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.\"      Date: 05/25/2021
.\"    Manual: libtracefs Manual
.\"    Source: libtracefs 1.2.0
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.TH "LIBTRACEFS" "3" "05/25/2021" "libtracefs 1\&.2\&.0" "libtracefs Manual"
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.SH "NAME"
tracefs_instance_get_name, tracefs_instance_get_trace_dir, tracefs_instances_walk, tracefs_instance_exists \- Helper functions for working with tracing instances\&.
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
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.nf
\fB#include <tracefs\&.h>\fR

const char *\fBtracefs_instance_get_name\fR(struct tracefs_instance *\fIinstance\fR);
const char *\fBtracefs_instance_get_trace_dir\fR(struct tracefs_instance *\fIinstance\fR);
int \fBtracefs_instances_walk\fR(int (*\fIcallback\fR)(const char *, void *), void *\fIcontext)\fR;
bool \fBtracefs_instance_exists\fR(const char *\fIname\fR);
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.SH "DESCRIPTION"
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Helper functions for working with trace instances\&.
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The \fItracefs_instance_get_name()\fR function returns the name of the given \fIinstance\fR\&. Note that the top instance has no name, the function returns NULL for it\&.
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The \fItracefs_instance_get_trace_dir()\fR function returns the tracing directory, where the given \fIinstance\fR is configured\&.
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The \fItracefs_instances_walk()\fR function walks through all configured tracing instances in the system and calls \fIcallback\fR for each one of them\&. The \fIcontext\fR argument is passed to the \fIcallback\fR, together with the instance name\&. If the \fIcallback\fR returns non\-zero, the iteration stops\&. Note, the \fIcallback\fR is not called for the top top instance\&.
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The \fItracefs_instance_exists()\fR function checks if an instance with the given \fIname\fR exists in the system\&.
.SH "RETURN VALUE"
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The \fItracefs_instance_get_name()\fR returns a string or NULL in case of the top instance\&. The returned string must \fInot\fR be freed\&.
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The \fItracefs_instance_get_trace_dir()\fR returns a string or NULL in case of an error\&. The returned string must \fInot\fR be freed\&.
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The \fItracefs_instances_walk()\fR function returns 0, if all instances were iterated, 1 if the iteration was stopped by the \fIcallback\fR, or \-1 in case of an error\&.
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The \fItracefs_instance_exists()\fR returns true if an instance with the given name exists in the system or false otherwise\&.
.SH "EXAMPLE"
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#include <tracefs\&.h>

struct tracefs_instance *inst;
\&.\&.\&.\&.
char *name = tracefs_instance_get_name(inst);
        if(name) {
                /* Got name of the instance */
        }
char *dir = tracefs_instance_get_trace_dir(inst);
        if(dir) {
                /* Got tracing directory of the instance */
        }
\&.\&.\&.
static int instance_walk(char *name, void *context)
{
        /* Got instance with name */
        return 0;
}
\&.\&.\&.
        if (tracefs_instances_walk(instance_walk, NULL) < 0) {
                /* Error walking through the instances */
        }
\&.\&.\&.
        if (tracefs_instance_exists("foo")) {
                /* There is instance with name foo in the system */
        } else {
                /* There is no instance with name foo in the system */
        }
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.if n \{\
.RE
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.SH "FILES"
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.if n \{\
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\fBtracefs\&.h\fR
        Header file to include in order to have access to the library APIs\&.
\fB\-ltracefs\fR
        Linker switch to add when building a program that uses the library\&.
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.if n \{\
.RE
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.SH "SEE ALSO"
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\fIlibtracefs(3)\fR, \fIlibtraceevent(3)\fR, \fItrace\-cmd(1)\fR
.SH "AUTHOR"
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.if n \{\
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\fBSteven Rostedt\fR <\m[blue]\fBrostedt@goodmis\&.org\fR\m[]\&\s-2\u[1]\d\s+2>
\fBTzvetomir Stoyanov\fR <\m[blue]\fBtz\&.stoyanov@gmail\&.com\fR\m[]\&\s-2\u[2]\d\s+2>
.fi
.if n \{\
.RE
.\}
.SH "REPORTING BUGS"
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Report bugs to <\m[blue]\fBlinux\-trace\-devel@vger\&.kernel\&.org\fR\m[]\&\s-2\u[3]\d\s+2>
.SH "LICENSE"
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libtracefs is Free Software licensed under the GNU LGPL 2\&.1
.SH "RESOURCES"
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\m[blue]\fBhttps://git\&.kernel\&.org/pub/scm/libs/libtrace/libtracefs\&.git/\fR\m[]
.SH "COPYING"
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Copyright (C) 2020 VMware, Inc\&. Free use of this software is granted under the terms of the GNU Public License (GPL)\&.
.SH "NOTES"
.IP " 1." 4
rostedt@goodmis.org
.RS 4
\%mailto:rostedt@goodmis.org
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.IP " 2." 4
tz.stoyanov@gmail.com
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\%mailto:tz.stoyanov@gmail.com
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.IP " 3." 4
linux-trace-devel@vger.kernel.org
.RS 4
\%mailto:linux-trace-devel@vger.kernel.org
.RE