Re: Query: is it possible to trace at exactly start and end time of tracing

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Top posting now, are we?

On Thu, 12 Sep 2013 13:40:38 +0200
John Kacur <jkacur@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> and when I say, I don't know whether that makes sense or not, it's
> because I don't know whether all the snapshot info is in the trace
> anyway. (I need to play with the new snapshot feature first)
> 
> On Thu, Sep 12, 2013 at 1:39 PM, John Kacur <jkacur@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > I don't know whether this makes sense or not, but I believe he is
> > asking to have trace_on and snapshot on simultaneously. He wants to do
> > a trace, but also have the snapshot information that coincides with
> > the start and end of the trace.
> >

I don't think this makes sense. A snapshot "saves" the current trace
buffer with a simple swap. Once the swap happens, you have the start
and stop of the trace. Unless he simply wants a write to the buffer
when the "tracing_on == 0" happens.

-- Steve
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