* "Start <activity>" -- Mark the start of the specified activity,
  *                      such as "context switch".  Nesting is permitted.
  * "End <activity>" -- Mark the end of the specified activity.
+ *
+ * An "@" character within "<activity>" is a comment character: Data
+ * reduction scripts will ignore the "@" and the remainder of the line.
  */
 TRACE_EVENT(rcu_utilization,
 
 
        int spincnt = 0;
        int more2boost;
 
+       trace_rcu_utilization("Start boost kthread@init");
        for (;;) {
                rnp->boost_kthread_status = RCU_KTHREAD_WAITING;
+               trace_rcu_utilization("End boost kthread@rcu_wait");
                rcu_wait(rnp->boost_tasks || rnp->exp_tasks);
+               trace_rcu_utilization("Start boost kthread@rcu_wait");
                rnp->boost_kthread_status = RCU_KTHREAD_RUNNING;
                more2boost = rcu_boost(rnp);
                if (more2boost)
                else
                        spincnt = 0;
                if (spincnt > 10) {
+                       trace_rcu_utilization("End boost kthread@rcu_yield");
                        rcu_yield(rcu_boost_kthread_timer, (unsigned long)rnp);
+                       trace_rcu_utilization("Start boost kthread@rcu_yield");
                        spincnt = 0;
                }
        }
        /* NOTREACHED */
+       trace_rcu_utilization("End boost kthread@notreached");
        return 0;
 }
 
        char work;
        char *workp = &per_cpu(rcu_cpu_has_work, cpu);
 
+       trace_rcu_utilization("Start CPU kthread@init");
        for (;;) {
                *statusp = RCU_KTHREAD_WAITING;
+               trace_rcu_utilization("End CPU kthread@rcu_wait");
                rcu_wait(*workp != 0 || kthread_should_stop());
+               trace_rcu_utilization("Start CPU kthread@rcu_wait");
                local_bh_disable();
                if (rcu_cpu_kthread_should_stop(cpu)) {
                        local_bh_enable();
                        spincnt = 0;
                if (spincnt > 10) {
                        *statusp = RCU_KTHREAD_YIELDING;
+                       trace_rcu_utilization("End CPU kthread@rcu_yield");
                        rcu_yield(rcu_cpu_kthread_timer, (unsigned long)cpu);
+                       trace_rcu_utilization("Start CPU kthread@rcu_yield");
                        spincnt = 0;
                }
        }
        *statusp = RCU_KTHREAD_STOPPED;
+       trace_rcu_utilization("End CPU kthread@term");
        return 0;
 }