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| author | Todd Fiala <todd.fiala@gmail.com> | 2016-08-19 03:03:58 +0000 |
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| committer | Todd Fiala <todd.fiala@gmail.com> | 2016-08-19 03:03:58 +0000 |
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Revert "Add StructuredData plugin type; showcase with new DarwinLog feature"
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diff --git a/lldb/docs/structured_data/DarwinLog.md b/lldb/docs/structured_data/DarwinLog.md deleted file mode 100644 index 19c3c4b201d..00000000000 --- a/lldb/docs/structured_data/DarwinLog.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,160 +0,0 @@ -# Change Notes - -## Summary - -This document describes the DarwinLog logging feature. - -## StructuredDataDarwinLog feature - -The DarwinLog feature supports logging os_log*() and NSLog() messages -to the command-line lldb console, as well as making those messages -available to LLDB clients via the event system. Starting with fall -2016 OSes, Apple platforms introduce a new fire-hose, stream-style -logging system where the bulk of the log processing happens on the log -consumer side. This reduces logging impact on the system when there -are no consumers, making it cheaper to include logging at all times. -However, it also increases the work needed on the consumer end when -log messages are desired. - -The debugserver binary has been modified to support collection of -os_log*()/NSLog() messages, selection of which messages appear in the -stream, and fine-grained filtering of what gets passed on to the LLDB -client. DarwinLog also tracks the activity chain (i.e. os_activity() -hierarchy) in effect at the time the log messages were issued. The -user is able to configure a number of aspects related to the -formatting of the log message header fields. - -The DarwinLog support is written in a way which should support the -lldb client side on non-Apple clients talking to an Apple device or -macOS system; hence, the plugin support is built into all LLDB -clients, not just those built on an Apple platform. - -StructuredDataDarwinLog implements the 'DarwinLog' feature type, and -the plugin name for it shows up as 'darwin-log'. - -The user interface to the darwin-log support is via the following: - -* 'plugin structured-data darwin-log enable' command - - This is the main entry point for enabling the command. It can be - set before launching a process or while the process is running. - If the user wants to squelch seeing info-level or debug-level - messages, which is the default behavior, then the enable command - must be made prior to launching the process; otherwise, the - info-level and debug-level messages will always show up. Also, - there is a similar "echo os_log()/NSLog() messages to target - process stderr" mechanism which is properly disabled when enabling - the DarwinLog support prior to launch. This cannot be squelched - if enabling DarwinLog after launch. - - See the help for this command. There are a number of options - to shrink or expand the number of messages that are processed - on the remote side and sent over to the client, and other - options to control the formatting of messages displayed. - - This command is sticky. Once enabled, it will stay enabled for - future process launches. - -* 'plugin structured-data darwin-log disable' command - - Executing this command disables os_log() capture in the currently - running process and signals LLDB to stop attempting to launch - new processes with DarwinLog support enabled. - -* 'settings set \ - plugin.structured-data.darwin-log.enable-on-startup' - - and - - 'settings set \ - plugin.structured-data.darwin-log.auto-enable-options -- {options}' - - When enable-on-startup is set to true, then LLDB will automatically - enable DarwinLog on startup of relevant processes. It will use the - content provided in the auto-enable-options settings as the - options to pass to the enable command. - - Note the '--' required after auto-enable-command. That is necessary - for raw commands like settings set. The '--' will not become part - of the options for the enable command. - -### Message flow and related performance considerations - -os_log()-style collection is not free. The more data that must be -processed, the slower it will be. There are several knobs available -to the developer to limit how much data goes through the pipe, and how -much data ultimately goes over the wire to the LLDB client. The -user's goal should be to ensure he or she only collects as many log -messages are needed, but no more. - -The flow of data looks like the following: - -1. Data comes into debugserver from the low-level OS facility that - receives log messages. The data that comes through this pipe can - be limited or expanded by the '--debug', '--info' and - '--all-processes' options of the 'plugin structured-data darwin-log - enable' command. options. Exclude as many categories as possible - here (also the default). The knobs here are very coarse - for - example, whether to include os_log_info()-level or - os_log_debug()-level info, or to include callstacks in the log - message event data. - -2. The debugserver process filters the messages that arrive through a - message log filter that may be fully customized by the user. It - works similar to a rules-based packet filter: a set of rules are - matched against the log message, each rule tried in sequential - order. The first rule that matches then either accepts or rejects - the message. If the log message does not match any rule, then the - message gets the no-match (i.e. fall-through) action. The no-match - action defaults to accepting but may be set to reject. - - Filters can be added via the enable command's '--filter - {filter-spec}' option. Filters are added in order, and multiple - --filter entries can be provided to the enable command. - - Filters take the following form: - - {action} {attribute} {op} - - {action} := - accept | - reject - - {attribute} := - category | // The log message category - subsystem | // The log message subsystem} - activity | // The child-most activity in force - // at the time the message was logged. - activity-chain | // The complete activity chain, specified - // as {parent-activity}:{child-activity}: - // {grandchild-activity} - message | // The fully expanded message contents. - // Note this one is expensive because it - // requires expanding the message. Avoid - // this if possible, or add it further - // down the filter chain. - - {op} := - match {exact-match-text} | - regex {search-regex} // uses C++ std::regex - // ECMAScript variant. - -e.g. - --filter "accept subsystem match com.example.mycompany.myproduct" - --filter "accept subsystem regex com.example.+" - --filter "reject category regex spammy-system-[[:digit:]]+" - -3. Messages that are accepted by the log message filter get sent to - the lldb client, where they are mapped to the - StructuredDataDarwinLog plugin. By default, command-line lldb will - issue a Process-level event containing the log message content, and - will request the plugin to print the message if the plugin is - enabled to do so. - -### Log message display - -Several settings control aspects of displaying log messages in -command-line LLDB. See the enable command's help for a description -of these. - - |

