lttng-track(1)
==============
+:revdate: 4 March 2020
NAME
----
-lttng-track - Add one or more entries to an LTTng resource tracker
+lttng-track - Add one or more values to an LTTng process attribute tracker
SYNOPSIS
--------
+Add specific process attribute values to a Linux kernel domain tracker:
+
+[verse]
+*lttng* ['linkgenoptions:(GENERAL OPTIONS)'] *track* option:--kernel
+ (option:--pid=PID[,PID]... | option:--vpid=VPID[,VPID]... |
+ option:--uid=UID[,UID]... | option:--vuid=VUID[,VUID]... |
+ option:--gid=GID[,GID]... | option:--vgid=VGID[,VGID]... )...
+
+Add all possible process attribute values to a Linux kernel domain tracker:
+
+[verse]
+*lttng* ['linkgenoptions:(GENERAL OPTIONS)'] *track* option:--kernel
+ option:--all (option:--pid | option:--vpid | option:--uid |
+ option:--vuid | option:--gid | option:--vgid )...
+
+Add specific process attribute values to a user space domain tracker:
+
[verse]
-*lttng* ['GENERAL OPTIONS'] *track* (option:--kernel | option:--userspace)
- [option:--session='SESSION'] (option:--pid='PID'[,'PID']... | option:--all option:--pid)
+*lttng* ['linkgenoptions:(GENERAL OPTIONS)'] *track* option:--userspace
+ (option:--vpid=VPID[,VPID]... | option:--vuid=VUID[,VUID]... | option:--vgid=VGID[,VGID]...)...
+
+Add all possible process attribute values to a user space domain tracker:
+
+[verse]
+*lttng* ['linkgenoptions:(GENERAL OPTIONS)'] *track* option:--userspace
+ option:--all (option:--vpid | option:--vgid | option:--vuid)...
DESCRIPTION
-----------
-The `lttng track` commands adds one or more entries to a
-resource tracker.
+The `lttng track` commands adds one or more values to a
+process attribute tracker.
+
+A process attribute tracker is an _inclusion set_ of process
+attributes. Tracked processes are allowed to emit events, provided
+those events are targeted by enabled event rules (see
+man:lttng-enable-event(1)).
+
+Tracker values can be removed from an inclusion set with
+man:lttng-untrack(1).
+
+The available process attribute trackers are:
-A resource tracker is a _whitelist_ of resources. Tracked resources are
-allowed to emit events, provided those events are targeted by enabled
-event rules (see linklttng:lttng-enable-event(1)).
+* Process ID (PID)
+* Virtual PID (VPID)
+* User ID (UID)
+* Virtual UID (VUID)
+* Group ID (GID)
+* Virtual GID (VGID)
-Tracker entries can be removed from the whitelist with
-linklttng:lttng-untrack(1).
-As of this version, the only available tracker is the *PID tracker*. The
-process ID (PID) tracker follows one or more process IDs; only the
-processes with a tracked PID are allowed to emit events. By default, all
-possible PIDs on the system are tracked: any process may emit enabled
-events (equivalent of `lttng track --pid --all` for all domains).
+A tracker follows one or more process attribute values; only the
+processes with a tracked value are allowed to emit events. By default,
+all possible values on the system are tracked: any process may emit
+enabled events, the equivalent of:
-With the PID tracker, it is possible, for example, to record all system
-calls called by a given process:
+[role="term"]
+----
+$ lttng track --kernel --pid --vpid --uid --vuid --gid --vgid --all
+$ lttng track --userspace --vpid --vuid --vgid --all
+----
+
+With the PID tracker, for example, you can record all system calls of a
+given process:
[role="term"]
--------------------------------------------
-lttng enable-event --kernel --all --syscall
-lttng track --kernel --pid=2345
-lttng start
--------------------------------------------
+----
+$ lttng enable-event --kernel --all --syscall
+$ lttng track --kernel --pid=2345
+$ lttng start
+----
-If all the PIDs are tracked (i.e. `lttng track --pid --all`, which is
-the default state of all domains when creating a tracing session), then
-using the track command with one or more specific PIDs has the effect of
-first removing all the PIDs from the whitelist, then adding the
-specified PIDs.
+If all the PIDs are tracked (with the option:--pid and option:--all
+options), which is the default state of all domains when creating a
+tracing session), then using the track command with one or more
+specific PIDs has the effect of first removing all the PIDs from the
+inclusion set, then adding the specified PIDs.
Example
~~~~~~~
Assume the maximum system PID is 7 for this example.
-Initial whitelist:
+Initial inclusion set:
-------------------------------
[0] [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
Command:
[role="term"]
------------------------------------
-lttng track --userspace --pid=3,6,7
------------------------------------
+----
+$ lttng track --kernel --pid=3,6,7
+----
-Whitelist:
+inclusion set:
-------------------------------
[ ] [ ] [ ] [3] [ ] [ ] [6] [7]
Command:
[role="term"]
----------------------------------
-lttng untrack --userspace --pid=7
----------------------------------
+----
+$ lttng untrack --kernel --pid=7
+----
-Whitelist:
+inclusion set:
-------------------------------
[ ] [ ] [ ] [3] [ ] [ ] [6] [ ]
Command:
[role="term"]
----------------------------------
-lttng track --userspace --pid=1,5
----------------------------------
+----
+$ lttng track --kernel --pid=1,5
+----
-Whitelist:
+inclusion set:
-------------------------------
[ ] [1] [ ] [3] [ ] [5] [6] [ ]
-------------------------------
-It should be noted that the PID tracker tracks the numeric process IDs.
-Should a process with a given ID exit and another process be given this
-ID, then the latter would also be allowed to emit events.
-
-See the linklttng:lttng-untrack(1) for more details about removing
-entries.
+See the man:lttng-untrack(1) for more details about removing
+values from the inclusion set.
include::common-cmd-options-head.txt[]
One of:
option:-k, option:--kernel::
- Track resources in the Linux kernel domain.
+ Track process attributes in the Linux kernel domain.
option:-u, option:--userspace::
- Track resources in the user space domain.
+ Track process attributes in the user space domain.
Target
~~~~~~
-option:-s, option:--session='SESSION'::
- Track resources in the tracing session named 'SESSION' instead of
+option:-s 'SESSION', option:--session='SESSION'::
+ Track process attributes in the tracing session named 'SESSION' instead of
the current tracing session.
Tracking
~~~~~~~~
option:-a, option:--all::
- Used in conjunction with an empty option:--pid option: track _all_
- process IDs (add all entries to the whitelist).
-
-option:-p, option:--pid[='PID'[,'PID']...]::
- Track process IDs 'PID' (add them to the current whitelist).
+ Used in conjunction with a single, empty option:--pid,
+ option:--vpid, option:--uid, option:--vuid, option:--gid,
+ or option:--vgid option: track _all_ possible process attribute
+ values (add all values to the inclusion set).
+
+option:-p ['PID'[,'PID']...], option:--pid[='PID'[,'PID']...]::
+ Track process ID values 'PID' (add them to the process ID inclusion
+ set).
++
+'PID' is the process ID attribute of a process as seen from the _root
+PID namespace_ (see man:pid_namespaces(7)). It can only be used with
+the option:--kernel domain option.
+
The 'PID' argument must be omitted when also using the option:--all
option.
+option:--vpid[='VPID'[,'VPID']...]::
+ Track virtual process ID values 'VPID' (add them to the virtual
+ process ID inclusion set).
++
+'VPID' is the virtual process ID attribute of a process as seen from
+the _PID namespace_ of the process (see man:pid_namespaces(7)).
++
+The 'VPID' argument must be omitted when also using the option:--all
+option.
+
+option:--uid[='USER'[,'USER']...]::
+ Track user ID process attribute values 'USER' (add them to the
+ user ID inclusion set).
++
+'USER' is the real user ID (see man:getuid(3)) of a process as seen
+from the _root user namespace_ (see man:user_namespaces(7)). It can
+only be used with the option:--kernel domain option.
++
+'USER' can also be a user name. The user name resolution is performed
+by the session daemon (see man:lttng-sessiond(8)) on addition to the
+user ID inclusion set.
++
+The 'USER' argument must be omitted when also using the option:--all
+option.
+
+option:--vuid[='USER'[,'USER']...]::
+ Track virtual user ID process attribute values 'USER' (add them to
+ the virtual user ID inclusion set).
++
+'USER' is the real user ID (see man:getuid(3)) of a process as seen
+from the _user namespace_ of the process (see man:user_namespaces(7)).
++
+'USER' can also be a user name. The user name resolution is performed
+by the session daemon (see man:lttng-sessiond(8)) on addition to the
+virtual user ID inclusion set.
++
+The 'USER' argument must be omitted when also using the option:--all
+option.
+
+option:--gid[='GROUP'[,'GROUP']...]::
+ Track group ID process attribute values 'GROUP' (add them to the
+ group ID inclusion set).
++
+'GROUP' is the real group ID (see man:getgid(3)) of a process as seen
+from the _root user namespace_ (see man:user_namespaces(7)). It can
+only be used with the option:--kernel domain option.
++
+'GROUP' can also be a group name. The group name resolution is
+performed by the session daemon (see man:lttng-sessiond(8)) on addition
+to the group ID inclusion set.
++
+The 'GROUP' argument must be omitted when also using the option:--all
+option.
+
+option:--vgid[='GROUP'[,'GROUP']...]::
+ Track virtual group ID process attribute values 'GROUP'(add them to
+ the virtual group ID inclusion set).
++
+'GROUP' is the real group ID (see man:getgid(3)) of a process as seen
+from the _user namespace_ of the process (see man:user_namespaces(7)).
++
+'GROUP' can also be a group name. The group name resolution is performed
+by the session daemon (see man:lttng-sessiond(8)) on addition to the
+virtual group ID inclusion set.
++
+The 'GROUP' argument must be omitted when also using the option:--all
+option.
+
include::common-cmd-help-options.txt[]
SEE ALSO
--------
-linklttng:lttng-untrack(1),
-linklttng:lttng(1)
+man:lttng-untrack(1),
+man:lttng(1)
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