Merge branch 'tracing-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip

* 'tracing-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip: (244 commits)
  Revert "x86, bts: reenable ptrace branch trace support"
  tracing: do not translate event helper macros in print format
  ftrace/documentation: fix typo in function grapher name
  tracing/events: convert block trace points to TRACE_EVENT(), fix !CONFIG_BLOCK
  tracing: add protection around module events unload
  tracing: add trace_seq_vprint interface
  tracing: fix the block trace points print size
  tracing/events: convert block trace points to TRACE_EVENT()
  ring-buffer: fix ret in rb_add_time_stamp
  ring-buffer: pass in lockdep class key for reader_lock
  tracing: add annotation to what type of stack trace is recorded
  tracing: fix multiple use of __print_flags and __print_symbolic
  tracing/events: fix output format of user stack
  tracing/events: fix output format of kernel stack
  tracing/trace_stack: fix the number of entries in the header
  ring-buffer: discard timestamps that are at the start of the buffer
  ring-buffer: try to discard unneeded timestamps
  ring-buffer: fix bug in ring_buffer_discard_commit
  ftrace: do not profile functions when disabled
  tracing: make trace pipe recognize latency format flag
  ...

1 files changed, 15 insertions, 12 deletions

diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
index f08e2bebb186..4a3c2209a124 100644
--- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ parameter is applicable:
 	ISAPNP	ISA PnP code is enabled.
 	ISDN	Appropriate ISDN support is enabled.
 	JOY	Appropriate joystick support is enabled.
-	KMEMTRACE kmemtrace is enabled.
 	LIBATA  Libata driver is enabled
 	LP	Printer support is enabled.
 	LOOP	Loopback device support is enabled.
@@ -754,12 +753,25 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
 			ia64_pal_cache_flush instead of SAL_CACHE_FLUSH.
 
 	ftrace=[tracer]
-			[ftrace] will set and start the specified tracer
+			[FTRACE] will set and start the specified tracer
 			as early as possible in order to facilitate early
 			boot debugging.
 
 	ftrace_dump_on_oops
-			[ftrace] will dump the trace buffers on oops.
+			[FTRACE] will dump the trace buffers on oops.
+
+	ftrace_filter=[function-list]
+			[FTRACE] Limit the functions traced by the function
+			tracer at boot up. function-list is a comma separated
+			list of functions. This list can be changed at run
+			time by the set_ftrace_filter file in the debugfs
+			tracing directory. 
+
+	ftrace_notrace=[function-list]
+			[FTRACE] Do not trace the functions specified in
+			function-list. This list can be changed at run time
+			by the set_ftrace_notrace file in the debugfs
+			tracing directory.
 
 	gamecon.map[2|3]=
 			[HW,JOY] Multisystem joystick and NES/SNES/PSX pad
@@ -1056,15 +1068,6 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
 			use the HighMem zone if it exists, and the Normal
 			zone if it does not.
 
-	kmemtrace.enable=	[KNL,KMEMTRACE] Format: { yes | no }
-				Controls whether kmemtrace is enabled
-				at boot-time.
-
-	kmemtrace.subbufs=n	[KNL,KMEMTRACE] Overrides the number of
-			subbufs kmemtrace's relay channel has. Set this
-			higher than default (KMEMTRACE_N_SUBBUFS in code) if
-			you experience buffer overruns.
-
 	kgdboc=		[HW] kgdb over consoles.
 			Requires a tty driver that supports console polling.
 			(only serial suported for now)