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Re: trace function argument
Ananth N Mavinakayanahalli wrote:
On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 11:08:35AM +0200, Christian Kaiser wrote:
Hi all,
is it possible to get the value of a function argument of a probed
function?
With dtrace for example, you can do something like:
dtrace -n '::some_function:entry/arg0 != 0/{ printf("arg0 is not zero!");
}'
I have searched the "Beginners Guide", mailinglist, wiki, web, etc. but
could not find anything useful.
With SystemTap with debuginfo, you can refer to arguments by name.
probe kernel.function("do_fork")
{
if ($clone_flags == 0)
printf("clone_flags is zero!\n")
}
Further, to just list arguments, you can use $$parms:
stap -ve 'probe kernel.function("vfs_read") { printf("%s\n", $$parms) }'
Right, both suggestions are working for me. Thanks!
With debuginfoless kernels, you can do pretty much what you cite with
DTrace above.
I am not sure if I understand you right. If I can do pretty much the
same, how is it working then? Let's take your example from above. How
can I print out 'clone_flags' with debuginfoless kernels?
Christian
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