---

yaml
---
r: 361126
b: refs/heads/master
c: d8741e2
h: refs/heads/master
v: v3

[refs]

@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: a335358f52aec4397594043ac799d15f92e728dd
+refs/heads/master: d8741e2e88ac9a458765a0c7b4e6542d7c038334

trunk/kernel/trace/trace.c

@@ -2400,6 +2400,27 @@ static void test_ftrace_alive(struct seq_file *m)
 	seq_printf(m, "#          MAY BE MISSING FUNCTION EVENTS\n");
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_TRACER_MAX_TRACE
+static void print_snapshot_help(struct seq_file *m, struct trace_iterator *iter)
+{
+	if (iter->trace->allocated_snapshot)
+		seq_printf(m, "#\n# * Snapshot is allocated *\n#\n");
+	else
+		seq_printf(m, "#\n# * Snapshot is freed *\n#\n");
+
+	seq_printf(m, "# Snapshot commands:\n");
+	seq_printf(m, "# echo 0 > snapshot : Clears and frees snapshot buffer\n");
+	seq_printf(m, "# echo 1 > snapshot : Allocates snapshot buffer, if not already allocated.\n");
+	seq_printf(m, "#                      Takes a snapshot of the main buffer.\n");
+	seq_printf(m, "# echo 2 > snapshot : Clears snapshot buffer (but does not allocate)\n");
+	seq_printf(m, "#                      (Doesn't have to be '2' works with any number that\n");
+	seq_printf(m, "#                       is not a '0' or '1')\n");
+}
+#else
+/* Should never be called */
+static inline void print_snapshot_help(struct seq_file *m, struct trace_iterator *iter) { }
+#endif
+
 static int s_show(struct seq_file *m, void *v)
 {
 	struct trace_iterator *iter = v;
@@ -2411,7 +2432,9 @@ static int s_show(struct seq_file *m, void *v)
 			seq_puts(m, "#\n");
 			test_ftrace_alive(m);
 		}
-		if (iter->trace && iter->trace->print_header)
+		if (iter->snapshot && trace_empty(iter))
+			print_snapshot_help(m, iter);
+		else if (iter->trace && iter->trace->print_header)
 			iter->trace->print_header(m);
 		else
 			trace_default_header(m);