+ bool flush_active;
+
+ if (stream->metadata_flag) {
+ /*
+ * Don't produce an empty metadata packet,
+ * simply close the current one.
+ *
+ * Metadata is regenerated on every trace chunk
+ * switch; there is no concern that no data was
+ * produced.
+ */
+ flush_active = true;
+ } else {
+ /*
+ * Only flush an empty packet if the "packet
+ * open" could not be performed on transition
+ * to a new trace chunk and no packets were
+ * consumed within the chunk's lifetime.
+ */
+ if (stream->opened_packet_in_current_trace_chunk) {
+ flush_active = true;
+ } else {
+ /*
+ * Stream could have been full at the
+ * time of rotation, but then have had
+ * no activity at all.
+ *
+ * It is important to flush a packet
+ * to prevent 0-length files from being
+ * produced as most viewers choke on
+ * them.
+ *
+ * Unfortunately viewers will not be
+ * able to know that tracing was active
+ * for this stream during this trace
+ * chunk's lifetime.
+ */
+ ret = sample_stream_positions(stream, &produced_pos, &consumed_pos);
+ if (ret) {
+ goto end_unlock_stream;
+ }
+
+ /*
+ * Don't flush an empty packet if data
+ * was produced; it will be consumed
+ * before the rotation completes.
+ */
+ flush_active = produced_pos != consumed_pos;
+ if (!flush_active) {
+ enum lttng_trace_chunk_status chunk_status;
+ const char *trace_chunk_name;
+ uint64_t trace_chunk_id;
+
+ chunk_status = lttng_trace_chunk_get_name(
+ stream->trace_chunk,
+ &trace_chunk_name,
+ NULL);
+ if (chunk_status == LTTNG_TRACE_CHUNK_STATUS_NONE) {
+ trace_chunk_name = "none";
+ }
+
+ /*
+ * Consumer trace chunks are
+ * never anonymous.
+ */
+ chunk_status = lttng_trace_chunk_get_id(
+ stream->trace_chunk,
+ &trace_chunk_id);
+ assert(chunk_status ==
+ LTTNG_TRACE_CHUNK_STATUS_OK);
+
+ DBG("Unable to open packet for stream during trace chunk's lifetime. "
+ "Flushing an empty packet to prevent an empty file from being created: "
+ "stream id = %" PRIu64 ", trace chunk name = `%s`, trace chunk id = %" PRIu64,
+ stream->key, trace_chunk_name, trace_chunk_id);
+ }
+ }
+ }
+