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NAME

       posix_trace_clear - clear trace stream and trace log (TRACING)

SYNOPSIS

       #include <sys/types.h>
       #include <trace.h>

       int posix_trace_clear(trace_id_t trid);

DESCRIPTION

       The  posix_trace_clear()  function  shall reinitialize the trace stream
       identified by the argument trid  as  if  it  were  returning  from  the
       posix_trace_create() function, except that the same allocated resources
       shall be reused, the mapping of trace event type identifiers  to  trace
       event  names  shall  be  unchanged,  and  the trace stream status shall
       remain unchanged (that is, if it was running, it remains running and if
       it was suspended, it remains suspended).

       All  trace  events  in  the  trace  stream  recorded before the call to
       posix_trace_clear() shall be lost. The posix_stream_full_status  status
       shall  be  set to POSIX_TRACE_NOT_FULL.  There is no guarantee that all
       trace events that occurred  during  the  posix_trace_clear()  call  are
       recorded;  the  behavior  with  respect  to trace points that may occur
       during this call is unspecified.

       If the Trace Log option is supported and  the  trace  stream  has  been
       created with a log, the posix_trace_clear() function shall reinitialize
       the trace stream with the same behavior as  if  the  trace  stream  was
       created  without  the  log,  plus  it  shall reinitialize the trace log
       associated with the trace stream identified by the argument trid as  if
       it  were  returning  from  the  posix_trace_create_withlog()  function,
       except that the same allocated resources, for the  trace  log,  may  be
       reused  and  the  associated trace stream status remains unchanged. The
       first trace  event  recorded  in  the  trace  log  after  the  call  to
       posix_trace_clear() shall be the same as the first trace event recorded
       in the active trace stream after the call to posix_trace_clear().   The
       posix_log_full_status  status  shall  be  set  to POSIX_TRACE_NOT_FULL.
       There is no guarantee that all trace events that  occurred  during  the
       posix_trace_clear()  call  are  recorded in the trace log; the behavior
       with respect to trace  points  that  may  occur  during  this  call  is
       unspecified.  If  the log full policy is POSIX_TRACE_APPEND, the effect
       of a call to this function is unspecified for the trace log  associated
       with the trace stream identified by the trid argument.

RETURN VALUE

       Upon  successful  completion,  the  posix_trace_clear()  function shall
       return a value of zero. Otherwise, it shall  return  the  corresponding
       error number.

ERRORS

       The posix_trace_clear() function shall fail if:

       EINVAL The  value of the trid argument does not correspond to an active
              trace stream.

       The following sections are informative.

EXAMPLES

       None.

APPLICATION USAGE

       None.

RATIONALE

       None.

FUTURE DIRECTIONS

       None.

SEE ALSO

       posix_trace_attr_init() , posix_trace_create() , posix_trace_flush()  ,
       posix_trace_get_attr()    ,    the    Base    Definitions   volume   of
       IEEE Std 1003.1-2001, <sys/types.h>, <trace.h>

COPYRIGHT

       Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in  electronic  form
       from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2003 Edition, Standard for Information Technology
       -- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX),  The  Open  Group  Base
       Specifications  Issue  6,  Copyright  (C) 2001-2003 by the Institute of
       Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc and The Open  Group.  In  the
       event of any discrepancy between this version and the original IEEE and
       The Open Group Standard, the original IEEE and The Open Group  Standard
       is  the  referee document. The original Standard can be obtained online
       at http://www.opengroup.org/unix/online.html .