From: Mathieu Desnoyers Date: Sat, 24 Sep 2016 14:25:10 +0000 (-0400) Subject: Add ctx_len field to ring buffer context X-Git-Tag: v2.9.0-rc1~12 X-Git-Url: https://git.lttng.org./?a=commitdiff_plain;h=82cd0cfd74e2e7fe71d9ff68a9e521d989f72d99;p=lttng-ust.git Add ctx_len field to ring buffer context Allow extending the structure beyond its original size. Signed-off-by: Mathieu Desnoyers --- diff --git a/include/lttng/ringbuffer-config.h b/include/lttng/ringbuffer-config.h index 5ae0d8a6..c95d35cb 100644 --- a/include/lttng/ringbuffer-config.h +++ b/include/lttng/ringbuffer-config.h @@ -256,10 +256,21 @@ struct lttng_ust_lib_ring_buffer_ctx { */ uint64_t tsc; /* time-stamp counter value */ unsigned int rflags; /* reservation flags */ - unsigned int padding1; /* padding to realign on pointer */ + /* + * The field ctx_len is the length of struct + * lttng_ust_lib_ring_buffer_ctx as known by the user of + * lib_ring_buffer_ctx_init. + */ + unsigned int ctx_len; void *ip; /* caller ip address */ void *priv2; /* 2nd priv data */ char padding2[LTTNG_UST_RING_BUFFER_CTX_PADDING]; + /* + * This is the end of the initial fields expected by the original ABI + * between probes and UST. Only the fields above can be used if + * ctx_len is 0. Use the value of ctx_len to find out which of the + * following fields may be used. + */ }; /** @@ -291,7 +302,7 @@ void lib_ring_buffer_ctx_init(struct lttng_ust_lib_ring_buffer_ctx *ctx, ctx->cpu = cpu; ctx->rflags = 0; ctx->handle = handle; - ctx->padding1 = 0; + ctx->ctx_len = sizeof(struct lttng_ust_lib_ring_buffer_ctx); ctx->ip = 0; ctx->priv2 = priv2; memset(ctx->padding2, 0, LTTNG_UST_RING_BUFFER_CTX_PADDING);