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1OpenCSD Library - Programmers Guide    {#prog_guide}
2===================================
3
4@brief  A guide to programming the OpenCSD library.
5
6Introduction and review of Coresight Hardware
7---------------------------------------------
8
9The OpenCSD trace decode library is designed to allow programmers to decode ARM CoreSight trace
10data. This guide will describe the various stages of configuring and programming a decoder instance
11for a given CoreSight system.
12
13The diagram below shows a typical Coresight trace hardware arrangement
14
15![Example CoreSight Trace Capture Hardware](cs_trace_hw.jpg)
16
17The design shown has four Cortex cores, each with an ETM, along with a system STM all of which generate trace into the
18trace funnel. The output of the funnel is fed into a trace sink, which might be an ETB or ETR, saving the trace
19which is multiplexed into CoreSight trace frames in the trace sink memory. The colours represent the sources
20of trace data, each of which will be tagged with a CoreSight Trace ID.
21
22### CoreSight Trace ID ###
23The CoreSight Trace ID - also referred to as the Trace Source Channel ID - is a unique 8 bit number programmed
24into each trace source in a system (ETM,PTM,STM) which identifies the source to both the hardware components
25downstream and the software trace decoders. This ID is used
26
27Overview of Configuration and Decode
28------------------------------------
29
30The OpenCSD library will take the trace data from the trace sink, and when correctly configured and programmed, will
31demultiplex and decode each of the trace sources.
32
33The library supports ETMV3, PTM, ETMv4 and STM trace protocols. The decode occurs in three stages:
34- __Demultiplex__ - the combined trace streams in CoreSight trace frame format are split into their constituent streams according to the CoreSight trace ID.
35- __Packet Processing__ - the individual trace ID streams are resolved into discrete trace packets.
36- __Packet Decode__ - the trace packets are interpreted to produce a decoded representation of instructions executed.
37
38There are input configuration requirements for each stage of the decode process - these allow the decode process to correctly
39interpret the incoming byte stream.
40- __Demultiplex__ - Input flags are set to indicate if the frames are 16 byte aligned or if the stream contains alignment
41bytes between frames.
42- __Packet Processing__ - The hardware configuration of the trace source must be provided. This consists of a sub-set of the
43hardware register values for the source.  Each protocol has differing requirements, represented by an input structure of the
44register values.
45- __Packet Decode__ - For ETM/PTM packet decode, this stage requires the memory images of the code executed in order
46to determine the path through the code. These are provided either as memory dumps, or as links to binary code files.
47
48_Note_ : STM, being a largely software generated data trace, does not require memory images to recover the data written by the source
49processors.
50
51The diagram below shows the basic stages of decode for the library when used in a client application:
52
53![Example Library Usage for Trace Decode](lib_usage.jpg)
54
55The DecodeTree object is a representation of the structure of the CoreSight hardware, but in reverse in that the data is pushed into the
56tree, through the demultiplexor and then along the individual trace stream decode paths till the output decode packets are produced.
57
58These outpup packets are referred to as Generic Trace packets, and are at this stage protocol independent. They consist primarily of
59PE context information and address ranges representing the instructions processed.
60
61### Decode Tree ###
62
63The DecodeTree is the principal wrapper for all the decoders the library supports. This provides a programming
64API which allows the creation of protocol packet processors and decoders.
65
66The API allows the client application to configure the de-multiplexor, create and connect packet processors and
67packet decoders to the trace data streams and collect the output generic decoded trace packets. The DecodeTree
68provides a built in instruction decoder to allow correct trace decode, and an additional API through a memory
69access handler to allow the client applications to provide the images of the traced code in file or memory dump
70format.
71
72Once a DecodeTree is configured, then it can be re-used for multiple sets of captured trace data where the same
73set of applications has been traced, or by changing only the supplied memory images, different traced applications
74on the same hardware configuration.
75
76The process for programming a decode tree for a specific set of trace hardware is as follows;-
771. Create the decode tree and specify the de-multiplexor options.
782. For each trace protocol of interest, use the API to create a decoder, providing the hardware configuration,
79including the CoreSight trace ID for that trace stream. Specify packet processing only, or full decode. Client
80program must know the correct protocol to use for each trace stream.
813. Attach callback(s) to receive the decoded generic trace output (ITrcGenElemIn).
824. Provide the memory images if using full decode.
83
84The DecodeTree can now be used to process the trace data by pushing the captured trace data through the trace
85 data input API call (ITrcDataIn) and analyzing as required the resulting decoded trace (ITrcGenElemIn).
86
87 The objects and connections used for a single trace stream are shown below.
88
89 ![Decode Tree objects - single trace stream](dt_components.jpg)
90
91 All these components can be created and used outside of a DecodeTree, but that is beyond the scope of this
92 guide and expected to be used for custom implementations only.
93
94Programming Examples - decoder configuration.
95---------------------------------------------
96
97The remainder of this programming guide will provide programming exceprts for each of the required stages
98to get a working decode tree, capable of processing trace data.
99
100The guide will be based on an ETMv4 system, similar to the example above, using the C++ interface, but
101equivalent calls from the C-API wrapper library will also be provided.
102
103The source code for the two test applications `trc_pkt_lister` and `c_api_pkt_print_test` may be used as
104further programming guidance.
105
106### Create the decode tree ###
107
108The first step is to create the decode tree. Key choices here are the flags defining expected trace data
109input format and de-mux operations.
110
111~~~{.cpp}
112	uint32_t formatterCfgFlags = OCSD_DFRMTR_FRAME_MEM_ALIGN; /* basic operational mode for on-chip captured trace */
113	DecodeTree *pTree = DecodeTree::CreateDecodeTree(OCSD_TRC_SRC_FRAME_FORMATTED, formatterCfgFlags);
114~~~
115
116This creates a decode tree that is usable in the majority of cases - that is for trace captured in on chip
117RAM via ETB or ETR. Additional flags are available if a TPIU is used that will indicate to the frame de-mux
118that additional frame synchronisation data is present.
119
120In limited cases where the hardware has a single trace source, or only a single source is being used, then
121it is possible to switch off the hardware frame formatter in the ETB/ETR/TPIU. In this case @ref OCSD_TRC_SRC_SINGLE
122 (from enum @ref ocsd_dcd_tree_src_t) may be defined as the first parameter to the function.
123
124C-API version of above code:
125~~~{.c}
126	dcd_tree_handle_t dcdtree_handle = ocsd_create_dcd_tree(OCSD_TRC_SRC_FRAME_FORMATTED, OCSD_DFRMTR_FRAME_MEM_ALIGN);
127~~~
128
129### Error loggers and printers ###
130
131The library defines a standard error logging interface ITraceErrorLog which many of the key components can register
132with to output errors. The process of registering the source means that errors can be tied to a particular component,
133or CoreSight Trace ID. The library provides a standard error logger object - ocsdDefaultErrorLogger - which
134keeps a copy of the last error logged, plus a copy of the last error logged for each data stream associated
135with a CoreSight trace ID.
136
137The error logger can be attached to an output logger - ocsdMsgLogger - which can print text versions of the
138error, or other error messages, out to screen or logging file. Errors can be filtered according to a severity rating,
139defined by @ref ocsd_err_severity_t.
140
141The DecodeTree will use a default error logger from the library - with a message logger
142that will output to `stderr`. Client applications can adjust the configuration of this error logger and
143message logger, or provide their own configured error logger / message logger pair.
144
145The test program `trc_pkt_lister` provides a customised version of an `ocsdMsgLogger` / `ocsdDefaultErrorLogger` pair
146to ensure that messages and errors are logged to the screen and a file of its choice. This logger is eventually
147passed through to the decode tree.
148
149Code excerpts below (trc_pkt_lister.cpp):
150
151~~~{.cpp}
152	static ocsdMsgLogger logger;
153	static int logOpts = ocsdMsgLogger::OUT_STDOUT | ocsdMsgLogger::OUT_FILE;
154	static std::string logfileName = "trc_pkt_lister.ppl";
155
156	// ** other vars
157
158	main() {
159
160		// ** some init code
161
162	    logger.setLogOpts(logOpts);
163		logger.setLogFileName(logfileName.c_str());
164
165
166		ocsdDefaultErrorLogger err_log;
167		err_log.initErrorLogger(OCSD_ERR_SEV_INFO);
168		err_log.setOutputLogger(&logger);
169
170		// pass err_log reference into snapshot library code
171		SnapShotReader ss_reader;
172		ss_reader.setErrorLogger(&err_log);
173
174		// ** rest of program
175	}
176~~~
177
178In the library code for the snapshot reader (ss_to_dcd_tree.cpp):
179
180~~~{.cpp}
181	bool CreateDcdTreeFromSnapShot::createDecodeTree()
182	{
183		// ** create a decode tree
184
185	    // use our error logger - don't use the tree default.
186        m_pDecodeTree->setAlternateErrorLogger(m_pErrLogInterface);
187	}
188
189~~~
190
191__Note__:  The Snapshot reader library is test code designed to allow the test application read trace snapshots
192which are in the form defined by the open specification in `./decoder/docs/specs/ARM Trace and Debug Snapshot file format 0v2.pdf`
193
194This format is used in ARM's DS-5 debugger, and the open source CoreSight Access Library (CSAL).
195
196### Configuring decoders ###
197
198The next task is to configure the requried decoders. The client program must know the type of ETM/PTM in use
199to correctly set the decoder configuration.
200
201Each class of trace source has a specific set of register values that the decoder requires to correctly interpret the
202raw trace data and convert it to packets then fully decode.
203
204Configuration of an ETMv4 decoder requires initialisation of the EtmV4Config class, which is achieved by filling in a
205@ref ocsd_etmv4_cfg structure:-
206
207~~~{.c}
208	typedef struct _ocsd_etmv4_cfg
209	{
210		uint32_t                reg_idr0;    /**< ID0 register */
211		uint32_t                reg_idr1;    /**< ID1 register */
212		uint32_t                reg_idr2;    /**< ID2 register */
213		uint32_t                reg_idr8;
214		uint32_t                reg_idr9;
215		uint32_t                reg_idr10;
216		uint32_t                reg_idr11;
217		uint32_t                reg_idr12;
218		uint32_t                reg_idr13;
219		uint32_t                reg_configr;  /**< Config Register */
220		uint32_t                reg_traceidr;  /**< Trace Stream ID register */
221		ocsd_arch_version_t    arch_ver;   /**< Architecture version */
222		ocsd_core_profile_t    core_prof;  /**< Core Profile */
223	} ocsd_etmv4_cfg;
224~~~
225
226The structure contains a number of read-only ID registers, and key programmable control registers that define
227the trace output features - such as if the ETM will output timestamps or cycle counts - and the CoreSight Trace ID.
228
229Once this structure is filled in then the decoder can be configured in the decode tree:-
230
231~~~{.cpp}
232	ocsd_etmv4_cfg config;
233
234	// ...
235	// code to fill in config from programmed registers and id registers
236	// ...
237
238	EtmV4Config configObj(&config);		// initialise decoder config class
239	std::string decoderName(OCSD_BUILTIN_DCD_ETMV4I);  // use built in ETMv4 instruction decoder.
240	int decoderCreateFlags = OCSD_CREATE_FLG_FULL_DECODER; // decoder type to create - OCSD_CREATE_FLG_PACKET_PROC for packet processor only
241	ocsd_err_t err = pDecodeTree->createDecoder(decoderName, decoderCreateFlags,&configObj);
242~~~
243
244This code creates a full trace decoder for an ETMv4 source, which consists of a packet processor and packet decoder pair. The decoder is automatically associated with the
245CoreSight Trace ID programmed into the register provided in the `config` structure.
246
247It is also possible to create a packet processor only decoder if the `OCSD_CREATE_FLG_PACKET_PROC` flag is
248used instead. These packet only decoders can be used to create a dump of the raw trace as discrete trace packets.
249
250All decoders a registered with the library using a name - the standard ARM protocols are considered built in
251decoders and are registered automatically. The library contains defined names for these decoders - `OCSD_BUILTIN_DCD_ETMV4I`
252 being the name used for ETMv4 protocol.
253
254The C-API uses the call create_generic_decoder() with the same configuration structure:-
255
256~~~{.c}
257	ocsd_etmv4_cfg config;
258
259	// ...
260	// code to fill in config from programmed registers and id registers
261	// ...
262
263	const char * decoderName = OCSD_BUILTIN_DCD_ETMV4I);  // use built in ETMv4 instruction decoder.
264	int decoderCreateFlags = OCSD_CREATE_FLG_FULL_DECODER; // decoder type to create - OCSD_CREATE_FLG_PACKET_PROC for packet processor only
265	void *p_context =  // <some_client_context>
266	ocsd_err_t err = create_generic_decoder(dcdtree_handle,decoderName,(void *)&config,p_context);
267~~~
268
269The configuration must be completed for each trace source in the decode tree which requires decoding.
270
271The different trace source types have different configuration structures, classes and names
272
273| protocol  | config struct       |  class      |  name define                 |
274|:----------|:--------------------|:------------|:-----------------------------|
275| __ETE__   | @ref ocsd_ete_cfg   | ETEConfig   | @ref OCSD_BUILTIN_DCD_ETE    |
276| __ETMv4__ | @ref ocsd_etmv4_cfg | EtmV4Config | @ref OCSD_BUILTIN_DCD_ETMV4I |
277| __ETMv3__ | @ref ocsd_etmv3_cfg | EtmV3Config | @ref OCSD_BUILTIN_DCD_ETMV3  |
278| __PTM__   | @ref ocsd_ptm_cfg   | PtmConfig   | @ref OCSD_BUILTIN_DCD_PTM    |
279| __STM__   | @ref ocsd_stm_cfg   | STMConfig   | @ref OCSD_BUILTIN_DCD_STM    |
280
281### Adding in Memory Images ###
282
283Memory images are needed when a full trace decode is required. Memory images consist of a base address and length, and
284contain instruction opcodes that may be executed during the operation of the traced program. The images are used by
285the decoder to follow the path of the traced program by interpreting the information contained within the trace that
286defines which program branches are taken and the target addresses of those branches.
287
288The library defined memory image accessor objects, which can be simple memory buffers, files containing the binary
289code image, or a callback that allows the client to handle memory accesses directly. When files are used, the
290 object may contain a set of base addresses and lengths, with offsets into the file - allowing the decoder
291 to directly access multiple code segments in executable image files.
292
293Memory image objects are collated by a memory mapper. This interfaces to the decoder through the ITargetMemAccess interface,
294and selects the correct image object for the address requested by the decoder. The memory mapper will also validate image
295objects as they are added to the decoder, and will not permit overlapping images.
296
297![Memory Mapper and Memory Images](memacc_objs.jpg)
298
299The client can add memory images to the decoder via API calls to the decode tree. These methods add memory image accessors of various
300types to be managed by a memory access mapper:-
301
302~~~{.cpp}
303	class DecodeTree {
304		///...
305		ocsd_err_t addBufferMemAcc(const ocsd_vaddr_t address, const ocsd_mem_space_acc_t mem_space, const uint8_t *p_mem_buffer, const uint32_t mem_length);
306		ocsd_err_t addBinFileMemAcc(const ocsd_vaddr_t address, const ocsd_mem_space_acc_t mem_space, const std::string &filepath);
307		ocsd_err_t addBinFileRegionMemAcc(const ocsd_file_mem_region_t *region_array, const int num_regions, const ocsd_mem_space_acc_t mem_space, const std::string &filepath);     */
308		ocsd_err_t addCallbackMemAcc(const ocsd_vaddr_t st_address, const ocsd_vaddr_t en_address, const ocsd_mem_space_acc_t mem_space, Fn_MemAcc_CB p_cb_func, const void *p_context);
309		///...
310	}
311~~~
312
313It is further possible to differentiate between memory image access objects by the memory space for which they are valid. If it is known that a certain code image
314is present in secure EL3, then an image can be associated with the @ref ocsd_mem_space_acc_t type value @ref OCSD_MEM_SPACE_EL3, which will allow another image to be
315present at the same address but a different exception level.  However, for the majority of systems, such detailed knowledge of the code is not available, or
316overlaps across memory spaces do not occur. In these cases, and for general use (including Linux trace decode),  @ref OCSD_MEM_SPACE_ANY should be used.
317
318The C-API contains a similar set of calls to set up memory access objects:-
319
320~~~{.c}
321	OCSD_C_API ocsd_err_t ocsd_dt_add_buffer_mem_acc(const dcd_tree_handle_t handle, const ocsd_vaddr_t address, const ocsd_mem_space_acc_t mem_space, const uint8_t *p_mem_buffer, const uint32_t mem_length);
322	OCSD_C_API ocsd_err_t ocsd_dt_add_binfile_mem_acc(const dcd_tree_handle_t handle, const ocsd_vaddr_t address, const ocsd_mem_space_acc_t mem_space, const char *filepath);
323	OCSD_C_API ocsd_err_t ocsd_dt_add_binfile_region_mem_acc(const dcd_tree_handle_t handle, const ocsd_file_mem_region_t *region_array, const int num_regions, const ocsd_mem_space_acc_t mem_space, const char *filepath);
324	OCSD_C_API ocsd_err_t ocsd_dt_add_callback_mem_acc(const dcd_tree_handle_t handle, const ocsd_vaddr_t st_address, const ocsd_vaddr_t en_address, const ocsd_mem_space_acc_t mem_space, Fn_MemAcc_CB p_cb_func, const void *p_context);
325~~~
326
327
328### Adding the output callbacks ###
329
330The decoded trace output ia collect by the client application through callback functions registered with the library.
331
332Depending on the decode configuration chosen, this can be in the form of the fully decoded trace output as generic trace
333packets, or discrete trace packets for each trace stream ID.
334
335__Full Decode__
336
337When full decode is chosen then all output is via the generic packet interface:
338
339~~~{.cpp}
340	class ITrcGenElemIn
341	{
342		///...
343
344		virtual ocsd_datapath_resp_t TraceElemIn(const ocsd_trc_index_t index_sop,
345                                              const uint8_t trc_chan_id,
346                                              const OcsdTraceElement &el);
347    }
348~~~
349
350The client application registers a callback class or function with this signature.
351
352For each output packet the libary calls the registered function,  providing the byte index into the raw trace for the first
353byte of the trace protocol packet that resulted in its generation, plus the CoreSight trace ID of the source stream,
354#and the output packet itself.
355
356The client callback must process the packet before returning the call - the reference to the packet data is only
357valid for the duration of the call. This means that the client will either have to copy and buffer packets for later
358processing if required, process immediately, or use an appropriate combination, dependent on the requirements of the
359client.
360
361The client callback provides a ocsd_datapath_resp_t response code to indicate to the input side of the library if decoding is to continue.
362
363~~~{.cpp}
364	DecodeTree *pTree;
365	TrcGenericElementPrinter genElemPrinter; // derived from ITrcGenElemIn, overrides TraceElemIn() to print incoming packet to logger.
366
367	///...
368
369	pTree->setGenTraceElemOutI(genElemPrinter);
370
371~~~
372
373Alternatively in C-API, the callback function pointer type is defined:-
374
375~~~{.c}
376	typedef ocsd_datapath_resp_t (* FnTraceElemIn)( const void *p_context,
377													const ocsd_trc_index_t index_sop,
378													const uint8_t trc_chan_id,
379													const ocsd_generic_trace_elem *elem);
380~~~
381
382giving API calls to set up:-
383
384~~~{.c}
385	FnTraceElemIn gen_pkt_fn = &gen_trace_elem_analyze; // set to function matching signature.
386	dcd_tree_handle_t dcdtree_handle;
387
388	// ...
389
390	ret = ocsd_dt_set_gen_elem_outfn(dcdtree_handle, gen_pkt_fn, 0);
391~~~
392
393The output packets and their intepretatation are described here [prog_guide_generic_pkts.md](@ref generic_pkts).
394
395__Packet Process only, or Monitor packets in Full Decode__
396
397The client can set up the library for packet processing only, in which case the library output is
398the trace packets only, so these packets need a sink callback for each channel being output.
399
400When full decode is in operation, then the principle output is the generic packets that are output for
401all channels in operation to the single callback mentioned above. Additional callbacks can be added to
402each of the trace channels to monitor the packet processing stage as it happens at point that the packets
403are passed to the full decoder.
404
405Both methods of processing the discrete trace packets require callbacks to be registered on a
406per Trace ID / channel basis. The specifics of the callback and the resulting packet will vary according to
407the protocol of the trace source.
408
409The .cpp interface registers a packet sink / packet monitor object with the relevant decoder object.
410
411This sink object is based on the tempated IPktDataIn interface.
412
413~~~{.cpp}
414template<class P> class IPktDataIn : public ITrcTypedBase {
415	// ...
416	    virtual ocsd_datapath_resp_t PacketDataIn( const ocsd_datapath_op_t op,
417                                                const ocsd_trc_index_t index_sop,
418                                                const P *p_packet_in) = 0;
419}
420~~~
421
422The template type parameter will be the protocol type for the trace source in question - e.g. EtmV4ITrcPacket.
423This interface contains a method that will be called with trace packets.
424
425The monitor object must be based on the IPktRawDataMon class, with a similarly typed template parameter and callback
426function.
427
428~~~{.cpp}
429template<class P> class IPktRawDataMon : public ITrcTypedBase {
430	// ...
431	    virtual void RawPacketDataMon( const ocsd_datapath_op_t op,
432                                   const ocsd_trc_index_t index_sop,
433                                   const P *pkt,
434                                   const uint32_t size,
435                                   const uint8_t *p_data) = 0;
436}
437~~~
438
439Given a suitable callback object the process for attaching to the decode is as follows:-
440
441~~~{.cpp}
442	// client custom packet sink for ETMv4 - derived from IPktDataIn
443	class MyTracePacketSinkETMv4 : public IPktDataIn<EtmV4ITrcPacket> {
444		// ...
445	};
446
447	uint8_t CSID;
448	DecodeTree *pTree;	// pointer to decode tree
449    MyTracePacketSinkETMv4 *pSink;
450
451	// ... obtain CSID and decode tree object
452
453	// decode trees manage decode elements using a tree element object, registered against CSID.
454    DecodeTreeElement *pElement = pTree->getDecoderElement(CSID);
455	pSink = new MyTracePacketSinkETMv4();
456	if (pElement && pSink)
457		err = pElement->getDecoderMngr()->attachPktSink(pElement->getDecoderHandle(), pSink);
458
459~~~
460
461The decode tree object is used to obtain the decode tree element associated with the Coresight trace ID.
462The IDecoderMngr interface on this object is used to attach the packet sink object to the required decoder.
463
464For monitor objects use an attachPktMonitor() call with a suitably derived monitor sink object.
465
466The key difference between the packet sink, and the packet monitor is that the monitor is not in the trace decode
467data path, so does not return ocsd_datapath_resp_t values. The monitor callback also provides the raw trace byte
468data for the packet.
469
470Device tree call for registering a callback in C-API and the function signatures for each type of shown below..
471The C-API code contains underlying managment code that connects the callback with the correct packet decoder object.
472
473~~~{.c}
474OCSD_C_API ocsd_err_t ocsd_dt_attach_packet_callback(  const dcd_tree_handle_t handle,    // decode tree handle
475                                                const unsigned char CSID,				  // trace channel ID
476                                                const ocsd_c_api_cb_types callback_type,  // defines packet only processing sink or monitor function signature.
477                                                void *p_fn_callback_data,                 // pointer to the callback function for the packet data.
478                                                const void *p_context);				      // opaque context to use inside the callback.
479~~~
480
481Callback definition for packet only sink callback type:
482~~~{.c}
483/** function pointer type for packet processor packet output sink, packet analyser/decoder input - generic declaration */
484typedef ocsd_datapath_resp_t (* FnDefPktDataIn)(const void *p_context,
485                                                const ocsd_datapath_op_t op,
486                                                const ocsd_trc_index_t index_sop,
487                                                const void *p_packet_in
488												);
489~~~
490
491Callback  definition for packet monitor callback type
492~~~{.c}
493/** function pointer type for packet processor packet monitor sink, raw packet monitor / display input - generic declaration */
494typedef void (* FnDefPktDataMon)(const void *p_context,
495                                 const ocsd_datapath_op_t op,
496                                 const ocsd_trc_index_t index_sop,
497                                 const void *p_packet_in,
498                                 const uint32_t size,
499                                 const uint8_t *p_data
500								 );
501~~~
502
503As with the `.cpp` code, the monitor callback does not have a return value, but also has the raw trace bytes for the packet as part of
504the monitor.
505
506In both cases in the C-API, the `void *p_packet_in` must be cast to packet structure appropriate to the trace protocol associated with the
507CSID value. e.g. for ETMv4 this would be @ref ocsd_etmv4_i_pkt.
508
509
510Programming Examples - using the configured Decode Tree.
511--------------------------------------------------------
512
513Once the decode tree has been configured then data raw trace data can be processed through the decode tree.
514
515The client program will require two functions to use the library. The first is on the input side of the library
516which must be driven with raw data, until the data is complete, or an error occurs. This processing routine must
517check the library returns and respond appropriately.
518
519The second consists of output callback(s) which process the decoded generic packets, or trace packets.
520This routine will return response codes according to the needs of the client.
521
522![Trace Data call and response path](decode_data_path_resp.jpg)
523
524The diagram shows the data input and response path. The data is driven into the decoding library by the client raw data input
525routine on the left. Processed packets are received by the client packet callback(s) on the right, and push response codes back
526through the library.
527
528The raw data input routine calls the standard ITrcDataIn interface with an operation code, and if appropriate some raw
529trace data. The input operation code will define how the library treats the input parameters.
530
531
532| Operation          | Description                                                      | Trace Data provided |
533|:-------------------|:-----------------------------------------------------------------|:--------------------|
534| @ref OCSD_OP_DATA  | Process data provided by data pointer parameters.                | Yes                 |
535| @ref OCSD_OP_FLUSH | Call after prior wait response - finish processing previous data | No                  |
536| @ref OCSD_OP_EOT   | End of trace data. Library will complete any pending decode.     | No                  |
537| @ref OCSD_OP_RESET | Hard reset of decoder state - use current config for new data    | No                  |
538
539A set of standard responses is used to indicate to the raw data input whether it should continue to push data through the library,
540pause and then flush, or if a fatal processing error has occurred.
541
542The response codes can come from the internal library decoder, or from the part of the client that is handling the processing of the
543output packets on the right of the diagram.
544
545_Response Codes_: The are contained in the @ref _ocsd_datapath_resp_t enum.
546
547- __OCSD_RESP_CONT, OCSD_RESP_CONT_xxx__: 	Indicates that processing is to continue. Generated either internally by the library if more data
548										is needed to generate an output packet, or by the output packet processors to indicate processing
549										is to continue.
550- __OCSD_RESP_WAIT, OCSD_RESP_WAIT_xxx:__   Sent by the client processors to pause processing. This will freeze the internal state of the library
551									    and cause the WAIT response to be propogated through to the input side, with an indication of the number
552									    of bytes processed. After a WAIT, the input side must respond with flush operations, until a CONT is
553										seen again and further data can then be input into the library.
554- __OCSR_RESP_FATAL_xxx__:                  Fatal processing error. No further processing can take place. See error response logger for reason.
555                                        Normally the result of corrupt or incorrect trace data.
556
557The user should note that the client program controls routines on both the input and output side of the library. The output routine may be buffering
558output packets, and when the buffer is full, returns a WAIT ressponse. This will be propgated through to the input routine. This should now terminate
559data processing, saving state and the client will run a routine to empty / process the full packet buffer. Once the necessary processing is done,
560then the input routine can be restarted, but __must__ follow the FLUSH operational rule described above.
561
562Excerpts from the data input routine used by the `trc_pkt_lister` program are shown below:
563
564~~~{.cpp}
565                   // process the current buffer load until buffer done, or fatal error occurs
566                    while((nBuffProcessed < nBuffRead) && !OCSD_DATA_RESP_IS_FATAL(dataPathResp))
567                    {
568                        if(OCSD_DATA_RESP_IS_CONT(dataPathResp))
569                        {
570                            dataPathResp = dcd_tree->TraceDataIn(
571                                OCSD_OP_DATA,
572                                trace_index,
573                                (uint32_t)(nBuffRead - nBuffProcessed),
574                                &(trace_buffer[0])+nBuffProcessed,
575                                &nUsedThisTime);
576
577                            nBuffProcessed += nUsedThisTime;
578                            trace_index += nUsedThisTime;
579
580                        }
581                        else // last response was _WAIT
582                        {
583                            // may need to acknowledge a wait from the gen elem printer
584                            if(genElemPrinter->needAckWait())
585                                genElemPrinter->ackWait();
586
587                            // dataPathResp not continue or fatal so must be wait...
588                            dataPathResp = dcd_tree->TraceDataIn(OCSD_OP_FLUSH,0,0,0,0);
589                        }
590                    }
591
592~~~
593
594_Note_: in this test program, the WAIT response is an artificial test condition, so the input routine does not terminate on seeing it - it is cleared down
595and FLUSH is immediately sent. Normal client routines would most likely drop out of the processing loop, take actions to clear the WAIT condition, then
596resume processing with a FLUSH.
597
598See the `trc_pkt_lister` and `c_api_pkt_print_test` test program source code for further examples of driving data through the library.
599