TNF_DECLARE_RECORD(3TNF)TNF_DECLARE_RECORD(3TNF)NAME
TNF_DECLARE_RECORD, TNF_DEFINE_RECORD_1, TNF_DEFINE_RECORD_2,
TNF_DEFINE_RECORD_3, TNF_DEFINE_RECORD_4, TNF_DEFINE_RECORD_5 - TNF
type extension interface for probes
SYNOPSIS
cc [ flag ... ] file ...[ -ltnfprobe ] [ library ... ]
#include <tnf/probe.h>
TNF_DECLARE_RECORD(c_type, tnf_type);
TNF_DEFINE_RECORD_1(c_type, tnf_type, tnf_member_type_1, c_member_name_1);
TNF_DEFINE_RECORD_2(c_type, tnf_type, tnf_member_type_1, c_member_name_1,
tnf_member_type_2, c_member_name_2);
TNF_DEFINE_RECORD_3(c_type, tnf_type, tnf_member_type_1, c_member_name_1,
tnf_member_type_2, c_member_name_2, tnf_member_type_3,
c_member_name_3);
TNF_DEFINE_RECORD_4(c_type, tnf_type, tnf_member_type_1, c_member_name_1,
tnf_member_type_2, c_member_name_2, tnf_member_type_3,
c_member_name_3, tnf_member_type_4, c_member_name_4);
TNF_DEFINE_RECORD_5(c_type, tnf_type, tnf_member_type_1, c_member_name_1,
tnf_member_type_2, c_member_name_2, tnf_member_type_3,
c_member_name_3,tnf_member_type_4, c_member_name_4,
tnf_member_type_5, c_member_name_5);
DESCRIPTION
This macro interface is used to extend the TNF (Trace Normal Form)
types that can be used in TNF_PROBE(3TNF).
There should be only one TNF_DECLARE_RECORD and one TNF_DEFINE_RECORD
per new type being defined. The TNF_DECLARE_RECORD should precede the
TNF_DEFINE_RECORD. It can be in a header file that multiple source
files share if those source files need to use the tnf_type being
defined. The TNF_DEFINE_RECORD should only appear in one of the source
files.
The TNF_DEFINE_RECORD macro interface defines a function as well as a
couple of data structures. Hence, this interface has to be used in a
source file (.c or .cc file) at file scope and not inside a function.
Note that there is no semicolon after the TNF_DEFINE_RECORD interface.
Having one will generate a compiler warning.
Compiling with the preprocessor option -DNPROBE or with the preproces‐
sor control statement #define NPROBE ahead of the #include
<tnf/probe.h> statement, will stop the TNF type extension code from
being compiled into the program.
The c_type argument must be a C struct type. It is the template from
which the new tnf_type is being created. Not all elements of the C
struct need be provided in the TNF type being defined.
The tnf_type argument is the name being given to the newly created
type. Use of this interface uses the name space prefixed by tnf_type.
If a new type called "xxx_type" is defined by a library, then the
library should not use "xxx_type" as a prefix in any other symbols it
defines. The policy on managing the type name space is the same as man‐
aging any other name space in a library; that is, prefix any new TNF
types by the unique prefix that the rest of the symbols in the library
use. This would prevent name space collisions when linking multiple
libraries that define new TNF types. For example, if a library libpal‐
loc.so uses the prefix "pal" for all symbols it defines, then it should
also use the prefix "pal" for all new TNF types being defined.
The tnf_member_type_n argument is the TNF type of the nth provided mem‐
ber of the C structure.
The tnf_member_name_n argument is the name of the nth provided member
of the C structure.
EXAMPLES
Example 1 Defining and using a TNF type.
The following example demonstrates how a new TNF type is defined and
used in a probe. This code is assumed to be part of a fictitious
library called "libpalloc.so" which uses the prefix "pal" for all it's
symbols.
#include <tnf/probe.h>
typedef struct pal_header {
long size;
char * descriptor;
struct pal_header *next;
} pal_header_t;
TNF_DECLARE_RECORD(pal_header_t, pal_tnf_header);
TNF_DEFINE_RECORD_2(pal_header_t, pal_tnf_header,
tnf_long, size,
tnf_string, descriptor)
/*
* Note: name space prefixed by pal_tnf_header should not
* be used by this client anymore.
*/
void
pal_free(pal_header_t *header_p)
{
int state;
TNF_PROBE_2(pal_free_start, "palloc pal_free",
"sunw%debug entering pal_free",
tnf_long, state_var, state,
pal_tnf_header, header_var, header_p);
. . .
}
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
┌───────────────┬─────────────────┐
│ATTRIBUTE TYPE │ ATTRIBUTE VALUE │
├───────────────┼─────────────────┤
│MT-Level │ MT-Safe │
└───────────────┴─────────────────┘
SEE ALSOprex(1), tnfdump(1), TNF_PROBE(3TNF), tnf_process_disable(3TNF),
attributes(5)NOTES
It is possible to make a tnf_type definition be recursive or mutually
recursive e.g. a structure that uses the "next" field to point to
itself (a linked list). If such a structure is sent in to a
TNF_PROBE(3TNF), then the entire linked list will be logged to the
trace file (until the "next" field is NULL). But, if the list is circu‐
lar, it will result in an infinite loop. To break the recursion, either
do not include the "next" field in the tnf_type, or define the type of
the "next" member as tnf_opaque.
Dec 31, 1996 TNF_DECLARE_RECORD(3TNF)
