From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
To: "Matthew John Cheetham via GitGitGadget" <gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
Cc: git@vger.kernel.org, stolee@gmail.com,
johannes.schindelin@gmx.de,
Kristoffer Haugsbakk <kristofferhaugsbakk@fastmail.com>,
Matthew John Cheetham <mjcheetham@outlook.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 3/6] trace2: refactor Windows process ancestry trace2 event
Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:36:41 -0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <xmqqtsvkl6sm.fsf@gitster.g> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <2b02f62f0df7ad2ca5356813780577facf02a58d.1771012500.git.gitgitgadget@gmail.com> (Matthew John Cheetham via GitGitGadget's message of "Fri, 13 Feb 2026 19:54:57 +0000")
"Matthew John Cheetham via GitGitGadget" <gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
writes:
> 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(-)
Looks quite straight-forward refactoring that even I (without Win32
specific knowledge) can follow with ease. Nicely done.
>
> 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:
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-02-13 20:36 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 ` [PATCH v2 3/6] trace2: refactor Windows process ancestry trace2 event Matthew John Cheetham via GitGitGadget
2026-02-13 20:36 ` Junio C Hamano [this message]
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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