5 * The Trace2 API can be used to print debug, performance, and telemetry
6 * information to stderr or a file. The Trace2 feature is inactive unless
7 * explicitly enabled by enabling one or more Trace2 Targets.
9 * The Trace2 API is intended to replace the existing (Trace1)
10 * printf-style tracing provided by the existing `GIT_TRACE` and
11 * `GIT_TRACE_PERFORMANCE` facilities. During initial implementation,
12 * Trace2 and Trace1 may operate in parallel.
14 * The Trace2 API defines a set of high-level messages with known fields,
15 * such as (`start`: `argv`) and (`exit`: {`exit-code`, `elapsed-time`}).
17 * Trace2 instrumentation throughout the Git code base sends Trace2
18 * messages to the enabled Trace2 Targets. Targets transform these
19 * messages content into purpose-specific formats and write events to
20 * their data streams. In this manner, the Trace2 API can drive
21 * many different types of analysis.
23 * Targets are defined using a VTable allowing easy extension to other
24 * formats in the future. This might be used to define a binary format,
27 * Trace2 is controlled using `trace2.*` config values in the system and
28 * global config files and `GIT_TRACE2*` environment variables. Trace2 does
29 * not read from repo local or worktree config files or respect `-c`
30 * command line config settings.
32 * For more info about: trace2 targets, conventions for public functions and
33 * macros, trace2 target formats and examples on trace2 API usage refer to
34 * Documentation/technical/api-trace2.txt
43 * The public TRACE2 routines are grouped into the following groups:
45 * [] trace2_initialize -- initialization.
46 * [] trace2_cmd_* -- emit command/control messages.
47 * [] trace2_child* -- emit child start/stop messages.
48 * [] trace2_exec* -- emit exec start/stop messages.
49 * [] trace2_thread* -- emit thread start/stop messages.
50 * [] trace2_def* -- emit definition/parameter mesasges.
51 * [] trace2_region* -- emit region nesting messages.
52 * [] trace2_data* -- emit region/thread/repo data messages.
53 * [] trace2_printf* -- legacy trace[1] messages.
57 * Initialize the TRACE2 clock and do nothing else, in particular
58 * no mallocs, no system inspection, and no environment inspection.
60 * This should be called at the very top of main() to capture the
61 * process start time. This is intended to reduce chicken-n-egg
64 * It is safe to call this more than once. This allows capturing
65 * absolute startup costs on Windows which uses a little trickery
66 * to do setup work before common-main.c:main() is called.
68 * The main trace2_initialize_fl() may be called a little later
69 * after more infrastructure is established.
71 void trace2_initialize_clock(void);
74 * Initialize TRACE2 tracing facility if any of the builtin TRACE2
75 * targets are enabled in the system config or the environment.
76 * This includes setting up the Trace2 thread local storage (TLS).
77 * Emits a 'version' message containing the version of git
78 * and the Trace2 protocol.
80 * This function should be called from `main()` as early as possible in
81 * the life of the process after essential process initialization.
83 * Cleanup/Termination is handled automatically by a registered
86 void trace2_initialize_fl(const char *file
, int line
);
88 #define trace2_initialize() trace2_initialize_fl(__FILE__, __LINE__)
91 * Return 1 if trace2 is enabled (at least one target is active).
93 int trace2_is_enabled(void);
96 * Emit a 'start' event with the original (unmodified) argv.
98 void trace2_cmd_start_fl(const char *file
, int line
, const char **argv
);
100 #define trace2_cmd_start(argv) trace2_cmd_start_fl(__FILE__, __LINE__, (argv))
103 * Emit an 'exit' event.
105 * Write the exit-code that will be passed to exit() or returned
108 * Use this prior to actually calling exit().
109 * See "#define exit()" in git-compat-util.h
111 int trace2_cmd_exit_fl(const char *file
, int line
, int code
);
113 #define trace2_cmd_exit(code) (trace2_cmd_exit_fl(__FILE__, __LINE__, (code)))
116 * Emit an 'error' event.
118 * Write an error message to the TRACE2 targets.
120 void trace2_cmd_error_va_fl(const char *file
, int line
, const char *fmt
,
123 #define trace2_cmd_error_va(fmt, ap) \
124 trace2_cmd_error_va_fl(__FILE__, __LINE__, (fmt), (ap))
127 * Emit a 'pathname' event with the canonical pathname of the current process
128 * This gives post-processors a simple field to identify the command without
129 * having to parse the argv. For example, to distinguish invocations from
130 * installed versus debug executables.
132 void trace2_cmd_path_fl(const char *file
, int line
, const char *pathname
);
134 #define trace2_cmd_path(p) trace2_cmd_path_fl(__FILE__, __LINE__, (p))
137 * Emit a 'cmd_name' event with the canonical name of the command.
138 * This gives post-processors a simple field to identify the command
139 * without having to parse the argv.
141 void trace2_cmd_name_fl(const char *file
, int line
, const char *name
);
143 #define trace2_cmd_name(v) trace2_cmd_name_fl(__FILE__, __LINE__, (v))
146 * Emit a 'cmd_mode' event to further describe the command being run.
147 * For example, "checkout" can checkout a single file or can checkout a
148 * different branch. This gives post-processors a simple field to compare
149 * equivalent commands without having to parse the argv.
151 void trace2_cmd_mode_fl(const char *file
, int line
, const char *mode
);
153 #define trace2_cmd_mode(sv) trace2_cmd_mode_fl(__FILE__, __LINE__, (sv))
156 * Emits an "alias" message containing the alias used and the argument
159 void trace2_cmd_alias_fl(const char *file
, int line
, const char *alias
,
162 #define trace2_cmd_alias(alias, argv) \
163 trace2_cmd_alias_fl(__FILE__, __LINE__, (alias), (argv))
166 * Emit one or more 'def_param' events for "important" configuration
169 * Use the TR2_SYSENV_CFG_PARAM setting to register a comma-separated
170 * list of patterns configured important. For example:
171 * git config --system trace2.configParams 'core.*,remote.*.url'
173 * GIT_TRACE2_CONFIG_PARAMS=core.*,remote.*.url"
175 * Note: this routine does a read-only iteration on the config data
176 * (using read_early_config()), so it must not be called until enough
177 * of the process environment has been established. This includes the
178 * location of the git and worktree directories, expansion of any "-c"
179 * and "-C" command line options, and etc.
181 void trace2_cmd_list_config_fl(const char *file
, int line
);
183 #define trace2_cmd_list_config() trace2_cmd_list_config_fl(__FILE__, __LINE__)
186 * Emit a "def_param" event for the given config key/value pair IF
187 * we consider the key to be "important".
189 * Use this for new/updated config settings created/updated after
190 * trace2_cmd_list_config() is called.
192 void trace2_cmd_set_config_fl(const char *file
, int line
, const char *key
,
195 #define trace2_cmd_set_config(k, v) \
196 trace2_cmd_set_config_fl(__FILE__, __LINE__, (k), (v))
199 * Emits a "child_start" message containing the "child-id",
200 * "child-argv", and "child-classification".
202 * Before calling optionally set "cmd->trace2_child_class" to a string
203 * describing the type of the child process. For example, "editor" or
206 * This function assigns a unique "child-id" to `cmd->trace2_child_id`.
207 * This field is used later during the "child_exit" message to associate
208 * it with the "child_start" message.
210 * This function should be called before spawning the child process.
212 void trace2_child_start_fl(const char *file
, int line
,
213 struct child_process
*cmd
);
215 #define trace2_child_start(cmd) trace2_child_start_fl(__FILE__, __LINE__, (cmd))
218 * Emits a "child_exit" message containing the "child-id",
219 * the child's elapsed time and exit-code.
221 * The reported elapsed time includes the process creation overhead and
222 * time spend waiting for it to exit, so it may be slightly longer than
223 * the time reported by the child itself.
225 * This function should be called after reaping the child process.
227 void trace2_child_exit_fl(const char *file
, int line
, struct child_process
*cmd
,
228 int child_exit_code
);
230 #define trace2_child_exit(cmd, code) \
231 trace2_child_exit_fl(__FILE__, __LINE__, (cmd), (code))
234 * Emit an 'exec' event prior to calling one of exec(), execv(),
235 * execvp(), and etc. On Unix-derived systems, this will be the
236 * last event emitted for the current process, unless the exec
237 * fails. On Windows, exec() behaves like 'child_start' and a
238 * waitpid(), so additional events may be emitted.
240 * Returns a unique "exec-id". This value is used later
241 * if the exec() fails and a "exec-result" message is necessary.
243 int trace2_exec_fl(const char *file
, int line
, const char *exe
,
246 #define trace2_exec(exe, argv) trace2_exec_fl(__FILE__, __LINE__, (exe), (argv))
249 * Emit an 'exec_result' when possible. On Unix-derived systems,
250 * this should be called after exec() returns (which only happens
251 * when there is an error starting the new process). On Windows,
252 * this should be called after the waitpid().
254 * The "exec_id" should be the value returned from trace2_exec().
256 void trace2_exec_result_fl(const char *file
, int line
, int exec_id
, int code
);
258 #define trace2_exec_result(id, code) \
259 trace2_exec_result_fl(__FILE__, __LINE__, (id), (code))
262 * Emit a 'thread_start' event. This must be called from inside the
263 * thread-proc to set up the trace2 TLS data for the thread.
265 * Thread names should be descriptive, like "preload_index".
266 * Thread names will be decorated with an instance number automatically.
268 void trace2_thread_start_fl(const char *file
, int line
,
269 const char *thread_name
);
271 #define trace2_thread_start(thread_name) \
272 trace2_thread_start_fl(__FILE__, __LINE__, (thread_name))
275 * Emit a 'thread_exit' event. This must be called from inside the
276 * thread-proc to report thread-specific data and cleanup TLS data
279 void trace2_thread_exit_fl(const char *file
, int line
);
281 #define trace2_thread_exit() trace2_thread_exit_fl(__FILE__, __LINE__)
284 * Emits a "def_param" message containing a key/value pair.
286 * This message is intended to report some global aspect of the current
287 * command, such as a configuration setting or command line switch that
288 * significantly affects program performance or behavior, such as
289 * `core.abbrev`, `status.showUntrackedFiles`, or `--no-ahead-behind`.
291 void trace2_def_param_fl(const char *file
, int line
, const char *param
,
294 #define trace2_def_param(param, value) \
295 trace2_def_param_fl(__FILE__, __LINE__, (param), (value))
298 * Tell trace2 about a newly instantiated repo object and assign
299 * a trace2-repo-id to be used in subsequent activity events.
301 * Emits a 'worktree' event for this repo instance.
303 * Region and data messages may refer to this repo-id.
305 * The main/top-level repository will have repo-id value 1 (aka "r1").
307 * The repo-id field is in anticipation of future in-proc submodule
310 void trace2_def_repo_fl(const char *file
, int line
, struct repository
*repo
);
312 #define trace2_def_repo(repo) trace2_def_repo_fl(__FILE__, __LINE__, repo)
315 * Emit a 'region_enter' event for <category>.<label> with optional
316 * repo-id and printf message.
318 * This function pushes a new region nesting stack level on the current
319 * thread and starts a clock for the new stack frame.
321 * The `category` field is an arbitrary category name used to classify
322 * regions by feature area, such as "status" or "index". At this time
323 * it is only just printed along with the rest of the message. It may
324 * be used in the future to filter messages.
326 * The `label` field is an arbitrary label used to describe the activity
327 * being started, such as "read_recursive" or "do_read_index".
329 * The `repo` field, if set, will be used to get the "repo-id", so that
330 * recursive oerations can be attributed to the correct repository.
332 void trace2_region_enter_fl(const char *file
, int line
, const char *category
,
333 const char *label
, const struct repository
*repo
, ...);
335 #define trace2_region_enter(category, label, repo) \
336 trace2_region_enter_fl(__FILE__, __LINE__, (category), (label), (repo))
338 void trace2_region_enter_printf_va_fl(const char *file
, int line
,
339 const char *category
, const char *label
,
340 const struct repository
*repo
,
341 const char *fmt
, va_list ap
);
343 #define trace2_region_enter_printf_va(category, label, repo, fmt, ap) \
344 trace2_region_enter_printf_va_fl(__FILE__, __LINE__, (category), \
345 (label), (repo), (fmt), (ap))
347 void trace2_region_enter_printf_fl(const char *file
, int line
,
348 const char *category
, const char *label
,
349 const struct repository
*repo
,
350 const char *fmt
, ...);
352 #ifdef HAVE_VARIADIC_MACROS
353 #define trace2_region_enter_printf(category, label, repo, ...) \
354 trace2_region_enter_printf_fl(__FILE__, __LINE__, (category), (label), \
357 /* clang-format off */
358 __attribute__((format (region_enter_printf
, 4, 5)))
359 void trace2_region_enter_printf(const char *category
, const char *label
,
360 const struct repository
*repo
, const char *fmt
,
362 /* clang-format on */
366 * Emit a 'region_leave' event for <category>.<label> with optional
367 * repo-id and printf message.
369 * Leave current nesting level and report the elapsed time spent
370 * in this nesting level.
372 * The `category`, `label`, and `repo` fields are the same as
373 * trace2_region_enter_fl. The `category` and `label` do not
374 * need to match the corresponding "region_enter" message,
375 * but it makes the data stream easier to understand.
377 void trace2_region_leave_fl(const char *file
, int line
, const char *category
,
378 const char *label
, const struct repository
*repo
, ...);
380 #define trace2_region_leave(category, label, repo) \
381 trace2_region_leave_fl(__FILE__, __LINE__, (category), (label), (repo))
383 void trace2_region_leave_printf_va_fl(const char *file
, int line
,
384 const char *category
, const char *label
,
385 const struct repository
*repo
,
386 const char *fmt
, va_list ap
);
388 #define trace2_region_leave_printf_va(category, label, repo, fmt, ap) \
389 trace2_region_leave_printf_va_fl(__FILE__, __LINE__, (category), \
390 (label), (repo), (fmt), (ap))
392 void trace2_region_leave_printf_fl(const char *file
, int line
,
393 const char *category
, const char *label
,
394 const struct repository
*repo
,
395 const char *fmt
, ...);
397 #ifdef HAVE_VARIADIC_MACROS
398 #define trace2_region_leave_printf(category, label, repo, ...) \
399 trace2_region_leave_printf_fl(__FILE__, __LINE__, (category), (label), \
402 /* clang-format off */
403 __attribute__((format (region_leave_printf
, 4, 5)))
404 void trace2_region_leave_printf(const char *category
, const char *label
,
405 const struct repository
*repo
, const char *fmt
,
407 /* clang-format on */
411 * Emit a key-value pair 'data' event of the form <category>.<key> = <value>.
412 * This event implicitly contains information about thread, nesting region,
413 * and optional repo-id.
414 * This could be used to print the number of files in a directory during
415 * a multi-threaded recursive tree walk.
417 * On event-based TRACE2 targets, this generates a 'data' event suitable
418 * for post-processing. On printf-based TRACE2 targets, this is converted
419 * into a fixed-format printf message.
421 void trace2_data_string_fl(const char *file
, int line
, const char *category
,
422 const struct repository
*repo
, const char *key
,
425 #define trace2_data_string(category, repo, key, value) \
426 trace2_data_string_fl(__FILE__, __LINE__, (category), (repo), (key), \
429 void trace2_data_intmax_fl(const char *file
, int line
, const char *category
,
430 const struct repository
*repo
, const char *key
,
433 #define trace2_data_intmax(category, repo, key, value) \
434 trace2_data_intmax_fl(__FILE__, __LINE__, (category), (repo), (key), \
437 void trace2_data_json_fl(const char *file
, int line
, const char *category
,
438 const struct repository
*repo
, const char *key
,
439 const struct json_writer
*jw
);
441 #define trace2_data_json(category, repo, key, value) \
442 trace2_data_json_fl(__FILE__, __LINE__, (category), (repo), (key), \
446 * Emit a 'printf' event.
448 * Write an arbitrary formatted message to the TRACE2 targets. These
449 * text messages should be considered as human-readable strings without
450 * any formatting guidelines. Post-processors may choose to ignore
453 void trace2_printf_va_fl(const char *file
, int line
, const char *fmt
,
456 #define trace2_printf_va(fmt, ap) \
457 trace2_printf_va_fl(__FILE__, __LINE__, (fmt), (ap))
459 void trace2_printf_fl(const char *file
, int line
, const char *fmt
, ...);
461 #ifdef HAVE_VARIADIC_MACROS
462 #define trace2_printf(...) trace2_printf_fl(__FILE__, __LINE__, __VA_ARGS__)
464 /* clang-format off */
465 __attribute__((format (printf
, 1, 2)))
466 void trace2_printf(const char *fmt
, ...);
467 /* clang-format on */
471 * Optional platform-specific code to dump information about the
472 * current and any parent process(es). This is intended to allow
473 * post-processors to know who spawned this git instance and anything
474 * else that the platform may be able to tell us about the current process.
477 enum trace2_process_info_reason
{
478 TRACE2_PROCESS_INFO_STARTUP
,
479 TRACE2_PROCESS_INFO_EXIT
,
482 #if defined(GIT_WINDOWS_NATIVE)
483 void trace2_collect_process_info(enum trace2_process_info_reason reason
);
485 #define trace2_collect_process_info(reason) \
490 #endif /* TRACE2_H */