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authorVincent Ambo <mail@tazj.in>2020-11-21T18·20+0100
committerVincent Ambo <mail@tazj.in>2020-11-21T18·45+0100
commitf4609b896fac842433bd495c166d5987852a6a73 (patch)
tree95511c465c54c4f5d27e5d39ce187e2a1dd82bd3 /third_party/git/Documentation/technical/api-trace2.txt
parent082c006c04343a78d87b6c6ab3608c25d6213c3f (diff)
merge(3p/git): Merge git subtree at v2.29.2 r/1890
This also bumps the stable nixpkgs to 20.09 as of 2020-11-21, because
there is some breakage in the git build related to the netrc
credentials helper which someone has taken care of in nixpkgs.

The stable channel is not used for anything other than git, so this
should be fine.

Change-Id: I3575a19dab09e1e9556cf8231d717de9890484fb
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diff --git a/third_party/git/Documentation/technical/api-trace2.txt b/third_party/git/Documentation/technical/api-trace2.txt
index 71eb081fed25..6b6085585d56 100644
--- a/third_party/git/Documentation/technical/api-trace2.txt
+++ b/third_party/git/Documentation/technical/api-trace2.txt
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ yields
 
 ------------
 $ cat ~/log.event
-{"event":"version","sid":"sid":"20190408T191610.507018Z-H9b68c35f-P000059a8","thread":"main","time":"2019-01-16T17:28:42.620713Z","file":"common-main.c","line":38,"evt":"1","exe":"2.20.1.155.g426c96fcdb"}
+{"event":"version","sid":"sid":"20190408T191610.507018Z-H9b68c35f-P000059a8","thread":"main","time":"2019-01-16T17:28:42.620713Z","file":"common-main.c","line":38,"evt":"2","exe":"2.20.1.155.g426c96fcdb"}
 {"event":"start","sid":"20190408T191610.507018Z-H9b68c35f-P000059a8","thread":"main","time":"2019-01-16T17:28:42.621027Z","file":"common-main.c","line":39,"t_abs":0.001173,"argv":["git","version"]}
 {"event":"cmd_name","sid":"20190408T191610.507018Z-H9b68c35f-P000059a8","thread":"main","time":"2019-01-16T17:28:42.621122Z","file":"git.c","line":432,"name":"version","hierarchy":"version"}
 {"event":"exit","sid":"20190408T191610.507018Z-H9b68c35f-P000059a8","thread":"main","time":"2019-01-16T17:28:42.621236Z","file":"git.c","line":662,"t_abs":0.001227,"code":0}
@@ -142,10 +142,9 @@ system or global config value to one of the following:
 
 include::../trace2-target-values.txt[]
 
-If the target already exists and is a directory, the traces will be
-written to files (one per process) underneath the given directory. They
-will be named according to the last component of the SID (optionally
-followed by a counter to avoid filename collisions).
+When trace files are written to a target directory, they will be named according
+to the last component of the SID (optionally followed by a counter to avoid
+filename collisions).
 
 == Trace2 API
 
@@ -179,7 +178,7 @@ describe the simplified forms.
 
 == Public API
 
-All Trace2 API functions send a messsage to all of the active
+All Trace2 API functions send a message to all of the active
 Trace2 Targets.  This section describes the set of available
 messages.
 
@@ -189,261 +188,36 @@ purposes.
 === Basic Command Messages
 
 These are concerned with the lifetime of the overall git process.
-
-`void trace2_initialize_clock()`::
-
-	Initialize the Trace2 start clock and nothing else.  This should
-	be called at the very top of main() to capture the process start
-	time and reduce startup order dependencies.
-
-`void trace2_initialize()`::
-
-	Determines if any Trace2 Targets should be enabled and
-	initializes the Trace2 facility.  This includes setting up the
-	Trace2 thread local storage (TLS).
-+
-This function emits a "version" message containing the version of git
-and the Trace2 protocol.
-+
-This function should be called from `main()` as early as possible in
-the life of the process after essential process initialization.
-
-`int trace2_is_enabled()`::
-
-	Returns 1 if Trace2 is enabled (at least one target is
-	active).
-
-`void trace2_cmd_start(int argc, const char **argv)`::
-
-	Emits a "start" message containing the process command line
-	arguments.
-
-`int trace2_cmd_exit(int exit_code)`::
-
-	Emits an "exit" message containing the process exit-code and
-	elapsed time.
-+
-Returns the exit-code.
-
-`void trace2_cmd_error(const char *fmt, va_list ap)`::
-
-	Emits an "error" message containing a formatted error message.
-
-`void trace2_cmd_path(const char *pathname)`::
-
-	Emits a "cmd_path" message with the full pathname of the
-	current process.
+e.g: `void trace2_initialize_clock()`, `void trace2_initialize()`,
+`int trace2_is_enabled()`, `void trace2_cmd_start(int argc, const char **argv)`.
 
 === Command Detail Messages
 
 These are concerned with describing the specific Git command
 after the command line, config, and environment are inspected.
-
-`void trace2_cmd_name(const char *name)`::
-
-	Emits a "cmd_name" message with the canonical name of the
-	command, for example "status" or "checkout".
-
-`void trace2_cmd_mode(const char *mode)`::
-
-	Emits a "cmd_mode" message with a qualifier name to further
-	describe the current git command.
-+
-This message is intended to be used with git commands having multiple
-major modes.  For example, a "checkout" command can checkout a new
-branch or it can checkout a single file, so the checkout code could
-emit a cmd_mode message of "branch" or "file".
-
-`void trace2_cmd_alias(const char *alias, const char **argv_expansion)`::
-
-	Emits an "alias" message containing the alias used and the
-	argument expansion.
-
-`void trace2_def_param(const char *parameter, const char *value)`::
-
-	Emits a "def_param" message containing a key/value pair.
-+
-This message is intended to report some global aspect of the current
-command, such as a configuration setting or command line switch that
-significantly affects program performance or behavior, such as
-`core.abbrev`, `status.showUntrackedFiles`, or `--no-ahead-behind`.
-
-`void trace2_cmd_list_config()`::
-
-	Emits a "def_param" messages for "important" configuration
-	settings.
-+
-The environment variable `GIT_TRACE2_CONFIG_PARAMS` or the `trace2.configParams`
-config value can be set to a
-list of patterns of important configuration settings, for example:
-`core.*,remote.*.url`.  This function will iterate over all config
-settings and emit a "def_param" message for each match.
-
-`void trace2_cmd_set_config(const char *key, const char *value)`::
-
-	Emits a "def_param" message for a new or updated key/value
-	pair IF `key` is considered important.
-+
-This is used to hook into `git_config_set()` and catch any
-configuration changes and update a value previously reported by
-`trace2_cmd_list_config()`.
-
-`void trace2_def_repo(struct repository *repo)`::
-
-	Registers a repository with the Trace2 layer.  Assigns a
-	unique "repo-id" to `repo->trace2_repo_id`.
-+
-Emits a "worktree" messages containing the repo-id and the worktree
-pathname.
-+
-Region and data messages (described later) may refer to this repo-id.
-+
-The main/top-level repository will have repo-id value 1 (aka "r1").
-+
-The repo-id field is in anticipation of future in-proc submodule
-repositories.
+e.g: `void trace2_cmd_name(const char *name)`,
+`void trace2_cmd_mode(const char *mode)`.
 
 === Child Process Messages
 
 These are concerned with the various spawned child processes,
 including shell scripts, git commands, editors, pagers, and hooks.
 
-`void trace2_child_start(struct child_process *cmd)`::
-
-	Emits a "child_start" message containing the "child-id",
-	"child-argv", and "child-classification".
-+
-Before calling this, set `cmd->trace2_child_class` to a name
-describing the type of child process, for example "editor".
-+
-This function assigns a unique "child-id" to `cmd->trace2_child_id`.
-This field is used later during the "child_exit" message to associate
-it with the "child_start" message.
-+
-This function should be called before spawning the child process.
-
-`void trace2_child_exit(struct child_proess *cmd, int child_exit_code)`::
-
-	Emits a "child_exit" message containing the "child-id",
-	the child's elapsed time and exit-code.
-+
-The reported elapsed time includes the process creation overhead and
-time spend waiting for it to exit, so it may be slightly longer than
-the time reported by the child itself.
-+
-This function should be called after reaping the child process.
-
-`int trace2_exec(const char *exe, const char **argv)`::
-
-	Emits a "exec" message containing the "exec-id" and the
-	argv of the new process.
-+
-This function should be called before calling one of the `exec()`
-variants, such as `execvp()`.
-+
-This function returns a unique "exec-id".  This value is used later
-if the exec() fails and a "exec-result" message is necessary.
-
-`void trace2_exec_result(int exec_id, int error_code)`::
-
-	Emits a "exec_result" message containing the "exec-id"
-	and the error code.
-+
-On Unix-based systems, `exec()` does not return if successful.
-This message is used to indicate that the `exec()` failed and
-that the current program is continuing.
+e.g: `void trace2_child_start(struct child_process *cmd)`.
 
 === Git Thread Messages
 
 These messages are concerned with Git thread usage.
 
-`void trace2_thread_start(const char *thread_name)`::
-
-	Emits a "thread_start" message.
-+
-The `thread_name` field should be a descriptive name, such as the
-unique name of the thread-proc.  A unique "thread-id" will be added
-to the name to uniquely identify thread instances.
-+
-Region and data messages (described later) may refer to this thread
-name.
-+
-This function must be called by the thread-proc of the new thread
-(so that TLS data is properly initialized) and not by the caller
-of `pthread_create()`.
-
-`void trace2_thread_exit()`::
-
-	Emits a "thread_exit" message containing the thread name
-	and the thread elapsed time.
-+
-This function must be called by the thread-proc before it returns
-(so that the coorect TLS data is used and cleaned up.  It should
-not be called by the caller of `pthread_join()`.
+e.g: `void trace2_thread_start(const char *thread_name)`.
 
 === Region and Data Messages
 
 These are concerned with recording performance data
-over regions or spans of code.
-
-`void trace2_region_enter(const char *category, const char *label, const struct repository *repo)`::
-
-`void trace2_region_enter_printf(const char *category, const char *label, const struct repository *repo, const char *fmt, ...)`::
-
-`void trace2_region_enter_printf_va(const char *category, const char *label, const struct repository *repo, const char *fmt, va_list ap)`::
-
-	Emits a thread-relative "region_enter" message with optional
-	printf string.
-+
-This function pushes a new region nesting stack level on the current
-thread and starts a clock for the new stack frame.
-+
-The `category` field is an arbitrary category name used to classify
-regions by feature area, such as "status" or "index".  At this time
-it is only just printed along with the rest of the message.  It may
-be used in the future to filter messages.
-+
-The `label` field is an arbitrary label used to describe the activity
-being started, such as "read_recursive" or "do_read_index".
-+
-The `repo` field, if set, will be used to get the "repo-id", so that
-recursive oerations can be attributed to the correct repository.
-
-`void trace2_region_leave(const char *category, const char *label, const struct repository *repo)`::
-
-`void trace2_region_leave_printf(const char *category, const char *label, const struct repository *repo, const char *fmt, ...)`::
-
-`void trace2_region_leave_printf_va(const char *category, const char *label, const struct repository *repo, const char *fmt, va_list ap)`::
-
-	Emits a thread-relative "region_leave" message with optional
-	printf string.
-+
-This function pops the region nesting stack on the current thread
-and reports the elapsed time of the stack frame.
-+
-The `category`, `label`, and `repo` fields are the same as above.
-The `category` and `label` do not need to match the correpsonding
-"region_enter" message, but it makes the data stream easier to
-understand.
-
-`void trace2_data_string(const char *category, const struct repository *repo, const char *key, const char * value)`::
-
-`void trace2_data_intmax(const char *category, const struct repository *repo, const char *key, intmax value)`::
-
-`void trace2_data_json(const char *category, const struct repository *repo, const char *key, const struct json_writer *jw)`::
+over regions or spans of code. e.g:
+`void trace2_region_enter(const char *category, const char *label, const struct repository *repo)`.
 
-	Emits a region- and thread-relative "data" or "data_json" message.
-+
-This is a key/value pair message containing information about the
-current thread, region stack, and repository.  This could be used
-to print the number of files in a directory during a multi-threaded
-recursive tree walk.
-
-`void trace2_printf(const char *fmt, ...)`::
-
-`void trace2_printf_va(const char *fmt, va_list ap)`::
-
-	Emits a region- and thread-relative "printf" message.
+Refer to trace2.h for details about all trace2 functions.
 
 == Trace2 Target Formats
 
@@ -605,17 +379,35 @@ only present on the "start" and "atexit" events.
 ==== Event-Specific Key/Value Pairs
 
 `"version"`::
-	This event gives the version of the executable and the EVENT format.
+	This event gives the version of the executable and the EVENT format. It
+	should always be the first event in a trace session. The EVENT format
+	version will be incremented if new event types are added, if existing
+	fields are removed, or if there are significant changes in
+	interpretation of existing events or fields. Smaller changes, such as
+	adding a new field to an existing event, will not require an increment
+	to the EVENT format version.
 +
 ------------
 {
 	"event":"version",
 	...
-	"evt":"1",		       # EVENT format version
+	"evt":"2",		       # EVENT format version
 	"exe":"2.20.1.155.g426c96fcdb" # git version
 }
 ------------
 
+`"discard"`::
+	This event is written to the git-trace2-discard sentinel file if there
+	are too many files in the target trace directory (see the
+	trace2.maxFiles config option).
++
+------------
+{
+	"event":"discard",
+	...
+}
+------------
+
 `"start"`::
 	This event contains the complete argv received by main().
 +
@@ -799,7 +591,7 @@ with "?".
 Note that the session-id of the child process is not available to
 the current/spawning process, so the child's PID is reported here as
 a hint for post-processing.  (But it is only a hint because the child
-proces may be a shell script which doesn't have a session-id.)
+process may be a shell script which doesn't have a session-id.)
 +
 Note that the `t_rel` field contains the observed run time in seconds
 for the child process (starting before the fork/exec/spawn and
@@ -864,7 +656,8 @@ The "exec_id" field is a command-unique id and is only useful if the
 ------------
 
 `"def_param"`::
-	This event is generated to log a global parameter.
+	This event is generated to log a global parameter, such as a config
+	setting, command-line flag, or environment variable.
 +
 ------------
 {
@@ -1159,7 +952,7 @@ d0 | main                     | atexit       |     |  0.028809 |           |
 +
 Regions may be nested.  This causes messages to be indented in the
 PERF target, for example.
-Elapsed times are relative to the start of the correpsonding nesting
+Elapsed times are relative to the start of the corresponding nesting
 level as expected.  For example, if we add region message to:
 +
 ----------------
@@ -1354,7 +1147,7 @@ d0 | main                     | atexit       |     |  0.030027 |           |
 In this example, the preload region took 0.009122 seconds.  The 7 threads
 took between 0.006069 and 0.008947 seconds to work on their portion of
 the index.  Thread "th01" worked on 508 items at offset 0.  Thread "th02"
-worked on 508 items at offset 2032.  Thread "th04" worked on 508 itemts
+worked on 508 items at offset 2032.  Thread "th04" worked on 508 items
 at offset 508.
 +
 This example also shows that thread names are assigned in a racy manner