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Re: [PATCH 4/4] trace2: emit cmd_ancestry data for Windows

From
Derrick Stolee <stolee@gmail.com>
Date
Feb 9, 2026, 14:42 UTC
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On 2/5/2026 11:05 AM, Matthew John Cheetham via GitGitGadget wrote:
> To not break existing consumers of the data_json "windows/ancestry"
> event, we continue to emit the ancestry data as a JSON event.

This is the important compatibility statement. When this merges, we should make a claim that in two major versions we will drop this compatibility.

Thanks, -Stolee

Previous: Kristoffer HaugsbakkNext: Derrick Stolee
Message 12 of 25 in “trace2: add macOS and Windows process ancestry tracing”
  1. 0/4 trace2: add macOS and Windows process ancestry tracingMatthew John Cheetham via GitGitGadget, Feb 5, 2026
  2. 2/4 build: include procinfo.c impl for macOSMatthew John Cheetham via GitGitGadget, Feb 5, 2026
  3. Derrick StoleeFeb 9, 2026
  4. 1/4 trace2: add macOS process ancestry tracingMatthew John Cheetham via GitGitGadget, Feb 5, 2026
  5. Derrick StoleeFeb 9, 2026
  6. Matthew John CheethamFeb 9, 2026
  7. Derrick StoleeFeb 10, 2026
  8. 3/4 trace2: refactor Windows process ancestry trace2 eventMatthew John Cheetham via GitGitGadget, Feb 5, 2026
  9. Derrick StoleeFeb 9, 2026
  10. 4/4 trace2: emit cmd_ancestry data for WindowsMatthew John Cheetham via GitGitGadget, Feb 5, 2026
  11. Kristoffer HaugsbakkFeb 5, 2026
  12. Derrick StoleeFeb 9, 2026
  13. Derrick StoleeFeb 9, 2026
  14. Junio C HamanoFeb 9, 2026
  15. 0/6 trace2: add macOS and Windows process ancestry tracingMatthew John Cheetham via GitGitGadget, Feb 13, 2026
  16. 1/6 trace2: add macOS process ancestry tracingMatthew John Cheetham via GitGitGadget, Feb 13, 2026
  17. 2/6 build: include procinfo.c impl for macOSMatthew John Cheetham via GitGitGadget, Feb 13, 2026
  18. Junio C HamanoFeb 13, 2026
  19. 3/6 trace2: refactor Windows process ancestry trace2 eventMatthew John Cheetham via GitGitGadget, Feb 13, 2026
  20. Junio C HamanoFeb 13, 2026
  21. 4/6 trace2: emit cmd_ancestry data for WindowsMatthew John Cheetham via GitGitGadget, Feb 13, 2026
  22. Junio C HamanoFeb 13, 2026
  23. 5/6 test-tool: extend trace2 helper with 400ancestryMatthew John Cheetham via GitGitGadget, Feb 13, 2026
  24. 6/6 t0213: add trace2 cmd_ancestry testsMatthew John Cheetham via GitGitGadget, Feb 13, 2026
  25. Derrick StoleeFeb 14, 2026

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