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diff --git a/scripts/tracetool/__init__.py b/scripts/tracetool/__init__.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+"""
+Machinery for generating tracing-related intermediate files.
+"""
+
+__author__     = "Lluís Vilanova <vilanova@ac.upc.edu>"
+__copyright__  = "Copyright 2012-2014, Lluís Vilanova <vilanova@ac.upc.edu>"
+__license__    = "GPL version 2 or (at your option) any later version"
+
+__maintainer__ = "Stefan Hajnoczi"
+__email__      = "stefanha@linux.vnet.ibm.com"
+
+
+import re
+import sys
+import weakref
+
+import tracetool.format
+import tracetool.backend
+import tracetool.transform
+
+
+def error_write(*lines):
+    """Write a set of error lines."""
+    sys.stderr.writelines("\n".join(lines) + "\n")
+
+def error(*lines):
+    """Write a set of error lines and exit."""
+    error_write(*lines)
+    sys.exit(1)
+
+
+def out(*lines, **kwargs):
+    """Write a set of output lines.
+
+    You can use kwargs as a shorthand for mapping variables when formating all
+    the strings in lines.
+    """
+    lines = [ l % kwargs for l in lines ]
+    sys.stdout.writelines("\n".join(lines) + "\n")
+
+
+class Arguments:
+    """Event arguments description."""
+
+    def __init__(self, args):
+        """
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        args :
+            List of (type, name) tuples.
+        """
+        self._args = args
+
+    def copy(self):
+        """Create a new copy."""
+        return Arguments(list(self._args))
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def build(arg_str):
+        """Build and Arguments instance from an argument string.
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        arg_str : str
+            String describing the event arguments.
+        """
+        res = []
+        for arg in arg_str.split(","):
+            arg = arg.strip()
+            if arg == 'void':
+                continue
+
+            if '*' in arg:
+                arg_type, identifier = arg.rsplit('*', 1)
+                arg_type += '*'
+                identifier = identifier.strip()
+            else:
+                arg_type, identifier = arg.rsplit(None, 1)
+
+            res.append((arg_type, identifier))
+        return Arguments(res)
+
+    def __iter__(self):
+        """Iterate over the (type, name) pairs."""
+        return iter(self._args)
+
+    def __len__(self):
+        """Number of arguments."""
+        return len(self._args)
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        """String suitable for declaring function arguments."""
+        if len(self._args) == 0:
+            return "void"
+        else:
+            return ", ".join([ " ".join([t, n]) for t,n in self._args ])
+
+    def __repr__(self):
+        """Evaluable string representation for this object."""
+        return "Arguments(\"%s\")" % str(self)
+
+    def names(self):
+        """List of argument names."""
+        return [ name for _, name in self._args ]
+
+    def types(self):
+        """List of argument types."""
+        return [ type_ for type_, _ in self._args ]
+
+    def transform(self, *trans):
+        """Return a new Arguments instance with transformed types.
+
+        The types in the resulting Arguments instance are transformed according
+        to tracetool.transform.transform_type.
+        """
+        res = []
+        for type_, name in self._args:
+            res.append((tracetool.transform.transform_type(type_, *trans),
+                        name))
+        return Arguments(res)
+
+
+class Event(object):
+    """Event description.
+
+    Attributes
+    ----------
+    name : str
+        The event name.
+    fmt : str
+        The event format string.
+    properties : set(str)
+        Properties of the event.
+    args : Arguments
+        The event arguments.
+
+    """
+
+    _CRE = re.compile("((?P<props>[\w\s]+)\s+)?"
+                      "(?P<name>\w+)"
+                      "\((?P<args>[^)]*)\)"
+                      "\s*"
+                      "(?:(?:(?P<fmt_trans>\".+),)?\s*(?P<fmt>\".+))?"
+                      "\s*")
+
+    _VALID_PROPS = set(["disable", "tcg", "tcg-trans", "tcg-exec"])
+
+    def __init__(self, name, props, fmt, args, orig=None):
+        """
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        name : string
+            Event name.
+        props : list of str
+            Property names.
+        fmt : str, list of str
+            Event printing format (or formats).
+        args : Arguments
+            Event arguments.
+        orig : Event or None
+            Original Event before transformation.
+
+        """
+        self.name = name
+        self.properties = props
+        self.fmt = fmt
+        self.args = args
+
+        if orig is None:
+            self.original = weakref.ref(self)
+        else:
+            self.original = orig
+
+        unknown_props = set(self.properties) - self._VALID_PROPS
+        if len(unknown_props) > 0:
+            raise ValueError("Unknown properties: %s"
+                             % ", ".join(unknown_props))
+        assert isinstance(self.fmt, str) or len(self.fmt) == 2
+
+    def copy(self):
+        """Create a new copy."""
+        return Event(self.name, list(self.properties), self.fmt,
+                     self.args.copy(), self)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def build(line_str):
+        """Build an Event instance from a string.
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        line_str : str
+            Line describing the event.
+        """
+        m = Event._CRE.match(line_str)
+        assert m is not None
+        groups = m.groupdict('')
+
+        name = groups["name"]
+        props = groups["props"].split()
+        fmt = groups["fmt"]
+        fmt_trans = groups["fmt_trans"]
+        if len(fmt_trans) > 0:
+            fmt = [fmt_trans, fmt]
+        args = Arguments.build(groups["args"])
+
+        if "tcg-trans" in props:
+            raise ValueError("Invalid property 'tcg-trans'")
+        if "tcg-exec" in props:
+            raise ValueError("Invalid property 'tcg-exec'")
+        if "tcg" not in props and not isinstance(fmt, str):
+            raise ValueError("Only events with 'tcg' property can have two formats")
+        if "tcg" in props and isinstance(fmt, str):
+            raise ValueError("Events with 'tcg' property must have two formats")
+
+        return Event(name, props, fmt, args)
+
+    def __repr__(self):
+        """Evaluable string representation for this object."""
+        if isinstance(self.fmt, str):
+            fmt = self.fmt
+        else:
+            fmt = "%s, %s" % (self.fmt[0], self.fmt[1])
+        return "Event('%s %s(%s) %s')" % (" ".join(self.properties),
+                                          self.name,
+                                          self.args,
+                                          fmt)
+
+    _FMT = re.compile("(%[\d\.]*\w+|%.*PRI\S+)")
+
+    def formats(self):
+        """List of argument print formats."""
+        assert not isinstance(self.fmt, list)
+        return self._FMT.findall(self.fmt)
+
+    QEMU_TRACE               = "trace_%(name)s"
+    QEMU_TRACE_TCG           = QEMU_TRACE + "_tcg"
+
+    def api(self, fmt=None):
+        if fmt is None:
+            fmt = Event.QEMU_TRACE
+        return fmt % {"name": self.name}
+
+    def transform(self, *trans):
+        """Return a new Event with transformed Arguments."""
+        return Event(self.name,
+                     list(self.properties),
+                     self.fmt,
+                     self.args.transform(*trans),
+                     self)
+
+
+def _read_events(fobj):
+    events = []
+    for line in fobj:
+        if not line.strip():
+            continue
+        if line.lstrip().startswith('#'):
+            continue
+
+        event = Event.build(line)
+
+        # transform TCG-enabled events
+        if "tcg" not in event.properties:
+            events.append(event)
+        else:
+            event_trans = event.copy()
+            event_trans.name += "_trans"
+            event_trans.properties += ["tcg-trans"]
+            event_trans.fmt = event.fmt[0]
+            args_trans = []
+            for atrans, aorig in zip(
+                    event_trans.transform(tracetool.transform.TCG_2_HOST).args,
+                    event.args):
+                if atrans == aorig:
+                    args_trans.append(atrans)
+            event_trans.args = Arguments(args_trans)
+            event_trans = event_trans.copy()
+
+            event_exec = event.copy()
+            event_exec.name += "_exec"
+            event_exec.properties += ["tcg-exec"]
+            event_exec.fmt = event.fmt[1]
+            event_exec = event_exec.transform(tracetool.transform.TCG_2_HOST)
+
+            new_event = [event_trans, event_exec]
+            event.event_trans, event.event_exec = new_event
+
+            events.extend(new_event)
+
+    return events
+
+
+class TracetoolError (Exception):
+    """Exception for calls to generate."""
+    pass
+
+
+def try_import(mod_name, attr_name=None, attr_default=None):
+    """Try to import a module and get an attribute from it.
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    mod_name : str
+        Module name.
+    attr_name : str, optional
+        Name of an attribute in the module.
+    attr_default : optional
+        Default value if the attribute does not exist in the module.
+
+    Returns
+    -------
+    A pair indicating whether the module could be imported and the module or
+    object or attribute value.
+    """
+    try:
+        module = __import__(mod_name, globals(), locals(), ["__package__"])
+        if attr_name is None:
+            return True, module
+        return True, getattr(module, str(attr_name), attr_default)
+    except ImportError:
+        return False, None
+
+
+def generate(fevents, format, backends,
+             binary=None, probe_prefix=None):
+    """Generate the output for the given (format, backends) pair.
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    fevents : file
+        Event description file.
+    format : str
+        Output format name.
+    backends : list
+        Output backend names.
+    binary : str or None
+        See tracetool.backend.dtrace.BINARY.
+    probe_prefix : str or None
+        See tracetool.backend.dtrace.PROBEPREFIX.
+    """
+    # fix strange python error (UnboundLocalError tracetool)
+    import tracetool
+
+    format = str(format)
+    if len(format) is 0:
+        raise TracetoolError("format not set")
+    if not tracetool.format.exists(format):
+        raise TracetoolError("unknown format: %s" % format)
+
+    if len(backends) is 0:
+        raise TracetoolError("no backends specified")
+    for backend in backends:
+        if not tracetool.backend.exists(backend):
+            raise TracetoolError("unknown backend: %s" % backend)
+    backend = tracetool.backend.Wrapper(backends, format)
+
+    import tracetool.backend.dtrace
+    tracetool.backend.dtrace.BINARY = binary
+    tracetool.backend.dtrace.PROBEPREFIX = probe_prefix
+
+    events = _read_events(fevents)
+
+    tracetool.format.generate(events, format, backend)
diff --git a/scripts/tracetool/backend/__init__.py b/scripts/tracetool/backend/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d4b6dab9
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+++ b/scripts/tracetool/backend/__init__.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+"""
+Backend management.
+
+
+Creating new backends
+---------------------
+
+A new backend named 'foo-bar' corresponds to Python module
+'tracetool/backend/foo_bar.py'.
+
+A backend module should provide a docstring, whose first non-empty line will be
+considered its short description.
+
+All backends must generate their contents through the 'tracetool.out' routine.
+
+
+Backend attributes
+------------------
+
+========= ====================================================================
+Attribute Description
+========= ====================================================================
+PUBLIC    If exists and is set to 'True', the backend is considered "public".
+========= ====================================================================
+
+
+Backend functions
+-----------------
+
+All the following functions are optional, and no output will be generated if
+they do not exist.
+
+=============================== ==============================================
+Function                        Description
+=============================== ==============================================
+generate_<format>_begin(events) Generate backend- and format-specific file
+                                header contents.
+generate_<format>_end(events)   Generate backend- and format-specific file
+                                footer contents.
+generate_<format>(event)        Generate backend- and format-specific contents
+                                for the given event.
+=============================== ==============================================
+
+"""
+
+__author__     = "Lluís Vilanova <vilanova@ac.upc.edu>"
+__copyright__  = "Copyright 2012-2014, Lluís Vilanova <vilanova@ac.upc.edu>"
+__license__    = "GPL version 2 or (at your option) any later version"
+
+__maintainer__ = "Stefan Hajnoczi"
+__email__      = "stefanha@linux.vnet.ibm.com"
+
+
+import os
+
+import tracetool
+
+
+def get_list(only_public = False):
+    """Get a list of (name, description) pairs."""
+    res = [("nop", "Tracing disabled.")]
+    modnames = []
+    for filename in os.listdir(tracetool.backend.__path__[0]):
+        if filename.endswith('.py') and filename != '__init__.py':
+            modnames.append(filename.rsplit('.', 1)[0])
+    for modname in sorted(modnames):
+        module = tracetool.try_import("tracetool.backend." + modname)
+
+        # just in case; should never fail unless non-module files are put there
+        if not module[0]:
+            continue
+        module = module[1]
+
+        public = getattr(module, "PUBLIC", False)
+        if only_public and not public:
+            continue
+
+        doc = module.__doc__
+        if doc is None:
+            doc = ""
+        doc = doc.strip().split("\n")[0]
+
+        name = modname.replace("_", "-")
+        res.append((name, doc))
+    return res
+
+
+def exists(name):
+    """Return whether the given backend exists."""
+    if len(name) == 0:
+        return False
+    if name == "nop":
+        return True
+    name = name.replace("-", "_")
+    return tracetool.try_import("tracetool.backend." + name)[1]
+
+
+class Wrapper:
+    def __init__(self, backends, format):
+        self._backends = [backend.replace("-", "_") for backend in backends]
+        self._format = format.replace("-", "_")
+        for backend in self._backends:
+            assert exists(backend)
+        assert tracetool.format.exists(self._format)
+
+    def _run_function(self, name, *args, **kwargs):
+        for backend in self._backends:
+            func = tracetool.try_import("tracetool.backend." + backend,
+                                        name % self._format, None)[1]
+            if func is not None:
+                func(*args, **kwargs)
+
+    def generate_begin(self, events):
+        self._run_function("generate_%s_begin", events)
+
+    def generate(self, event):
+        self._run_function("generate_%s", event)
+
+    def generate_end(self, events):
+        self._run_function("generate_%s_end", events)
diff --git a/scripts/tracetool/backend/dtrace.py b/scripts/tracetool/backend/dtrace.py
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/scripts/tracetool/backend/dtrace.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+"""
+DTrace/SystemTAP backend.
+"""
+
+__author__     = "Lluís Vilanova <vilanova@ac.upc.edu>"
+__copyright__  = "Copyright 2012-2014, Lluís Vilanova <vilanova@ac.upc.edu>"
+__license__    = "GPL version 2 or (at your option) any later version"
+
+__maintainer__ = "Stefan Hajnoczi"
+__email__      = "stefanha@linux.vnet.ibm.com"
+
+
+from tracetool import out
+
+
+PUBLIC = True
+
+
+PROBEPREFIX = None
+
+def probeprefix():
+    if PROBEPREFIX is None:
+        raise ValueError("you must set PROBEPREFIX")
+    return PROBEPREFIX
+
+
+BINARY = None
+
+def binary():
+    if BINARY is None:
+        raise ValueError("you must set BINARY")
+    return BINARY
+
+
+def generate_h_begin(events):
+    out('#include "trace/generated-tracers-dtrace.h"',
+        '')
+
+
+def generate_h(event):
+    out('    QEMU_%(uppername)s(%(argnames)s);',
+        uppername=event.name.upper(),
+        argnames=", ".join(event.args.names()))
diff --git a/scripts/tracetool/backend/ftrace.py b/scripts/tracetool/backend/ftrace.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d798c713
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+++ b/scripts/tracetool/backend/ftrace.py
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+"""
+Ftrace built-in backend.
+"""
+
+__author__     = "Eiichi Tsukata <eiichi.tsukata.xh@hitachi.com>"
+__copyright__  = "Copyright (C) 2013 Hitachi, Ltd."
+__license__    = "GPL version 2 or (at your option) any later version"
+
+__maintainer__ = "Stefan Hajnoczi"
+__email__      = "stefanha@redhat.com"
+
+
+from tracetool import out
+
+
+PUBLIC = True
+
+
+def generate_h_begin(events):
+    out('#include "trace/ftrace.h"',
+        '#include "trace/control.h"',
+        '')
+
+
+def generate_h(event):
+    argnames = ", ".join(event.args.names())
+    if len(event.args) > 0:
+        argnames = ", " + argnames
+
+    out('    {',
+        '        char ftrace_buf[MAX_TRACE_STRLEN];',
+        '        int unused __attribute__ ((unused));',
+        '        int trlen;',
+        '        if (trace_event_get_state(%(event_id)s)) {',
+        '            trlen = snprintf(ftrace_buf, MAX_TRACE_STRLEN,',
+        '                             "%(name)s " %(fmt)s "\\n" %(argnames)s);',
+        '            trlen = MIN(trlen, MAX_TRACE_STRLEN - 1);',
+        '            unused = write(trace_marker_fd, ftrace_buf, trlen);',
+        '        }',
+        '    }',
+        name=event.name,
+        args=event.args,
+        event_id="TRACE_" + event.name.upper(),
+        fmt=event.fmt.rstrip("\n"),
+        argnames=argnames)
diff --git a/scripts/tracetool/backend/simple.py b/scripts/tracetool/backend/simple.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e8c2cd57
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/tracetool/backend/simple.py
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+"""
+Simple built-in backend.
+"""
+
+__author__     = "Lluís Vilanova <vilanova@ac.upc.edu>"
+__copyright__  = "Copyright 2012-2014, Lluís Vilanova <vilanova@ac.upc.edu>"
+__license__    = "GPL version 2 or (at your option) any later version"
+
+__maintainer__ = "Stefan Hajnoczi"
+__email__      = "stefanha@linux.vnet.ibm.com"
+
+
+from tracetool import out
+
+
+PUBLIC = True
+
+
+def is_string(arg):
+    strtype = ('const char*', 'char*', 'const char *', 'char *')
+    if arg.lstrip().startswith(strtype):
+        return True
+    else:
+        return False
+
+
+def generate_h_begin(events):
+    for event in events:
+        out('void _simple_%(api)s(%(args)s);',
+            api=event.api(),
+            args=event.args)
+    out('')
+
+
+def generate_h(event):
+    out('    _simple_%(api)s(%(args)s);',
+        api=event.api(),
+        args=", ".join(event.args.names()))
+
+
+def generate_c_begin(events):
+    out('#include "trace.h"',
+        '#include "trace/control.h"',
+        '#include "trace/simple.h"',
+        '')
+
+
+def generate_c(event):
+    out('void _simple_%(api)s(%(args)s)',
+        '{',
+        '    TraceBufferRecord rec;',
+        api=event.api(),
+        args=event.args)
+    sizes = []
+    for type_, name in event.args:
+        if is_string(type_):
+            out('    size_t arg%(name)s_len = %(name)s ? MIN(strlen(%(name)s), MAX_TRACE_STRLEN) : 0;',
+                name=name)
+            strsizeinfo = "4 + arg%s_len" % name
+            sizes.append(strsizeinfo)
+        else:
+            sizes.append("8")
+    sizestr = " + ".join(sizes)
+    if len(event.args) == 0:
+        sizestr = '0'
+
+
+    out('',
+        '    if (!trace_event_get_state(%(event_id)s)) {',
+        '        return;',
+        '    }',
+        '',
+        '    if (trace_record_start(&rec, %(event_id)s, %(size_str)s)) {',
+        '        return; /* Trace Buffer Full, Event Dropped ! */',
+        '    }',
+        event_id='TRACE_' + event.name.upper(),
+        size_str=sizestr)
+
+    if len(event.args) > 0:
+        for type_, name in event.args:
+            # string
+            if is_string(type_):
+                out('    trace_record_write_str(&rec, %(name)s, arg%(name)s_len);',
+                    name=name)
+            # pointer var (not string)
+            elif type_.endswith('*'):
+                out('    trace_record_write_u64(&rec, (uintptr_t)(uint64_t *)%(name)s);',
+                    name=name)
+            # primitive data type
+            else:
+                out('    trace_record_write_u64(&rec, (uint64_t)%(name)s);',
+                   name=name)
+
+    out('    trace_record_finish(&rec);',
+        '}',
+        '')
diff --git a/scripts/tracetool/backend/stderr.py b/scripts/tracetool/backend/stderr.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ca580546
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/tracetool/backend/stderr.py
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+"""
+Stderr built-in backend.
+"""
+
+__author__     = "Lluís Vilanova <vilanova@ac.upc.edu>"
+__copyright__  = "Copyright 2012-2014, Lluís Vilanova <vilanova@ac.upc.edu>"
+__license__    = "GPL version 2 or (at your option) any later version"
+
+__maintainer__ = "Stefan Hajnoczi"
+__email__      = "stefanha@linux.vnet.ibm.com"
+
+
+from tracetool import out
+
+
+PUBLIC = True
+
+
+def generate_h_begin(events):
+    out('#include <stdio.h>',
+        '#include <sys/time.h>',
+        '#include <sys/types.h>',
+        '#include <unistd.h>',
+        '#include "trace/control.h"',
+        '')
+
+
+def generate_h(event):
+    argnames = ", ".join(event.args.names())
+    if len(event.args) > 0:
+        argnames = ", " + argnames
+
+    out('    if (trace_event_get_state(%(event_id)s)) {',
+        '        struct timeval _now;',
+        '        gettimeofday(&_now, NULL);',
+        '        fprintf(stderr, "%%d@%%zd.%%06zd:%(name)s " %(fmt)s "\\n",',
+        '                        getpid(),',
+        '                        (size_t)_now.tv_sec, (size_t)_now.tv_usec',
+        '                        %(argnames)s);',
+        '    }',
+        event_id="TRACE_" + event.name.upper(),
+        name=event.name,
+        fmt=event.fmt.rstrip("\n"),
+        argnames=argnames)
diff --git a/scripts/tracetool/backend/ust.py b/scripts/tracetool/backend/ust.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2f8f44ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/tracetool/backend/ust.py
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+"""
+LTTng User Space Tracing backend.
+"""
+
+__author__     = "Lluís Vilanova <vilanova@ac.upc.edu>"
+__copyright__  = "Copyright 2012-2014, Lluís Vilanova <vilanova@ac.upc.edu>"
+__license__    = "GPL version 2 or (at your option) any later version"
+
+__maintainer__ = "Stefan Hajnoczi"
+__email__      = "stefanha@linux.vnet.ibm.com"
+
+
+from tracetool import out
+
+
+PUBLIC = True
+
+
+def generate_h_begin(events):
+    out('#include <lttng/tracepoint.h>',
+        '#include "trace/generated-ust-provider.h"',
+        '')
+
+
+def generate_h(event):
+    argnames = ", ".join(event.args.names())
+    if len(event.args) > 0:
+        argnames = ", " + argnames
+
+    out('    tracepoint(qemu, %(name)s%(tp_args)s);',
+        name=event.name,
+        tp_args=argnames)
diff --git a/scripts/tracetool/format/__init__.py b/scripts/tracetool/format/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..812570ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/tracetool/format/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+"""
+Format management.
+
+
+Creating new formats
+--------------------
+
+A new format named 'foo-bar' corresponds to Python module
+'tracetool/format/foo_bar.py'.
+
+A format module should provide a docstring, whose first non-empty line will be
+considered its short description.
+
+All formats must generate their contents through the 'tracetool.out' routine.
+
+
+Format functions
+----------------
+
+======== ==================================================================
+Function Description
+======== ==================================================================
+generate Called to generate a format-specific file.
+======== ==================================================================
+
+"""
+
+__author__     = "Lluís Vilanova <vilanova@ac.upc.edu>"
+__copyright__  = "Copyright 2012-2014, Lluís Vilanova <vilanova@ac.upc.edu>"
+__license__    = "GPL version 2 or (at your option) any later version"
+
+__maintainer__ = "Stefan Hajnoczi"
+__email__      = "stefanha@linux.vnet.ibm.com"
+
+
+import os
+
+import tracetool
+
+
+def get_list():
+    """Get a list of (name, description) pairs."""
+    res = []
+    modnames = []
+    for filename in os.listdir(tracetool.format.__path__[0]):
+        if filename.endswith('.py') and filename != '__init__.py':
+            modnames.append(filename.rsplit('.', 1)[0])
+    for modname in sorted(modnames):
+        module = tracetool.try_import("tracetool.format." + modname)
+
+        # just in case; should never fail unless non-module files are put there
+        if not module[0]:
+            continue
+        module = module[1]
+
+        doc = module.__doc__
+        if doc is None:
+            doc = ""
+        doc = doc.strip().split("\n")[0]
+
+        name = modname.replace("_", "-")
+        res.append((name, doc))
+    return res
+
+
+def exists(name):
+    """Return whether the given format exists."""
+    if len(name) == 0:
+        return False
+    name = name.replace("-", "_")
+    return tracetool.try_import("tracetool.format." + name)[1]
+
+
+def generate(events, format, backend):
+    if not exists(format):
+        raise ValueError("unknown format: %s" % format)
+    format = format.replace("-", "_")
+    func = tracetool.try_import("tracetool.format." + format,
+                                "generate")[1]
+    if func is None:
+        raise AttributeError("format has no 'generate': %s" % format)
+    func(events, backend)
diff --git a/scripts/tracetool/format/c.py b/scripts/tracetool/format/c.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..699598fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/tracetool/format/c.py
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+"""
+trace/generated-tracers.c
+"""
+
+__author__     = "Lluís Vilanova <vilanova@ac.upc.edu>"
+__copyright__  = "Copyright 2012-2014, Lluís Vilanova <vilanova@ac.upc.edu>"
+__license__    = "GPL version 2 or (at your option) any later version"
+
+__maintainer__ = "Stefan Hajnoczi"
+__email__      = "stefanha@linux.vnet.ibm.com"
+
+
+from tracetool import out
+
+
+def generate(events, backend):
+    events = [e for e in events
+              if "disable" not in e.properties]
+
+    out('/* This file is autogenerated by tracetool, do not edit. */',
+        '')
+    backend.generate_begin(events)
+    for event in events:
+        backend.generate(event)
+    backend.generate_end(events)
diff --git a/scripts/tracetool/format/d.py b/scripts/tracetool/format/d.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c77d5b7a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/tracetool/format/d.py
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+"""
+trace/generated-tracers.dtrace (DTrace only).
+"""
+
+__author__     = "Lluís Vilanova <vilanova@ac.upc.edu>"
+__copyright__  = "Copyright 2012-2014, Lluís Vilanova <vilanova@ac.upc.edu>"
+__license__    = "GPL version 2 or (at your option) any later version"
+
+__maintainer__ = "Stefan Hajnoczi"
+__email__      = "stefanha@linux.vnet.ibm.com"
+
+
+from tracetool import out
+
+
+# Reserved keywords from
+# https://wikis.oracle.com/display/DTrace/Types,+Operators+and+Expressions
+RESERVED_WORDS = (
+    'auto', 'goto', 'sizeof', 'break', 'if', 'static', 'case', 'import',
+    'string', 'char', 'inline', 'stringof', 'const', 'int', 'struct',
+    'continue', 'long', 'switch', 'counter', 'offsetof', 'this',
+    'default', 'probe', 'translator', 'do', 'provider', 'typedef',
+    'double', 'register', 'union', 'else', 'restrict', 'unsigned',
+    'enum', 'return', 'void', 'extern', 'self', 'volatile', 'float',
+    'short', 'while', 'for', 'signed', 'xlate',
+)
+
+
+def generate(events, backend):
+    events = [e for e in events
+              if "disable" not in e.properties]
+
+    out('/* This file is autogenerated by tracetool, do not edit. */'
+        '',
+        'provider qemu {')
+
+    for e in events:
+        args = []
+        for type_, name in e.args:
+            if name in RESERVED_WORDS:
+                name += '_'
+            args.append(type_ + ' ' + name)
+
+        # Define prototype for probe arguments
+        out('',
+            'probe %(name)s(%(args)s);',
+            name=e.name,
+            args=','.join(args))
+
+    out('',
+        '};')
diff --git a/scripts/tracetool/format/events_c.py b/scripts/tracetool/format/events_c.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2d97fa31
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/tracetool/format/events_c.py
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+"""
+trace/generated-events.c
+"""
+
+__author__     = "Lluís Vilanova <vilanova@ac.upc.edu>"
+__copyright__  = "Copyright 2012-2014, Lluís Vilanova <vilanova@ac.upc.edu>"
+__license__    = "GPL version 2 or (at your option) any later version"
+
+__maintainer__ = "Stefan Hajnoczi"
+__email__      = "stefanha@linux.vnet.ibm.com"
+
+
+from tracetool import out
+
+
+def generate(events, backend):
+    out('/* This file is autogenerated by tracetool, do not edit. */',
+        '',
+        '#include "trace.h"',
+        '#include "trace/generated-events.h"',
+        '#include "trace/control.h"',
+        '')
+
+    out('TraceEvent trace_events[TRACE_EVENT_COUNT] = {')
+
+    for e in events:
+        out('    { .id = %(id)s, .name = \"%(name)s\", .sstate = %(sstate)s, .dstate = 0 },',
+            id = "TRACE_" + e.name.upper(),
+            name = e.name,
+            sstate = "TRACE_%s_ENABLED" % e.name.upper())
+
+    out('};',
+        '')
diff --git a/scripts/tracetool/format/events_h.py b/scripts/tracetool/format/events_h.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9f114a34
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/tracetool/format/events_h.py
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+"""
+trace/generated-events.h
+"""
+
+__author__     = "Lluís Vilanova <vilanova@ac.upc.edu>"
+__copyright__  = "Copyright 2012-2014, Lluís Vilanova <vilanova@ac.upc.edu>"
+__license__    = "GPL version 2 or (at your option) any later version"
+
+__maintainer__ = "Stefan Hajnoczi"
+__email__      = "stefanha@linux.vnet.ibm.com"
+
+
+from tracetool import out
+
+
+def generate(events, backend):
+    out('/* This file is autogenerated by tracetool, do not edit. */',
+        '',
+        '#ifndef TRACE__GENERATED_EVENTS_H',
+        '#define TRACE__GENERATED_EVENTS_H',
+        '',
+        '#include <stdbool.h>',
+        '')
+
+    # event identifiers
+    out('typedef enum {')
+
+    for e in events:
+        out('    TRACE_%s,' % e.name.upper())
+
+    out('    TRACE_EVENT_COUNT',
+        '} TraceEventID;')
+
+    # static state
+    for e in events:
+        if 'disable' in e.properties:
+            enabled = 0
+        else:
+            enabled = 1
+        if "tcg-trans" in e.properties:
+            # a single define for the two "sub-events"
+            out('#define TRACE_%(name)s_ENABLED %(enabled)d',
+                name=e.original.original.name.upper(),
+                enabled=enabled)
+        out('#define TRACE_%s_ENABLED %d' % (e.name.upper(), enabled))
+
+    out('#include "trace/event-internal.h"',
+        '',
+        '#endif  /* TRACE__GENERATED_EVENTS_H */')
diff --git a/scripts/tracetool/format/h.py b/scripts/tracetool/format/h.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9b394300
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/tracetool/format/h.py
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+"""
+trace/generated-tracers.h
+"""
+
+__author__     = "Lluís Vilanova <vilanova@ac.upc.edu>"
+__copyright__  = "Copyright 2012-2014, Lluís Vilanova <vilanova@ac.upc.edu>"
+__license__    = "GPL version 2 or (at your option) any later version"
+
+__maintainer__ = "Stefan Hajnoczi"
+__email__      = "stefanha@linux.vnet.ibm.com"
+
+
+from tracetool import out
+
+
+def generate(events, backend):
+    out('/* This file is autogenerated by tracetool, do not edit. */',
+        '',
+        '#ifndef TRACE__GENERATED_TRACERS_H',
+        '#define TRACE__GENERATED_TRACERS_H',
+        '',
+        '#include "qemu-common.h"',
+        '')
+
+    backend.generate_begin(events)
+
+    for e in events:
+        out('',
+            'static inline void %(api)s(%(args)s)',
+            '{',
+            api=e.api(),
+            args=e.args)
+
+        if "disable" not in e.properties:
+            backend.generate(e)
+
+        out('}')
+
+    backend.generate_end(events)
+
+    out('#endif /* TRACE__GENERATED_TRACERS_H */')
diff --git a/scripts/tracetool/format/simpletrace_stap.py b/scripts/tracetool/format/simpletrace_stap.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7e44bc18
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/tracetool/format/simpletrace_stap.py
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+"""
+Generate .stp file that outputs simpletrace binary traces (DTrace with SystemTAP only).
+"""
+
+__author__     = "Stefan Hajnoczi <redhat.com>"
+__copyright__  = "Copyright (C) 2014, Red Hat, Inc."
+__license__    = "GPL version 2 or (at your option) any later version"
+
+__maintainer__ = "Stefan Hajnoczi"
+__email__      = "stefanha@redhat.com"
+
+
+from tracetool import out
+from tracetool.backend.dtrace import binary, probeprefix
+from tracetool.backend.simple import is_string
+from tracetool.format.stap import stap_escape
+
+
+def generate(events, backend):
+    out('/* This file is autogenerated by tracetool, do not edit. */',
+        '')
+
+    for event_id, e in enumerate(events):
+        if 'disable' in e.properties:
+            continue
+
+        out('probe %(probeprefix)s.simpletrace.%(name)s = %(probeprefix)s.%(name)s ?',
+            '{',
+            probeprefix=probeprefix(),
+            name=e.name)
+
+        # Calculate record size
+        sizes = ['24'] # sizeof(TraceRecord)
+        for type_, name in e.args:
+            name = stap_escape(name)
+            if is_string(type_):
+                out('    try {',
+                    '        arg%(name)s_str = %(name)s ? user_string_n(%(name)s, 512) : "<null>"',
+                    '    } catch {}',
+                    '    arg%(name)s_len = strlen(arg%(name)s_str)',
+                    name=name)
+                sizes.append('4 + arg%s_len' % name)
+            else:
+                sizes.append('8')
+        sizestr = ' + '.join(sizes)
+
+        # Generate format string and value pairs for record header and arguments
+        fields = [('8b', str(event_id)),
+                  ('8b', 'gettimeofday_ns()'),
+                  ('4b', sizestr),
+                  ('4b', 'pid()')]
+        for type_, name in e.args:
+            name = stap_escape(name)
+            if is_string(type_):
+                fields.extend([('4b', 'arg%s_len' % name),
+                               ('.*s', 'arg%s_len, arg%s_str' % (name, name))])
+            else:
+                fields.append(('8b', name))
+
+        # Emit the entire record in a single SystemTap printf()
+        fmt_str = '%'.join(fmt for fmt, _ in fields)
+        arg_str = ', '.join(arg for _, arg in fields)
+        out('    printf("%%%(fmt_str)s", %(arg_str)s)',
+            fmt_str=fmt_str, arg_str=arg_str)
+
+        out('}')
+
+    out()
diff --git a/scripts/tracetool/format/stap.py b/scripts/tracetool/format/stap.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9e780f1b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/tracetool/format/stap.py
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+"""
+Generate .stp file (DTrace with SystemTAP only).
+"""
+
+__author__     = "Lluís Vilanova <vilanova@ac.upc.edu>"
+__copyright__  = "Copyright 2012-2014, Lluís Vilanova <vilanova@ac.upc.edu>"
+__license__    = "GPL version 2 or (at your option) any later version"
+
+__maintainer__ = "Stefan Hajnoczi"
+__email__      = "stefanha@linux.vnet.ibm.com"
+
+
+from tracetool import out
+from tracetool.backend.dtrace import binary, probeprefix
+
+
+# Technically 'self' is not used by systemtap yet, but
+# they recommended we keep it in the reserved list anyway
+RESERVED_WORDS = (
+    'break', 'catch', 'continue', 'delete', 'else', 'for',
+    'foreach', 'function', 'global', 'if', 'in', 'limit',
+    'long', 'next', 'probe', 'return', 'self', 'string',
+    'try', 'while'
+    )
+
+
+def stap_escape(identifier):
+    # Append underscore to reserved keywords
+    if identifier in RESERVED_WORDS:
+        return identifier + '_'
+    return identifier
+
+
+def generate(events, backend):
+    events = [e for e in events
+              if "disable" not in e.properties]
+
+    out('/* This file is autogenerated by tracetool, do not edit. */',
+        '')
+
+    for e in events:
+        # Define prototype for probe arguments
+        out('probe %(probeprefix)s.%(name)s = process("%(binary)s").mark("%(name)s")',
+            '{',
+            probeprefix=probeprefix(),
+            name=e.name,
+            binary=binary())
+
+        i = 1
+        if len(e.args) > 0:
+            for name in e.args.names():
+                name = stap_escape(name)
+                out('  %s = $arg%d;' % (name, i))
+                i += 1
+
+        out('}')
+
+    out()
diff --git a/scripts/tracetool/format/tcg_h.py b/scripts/tracetool/format/tcg_h.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f676b666
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/tracetool/format/tcg_h.py
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+"""
+Generate .h file for TCG code generation.
+"""
+
+__author__     = "Lluís Vilanova <vilanova@ac.upc.edu>"
+__copyright__  = "Copyright 2012-2014, Lluís Vilanova <vilanova@ac.upc.edu>"
+__license__    = "GPL version 2 or (at your option) any later version"
+
+__maintainer__ = "Stefan Hajnoczi"
+__email__      = "stefanha@linux.vnet.ibm.com"
+
+
+from tracetool import out
+
+
+def generate(events, backend):
+    out('/* This file is autogenerated by tracetool, do not edit. */',
+        '/* You must include this file after the inclusion of helper.h */',
+        '',
+        '#ifndef TRACE__GENERATED_TCG_TRACERS_H',
+        '#define TRACE__GENERATED_TCG_TRACERS_H',
+        '',
+        '#include <stdint.h>',
+        '',
+        '#include "trace.h"',
+        '#include "exec/helper-proto.h"',
+        '',
+        )
+
+    for e in events:
+        # just keep one of them
+        if "tcg-trans" not in e.properties:
+            continue
+
+        # get the original event definition
+        e = e.original.original
+
+        out('static inline void %(name_tcg)s(%(args)s)',
+            '{',
+            name_tcg=e.api(e.QEMU_TRACE_TCG),
+            args=e.args)
+
+        if "disable" not in e.properties:
+            out('    %(name_trans)s(%(argnames_trans)s);',
+                '    gen_helper_%(name_exec)s(%(argnames_exec)s);',
+                name_trans=e.event_trans.api(e.QEMU_TRACE),
+                name_exec=e.event_exec.api(e.QEMU_TRACE),
+                argnames_trans=", ".join(e.event_trans.args.names()),
+                argnames_exec=", ".join(e.event_exec.args.names()))
+
+        out('}')
+
+    out('',
+        '#endif /* TRACE__GENERATED_TCG_TRACERS_H */')
diff --git a/scripts/tracetool/format/tcg_helper_c.py b/scripts/tracetool/format/tcg_helper_c.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..96655a05
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/tracetool/format/tcg_helper_c.py
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+"""
+Generate trace/generated-helpers.c.
+"""
+
+__author__     = "Lluís Vilanova <vilanova@ac.upc.edu>"
+__copyright__  = "Copyright 2012-2014, Lluís Vilanova <vilanova@ac.upc.edu>"
+__license__    = "GPL version 2 or (at your option) any later version"
+
+__maintainer__ = "Stefan Hajnoczi"
+__email__      = "stefanha@linux.vnet.ibm.com"
+
+
+from tracetool import out
+from tracetool.transform import *
+
+
+def generate(events, backend):
+    events = [e for e in events
+              if "disable" not in e.properties]
+
+    out('/* This file is autogenerated by tracetool, do not edit. */',
+        '',
+        '#include "qemu-common.h"',
+        '#include "trace.h"',
+        '#include "exec/helper-proto.h"',
+        '',
+        )
+
+    for e in events:
+        if "tcg-exec" not in e.properties:
+            continue
+
+        # tracetool.generate always transforms types to host
+        e_args = e.original.args
+
+        values = ["(%s)%s" % (t, n)
+                  for t, n in e.args.transform(TCG_2_TCG_HELPER_DEF)]
+
+        out('void %(name_tcg)s(%(args)s)',
+            '{',
+            '    %(name)s(%(values)s);',
+            '}',
+            name_tcg="helper_%s_proxy" % e.api(),
+            name=e.api(),
+            args=e_args.transform(HOST_2_TCG_COMPAT, TCG_2_TCG_HELPER_DEF),
+            values=", ".join(values),
+            )
diff --git a/scripts/tracetool/format/tcg_helper_h.py b/scripts/tracetool/format/tcg_helper_h.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a8ba7ba8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/tracetool/format/tcg_helper_h.py
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+"""
+Generate trace/generated-helpers.h.
+"""
+
+__author__     = "Lluís Vilanova <vilanova@ac.upc.edu>"
+__copyright__  = "Copyright 2012-2014, Lluís Vilanova <vilanova@ac.upc.edu>"
+__license__    = "GPL version 2 or (at your option) any later version"
+
+__maintainer__ = "Stefan Hajnoczi"
+__email__      = "stefanha@linux.vnet.ibm.com"
+
+
+from tracetool import out
+from tracetool.transform import *
+
+
+def generate(events, backend):
+    events = [e for e in events
+              if "disable" not in e.properties]
+
+    out('/* This file is autogenerated by tracetool, do not edit. */',
+        '',
+        )
+
+    for e in events:
+        if "tcg-exec" not in e.properties:
+            continue
+
+        # tracetool.generate always transforms types to host
+        e_args = e.original.args
+
+        # TCG helper proxy declaration
+        fmt = "DEF_HELPER_FLAGS_%(argc)d(%(name)s, %(flags)svoid%(types)s)"
+        args = e_args.transform(HOST_2_TCG_COMPAT, HOST_2_TCG,
+                                TCG_2_TCG_HELPER_DECL)
+        types = ", ".join(args.types())
+        if types != "":
+            types = ", " + types
+
+        flags = "TCG_CALL_NO_RWG, "
+
+        out(fmt,
+            flags=flags,
+            argc=len(args),
+            name=e.api() + "_proxy",
+            types=types,
+            )
diff --git a/scripts/tracetool/format/tcg_helper_wrapper_h.py b/scripts/tracetool/format/tcg_helper_wrapper_h.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cac5a878
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/tracetool/format/tcg_helper_wrapper_h.py
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+"""
+Generate trace/generated-helpers-wrappers.h.
+"""
+
+__author__     = "Lluís Vilanova <vilanova@ac.upc.edu>"
+__copyright__  = "Copyright 2012-2014, Lluís Vilanova <vilanova@ac.upc.edu>"
+__license__    = "GPL version 2 or (at your option) any later version"
+
+__maintainer__ = "Stefan Hajnoczi"
+__email__      = "stefanha@linux.vnet.ibm.com"
+
+
+from tracetool import out
+from tracetool.transform import *
+
+
+def generate(events, backend):
+    events = [e for e in events
+              if "disable" not in e.properties]
+
+    out('/* This file is autogenerated by tracetool, do not edit. */',
+        '',
+        '#define tcg_temp_new_nop(v) (v)',
+        '#define tcg_temp_free_nop(v)',
+        '',
+        )
+
+    for e in events:
+        if "tcg-exec" not in e.properties:
+            continue
+
+        # tracetool.generate always transforms types to host
+        e_args = e.original.args
+
+        # mixed-type to TCG helper bridge
+        args_tcg_compat = e_args.transform(HOST_2_TCG_COMPAT)
+
+        code_new = [
+            "%(tcg_type)s __%(name)s = %(tcg_func)s(%(name)s);" %
+            {"tcg_type": transform_type(type_, HOST_2_TCG),
+             "tcg_func": transform_type(type_, HOST_2_TCG_TMP_NEW),
+             "name": name}
+            for (type_, name) in args_tcg_compat
+        ]
+
+        code_free = [
+            "%(tcg_func)s(__%(name)s);" %
+            {"tcg_func": transform_type(type_, HOST_2_TCG_TMP_FREE),
+             "name": name}
+            for (type_, name) in args_tcg_compat
+        ]
+
+        gen_name = "gen_helper_" + e.api()
+
+        out('static inline void %(name)s(%(args)s)',
+            '{',
+            '    %(code_new)s',
+            '    %(proxy_name)s(%(tmp_names)s);',
+            '    %(code_free)s',
+            '}',
+            name=gen_name,
+            args=e_args,
+            proxy_name=gen_name + "_proxy",
+            code_new="\n    ".join(code_new),
+            code_free="\n    ".join(code_free),
+            tmp_names=", ".join(["__%s" % name for _, name in e_args]),
+            )
diff --git a/scripts/tracetool/format/ust_events_c.py b/scripts/tracetool/format/ust_events_c.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bc970936
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/tracetool/format/ust_events_c.py
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+"""
+trace/generated-ust.c
+"""
+
+__author__     = "Mohamad Gebai <mohamad.gebai@polymtl.ca>"
+__copyright__  = "Copyright 2012, Mohamad Gebai <mohamad.gebai@polymtl.ca>"
+__license__    = "GPL version 2 or (at your option) any later version"
+
+__maintainer__ = "Stefan Hajnoczi"
+__email__      = "stefanha@redhat.com"
+
+
+from tracetool import out
+
+
+def generate(events, backend):
+    events = [e for e in events
+              if "disabled" not in e.properties]
+
+    out('/* This file is autogenerated by tracetool, do not edit. */',
+        '',
+        '#define TRACEPOINT_DEFINE',
+        '#define TRACEPOINT_CREATE_PROBES',
+        '',
+        '/* If gcc version 4.7 or older is used, LTTng ust gives a warning when compiling with',
+        '   -Wredundant-decls.',
+        ' */',
+        '#pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wredundant-decls"',
+        '',
+        '#include "generated-ust-provider.h"')
diff --git a/scripts/tracetool/format/ust_events_h.py b/scripts/tracetool/format/ust_events_h.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3e8a7cdf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/tracetool/format/ust_events_h.py
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+"""
+trace/generated-ust-provider.h
+"""
+
+__author__     = "Mohamad Gebai <mohamad.gebai@polymtl.ca>"
+__copyright__  = "Copyright 2012, Mohamad Gebai <mohamad.gebai@polymtl.ca>"
+__license__    = "GPL version 2 or (at your option) any later version"
+
+__maintainer__ = "Stefan Hajnoczi"
+__email__      = "stefanha@redhat.com"
+
+
+from tracetool import out
+
+
+def generate(events, backend):
+    events = [e for e in events
+              if "disabled" not in e.properties]
+
+    out('/* This file is autogenerated by tracetool, do not edit. */',
+        '',
+        '#undef TRACEPOINT_PROVIDER',
+        '#define TRACEPOINT_PROVIDER qemu',
+        '',
+        '#undef TRACEPOINT_INCLUDE_FILE',
+        '#define TRACEPOINT_INCLUDE_FILE ./generated-ust-provider.h',
+        '',
+        '#if !defined (TRACE__GENERATED_UST_H) || defined(TRACEPOINT_HEADER_MULTI_READ)',
+        '#define TRACE__GENERATED_UST_H',
+        '',
+        '#include "qemu-common.h"',
+        '#include <lttng/tracepoint.h>',
+        '',
+        '/*',
+        ' * LTTng ust 2.0 does not allow you to use TP_ARGS(void) for tracepoints',
+        ' * requiring no arguments. We define these macros introduced in more recent'
+        ' * versions of LTTng ust as a workaround',
+        ' */',
+        '#ifndef _TP_EXPROTO1',
+        '#define _TP_EXPROTO1(a)               void',
+        '#endif',
+        '#ifndef _TP_EXDATA_PROTO1',
+        '#define _TP_EXDATA_PROTO1(a)          void *__tp_data',
+        '#endif',
+        '#ifndef _TP_EXDATA_VAR1',
+        '#define _TP_EXDATA_VAR1(a)            __tp_data',
+        '#endif',
+        '#ifndef _TP_EXVAR1',
+        '#define _TP_EXVAR1(a)',
+        '#endif',
+        '')
+
+    for e in events:
+        if len(e.args) > 0:
+            out('TRACEPOINT_EVENT(',
+                '   qemu,',
+                '   %(name)s,',
+                '   TP_ARGS(%(args)s),',
+                '   TP_FIELDS(',
+                name=e.name,
+                args=", ".join(", ".join(i) for i in e.args))
+
+            types = e.args.types()
+            names = e.args.names()
+            fmts = e.formats()
+            for t,n,f in zip(types, names, fmts):
+                if ('char *' in t) or ('char*' in t):
+                    out('       ctf_string(' + n + ', ' + n + ')')
+                elif ("%p" in f) or ("x" in f) or ("PRIx" in f):
+                    out('       ctf_integer_hex('+ t + ', ' + n + ', ' + n + ')')
+                elif ("ptr" in t) or ("*" in t):
+                    out('       ctf_integer_hex('+ t + ', ' + n + ', ' + n + ')')
+                elif ('int' in t) or ('long' in t) or ('unsigned' in t) or ('size_t' in t):
+                    out('       ctf_integer(' + t + ', ' + n + ', ' + n + ')')
+                elif ('double' in t) or ('float' in t):
+                    out('       ctf_float(' + t + ', ' + n + ', ' + n + ')')
+                elif ('void *' in t) or ('void*' in t):
+                    out('       ctf_integer_hex(unsigned long, ' + n + ', ' + n + ')')
+
+            out('   )',
+                ')',
+                '')
+
+        else:
+            out('TRACEPOINT_EVENT(',
+                '   qemu,',
+                '   %(name)s,',
+                '   TP_ARGS(void),',
+                '   TP_FIELDS()',
+                ')',
+                '',
+                name=e.name)
+
+    out('#endif /* TRACE__GENERATED_UST_H */',
+        '',
+        '/* This part must be outside ifdef protection */',
+        '#include <lttng/tracepoint-event.h>')
diff --git a/scripts/tracetool/transform.py b/scripts/tracetool/transform.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fc5e679e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/tracetool/transform.py
@@ -0,0 +1,166 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+"""
+Type-transformation rules.
+"""
+
+__author__     = "Lluís Vilanova <vilanova@ac.upc.edu>"
+__copyright__  = "Copyright 2012-2014, Lluís Vilanova <vilanova@ac.upc.edu>"
+__license__    = "GPL version 2 or (at your option) any later version"
+
+__maintainer__ = "Stefan Hajnoczi"
+__email__      = "stefanha@linux.vnet.ibm.com"
+
+
+def _transform_type(type_, trans):
+    if isinstance(trans, str):
+        return trans
+    elif isinstance(trans, dict):
+        if type_ in trans:
+            return _transform_type(type_, trans[type_])
+        elif None in trans:
+            return _transform_type(type_, trans[None])
+        else:
+            return type_
+    elif callable(trans):
+        return trans(type_)
+    else:
+        raise ValueError("Invalid type transformation rule: %s" % trans)
+
+
+def transform_type(type_, *trans):
+    """Return a new type transformed according to the given rules.
+
+    Applies each of the transformation rules in trans in order.
+
+    If an element of trans is a string, return it.
+
+    If an element of trans is a function, call it with type_ as its only
+    argument.
+
+    If an element of trans is a dict, search type_ in its keys. If type_ is
+    a key, use the value as a transformation rule for type_. Otherwise, if
+    None is a key use the value as a transformation rule for type_.
+
+    Otherwise, return type_.
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    type_ : str
+        Type to transform.
+    trans : list of function or dict
+        Type transformation rules.
+    """
+    if len(trans) == 0:
+        raise ValueError
+    res = type_
+    for t in trans:
+        res = _transform_type(res, t)
+    return res
+
+
+##################################################
+# tcg -> host
+
+def _tcg_2_host(type_):
+    if type_ == "TCGv":
+        # force a fixed-size type (target-independent)
+        return "uint64_t"
+    else:
+        return type_
+
+TCG_2_HOST = {
+    "TCGv_i32": "uint32_t",
+    "TCGv_i64": "uint64_t",
+    "TCGv_ptr": "void *",
+    None: _tcg_2_host,
+    }
+
+
+##################################################
+# host -> host compatible with tcg sizes
+
+HOST_2_TCG_COMPAT = {
+    "uint8_t": "uint32_t",
+    }
+
+
+##################################################
+# host/tcg -> tcg
+
+def _host_2_tcg(type_):
+    if type_.startswith("TCGv"):
+        return type_
+    raise ValueError("Don't know how to translate '%s' into a TCG type\n" % type_)
+
+HOST_2_TCG = {
+    "uint32_t": "TCGv_i32",
+    "uint64_t": "TCGv_i64",
+    "void *"  : "TCGv_ptr",
+    None: _host_2_tcg,
+    }
+
+
+##################################################
+# tcg -> tcg helper definition
+
+def _tcg_2_helper_def(type_):
+    if type_ == "TCGv":
+        return "target_ulong"
+    else:
+        return type_
+
+TCG_2_TCG_HELPER_DEF = {
+    "TCGv_i32": "uint32_t",
+    "TCGv_i64": "uint64_t",
+    "TCGv_ptr": "void *",
+    None: _tcg_2_helper_def,
+    }
+
+
+##################################################
+# tcg -> tcg helper declaration
+
+def _tcg_2_tcg_helper_decl_error(type_):
+    raise ValueError("Don't know how to translate type '%s' into a TCG helper declaration type\n" % type_)
+
+TCG_2_TCG_HELPER_DECL = {
+    "TCGv"    : "tl",
+    "TCGv_ptr": "ptr",
+    "TCGv_i32": "i32",
+    "TCGv_i64": "i64",
+    None: _tcg_2_tcg_helper_decl_error,
+    }
+
+
+##################################################
+# host/tcg -> tcg temporal constant allocation
+
+def _host_2_tcg_tmp_new(type_):
+    if type_.startswith("TCGv"):
+        return "tcg_temp_new_nop"
+    raise ValueError("Don't know how to translate type '%s' into a TCG temporal allocation" % type_)
+
+HOST_2_TCG_TMP_NEW = {
+    "uint32_t": "tcg_const_i32",
+    "uint64_t": "tcg_const_i64",
+    "void *"  : "tcg_const_ptr",
+    None: _host_2_tcg_tmp_new,
+    }
+
+
+##################################################
+# host/tcg -> tcg temporal constant deallocation
+
+def _host_2_tcg_tmp_free(type_):
+    if type_.startswith("TCGv"):
+        return "tcg_temp_free_nop"
+    raise ValueError("Don't know how to translate type '%s' into a TCG temporal deallocation" % type_)
+
+HOST_2_TCG_TMP_FREE = {
+    "uint32_t": "tcg_temp_free_i32",
+    "uint64_t": "tcg_temp_free_i64",
+    "void *"  : "tcg_temp_free_ptr",
+    None: _host_2_tcg_tmp_free,
+    }