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1edb47ec4SLluís /*
2edb47ec4SLluís  * Simple trace backend
3edb47ec4SLluís  *
4edb47ec4SLluís  * Copyright IBM, Corp. 2010
5edb47ec4SLluís  *
6edb47ec4SLluís  * This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL, version 2.  See
7edb47ec4SLluís  * the COPYING file in the top-level directory.
8edb47ec4SLluís  *
9edb47ec4SLluís  */
10edb47ec4SLluís 
11d38ea87aSPeter Maydell #include "qemu/osdep.h"
1285aff158SStefan Hajnoczi #ifndef _WIN32
13edb47ec4SLluís #include <pthread.h>
1485aff158SStefan Hajnoczi #endif
151de7afc9SPaolo Bonzini #include "qemu/timer.h"
16edb47ec4SLluís #include "trace.h"
17e4858974SLluís #include "trace/control.h"
18b618c288SLluís Vilanova #include "trace/simple.h"
19edb47ec4SLluís 
20*ef4c9fc8SDaniel P. Berrange /** Trace file header event ID, picked to avoid conflict with real event IDs */
21*ef4c9fc8SDaniel P. Berrange #define HEADER_EVENT_ID (~(uint64_t)0)
22edb47ec4SLluís 
23edb47ec4SLluís /** Trace file magic number */
24edb47ec4SLluís #define HEADER_MAGIC 0xf2b177cb0aa429b4ULL
25edb47ec4SLluís 
26edb47ec4SLluís /** Trace file version number, bump if format changes */
27ef0bd3bbSLluís Vilanova #define HEADER_VERSION 3
28edb47ec4SLluís 
29edb47ec4SLluís /** Records were dropped event ID */
30edb47ec4SLluís #define DROPPED_EVENT_ID (~(uint64_t)0 - 1)
31edb47ec4SLluís 
32edb47ec4SLluís /** Trace record is valid */
33edb47ec4SLluís #define TRACE_RECORD_VALID ((uint64_t)1 << 63)
34edb47ec4SLluís 
35edb47ec4SLluís /*
36edb47ec4SLluís  * Trace records are written out by a dedicated thread.  The thread waits for
37edb47ec4SLluís  * records to become available, writes them out, and then waits again.
38edb47ec4SLluís  */
3986946a2dSMichael Tokarev static CompatGMutex trace_lock;
4086946a2dSMichael Tokarev static CompatGCond trace_available_cond;
4186946a2dSMichael Tokarev static CompatGCond trace_empty_cond;
424a0e6714SStefan Hajnoczi 
43edb47ec4SLluís static bool trace_available;
44edb47ec4SLluís static bool trace_writeout_enabled;
45edb47ec4SLluís 
4662bab732SHarsh Prateek Bora enum {
4762bab732SHarsh Prateek Bora     TRACE_BUF_LEN = 4096 * 64,
4862bab732SHarsh Prateek Bora     TRACE_BUF_FLUSH_THRESHOLD = TRACE_BUF_LEN / 4,
4962bab732SHarsh Prateek Bora };
5062bab732SHarsh Prateek Bora 
5162bab732SHarsh Prateek Bora uint8_t trace_buf[TRACE_BUF_LEN];
5230d94087SStefan Hajnoczi static volatile gint trace_idx;
5362bab732SHarsh Prateek Bora static unsigned int writeout_idx;
5430d94087SStefan Hajnoczi static volatile gint dropped_events;
5526896cbfSStefan Hajnoczi static uint32_t trace_pid;
56edb47ec4SLluís static FILE *trace_fp;
574552e410SStefan Weil static char *trace_file_name;
58edb47ec4SLluís 
5962bab732SHarsh Prateek Bora /* * Trace buffer entry */
6062bab732SHarsh Prateek Bora typedef struct {
61*ef4c9fc8SDaniel P. Berrange     uint64_t event; /* event ID value */
6262bab732SHarsh Prateek Bora     uint64_t timestamp_ns;
6362bab732SHarsh Prateek Bora     uint32_t length;   /*    in bytes */
6426896cbfSStefan Hajnoczi     uint32_t pid;
65fb3a5085SMarkus Armbruster     uint64_t arguments[];
6662bab732SHarsh Prateek Bora } TraceRecord;
6762bab732SHarsh Prateek Bora 
6862bab732SHarsh Prateek Bora typedef struct {
6962bab732SHarsh Prateek Bora     uint64_t header_event_id; /* HEADER_EVENT_ID */
7062bab732SHarsh Prateek Bora     uint64_t header_magic;    /* HEADER_MAGIC    */
7162bab732SHarsh Prateek Bora     uint64_t header_version;  /* HEADER_VERSION  */
728ae601e8SHarsh Prateek Bora } TraceLogHeader;
7362bab732SHarsh Prateek Bora 
7462bab732SHarsh Prateek Bora 
7562bab732SHarsh Prateek Bora static void read_from_buffer(unsigned int idx, void *dataptr, size_t size);
7662bab732SHarsh Prateek Bora static unsigned int write_to_buffer(unsigned int idx, void *dataptr, size_t size);
7762bab732SHarsh Prateek Bora 
7862bab732SHarsh Prateek Bora static void clear_buffer_range(unsigned int idx, size_t len)
7962bab732SHarsh Prateek Bora {
8062bab732SHarsh Prateek Bora     uint32_t num = 0;
8162bab732SHarsh Prateek Bora     while (num < len) {
8262bab732SHarsh Prateek Bora         if (idx >= TRACE_BUF_LEN) {
8362bab732SHarsh Prateek Bora             idx = idx % TRACE_BUF_LEN;
8462bab732SHarsh Prateek Bora         }
8562bab732SHarsh Prateek Bora         trace_buf[idx++] = 0;
8662bab732SHarsh Prateek Bora         num++;
8762bab732SHarsh Prateek Bora     }
8862bab732SHarsh Prateek Bora }
89edb47ec4SLluís /**
90edb47ec4SLluís  * Read a trace record from the trace buffer
91edb47ec4SLluís  *
92edb47ec4SLluís  * @idx         Trace buffer index
93edb47ec4SLluís  * @record      Trace record to fill
94edb47ec4SLluís  *
95edb47ec4SLluís  * Returns false if the record is not valid.
96edb47ec4SLluís  */
9762bab732SHarsh Prateek Bora static bool get_trace_record(unsigned int idx, TraceRecord **recordptr)
98edb47ec4SLluís {
9962bab732SHarsh Prateek Bora     uint64_t event_flag = 0;
10062bab732SHarsh Prateek Bora     TraceRecord record;
10162bab732SHarsh Prateek Bora     /* read the event flag to see if its a valid record */
10262bab732SHarsh Prateek Bora     read_from_buffer(idx, &record, sizeof(event_flag));
10362bab732SHarsh Prateek Bora 
10462bab732SHarsh Prateek Bora     if (!(record.event & TRACE_RECORD_VALID)) {
105edb47ec4SLluís         return false;
106edb47ec4SLluís     }
107edb47ec4SLluís 
10862bab732SHarsh Prateek Bora     smp_rmb(); /* read memory barrier before accessing record */
10962bab732SHarsh Prateek Bora     /* read the record header to know record length */
11062bab732SHarsh Prateek Bora     read_from_buffer(idx, &record, sizeof(TraceRecord));
111cb8d4c8fSStefan Weil     *recordptr = malloc(record.length); /* don't use g_malloc, can deadlock when traced */
11262bab732SHarsh Prateek Bora     /* make a copy of record to avoid being overwritten */
11362bab732SHarsh Prateek Bora     read_from_buffer(idx, *recordptr, record.length);
11462bab732SHarsh Prateek Bora     smp_rmb(); /* memory barrier before clearing valid flag */
11562bab732SHarsh Prateek Bora     (*recordptr)->event &= ~TRACE_RECORD_VALID;
11662bab732SHarsh Prateek Bora     /* clear the trace buffer range for consumed record otherwise any byte
11762bab732SHarsh Prateek Bora      * with its MSB set may be considered as a valid event id when the writer
11862bab732SHarsh Prateek Bora      * thread crosses this range of buffer again.
11962bab732SHarsh Prateek Bora      */
12062bab732SHarsh Prateek Bora     clear_buffer_range(idx, record.length);
121edb47ec4SLluís     return true;
122edb47ec4SLluís }
123edb47ec4SLluís 
124edb47ec4SLluís /**
125edb47ec4SLluís  * Kick writeout thread
126edb47ec4SLluís  *
127edb47ec4SLluís  * @wait        Whether to wait for writeout thread to complete
128edb47ec4SLluís  */
129edb47ec4SLluís static void flush_trace_file(bool wait)
130edb47ec4SLluís {
13186946a2dSMichael Tokarev     g_mutex_lock(&trace_lock);
132edb47ec4SLluís     trace_available = true;
13386946a2dSMichael Tokarev     g_cond_signal(&trace_available_cond);
134edb47ec4SLluís 
135edb47ec4SLluís     if (wait) {
13686946a2dSMichael Tokarev         g_cond_wait(&trace_empty_cond, &trace_lock);
137edb47ec4SLluís     }
138edb47ec4SLluís 
13986946a2dSMichael Tokarev     g_mutex_unlock(&trace_lock);
140edb47ec4SLluís }
141edb47ec4SLluís 
142edb47ec4SLluís static void wait_for_trace_records_available(void)
143edb47ec4SLluís {
14486946a2dSMichael Tokarev     g_mutex_lock(&trace_lock);
145edb47ec4SLluís     while (!(trace_available && trace_writeout_enabled)) {
14686946a2dSMichael Tokarev         g_cond_signal(&trace_empty_cond);
14786946a2dSMichael Tokarev         g_cond_wait(&trace_available_cond, &trace_lock);
148edb47ec4SLluís     }
149edb47ec4SLluís     trace_available = false;
15086946a2dSMichael Tokarev     g_mutex_unlock(&trace_lock);
151edb47ec4SLluís }
152edb47ec4SLluís 
15385aff158SStefan Hajnoczi static gpointer writeout_thread(gpointer opaque)
154edb47ec4SLluís {
15562bab732SHarsh Prateek Bora     TraceRecord *recordptr;
15662bab732SHarsh Prateek Bora     union {
15762bab732SHarsh Prateek Bora         TraceRecord rec;
15862bab732SHarsh Prateek Bora         uint8_t bytes[sizeof(TraceRecord) + sizeof(uint64_t)];
15962bab732SHarsh Prateek Bora     } dropped;
16062bab732SHarsh Prateek Bora     unsigned int idx = 0;
161fb3a5085SMarkus Armbruster     int dropped_count;
162edb47ec4SLluís     size_t unused __attribute__ ((unused));
163edb47ec4SLluís 
164edb47ec4SLluís     for (;;) {
165edb47ec4SLluís         wait_for_trace_records_available();
166edb47ec4SLluís 
167e722d705SMarkus Armbruster         if (g_atomic_int_get(&dropped_events)) {
16862bab732SHarsh Prateek Bora             dropped.rec.event = DROPPED_EVENT_ID,
16962bab732SHarsh Prateek Bora             dropped.rec.timestamp_ns = get_clock();
170fb3a5085SMarkus Armbruster             dropped.rec.length = sizeof(TraceRecord) + sizeof(uint64_t),
17126896cbfSStefan Hajnoczi             dropped.rec.pid = trace_pid;
172b6b2c962SMarkus Armbruster             do {
173e722d705SMarkus Armbruster                 dropped_count = g_atomic_int_get(&dropped_events);
174b6b2c962SMarkus Armbruster             } while (!g_atomic_int_compare_and_exchange(&dropped_events,
175b6b2c962SMarkus Armbruster                                                         dropped_count, 0));
176fb3a5085SMarkus Armbruster             dropped.rec.arguments[0] = dropped_count;
17762bab732SHarsh Prateek Bora             unused = fwrite(&dropped.rec, dropped.rec.length, 1, trace_fp);
178edb47ec4SLluís         }
179edb47ec4SLluís 
18062bab732SHarsh Prateek Bora         while (get_trace_record(idx, &recordptr)) {
18162bab732SHarsh Prateek Bora             unused = fwrite(recordptr, recordptr->length, 1, trace_fp);
18262bab732SHarsh Prateek Bora             writeout_idx += recordptr->length;
183cb8d4c8fSStefan Weil             free(recordptr); /* don't use g_free, can deadlock when traced */
184edb47ec4SLluís             idx = writeout_idx % TRACE_BUF_LEN;
185edb47ec4SLluís         }
186edb47ec4SLluís 
187edb47ec4SLluís         fflush(trace_fp);
188edb47ec4SLluís     }
189edb47ec4SLluís     return NULL;
190edb47ec4SLluís }
191edb47ec4SLluís 
19262bab732SHarsh Prateek Bora void trace_record_write_u64(TraceBufferRecord *rec, uint64_t val)
193edb47ec4SLluís {
19462bab732SHarsh Prateek Bora     rec->rec_off = write_to_buffer(rec->rec_off, &val, sizeof(uint64_t));
195edb47ec4SLluís }
196edb47ec4SLluís 
19762bab732SHarsh Prateek Bora void trace_record_write_str(TraceBufferRecord *rec, const char *s, uint32_t slen)
19862bab732SHarsh Prateek Bora {
19962bab732SHarsh Prateek Bora     /* Write string length first */
20062bab732SHarsh Prateek Bora     rec->rec_off = write_to_buffer(rec->rec_off, &slen, sizeof(slen));
20162bab732SHarsh Prateek Bora     /* Write actual string now */
20262bab732SHarsh Prateek Bora     rec->rec_off = write_to_buffer(rec->rec_off, (void*)s, slen);
20362bab732SHarsh Prateek Bora }
204edb47ec4SLluís 
205*ef4c9fc8SDaniel P. Berrange int trace_record_start(TraceBufferRecord *rec, uint32_t event, size_t datasize)
20662bab732SHarsh Prateek Bora {
20762bab732SHarsh Prateek Bora     unsigned int idx, rec_off, old_idx, new_idx;
20862bab732SHarsh Prateek Bora     uint32_t rec_len = sizeof(TraceRecord) + datasize;
20960481e21SLluís Vilanova     uint64_t event_u64 = event;
21062bab732SHarsh Prateek Bora     uint64_t timestamp_ns = get_clock();
21162bab732SHarsh Prateek Bora 
212b6b2c962SMarkus Armbruster     do {
213e722d705SMarkus Armbruster         old_idx = g_atomic_int_get(&trace_idx);
21462bab732SHarsh Prateek Bora         smp_rmb();
21562bab732SHarsh Prateek Bora         new_idx = old_idx + rec_len;
21662bab732SHarsh Prateek Bora 
21762bab732SHarsh Prateek Bora         if (new_idx - writeout_idx > TRACE_BUF_LEN) {
21862bab732SHarsh Prateek Bora             /* Trace Buffer Full, Event dropped ! */
219fb3a5085SMarkus Armbruster             g_atomic_int_inc(&dropped_events);
22062bab732SHarsh Prateek Bora             return -ENOSPC;
22162bab732SHarsh Prateek Bora         }
222b6b2c962SMarkus Armbruster     } while (!g_atomic_int_compare_and_exchange(&trace_idx, old_idx, new_idx));
22362bab732SHarsh Prateek Bora 
22462bab732SHarsh Prateek Bora     idx = old_idx % TRACE_BUF_LEN;
22562bab732SHarsh Prateek Bora 
22662bab732SHarsh Prateek Bora     rec_off = idx;
22760481e21SLluís Vilanova     rec_off = write_to_buffer(rec_off, &event_u64, sizeof(event_u64));
22883d35d3eSHarsh Prateek Bora     rec_off = write_to_buffer(rec_off, &timestamp_ns, sizeof(timestamp_ns));
22983d35d3eSHarsh Prateek Bora     rec_off = write_to_buffer(rec_off, &rec_len, sizeof(rec_len));
23026896cbfSStefan Hajnoczi     rec_off = write_to_buffer(rec_off, &trace_pid, sizeof(trace_pid));
23162bab732SHarsh Prateek Bora 
23262bab732SHarsh Prateek Bora     rec->tbuf_idx = idx;
23362bab732SHarsh Prateek Bora     rec->rec_off  = (idx + sizeof(TraceRecord)) % TRACE_BUF_LEN;
23462bab732SHarsh Prateek Bora     return 0;
23562bab732SHarsh Prateek Bora }
23662bab732SHarsh Prateek Bora 
23762bab732SHarsh Prateek Bora static void read_from_buffer(unsigned int idx, void *dataptr, size_t size)
23862bab732SHarsh Prateek Bora {
23962bab732SHarsh Prateek Bora     uint8_t *data_ptr = dataptr;
24062bab732SHarsh Prateek Bora     uint32_t x = 0;
24162bab732SHarsh Prateek Bora     while (x < size) {
24262bab732SHarsh Prateek Bora         if (idx >= TRACE_BUF_LEN) {
24362bab732SHarsh Prateek Bora             idx = idx % TRACE_BUF_LEN;
24462bab732SHarsh Prateek Bora         }
24562bab732SHarsh Prateek Bora         data_ptr[x++] = trace_buf[idx++];
24662bab732SHarsh Prateek Bora     }
24762bab732SHarsh Prateek Bora }
24862bab732SHarsh Prateek Bora 
24962bab732SHarsh Prateek Bora static unsigned int write_to_buffer(unsigned int idx, void *dataptr, size_t size)
25062bab732SHarsh Prateek Bora {
25162bab732SHarsh Prateek Bora     uint8_t *data_ptr = dataptr;
25262bab732SHarsh Prateek Bora     uint32_t x = 0;
25362bab732SHarsh Prateek Bora     while (x < size) {
25462bab732SHarsh Prateek Bora         if (idx >= TRACE_BUF_LEN) {
25562bab732SHarsh Prateek Bora             idx = idx % TRACE_BUF_LEN;
25662bab732SHarsh Prateek Bora         }
25762bab732SHarsh Prateek Bora         trace_buf[idx++] = data_ptr[x++];
25862bab732SHarsh Prateek Bora     }
25962bab732SHarsh Prateek Bora     return idx; /* most callers wants to know where to write next */
26062bab732SHarsh Prateek Bora }
26162bab732SHarsh Prateek Bora 
26262bab732SHarsh Prateek Bora void trace_record_finish(TraceBufferRecord *rec)
26362bab732SHarsh Prateek Bora {
264db8894f2SHarsh Prateek Bora     TraceRecord record;
265db8894f2SHarsh Prateek Bora     read_from_buffer(rec->tbuf_idx, &record, sizeof(TraceRecord));
26662bab732SHarsh Prateek Bora     smp_wmb(); /* write barrier before marking as valid */
267db8894f2SHarsh Prateek Bora     record.event |= TRACE_RECORD_VALID;
268db8894f2SHarsh Prateek Bora     write_to_buffer(rec->tbuf_idx, &record, sizeof(TraceRecord));
26962bab732SHarsh Prateek Bora 
27030d94087SStefan Hajnoczi     if (((unsigned int)g_atomic_int_get(&trace_idx) - writeout_idx)
271e722d705SMarkus Armbruster         > TRACE_BUF_FLUSH_THRESHOLD) {
272edb47ec4SLluís         flush_trace_file(false);
273edb47ec4SLluís     }
274edb47ec4SLluís }
275edb47ec4SLluís 
276edb47ec4SLluís void st_set_trace_file_enabled(bool enable)
277edb47ec4SLluís {
278edb47ec4SLluís     if (enable == !!trace_fp) {
279edb47ec4SLluís         return; /* no change */
280edb47ec4SLluís     }
281edb47ec4SLluís 
282edb47ec4SLluís     /* Halt trace writeout */
283edb47ec4SLluís     flush_trace_file(true);
284edb47ec4SLluís     trace_writeout_enabled = false;
285edb47ec4SLluís     flush_trace_file(true);
286edb47ec4SLluís 
287edb47ec4SLluís     if (enable) {
2888ae601e8SHarsh Prateek Bora         static const TraceLogHeader header = {
28962bab732SHarsh Prateek Bora             .header_event_id = HEADER_EVENT_ID,
29062bab732SHarsh Prateek Bora             .header_magic = HEADER_MAGIC,
29162bab732SHarsh Prateek Bora             /* Older log readers will check for version at next location */
29262bab732SHarsh Prateek Bora             .header_version = HEADER_VERSION,
293edb47ec4SLluís         };
294edb47ec4SLluís 
2956c2a4074SStefan Hajnoczi         trace_fp = fopen(trace_file_name, "wb");
296edb47ec4SLluís         if (!trace_fp) {
297edb47ec4SLluís             return;
298edb47ec4SLluís         }
299edb47ec4SLluís 
300edb47ec4SLluís         if (fwrite(&header, sizeof header, 1, trace_fp) != 1) {
301edb47ec4SLluís             fclose(trace_fp);
302edb47ec4SLluís             trace_fp = NULL;
303edb47ec4SLluís             return;
304edb47ec4SLluís         }
305edb47ec4SLluís 
306edb47ec4SLluís         /* Resume trace writeout */
307edb47ec4SLluís         trace_writeout_enabled = true;
308edb47ec4SLluís         flush_trace_file(false);
309edb47ec4SLluís     } else {
310edb47ec4SLluís         fclose(trace_fp);
311edb47ec4SLluís         trace_fp = NULL;
312edb47ec4SLluís     }
313edb47ec4SLluís }
314edb47ec4SLluís 
315edb47ec4SLluís /**
316edb47ec4SLluís  * Set the name of a trace file
317edb47ec4SLluís  *
318edb47ec4SLluís  * @file        The trace file name or NULL for the default name-<pid> set at
319edb47ec4SLluís  *              config time
320edb47ec4SLluís  */
32141fc57e4SPaolo Bonzini void st_set_trace_file(const char *file)
322edb47ec4SLluís {
323edb47ec4SLluís     st_set_trace_file_enabled(false);
324edb47ec4SLluís 
3254552e410SStefan Weil     g_free(trace_file_name);
326edb47ec4SLluís 
327edb47ec4SLluís     if (!file) {
328857a0e38SStefan Weil         /* Type cast needed for Windows where getpid() returns an int. */
329857a0e38SStefan Weil         trace_file_name = g_strdup_printf(CONFIG_TRACE_FILE, (pid_t)getpid());
330edb47ec4SLluís     } else {
3314552e410SStefan Weil         trace_file_name = g_strdup_printf("%s", file);
332edb47ec4SLluís     }
333edb47ec4SLluís 
334edb47ec4SLluís     st_set_trace_file_enabled(true);
335edb47ec4SLluís }
336edb47ec4SLluís 
337edb47ec4SLluís void st_print_trace_file_status(FILE *stream, int (*stream_printf)(FILE *stream, const char *fmt, ...))
338edb47ec4SLluís {
339edb47ec4SLluís     stream_printf(stream, "Trace file \"%s\" %s.\n",
340edb47ec4SLluís                   trace_file_name, trace_fp ? "on" : "off");
341edb47ec4SLluís }
342edb47ec4SLluís 
343fc764105SLluís void st_flush_trace_buffer(void)
344fc764105SLluís {
345fc764105SLluís     flush_trace_file(true);
346fc764105SLluís }
347fc764105SLluís 
34885aff158SStefan Hajnoczi /* Helper function to create a thread with signals blocked.  Use glib's
34985aff158SStefan Hajnoczi  * portable threads since QEMU abstractions cannot be used due to reentrancy in
35085aff158SStefan Hajnoczi  * the tracer.  Also note the signal masking on POSIX hosts so that the thread
35185aff158SStefan Hajnoczi  * does not steal signals when the rest of the program wants them blocked.
35285aff158SStefan Hajnoczi  */
35385aff158SStefan Hajnoczi static GThread *trace_thread_create(GThreadFunc fn)
354edb47ec4SLluís {
35585aff158SStefan Hajnoczi     GThread *thread;
35685aff158SStefan Hajnoczi #ifndef _WIN32
357edb47ec4SLluís     sigset_t set, oldset;
358edb47ec4SLluís 
359edb47ec4SLluís     sigfillset(&set);
360edb47ec4SLluís     pthread_sigmask(SIG_SETMASK, &set, &oldset);
36185aff158SStefan Hajnoczi #endif
3624a0e6714SStefan Hajnoczi 
3634a0e6714SStefan Hajnoczi     thread = g_thread_new("trace-thread", fn, NULL);
3644a0e6714SStefan Hajnoczi 
36585aff158SStefan Hajnoczi #ifndef _WIN32
366edb47ec4SLluís     pthread_sigmask(SIG_SETMASK, &oldset, NULL);
36785aff158SStefan Hajnoczi #endif
368edb47ec4SLluís 
36985aff158SStefan Hajnoczi     return thread;
37085aff158SStefan Hajnoczi }
37185aff158SStefan Hajnoczi 
37241fc57e4SPaolo Bonzini bool st_init(void)
37385aff158SStefan Hajnoczi {
37485aff158SStefan Hajnoczi     GThread *thread;
37585aff158SStefan Hajnoczi 
37626896cbfSStefan Hajnoczi     trace_pid = getpid();
37726896cbfSStefan Hajnoczi 
37885aff158SStefan Hajnoczi     thread = trace_thread_create(writeout_thread);
37985aff158SStefan Hajnoczi     if (!thread) {
380e4858974SLluís         fprintf(stderr, "warning: unable to initialize simple trace backend\n");
38185aff158SStefan Hajnoczi         return false;
38285aff158SStefan Hajnoczi     }
38385aff158SStefan Hajnoczi 
384edb47ec4SLluís     atexit(st_flush_trace_buffer);
385edb47ec4SLluís     return true;
386edb47ec4SLluís }
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