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NAME

       function::ftrace - Send a message to the ftrace ring-buffer

SYNOPSIS

           ftrace(msg:string)

ARGUMENTS

       msg
           The formatted message string

DESCRIPTION

       If the ftrace ring-buffer is configured & available, see /debugfs/tracing/trace for the
       message. Otherwise, the message may be quietly dropped. An implicit end-of-line is added.