On Fri, 17 Jul 2020 11:03:26 +0300 "Tzvetomir Stoyanov (VMware)" <tz.stoyanov@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > --- /dev/null > +++ b/tracecmd/trace-clear.c > @@ -0,0 +1,124 @@ > +// SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1 > +/* > + * Copyright (C) 2008, 2009, 2010 Red Hat Inc, Steven Rostedt <srostedt@xxxxxxxxxx> > + * > + * Updates: > + * Copyright (C) 2020, VMware, Tzvetomir Stoyanov <tz.stoyanov@xxxxxxxxx> > + * > + */ > +#include <stdlib.h> > +#include <unistd.h> > +#include <getopt.h> > + > +#include "tracefs.h" > +#include "trace-local.h" > + > +struct instances_list { > + struct instances_list *next; > + struct tracefs_instance *instance; > +}; > + > +static int add_new_instance(struct instances_list **list, char *name) > +{ > + struct instances_list *new; > + > + new = calloc(1, sizeof(*new)); > + if (!new) > + return -1; > + new->instance = tracefs_instance_alloc(name); > + if (!new->instance) { > + free(new); > + return -1; > + } > + > + new->next = *list; > + *list = new; > + return 0; > +} > + > +static int add_instance_walk(const char *name, void *data) > +{ > + return add_new_instance((struct instances_list **)data, (char *)name); > +} > + > +static void clear_list(struct instances_list *list) > +{ > + struct instances_list *del; > + > + while (list) { > + del = list; > + list = list->next; > + tracefs_instance_free(del->instance); > + free(del); > + } > +} BTW, why create this list? (see below). > + > +static void clear_instance_trace(struct tracefs_instance *instance) > +{ > + FILE *fp; > + char *path; > + > + /* reset the trace */ > + path = tracefs_instance_get_file(instance, "trace"); > + fp = fopen(path, "w"); > + if (!fp) > + die("writing to '%s'", path); > + tracefs_put_tracing_file(path); > + fwrite("0", 1, 1, fp); > + fclose(fp); > +} > + > +static void clear_trace(struct instances_list *instances) > +{ > + if (instances) { > + while (instances) { > + clear_instance_trace(instances->instance); > + instances = instances->next; > + } > + } else > + clear_instance_trace(NULL); > +} > + > +void trace_clear(int argc, char **argv) > +{ > + struct instances_list *instances = NULL; > + bool all = false; > + int c; > + > + for (;;) { > + int option_index = 0; > + static struct option long_options[] = { > + {"all", no_argument, NULL, 'a'}, > + {"help", no_argument, NULL, '?'}, > + {NULL, 0, NULL, 0} > + }; > + > + c = getopt_long (argc-1, argv+1, "+haB:", > + long_options, &option_index); > + if (c == -1) > + break; > + switch (c) { > + case 'B': > + if (add_new_instance(&instances, optarg)) > + die("Failed to allocate instance %s", optarg); > + break; > + case 'a': > + all = true; All you need to do is set the flag, and don't create the list here. > + if (tracefs_instances_walk(add_instance_walk, &instances)) > + die("Failed to add all instances"); > + break; > + case 'h': > + case '?': > + default: > + usage(argv); > + break; > + } > + } > + > + clear_trace(instances); > + if (all) Then here, you would just do: tracefs_instances_iterate(clear_instance_iter, NULL); Where we have: static int clear_instance_iter(const char *name, void *data) { tracefs_clear(name); } No need for the creating of the list. -- Steve > + clear_trace(NULL); > + clear_list(instances); > + exit(0); > +} > + > diff --git a/tracecmd/trace-record.c b/tracecmd/trace-record.c > index bd004574..5009eaa1 100644 > --- a/tracecmd/trace-record.c > +++ b/tracecmd/trace-record.c > @@ -835,21 +835,6 @@ static void clear_trace_instances(void) > __clear_trace(instance); > } > > -static void clear_trace(void) > -{ > - FILE *fp; > - char *path; > - > - /* reset the trace */ > - path = tracefs_get_tracing_file("trace"); > - fp = fopen(path, "w"); > - if (!fp) > - die("writing to '%s'", path); > - tracefs_put_tracing_file(path); > - fwrite("0", 1, 1, fp); > - fclose(fp); > -} > - > static void reset_max_latency(struct buffer_instance *instance) > { > tracefs_instance_file_write(instance->tracefs, > @@ -6704,15 +6689,6 @@ void trace_profile(int argc, char **argv) > exit(0); > } > > -void trace_clear(int argc, char **argv) > -{ > - if (argc > 2) > - usage(argv); > - else > - clear_trace(); > - exit(0); > -} > - > void trace_record(int argc, char **argv) > { > struct common_record_context ctx; > diff --git a/tracecmd/trace-usage.c b/tracecmd/trace-usage.c > index 3f0b2d07..79610bd3 100644 > --- a/tracecmd/trace-usage.c > +++ b/tracecmd/trace-usage.c > @@ -180,7 +180,9 @@ static struct usage_help usage_help[] = { > { > "clear", > "clear the trace buffers", > - " %s clear\n" > + " %s clear [-B buf][-a]\n" > + " -B clear the given buffer (may specify multiple -B)\n" > + " -a clear all existing buffers, including the top level one\n" > }, > { > "report",