Commit cbe10b5b authored by mcaleavya's avatar mcaleavya

updated man pages

parent ee5f823a
...@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ entered command may fail: this is just showing what was entered. ...@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ entered command may fail: this is just showing what was entered.
This program is also a basic example of eBPF/bcc and uprobes. This program is also a basic example of eBPF/bcc and uprobes.
This makes use of a Linux 4.5 feature (bpf_perf_event_output());
for kernels older than 4.5, see the version under tools/old,
which uses an older mechanism
Since this uses BPF, only the root user can use this tool. Since this uses BPF, only the root user can use this tool.
.SH REQUIREMENTS .SH REQUIREMENTS
CONFIG_BPF and bcc. CONFIG_BPF and bcc.
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...@@ -12,8 +12,9 @@ the I/O was first created (which usually identifies the responsible process). ...@@ -12,8 +12,9 @@ the I/O was first created (which usually identifies the responsible process).
This uses in-kernel eBPF maps to cache process details (PID and comm) by I/O This uses in-kernel eBPF maps to cache process details (PID and comm) by I/O
request, as well as a starting timestamp for calculating I/O latency. request, as well as a starting timestamp for calculating I/O latency.
This works by tracing various kernel blk_*() functions using dynamic tracing, This makes use of a Linux 4.5 feature (bpf_perf_event_output());
and will need updating to match any changes to these functions. for kernels older than 4.5, see the version under tools/old,
which uses an older mechanism
Since this uses BPF, only the root user can use this tool. Since this uses BPF, only the root user can use this tool.
.SH REQUIREMENTS .SH REQUIREMENTS
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