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24.Dd November 24, 2007
25.Dt PMC_CONFIGURE_LOGFILE 3
26.Os
27.Sh NAME
28.Nm pmc_configure_logfile ,
29.Nm pmc_flush_logfile ,
30.Nm pmc_writelog ,
31.Nm pmc_close_logfile
32.Nd log file management
33.Sh LIBRARY
34.Lb libpmc
35.Sh SYNOPSIS
36.In pmc.h
37.Ft int
38.Fn pmc_configure_logfile "int fd"
39.Ft int
40.Fn pmc_flush_logfile void
41.Ft int
42.Fn pmc_writelog "uint32_t userdata"
43.Ft int
44.Fn pmc_close_logfile void
45.Sh DESCRIPTION
46The functions manage logging of
47.Xr hwpmc 4
48events.
49.Pp
50Function
51.Fn pmc_configure_logfile
52is used to turn on and turn off logging.
53If argument
54.Fa fd
55is a valid file handle returned by a prior call to
56.Xr open 2
57or
58.Xr socket 2
59then performance events will be logged to the file corresponding
60to the specified handle.
61If the value of argument
62.Fa fd
63is -1 then logging will be stopped after any pending data is flushed.
64.Pp
65Function
66.Fn pmc_flush_logfile
67will force all log data queued inside the
68.Xr hwpmc 4
69driver to be written out.
70.Pp
71Function
72.Fn pmc_writelog
73will append a log entry containing the value of argument
74.Fa userdata
75to the log file.
76.Pp
77Function
78.Fn pmc_close_logfile
79will flush all pending log data and close
80.Xr hwpmc 4 Ns Ap s
81side of the stream.
82.Sh RETURN VALUES
83.Rv -std
84.Sh ERRORS
85A call to
86.Fn pmc_configure_logfile
87may fail with the following errors:
88.Bl -tag -width Er
89.It Bq Er EAGAIN
90The
91.Xr hwpmc 4
92driver was not able to create a helper process due to system limits
93being reached.
94.It Bq Er EBUSY
95Function
96.Fn pmc_configure_logfile
97was called with a log file already configured.
98.It Bq Er EINVAL
99Function
100.Fn pmc_configure_logfile
101was called with an argument of -1 without a log file being previously
102configured.
103.It Bq Er ENOMEM
104The system encountered a memory shortage when servicing this request.
105.El
106.Pp
107A call to
108.Fn pmc_flush_logfile
109may fail with the following errors:
110.Bl -tag -width Er
111.It Bq Er EINVAL
112Function
113.Fn pmc_flush_logfile
114was called without a log file being previously configured.
115.El
116.Pp
117A call to
118.Fn pmc_writelog
119may fail with the following errors:
120.Bl -tag -width Er
121.It Bq Er EINVAL
122Function
123.Fn pmc_writelog
124was called without a log file being previously configured.
125.It Bq Er ENOMEM
126The system encountered a memory shortage when servicing this
127request.
128.El
129.Sh SEE ALSO
130.Xr pmc 3 ,
131.Xr hwpmc 4
132