sessiond: ust-app: add utils to add a capture bytecode to a ust object
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1 // Render with Asciidoctor
2
3 :nbh: ‑
4 :lt: LTTng{nbh}tools
5 :lib: liblttng{nbh}ctl
6
7 ifdef::env-github[]
8 :toc: macro
9 endif::env-github[]
10
11 ifndef::env-github[]
12 :toc: left
13 endif::env-github[]
14
15 = {lt}
16 5 May 2020
17
18 [.normal]
19 https://ci.lttng.org/job/lttng-tools_master_build/[image:https://img.shields.io/jenkins/s/https/ci.lttng.org/lttng-tools_master_build.svg[Jenkins, title="Jenkins"]]
20 https://scan.coverity.com/projects/lttng-tools[image:https://img.shields.io/coverity/scan/lttng-tools.svg[Coverity, title="Coverity"]]
21
22 [.lead]
23 _**{lt}**_ is a set of components to control https://lttng.org/[LTTng]
24 tracing.
25
26 The project includes:
27
28 * The LTTng https://lttng.org/man/8/lttng-sessiond/[session daemon].
29
30 * The LTTng consumer daemon.
31
32 * The LTTng https://lttng.org/man/8/lttng-relayd/[relay daemon].
33
34 * {lib}, a library with a C{nbsp}API used to communicate with
35 the session daemon.
36
37 * Python{nbsp}3 bindings of liblttng{nbh}ctl.
38
39 * https://lttng.org/man/1/lttng/[`lttng`], a command-line tool over
40 {lib}.
41
42 * https://lttng.org/man/1/lttng-crash/[`lttng{nbh}crash`], a command-line
43 tool to recover and view LTTng{nbsp}2 trace buffers in the event of a
44 crash.
45
46 ifdef::env-github[]
47 toc::[]
48 endif::env-github[]
49
50 == Required and optional dependencies
51
52 You need the following dependencies to build and run the {lt}
53 components:
54
55 * **Linux kernel{nbsp}≥{nbsp}2.6.27**
56 +
57 Use `{nbh}{nbh}disable{nbh}epoll` at <<configure,build configuration>>
58 time to build {lt} for an older kernel. However, note that we can't
59 provide any guarantee below 2.6.27.
60
61 * **http://www.liburcu.org/[Userspace{nbsp}RCU]{nbsp}≥{nbsp}0.9.0**.
62 +
63 Debian/Ubuntu package: `liburcu{nbh}dev`.
64
65 * **popt{nbsp}≥{nbsp}1.13**
66 +
67 Debian/Ubuntu package: `libpopt{nbh}dev`.
68
69 * **http://xmlsoft.org/[Libxml2]{nbsp}≥{nbsp}2.7.6**
70 +
71 Debian/Ubuntu package: `libxml2{nbh}dev`
72
73 The following dependencies are optional:
74
75 * **https://babeltrace.org/[Babeltrace{nbsp}2]**: default viewer
76 of the https://lttng.org/man/1/lttng-view/[`lttng view`] command.
77 +
78 Debian/Ubuntu package: `babeltrace2`
79
80 * **https://lttng.org/[LTTng{nbh}UST]** (same minor version as {lt}):
81 LTTng user space tracing (applications and libraries).
82 +
83 Debian/Ubuntu package: `liblttng{nbh}ust{nbh}dev`
84
85 * **Perl**: `make{nbsp}check` and tests.
86
87 * **https://www.python.org/[Python]{nbsp}≥{nbsp}3.0**:
88 `make{nbsp}check` and tests.
89 +
90 Debian/Ubuntu package: `python3`
91
92 * **http://www.swig.org/[SWIG]{nbsp}≥{nbsp}2.0** and
93 **Python{nbsp}3 development headers**: Python bindings
94 (enabled at <<configure,build configuration>> time with the
95 `{nbh}{nbh}enable{nbh}python{nbh}bindings` option).
96 +
97 Debian/Ubuntu packages: `swig2.0` and `python3{nbh}dev`
98
99 * **modprobe** and/or
100 **https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/utils/kernel/kmod/kmod.git/[kmod]{nbsp}≥{nbsp}22**:
101 automatic LTTng kernel modules loading (kernel tracing).
102
103 * **Bash**: `make{nbsp}check`.
104
105 * **http://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man1/man.1.html[`man`]**
106 (manual pager): view `lttng` command manual
107 pages with the `{nbh}{nbh}help` option or with the
108 https://lttng.org/man/1/lttng-help/[`lttng{nbsp}help`] command.
109 +
110 NOTE: You can use the <<configure,build configuration>> option
111 `{nbh}{nbh}enable{nbh}embedded{nbh}help` to embed the manual pages into
112 the `lttng`, `lttng{nbh}sessiond`, `lttng{nbh}relayd`, and
113 `lttng{nbh}crash` programs so that you don't need `man` to view them.
114
115 * **http://perfmon2.sourceforge.net/[libpfm]{nbsp}≥{nbsp}4.0**:
116 perf regression test suite.
117 +
118 Debian/Ubuntu package: `libpfm4-dev`
119
120 {lt} supports both the LTTng Linux kernel tracer and LTTng user space
121 tracer sharing the same _minor_ version. While some minor releases do
122 not change the tracer ABIs and _could_ work, no testing is performed to
123 ensure that cross-version compatibility is maintained.
124
125 You don't need to rebuild or modify applications instrumented with older
126 versions of the LTTng{nbh}UST project to make them work with the
127 components of the latest {lt} release.
128
129 See the https://lttng.org/docs/[LTTng Documentation] for more
130 information on versioning.
131
132 == Build from source
133
134 === Dependencies
135
136 You need the following tools to build {lt}:
137
138 * **https://www.gnu.org/software/automake/manual/html_node/Autotools-Introduction.html[GNU{nbsp}Autotools]**
139 (**Automake{nbsp}≥{nbsp}1.10**,
140 **Autoconf{nbsp}≥{nbsp}2.64**, and **Autoheader{nbsp}≥{nbsp}2.50**)
141
142 * **http://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf/[GNU{nbsp}Libtool]{nbsp}≥{nbsp}2.2**
143
144 * **https://github.com/westes/flex/[Flex]{nbsp}≥{nbsp}2.5.35**
145
146 * **https://www.gnu.org/software/bison/[Bison]{nbsp}≥{nbsp}2.4**
147
148 To build the {lt} manual pages:
149
150 * **https://www.methods.co.nz/asciidoc/[AsciiDoc]{nbsp}≥{nbsp}8.4.5**
151 +
152 NOTE: Previous versions could work, but were not tested.
153
154 * **https://pagure.io/xmlto[xmlto]{nbsp}≥{nbsp}0.0.21**
155 +
156 NOTE: Previous versions could work, but were not tested.
157
158 If you use GNU{nbsp}gold, which is _not_ mandatory:
159
160 * **GNU{nbsp}gold{nbsp}≥{nbsp}2.22**
161
162 NOTE: With GNU{nbsp}gold, you might need to add
163 `-L/usr/local/lib` to the `LDFLAGS` environment variable.
164
165 === Build steps
166
167 . **If you have the {lt} Git source**, run:
168 +
169 ----
170 $ ./bootstrap
171 ----
172 +
173 This script creates the `configure` script.
174
175 . [[configure]]Configure the build:
176 +
177 --
178 ----
179 $ ./configure
180 ----
181
182 If you want the {lib} Python bindings, use the
183 `{nbh}{nbh}enable{nbh}python{nbh}bindings` option. See also the `PYTHON`
184 and `PYTHON_CONFIG` environment variables in
185 `./configure{nbsp}{nbh}{nbh}help`.
186
187 If you don't want to build the manual pages, use the
188 `{nbh}{nbh}disable{nbh}man{nbh}pages` option.
189
190 If you want to embed the manual pages into the `lttng`,
191 `lttng{nbh}sessiond`, `lttng{nbh}relayd`, and `lttng{nbh}crash` programs
192 so that you don't need `man` to view them, use the
193 `{nbh}{nbh}enable{nbh}embedded{nbh}help` option.
194
195 If your Linux kernel is older than 2.6.27, use the
196 `{nbh}{nbh}disable{nbh}epoll` option.
197
198 This build configuration script finds LTTng{nbh}UST with
199 https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/pkg-config/[pkg{nbh}config]:
200 set the `PKG_CONFIG_PATH` environment variable accordingly if
201 pkg{nbh}config cannot find the `lttng{nbh}ust` package information.
202
203 See `./configure{nbsp}{nbh}{nbh}help` for the complete list of options.
204 --
205
206 . Build the project:
207 +
208 ----
209 $ make
210 ----
211
212 . Install the project:
213 +
214 ----
215 $ sudo make install
216 $ sudo ldconfig
217 ----
218
219 == Usage
220
221 See the https://lttng.org/docs/#doc-controlling-tracing[Tracing control]
222 section of the LTTng Documentation to learn how to use the {lt}
223 components.
224
225 See also the https://lttng.org/man/[LTTng manual pages] (all
226 section{nbsp}1 and{nbsp}8 pages).
227
228 As there's no official {lib} Python bindings yet, see
229 link:doc/python-howto.txt[`doc/python-howto.txt`] to understand how to
230 use them.
231
232 == Community
233
234 Mailing list::
235 https://lists.lttng.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/lttng-dev[lttng-dev]
236 (mailto:lttng-dev@lists.lttng.org[lttng-dev@lists.lttng.org])
237
238 IRC channel::
239 irc://irc.oftc.net/lttng[`#lttng`] on the OFTC network
240
241 Bug tracker::
242 https://bugs.lttng.org/projects/lttng-tools[{lt} bug tracker]
243
244 GitHub project::
245 https://github.com/lttng/lttng-tools/[lttng/lttng{nbh}tools]
246
247 Continuous integration::
248 https://ci.lttng.org/job/lttng-tools_master_build/[{lt}'s master build]
249 on LTTng's CI
250
251 Code review::
252 https://review.lttng.org/q/project:lttng-tools[_lttng{nbh}tools_ project]
253 on LTTng Review
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