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POSIXTRACECLOSE(3P) POSIX Programmer's Manual POSIXTRACECLOSE(3P)

PROLOG top

   This manual page is part of the POSIX Programmer's Manual.  The
   Linux implementation of this interface may differ (consult the
   corresponding Linux manual page for details of Linux behavior), or
   the interface may not be implemented on Linux.

NAME top

   posix_trace_close, posix_trace_open, posix_trace_rewind — trace
   log management (**TRACING**)

SYNOPSIS top

   #include <trace.h>

   int posix_trace_close(trace_id_t _trid_);
   int posix_trace_open(int _filedesc_, trace_id_t *_trid_);
   int posix_trace_rewind(trace_id_t _trid_);

DESCRIPTION top

   The _posixtraceclose_() function shall deallocate the trace log
   identifier indicated by _trid_, and all of its associated resources.
   If there is no valid trace log pointed to by the _trid_, this
   function shall fail.

   The _posixtraceopen_() function shall allocate the necessary
   resources and establish the connection between a trace log
   identified by the _filedesc_ argument and a trace stream identifier
   identified by the object pointed to by the _trid_ argument. The
   _filedesc_ argument should be a valid open file descriptor that
   corresponds to a trace log. The _filedesc_ argument shall be open
   for reading. The current trace event timestamp, which specifies
   the timestamp of the trace event that will be read by the next
   call to _posixtracegetnextevent_(), shall be set to the timestamp
   of the oldest trace event recorded in the trace log identified by
   _trid_.

   The _posixtraceopen_() function shall return a trace stream
   identifier in the variable pointed to by the _trid_ argument, that
   may only be used by the following functions:
   _posixtraceclose_()                      _posixtracegetattr_()
   _posixtraceeventidequal_()              _posixtracegetstatus_()
   _posixtraceeventidgetname_()           _posixtracegetnextevent_()
   _posixtraceeventtypelistgetnextid_()   _posixtracerewind_()
   _posixtraceeventtypelistrewind_()

   In particular, notice that the operations normally used by a trace
   controller process, such as _posixtracestart_(),
   _posixtracestop_(), or _posixtraceshutdown_(), cannot be invoked
   using the trace stream identifier returned by the
   _posixtraceopen_() function.

   The _posixtracerewind_() function shall reset the current trace
   event timestamp, which specifies the timestamp of the trace event
   that will be read by the next call to _posixtracegetnextevent_(),
   to the timestamp of the oldest trace event recorded in the trace
   log identified by _trid_.

RETURN VALUE top

   Upon successful completion, these functions shall return a value
   of zero. Otherwise, they shall return the corresponding error
   number.

   If successful, the _posixtraceopen_() function stores the trace
   stream identifier value in the object pointed to by _trid_.

ERRORS top

   The _posixtraceopen_() function shall fail if:

   **EINTR** The operation was interrupted by a signal and thus no trace
          log was opened.

   **EINVAL** The object pointed to by _filedesc_ does not correspond to a
          valid trace log.

   The _posixtraceclose_() and _posixtracerewind_() functions may
   fail if:

   **EINVAL** The object pointed to by _trid_ does not correspond to a
          valid trace log.

   _The following sections are informative._

EXAMPLES top

   None.

APPLICATION USAGE top

   None.

RATIONALE top

   None.

FUTURE DIRECTIONS top

   The _posixtraceclose_(), _posixtraceopen_(), and
   _posixtracerewind_() functions may be removed in a future version.

SEE ALSO top

   [posix_trace_get_attr(3p)](../man3/posix%5Ftrace%5Fget%5Fattr.3p.html), [posix_trace_get_filter(3p)](../man3/posix%5Ftrace%5Fget%5Ffilter.3p.html),
   [posix_trace_getnext_event(3p)](../man3/posix%5Ftrace%5Fgetnext%5Fevent.3p.html)

   The Base Definitions volume of POSIX.1‐2017, [trace.h(0p)](../man0/trace.h.0p.html)

COPYRIGHT top

   Portions  of  this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic
   form  from  IEEE  Std  1003.1-2017,   Standard   for   Information
   Technology  --  Portable  Operating  System Interface (POSIX), The
   Open Group Base Specifications Issue 7,  2018  Edition,  Copyright
   (C) 2018 by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers,
   Inc  and  The Open Group.  In the event of any discrepancy between
   this version and the original IEEE and The  Open  Group  Standard,
   the  original  IEEE  and  The  Open  Group Standard is the referee
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Pages that refer to this page:trace.h(0p), posix_trace_create(3p), posix_trace_get_attr(3p), posix_trace_getnext_event(3p), posix_trace_open(3p)