FUNCTION::THREAD_IND(3stap)                      Utility functions for using an                      FUNCTION::THREAD_IND(3stap)



NAME
       function::thread_indent - returns an amount of space with the current task information

SYNOPSIS
           thread_indent:string(delta:long)

ARGUMENTS
       delta
           the amount of space added/removed for each call

DESCRIPTION
       This function returns a string with appropriate indentation for a thread. Call it with a small positive or matching
       negative delta. If this is the real outermost, initial level of indentation, then the function resets the relative
       timestamp base to zero. An example is shown at the end of this file.



SystemTap Tapset Reference                                 August 2011                               FUNCTION::THREAD_IND(3stap)