From: Len Brown <len.brown@xxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Len Brown <len.brown@xxxxxxxxx> --- Documentation/00-INDEX | 3 +++ Documentation/acpi/method-tracing.txt | 26 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2 files changed, 29 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) create mode 100644 Documentation/acpi/method-tracing.txt diff --git a/Documentation/00-INDEX b/Documentation/00-INDEX index 299615d..161edbc 100644 --- a/Documentation/00-INDEX +++ b/Documentation/00-INDEX @@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ Following translations are available on the WWW: - this file. ABI/ - info on kernel <-> userspace ABI and relative interface stability. + BUG-HUNTING - brute force method of doing binary search of patches to find bug. Changes @@ -66,6 +67,8 @@ VGA-softcursor.txt - how to change your VGA cursor from a blinking underscore. accounting/ - documentation on accounting and taskstats. +acpi/ + - info on ACPI-specific hooks in the kernel. aoe/ - description of AoE (ATA over Ethernet) along with config examples. applying-patches.txt diff --git a/Documentation/acpi/method-tracing.txt b/Documentation/acpi/method-tracing.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..f6efb1e --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/acpi/method-tracing.txt @@ -0,0 +1,26 @@ +/sys/module/acpi/parameters/: + +trace_method_name + The AML method name that the user wants to trace + +trace_debug_layer + The temporary debug_layer used when tracing the method. + Using 0xffffffff by default if it is 0. + +trace_debug_level + The temporary debug_level used when tracing the method. + Using 0x00ffffff by default if it is 0. + +trace_state + The status of the tracing feature. + + "enabled" means this feature is enabled + and the AML method is traced every time it's executed. + + "1" means this feature is enabled and the AML method + will only be traced during the next execution. + + "disabled" means this feature is disabled. + Users can enable/disable this debug tracing feature by + "echo string > /sys/module/acpi/parameters/trace_state". + "string" should be one of "enable", "disable" and "1". -- 1.5.4.23.gef5b9 - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-acpi" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
