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tapset::tty

tapset::tty(3stap)														tapset::tty(3stap)

NAME

       tapset::tty - systemtap tty tapset

DESCRIPTION

       tty.open
	      Called when a tty is opened

	       See probe::tty.open(3stap)
	       for details.

       tty.release
	      Called when the tty is closed

	       See probe::tty.release(3stap)
	       for details.

       tty.resize
	      Called when a terminal resize happens

	       See probe::tty.resize(3stap)
	       for details.

       tty.ioctl
	      called when a ioctl is request to the tty

	       See probe::tty.ioctl(3stap)
	       for details.

       tty.init
	      Called when a tty is being initalized

	       See probe::tty.init(3stap)
	       for details.

       tty.register
	      Called when a tty device is registred

	       See probe::tty.register(3stap)
	       for details.

       tty.unregister
	      Called when a tty device is being unregistered

	       See probe::tty.unregister(3stap)
	       for details.

       tty.poll
	      Called when a tty device is being polled

	       See probe::tty.poll(3stap)
	       for details.

       tty.receive
	      called when a tty receives a message

	       See probe::tty.receive(3stap)
	       for details.

       tty.write
	      write to the tty line

	       See probe::tty.write(3stap)
	       for details.

       tty.read
	      called when a tty line will be read

	       See probe::tty.read(3stap)
	       for details.

SEE ALSO

	 probe::tty.open(3stap),    probe::tty.release(3stap),	  probe::tty.resize(3stap),    probe::tty.ioctl(3stap),   probe::tty.init(3stap),
       probe::tty.register(3stap),  probe::tty.unregister(3stap),  probe::tty.poll(3stap),  probe::tty.receive(3stap),	probe::tty.write(3stap),
       probe::tty.read(3stap),	stap(1), stapprobes(3stap)

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									---							tapset::tty(3stap)

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