<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=ANSI_X3.4-1968"><title>function::log</title><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.69.1"><link rel="start" href="index.html" title="SystemTap Tapset Reference Manual"><link rel="up" href="ch21.html" title="Chapter 21. Logging Tapset"><link rel="prev" href="re406.html" title="function::ftrace"><link rel="next" href="re408.html" title="function::printk"></head><body bgcolor="white" text="black" link="#0000FF" vlink="#840084" alink="#0000FF"><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center"><span>function::log</span></th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="re406.html">Prev</a> </td><th width="60%" align="center">Chapter 21. Logging Tapset</th><td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="re408.html">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr></div><div class="refentry" lang="en"><a name="API-log"></a><div class="titlepage"></div><div class="refnamediv"><h2>Name</h2><p>function::log — Send a line to the common trace buffer </p></div><div class="refsynopsisdiv"><h2>Synopsis</h2><pre class="programlisting"> log(msg:string) </pre></div><div class="refsect1" lang="en"><a name="idp11060288"></a><h2>Arguments</h2><div class="variablelist"><dl><dt><span class="term"><em class="parameter"><code>msg</code></em></span></dt><dd><p> The formatted message string </p></dd></dl></div></div><div class="refsect1" lang="en"><a name="idp11063456"></a><h2>Description</h2><p> This function logs data. log sends the message immediately to staprun and to the bulk transport (relayfs) if it is being used. If the last character given is not a newline, then one is added. This function is not as effecient as printf and should be used only for urgent messages. </p></div></div><div class="navfooter"><hr><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="re406.html">Prev</a> </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="u" href="ch21.html">Up</a></td><td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="re408.html">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top"><span>function::ftrace</span> </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="index.html">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> <span>function::printk</span></td></tr></table></div></body></html>