tracing: Add synth event generation test module

Add a test module that checks the basic functionality of the in-kernel synthetic event generation API by generating and tracing synthetic events from a module. Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/fcb4dd9eb9eefb70ab20538d3529d51642389664.1580323897.git.zanussi@kernel.org Acked-by: Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@kernel.org> Signed-off-by: Tom Zanussi <zanussi@kernel.org> Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt (VMware) <rostedt@goodmis.org>
frank-w · Jan 30, 2020 · 9fe41ef · 9fe41ef
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diff --git a/kernel/trace/Kconfig b/kernel/trace/Kconfig
@@ -774,6 +774,19 @@ config PREEMPTIRQ_DELAY_TEST
 
  If unsure, say N
 
+config SYNTH_EVENT_GEN_TEST
+ tristate "Test module for in-kernel synthetic event generation"
+ depends on HIST_TRIGGERS
+ help
+ This option creates a test module to check the base
+ functionality of in-kernel synthetic event definition and
+ generation.
+
+ To test, insert the module, and then check the trace buffer
+ for the generated sample events.
+
+ If unsure, say N.
+
 config TRACE_EVAL_MAP_FILE
  bool "Show eval mappings for trace events"
  depends on TRACING

diff --git a/kernel/trace/Makefile b/kernel/trace/Makefile
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_TRACING) += trace_stat.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_TRACING) += trace_printk.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_TRACING_MAP) += tracing_map.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_PREEMPTIRQ_DELAY_TEST) += preemptirq_delay_test.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_SYNTH_EVENT_GEN_TEST) += synth_event_gen_test.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_CONTEXT_SWITCH_TRACER) += trace_sched_switch.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_FUNCTION_TRACER) += trace_functions.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_PREEMPTIRQ_TRACEPOINTS) += trace_preemptirq.o