[lttng-dev] Need help in converting trace data into CTF

[Jonathan Rajotte-Julien]

Hi,

> I used "barectf config.yaml -m ctf" command. It helpled me generating the
> metadata file. I looked at some other metadata file but they are binary
> packetized. The one I generated using barectf is not binary packetized.
> 
> Are these file different?

Yes, they are. As you said one is packetized and the other simply text.

> Will both work the same way?

It will work the same as long as you use a reader that does not care.
AFAIK, Babeltrace is one of those readers.

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Jonathan Rajotte-Julien
EfficiOS