sched: fix list traversal to use _rcu variant

[pandora-kernel.git] / Documentation / kprobes.txt

diff --git a/Documentation/kprobes.txt b/Documentation/kprobes.txt
index be89f39..a79633d 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/kprobes.txt
+++ b/Documentation/kprobes.txt
@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@ registration function such as register_kprobe() specifies where
 the probe is to be inserted and what handler is to be called when
 the probe is hit.
 
 the probe is to be inserted and what handler is to be called when
 the probe is hit.
 

+There are also register_/unregister_*probes() functions for batch
+registration/unregistration of a group of *probes. These functions
+can speed up unregistration process when you have to unregister
+a lot of probes at once.
+

 The next three subsections explain how the different types of
 probes work.  They explain certain things that you'll need to
 know in order to make the best use of Kprobes -- e.g., the
 The next three subsections explain how the different types of
 probes work.  They explain certain things that you'll need to
 know in order to make the best use of Kprobes -- e.g., the


@@ -167,6 +172,7 @@ architectures:
 - ia64 (Does not support probes on instruction slot1.)
 - sparc64 (Return probes not yet implemented.)
 - arm
 - ia64 (Does not support probes on instruction slot1.)
 - sparc64 (Return probes not yet implemented.)
 - arm

+- ppc

 
 3. Configuring Kprobes
 
 
 3. Configuring Kprobes
 


@@ -190,10 +196,11 @@ code mapping.
 4. API Reference
 
 The Kprobes API includes a "register" function and an "unregister"
 4. API Reference
 
 The Kprobes API includes a "register" function and an "unregister"

-function for each type of probe.  Here are terse, mini-man-page
-specifications for these functions and the associated probe handlers
-that you'll write.  See the files in the samples/kprobes/ sub-directory
-for examples.
+function for each type of probe. The API also includes "register_*probes"
+and "unregister_*probes" functions for (un)registering arrays of probes.
+Here are terse, mini-man-page specifications for these functions and
+the associated probe handlers that you'll write. See the files in the
+samples/kprobes/ sub-directory for examples.

 
 4.1 register_kprobe
 
 
 4.1 register_kprobe
 


@@ -319,6 +326,43 @@ void unregister_kretprobe(struct kretprobe *rp);
 Removes the specified probe.  The unregister function can be called
 at any time after the probe has been registered.
 
 Removes the specified probe.  The unregister function can be called
 at any time after the probe has been registered.
 

+NOTE:
+If the functions find an incorrect probe (ex. an unregistered probe),
+they clear the addr field of the probe.
+
+4.5 register_*probes
+
+#include <linux/kprobes.h>
+int register_kprobes(struct kprobe **kps, int num);
+int register_kretprobes(struct kretprobe **rps, int num);
+int register_jprobes(struct jprobe **jps, int num);
+
+Registers each of the num probes in the specified array.  If any
+error occurs during registration, all probes in the array, up to
+the bad probe, are safely unregistered before the register_*probes
+function returns.
+- kps/rps/jps: an array of pointers to *probe data structures
+- num: the number of the array entries.
+
+NOTE:
+You have to allocate(or define) an array of pointers and set all
+of the array entries before using these functions.
+
+4.6 unregister_*probes
+
+#include <linux/kprobes.h>
+void unregister_kprobes(struct kprobe **kps, int num);
+void unregister_kretprobes(struct kretprobe **rps, int num);
+void unregister_jprobes(struct jprobe **jps, int num);
+
+Removes each of the num probes in the specified array at once.
+
+NOTE:
+If the functions find some incorrect probes (ex. unregistered
+probes) in the specified array, they clear the addr field of those
+incorrect probes. However, other probes in the array are
+unregistered correctly.
+

 5. Kprobes Features and Limitations
 
 Kprobes allows multiple probes at the same address.  Currently,
 5. Kprobes Features and Limitations
 
 Kprobes allows multiple probes at the same address.  Currently,