Documentation/trace/index.rst

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Linux Tracing Technologies Guide
================================

Tracing in the Linux kernel is a powerful mechanism that allows
developers and system administrators to analyze and debug system
behavior. This guide provides documentation on various tracing
frameworks and tools available in the Linux kernel.

Introduction to Tracing
-----------------------

This section provides an overview of Linux tracing mechanisms
and debugging approaches.

.. toctree::
   :maxdepth: 1

   debugging
   tracepoints
   tracepoint-analysis
   ring-buffer-map

Core Tracing Frameworks
-----------------------

The following are the primary tracing frameworks integrated into
the Linux kernel.

.. toctree::
   :maxdepth: 1

   ftrace
   ftrace-design
   ftrace-uses
   kprobes
   kprobetrace
   fprobetrace
   eprobetrace
   fprobe
   ring-buffer-design

Event Tracing and Analysis
--------------------------

A detailed explanation of event tracing mechanisms and their
applications.

.. toctree::
   :maxdepth: 1

   events
   events-kmem
   events-power
   events-nmi
   events-msr
   events-pci
   events-pci-controller
   boottime-trace
   histogram
   histogram-design

Hardware and Performance Tracing
--------------------------------

This section covers tracing features that monitor hardware
interactions and system performance.

.. toctree::
   :maxdepth: 1

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