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826d496d 1/*
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2 * lttng.h
3 *
4 * Linux Trace Toolkit Control Library Header File
5 *
826d496d 6 * Copyright (C) 2011 - David Goulet <david.goulet@polymtl.ca>
fac6795d 7 *
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8 * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
9 * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
10 * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; only
11 * version 2.1 of the License.
12 *
13 * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
fac6795d 14 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
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15 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
16 * Lesser General Public License for more details.
17 *
18 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
19 * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
20 * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
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21 */
22
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23#ifndef _LTTNG_H
24#define _LTTNG_H
fac6795d 25
f3ed775e 26#include <asm/types.h>
7d29a247 27#include <sys/types.h>
f3ed775e 28#include <stdint.h>
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29#include <limits.h>
30
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31/* Default unix group name for tracing. */
32#define LTTNG_DEFAULT_TRACING_GROUP "tracing"
fac6795d 33
b7384347 34/* Environment variable to set session daemon binary path. */
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35#define LTTNG_SESSIOND_PATH_ENV "LTTNG_SESSIOND_PATH"
36
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37/* Default trace output directory name */
38#define LTTNG_DEFAULT_TRACE_DIR_NAME "lttng-traces"
39
b7384347 40/*
e6ddca71 41 * Event symbol length. Copied from LTTng kernel ABI.
1657e9bb 42 */
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43#define LTTNG_SYMBOL_NAME_LEN 128
44
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45/*
46 * Every lttng_event_* structure both apply to kernel event and user-space
47 * event.
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48 */
49
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50/*
51 * Domain type are the different possible tracers.
52 */
53enum lttng_domain_type {
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54 LTTNG_DOMAIN_KERNEL = 1,
55 LTTNG_DOMAIN_UST = 2,
56 LTTNG_DOMAIN_UST_EXEC_NAME = 3,
57 LTTNG_DOMAIN_UST_PID = 4,
58 LTTNG_DOMAIN_UST_PID_FOLLOW_CHILDREN = 5,
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59};
60
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61/*
62 * Instrumentation type of tracing event.
63 */
f3ed775e 64enum lttng_event_type {
e6ddca71 65 LTTNG_EVENT_TRACEPOINT,
7d29a247 66 LTTNG_EVENT_PROBE,
f3ed775e 67 LTTNG_EVENT_FUNCTION,
8f0d098b 68 LTTNG_EVENT_FUNCTION_ENTRY,
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69};
70
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71/*
72 * LTTng consumer mode
73 */
74enum lttng_event_output {
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75 LTTNG_EVENT_SPLICE = 0,
76 LTTNG_EVENT_MMAP = 1,
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77};
78
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79/* Event context possible type */
80enum lttng_event_context_type {
81 LTTNG_EVENT_CONTEXT_PID = 0,
82 LTTNG_EVENT_CONTEXT_PERF_COUNTER = 1,
83 LTTNG_EVENT_CONTEXT_COMM = 2,
84 LTTNG_EVENT_CONTEXT_PRIO = 3,
85 LTTNG_EVENT_CONTEXT_NICE = 4,
86 LTTNG_EVENT_CONTEXT_VPID = 5,
87 LTTNG_EVENT_CONTEXT_TID = 6,
88 LTTNG_EVENT_CONTEXT_VTID = 7,
89 LTTNG_EVENT_CONTEXT_PPID = 8,
90 LTTNG_EVENT_CONTEXT_VPPID = 9,
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91};
92
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93enum lttng_calibrate_type {
94 LTTNG_CALIBRATE_FUNCTION = 0,
95};
96
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97struct lttng_domain {
98 enum lttng_domain_type type;
99 union {
100 pid_t pid;
101 char exec_name[NAME_MAX];
102 } attr;
103};
104
d65106b1 105/* Perf counter attributes */
7d29a247 106struct lttng_event_perf_counter_ctx {
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107 uint32_t type;
108 uint64_t config;
109 char name[LTTNG_SYMBOL_NAME_LEN];
110};
111
112/* Event/Channel context */
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113struct lttng_event_context {
114 enum lttng_event_context_type ctx;
d65106b1 115 union {
7d29a247 116 struct lttng_event_perf_counter_ctx perf_counter;
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117 } u;
118};
119
b7384347 120/*
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121 * Event probe.
122 *
123 * Either addr is used or symbol_name and offset.
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7d29a247 125struct lttng_event_probe_attr {
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126 uint64_t addr;
127
128 uint64_t offset;
129 char symbol_name[LTTNG_SYMBOL_NAME_LEN];
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130};
131
b7384347 132/*
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133 * Function tracer
134 */
135struct lttng_event_function_attr {
136 char symbol_name[LTTNG_SYMBOL_NAME_LEN];
137};
138
139/*
140 * Generic lttng event
141 */
142struct lttng_event {
143 char name[LTTNG_SYMBOL_NAME_LEN];
144 enum lttng_event_type type;
9f19cc17 145 uint32_t enabled;
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146 /* Per event type configuration */
147 union {
7d29a247 148 struct lttng_event_probe_attr probe;
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149 struct lttng_event_function_attr ftrace;
150 } attr;
151};
152
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153/*
154 * Tracer channel attributes. For both kernel and user-space.
155 */
f3ed775e 156struct lttng_channel_attr {
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157 int overwrite; /* 1: overwrite, 0: discard */
158 uint64_t subbuf_size; /* bytes */
159 uint64_t num_subbuf; /* power of 2 */
160 unsigned int switch_timer_interval; /* usec */
161 unsigned int read_timer_interval; /* usec */
f05b5f07 162 enum lttng_event_output output; /* splice, mmap */
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163};
164
165/*
e6ddca71 166 * Channel information structure. For both kernel and user-space.
1657e9bb 167 */
e6ddca71 168struct lttng_channel {
1657e9bb 169 char name[NAME_MAX];
9f19cc17 170 uint32_t enabled;
e6ddca71 171 struct lttng_channel_attr attr;
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172};
173
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174struct lttng_calibrate {
175 enum lttng_calibrate_type type;
176};
177
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178/*
179 * Basic session information.
180 *
181 * This is an 'output data' meaning that it only comes *from* the session
182 * daemon *to* the lttng client. It's basically a 'human' representation of
183 * tracing entities (here a session).
184 */
185struct lttng_session {
f3ed775e 186 char name[NAME_MAX];
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187 /* The path where traces are written */
188 char path[PATH_MAX];
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189};
190
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191/*
192 * Handle used as a context for commands.
193 */
194struct lttng_handle {
195 char session_name[NAME_MAX];
196 struct lttng_domain domain;
197};
198
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199/*
200 * Public LTTng control API
201 *
202 * For functions having a lttng domain type as parameter, if a bad value is
203 * given, NO default is applied and an error is returned.
204 *
205 * On success, all functions of the API return 0 or the size of the allocated
206 * array.
207 *
208 * On error, a negative value is returned being a specific lttng-tools error
209 * code which can be humanly interpreted with lttng_get_readable_code(err).
210 */
211
b7384347 212/*
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213 * Create an handle used as a context for every request made to the library.
214 *
215 * This handle contains the session name and lttng domain on which the command
216 * will be executed on.
217 */
218extern struct lttng_handle *lttng_create_handle(const char *session_name,
219 struct lttng_domain *domain);
220
221/*
222 * Destroy an handle. This will simply free(3) the data pointer returned by
223 * lttng_create_handle() and rendering it unsuable.
b7384347 224 */
cd80958d 225extern void lttng_destroy_handle(struct lttng_handle *handle);
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226
227/*
228 * Create tracing session using a name and a path where trace will be written.
229 */
38057ed1 230extern int lttng_create_session(const char *name, const char *path);
f3ed775e 231
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232/*
233 * Destroy tracing session.
234 *
235 * The session will not be useable anymore, tracing will stopped for all
236 * registered trace and tracing buffers will be flushed.
237 */
cd80958d 238extern int lttng_destroy_session(struct lttng_handle *handle);
f3ed775e 239
e6ddca71 240/*
9f19cc17 241 * List all tracing sessions.
7d29a247 242 *
9f19cc17 243 * Return the size of the "lttng_session" array. Caller must free(3).
e6ddca71 244 */
ca95a216 245extern int lttng_list_sessions(struct lttng_session **sessions);
f3ed775e 246
9f19cc17 247/*
2a71efd5 248 * List registered domain(s) of a session.
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249 *
250 * Return the size of the "lttng_domain" array. Caller must free(3).
251 */
cd80958d 252extern int lttng_list_domains(struct lttng_handle *handle,
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253 struct lttng_domain **domains);
254
255/*
256 * List channel(s) of a session.
257 *
258 * Return the size of the "lttng_channel" array. Caller must free(3).
259 */
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260extern int lttng_list_channels(struct lttng_handle *handle,
261 struct lttng_channel **channels);
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262
263/*
264 * List event(s) of a session channel.
265 *
266 * Return the size of the "lttng_event" array. Caller must free(3).
267 */
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268extern int lttng_list_events(struct lttng_handle *handle,
269 const char *channel_name, struct lttng_event **events);
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270
271/*
cd80958d 272 * List available tracepoints of a specific lttng domain.
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273 *
274 * Return the size of the "lttng_event" array. Caller must free(3).
275 */
cd80958d 276extern int lttng_list_tracepoints(struct lttng_handle *handle,
2a71efd5 277 struct lttng_event **events);
9f19cc17 278
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279/*
280 * Check if a session daemon is alive.
281 */
947308c4 282extern int lttng_session_daemon_alive(void);
f3ed775e 283
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284/*
285 * Set tracing group for the *current* flow of execution.
286 */
b7384347 287extern int lttng_set_tracing_group(const char *name);
f3ed775e 288
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289/*
290 * Return a human readable error message of a lttng-tools error code.
291 *
292 * Parameter MUST be a negative value or else you'll get a generic message.
293 */
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294extern const char *lttng_get_readable_code(int code);
295
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296/*
297 * Start tracing for *all* registered trace (kernel and user-space).
298 */
cd80958d 299extern int lttng_start_tracing(struct lttng_handle *handle);
f3ed775e 300
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301/*
302 * Stop tracing for *all* registered trace (kernel and user-space).
303 */
cd80958d 304extern int lttng_stop_tracing(struct lttng_handle *handle);
f3ed775e 305
b7384347 306/*
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307 * Add context to event for a specific channel.
308 *
309 * If event_name is NULL, the context is applied to all event of the channel.
310 * If channel_name is NULL, a lookup of the event's channel is done.
311 * If both are NULL, the context is applied on all events of all channels.
b7384347 312 */
cd80958d 313extern int lttng_add_context(struct lttng_handle *handle,
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314 struct lttng_event_context *ctx, const char *event_name,
315 const char *channel_name);
f3ed775e 316
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317/*
318 * Create or enable a kernel event.
319 *
320 * If the event you are trying to enable does not exist, it will be created,
321 * else it is enabled.
322 *
323 * If channel_name is NULL, the default channel is used (channel0).
324 */
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325extern int lttng_enable_event(struct lttng_handle *handle,
326 struct lttng_event *ev, const char *channel_name);
f3ed775e 327
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328/*
329 * Create or enable a kernel channel.
330 *
331 * If name is NULL, the default channel is enabled (channel0).
332 */
cd80958d 333extern int lttng_enable_channel(struct lttng_handle *handle,
38057ed1 334 struct lttng_channel *chan);
f3ed775e 335
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336/*
337 * Disable kernel event.
338 *
339 * If channel_name is NULL, the default channel is used (channel0).
340 */
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341extern int lttng_disable_event(struct lttng_handle *handle,
342 const char *name, const char *channel_name);
fac6795d 343
1df4dedd 344/*
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345 * Disable kernel channel.
346 *
347 * If channel_name is NULL, the default channel is disabled (channel0).
1df4dedd 348 */
cd80958d 349extern int lttng_disable_channel(struct lttng_handle *handle,
38057ed1 350 const char *name);
1df4dedd 351
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352/*
353 * Calibrate LTTng overhead.
354 */
cd80958d 355extern int lttng_calibrate(struct lttng_handle *handle,
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356 struct lttng_calibrate *calibrate);
357
b7384347 358#endif /* _LTTNG_H */
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