instrumentation point placed in the kernel source code. Standard tracepoints are designed and placed in the source code by developers and record useful payload fields. Dynamic probe (option:--probe option):: A Linux kernel kprobe, that is, an instrumentation point placed dynamically in the compiled kernel code. Dynamic probe events do not record any payload field. Function probe (option:--function option):: A Linux kernel kretprobe, that is, two instrumentation points placed dynamically where a function is entered and where it returns in the compiled kernel code. Function probe events do not record any payload field. System call (option:--syscall option):: A Linux kernel system call. Two instrumentation points are statically placed where a system call function is entered and where it returns in the compiled kernel code. System call event sources record useful payload fields. The application tracing domains (option:--userspace, option:--jul, option:--log4j, or option:--python options) only support tracepoints. In the cases of the JUL, Apache log4j, and Python domains, the event names correspond to _logger_ names. Understanding event rule conditions ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ When creating an event rule with `lttng enable-event`, conditions are specified using options. The logical conjunction (logical AND) of all those conditions must be true when an event source is reached by an application or by the Linux kernel in order for an actual event to be emitted by an LTTng tracer. Any condition that is not explicitly specified on creation is considered a _don't care_. For example, consider the following commands: [role="term"] ---------------------------------------------------------------- lttng enable-event --userspace hello:world lttng enable-event --userspace hello:world --loglevel=TRACE_INFO ---------------------------------------------------------------- Here, two event rules are created. The first one has a single condition: the tracepoint name must match `hello:world`. The second one has two conditions: * The tracepoint name must match `hello:world`, _and_ * The tracepoint's defined log level must be at least as severe as the `TRACE_INFO` level. In this case, the second event rule is pointless because the first one is more general: it does not care about the tracepoint's log level. If an event source matching both event rules is reached by the application's execution, only one event is emitted. The available conditions for the Linux kernel domain are: * Tracepoint/system call name ('EVENT' argument with option:--tracepoint or option:--syscall options) or dynamic probe/function name/address (option:--probe or option:--function option's argument) which must match event source's equivalent. + Wildcard using the `*` character are supported _at the end_ of tracepoint and system call names. * Filter expression (option:--filter option) executed against the dynamic values of event fields at execution time that must evaluate to true. See the <> section below for more information. The available conditions for the application domains are: * Tracepoint name ('EVENT' with option:--tracepoint option) which must match event source's equivalent. + Wildcard using the `*` character are supported _at the end_ of tracepoint names. When creating an event rule with a tracepoint name containing a wildcard, specific tracepoint names can be excluded from the match using the option:--exclude option. * Filter expression (option:--filter option) executed against the dynamic values of event fields at execution time that must evaluate to true. See the <> section below for more information. * Event's log level that must be at least as severe as a given log level (option:--loglevel option) or match exactly a given log level (option:--loglevel-only option). When using `lttng enable-event` with a set of conditions that does not currently exist for the chosen tracing session, domain, and channel, a new event rule is created. Otherwise, the existing event rule is enabled if it is currently disabled (see man:lttng-disable-event(1)). The option:--all option can be used alongside the option:--tracepoint or option:--syscall options. When this option is used, no 'EVENT' argument must be specified. This option defines a single event rule matching _all_ the possible events of a given tracing domain for the chosen channel and tracing session. It is the equivalent of an 'EVENT' argument named `*` (wildcard). [[filter-syntax]] Filter expression syntax ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Filter expressions can be specified with the option:--filter option when creating a new event rule. If the filter expression evaluates to true when executed against the dynamic values of an event's fields when tracing, the filtering condition passes. NOTE: Make sure to **single-quote** the filter expression when running the command from a shell, as filter expressions typically include characters having a special meaning for most shells. The filter expression syntax is very similar to C language conditional expressions (expressions that can be evaluated by an `if` statement). The following logical operators are supported: [width="40%",options="header"] |===================================== | Name | Syntax | Logical negation (NOT) | `!a` | Logical conjunction (AND) | `a && b` | Logical disjunction (OR) | `a \|\| b` |===================================== The following comparison operators/relational operators are supported: [width="40%",options="header"] |==================================== | Name | Syntax | Equal to | `a == b` | Not equal to | `a != b` | Greater than | `a > b` | Less than | `a < b` | Greater than or equal to | `a >= b` | Less than or equal to | `a <= b` |==================================== The arithmetic and bitwise operators are :not: supported. The precedence table of the operators above is the same as the one of the C language. Parentheses are supported to bypass this. The dynamic value of an event field is read by using its name as a C identifier. The dynamic value of a statically-known context field is read by prefixing its name with `$ctx.`. Statically-known context fields are context fields added to channels without the `$app.` prefix using the man:lttng-add-context(1) command. The dynamic value of an application-specific context field is read by prefixing its name with `$app.` (follows the format used to add such a context field with the man:lttng-add-context(1) command). When a comparison includes a non existent event field, the whole filter expression evaluates to false (the event is discarded). C integer and floating point number constants are supported, as well as literal strings between double quotes (`"`). Literal strings can contain a wildcard character (`*`) at the end to match more than one string. This wildcard can be escaped using :escwc:. LTTng-UST enumeration fields can be compared to integer values (fields or constants). NOTE: Although it is possible to filter the process ID of an event when the `pid` context has been added to its channel using, for example, `$ctx.pid == 2832`, it is recommended to use the PID tracker instead, which is much more efficient (see man:lttng-track(1)). Examples: ---------------------------- msg_id == 23 && size >= 2048 ---------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- $ctx.procname == "lttng*" && (!flag || poel < 34) ------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- $app.my_provider:my_context == 17.34e9 || some_enum >= 14 --------------------------------------------------------- [[log-levels]] Log levels ~~~~~~~~~~ Tracepoints and log statements in applications have an attached log level. Application event rules can contain a _log level_ condition. With the option:--loglevel option, the event source's log level must be at least as severe as the option's argument. With the option:--loglevel-only option, the event source's log level must match the option's argument. The available log levels are: User space domain (option:--userspace option):: Shortcuts such as `system` are allowed. + * `TRACE_EMERG` (0) * `TRACE_ALERT` (1) * `TRACE_CRIT` (2) * `TRACE_ERR` (3) * `TRACE_WARNING` (4) * `TRACE_NOTICE` (5) * `TRACE_INFO` (6) * `TRACE_DEBUG_SYSTEM` (7) * `TRACE_DEBUG_PROGRAM` (8) * `TRACE_DEBUG_PROCESS` (9) * `TRACE_DEBUG_MODULE` (10) * `TRACE_DEBUG_UNIT` (11) * `TRACE_DEBUG_FUNCTION` (12) * `TRACE_DEBUG_LINE` (13) * `TRACE_DEBUG` (14) `java.util.logging` domain (option:--jul option):: Shortcuts such as `severe` are allowed. + * `JUL_OFF` (`INT32_MAX`) * `JUL_SEVERE` (1000) * `JUL_WARNING` (900) * `JUL_INFO` (800) * `JUL_CONFIG` (700) * `JUL_FINE` (500) * `JUL_FINER` (400) * `JUL_FINEST` (300) * `JUL_ALL` (`INT32_MIN`) Apache log4j domain (option:--log4j option):: Shortcuts such as `severe` are allowed. + * `LOG4J_OFF` (`INT32_MAX`) * `LOG4J_FATAL` (50000) * `LOG4J_ERROR` (40000) * `LOG4J_WARN` (30000) * `LOG4J_INFO` (20000) * `LOG4J_DEBUG` (10000) * `LOG4J_TRACE` (5000) * `LOG4J_ALL` (`INT32_MIN`) Python domain (option:--python option):: Shortcuts such as `critical` are allowed. + * `PYTHON_CRITICAL` (50) * `PYTHON_ERROR` (40) * `PYTHON_WARNING` (30) * `PYTHON_INFO` (20) * `PYTHON_DEBUG` (10) * `PYTHON_NOTSET` (0) include::common-cmd-options-head.txt[] Domain ~~~~~~ One of: option:-j, option:--jul:: Create or enable event rules in the `java.util.logging` (JUL) domain. option:-k, option:--kernel:: Create or enable event rules in the Linux kernel domain. option:-l, option:--log4j:: Create or enable event rules in the Apache log4j domain. option:-p, option:--python:: Create or enable event rules in the Python domain. option:-u, option:--userspace:: Create or enable event rules in the user space domain. Target ~~~~~~ option:-c, option:--channel='CHANNEL':: Create or enable event rules in the channel named 'CHANNEL' instead of the default channel name `channel0`. option:-s, option:--session='SESSION':: Create or enable event rules in the tracing session named 'SESSION' instead of the current tracing session. Event source type ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ One of: option:--function='SOURCE':: Linux kernel kretprobe. Only available with the option:--kernel domain option. 'SOURCE' is one of: + * Function address (`0x` prefix supported) * Function symbol * Function symbol and offset (`SYMBOL+OFFSET` format) option:--probe='SOURCE':: Linux kernel kprobe. Only available with the option:--kernel domain option. 'SOURCE' is one of: + * Address (`0x` prefix supported) * Symbol * Symbol and offset (`SYMBOL+OFFSET` format) option:--syscall:: Linux kernel system call. Only available with the option:--kernel domain option. option:--tracepoint:: Linux kernel or application tracepoint (default). Log level ~~~~~~~~~ One of: option:--loglevel='LOGLEVEL':: Add log level condition to the event rule: the event source's defined log level must be at least as severe as 'LOGLEVEL'. See the <> section above for the available log levels. Only available with application domains. option:--loglevel-only='LOGLEVEL':: Add log level condition to the event rule: the event source's defined log level must match 'LOGLEVEL'. See the <> section above for the available log levels. Only available with application domains. Filtering and exclusion ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ option:-x, option:--exclude='EVENT'[,'EVENT']...:: Exclude events named 'EVENT' from the event rule. This option can be used when the command's 'EVENT' argument contains a wildcard (`*`) to exclude specific names. Only available with application domains. option:-f, option:--filter='EXPR':: Add filter expression condition to the event rule. Expression 'EXPR' must evaluate to true when executed against the dynamic values of event fields. See the <> section above for more information. Shortcuts ~~~~~~~~~ option:-a, option:--all:: Equivalent to an 'EVENT' argument named `*` (wildcard) when also using the option:--tracepoint (default) or option:--syscall option. include::common-cmd-help-options.txt[] include::common-cmd-footer.txt[] SEE ALSO -------- man:lttng-disable-event(1), man:lttng(1)