Prints STREAMS trace messages.
The strace command without parameters writes all STREAMS event trace messages from all drivers and modules to its standard output. These messages are obtained from the STREAMS log driver. If parameters are provided, they must be in triplets. Each triplet indicates that tracing messages are to be received from the given module or driver, subID (usually indicating minor device), and priority level equal to or less than the given level. The all token may be used for any member to indicate no restriction for that attribute.
mid | Specifies a STREAMS module ID number. |
sid | Specifies a subID number. |
level | Specifies a tracing priority level. |
The format of each trace message output is:
<seq> <time> <ticks> <level> <flags> <mid> <sid> <text>
Once initiated, the strace command continues to execute until terminated by the user.
Note: Due to performance considerations, only one strace command is permitted to open the STREAMS log driver at a time. The log driver has a list of the triplets specified in the command invocation, and compares each potential trace message against this list to decide if it should be formatted and sent up to the strace process. Hence, long lists of triplets have a greater impact on overall STREAMS performance. Running the strace command has the most impact on the timing of the modules and drivers generating the trace messages that are sent to the strace process. If trace messages are generated faster than the strace process can handle them, some of the messages will be lost. This last case can be determined by examining the sequence numbers on the trace messages output.
strace 41 all all
strace 41 0 1 41 1 1 41 2 0Messages from sub-IDs 0 and 1 must have a tracing level less than or equal to 1. Those from sub-ID 2 must have a tracing level of 0.
List of Streams Commands, STREAMS Overview, Understanding the log Device Driver in AIX Version 4.3 Communications Programming Concepts.