[PATCH weston 2/8] compositor: add option to enable weston_debug
Maniraj Devadoss
external.mdevadoss at de.adit-jv.com
Thu Aug 24 14:16:16 UTC 2017
Let users enable the compositor debug protocol on the compositor command
line. This allows weston-debug tool to work.
Signed-off-by: Pekka Paalanen <pq at iki.fi>
Signed-off-by: Maniraj Devadoss <external.mdevadoss at de.adit-jv.com>
---
compositor/main.c | 6 ++++++
man/weston.man | 15 +++++++++++++--
2 files changed, 19 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/compositor/main.c b/compositor/main.c
index f8a60e9..8480fab 100644
--- a/compositor/main.c
+++ b/compositor/main.c
@@ -557,6 +557,7 @@ usage(int error_code)
" --log=FILE\t\tLog to the given file\n"
" -c, --config=FILE\tConfig file to load, defaults to weston.ini\n"
" --no-config\t\tDo not read weston.ini\n"
+ " --debug\t\tEnable debug extension\n"
" -h, --help\t\tThis help message\n\n");
#if defined(BUILD_DRM_COMPOSITOR)
@@ -1776,6 +1777,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
char *socket_name = NULL;
int32_t version = 0;
int32_t noconfig = 0;
+ int32_t debug_protocol = 0;
int32_t numlock_on;
char *config_file = NULL;
struct weston_config *config = NULL;
@@ -1798,6 +1800,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{ WESTON_OPTION_BOOLEAN, "version", 0, &version },
{ WESTON_OPTION_BOOLEAN, "no-config", 0, &noconfig },
{ WESTON_OPTION_STRING, "config", 'c', &config_file },
+ { WESTON_OPTION_BOOLEAN, "debug", 0, &debug_protocol },
};
if (os_fd_set_cloexec(fileno(stdin))) {
@@ -1872,6 +1875,9 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
goto out;
}
+ if (debug_protocol)
+ weston_compositor_enable_debug_protocol(ec);
+
if (weston_compositor_init_config(ec, config) < 0)
goto out;
diff --git a/man/weston.man b/man/weston.man
index face229..52e9d0d 100644
--- a/man/weston.man
+++ b/man/weston.man
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ under another Wayland server), it should be done with the command
.B weston-launch
to set up proper privileged access to devices.
-Weston also supports X clients via
+Weston also supports X clients via
.BR XWayland ", see below."
.
.\" ***************************************************************
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ Load
.I backend.so
instead of the default backend. The file is searched for in
.IR "__weston_modules_dir__" ,
-or you can pass an absolute path. The default backend is
+or you can pass an absolute path. The default backend is
.I __weston_native_backend__
unless the environment suggests otherwise, see
.IR DISPLAY " and " WAYLAND_DISPLAY .
@@ -123,6 +123,17 @@ If also
.B --no-config
is given, no configuration file will be read.
.TP
+.BR \-\-debug
+Enable debug protocol extension
+.I zcompositor_debug_v1
+which any client can use to receive debugging messages from the compositor.
+
+.B WARNING:
+This is risky for two reasons. First, a client may cause a denial-of-service
+blocking the compositor by providing an unsuitable file descriptor, and
+second, the debug messages may expose sensitive information. This option
+should not be used in production.
+.TP
.BR \-\-version
Print the program version.
.TP
--
2.7.4
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