[PATCH RFC tip/core/rcu 04/13] rcu: Update trace_rcu_dyntick() header comment

From: Paul E. McKenney
Date: Mon Nov 28 2011 - 18:35:22 EST


From: Paul E. McKenney <paul.mckenney@xxxxxxxxxx>

This commit updates the trace_rcu_dyntick() header comment to reflect
events added by commit 4b4f421.

Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paul.mckenney@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
include/trace/events/rcu.h | 12 ++++++++++--
1 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/trace/events/rcu.h b/include/trace/events/rcu.h
index c29fb2f..7f6877a 100644
--- a/include/trace/events/rcu.h
+++ b/include/trace/events/rcu.h
@@ -241,8 +241,16 @@ TRACE_EVENT(rcu_fqs,

/*
* Tracepoint for dyntick-idle entry/exit events. These take a string
- * as argument: "Start" for entering dyntick-idle mode and "End" for
- * leaving it.
+ * as argument: "Start" for entering dyntick-idle mode, "End" for
+ * leaving it, "--=" for events moving towards idle, and "++=" for events
+ * moving away from idle. "Error on entry: not idle task" and "Error on
+ * exit: not idle task" indicate that a non-idle task is erroneously
+ * toying with the idle loop.
+ *
+ * These events also take a pair of numbers, which indicate the nesting
+ * depth before and after the event of interest. Note that task-related
+ * events use the upper bits of each number, while interrupt-related
+ * events use the lower bits.
*/
TRACE_EVENT(rcu_dyntick,

--
1.7.3.2

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