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From: "Matthew John Cheetham via GitGitGadget" <gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
To: git@vger.kernel.org
Cc: gitster@pobox.com, stolee@gmail.com, johannes.schindelin@gmx.de,
	Kristoffer Haugsbakk <kristofferhaugsbakk@fastmail.com>,
	Matthew John Cheetham <mjcheetham@outlook.com>,
	Matthew John Cheetham <mjcheetham@outlook.com>,
	Matthew John Cheetham <mjcheetham@outlook.com>
Subject: [PATCH v2 3/6] trace2: refactor Windows process ancestry trace2 event
Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2026 19:54:57 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <2b02f62f0df7ad2ca5356813780577facf02a58d.1771012500.git.gitgitgadget@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <pull.2040.v2.git.1771012500.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>

From: Matthew John Cheetham <mjcheetham@outlook.com>

In 353d3d77f4 (trace2: collect Windows-specific process information,
2019-02-22) we added process ancestry information for Windows to TRACE2
via a data_json event. It was only later in 2f732bf15e (tr2: log parent
process name, 2021-07-21) that the specific cmd_ancestry event was
added to TRACE2.

In a future commit we will emit the ancestry information with the newer
cmd_ancestry TRACE2 event. Right now, we rework this implementation of
trace2_collect_process_info to separate the calculation of ancestors
from building and emiting the JSON array via a data_json event.

Signed-off-by: Matthew John Cheetham <mjcheetham@outlook.com>
---
 compat/win32/trace2_win32_process_info.c | 50 ++++++++++++------------
 1 file changed, 25 insertions(+), 25 deletions(-)

diff --git a/compat/win32/trace2_win32_process_info.c b/compat/win32/trace2_win32_process_info.c
index f147da706a..aceea05430 100644
--- a/compat/win32/trace2_win32_process_info.c
+++ b/compat/win32/trace2_win32_process_info.c
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include "../../git-compat-util.h"
 #include "../../json-writer.h"
 #include "../../repository.h"
+#include "../../strvec.h"
 #include "../../trace2.h"
 #include "lazyload.h"
 #include <psapi.h>
@@ -32,12 +33,7 @@ static int find_pid(DWORD pid, HANDLE hSnapshot, PROCESSENTRY32 *pe32)
 }
 
 /*
- * Accumulate JSON array of our parent processes:
- *     [
- *         exe-name-parent,
- *         exe-name-grand-parent,
- *         ...
- *     ]
+ * Accumulate array of our parent process names.
  *
  * Note: we only report the filename of the process executable; the
  *       only way to get its full pathname is to use OpenProcess()
@@ -73,7 +69,7 @@ static int find_pid(DWORD pid, HANDLE hSnapshot, PROCESSENTRY32 *pe32)
  * simple and avoid the alloc/realloc overhead.  It is OK if we
  * truncate the search and return a partial answer.
  */
-static void get_processes(struct json_writer *jw, HANDLE hSnapshot)
+static void get_processes(struct strvec *names, HANDLE hSnapshot)
 {
 	PROCESSENTRY32 pe32;
 	DWORD pid;
@@ -82,19 +78,19 @@ static void get_processes(struct json_writer *jw, HANDLE hSnapshot)
 
 	pid = GetCurrentProcessId();
 	while (find_pid(pid, hSnapshot, &pe32)) {
-		/* Only report parents. Omit self from the JSON output. */
+		/* Only report parents. Omit self from the output. */
 		if (nr_pids)
-			jw_array_string(jw, pe32.szExeFile);
+			strvec_push(names, pe32.szExeFile);
 
 		/* Check for cycle in snapshot. (Yes, it happened.) */
 		for (k = 0; k < nr_pids; k++)
 			if (pid == pid_list[k]) {
-				jw_array_string(jw, "(cycle)");
+				strvec_push(names, "(cycle)");
 				return;
 			}
 
 		if (nr_pids == NR_PIDS_LIMIT) {
-			jw_array_string(jw, "(truncated)");
+			strvec_push(names, "(truncated)");
 			return;
 		}
 
@@ -105,24 +101,14 @@ static void get_processes(struct json_writer *jw, HANDLE hSnapshot)
 }
 
 /*
- * Emit JSON data for the current and parent processes.  Individual
- * trace2 targets can decide how to actually print it.
+ * Collect the list of parent process names.
  */
-static void get_ancestry(void)
+static void get_ancestry(struct strvec *names)
 {
 	HANDLE hSnapshot = CreateToolhelp32Snapshot(TH32CS_SNAPPROCESS, 0);
 
 	if (hSnapshot != INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE) {
-		struct json_writer jw = JSON_WRITER_INIT;
-
-		jw_array_begin(&jw, 0);
-		get_processes(&jw, hSnapshot);
-		jw_end(&jw);
-
-		trace2_data_json("process", the_repository, "windows/ancestry",
-				 &jw);
-
-		jw_release(&jw);
+		get_processes(names, hSnapshot);
 		CloseHandle(hSnapshot);
 	}
 }
@@ -176,13 +162,27 @@ static void get_peak_memory_info(void)
 
 void trace2_collect_process_info(enum trace2_process_info_reason reason)
 {
+	struct strvec names = STRVEC_INIT;
+
 	if (!trace2_is_enabled())
 		return;
 
 	switch (reason) {
 	case TRACE2_PROCESS_INFO_STARTUP:
 		get_is_being_debugged();
-		get_ancestry();
+		get_ancestry(&names);
+		if (names.nr) {
+			struct json_writer jw = JSON_WRITER_INIT;
+			jw_array_begin(&jw, 0);
+			for (size_t i = 0; i < names.nr; i++)
+				jw_array_string(&jw, names.v[i]);
+			jw_end(&jw);
+			trace2_data_json("process", the_repository,
+					 "windows/ancestry", &jw);
+			jw_release(&jw);
+		}
+
+		strvec_clear(&names);
 		return;
 
 	case TRACE2_PROCESS_INFO_EXIT:
-- 
gitgitgadget


  parent reply	other threads:[~2026-02-13 19:55 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 25+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-02-05 16:05 [PATCH 0/4] trace2: add macOS and Windows process ancestry tracing Matthew John Cheetham via GitGitGadget
2026-02-05 16:05 ` [PATCH 1/4] trace2: add macOS " Matthew John Cheetham via GitGitGadget
2026-02-09 14:36   ` Derrick Stolee
2026-02-09 15:13     ` Matthew John Cheetham
2026-02-10  4:15       ` Derrick Stolee
2026-02-05 16:05 ` [PATCH 2/4] build: include procinfo.c impl for macOS Matthew John Cheetham via GitGitGadget
2026-02-09 14:37   ` Derrick Stolee
2026-02-05 16:05 ` [PATCH 3/4] trace2: refactor Windows process ancestry trace2 event Matthew John Cheetham via GitGitGadget
2026-02-09 14:41   ` Derrick Stolee
2026-02-05 16:05 ` [PATCH 4/4] trace2: emit cmd_ancestry data for Windows Matthew John Cheetham via GitGitGadget
2026-02-05 16:19   ` Kristoffer Haugsbakk
2026-02-09 14:42   ` Derrick Stolee
2026-02-09 14:48 ` [PATCH 0/4] trace2: add macOS and Windows process ancestry tracing Derrick Stolee
2026-02-09 17:05   ` Junio C Hamano
2026-02-13 19:54 ` [PATCH v2 0/6] " Matthew John Cheetham via GitGitGadget
2026-02-13 19:54   ` [PATCH v2 1/6] trace2: add macOS " Matthew John Cheetham via GitGitGadget
2026-02-13 19:54   ` [PATCH v2 2/6] build: include procinfo.c impl for macOS Matthew John Cheetham via GitGitGadget
2026-02-13 20:34     ` Junio C Hamano
2026-02-13 19:54   ` Matthew John Cheetham via GitGitGadget [this message]
2026-02-13 20:36     ` [PATCH v2 3/6] trace2: refactor Windows process ancestry trace2 event Junio C Hamano
2026-02-13 19:54   ` [PATCH v2 4/6] trace2: emit cmd_ancestry data for Windows Matthew John Cheetham via GitGitGadget
2026-02-13 20:52     ` Junio C Hamano
2026-02-13 19:54   ` [PATCH v2 5/6] test-tool: extend trace2 helper with 400ancestry Matthew John Cheetham via GitGitGadget
2026-02-13 19:55   ` [PATCH v2 6/6] t0213: add trace2 cmd_ancestry tests Matthew John Cheetham via GitGitGadget
2026-02-14  0:30   ` [PATCH v2 0/6] trace2: add macOS and Windows process ancestry tracing Derrick Stolee

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