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+#!/bin/bash
+#
+# Run a systemtap script on remote target
+#
+# Examples (run on build host, target is 192.168.1.xxx):
+#   $ source oe-init-build-env"
+#   $ cd ~/my/systemtap/scripts"
+#
+#   $ crosstap root@192.168.1.xxx myscript.stp"
+#   $ crosstap root@192.168.1.xxx myscript-with-args.stp 99 ninetynine"
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2012, Intel Corporation.
+# All rights reserved.
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
+# published by the Free Software Foundation.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
+# See the GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+# Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
+
+function usage() {
+    echo "Usage: $0 <user@hostname> <sytemtap-script> [additional systemtap-script args]"
+}
+
+function setup_usage() {
+    echo ""
+    echo "'crosstap' requires a local sdk build of the target system"
+    echo "(or a build that includes 'tools-profile') in order to build"
+    echo "kernel modules that can probe the target system."
+    echo ""
+    echo "Practically speaking, that means you need to do the following:"
+    echo "  - If you're running a pre-built image, download the release"
+    echo "    and/or BSP tarballs used to build the image."
+    echo "  - If you're working from git sources, just clone the metadata"
+    echo "    and BSP layers needed to build the image you'll be booting."
+    echo "  - Make sure you're properly set up to build a new image (see"
+    echo "    the BSP README and/or the widely available basic documentation"
+    echo "    that discusses how to build images)."
+    echo "  - Build an -sdk version of the image e.g.:"
+    echo "      $ bitbake core-image-sato-sdk"
+    echo "  OR"
+    echo "  - Build a non-sdk image but include the profiling tools:"
+    echo "      [ edit local.conf and add 'tools-profile' to the end of"
+    echo "        the EXTRA_IMAGE_FEATURES variable ]"
+    echo "      $ bitbake core-image-sato"
+    echo ""
+    echo "  [ NOTE that 'crosstap' needs to be able to ssh into the target"
+    echo "    system, which isn't enabled by default in -minimal images. ]"
+    echo ""
+    echo "Once you've build the image on the host system, you're ready to"
+    echo "boot it (or the equivalent pre-built image) and use 'crosstap'"
+    echo "to probe it (you need to source the environment as usual first):"
+    echo ""
+    echo "    $ source oe-init-build-env"
+    echo "    $ cd ~/my/systemtap/scripts"
+    echo "    $ crosstap root@192.168.1.xxx myscript.stp"
+    echo ""
+}
+
+function systemtap_target_arch() {
+    SYSTEMTAP_TARGET_ARCH=$1
+    case $SYSTEMTAP_TARGET_ARCH in
+        i?86)
+            SYSTEMTAP_TARGET_ARCH="i386"
+            ;;
+        x86_64*)
+            SYSTEMTAP_TARGET_ARCH="x86_64"
+            ;;
+        arm*)
+            SYSTEMTAP_TARGET_ARCH="arm"
+            ;;
+        powerpc*)
+            SYSTEMTAP_TARGET_ARCH="powerpc"
+            ;;
+        *)
+            ;;
+    esac
+}
+
+if [ $# -lt 2 ]; then
+	usage
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+if [ -z "$BUILDDIR" ]; then
+    echo "Error: Unable to find the BUILDDIR environment variable."
+    echo "Did you forget to source your build system environment setup script?"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+pushd $PWD
+cd $BUILDDIR
+BITBAKE_VARS=`bitbake -e virtual/kernel`
+popd
+
+STAGING_BINDIR_TOOLCHAIN=$(echo "$BITBAKE_VARS" | grep ^STAGING_BINDIR_TOOLCHAIN \
+  | cut -d '=' -f2 | cut -d '"' -f2)
+STAGING_BINDIR_TOOLPREFIX=$(echo "$BITBAKE_VARS" | grep ^TARGET_PREFIX \
+  | cut -d '=' -f2 | cut -d '"' -f2)
+SYSTEMTAP_HOST_INSTALLDIR=$(echo "$BITBAKE_VARS" | grep ^STAGING_DIR_NATIVE \
+  | cut -d '=' -f2 | cut -d '"' -f2)
+TARGET_ARCH=$(echo "$BITBAKE_VARS" | grep ^TRANSLATED_TARGET_ARCH \
+  | cut -d '=' -f2 | cut -d '"' -f2)
+TARGET_KERNEL_BUILDDIR=$(echo "$BITBAKE_VARS" | grep ^B= \
+  | cut -d '=' -f2 | cut -d '"' -f2)
+
+systemtap_target_arch "$TARGET_ARCH"
+
+if [ ! -d $TARGET_KERNEL_BUILDDIR ] ||
+   [ ! -f $TARGET_KERNEL_BUILDDIR/vmlinux ]; then
+    echo -e "\nError: No target kernel build found."
+    echo -e "Did you forget to create a local build of your image?"
+    setup_usage
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+if [ ! -f $SYSTEMTAP_HOST_INSTALLDIR/usr/bin/stap ]; then
+    echo -e "\nError: Native (host) systemtap not found."
+    echo -e "Did you accidentally build a local non-sdk image? (or forget to"
+    echo -e "add 'tools-profile' to EXTRA_IMAGE_FEATURES in your local.conf)?"
+    setup_usage
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+target_user_hostname="$1"
+full_script_name="$2"
+script_name=$(basename "$2")
+script_base=${script_name%.*}
+shift 2
+
+${SYSTEMTAP_HOST_INSTALLDIR}/usr/bin/stap \
+  -a ${SYSTEMTAP_TARGET_ARCH} \
+  -B CROSS_COMPILE="${STAGING_BINDIR_TOOLCHAIN}/${STAGING_BINDIR_TOOLPREFIX}" \
+  -r ${TARGET_KERNEL_BUILDDIR} \
+  -I ${SYSTEMTAP_HOST_INSTALLDIR}/usr/share/systemtap/tapset \
+  -R ${SYSTEMTAP_HOST_INSTALLDIR}/usr/share/systemtap/runtime \
+  --remote=$target_user_hostname \
+  -m $script_base \
+   $full_script_name "$@"
+
+exit 0