[dpdk-users] Unable to see traces from a user defined DPDK Tracepoint

[Sanjit Kumar]

Hi,

Thank you for your email. I am already compiling the application that has
the tracepoint register code with -DALLOW_EXPERIMENTAL_API but still am
running into this issue. Are there any other possible causes for this
behaviour? Thanks again.

Regards,
Sanjit Kumar

On Fri, Oct 27, 2023 at 1:11 AM David Marchand <david.marchand at redhat.com>
wrote:

> Hello,
>
> Copying trace framework maintainers.
>
> On Fri, Oct 27, 2023 at 9:48 AM Sanjit Kumar
> <sanjit.kumar at aviznetworks.com> wrote:
> > I am trying to test the usage of the DPDK trace library. I have run into
> the same issue as recounted here -
> https://mails.dpdk.org/archives/users/2020-December/005266.html  - where
> I am able to build and run my DPDK application where I have created and
> registered my custom trace point (verified via rte_trace_dump(stdout) which
> says my traces are 'enabled' - i see the right trace buffer size, trace
> file destination etc). The trace point creation and registration are
> identical to what is mentioned in the program guide using RTE_TRACE_POINT
> in a header file and registering it in my dpdk application via
> RTE_TRACE_POINT_REGISTER macro.
> >
> > What I notice are as follows:
> >
> > 1. The program builds and runs as intended.
> > 2. The trace files are generated in the correct destination directory.
> > 3. On using trace=.*  ----> I see a huge list of traces on viewing the
> trace file with babeltrace - but do not see my custom trace point. I also
> do not see any trace output from my dpdk application if I reuse DPDK
> library traces ( eg: rte_eal_trace_thread_lcore_ready ) instead of defining
> my own custom traces.
> > 4. On using trace=<regex for traces used in my application> i do not see
> any trace output just used inside my application.
> >
> > I think the above observations suggest that the issue might be in
> configuring my DPDK application to recognize and create trace output
> properly. However the rte_trace_dump output suggests that trace is enabled
> here.
> >
> > What I would like to know is similar to utkarsh's question:
> > Is there anything I am missing in configuring my application to
> recognize traces? If so can you please point it out?
>
> I think a hint was posted later, about this topic.
> Did you compile your application tracepoint register code with
> -DALLOW_EXPERIMENTAL_API ?
>
> If you confirm it solves your issue, we need to enhance the trace
> framework documentation.
>
>
> --
> David Marchand
>
>
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