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-rw-r--r--lib/kernel/doc/src/seq_trace.xml11
-rw-r--r--lib/kernel/src/seq_trace.erl16
-rw-r--r--lib/kernel/test/seq_trace_SUITE.erl3
3 files changed, 20 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/seq_trace.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/seq_trace.xml
index 1feb3fcb07..5ac199b6a7 100644
--- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/seq_trace.xml
+++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/seq_trace.xml
@@ -213,9 +213,10 @@ seq_trace:set_token(OldToken), % activate the trace token again
<type name="tracer"/>
<desc>
<p>Sets the system tracer. The system tracer can be either a
- process or port denoted by <c><anno>Tracer</anno></c>. Returns the previous
- value (which can be <c>false</c> if no system tracer is
- active).</p>
+ process, port or <seealso marker="erts:erl_tracer">tracer module</seealso>
+ denoted by <c><anno>Tracer</anno></c>.
+ Returns the previous value (which can be <c>false</c> if no system
+ tracer is active).</p>
<p>Failure: <c>{badarg, Info}}</c> if <c><anno>Pid</anno></c> is not an
existing local pid.</p>
</desc>
@@ -225,7 +226,7 @@ seq_trace:set_token(OldToken), % activate the trace token again
<fsummary>Return the pid() or port() of the current system tracer.</fsummary>
<type name="tracer"/>
<desc>
- <p>Returns the pid or port identifier of the current system
+ <p>Returns the pid, port identifier or tracer module of the current system
tracer or <c>false</c> if no system tracer is activated.</p>
</desc>
</func>
@@ -298,7 +299,7 @@ TimeStamp = {Seconds, Milliseconds, Microseconds}
matches a message in a receive statement, according to the trace
token carried by the received message, empty or not.</p>
<p>On each Erlang node, a process can be set as the <em>system tracer</em>.
- This process receives trace messages each time
+ This process will receive trace messages each time
a message with a trace token is sent or received (if the trace
token flag <c>send</c> or <c>'receive'</c> is set). The system
tracer can then print each trace event, write it to a file, or
diff --git a/lib/kernel/src/seq_trace.erl b/lib/kernel/src/seq_trace.erl
index 01ac024c88..cc0c10909b 100644
--- a/lib/kernel/src/seq_trace.erl
+++ b/lib/kernel/src/seq_trace.erl
@@ -106,14 +106,24 @@ reset_trace() ->
%% reset_trace(Pid) -> % this might be a useful function too
--type tracer() :: (Pid :: pid()) | port() | 'false'.
+-type tracer() :: (Pid :: pid()) | port() |
+ (TracerModule :: {module(), term()}) |
+ 'false'.
-spec set_system_tracer(Tracer) -> OldTracer when
Tracer :: tracer(),
OldTracer :: tracer().
-set_system_tracer(Pid) ->
- erlang:system_flag(sequential_tracer, Pid).
+set_system_tracer({Module, State} = Tracer) ->
+ case erlang:module_loaded(Module) of
+ false ->
+ Module:enabled(trace_status, erlang:self(), State);
+ true ->
+ ok
+ end,
+ erlang:system_flag(sequential_tracer, Tracer);
+set_system_tracer(Tracer) ->
+ erlang:system_flag(sequential_tracer, Tracer).
-spec get_system_tracer() -> Tracer when
Tracer :: tracer().
diff --git a/lib/kernel/test/seq_trace_SUITE.erl b/lib/kernel/test/seq_trace_SUITE.erl
index 0a03503163..000994751f 100644
--- a/lib/kernel/test/seq_trace_SUITE.erl
+++ b/lib/kernel/test/seq_trace_SUITE.erl
@@ -787,7 +787,6 @@ start_tracer() ->
seq_trace:set_system_tracer(Pid),
Pid.
-
set_token_flags([]) ->
ok;
set_token_flags([no_timestamp|Flags]) ->
@@ -836,7 +835,7 @@ check_ts(strict_monotonic_timestamp, Ts) ->
ct:fail({unexpected_timestamp, Ts})
end,
ok.
-
+
start_node(Name, Param) ->
test_server:start_node(Name, slave, [{args, Param}]).