From: "Steven Rostedt (VMware)" <rostedt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
If the module is set then a NULL filter will be the same as if "*" was
passed in as filter. This will select all the functions for a given
module.
Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt (VMware) <rostedt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
---
Documentation/libtracefs-function-filter.txt | 4 +++-
src/tracefs-tools.c | 4 ++++
2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/libtracefs-function-filter.txt b/Documentation/libtracefs-function-filter.txt
index a4218b75deea..fa0f0de6f567 100644
--- a/Documentation/libtracefs-function-filter.txt
+++ b/Documentation/libtracefs-function-filter.txt
@@ -37,7 +37,9 @@ not a period, but will match any one character. To force a regular
expression, either prefix _filter_ with a '^' or append it with a '$' as
the _filter_ does complete matches of the functions anyway.
-The _filter_ may be NULL if a previous call to *tracefs_function_filter()* with
+If _module_ is set and _filter_ is NULL, this will imply the same as _filter_ being
+equal to "pass:[*]". Which will enable all functions for a given _module_. Otherwise
+the _filter_ may be NULL if a previous call to *tracefs_function_filter()* with
the same _instance_ had *TRACEFS_FL_CONTINUE* set and this call does not. This is
useful to simply commit the previous filters. It may also be NULL
if *TRACEFS_FL_RESET* is set and the previous call did not have the same _instance_
diff --git a/src/tracefs-tools.c b/src/tracefs-tools.c
index a9a51beb02b2..82809fae3e6d 100644
--- a/src/tracefs-tools.c
+++ b/src/tracefs-tools.c
@@ -786,6 +786,10 @@ int tracefs_function_filter(struct tracefs_instance *instance, const char *filte
*/
errno = EINVAL;
+ /* module set with NULL filter means to enable all functions in a module */
+ if (module && !filter)
+ filter = "*";
+
if (!filter) {
/* OK to call without filters if this is closing the opened file */
if (!cont && *fd >= 0) {
--
2.30.1
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