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@@ -344,3 +344,44 @@ This will immediately call:
and will generate the TCG code to call:
void trace_foo(uint8_t a1, uint32_t a2);
+
+=== "vcpu" ===
+
+Identifies events that trace vCPU-specific information. It implicitly adds a
+"CPUState*" argument, and extends the tracing print format to show the vCPU
+information. If used together with the "tcg" property, it adds a second
+"TCGv_env" argument that must point to the per-target global TCG register that
+points to the vCPU when guest code is executed (usually the "cpu_env" variable).
+
+The following example events:
+
+ foo(uint32_t a) "a=%x"
+ vcpu bar(uint32_t a) "a=%x"
+ tcg vcpu baz(uint32_t a) "a=%x", "a=%x"
+
+Can be used as:
+
+ #include "trace-tcg.h"
+
+ CPUArchState *env;
+ TCGv_ptr cpu_env;
+
+ void some_disassembly_func(...)
+ {
+ /* trace emitted at this point */
+ trace_foo(0xd1);
+ /* trace emitted at this point */
+ trace_bar(ENV_GET_CPU(env), 0xd2);
+ /* trace emitted at this point (env) and when guest code is executed (cpu_env) */
+ trace_baz_tcg(ENV_GET_CPU(env), cpu_env, 0xd3);
+ }
+
+If the translating vCPU has address 0xc1 and code is later executed by vCPU
+0xc2, this would be an example output:
+
+ // at guest code translation
+ foo a=0xd1
+ bar cpu=0xc1 a=0xd2
+ baz_trans cpu=0xc1 a=0xd3
+ // at guest code execution
+ baz_exec cpu=0xc2 a=0xd3