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[PATCH 0/4] trace2: add macOS and Windows process ancestry tracing

From
Matthew John Cheetham via GitGitGadget <gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
Date
Feb 5, 2026, 16:05 UTC
Message-ID
<pull.2040.git.1770307510.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>

In 353d3d77 (trace2: collect Windows-specific process information) Windows-specific process ancestry information was added as a data_json event to TRACE2. Furthermore in 2f732bf1 (tr2: log parent process name) similar functionality was added for Linux-based systems, using procfs.

Let's teach Git on macOS to also gather process ancestry information, and emit it as a cmd_ancestry TRACE2 event.

Furthermore, let's refactor the Windows implementation to align with the Linux and macOS versions - by emitting the ancestry information as a cmd_ancestry event. We keep the older, custom data_json event type on Windows for compatibility for consumers of the TRACE2 data that use the older event.

Thanks, Matthew
Matthew John Cheetham (4):
  trace2: add macOS process ancestry tracing
  build: include procinfo.c impl for macOS
  trace2: refactor Windows process ancestry trace2 event
  trace2: emit cmd_ancestry data for Windows
 compat/darwin/procinfo.c                 | 99 ++++++++++++++++++++++++
 compat/win32/trace2_win32_process_info.c | 58 ++++++++------
 config.mak.uname                         |  2 +
 contrib/buildsystems/CMakeLists.txt      |  2 +
 meson.build                              |  2 +
 5 files changed, 138 insertions(+), 25 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 compat/darwin/procinfo.c
base-commit: 9a2fb147f2c61d0cab52c883e7e26f5b7948e3ed
Published-As: https://github.com/gitgitgadget/git/releases/tag/pr-2040%2Fmjcheetham%2Ftrace2-macos-ancestry-v1
Fetch-It-Via: git fetch https://github.com/gitgitgadget/git pr-2040/mjcheetham/trace2-macos-ancestry-v1
Pull-Request: https://github.com/gitgitgadget/git/pull/2040
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Next: Matthew John Cheetham via GitGitGadget
Message 1 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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