3 fstrace_dump - Dumps a trace log
10 B<fstrace dump> S<<< [B<-set> <I<set name>>+] >>>
11 S<<< [B<-follow> <I<log name>>] >>>
12 S<<< [B<-file> <I<output filename>>] >>>
13 S<<< [B<-sleep> <I<seconds between reads>>] >>>
16 B<fstrace d> S<<< [B<-se> <I<set name>>+] >>>
17 S<<< [B<-fo> <I<log name>>] >>>
18 S<<< [B<-fi> <I<output filename>>] >>>
19 S<<< [B<-sl> <I<seconds between reads>>] >>>
27 The B<fstrace dump> command displays the current contents of the C<cmfx>
28 trace log on the standard output stream or writes it to the file named by
29 the B<-file> argument.
31 To write the log continuously to the standard output stream or to a file,
32 use the B<-follow> argument. By default, the log's contents are written
33 out every ten seconds and then automatically cleared. To change the
34 interval between writes, use the B<-sleep> argument.
38 This command produces output only if the C<cm> event set is active. To
39 display or set the event set's state, use the B<fstrace lsset> or
40 B<fstrace setset> command respectively.
42 To make the output from this command maximally readable, the message
43 catalog file called F<afszcm.cat> must reside in the local
44 F</usr/vice/etc/C> directory. If necessary, copy the file to that
45 directory from the AFS Binary Distribution before activating tracing.
47 When the C<cm> event set is active, a defined amount of kernel memory (by
48 default, 60 KB) is allocated for the C<cmfx> trace log. As described in
49 L<fstrace(8)>, when the buffer is full, messages are overwritten in a
50 circular fashion (new messages overwrite the oldest ones). To allocate
51 more kernel memory for the log, use the B<fstrace setlog> command; to
52 display the log buffer's current size, use the B<fstrace lslog> command
53 with the B<-long> argument.
59 =item B<-set> <I<set name>>+
61 Names the event set for which to write out the associated trace log. The
62 only acceptable value is C<cm> (for which the associated trace log is
63 C<cmfx>). Provide either this argument or the B<-log> argument, or omit
64 both to write out the C<cmfx> log by default.
66 =item B<-follow> <I<log name>>
68 Names the trace log to write out continuously at a specified interval (by
69 default, every ten seconds; use the B<-sleep> argument to change the
70 interval). The log is cleared after each write operation.
72 The only acceptable value is C<cmfx>. Provide either this argument or the
73 B<-set> argument, or omit both to write out the C<cmfx> log by default.
75 =item B<-file> <I<output filename>>
77 Specifies the pathname of the file to which to write the trace log's
78 contents. It can be in AFS or on the local disk. Partial pathnames are
79 interpreted relative to the current working directory. If this argument is
80 omitted, the trace log appears on the standard output stream.
82 =item B<-sleep> <I<seconds between reads>>
84 Sets the number of seconds between writes of the trace log's contents when
85 it is dumped continuously. Provide the B<-follow> argument along with this
86 one. If this argument is omitted, the default interval is ten seconds.
90 Prints the online help for this command. All other valid options are
97 The output begins with a header specifying the date and time at which the
98 write operation began. If the B<-follow> argument is not included, the
99 header also reports the number of logs being dumped; it is always C<1>,
100 since there is only the C<cmfx> trace log. The format of the header is as
104 Date: I<starting_timestamp>
106 Contents of log cmfx:
108 Each subsequent message describes a Cache Manager operation in the
111 time <timestamp>, pid <pid>:<event_message>
119 Specifies the time at which the Cache Manager performed the operation, as
120 the number of seconds since the dump began.
124 Specifies the process ID of the process or thread associated with the
127 =item <event_message>
129 Is the message itself. They are generally meaningful only to someone
130 familiar with the AFS source code.
134 In addition, every 1024 seconds the fstrace command interpreter writes a
135 message that records the current clock time, in the following format:
137 time <timestamp>, pid <pid>: Current time: <unix_time>
145 Is the number of seconds from the start of trace logging.
149 Is the process ID number.
153 Is the machine's clock time, represent in the standard UNIX time format as
154 the number of seconds since midnight on January 1, 1970.
158 Use this message to determine the actual clock time associated with each
159 log message. Determine the actual time as follows:
165 Locate the message of interest.
169 Search backward through the trace file for the closest current time
174 If the current time message's timestamp is smaller than the log message's
175 timestamp, subtract former from the latter. If the current time message's
176 timestamp is larger than the log message's timestamp, add 1024 to the
177 latter and subtract the former from the result.
181 Add the resulting number to the current time message's <unix_time> to
182 determine the log message's actual time.
184 If any of the data in the kernel trace buffer has been overwritten since
185 tracing was activated, the following message appears at the appropriate
188 Log wrapped; data missing.
190 To reduce the likelihood of overwriting, use the B<fstrace setlog> command
191 to increase the kernel buffer's size. To display the current defined
192 buffer size, use the B<fstrace lslog> command with the B<-long> argument.
194 The following message at the end of the log dump indicates that it is
197 AFS Trace Dump - Completed
203 The following command dumps the log associated with the cm event set to
204 the standard output stream.
206 # fstrace dump -set cm
208 Date: Tue Apr 7 10:54:57 1998
210 time 32.965783, pid 0: Tue Apr 7 10:45:52 1998
211 time 32.965783, pid 33657: Close 0x5c39ed8 flags 0x20
212 time 32.965897, pid 33657: Gn_close vp 0x5c39ed8 flags 0x20 (returns 0x0)
213 time 35.159854, pid 10891: Breaking callback for 5bd95e4 states 1024 (volume 0)
214 time 35.407081, pid 10891: Breaking callback for 5c0fadc states 1024 (volume 0)
218 time 71.440456, pid 33658: Lookup adp 0x5bbdcf0 name g3oCKs \
219 fid (756 4fb7e:588d240.2ff978a8.6)
220 time 71.440569, pid 33658: Returning code 2 from 19
221 time 71.440619, pid 33658: Gn_lookup vp 0x5bbdcf0 name g3oCKs (returns 0x2)
222 time 71.464989, pid 38267: Gn_open vp 0x5bbd000 flags 0x0 (returns 0x0)
223 AFS Trace Dump - Completed
225 The following command dumps the trace log associated with the cm event set
226 on the local machine to the file C<cmfx.dump.file.1>, using the default
227 interval of 10 seconds between successive dumps:
229 # fstrace dump -follow cmfx -file cmfx.dump.file.1
231 =head1 PRIVILEGE REQUIRED
233 The issuer must be logged in as the local superuser C<root>.
240 L<fstrace_setlog(8)>,
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