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trace - system call tracer device
Description
The file is the system call trace device. It supports the following system calls: and The device supports 16 (configurable in as TR_USRS)
simultaneous users. It uses an 8192-byte buffer for trace records. The choice of which system calls to trace is done with the system call.
The call is used for efficient reading of the device. The call uses an 8192-byte buffer and returns when the buffer is 60% full. It is
required that the user use a buffer the same size as the system buffer size defined in as TR_BUFSIZE. All operations are defined in the
header file, The calls are:
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ioctl arg (pointer to)
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IOTR_GETOFF int a
IOTR_GETON int a
IOTR_GETALL int a
IOTR_GETPIDS int a[10]
IOTR_GETUIDS int a[10]
IOTR_GETSYSC int a[10]
IOTR_GETPGRP int a[10]
IOTR_SETOFF int a
IOTR_SETON int a
IOTR_SETALL int a
IOTR_SETPIDS int a[10]
IOTR_SETUIDS int a[10]
IOTR_SETSYSC int a[10]
IOTR_SETPGRP int a[10]
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Examples
A prototype example (with missing parts):
char cmd[BUFSIZ],buf[TR_BUFSIZ];
int pgrp[10],i;
fd = open("/dev/trace",0); /* open the device */
pgrp[0] = dofork(cmd); /* fork the command to trace */
for (i=1;i<TR_PGRP;i++) /* dofork sleeps 2 seconds while */
pgrp[i] = 0; /* we set up to do the trace */
i = ioctl(fd,IOTR_SETPGRP,pgrp);/* set up for the trace */
/* select code goes here */
read(fd,buf,sizeof(buf));
See Alsotrace(1), close(2), ioctl(2), open(2), read(2), select(2)trace(5)
I have set the maximum no of file descriptors open in a process to the value 8192 using the following lines
set rlim_fd_max=8192
set rlim_fd_cur=8192
in the /etc/system file.
I rebooted the machine and the command ulimit -n / -Hn both display the limits as 8192. However when I run my... (2 Replies)
Hello,
Please can any one explain about the parameters to the write systemcalls??
How are they passed?? and how is the address of the user buffer is handled by the kenel??
for ex: write(fd,buf,count);
How does the kernel handles this user buffer address??
After write does the kernel write... (1 Reply)
Hi,
even after i am setting the trace on(set -x), trace is not printed.
can you please tell me what is the error. below is the code & output.
Thanks in advance,
Harish
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test.sh
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#!... (5 Replies)
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#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include<string.h>
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$ my_script
loadfirm.dta.master: No such file or directory
The code inside the script which produces this trace is the following:
] || rm ${FILE}.master >> /dev/null
for... (3 Replies)
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Any idea?
thanks in advance
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All,
Kindly let me know command which is used to trace the system calls on HP - UX server when an executable is run.
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Hi,
Using solaris 10 5.10 o/s
I am learning awk as I work here on the job.
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