kprobetrace, doc: Add the explanation to remove probe points

[mv-sheeva.git] / Documentation / trace / kprobetrace.txt

diff --git a/Documentation/trace/kprobetrace.txt b/Documentation/trace/kprobetrace.txt
index ab57f02e53bbe08bf835a9f5240f59be9a384e99..a9100b28eb844da1974dd24dcaa2a320887eddda 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/trace/kprobetrace.txt
+++ b/Documentation/trace/kprobetrace.txt
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ Synopsis of kprobe_events
 -------------------------
   p[:[GRP/]EVENT] SYMBOL[+offs]|MEMADDR [FETCHARGS]    : Set a probe
   r[:[GRP/]EVENT] SYMBOL[+0] [FETCHARGS]               : Set a return probe
+  -:[GRP/]EVENT                                                : Clear a probe
 
  GRP           : Group name. If omitted, use "kprobes" for it.
  EVENT         : Event name. If omitted, the event name is generated
@@ -122,6 +123,12 @@ REC->dfd, REC->filename, REC->flags, REC->mode
 
  This clears all probe points.
 
+ Or,
+
+  echo -:myprobe >> kprobe_events
+
+ This clears probe points selectively.
+
  Right after definition, each event is disabled by default. For tracing these
 events, you need to enable it.