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f_trace_opcodes frame attribute to switch to per-opcode tracing #75525

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ncoghlan opened this issue Sep 4, 2017 · 6 comments
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f_trace_opcodes frame attribute to switch to per-opcode tracing #75525

ncoghlan opened this issue Sep 4, 2017 · 6 comments
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ncoghlan commented Sep 4, 2017

BPO 31344
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    ncoghlan commented Sep 4, 2017

    In order to test bpo-29988 reliably, we want the ability to run trace hooks for every opcode in a frame, rather than for every line.

    The simplest API we've been able to come up with for that is a "f_trace_opcodes" attribute on the frame which we set from the trace hook the first time that it runs.

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    The f_trace attribute is writable from a tracing function. There are different restrictions, for example you can't jump inside a 'for' loop from outside. The code of the setter is complex and hard for modifications (see the discussion on PR 2827). Allowing to trace opcodes can make it more complex.

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    njsmith commented Sep 5, 2017

    Adding Ned to CC in case he wants to comment on the utility of per-opcode tracing from the perspective of coverage.py.

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    ncoghlan commented Sep 5, 2017

    Steve's also requested the ability to *turn off* line debugging, and I'm thinking it may make sense to allow all four configurations:

    • both line and opcode events disabled
    • only getting one or the other
    • getting both kinds of event

    Opcode events would definitely be off by default, and if you do turn them on, then you'd be in a situation similar to importing ctypes: the interpreter is no longer guaranteed to work correctly. (Although unlike ctypes, you shouldn't get segfaults because of it)

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    ncoghlan commented Sep 7, 2017

    My posted PR implements the "independent flags" option, where f_trace_lines and f_trace_opcodes allow per-line and per-opcode events to be requested independently.

    The default is to emit per-line events (as has historically been the case).

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    ncoghlan commented Sep 8, 2017

    New changeset 5a85167 by Nick Coghlan in branch 'master':
    bpo-31344: Per-frame control of trace events (GH-3417)
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