+
+/*
+ * Create lock file to the given path and filename.
+ * Returns the associated file descriptor, -1 on error.
+ */
+LTTNG_HIDDEN
+int utils_create_lock_file(const char *filepath)
+{
+ int ret;
+ int fd;
+ struct flock lock;
+
+ assert(filepath);
+
+ memset(&lock, 0, sizeof(lock));
+ fd = open(filepath, O_CREAT | O_WRONLY, S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR |
+ S_IRGRP | S_IWGRP);
+ if (fd < 0) {
+ PERROR("open lock file %s", filepath);
+ ret = -1;
+ goto error;
+ }
+
+ /*
+ * Attempt to lock the file. If this fails, there is
+ * already a process using the same lock file running
+ * and we should exit.
+ */
+ lock.l_whence = SEEK_SET;
+ lock.l_type = F_WRLCK;
+
+ ret = fcntl(fd, F_SETLK, &lock);
+ if (ret == -1) {
+ PERROR("fcntl lock file");
+ ERR("Could not get lock file %s, another instance is running.",
+ filepath);
+ if (close(fd)) {
+ PERROR("close lock file");
+ }
+ fd = ret;
+ goto error;
+ }
+
+error:
+ return fd;
+}
+
+/*
+ * On some filesystems (e.g. nfs), mkdir will validate access rights before
+ * checking for the existence of the path element. This means that on a setup
+ * where "/home/" is a mounted NFS share, and running as an unpriviledged user,
+ * recursively creating a path of the form "/home/my_user/trace/" will fail with
+ * EACCES on mkdir("/home", ...).
+ *
+ * Performing a stat(...) on the path to check for existence allows us to
+ * work around this behaviour.
+ */
+static
+int mkdir_check_exists(const char *path, mode_t mode)
+{
+ int ret = 0;
+ struct stat st;
+
+ ret = stat(path, &st);
+ if (ret == 0) {
+ if (S_ISDIR(st.st_mode)) {
+ /* Directory exists, skip. */
+ goto end;
+ } else {
+ /* Exists, but is not a directory. */
+ errno = ENOTDIR;
+ ret = -1;
+ goto end;
+ }
+ }
+
+ /*
+ * Let mkdir handle other errors as the caller expects mkdir
+ * semantics.
+ */
+ ret = mkdir(path, mode);
+end:
+ return ret;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Create directory using the given path and mode.
+ *
+ * On success, return 0 else a negative error code.
+ */
+LTTNG_HIDDEN
+int utils_mkdir(const char *path, mode_t mode, int uid, int gid)
+{
+ int ret;
+
+ if (uid < 0 || gid < 0) {
+ ret = mkdir_check_exists(path, mode);
+ } else {
+ ret = run_as_mkdir(path, mode, uid, gid);
+ }
+ if (ret < 0) {
+ if (errno != EEXIST) {
+ PERROR("mkdir %s, uid %d, gid %d", path ? path : "NULL",
+ uid, gid);
+ } else {
+ ret = 0;
+ }
+ }
+
+ return ret;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Internal version of mkdir_recursive. Runs as the current user.
+ * Don't call directly; use utils_mkdir_recursive().
+ *
+ * This function is ominously marked as "unsafe" since it should only
+ * be called by a caller that has transitioned to the uid and gid under which
+ * the directory creation should occur.
+ */
+LTTNG_HIDDEN
+int _utils_mkdir_recursive_unsafe(const char *path, mode_t mode)
+{
+ char *p, tmp[PATH_MAX];
+ size_t len;
+ int ret;
+
+ assert(path);
+
+ ret = snprintf(tmp, sizeof(tmp), "%s", path);
+ if (ret < 0) {
+ PERROR("snprintf mkdir");
+ goto error;
+ }
+
+ len = ret;
+ if (tmp[len - 1] == '/') {
+ tmp[len - 1] = 0;
+ }
+
+ for (p = tmp + 1; *p; p++) {
+ if (*p == '/') {
+ *p = 0;
+ if (tmp[strlen(tmp) - 1] == '.' &&
+ tmp[strlen(tmp) - 2] == '.' &&
+ tmp[strlen(tmp) - 3] == '/') {
+ ERR("Using '/../' is not permitted in the trace path (%s)",
+ tmp);
+ ret = -1;
+ goto error;
+ }
+ ret = mkdir_check_exists(tmp, mode);
+ if (ret < 0) {
+ if (errno != EACCES) {
+ PERROR("mkdir recursive");
+ ret = -errno;
+ goto error;
+ }
+ }
+ *p = '/';
+ }
+ }
+
+ ret = mkdir_check_exists(tmp, mode);
+ if (ret < 0) {
+ PERROR("mkdir recursive last element");
+ ret = -errno;
+ }
+
+error:
+ return ret;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Recursively create directory using the given path and mode, under the
+ * provided uid and gid.
+ *
+ * On success, return 0 else a negative error code.
+ */
+LTTNG_HIDDEN
+int utils_mkdir_recursive(const char *path, mode_t mode, int uid, int gid)
+{
+ int ret;
+
+ if (uid < 0 || gid < 0) {
+ /* Run as current user. */
+ ret = _utils_mkdir_recursive_unsafe(path, mode);
+ } else {
+ ret = run_as_mkdir_recursive(path, mode, uid, gid);
+ }
+ if (ret < 0) {
+ PERROR("mkdir %s, uid %d, gid %d", path ? path : "NULL",
+ uid, gid);
+ }
+
+ return ret;
+}
+
+/*
+ * path is the output parameter. It needs to be PATH_MAX len.
+ *
+ * Return 0 on success or else a negative value.
+ */
+static int utils_stream_file_name(char *path,
+ const char *path_name, const char *file_name,
+ uint64_t size, uint64_t count,
+ const char *suffix)
+{
+ int ret;
+ char full_path[PATH_MAX];
+ char *path_name_suffix = NULL;
+ char *extra = NULL;
+
+ ret = snprintf(full_path, sizeof(full_path), "%s/%s",
+ path_name, file_name);
+ if (ret < 0) {
+ PERROR("snprintf create output file");
+ goto error;
+ }
+
+ /* Setup extra string if suffix or/and a count is needed. */
+ if (size > 0 && suffix) {
+ ret = asprintf(&extra, "_%" PRIu64 "%s", count, suffix);
+ } else if (size > 0) {
+ ret = asprintf(&extra, "_%" PRIu64, count);
+ } else if (suffix) {
+ ret = asprintf(&extra, "%s", suffix);
+ }
+ if (ret < 0) {
+ PERROR("Allocating extra string to name");
+ goto error;
+ }
+
+ /*
+ * If we split the trace in multiple files, we have to add the count at
+ * the end of the tracefile name.
+ */
+ if (extra) {
+ ret = asprintf(&path_name_suffix, "%s%s", full_path, extra);
+ if (ret < 0) {
+ PERROR("Allocating path name with extra string");
+ goto error_free_suffix;
+ }
+ strncpy(path, path_name_suffix, PATH_MAX - 1);
+ path[PATH_MAX - 1] = '\0';
+ } else {
+ strncpy(path, full_path, PATH_MAX - 1);
+ }
+ path[PATH_MAX - 1] = '\0';
+ ret = 0;
+
+ free(path_name_suffix);
+error_free_suffix:
+ free(extra);
+error:
+ return ret;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Create the stream file on disk.
+ *
+ * Return 0 on success or else a negative value.
+ */
+LTTNG_HIDDEN
+int utils_create_stream_file(const char *path_name, char *file_name, uint64_t size,
+ uint64_t count, int uid, int gid, char *suffix)
+{
+ int ret, flags, mode;
+ char path[PATH_MAX];
+
+ ret = utils_stream_file_name(path, path_name, file_name,
+ size, count, suffix);
+ if (ret < 0) {
+ goto error;
+ }
+
+ flags = O_WRONLY | O_CREAT | O_TRUNC;
+ /* Open with 660 mode */
+ mode = S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR | S_IRGRP | S_IWGRP;
+
+ if (uid < 0 || gid < 0) {
+ ret = open(path, flags, mode);
+ } else {
+ ret = run_as_open(path, flags, mode, uid, gid);
+ }
+ if (ret < 0) {
+ PERROR("open stream path %s", path);
+ }
+error:
+ return ret;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Unlink the stream tracefile from disk.
+ *
+ * Return 0 on success or else a negative value.
+ */
+LTTNG_HIDDEN
+int utils_unlink_stream_file(const char *path_name, char *file_name, uint64_t size,
+ uint64_t count, int uid, int gid, char *suffix)
+{
+ int ret;
+ char path[PATH_MAX];
+
+ ret = utils_stream_file_name(path, path_name, file_name,
+ size, count, suffix);
+ if (ret < 0) {
+ goto error;
+ }
+ if (uid < 0 || gid < 0) {
+ ret = unlink(path);
+ } else {
+ ret = run_as_unlink(path, uid, gid);
+ }
+ if (ret < 0) {
+ goto error;
+ }
+error:
+ DBG("utils_unlink_stream_file %s returns %d", path, ret);
+ return ret;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Change the output tracefile according to the given size and count The
+ * new_count pointer is set during this operation.
+ *
+ * From the consumer, the stream lock MUST be held before calling this function
+ * because we are modifying the stream status.
+ *
+ * Return 0 on success or else a negative value.
+ */
+LTTNG_HIDDEN
+int utils_rotate_stream_file(char *path_name, char *file_name, uint64_t size,
+ uint64_t count, int uid, int gid, int out_fd, uint64_t *new_count,
+ int *stream_fd)
+{
+ int ret;
+
+ assert(stream_fd);
+
+ ret = close(out_fd);
+ if (ret < 0) {
+ PERROR("Closing tracefile");
+ goto error;
+ }
+ *stream_fd = -1;
+
+ if (count > 0) {
+ /*
+ * In tracefile rotation, for the relay daemon we need
+ * to unlink the old file if present, because it may
+ * still be open in reading by the live thread, and we
+ * need to ensure that we do not overwrite the content
+ * between get_index and get_packet. Since we have no
+ * way to verify integrity of the data content compared
+ * to the associated index, we need to ensure the reader
+ * has exclusive access to the file content, and that
+ * the open of the data file is performed in get_index.
+ * Unlinking the old file rather than overwriting it
+ * achieves this.
+ */
+ if (new_count) {
+ *new_count = (*new_count + 1) % count;
+ }
+ ret = utils_unlink_stream_file(path_name, file_name, size,
+ new_count ? *new_count : 0, uid, gid, 0);
+ if (ret < 0 && errno != ENOENT) {
+ goto error;
+ }
+ } else {
+ if (new_count) {
+ (*new_count)++;
+ }
+ }
+
+ ret = utils_create_stream_file(path_name, file_name, size,
+ new_count ? *new_count : 0, uid, gid, 0);
+ if (ret < 0) {
+ goto error;
+ }
+ *stream_fd = ret;
+
+ /* Success. */
+ ret = 0;
+
+error:
+ return ret;
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * Parse a string that represents a size in human readable format. It
+ * supports decimal integers suffixed by 'k', 'K', 'M' or 'G'.
+ *
+ * The suffix multiply the integer by:
+ * 'k': 1024
+ * 'M': 1024^2
+ * 'G': 1024^3
+ *
+ * @param str The string to parse.
+ * @param size Pointer to a uint64_t that will be filled with the
+ * resulting size.
+ *
+ * @return 0 on success, -1 on failure.
+ */
+LTTNG_HIDDEN
+int utils_parse_size_suffix(const char * const str, uint64_t * const size)
+{
+ int ret;
+ uint64_t base_size;
+ long shift = 0;
+ const char *str_end;
+ char *num_end;
+
+ if (!str) {
+ DBG("utils_parse_size_suffix: received a NULL string.");
+ ret = -1;
+ goto end;
+ }
+
+ /* strtoull will accept a negative number, but we don't want to. */
+ if (strchr(str, '-') != NULL) {
+ DBG("utils_parse_size_suffix: invalid size string, should not contain '-'.");
+ ret = -1;
+ goto end;
+ }
+
+ /* str_end will point to the \0 */
+ str_end = str + strlen(str);
+ errno = 0;
+ base_size = strtoull(str, &num_end, 0);
+ if (errno != 0) {
+ PERROR("utils_parse_size_suffix strtoull");
+ ret = -1;
+ goto end;
+ }
+
+ if (num_end == str) {
+ /* strtoull parsed nothing, not good. */
+ DBG("utils_parse_size_suffix: strtoull had nothing good to parse.");
+ ret = -1;
+ goto end;
+ }
+
+ /* Check if a prefix is present. */
+ switch (*num_end) {
+ case 'G':
+ shift = GIBI_LOG2;
+ num_end++;
+ break;
+ case 'M': /* */
+ shift = MEBI_LOG2;
+ num_end++;
+ break;
+ case 'K':
+ case 'k':
+ shift = KIBI_LOG2;
+ num_end++;
+ break;
+ case '\0':
+ break;
+ default:
+ DBG("utils_parse_size_suffix: invalid suffix.");
+ ret = -1;
+ goto end;
+ }
+
+ /* Check for garbage after the valid input. */
+ if (num_end != str_end) {
+ DBG("utils_parse_size_suffix: Garbage after size string.");
+ ret = -1;
+ goto end;
+ }
+
+ *size = base_size << shift;
+
+ /* Check for overflow */
+ if ((*size >> shift) != base_size) {
+ DBG("utils_parse_size_suffix: oops, overflow detected.");
+ ret = -1;
+ goto end;
+ }
+
+ ret = 0;
+end:
+ return ret;
+}
+
+/*
+ * fls: returns the position of the most significant bit.
+ * Returns 0 if no bit is set, else returns the position of the most
+ * significant bit (from 1 to 32 on 32-bit, from 1 to 64 on 64-bit).
+ */
+#if defined(__i386) || defined(__x86_64)
+static inline unsigned int fls_u32(uint32_t x)
+{
+ int r;
+
+ asm("bsrl %1,%0\n\t"
+ "jnz 1f\n\t"
+ "movl $-1,%0\n\t"
+ "1:\n\t"
+ : "=r" (r) : "rm" (x));
+ return r + 1;
+}
+#define HAS_FLS_U32
+#endif
+
+#if defined(__x86_64)
+static inline
+unsigned int fls_u64(uint64_t x)
+{
+ long r;
+
+ asm("bsrq %1,%0\n\t"
+ "jnz 1f\n\t"
+ "movq $-1,%0\n\t"
+ "1:\n\t"
+ : "=r" (r) : "rm" (x));
+ return r + 1;
+}
+#define HAS_FLS_U64
+#endif
+
+#ifndef HAS_FLS_U64
+static __attribute__((unused))
+unsigned int fls_u64(uint64_t x)
+{
+ unsigned int r = 64;
+
+ if (!x)
+ return 0;
+
+ if (!(x & 0xFFFFFFFF00000000ULL)) {
+ x <<= 32;
+ r -= 32;
+ }
+ if (!(x & 0xFFFF000000000000ULL)) {
+ x <<= 16;
+ r -= 16;
+ }
+ if (!(x & 0xFF00000000000000ULL)) {
+ x <<= 8;
+ r -= 8;
+ }
+ if (!(x & 0xF000000000000000ULL)) {
+ x <<= 4;
+ r -= 4;
+ }
+ if (!(x & 0xC000000000000000ULL)) {
+ x <<= 2;
+ r -= 2;
+ }
+ if (!(x & 0x8000000000000000ULL)) {
+ x <<= 1;
+ r -= 1;
+ }
+ return r;
+}
+#endif
+
+#ifndef HAS_FLS_U32
+static __attribute__((unused)) unsigned int fls_u32(uint32_t x)
+{
+ unsigned int r = 32;
+
+ if (!x) {
+ return 0;
+ }
+ if (!(x & 0xFFFF0000U)) {
+ x <<= 16;
+ r -= 16;
+ }
+ if (!(x & 0xFF000000U)) {
+ x <<= 8;
+ r -= 8;
+ }
+ if (!(x & 0xF0000000U)) {
+ x <<= 4;
+ r -= 4;
+ }
+ if (!(x & 0xC0000000U)) {
+ x <<= 2;
+ r -= 2;
+ }
+ if (!(x & 0x80000000U)) {
+ x <<= 1;
+ r -= 1;
+ }
+ return r;
+}
+#endif
+
+/*
+ * Return the minimum order for which x <= (1UL << order).
+ * Return -1 if x is 0.
+ */
+LTTNG_HIDDEN
+int utils_get_count_order_u32(uint32_t x)
+{
+ if (!x) {
+ return -1;
+ }
+
+ return fls_u32(x - 1);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Return the minimum order for which x <= (1UL << order).
+ * Return -1 if x is 0.
+ */
+LTTNG_HIDDEN
+int utils_get_count_order_u64(uint64_t x)
+{
+ if (!x) {
+ return -1;
+ }
+
+ return fls_u64(x - 1);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Obtain the value of LTTNG_HOME environment variable, if exists.
+ * Otherwise returns the value of HOME.
+ */
+LTTNG_HIDDEN
+char *utils_get_home_dir(void)
+{
+ char *val = NULL;
+ struct passwd *pwd;
+
+ val = lttng_secure_getenv(DEFAULT_LTTNG_HOME_ENV_VAR);
+ if (val != NULL) {
+ goto end;
+ }
+ val = lttng_secure_getenv(DEFAULT_LTTNG_FALLBACK_HOME_ENV_VAR);
+ if (val != NULL) {
+ goto end;
+ }
+
+ /* Fallback on the password file entry. */
+ pwd = getpwuid(getuid());
+ if (!pwd) {
+ goto end;
+ }
+ val = pwd->pw_dir;
+
+ DBG3("Home directory is '%s'", val);
+
+end:
+ return val;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Get user's home directory. Dynamically allocated, must be freed
+ * by the caller.
+ */
+LTTNG_HIDDEN
+char *utils_get_user_home_dir(uid_t uid)
+{
+ struct passwd pwd;
+ struct passwd *result;
+ char *home_dir = NULL;
+ char *buf = NULL;
+ long buflen;
+ int ret;
+
+ buflen = sysconf(_SC_GETPW_R_SIZE_MAX);
+ if (buflen == -1) {
+ goto end;
+ }
+retry:
+ buf = zmalloc(buflen);
+ if (!buf) {
+ goto end;
+ }
+
+ ret = getpwuid_r(uid, &pwd, buf, buflen, &result);
+ if (ret || !result) {
+ if (ret == ERANGE) {
+ free(buf);
+ buflen *= 2;
+ goto retry;
+ }
+ goto end;
+ }
+
+ home_dir = strdup(pwd.pw_dir);
+end:
+ free(buf);
+ return home_dir;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Obtain the value of LTTNG_KMOD_PROBES environment variable, if exists.
+ * Otherwise returns NULL.
+ */
+LTTNG_HIDDEN
+char *utils_get_kmod_probes_list(void)
+{
+ return lttng_secure_getenv(DEFAULT_LTTNG_KMOD_PROBES);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Obtain the value of LTTNG_EXTRA_KMOD_PROBES environment variable, if
+ * exists. Otherwise returns NULL.
+ */
+LTTNG_HIDDEN
+char *utils_get_extra_kmod_probes_list(void)
+{
+ return lttng_secure_getenv(DEFAULT_LTTNG_EXTRA_KMOD_PROBES);
+}
+
+/*
+ * With the given format, fill dst with the time of len maximum siz.
+ *
+ * Return amount of bytes set in the buffer or else 0 on error.
+ */
+LTTNG_HIDDEN
+size_t utils_get_current_time_str(const char *format, char *dst, size_t len)
+{
+ size_t ret;
+ time_t rawtime;
+ struct tm *timeinfo;
+
+ assert(format);
+ assert(dst);
+
+ /* Get date and time for session path */
+ time(&rawtime);
+ timeinfo = localtime(&rawtime);
+ ret = strftime(dst, len, format, timeinfo);
+ if (ret == 0) {
+ ERR("Unable to strftime with format %s at dst %p of len %zu", format,
+ dst, len);
+ }
+
+ return ret;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Return the group ID matching name, else 0 if it cannot be found.
+ */
+LTTNG_HIDDEN
+gid_t utils_get_group_id(const char *name)
+{
+ struct group *grp;
+
+ grp = getgrnam(name);
+ if (!grp) {
+ static volatile int warn_once;
+
+ if (!warn_once) {
+ WARN("No tracing group detected");
+ warn_once = 1;
+ }
+ return 0;
+ }
+ return grp->gr_gid;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Return a newly allocated option string. This string is to be used as the
+ * optstring argument of getopt_long(), see GETOPT(3). opt_count is the number
+ * of elements in the long_options array. Returns NULL if the string's
+ * allocation fails.
+ */
+LTTNG_HIDDEN
+char *utils_generate_optstring(const struct option *long_options,
+ size_t opt_count)
+{
+ int i;
+ size_t string_len = opt_count, str_pos = 0;
+ char *optstring;
+
+ /*
+ * Compute the necessary string length. One letter per option, two when an
+ * argument is necessary, and a trailing NULL.
+ */
+ for (i = 0; i < opt_count; i++) {
+ string_len += long_options[i].has_arg ? 1 : 0;
+ }
+
+ optstring = zmalloc(string_len);
+ if (!optstring) {
+ goto end;
+ }
+
+ for (i = 0; i < opt_count; i++) {
+ if (!long_options[i].name) {
+ /* Got to the trailing NULL element */
+ break;
+ }
+
+ if (long_options[i].val != '\0') {
+ optstring[str_pos++] = (char) long_options[i].val;
+ if (long_options[i].has_arg) {
+ optstring[str_pos++] = ':';
+ }
+ }
+ }
+
+end:
+ return optstring;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Try to remove a hierarchy of empty directories, recursively. Don't unlink
+ * any file. Try to rmdir any empty directory within the hierarchy.
+ */
+LTTNG_HIDDEN
+int utils_recursive_rmdir(const char *path)
+{
+ DIR *dir;
+ size_t path_len;
+ int dir_fd, ret = 0, closeret, is_empty = 1;
+ struct dirent *entry;
+
+ /* Open directory */
+ dir = opendir(path);
+ if (!dir) {
+ PERROR("Cannot open '%s' path", path);
+ return -1;
+ }
+ dir_fd = lttng_dirfd(dir);
+ if (dir_fd < 0) {
+ PERROR("lttng_dirfd");
+ return -1;
+ }
+
+ path_len = strlen(path);
+ while ((entry = readdir(dir))) {
+ struct stat st;
+ size_t name_len;
+ char filename[PATH_MAX];
+
+ if (!strcmp(entry->d_name, ".")
+ || !strcmp(entry->d_name, "..")) {
+ continue;
+ }
+
+ name_len = strlen(entry->d_name);
+ if (path_len + name_len + 2 > sizeof(filename)) {
+ ERR("Failed to remove file: path name too long (%s/%s)",
+ path, entry->d_name);
+ continue;
+ }
+ if (snprintf(filename, sizeof(filename), "%s/%s",
+ path, entry->d_name) < 0) {
+ ERR("Failed to format path.");
+ continue;
+ }
+
+ if (stat(filename, &st)) {
+ PERROR("stat");
+ continue;
+ }
+
+ if (S_ISDIR(st.st_mode)) {
+ char subpath[PATH_MAX];
+
+ strncpy(subpath, path, PATH_MAX);
+ subpath[PATH_MAX - 1] = '\0';
+ strncat(subpath, "/",
+ PATH_MAX - strlen(subpath) - 1);
+ strncat(subpath, entry->d_name,
+ PATH_MAX - strlen(subpath) - 1);
+ if (utils_recursive_rmdir(subpath)) {
+ is_empty = 0;
+ }
+ } else if (S_ISREG(st.st_mode)) {
+ is_empty = 0;
+ } else {
+ ret = -EINVAL;
+ goto end;
+ }
+ }
+end:
+ closeret = closedir(dir);
+ if (closeret) {
+ PERROR("closedir");
+ }
+ if (is_empty) {
+ DBG3("Attempting rmdir %s", path);
+ ret = rmdir(path);
+ }
+ return ret;
+}
+
+LTTNG_HIDDEN
+int utils_truncate_stream_file(int fd, off_t length)
+{
+ int ret;
+
+ ret = ftruncate(fd, length);
+ if (ret < 0) {
+ PERROR("ftruncate");
+ goto end;
+ }
+ ret = lseek(fd, length, SEEK_SET);
+ if (ret < 0) {
+ PERROR("lseek");
+ goto end;
+ }
+end:
+ return ret;
+}
+
+static const char *get_man_bin_path(void)
+{
+ char *env_man_path = lttng_secure_getenv(DEFAULT_MAN_BIN_PATH_ENV);
+
+ if (env_man_path) {
+ return env_man_path;
+ }
+
+ return DEFAULT_MAN_BIN_PATH;
+}
+
+LTTNG_HIDDEN
+int utils_show_help(int section, const char *page_name,
+ const char *help_msg)
+{
+ char section_string[8];
+ const char *man_bin_path = get_man_bin_path();
+ int ret = 0;
+
+ if (help_msg) {
+ printf("%s", help_msg);
+ goto end;
+ }
+
+ /* Section integer -> section string */
+ ret = sprintf(section_string, "%d", section);
+ assert(ret > 0 && ret < 8);
+
+ /*
+ * Execute man pager.
+ *
+ * We provide -M to man here because LTTng-tools can
+ * be installed outside /usr, in which case its man pages are
+ * not located in the default /usr/share/man directory.
+ */
+ ret = execlp(man_bin_path, "man", "-M", MANPATH,
+ section_string, page_name, NULL);
+
+end:
+ return ret;
+}