--- a/doc/gdb.texinfo +++ b/doc/gdb.texinfo @@ -12069,7 +12069,7 @@ of trace data, via the @code{target tfil @table @code @kindex tsave -@item tsave [ -r ] @var{filename} +@item tsave [ -r ] [-ctf] @var{filename} Save the trace data to @var{filename}. By default, this command assumes that @var{filename} refers to the host filesystem, so if necessary @value{GDBN} will copy raw trace data up from the target and @@ -12078,6 +12078,12 @@ optional argument @code{-r} (``remote'') the data directly into @var{filename} in its own filesystem, which may be more efficient if the trace buffer is very large. (Note, however, that @code{target tfile} can only read from files accessible to the host.) +By default, this command will save trace frame into tfile format. +You can supply the optional argument @code{-ctf} to save date in CTF +format. The @dfn{Common Trace Format} (CTF) is proposed as a trace format +that suits the needs of the embedded, telecom, high-performance +and kernel communities. Please goto @indicateurl{http://www.efficios.com/ctf} +get more information about it. @kindex target tfile @kindex tfile @@ -12089,6 +12095,11 @@ the state of the trace run at the moment as the current trace frame you are examining. @var{filename} must be on a filesystem accessible to the host. +@kindex target ctf +@kindex ctf +@item target ctf @var{filename} +Use the file named @var{filename} as a source of CTF trace data. + @end table @node Overlays