Introduced compression of the metadata and trace data in trace files version 7. The compression is optional and disabled by default. A new parameter of "trace-cmd record" is introduced, which can be used to configure the trace file compression: --compression < none / any / name of the desired algorithm > This patch-set depends on "[PATCH v2 00/25] Trace file version 7 - sections", should be applied on top of it: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-trace-devel/20210913122947.3673239-1-tz.stoyanov@xxxxxxxxx/ Tzvetomir Stoyanov (VMware) (20): trace-cmd library: Add support for compression algorithms trace-cmd library: Internal helpers for compressing data trace-cmd library: Internal helpers for uncompressing data trace-cmd library: Inherit compression algorithm from input file trace-cmd library: New API to configure compression on an output handler trace-cmd library: Write compression header in the trace file trace-cmd library: Compress part of the trace file trace-cmd library: Add local helper function for data compression trace-cmd library: Compress the trace data trace-cmd library: Decompress the options section, if it is compressed trace-cmd library: Read compression header trace-cmd library: Extend the input handler with trace data decompression context trace-cmd library: Initialize CPU data decompression logic trace-cmd library: Add logic for in-memory decompression trace-cmd library: Read compressed latency data trace-cmd library: Decompress file sections on reading trace-cmd library: Add zlib compression algorithm trace-cmd list: Show supported compression algorithms trace-cmd record: Add compression to the trace context trace-cmd report: Add new parameter for trace file compression Documentation/trace-cmd/trace-cmd-list.1.txt | 3 + Makefile | 7 + lib/trace-cmd/Makefile | 8 + .../include/private/trace-cmd-private.h | 46 +- lib/trace-cmd/include/trace-cmd-local.h | 17 + lib/trace-cmd/trace-compress-zlib.c | 109 +++ lib/trace-cmd/trace-compress.c | 910 ++++++++++++++++++ lib/trace-cmd/trace-input.c | 465 ++++++++- lib/trace-cmd/trace-output.c | 314 +++++- lib/trace-cmd/trace-util.c | 10 + tracecmd/Makefile | 4 + tracecmd/trace-list.c | 26 + tracecmd/trace-record.c | 34 +- tracecmd/trace-usage.c | 6 + 14 files changed, 1887 insertions(+), 72 deletions(-) create mode 100644 lib/trace-cmd/trace-compress-zlib.c create mode 100644 lib/trace-cmd/trace-compress.c -- 2.31.1