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1 files changed, 12 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/scripts/tracetool/__init__.py b/scripts/tracetool/__init__.py
index dc93416e9d..bf01e9341e 100644
--- a/scripts/tracetool/__init__.py
+++ b/scripts/tracetool/__init__.py
@@ -282,7 +282,17 @@ class Event(object):
                      self)
 
 
-def _read_events(fobj):
+def read_events(fobj):
+    """Generate the output for the given (format, backends) pair.
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    fobj : file
+        Event description file.
+
+    Returns a list of Event objects
+    """
+
     events = []
     for line in fobj:
         if not line.strip():
@@ -391,6 +401,6 @@ def generate(fevents, format, backends,
     tracetool.backend.dtrace.BINARY = binary
     tracetool.backend.dtrace.PROBEPREFIX = probe_prefix
 
-    events = _read_events(fevents)
+    events = read_events(fevents)
 
     tracetool.format.generate(events, format, backend)