Trace.java revision 0cc84cefdd4e947f984678dfe854d3c53ded0475
1/*
2 * Copyright (C) 2012 The Android Open Source Project
3 *
4 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
5 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
6 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
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8 *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
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15 */
16
17package android.os;
18
19import android.util.Log;
20
21/**
22 * Writes trace events to the system trace buffer.  These trace events can be
23 * collected and visualized using the Systrace tool.
24 *
25 * This tracing mechanism is independent of the method tracing mechanism
26 * offered by {@link Debug#startMethodTracing}.  In particular, it enables
27 * tracing of events that occur across multiple processes.
28 */
29public final class Trace {
30    /*
31     * Writes trace events to the kernel trace buffer.  These trace events can be
32     * collected using the "atrace" program for offline analysis.
33     */
34
35    private static final String TAG = "Trace";
36
37    // These tags must be kept in sync with system/core/include/cutils/trace.h.
38    /** @hide */
39    public static final long TRACE_TAG_NEVER = 0;
40    /** @hide */
41    public static final long TRACE_TAG_ALWAYS = 1L << 0;
42    /** @hide */
43    public static final long TRACE_TAG_GRAPHICS = 1L << 1;
44    /** @hide */
45    public static final long TRACE_TAG_INPUT = 1L << 2;
46    /** @hide */
47    public static final long TRACE_TAG_VIEW = 1L << 3;
48    /** @hide */
49    public static final long TRACE_TAG_WEBVIEW = 1L << 4;
50    /** @hide */
51    public static final long TRACE_TAG_WINDOW_MANAGER = 1L << 5;
52    /** @hide */
53    public static final long TRACE_TAG_ACTIVITY_MANAGER = 1L << 6;
54    /** @hide */
55    public static final long TRACE_TAG_SYNC_MANAGER = 1L << 7;
56    /** @hide */
57    public static final long TRACE_TAG_AUDIO = 1L << 8;
58    /** @hide */
59    public static final long TRACE_TAG_VIDEO = 1L << 9;
60    /** @hide */
61    public static final long TRACE_TAG_CAMERA = 1L << 10;
62    /** @hide */
63    public static final long TRACE_TAG_HAL = 1L << 11;
64    /** @hide */
65    public static final long TRACE_TAG_APP = 1L << 12;
66    /** @hide */
67    public static final long TRACE_TAG_RESOURCES = 1L << 13;
68    /** @hide */
69    public static final long TRACE_TAG_DALVIK = 1L << 14;
70
71    private static final long TRACE_TAG_NOT_READY = 1L << 63;
72    private static final int MAX_SECTION_NAME_LEN = 127;
73
74    // Must be volatile to avoid word tearing.
75    private static volatile long sEnabledTags = TRACE_TAG_NOT_READY;
76
77    private static native long nativeGetEnabledTags();
78    private static native void nativeTraceCounter(long tag, String name, int value);
79    private static native void nativeTraceBegin(long tag, String name);
80    private static native void nativeTraceEnd(long tag);
81    private static native void nativeAsyncTraceBegin(long tag, String name, int cookie);
82    private static native void nativeAsyncTraceEnd(long tag, String name, int cookie);
83    private static native void nativeSetAppTracingAllowed(boolean allowed);
84    private static native void nativeSetTracingEnabled(boolean allowed);
85
86    static {
87        // We configure two separate change callbacks, one in Trace.cpp and one here.  The
88        // native callback reads the tags from the system property, and this callback
89        // reads the value that the native code retrieved.  It's essential that the native
90        // callback executes first.
91        //
92        // The system provides ordering through a priority level.  Callbacks made through
93        // SystemProperties.addChangeCallback currently have a negative priority, while
94        // our native code is using a priority of zero.
95        SystemProperties.addChangeCallback(new Runnable() {
96            @Override public void run() {
97                cacheEnabledTags();
98            }
99        });
100    }
101
102    private Trace() {
103    }
104
105    /**
106     * Caches a copy of the enabled-tag bits.  The "master" copy is held by the native code,
107     * and comes from the PROPERTY_TRACE_TAG_ENABLEFLAGS property.
108     * <p>
109     * If the native code hasn't yet read the property, we will cause it to do one-time
110     * initialization.  We don't want to do this during class init, because this class is
111     * preloaded, so all apps would be stuck with whatever the zygote saw.  (The zygote
112     * doesn't see the system-property update broadcasts.)
113     * <p>
114     * We want to defer initialization until the first use by an app, post-zygote.
115     * <p>
116     * We're okay if multiple threads call here simultaneously -- the native state is
117     * synchronized, and sEnabledTags is volatile (prevents word tearing).
118     */
119    private static long cacheEnabledTags() {
120        long tags = nativeGetEnabledTags();
121        sEnabledTags = tags;
122        return tags;
123    }
124
125    /**
126     * Returns true if a trace tag is enabled.
127     *
128     * @param traceTag The trace tag to check.
129     * @return True if the trace tag is valid.
130     *
131     * @hide
132     */
133    public static boolean isTagEnabled(long traceTag) {
134        long tags = sEnabledTags;
135        if (tags == TRACE_TAG_NOT_READY) {
136            tags = cacheEnabledTags();
137        }
138        return (tags & traceTag) != 0;
139    }
140
141    /**
142     * Writes trace message to indicate the value of a given counter.
143     *
144     * @param traceTag The trace tag.
145     * @param counterName The counter name to appear in the trace.
146     * @param counterValue The counter value.
147     *
148     * @hide
149     */
150    public static void traceCounter(long traceTag, String counterName, int counterValue) {
151        if (isTagEnabled(traceTag)) {
152            nativeTraceCounter(traceTag, counterName, counterValue);
153        }
154    }
155
156    /**
157     * Set whether application tracing is allowed for this process.  This is intended to be set
158     * once at application start-up time based on whether the application is debuggable.
159     *
160     * @hide
161     */
162    public static void setAppTracingAllowed(boolean allowed) {
163        nativeSetAppTracingAllowed(allowed);
164
165        // Setting whether app tracing is allowed may change the tags, so we update the cached
166        // tags here.
167        cacheEnabledTags();
168    }
169
170    /**
171     * Set whether tracing is enabled in this process.  Tracing is disabled shortly after Zygote
172     * initializes and re-enabled after processes fork from Zygote.  This is done because Zygote
173     * has no way to be notified about changes to the tracing tags, and if Zygote ever reads and
174     * caches the tracing tags, forked processes will inherit those stale tags.
175     *
176     * @hide
177     */
178    public static void setTracingEnabled(boolean enabled) {
179        nativeSetTracingEnabled(enabled);
180
181        // Setting whether tracing is enabled may change the tags, so we update the cached tags
182        // here.
183        cacheEnabledTags();
184    }
185
186    /**
187     * Writes a trace message to indicate that a given section of code has
188     * begun. Must be followed by a call to {@link #traceEnd} using the same
189     * tag.
190     *
191     * @param traceTag The trace tag.
192     * @param methodName The method name to appear in the trace.
193     *
194     * @hide
195     */
196    public static void traceBegin(long traceTag, String methodName) {
197        if (isTagEnabled(traceTag)) {
198            nativeTraceBegin(traceTag, methodName);
199        }
200    }
201
202    /**
203     * Writes a trace message to indicate that the current method has ended.
204     * Must be called exactly once for each call to {@link #traceBegin} using the same tag.
205     *
206     * @param traceTag The trace tag.
207     *
208     * @hide
209     */
210    public static void traceEnd(long traceTag) {
211        if (isTagEnabled(traceTag)) {
212            nativeTraceEnd(traceTag);
213        }
214    }
215
216    /**
217     * Writes a trace message to indicate that a given section of code has
218     * begun. Must be followed by a call to {@link #asyncTraceEnd} using the same
219     * tag. Unlike {@link #traceBegin(long, String)} and {@link #traceEnd(long)},
220     * asynchronous events do not need to be nested. The name and cookie used to
221     * begin an event must be used to end it.
222     *
223     * @param traceTag The trace tag.
224     * @param methodName The method name to appear in the trace.
225     * @param cookie Unique identifier for distinguishing simultaneous events
226     *
227     * @hide
228     */
229    public static void asyncTraceBegin(long traceTag, String methodName, int cookie) {
230        if (isTagEnabled(traceTag)) {
231            nativeAsyncTraceBegin(traceTag, methodName, cookie);
232        }
233    }
234
235    /**
236     * Writes a trace message to indicate that the current method has ended.
237     * Must be called exactly once for each call to {@link #asyncTraceBegin(long, String, int)}
238     * using the same tag, name and cookie.
239     *
240     * @param traceTag The trace tag.
241     * @param methodName The method name to appear in the trace.
242     * @param cookie Unique identifier for distinguishing simultaneous events
243     *
244     * @hide
245     */
246    public static void asyncTraceEnd(long traceTag, String methodName, int cookie) {
247        if (isTagEnabled(traceTag)) {
248            nativeAsyncTraceEnd(traceTag, methodName, cookie);
249        }
250    }
251
252    /**
253     * Writes a trace message to indicate that a given section of code has begun. This call must
254     * be followed by a corresponding call to {@link #endSection()} on the same thread.
255     *
256     * <p class="note"> At this time the vertical bar character '|', newline character '\n', and
257     * null character '\0' are used internally by the tracing mechanism.  If sectionName contains
258     * these characters they will be replaced with a space character in the trace.
259     *
260     * @param sectionName The name of the code section to appear in the trace.  This may be at
261     * most 127 Unicode code units long.
262     */
263    public static void beginSection(String sectionName) {
264        if (isTagEnabled(TRACE_TAG_APP)) {
265            if (sectionName.length() > MAX_SECTION_NAME_LEN) {
266                throw new IllegalArgumentException("sectionName is too long");
267            }
268            nativeTraceBegin(TRACE_TAG_APP, sectionName);
269        }
270    }
271
272    /**
273     * Writes a trace message to indicate that a given section of code has ended. This call must
274     * be preceeded by a corresponding call to {@link #beginSection(String)}. Calling this method
275     * will mark the end of the most recently begun section of code, so care must be taken to
276     * ensure that beginSection / endSection pairs are properly nested and called from the same
277     * thread.
278     */
279    public static void endSection() {
280        if (isTagEnabled(TRACE_TAG_APP)) {
281            nativeTraceEnd(TRACE_TAG_APP);
282        }
283    }
284}
285