---
name: "sys_kernel_debug"
section: "5"
platform: "linux"
package: "man-pages"
version: "6.20-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-07"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://carta.tech/man/sys_kernel_debug"
---

# sys\_kernel\_debug(5)

debugging

## NAME

/sys/kernel/debug/ - debugging

## SYNOPSIS

*/sys/kernel/debug/*

## DESCRIPTION

- */sys/kernel/debug/tracing*

  Mount point for the *tracefs* filesystem used by the kernel's *ftrace* facility. (For information on *ftrace*, see the kernel source file *Documentation/trace/ftrace.rst*.)

## STANDARDS

Linux.

## HISTORY

Linux 2.6.0.

## SEE ALSO

[**sys\_kernel**(5)](/man/sys_kernel/5.md)