X-Git-Url: https://git.liburcu.org/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=src%2Fcommon%2Fevent.cpp;h=c3a2c0eb7203566924b0240559f3fe4bbc46a272;hb=b2d6883965b19c6b6cb47acac952a7ab3de88c11;hp=6b22fecf52799f1bd7a26fc97f84d5ab0db18fef;hpb=a6bc4ca9d659caf016ef932fcd944029737ac57c;p=lttng-tools.git

diff --git a/src/common/event.cpp b/src/common/event.cpp
index 6b22fecf5..c3a2c0eb7 100644
--- a/src/common/event.cpp
+++ b/src/common/event.cpp
@@ -5,8 +5,38 @@
  *
  */
 
-#include <lttng/event-internal.h>
+#include "common/compat/string.h"
+#include "common/macros.h"
+#include "lttng/lttng-error.h"
+#include <assert.h>
+#include <common/buffer-view.h>
+#include <common/dynamic-array.h>
+#include <common/dynamic-buffer.h>
 #include <common/error.h>
+#include <common/sessiond-comm/sessiond-comm.h>
+#include <common/align.h>
+#include <lttng/constant.h>
+#include <lttng/event-internal.h>
+#include <lttng/event.h>
+#include <lttng/userspace-probe-internal.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+struct event_list_element {
+	struct lttng_event *event;
+	struct lttng_event_exclusion *exclusions;
+	char *filter_expression;
+};
+
+static void event_list_destructor(void *ptr)
+{
+	struct event_list_element *element = (struct event_list_element *) ptr;
+
+	free(element->filter_expression);
+	free(element->exclusions);
+	lttng_event_destroy(element->event);
+	free(element);
+}
 
 struct lttng_event *lttng_event_copy(const struct lttng_event *event)
 {
@@ -40,3 +70,1869 @@ error:
 	new_event = NULL;
 	goto end;
 }
+
+static int lttng_event_probe_attr_serialize(
+		const struct lttng_event_probe_attr *probe,
+		struct lttng_payload *payload)
+{
+	int ret;
+	size_t symbol_name_len;
+	struct lttng_event_probe_attr_comm comm = { 0 };
+
+	symbol_name_len = lttng_strnlen(probe->symbol_name, LTTNG_SYMBOL_NAME_LEN);
+	if (symbol_name_len == LTTNG_SYMBOL_NAME_LEN) {
+		/* Not null-termintated. */
+		ret = -1;
+		goto end;
+	}
+
+	/* Include the null terminator. */
+	symbol_name_len += 1;
+
+	comm.symbol_name_len = (uint32_t) symbol_name_len;
+	comm.addr = probe->addr;
+	comm.offset = probe->addr;
+
+	ret = lttng_dynamic_buffer_append(
+			&payload->buffer, &comm, sizeof(comm));
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		ret = -1;
+		goto end;
+	}
+
+	ret = lttng_dynamic_buffer_append(
+			&payload->buffer, probe->symbol_name, symbol_name_len);
+end:
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static int lttng_event_function_attr_serialize(
+		const struct lttng_event_function_attr *function,
+		struct lttng_payload *payload)
+{
+	int ret;
+	size_t symbol_name_len;
+	struct lttng_event_function_attr_comm comm = { 0 };
+
+	symbol_name_len = lttng_strnlen(function->symbol_name, LTTNG_SYMBOL_NAME_LEN);
+	if (symbol_name_len == LTTNG_SYMBOL_NAME_LEN) {
+		/* Not null-termintated. */
+		ret = -1;
+		goto end;
+	}
+
+	/* Include the null terminator. */
+	symbol_name_len += 1;
+
+	comm.symbol_name_len = (uint32_t) symbol_name_len;
+
+	ret = lttng_dynamic_buffer_append(
+			&payload->buffer, &comm, sizeof(comm));
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		ret = -1;
+		goto end;
+	}
+
+	ret = lttng_dynamic_buffer_append(&payload->buffer,
+			function->symbol_name, symbol_name_len);
+end:
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static ssize_t lttng_event_probe_attr_create_from_payload(
+		struct lttng_payload_view *view,
+		struct lttng_event_probe_attr **probe_attr)
+{
+	ssize_t ret, offset = 0;
+	const struct lttng_event_probe_attr_comm *comm;
+	struct lttng_event_probe_attr *local_attr = NULL;
+	struct lttng_payload_view comm_view = lttng_payload_view_from_view(
+			view, offset, sizeof(*comm));
+
+	if (!lttng_payload_view_is_valid(&comm_view)) {
+		ret = -1;
+		goto end;
+	}
+
+	comm = (typeof(comm)) comm_view.buffer.data;
+	offset += sizeof(*comm);
+
+	local_attr = (struct lttng_event_probe_attr *) zmalloc(
+			sizeof(*local_attr));
+	if (local_attr == NULL) {
+		ret = -1;
+		goto end;
+	}
+
+	local_attr->addr = comm->addr;
+	local_attr->offset = comm->offset;
+
+	{
+		const char *name;
+		struct lttng_payload_view name_view =
+				lttng_payload_view_from_view(view, offset,
+						comm->symbol_name_len);
+
+		if (!lttng_payload_view_is_valid(&name_view)) {
+			ret = -1;
+			goto end;
+		}
+
+		name = name_view.buffer.data;
+
+		if (!lttng_buffer_view_contains_string(&name_view.buffer, name,
+				    comm->symbol_name_len)) {
+			ret = -1;
+			goto end;
+		}
+
+		ret = lttng_strncpy(local_attr->symbol_name, name,
+				LTTNG_SYMBOL_NAME_LEN);
+		if (ret) {
+			ret = -1;
+			goto end;
+		}
+
+		offset += comm->symbol_name_len;
+	}
+
+	*probe_attr = local_attr;
+	local_attr = NULL;
+	ret = offset;
+end:
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static ssize_t lttng_event_function_attr_create_from_payload(
+		struct lttng_payload_view *view,
+		struct lttng_event_function_attr **function_attr)
+{
+	ssize_t ret, offset = 0;
+	const struct lttng_event_function_attr_comm *comm;
+	struct lttng_event_function_attr *local_attr = NULL;
+	struct lttng_payload_view comm_view = lttng_payload_view_from_view(
+			view, offset, sizeof(*comm));
+
+	if (!lttng_payload_view_is_valid(&comm_view)) {
+		ret = -1;
+		goto end;
+	}
+
+	comm = (typeof(comm)) view->buffer.data;
+	offset += sizeof(*comm);
+
+	local_attr = (struct lttng_event_function_attr *) zmalloc(
+			sizeof(*local_attr));
+	if (local_attr == NULL) {
+		ret = -1;
+		goto end;
+	}
+
+	{
+		const char *name;
+		struct lttng_payload_view name_view =
+				lttng_payload_view_from_view(view, offset,
+						comm->symbol_name_len);
+
+		if (!lttng_payload_view_is_valid(&name_view)) {
+			ret = -1;
+			goto end;
+		}
+
+		name = name_view.buffer.data;
+
+		if (!lttng_buffer_view_contains_string(&name_view.buffer, name,
+				    comm->symbol_name_len)) {
+			ret = -1;
+			goto end;
+		}
+
+		ret = lttng_strncpy(local_attr->symbol_name, name,
+				LTTNG_SYMBOL_NAME_LEN);
+		if (ret) {
+			ret = -1;
+			goto end;
+		}
+
+		offset += comm->symbol_name_len;
+	}
+
+	*function_attr = local_attr;
+	local_attr = NULL;
+	ret = offset;
+end:
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static ssize_t lttng_event_exclusions_create_from_payload(
+		struct lttng_payload_view *view,
+		uint32_t count,
+		struct lttng_event_exclusion **exclusions)
+{
+	ssize_t ret, offset = 0;
+	size_t size = (count * LTTNG_SYMBOL_NAME_LEN);
+	uint32_t i;
+	const struct lttng_event_exclusion_comm *comm;
+	struct lttng_event_exclusion *local_exclusions;
+
+	local_exclusions = (struct lttng_event_exclusion *) zmalloc(
+			sizeof(struct lttng_event_exclusion) + size);
+	if (!local_exclusions) {
+		ret = -1;
+		goto end;
+	}
+
+	local_exclusions->count = count;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+		const char *string;
+		struct lttng_buffer_view string_view;
+		const struct lttng_buffer_view comm_view =
+				lttng_buffer_view_from_view(&view->buffer,
+						offset, sizeof(*comm));
+
+		if (!lttng_buffer_view_is_valid(&comm_view)) {
+			ret = -1;
+			goto end;
+		}
+
+		comm = (typeof(comm)) comm_view.data;
+		offset += sizeof(*comm);
+
+		string_view = lttng_buffer_view_from_view(
+				&view->buffer, offset, comm->len);
+
+		if (!lttng_buffer_view_is_valid(&string_view)) {
+			ret = -1;
+			goto end;
+		}
+
+		string = string_view.data;
+
+		if (!lttng_buffer_view_contains_string(
+				    &string_view, string, comm->len)) {
+			ret = -1;
+			goto end;
+		}
+
+		ret = lttng_strncpy(local_exclusions->names[i],
+				string, LTTNG_SYMBOL_NAME_LEN);
+		if (ret) {
+			ret = -1;
+			goto end;
+		}
+
+		offset += comm->len;
+	}
+
+	*exclusions = local_exclusions;
+	local_exclusions = NULL;
+	ret = offset;
+end:
+	free(local_exclusions);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+ssize_t lttng_event_create_from_payload(struct lttng_payload_view *view,
+		struct lttng_event **out_event,
+		struct lttng_event_exclusion **out_exclusion,
+		char **out_filter_expression,
+		struct lttng_bytecode **out_bytecode)
+{
+	ssize_t ret, offset = 0;
+	struct lttng_event *local_event = NULL;
+	struct lttng_event_exclusion *local_exclusions = NULL;
+	struct lttng_bytecode *local_bytecode = NULL;
+	char *local_filter_expression = NULL;
+	const struct lttng_event_comm *event_comm;
+	struct lttng_event_function_attr *local_function_attr = NULL;
+	struct lttng_event_probe_attr *local_probe_attr = NULL;
+	struct lttng_userspace_probe_location *local_userspace_probe_location =
+			NULL;
+
+	/*
+	 * Only event is obligatory, the other output argument are optional and
+	 * depends on what the caller is interested in.
+	 */
+	assert(out_event);
+	assert(view);
+
+	{
+		struct lttng_payload_view comm_view =
+				lttng_payload_view_from_view(view, offset,
+						sizeof(*event_comm));
+
+		if (!lttng_payload_view_is_valid(&comm_view)) {
+			ret = -1;
+			goto end;
+		}
+
+		/* lttng_event_comm header */
+		event_comm = (typeof(event_comm)) comm_view.buffer.data;
+		offset += sizeof(*event_comm);
+	}
+
+	local_event = lttng_event_create();
+	if (local_event == NULL) {
+		ret = -1;
+		goto end;
+	}
+
+	local_event->type = (enum lttng_event_type) event_comm->event_type;
+	local_event->loglevel_type = (enum lttng_loglevel_type) event_comm->loglevel_type;
+	local_event->loglevel = event_comm->loglevel;
+	local_event->enabled = event_comm->enabled;
+	local_event->pid = event_comm->pid;
+	local_event->flags = (enum lttng_event_flag) event_comm->flags;
+
+	{
+		const char *name;
+		const struct lttng_buffer_view name_view =
+				lttng_buffer_view_from_view(&view->buffer,
+						offset, event_comm->name_len);
+
+		if (!lttng_buffer_view_is_valid(&name_view)) {
+			ret = -1;
+			goto end;
+		}
+
+		name = (const char *) name_view.data;
+
+		if (!lttng_buffer_view_contains_string(
+				    &name_view, name, event_comm->name_len)) {
+			ret = -1;
+			goto end;
+		}
+
+		ret = lttng_strncpy(
+				local_event->name, name, LTTNG_SYMBOL_NAME_LEN);
+		if (ret) {
+			ret = -1;
+			goto end;
+		}
+
+		offset += event_comm->name_len;
+	}
+
+	/* Exclusions */
+	if (event_comm->exclusion_count == 0) {
+		goto deserialize_filter_expression;
+	}
+
+	{
+		struct lttng_payload_view exclusions_view =
+				lttng_payload_view_from_view(
+						view, offset, -1);
+
+		if (!lttng_payload_view_is_valid(&exclusions_view)) {
+			ret = -1;
+			goto end;
+		}
+
+		ret = lttng_event_exclusions_create_from_payload(&exclusions_view,
+				event_comm->exclusion_count, &local_exclusions);
+		if (ret < 0) {
+			ret = -1;
+			goto end;
+		}
+		offset += ret;
+
+		local_event->exclusion = 1;
+	}
+
+deserialize_filter_expression:
+
+	if (event_comm->filter_expression_len == 0) {
+		if (event_comm->bytecode_len != 0) {
+			/*
+			 * This is an invalid event payload.
+			 *
+			 * Filter expression without bytecode is possible but
+			 * not the other way around.
+			 * */
+			ret = -1;
+			goto end;
+		}
+		goto deserialize_event_type_payload;
+	}
+
+	{
+		const char *filter_expression_buffer;
+		struct lttng_buffer_view filter_expression_view =
+				lttng_buffer_view_from_view(&view->buffer, offset,
+						event_comm->filter_expression_len);
+
+		if (!lttng_buffer_view_is_valid(&filter_expression_view)) {
+			ret = -1;
+			goto end;
+		}
+
+		filter_expression_buffer = filter_expression_view.data;
+
+		if (!lttng_buffer_view_contains_string(&filter_expression_view,
+				    filter_expression_buffer,
+				    event_comm->filter_expression_len)) {
+			ret = -1;
+			goto end;
+		}
+
+		local_filter_expression = lttng_strndup(
+				filter_expression_buffer,
+				event_comm->filter_expression_len);
+		if (!local_filter_expression) {
+			ret = -1;
+			goto end;
+		}
+
+		local_event->filter = 1;
+
+		offset += event_comm->filter_expression_len;
+	}
+
+	if (event_comm->bytecode_len == 0) {
+		/*
+		 * Filter expression can be present but without bytecode
+		 * when dealing with event listing.
+		 */
+		goto deserialize_event_type_payload;
+	}
+
+	/* Bytecode */
+	{
+		struct lttng_payload_view bytecode_view =
+				lttng_payload_view_from_view(view, offset,
+						event_comm->bytecode_len);
+
+		if (!lttng_payload_view_is_valid(&bytecode_view)) {
+			ret = -1;
+			goto end;
+		}
+
+		local_bytecode = (struct lttng_bytecode *) zmalloc(
+				event_comm->bytecode_len);
+		if (!local_bytecode) {
+			ret = -1;
+			goto end;
+		}
+
+		memcpy(local_bytecode, bytecode_view.buffer.data,
+				event_comm->bytecode_len);
+		if ((local_bytecode->len + sizeof(*local_bytecode)) !=
+				event_comm->bytecode_len) {
+			ret = -1;
+			goto end;
+		}
+
+		offset += event_comm->bytecode_len;
+	}
+
+deserialize_event_type_payload:
+	/* Event type specific payload */
+	switch (local_event->type) {
+	case LTTNG_EVENT_FUNCTION:
+		/* Fallthrough */
+	case LTTNG_EVENT_PROBE:
+	{
+		struct lttng_payload_view probe_attr_view =
+				lttng_payload_view_from_view(view, offset,
+						event_comm->lttng_event_probe_attr_len);
+
+		if (event_comm->lttng_event_probe_attr_len == 0) {
+			ret = -1;
+			goto end;
+		}
+
+		if (!lttng_payload_view_is_valid(&probe_attr_view)) {
+			ret = -1;
+			goto end;
+		}
+
+		ret = lttng_event_probe_attr_create_from_payload(
+				&probe_attr_view, &local_probe_attr);
+		if (ret < 0 || ret != event_comm->lttng_event_probe_attr_len) {
+			ret = -1;
+			goto end;
+		}
+
+		/* Copy to the local event. */
+		memcpy(&local_event->attr.probe, local_probe_attr,
+				sizeof(local_event->attr.probe));
+
+		offset += ret;
+		break;
+	}
+	case LTTNG_EVENT_FUNCTION_ENTRY:
+	{
+		struct lttng_payload_view function_attr_view =
+				lttng_payload_view_from_view(view, offset,
+						event_comm->lttng_event_function_attr_len);
+
+		if (event_comm->lttng_event_function_attr_len == 0) {
+			ret = -1;
+			goto end;
+		}
+
+		if (!lttng_payload_view_is_valid(&function_attr_view)) {
+			ret = -1;
+			goto end;
+		}
+
+		ret = lttng_event_function_attr_create_from_payload(
+				&function_attr_view, &local_function_attr);
+		if (ret < 0 || ret != event_comm->lttng_event_function_attr_len) {
+			ret = -1;
+			goto end;
+		}
+
+		/* Copy to the local event. */
+		memcpy(&local_event->attr.ftrace, local_function_attr,
+				sizeof(local_event->attr.ftrace));
+
+		offset += ret;
+
+		break;
+	}
+	case LTTNG_EVENT_USERSPACE_PROBE:
+	{
+		struct lttng_payload_view userspace_probe_location_view =
+				lttng_payload_view_from_view(view, offset,
+						event_comm->userspace_probe_location_len);
+
+		if (event_comm->userspace_probe_location_len == 0) {
+			ret = -1;
+			goto end;
+		}
+
+		if (!lttng_payload_view_is_valid(
+				    &userspace_probe_location_view)) {
+			ret = -1;
+			goto end;
+		}
+
+		ret = lttng_userspace_probe_location_create_from_payload(
+				&userspace_probe_location_view,
+				&local_userspace_probe_location);
+		if (ret < 0) {
+			WARN("Failed to create a userspace probe location from the received buffer");
+			ret = -1;
+			goto end;
+		}
+
+		if (ret != event_comm->userspace_probe_location_len) {
+			WARN("Userspace probe location from the received buffer is not the advertised length: header length = %" PRIu32 ", payload length = %lu", event_comm->userspace_probe_location_len, ret);
+			ret = -1;
+			goto end;
+		}
+
+		/* Attach the probe location to the event. */
+		ret = lttng_event_set_userspace_probe_location(
+				local_event, local_userspace_probe_location);
+		if (ret) {
+			ret = LTTNG_ERR_PROBE_LOCATION_INVAL;
+			goto end;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * Userspace probe location object ownership transfered to the
+		 * event object.
+		 */
+		local_userspace_probe_location = NULL;
+		offset += event_comm->userspace_probe_location_len;
+		break;
+	}
+	case LTTNG_EVENT_TRACEPOINT:
+		/* Fallthrough */
+	case LTTNG_EVENT_ALL:
+		/* Fallthrough */
+	case LTTNG_EVENT_SYSCALL:
+		/* Fallthrough */
+	case LTTNG_EVENT_NOOP:
+		/* Nothing to do here */
+		break;
+	default:
+		ret = LTTNG_ERR_UND;
+		goto end;
+		break;
+	}
+
+	/* Transfer ownership to the caller. */
+	*out_event = local_event;
+	local_event = NULL;
+
+	if (out_bytecode) {
+		*out_bytecode = local_bytecode;
+		local_bytecode = NULL;
+	}
+
+	if (out_exclusion) {
+		*out_exclusion = local_exclusions;
+		local_exclusions = NULL;
+	}
+
+	if (out_filter_expression) {
+		*out_filter_expression = local_filter_expression;
+		local_filter_expression = NULL;
+	}
+
+	ret = offset;
+end:
+	lttng_event_destroy(local_event);
+	lttng_userspace_probe_location_destroy(local_userspace_probe_location);
+	free(local_filter_expression);
+	free(local_exclusions);
+	free(local_bytecode);
+	free(local_function_attr);
+	free(local_probe_attr);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+int lttng_event_serialize(const struct lttng_event *event,
+		unsigned int exclusion_count,
+		char **exclusion_list,
+		char *filter_expression,
+		size_t bytecode_len,
+		struct lttng_bytecode *bytecode,
+		struct lttng_payload *payload)
+{
+	int ret;
+	unsigned int i;
+	size_t header_offset, size_before_payload;
+	size_t name_len;
+	struct lttng_event_comm event_comm = { 0 };
+	struct lttng_event_comm *header;
+
+	assert(event);
+	assert(payload);
+	assert(exclusion_count == 0 || exclusion_list);
+
+	/* Save the header location for later in-place header update. */
+	header_offset = payload->buffer.size;
+
+	name_len = lttng_strnlen(event->name, LTTNG_SYMBOL_NAME_LEN);
+	if (name_len == LTTNG_SYMBOL_NAME_LEN) {
+		/* Event name is not NULL-terminated. */
+		ret = -1;
+		goto end;
+	}
+
+	/* Add null termination. */
+	name_len += 1;
+
+	if (exclusion_count > UINT32_MAX) {
+		/* Possible overflow. */
+		ret = -1;
+		goto end;
+	}
+
+	if (bytecode_len > UINT32_MAX) {
+		/* Possible overflow. */
+		ret = -1;
+		goto end;
+	}
+
+	event_comm.name_len = (uint32_t) name_len;
+	event_comm.event_type = (int8_t) event->type;
+	event_comm.loglevel_type = (int8_t) event->loglevel_type;
+	event_comm.loglevel = (int32_t) event->loglevel;
+	event_comm.enabled = (int8_t) event->enabled;
+	event_comm.pid = (int32_t) event->pid;
+	event_comm.exclusion_count = (uint32_t) exclusion_count;
+	event_comm.bytecode_len = (uint32_t) bytecode_len;
+	event_comm.flags = (int32_t) event->flags;
+
+	if (filter_expression) {
+		event_comm.filter_expression_len =
+				strlen(filter_expression) + 1;
+	}
+
+	/* Header */
+	ret = lttng_dynamic_buffer_append(
+			&payload->buffer, &event_comm, sizeof(event_comm));
+	if (ret) {
+		goto end;
+	}
+
+	/* Event name */
+	ret = lttng_dynamic_buffer_append(
+			&payload->buffer, event->name, name_len);
+	if (ret) {
+		goto end;
+	}
+
+	/* Exclusions */
+	for (i = 0; i < exclusion_count; i++) {
+		const size_t exclusion_len = lttng_strnlen(
+				*(exclusion_list + i), LTTNG_SYMBOL_NAME_LEN);
+		const struct lttng_event_exclusion_comm exclusion_header = {
+			.len = (uint32_t) exclusion_len + 1,
+		};
+
+		if (exclusion_len == LTTNG_SYMBOL_NAME_LEN) {
+			/* Exclusion is not NULL-terminated. */
+			ret = -1;
+			goto end;
+		}
+
+		ret = lttng_dynamic_buffer_append(&payload->buffer,
+				&exclusion_header, sizeof(exclusion_header));
+		if (ret) {
+			goto end;
+		}
+
+		ret = lttng_dynamic_buffer_append(&payload->buffer,
+				*(exclusion_list + i), exclusion_len + 1);
+		if (ret) {
+			goto end;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* Filter expression and its bytecode */
+	if (filter_expression) {
+		ret = lttng_dynamic_buffer_append(&payload->buffer,
+				filter_expression,
+				event_comm.filter_expression_len);
+		if (ret) {
+			goto end;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * Bytecode can be absent when we serialize to the client
+		 * for listing.
+		 */
+		if (bytecode) {
+			ret = lttng_dynamic_buffer_append(&payload->buffer,
+					bytecode, bytecode_len);
+			if (ret) {
+				goto end;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	size_before_payload = payload->buffer.size;
+
+	/* Event type specific payload */
+	switch (event->type) {
+	case LTTNG_EVENT_FUNCTION:
+		/* Fallthrough */
+	case LTTNG_EVENT_PROBE:
+		ret = lttng_event_probe_attr_serialize(&event->attr.probe, payload);
+		if (ret) {
+			ret = -1;
+			goto end;
+		}
+
+		header = (struct lttng_event_comm *) ((char *) payload->buffer.data +
+						      header_offset);
+		header->lttng_event_probe_attr_len =
+				payload->buffer.size - size_before_payload;
+
+		break;
+	case LTTNG_EVENT_FUNCTION_ENTRY:
+		ret = lttng_event_function_attr_serialize(
+				&event->attr.ftrace, payload);
+		if (ret) {
+			ret = -1;
+			goto end;
+		}
+
+		/* Update the lttng_event_function_attr len. */
+		header = (struct lttng_event_comm *) ((char *) payload->buffer.data +
+						      header_offset);
+		header->lttng_event_function_attr_len =
+				payload->buffer.size - size_before_payload;
+
+		break;
+	case LTTNG_EVENT_USERSPACE_PROBE:
+	{
+		const struct lttng_event_extended *ev_ext =
+				(const struct lttng_event_extended *)
+						event->extended.ptr;
+
+		assert(event->extended.ptr);
+		assert(ev_ext->probe_location);
+
+		size_before_payload = payload->buffer.size;
+		if (ev_ext->probe_location) {
+			/*
+			 * lttng_userspace_probe_location_serialize returns the
+			 * number of bytes that were appended to the buffer.
+			 */
+			ret = lttng_userspace_probe_location_serialize(
+					ev_ext->probe_location, payload);
+			if (ret < 0) {
+				goto end;
+			}
+
+			ret = 0;
+
+			/* Update the userspace probe location len. */
+			header = (struct lttng_event_comm *) ((char *) payload->buffer.data +
+							      header_offset);
+			header->userspace_probe_location_len =
+					payload->buffer.size - size_before_payload;
+		}
+		break;
+	}
+	case LTTNG_EVENT_TRACEPOINT:
+		/* Fallthrough */
+	case LTTNG_EVENT_ALL:
+		/* Fallthrough */
+	default:
+		/* Nothing to do here. */
+		break;
+	}
+
+end:
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static ssize_t lttng_event_context_app_populate_from_payload(
+		const struct lttng_payload_view *view,
+		struct lttng_event_context *event_ctx)
+{
+	ssize_t ret, offset = 0;
+	const struct lttng_event_context_app_comm *comm;
+	char *provider_name = NULL, *context_name = NULL;
+	size_t provider_name_len, context_name_len;
+	const struct lttng_buffer_view comm_view = lttng_buffer_view_from_view(
+			&view->buffer, offset, sizeof(*comm));
+
+	assert(event_ctx->ctx == LTTNG_EVENT_CONTEXT_APP_CONTEXT);
+
+	if (!lttng_buffer_view_is_valid(&comm_view)) {
+		ret = -1;
+		goto end;
+	}
+
+	comm = (typeof(comm)) comm_view.data;
+	offset += sizeof(*comm);
+
+	provider_name_len = comm->provider_name_len;
+	context_name_len = comm->ctx_name_len;
+
+	if (provider_name_len == 0 || context_name_len == 0) {
+		/*
+		 * Application provider and context names MUST
+		 * be provided.
+		 */
+		ret = -1;
+		goto end;
+	}
+
+	{
+		const char *name;
+		const struct lttng_buffer_view provider_name_view =
+				lttng_buffer_view_from_view(&view->buffer,
+						offset,
+						provider_name_len);
+
+		if (!lttng_buffer_view_is_valid(&provider_name_view)) {
+			ret = -1;
+			goto end;
+		}
+
+		name = provider_name_view.data;
+
+		if (!lttng_buffer_view_contains_string(&provider_name_view,
+				name, provider_name_len)) {
+			ret = -1;
+			goto end;
+		}
+
+		provider_name = lttng_strndup(name, provider_name_len);
+		if (!provider_name) {
+			ret = -1;
+			goto end;
+		}
+
+		offset += provider_name_len;
+	}
+
+	{
+		const char *name;
+		const struct lttng_buffer_view context_name_view =
+				lttng_buffer_view_from_view(
+						&view->buffer, offset,
+						context_name_len);
+
+		if (!lttng_buffer_view_is_valid(&context_name_view)) {
+			ret = -1;
+			goto end;
+		}
+
+		name = context_name_view.data;
+
+		if (!lttng_buffer_view_contains_string(&context_name_view, name,
+				    context_name_len)) {
+			ret = -1;
+			goto end;
+		}
+
+		context_name = lttng_strndup(name, context_name_len);
+		if (!context_name) {
+			ret = -1;
+			goto end;
+		}
+
+		offset += context_name_len;
+	}
+
+	/* Transfer ownership of the strings */
+	event_ctx->u.app_ctx.provider_name = provider_name;
+	event_ctx->u.app_ctx.ctx_name = context_name;
+	provider_name = NULL;
+	context_name = NULL;
+
+	ret = offset;
+end:
+	free(provider_name);
+	free(context_name);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static ssize_t lttng_event_context_perf_counter_populate_from_payload(
+		const struct lttng_payload_view *view,
+		struct lttng_event_context *event_ctx)
+{
+	ssize_t ret, offset = 0;
+	const struct lttng_event_context_perf_counter_comm *comm;
+	size_t name_len;
+	const struct lttng_buffer_view comm_view = lttng_buffer_view_from_view(
+			&view->buffer, offset, sizeof(*comm));
+
+	assert(event_ctx->ctx == LTTNG_EVENT_CONTEXT_PERF_COUNTER ||
+			event_ctx->ctx ==
+					LTTNG_EVENT_CONTEXT_PERF_THREAD_COUNTER ||
+			event_ctx->ctx == LTTNG_EVENT_CONTEXT_PERF_CPU_COUNTER);
+
+	if (!lttng_buffer_view_is_valid(&comm_view)) {
+		ret = -1;
+		goto end;
+	}
+
+	comm = (typeof(comm)) comm_view.data;
+	offset += sizeof(*comm);
+
+	name_len = comm->name_len;
+
+	{
+		const char *name;
+		const struct lttng_buffer_view provider_name_view =
+				lttng_buffer_view_from_view(
+						&view->buffer, offset,
+						name_len);
+
+		if (!lttng_buffer_view_is_valid(&provider_name_view)) {
+			ret = -1;
+			goto end;
+		}
+
+		name = provider_name_view.data;
+
+		if (!lttng_buffer_view_contains_string(
+				    &provider_name_view, name, name_len)) {
+			ret = -1;
+			goto end;
+		}
+
+		lttng_strncpy(event_ctx->u.perf_counter.name, name, name_len);
+		offset += name_len;
+	}
+
+	event_ctx->u.perf_counter.config = comm->config;
+	event_ctx->u.perf_counter.type = comm->type;
+
+	ret = offset;
+
+end:
+	return ret;
+}
+
+ssize_t lttng_event_context_create_from_payload(
+		struct lttng_payload_view *view,
+		struct lttng_event_context **event_ctx)
+{
+	ssize_t ret, offset = 0;
+	const struct lttng_event_context_comm *comm;
+	struct lttng_event_context *local_context = NULL;
+	struct lttng_buffer_view comm_view = lttng_buffer_view_from_view(
+			&view->buffer, offset, sizeof(*comm));
+
+	assert(event_ctx);
+	assert(view);
+
+	if (!lttng_buffer_view_is_valid(&comm_view)) {
+		ret = -1;
+		goto end;
+	}
+
+	comm = (typeof(comm)) comm_view.data;
+	offset += sizeof(*comm);
+
+	local_context = (struct lttng_event_context *)
+			zmalloc(sizeof(*local_context));
+	if (!local_context) {
+		ret = -1;
+		goto end;
+	}
+
+	local_context->ctx = (lttng_event_context_type) comm->type;
+
+	{
+		struct lttng_payload_view subtype_view =
+				lttng_payload_view_from_view(view, offset, -1);
+
+		switch (local_context->ctx) {
+		case LTTNG_EVENT_CONTEXT_APP_CONTEXT:
+			ret = lttng_event_context_app_populate_from_payload(
+					&subtype_view, local_context);
+			break;
+		case LTTNG_EVENT_CONTEXT_PERF_COUNTER:
+		case LTTNG_EVENT_CONTEXT_PERF_THREAD_COUNTER:
+		case LTTNG_EVENT_CONTEXT_PERF_CPU_COUNTER:
+			ret = lttng_event_context_perf_counter_populate_from_payload(
+					&subtype_view, local_context);
+			break;
+		default:
+			/* Nothing else to deserialize. */
+			ret = 0;
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		goto end;
+	}
+
+	offset += ret;
+
+	*event_ctx = local_context;
+	local_context = NULL;
+	ret = offset;
+
+end:
+	free(local_context);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static int lttng_event_context_app_serialize(
+		struct lttng_event_context *context,
+		struct lttng_payload *payload)
+{
+	int ret;
+	struct lttng_event_context_app_comm comm = { 0 };
+	size_t provider_len, ctx_len;
+	const char *provider_name;
+	const char *ctx_name;
+
+	assert(payload);
+	assert(context);
+	assert(context->ctx == LTTNG_EVENT_CONTEXT_APP_CONTEXT);
+
+	provider_name = context->u.app_ctx.provider_name;
+	ctx_name = context->u.app_ctx.ctx_name;
+
+	if (!provider_name || !ctx_name) {
+		ret = -LTTNG_ERR_INVALID;
+		goto end;
+	}
+
+	provider_len = strlen(provider_name);
+	if (provider_len == 0) {
+		ret = -LTTNG_ERR_INVALID;
+		goto end;
+	}
+
+	/* Include the null terminator. */
+	comm.provider_name_len = provider_len + 1;
+
+	ctx_len = strlen(ctx_name);
+	if (ctx_len == 0) {
+		ret = -LTTNG_ERR_INVALID;
+		goto end;
+	}
+
+	/* Include the null terminator. */
+	comm.ctx_name_len = ctx_len + 1;
+
+	/* Header */
+	ret = lttng_dynamic_buffer_append(&payload->buffer, &comm,
+			sizeof(comm));
+	if (ret) {
+		ret = -1;
+		goto end;
+	}
+
+	ret = lttng_dynamic_buffer_append(&payload->buffer, provider_name,
+			provider_len);
+	if (ret) {
+		ret = -1;
+		goto end;
+	}
+
+	ret = lttng_dynamic_buffer_append(&payload->buffer, ctx_name,
+			ctx_len);
+	if (ret) {
+		ret = -1;
+		goto end;
+	}
+
+end:
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static int lttng_event_context_perf_counter_serialize(
+		struct lttng_event_perf_counter_ctx *context,
+		struct lttng_payload *payload)
+{
+	int ret;
+	struct lttng_event_context_perf_counter_comm comm = { 0 };
+
+	assert(payload);
+	assert(context);
+
+	comm.config = context->config;
+	comm.type = context->type;
+	comm.name_len = lttng_strnlen(context->name, LTTNG_SYMBOL_NAME_LEN);
+
+	if (comm.name_len == LTTNG_SYMBOL_NAME_LEN) {
+		ret = -1;
+		goto end;
+	}
+
+	/* Include the null terminator. */
+	comm.name_len += 1;
+
+	/* Header */
+	ret = lttng_dynamic_buffer_append(&payload->buffer, &comm,
+			sizeof(comm));
+	if (ret) {
+		ret = -1;
+		goto end;
+	}
+
+	ret = lttng_dynamic_buffer_append(&payload->buffer, context->name,
+			comm.name_len);
+	if (ret) {
+		ret = -1;
+		goto end;
+	}
+
+end:
+	return ret;
+}
+
+int lttng_event_context_serialize(struct lttng_event_context *context,
+		struct lttng_payload *payload)
+{
+	int ret;
+	struct lttng_event_context_comm context_comm = { 0 };
+
+	assert(context);
+	assert(payload);
+
+	context_comm.type = (uint32_t) context->ctx;
+
+	/* Header */
+	ret = lttng_dynamic_buffer_append(
+			&payload->buffer, &context_comm, sizeof(context_comm));
+	if (ret) {
+		goto end;
+	}
+
+	switch (context->ctx) {
+	case LTTNG_EVENT_CONTEXT_APP_CONTEXT:
+		ret = lttng_event_context_app_serialize(context, payload);
+		break;
+	case LTTNG_EVENT_CONTEXT_PERF_COUNTER:
+	case LTTNG_EVENT_CONTEXT_PERF_THREAD_COUNTER:
+	case LTTNG_EVENT_CONTEXT_PERF_CPU_COUNTER:
+		ret = lttng_event_context_perf_counter_serialize(
+				&context->u.perf_counter, payload);
+		break;
+	default:
+		/* Nothing else to serialize. */
+		break;
+	}
+
+	if (ret) {
+		goto end;
+	}
+
+end:
+	return ret;
+}
+
+void lttng_event_context_destroy(struct lttng_event_context *context)
+{
+	if (!context) {
+		return;
+	}
+
+	if (context->ctx == LTTNG_EVENT_CONTEXT_APP_CONTEXT) {
+		free(context->u.app_ctx.provider_name);
+		free(context->u.app_ctx.ctx_name);
+	}
+
+	free(context);
+}
+
+/*
+ * This is a specialized populate for lttng_event_field since it ignores
+ * the extension field of the lttng_event struct and simply copies what it can
+ * to the internal struct lttng_event of a lttng_event_field.
+ */
+static void lttng_event_field_populate_lttng_event_from_event(
+		const struct lttng_event *src, struct lttng_event *destination)
+{
+	memcpy(destination, src, sizeof(*destination));
+
+	/* Remove all possible dynamic data from the destination event rule. */
+	destination->extended.ptr = NULL;
+}
+
+ssize_t lttng_event_field_create_from_payload(
+		struct lttng_payload_view *view,
+		struct lttng_event_field **field)
+{
+	ssize_t ret, offset = 0;
+	struct lttng_event_field *local_event_field = NULL;
+	struct lttng_event *event = NULL;
+	const struct lttng_event_field_comm *comm;
+	const char* name = NULL;
+
+	assert(field);
+	assert(view);
+
+	{
+		const struct lttng_buffer_view comm_view =
+				lttng_buffer_view_from_view(
+						&view->buffer, offset,
+						sizeof(*comm));
+
+		if (!lttng_buffer_view_is_valid(&comm_view)) {
+			ret = -1;
+			goto end;
+		}
+
+		/* lttng_event_field_comm header */
+		comm = (const lttng_event_field_comm *) comm_view.data;
+		offset += sizeof(*comm);
+	}
+
+	local_event_field = (struct lttng_event_field *)
+			zmalloc(sizeof(*local_event_field));
+	if (!local_event_field) {
+		ret = -1;
+		goto end;
+	}
+
+	local_event_field->type = (lttng_event_field_type) comm->type;
+	local_event_field->nowrite = comm->nowrite;
+
+	/* Field name */
+	{
+		const struct lttng_buffer_view name_view =
+				lttng_buffer_view_from_view(
+						&view->buffer, offset,
+						comm->name_len);
+
+		if (!lttng_buffer_view_is_valid(&name_view)) {
+			ret = -1;
+			goto end;
+		}
+
+		name = name_view.data;
+
+		if (!lttng_buffer_view_contains_string(&name_view,
+				name_view.data, comm->name_len)) {
+			ret = -1;
+			goto end;
+		}
+
+		if (comm->name_len > LTTNG_SYMBOL_NAME_LEN - 1) {
+			/* Name is too long.*/
+			ret = -1;
+			goto end;
+		}
+
+		offset += comm->name_len;
+	}
+
+	/* Event */
+	{
+		struct lttng_payload_view event_view =
+				lttng_payload_view_from_view(
+						view, offset,
+						comm->event_len);
+
+		if (!lttng_payload_view_is_valid(&event_view)) {
+			ret = -1;
+			goto end;
+		}
+
+		ret = lttng_event_create_from_payload(&event_view, &event, NULL,
+				NULL, NULL);
+		if (ret != comm->event_len) {
+			ret = -1;
+			goto end;
+		}
+
+		offset += ret;
+	}
+
+	assert(name);
+	assert(event);
+
+	if (lttng_strncpy(local_event_field->field_name, name , LTTNG_SYMBOL_NAME_LEN)) {
+		ret = -1;
+		goto end;
+	}
+
+	lttng_event_field_populate_lttng_event_from_event(
+			event, &local_event_field->event);
+
+	*field = local_event_field;
+	local_event_field = NULL;
+	ret = offset;
+end:
+	lttng_event_destroy(event);
+	free(local_event_field);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+int lttng_event_field_serialize(const struct lttng_event_field *field,
+		struct lttng_payload *payload)
+{
+	int ret;
+	size_t header_offset, size_before_event;
+	size_t name_len;
+	struct lttng_event_field_comm event_field_comm = { 0 };
+	struct lttng_event_field_comm *header;
+
+	assert(field);
+	assert(payload);
+
+	/* Save the header location for later in-place header update. */
+	header_offset = payload->buffer.size;
+
+	name_len = strnlen(field->field_name, LTTNG_SYMBOL_NAME_LEN);
+	if (name_len == LTTNG_SYMBOL_NAME_LEN) {
+		/* Event name is not NULL-terminated. */
+		ret = -1;
+		goto end;
+	}
+
+	/* Add null termination. */
+	name_len += 1;
+
+	event_field_comm.type = field->type;
+	event_field_comm.nowrite = (uint8_t)field->nowrite;
+	event_field_comm.name_len = name_len;
+
+	/* Header */
+	ret = lttng_dynamic_buffer_append(
+			&payload->buffer, &event_field_comm,
+			sizeof(event_field_comm));
+	if (ret) {
+		goto end;
+	}
+
+	/* Field name */
+	ret = lttng_dynamic_buffer_append(&payload->buffer, field->field_name,
+			name_len);
+	if (ret) {
+		goto end;
+	}
+
+	size_before_event = payload->buffer.size;
+	ret = lttng_event_serialize(
+			&field->event, 0, NULL, NULL, 0, 0, payload);
+	if (ret) {
+		ret = -1;
+		goto end;
+	}
+
+	/* Update the event len. */
+	header = (struct lttng_event_field_comm *)
+			((char *) payload->buffer.data +
+				header_offset);
+	header->event_len = payload->buffer.size - size_before_event;
+
+end:
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static enum lttng_error_code compute_flattened_size(
+		struct lttng_dynamic_pointer_array *events, size_t *size)
+{
+	enum lttng_error_code ret_code;
+	int ret = 0;
+	size_t storage_req, event_count, i;
+
+	assert(size);
+	assert(events);
+
+	event_count = lttng_dynamic_pointer_array_get_count(events);
+
+	/* The basic struct lttng_event */
+	storage_req = event_count * sizeof(struct lttng_event);
+
+	for (i = 0; i < event_count; i++) {
+		int probe_storage_req = 0;
+		const struct event_list_element *element = (const struct event_list_element *)
+				lttng_dynamic_pointer_array_get_pointer(
+						events, i);
+		const struct lttng_userspace_probe_location *location = NULL;
+
+		location = lttng_event_get_userspace_probe_location(
+				element->event);
+		if (location) {
+			ret = lttng_userspace_probe_location_flatten(
+					location, NULL);
+			if (ret < 0) {
+				ret_code = LTTNG_ERR_PROBE_LOCATION_INVAL;
+				goto end;
+			}
+
+			probe_storage_req = ret;
+		}
+
+		/* The struct·lttng_event_extended */
+		storage_req += event_count *
+			sizeof(struct lttng_event_extended);
+
+		if (element->filter_expression) {
+			storage_req += strlen(element->filter_expression) + 1;
+		}
+
+		if (element->exclusions) {
+			storage_req += element->exclusions->count *
+				LTTNG_SYMBOL_NAME_LEN;
+		}
+
+		/* Padding to ensure the flat probe is aligned. */
+		storage_req = lttng_align_ceil(storage_req, sizeof(uint64_t));
+		storage_req += probe_storage_req;
+	}
+
+	*size = storage_req;
+	ret_code = LTTNG_OK;
+
+end:
+	return ret_code;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Flatten a list of struct lttng_event.
+ *
+ * The buffer that is returned to the API client  must contain a "flat" version
+ * of the events that are returned. In other words, all pointers within an
+ * lttng_event must point to a location within the returned buffer so that the
+ * user may free everything by simply calling free() on the returned buffer.
+ * This is needed in order to maintain API compatibility.
+ *
+ * A first pass is performed to compute the size of the buffer that must be
+ * allocated. A second pass is then performed to setup the returned events so
+ * that their members always point within the buffer.
+ *
+ * The layout of the returned buffer is as follows:
+ *   - struct lttng_event[nb_events],
+ *   - nb_events times the following:
+ *     - struct lttng_event_extended,
+ *     - filter_expression
+ *     - exclusions
+ *     - padding to align to 64-bits
+ *     - flattened version of userspace_probe_location
+ */
+static enum lttng_error_code flatten_lttng_events(
+		struct lttng_dynamic_pointer_array *events,
+		struct lttng_event **flattened_events)
+{
+	enum lttng_error_code ret_code;
+	int ret, i;
+	size_t storage_req;
+	struct lttng_dynamic_buffer local_flattened_events;
+	int nb_events;
+
+	assert(events);
+	assert(flattened_events);
+
+	lttng_dynamic_buffer_init(&local_flattened_events);
+	nb_events = lttng_dynamic_pointer_array_get_count(events);
+
+	ret_code = compute_flattened_size(events, &storage_req);
+	if (ret_code != LTTNG_OK) {
+		goto end;
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * We must ensure that "local_flattened_events" is never resized so as
+	 * to preserve the validity of the flattened objects.
+	 */
+	ret = lttng_dynamic_buffer_set_capacity(
+			&local_flattened_events, storage_req);
+	if (ret) {
+		ret_code = LTTNG_ERR_NOMEM;
+		goto end;
+	}
+
+	/* Start by laying the struct lttng_event */
+	for (i = 0; i < nb_events; i++) {
+		const struct event_list_element *element = (const struct event_list_element *)
+				lttng_dynamic_pointer_array_get_pointer(
+						events, i);
+
+		if (!element) {
+			ret_code = LTTNG_ERR_FATAL;
+			goto end;
+		}
+
+		ret = lttng_dynamic_buffer_append(&local_flattened_events,
+				element->event, sizeof(struct lttng_event));
+		if (ret) {
+			ret_code = LTTNG_ERR_NOMEM;
+			goto end;
+		}
+	}
+
+	for (i = 0; i < nb_events; i++) {
+		const struct event_list_element *element = (const struct event_list_element *)
+				lttng_dynamic_pointer_array_get_pointer(events, i);
+		struct lttng_event *event = (struct lttng_event *)
+			(local_flattened_events.data + (sizeof(struct lttng_event) * i));
+		struct lttng_event_extended *event_extended =
+			(struct lttng_event_extended *)
+				(local_flattened_events.data + local_flattened_events.size);
+		const struct lttng_userspace_probe_location *location = NULL;
+
+		assert(element);
+
+		/* Insert struct lttng_event_extended. */
+		ret = lttng_dynamic_buffer_set_size(&local_flattened_events,
+				local_flattened_events.size +
+						sizeof(*event_extended));
+		if (ret) {
+			ret_code = LTTNG_ERR_NOMEM;
+			goto end;
+		}
+		event->extended.ptr = event_extended;
+
+		/* Insert filter expression. */
+		if (element->filter_expression) {
+			const size_t len = strlen(element->filter_expression) + 1;
+
+			event_extended->filter_expression =
+					local_flattened_events.data +
+					local_flattened_events.size;
+			ret = lttng_dynamic_buffer_append(
+					&local_flattened_events,
+					element->filter_expression, len);
+			if (ret) {
+				ret_code = LTTNG_ERR_NOMEM;
+				goto end;
+			}
+		}
+
+		/* Insert exclusions. */
+		if (element->exclusions) {
+			event_extended->exclusions.count =
+					element->exclusions->count;
+			event_extended->exclusions.strings =
+					local_flattened_events.data +
+					local_flattened_events.size;
+
+			ret = lttng_dynamic_buffer_append(
+					&local_flattened_events,
+					element->exclusions->names,
+					element->exclusions->count *
+							LTTNG_SYMBOL_NAME_LEN);
+			if (ret) {
+				ret_code = LTTNG_ERR_NOMEM;
+				goto end;
+			}
+		}
+
+		/* Insert padding to align to 64-bits. */
+		ret = lttng_dynamic_buffer_set_size(&local_flattened_events,
+				lttng_align_ceil(local_flattened_events.size,
+						sizeof(uint64_t)));
+		if (ret) {
+			ret_code = LTTNG_ERR_NOMEM;
+			goto end;
+		}
+
+		location = lttng_event_get_userspace_probe_location(
+				element->event);
+		if (location) {
+			event_extended->probe_location = (struct lttng_userspace_probe_location *)
+					(local_flattened_events.data + local_flattened_events.size);
+			ret = lttng_userspace_probe_location_flatten(
+					location, &local_flattened_events);
+			if (ret < 0) {
+				ret_code = LTTNG_ERR_PROBE_LOCATION_INVAL;
+				goto end;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* Don't reset local_flattened_events buffer as we return its content. */
+	*flattened_events = (struct lttng_event *) local_flattened_events.data;
+	lttng_dynamic_buffer_init(&local_flattened_events);
+	ret_code = LTTNG_OK;
+end:
+	lttng_dynamic_buffer_reset(&local_flattened_events);
+	return ret_code;
+}
+
+static enum lttng_error_code event_list_create_from_payload(
+		struct lttng_payload_view *view,
+		unsigned int count,
+		struct lttng_dynamic_pointer_array *event_list)
+{
+	enum lttng_error_code ret_code;
+	int ret;
+	unsigned int i;
+	int offset = 0;
+
+	assert(view);
+	assert(event_list);
+
+	for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+		ssize_t event_size;
+		struct lttng_payload_view event_view =
+				lttng_payload_view_from_view(view, offset, -1);
+		struct event_list_element *element =
+				(struct event_list_element *) zmalloc(sizeof(*element));
+
+		if (!element) {
+			ret_code = LTTNG_ERR_NOMEM;
+			goto end;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * Lifetime and management of the object is now bound to the
+		 * array.
+		 */
+		ret = lttng_dynamic_pointer_array_add_pointer(
+				event_list, element);
+		if (ret) {
+			event_list_destructor(element);
+			ret_code = LTTNG_ERR_NOMEM;
+			goto end;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * Bytecode is not transmitted on listing in any case we do not
+		 * care about it.
+		 */
+		event_size = lttng_event_create_from_payload(&event_view,
+				&element->event,
+				&element->exclusions,
+				&element->filter_expression, NULL);
+		if (event_size < 0) {
+			ret_code = LTTNG_ERR_INVALID;
+			goto end;
+		}
+
+		offset += event_size;
+	}
+
+	if (view->buffer.size != offset) {
+		ret_code = LTTNG_ERR_INVALID_PROTOCOL;
+		goto end;
+	}
+
+	ret_code = LTTNG_OK;
+
+end:
+	return ret_code;
+}
+
+enum lttng_error_code lttng_events_create_and_flatten_from_payload(
+		struct lttng_payload_view *payload,
+		unsigned int count,
+		struct lttng_event **events)
+{
+	enum lttng_error_code ret = LTTNG_OK;
+	struct lttng_dynamic_pointer_array local_events;
+
+	lttng_dynamic_pointer_array_init(&local_events, event_list_destructor);
+
+	/* Deserialize the events. */
+	{
+		struct lttng_payload_view events_view =
+				lttng_payload_view_from_view(payload, 0, -1);
+
+		ret = event_list_create_from_payload(
+				&events_view, count, &local_events);
+		if (ret != LTTNG_OK) {
+			goto end;
+		}
+	}
+
+	ret = flatten_lttng_events(&local_events, events);
+	if (ret != LTTNG_OK) {
+		goto end;
+	}
+
+end:
+	lttng_dynamic_pointer_array_reset(&local_events);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static enum lttng_error_code flatten_lttng_event_fields(
+		struct lttng_dynamic_pointer_array *event_fields,
+		struct lttng_event_field **flattened_event_fields)
+{
+	int ret, i;
+	enum lttng_error_code ret_code;
+	size_t storage_req = 0;
+	struct lttng_dynamic_buffer local_flattened_event_fields;
+	int nb_event_field;
+
+	assert(event_fields);
+	assert(flattened_event_fields);
+
+	lttng_dynamic_buffer_init(&local_flattened_event_fields);
+	nb_event_field = lttng_dynamic_pointer_array_get_count(event_fields);
+
+	/*
+	 * Here even if the event field contains a `struct lttng_event` that
+	 * could contain dynamic data, in reality it is not the case.
+	 * Dynamic data is not present. Here the flattening is mostly a direct
+	 * memcpy. This is less than ideal but this code is still better than
+	 * direct usage of an unpacked lttng_event_field array.
+	 */
+	storage_req += sizeof(struct lttng_event_field) * nb_event_field;
+
+	lttng_dynamic_buffer_init(&local_flattened_event_fields);
+
+	/*
+	 * We must ensure that "local_flattened_event_fields" is never resized
+	 * so as to preserve the validity of the flattened objects.
+	 */
+	ret = lttng_dynamic_buffer_set_capacity(
+			&local_flattened_event_fields, storage_req);
+	if (ret) {
+		ret_code = LTTNG_ERR_NOMEM;
+		goto end;
+	}
+
+	for (i = 0; i < nb_event_field; i++) {
+		const struct lttng_event_field *element =
+				(const struct lttng_event_field *)
+					lttng_dynamic_pointer_array_get_pointer(
+						event_fields, i);
+
+		if (!element) {
+			ret_code = LTTNG_ERR_FATAL;
+			goto end;
+		}
+		ret = lttng_dynamic_buffer_append(&local_flattened_event_fields,
+				element, sizeof(struct lttng_event_field));
+		if (ret) {
+			ret_code = LTTNG_ERR_NOMEM;
+			goto end;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* Don't reset local_flattened_channels buffer as we return its content. */
+	*flattened_event_fields = (struct lttng_event_field *) local_flattened_event_fields.data;
+	lttng_dynamic_buffer_init(&local_flattened_event_fields);
+	ret_code = LTTNG_OK;
+end:
+	lttng_dynamic_buffer_reset(&local_flattened_event_fields);
+	return ret_code;
+}
+
+static enum lttng_error_code event_field_list_create_from_payload(
+		struct lttng_payload_view *view,
+		unsigned int count,
+		struct lttng_dynamic_pointer_array **event_field_list)
+{
+	enum lttng_error_code ret_code;
+	int ret, offset = 0;
+	unsigned int i;
+	struct lttng_dynamic_pointer_array *list = NULL;
+
+	assert(view);
+	assert(event_field_list);
+
+	list = (struct lttng_dynamic_pointer_array *) zmalloc(sizeof(*list));
+	if (!list) {
+		ret_code = LTTNG_ERR_NOMEM;
+		goto end;
+	}
+
+	lttng_dynamic_pointer_array_init(list, free);
+
+	for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+		ssize_t event_field_size;
+		struct lttng_event_field *field = NULL;
+		struct lttng_payload_view event_field_view =
+				lttng_payload_view_from_view(view, offset, -1);
+
+		event_field_size = lttng_event_field_create_from_payload(
+				&event_field_view, &field);
+		if (event_field_size < 0) {
+			ret_code = LTTNG_ERR_INVALID;
+			goto end;
+		}
+
+		/* Lifetime and management of the object is now bound to the array. */
+		ret = lttng_dynamic_pointer_array_add_pointer(list, field);
+		if (ret) {
+			free(field);
+			ret_code = LTTNG_ERR_NOMEM;
+			goto end;
+		}
+
+		offset += event_field_size;
+	}
+
+	if (view->buffer.size != offset) {
+		ret_code = LTTNG_ERR_INVALID;
+		goto end;
+	}
+
+	*event_field_list = list;
+	list = NULL;
+	ret_code = LTTNG_OK;
+
+end:
+	if (list) {
+		lttng_dynamic_pointer_array_reset(list);
+		free(list);
+	}
+
+	return ret_code;
+}
+
+enum lttng_error_code lttng_event_fields_create_and_flatten_from_payload(
+		struct lttng_payload_view *view,
+		unsigned int count,
+		struct lttng_event_field **fields)
+{
+	enum lttng_error_code ret_code;
+	struct lttng_dynamic_pointer_array *local_event_fields = NULL;
+
+	ret_code = event_field_list_create_from_payload(
+			view, count, &local_event_fields);
+	if (ret_code != LTTNG_OK) {
+		goto end;
+	}
+
+	ret_code = flatten_lttng_event_fields(local_event_fields, fields);
+	if (ret_code != LTTNG_OK) {
+		goto end;
+	}
+end:
+	if (local_event_fields) {
+		lttng_dynamic_pointer_array_reset(local_event_fields);
+		free(local_event_fields);
+	}
+
+	return ret_code;
+}