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babeltrace: Handle negative time and offset from Epoch

Message ID 20220927011315.20729-1-xiangyu.chen@windriver.com
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Series babeltrace: Handle negative time and offset from Epoch | expand

Commit Message

Xiangyu Chen Sept. 27, 2022, 1:13 a.m. UTC
Backport patch from upstream to handle negative time and offset from Epoch[1]
and fix the yocto autobuilder ptest failures for both qemux86-64 and qemuarm64 when
applied this backport patch[2].

[1] 0001-Handle-negative-time-and-offset-from-Epoch.patch backport from
https://git.efficios.com/?p=babeltrace.git;a=commit;h=61cf588beae752e5ddfc60b6b5310f769ac9e852

[2] 0002-babeltrace-fix-bug-in-stream-intersection-option.patch
The failures reported at https://lists.openembedded.org/g/openembedded-core/topic/89657972#163126

Signed-off-by: Xiangyu Chen <xiangyu.chen@windriver.com>
---
 ...-negative-time-and-offset-from-Epoch.patch | 857 ++++++++++++++++++
 ...ix-bug-in-stream-intersection-option.patch | 114 +++
 meta/recipes-kernel/lttng/babeltrace_1.5.8.bb |   2 +
 3 files changed, 973 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 meta/recipes-kernel/lttng/babeltrace/0001-Handle-negative-time-and-offset-from-Epoch.patch
 create mode 100644 meta/recipes-kernel/lttng/babeltrace/0002-babeltrace-fix-bug-in-stream-intersection-option.patch

Comments

Richard Purdie Sept. 29, 2022, 7:03 a.m. UTC | #1
On Tue, 2022-09-27 at 09:13 +0800, Xiangyu Chen wrote:
> Backport patch from upstream to handle negative time and offset from Epoch[1]
> and fix the yocto autobuilder ptest failures for both qemux86-64 and qemuarm64 when
> applied this backport patch[2].
> 
> [1] 0001-Handle-negative-time-and-offset-from-Epoch.patch backport from
> https://git.efficios.com/?p=babeltrace.git;a=commit;h=61cf588beae752e5ddfc60b6b5310f769ac9e852
> 
> [2] 0002-babeltrace-fix-bug-in-stream-intersection-option.patch
> The failures reported at https://lists.openembedded.org/g/openembedded-core/topic/89657972#163126
> 
> Signed-off-by: Xiangyu Chen <xiangyu.chen@windriver.com>
> ---
>  ...-negative-time-and-offset-from-Epoch.patch | 857 ++++++++++++++++++
>  ...ix-bug-in-stream-intersection-option.patch | 114 +++
>  meta/recipes-kernel/lttng/babeltrace_1.5.8.bb |   2 +
>  3 files changed, 973 insertions(+)
>  create mode 100644 meta/recipes-kernel/lttng/babeltrace/0001-Handle-negative-time-and-offset-from-Epoch.patch
>  create mode 100644 meta/recipes-kernel/lttng/babeltrace/0002-babeltrace-fix-bug-in-stream-intersection-option.patch
> 
> diff --git a/meta/recipes-kernel/lttng/babeltrace/0001-Handle-negative-time-and-offset-from-Epoch.patch b/meta/recipes-kernel/lttng/babeltrace/0001-Handle-negative-time-and-offset-from-Epoch.patch
> new file mode 100644
> index 0000000000..c7409bcfbb
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/meta/recipes-kernel/lttng/babeltrace/0001-Handle-negative-time-and-offset-from-Epoch.patch
> @@ -0,0 +1,857 @@
> +From a8305ca6fc9b32b22bedbc96a8f71b14243e9965 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
> +From: Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@efficios.com>
> +Date: Wed, 22 Apr 2020 03:00:02 +0000
> +Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Handle negative time and offset from Epoch
> +MIME-Version: 1.0
> +Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
> +Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
> +
> +Handle cases where a trace have a negative offset from Epoch.
> +If Epoch is arbitrary (e.g. embedded system starting at 0, without any
> +network access), the "0" can be used as correlation point between
> +various components, and some components could start before the
> +correlation point. Therefore, especially in traces where the time is
> +meant to be shown in nanoseconds or cycles from the correlation point,
> +it also makes sense to have a negative time value.
> +
> +It introduces API-breaking changes in the C and Python APIs, since we
> +need to be able to return negative time values, which were previously
> +used as errors (-1ULL).
> +
> +The --offset and --offset-ns command line parameters can now take
> +negative offset (seconds and nanoseconds) values too.
> +
> +The [sec.ns] format is used as fallback so we don't attempt to pass
> +a negative time value to POSIX time-formatting APIs.
> +
> +This also fixes an inaccurate return value in an error path of
> +bt_ctf_event_populate_event_header().
> +
> +Signed-off-by: Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@efficios.com>
> +Signed-off-by: Jérémie Galarneau <jeremie.galarneau@efficios.com>
> +
> +Upstream-Status: Backport [https://git.efficios.com/?p=babeltrace.git;a=commit;h=61cf588beae752e5ddfc60b6b5310f769ac9e852]
> +
> +Signed-off-by: He Zhe <zhe.he@windriver.com>
> +Signed-off-by: Xiangyu Chen <xiangyu.chen@windriver.com>
> +---
> + converter/babeltrace.c                        |   4 +-
> + formats/ctf-text/ctf-text.c                   |   2 +-
> + formats/ctf/ctf.c                             | 115 +++++++++++++-----
> + formats/ctf/events-private.h                  |  10 +-
> + formats/ctf/events.c                          |  11 +-
> + .../metadata/ctf-visitor-generate-io-struct.c |   1 -
> + include/babeltrace/babeltrace-internal.h      |   8 +-
> + include/babeltrace/clock-internal.h           |   2 +-
> + include/babeltrace/ctf-ir/clock-internal.h    |   2 +-
> + include/babeltrace/ctf/events.h               |   8 +-
> + include/babeltrace/ctf/types.h                |   6 +-
> + include/babeltrace/format.h                   |  10 +-
> + include/babeltrace/trace-handle-internal.h    |   8 +-
> + include/babeltrace/trace-handle.h             |  25 ++--
> + lib/context.c                                 |  44 +++++--
> + lib/trace-handle.c                            |  39 +++---
> + tests/lib/test_ctf_writer.c                   |   6 +-
> + tests/lib/test_seek.c                         |  28 ++---
> + 18 files changed, 209 insertions(+), 120 deletions(-)
> +
> +diff --git a/converter/babeltrace.c b/converter/babeltrace.c
> +index ef783ed4..2ac16179 100644
> +--- a/converter/babeltrace.c
> ++++ b/converter/babeltrace.c
> +@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ static int parse_options(int argc, char **argv)
> + 				goto end;
> + 			}
> + 			errno = 0;
> +-			opt_clock_offset = strtoull(str, &endptr, 0);
> ++			opt_clock_offset = strtoll(str, &endptr, 0);
> + 			if (*endptr != '\0' || str == endptr || errno != 0) {
> + 				fprintf(stderr, "[error] Incorrect --clock-offset argument: %s\n", str);
> + 				ret = -EINVAL;
> +@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ static int parse_options(int argc, char **argv)
> + 				goto end;
> + 			}
> + 			errno = 0;
> +-			opt_clock_offset_ns = strtoull(str, &endptr, 0);
> ++			opt_clock_offset_ns = strtoll(str, &endptr, 0);
> + 			if (*endptr != '\0' || str == endptr || errno != 0) {
> + 				fprintf(stderr, "[error] Incorrect --clock-offset-ns argument: %s\n", str);
> + 				ret = -EINVAL;
> +diff --git a/formats/ctf-text/ctf-text.c b/formats/ctf-text/ctf-text.c
> +index 16f156de..e001a548 100644
> +--- a/formats/ctf-text/ctf-text.c
> ++++ b/formats/ctf-text/ctf-text.c
> +@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
> + #include <unistd.h>
> + #include <stdlib.h>
> + 
> +-#define NSEC_PER_SEC 1000000000ULL
> ++#define NSEC_PER_SEC 1000000000LL
> + 
> + int opt_all_field_names,
> + 	opt_scope_field_names,
> +diff --git a/formats/ctf/ctf.c b/formats/ctf/ctf.c
> +index 1ba9017f..3c774188 100644
> +--- a/formats/ctf/ctf.c
> ++++ b/formats/ctf/ctf.c
> +@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
> +  */
> + #define WRITE_PACKET_LEN	(getpagesize() * 8 * CHAR_BIT)
> + 
> +-#define NSEC_PER_SEC 1000000000ULL
> ++#define NSEC_PER_SEC 1000000000LL
> + 
> + #define INDEX_PATH "./index/%s.idx"
> + 
> +@@ -79,8 +79,8 @@ int opt_clock_cycles,
> + 	opt_clock_date,
> + 	opt_clock_gmt;
> + 
> +-uint64_t opt_clock_offset;
> +-uint64_t opt_clock_offset_ns;
> ++int64_t opt_clock_offset;
> ++int64_t opt_clock_offset_ns;
> + 
> + extern int yydebug;
> + char *opt_debug_info_dir;
> +@@ -114,11 +114,13 @@ void ctf_set_handle(struct bt_trace_descriptor *descriptor,
> + static
> + int ctf_close_trace(struct bt_trace_descriptor *descriptor);
> + static
> +-uint64_t ctf_timestamp_begin(struct bt_trace_descriptor *descriptor,
> +-		struct bt_trace_handle *handle, enum bt_clock_type type);
> ++int ctf_timestamp_begin(struct bt_trace_descriptor *descriptor,
> ++		struct bt_trace_handle *handle, enum bt_clock_type type, 
> ++		int64_t *timestamp);
> + static
> +-uint64_t ctf_timestamp_end(struct bt_trace_descriptor *descriptor,
> +-		struct bt_trace_handle *handle, enum bt_clock_type type);
> ++int ctf_timestamp_end(struct bt_trace_descriptor *descriptor,
> ++		struct bt_trace_handle *handle, enum bt_clock_type type,
> ++		int64_t *timestamp);
> + static
> + int ctf_convert_index_timestamp(struct bt_trace_descriptor *tdp);
> + 
> +@@ -167,17 +169,20 @@ void bt_ctf_hook(void)
> + }
> + 
> + static
> +-uint64_t ctf_timestamp_begin(struct bt_trace_descriptor *descriptor,
> +-		struct bt_trace_handle *handle, enum bt_clock_type type)
> ++int ctf_timestamp_begin(struct bt_trace_descriptor *descriptor,
> ++		struct bt_trace_handle *handle, enum bt_clock_type type,
> ++		int64_t *timestamp)
> + {
> + 	struct ctf_trace *tin;
> +-	uint64_t begin = ULLONG_MAX;
> +-	int i, j;
> ++	int64_t begin = LLONG_MAX;
> ++	int i, j, ret;
> + 
> + 	tin = container_of(descriptor, struct ctf_trace, parent);
> + 
> +-	if (!tin)
> ++	if (!tin || !timestamp) {
> ++        	ret = -EINVAL;
> + 		goto error;
> ++        }
> + 
> + 	/* for each stream_class */
> + 	for (i = 0; i < tin->streams->len; i++) {
> +@@ -198,8 +203,10 @@ uint64_t ctf_timestamp_begin(struct bt_trace_descriptor *descriptor,
> + 					parent);
> + 			stream_pos = &cfs->pos;
> + 
> +-			if (!stream_pos->packet_index)
> ++			if (!stream_pos->packet_index) {
> ++				ret = -EINVAL;
> + 				goto error;
> ++			}
> + 
> + 			if (stream_pos->packet_index->len <= 0)
> + 				continue;
> +@@ -214,29 +221,38 @@ uint64_t ctf_timestamp_begin(struct bt_trace_descriptor *descriptor,
> + 				if (index->ts_cycles.timestamp_begin < begin)
> + 					begin = index->ts_cycles.timestamp_begin;
> + 			} else {
> ++				ret = -EINVAL;
> + 				goto error;
> + 			}
> + 		}
> + 	}
> + 
> +-	return begin;
> ++        if (begin == LLONG_MAX) {
> ++                ret = -ENOENT;
> ++                goto error;
> ++        }
> ++        *timestamp = begin;
> ++        return 0;
> + 
> + error:
> +-	return -1ULL;
> ++	return ret;
> + }
> + 
> + static
> +-uint64_t ctf_timestamp_end(struct bt_trace_descriptor *descriptor,
> +-		struct bt_trace_handle *handle, enum bt_clock_type type)
> ++int ctf_timestamp_end(struct bt_trace_descriptor *descriptor,
> ++		struct bt_trace_handle *handle, enum bt_clock_type type,
> ++		int64_t *timestamp)
> + {
> + 	struct ctf_trace *tin;
> +-	uint64_t end = 0;
> +-	int i, j;
> ++	int64_t end = LLONG_MIN;
> ++	int i, j, ret;
> + 
> + 	tin = container_of(descriptor, struct ctf_trace, parent);
> + 
> +-	if (!tin)
> ++        if (!tin || !timestamp) {
> ++                ret = -EINVAL;
> + 		goto error;
> ++	}
> + 
> + 	/* for each stream_class */
> + 	for (i = 0; i < tin->streams->len; i++) {
> +@@ -257,8 +273,10 @@ uint64_t ctf_timestamp_end(struct bt_trace_descriptor *descriptor,
> + 					parent);
> + 			stream_pos = &cfs->pos;
> + 
> +-			if (!stream_pos->packet_index)
> ++			if (!stream_pos->packet_index) {
> ++				ret = -EINVAL;
> + 				goto error;
> ++			}
> + 
> + 			if (stream_pos->packet_index->len <= 0)
> + 				continue;
> +@@ -273,15 +291,21 @@ uint64_t ctf_timestamp_end(struct bt_trace_descriptor *descriptor,
> + 				if (index->ts_cycles.timestamp_end > end)
> + 					end = index->ts_cycles.timestamp_end;
> + 			} else {
> ++				ret = -EINVAL;
> + 				goto error;
> + 			}
> + 		}
> + 	}
> + 
> +-	return end;
> ++        if (end == LLONG_MIN) {
> ++                ret = -ENOENT;
> ++                goto error;
> ++        }
> ++        *timestamp = end;
> ++        return 0;
> + 
> + error:
> +-	return -1ULL;
> ++	return ret;
> + }
> + 
> + /*
> +@@ -328,7 +352,9 @@ void ctf_print_timestamp_real(FILE *fp,
> + 			struct ctf_stream_definition *stream,
> + 			uint64_t timestamp)
> + {
> +-	uint64_t ts_sec = 0, ts_nsec;
> ++        int64_t ts_sec = 0, ts_nsec;
> ++        uint64_t ts_sec_abs, ts_nsec_abs;
> ++        bool is_negative;
> + 
> + 	ts_nsec = timestamp;
> + 
> +@@ -341,9 +367,40 @@ void ctf_print_timestamp_real(FILE *fp,
> + 	ts_sec += ts_nsec / NSEC_PER_SEC;
> + 	ts_nsec = ts_nsec % NSEC_PER_SEC;
> + 
> ++        if (ts_sec >= 0 && ts_nsec >= 0) {
> ++                is_negative = false;
> ++                ts_sec_abs = ts_sec;
> ++                ts_nsec_abs = ts_nsec;
> ++        } else if (ts_sec > 0 && ts_nsec < 0) {
> ++                is_negative = false;
> ++                ts_sec_abs = ts_sec - 1;
> ++                ts_nsec_abs = NSEC_PER_SEC + ts_nsec;
> ++        } else if (ts_sec == 0 && ts_nsec < 0) {
> ++                is_negative = true;
> ++                ts_sec_abs = ts_sec;
> ++                ts_nsec_abs = -ts_nsec;
> ++        } else if (ts_sec < 0 && ts_nsec > 0) {
> ++                is_negative = true;
> ++                ts_sec_abs = -(ts_sec + 1);
> ++                ts_nsec_abs = NSEC_PER_SEC - ts_nsec;
> ++        } else if (ts_sec < 0 && ts_nsec == 0) {
> ++                is_negative = true;
> ++                ts_sec_abs = -ts_sec;
> ++                ts_nsec_abs = ts_nsec;
> ++        } else {        /* (ts_sec < 0 && ts_nsec < 0) */
> ++                is_negative = true;
> ++                ts_sec_abs = -ts_sec;
> ++                ts_nsec_abs = -ts_nsec;
> ++        }
> ++
> + 	if (!opt_clock_seconds) {
> + 		struct tm tm;
> +-		time_t time_s = (time_t) ts_sec;
> ++		time_t time_s = (time_t) ts_sec_abs;
> ++
> ++                if (is_negative) {
> ++                        fprintf(stderr, "[warning] Fallback to [sec.ns] for printing negative time value. Use --clock-seconds.\n");
> ++                        goto seconds;
> ++                }	
> + 
> + 		if (!opt_clock_gmt) {
> + 			struct tm *res;
> +@@ -377,12 +434,12 @@ void ctf_print_timestamp_real(FILE *fp,
> + 		}
> + 		/* Print time in HH:MM:SS.ns */
> + 		fprintf(fp, "%02d:%02d:%02d.%09" PRIu64,
> +-			tm.tm_hour, tm.tm_min, tm.tm_sec, ts_nsec);
> ++			tm.tm_hour, tm.tm_min, tm.tm_sec, ts_nsec_abs);
> + 		goto end;
> + 	}
> + seconds:
> +-	fprintf(fp, "%3" PRIu64 ".%09" PRIu64,
> +-		ts_sec, ts_nsec);
> ++        fprintf(fp, "%s%" PRId64 ".%09" PRIu64,
> ++                is_negative ? "-" : "", ts_sec_abs, ts_nsec_abs);
> + 
> + end:
> + 	return;
> +@@ -401,7 +458,7 @@ void ctf_print_timestamp_cycles(FILE *fp,
> + 
> + void ctf_print_timestamp(FILE *fp,
> + 		struct ctf_stream_definition *stream,
> +-		uint64_t timestamp)
> ++		int64_t timestamp)
> + {
> + 	if (opt_clock_cycles) {
> + 		ctf_print_timestamp_cycles(fp, stream, timestamp);
> +diff --git a/formats/ctf/events-private.h b/formats/ctf/events-private.h
> +index 9bea75d4..c47fd7d8 100644
> +--- a/formats/ctf/events-private.h
> ++++ b/formats/ctf/events-private.h
> +@@ -35,20 +35,20 @@
> + #include <babeltrace/clock-internal.h>
> + 
> + static inline
> +-uint64_t ctf_get_real_timestamp(struct ctf_stream_definition *stream,
> +-			uint64_t timestamp)
> ++int64_t ctf_get_real_timestamp(struct ctf_stream_definition *stream,
> ++			uint64_t ts_cycles)
> + {
> +-	uint64_t ts_nsec;
> ++	int64_t ts_nsec;
> + 	struct ctf_trace *trace = stream->stream_class->trace;
> + 	struct trace_collection *tc = trace->parent.collection;
> +-	uint64_t tc_offset;
> ++	int64_t tc_offset;
> + 
> + 	if (tc->clock_use_offset_avg)
> + 		tc_offset = tc->single_clock_offset_avg;
> + 	else
> + 		tc_offset = clock_offset_ns(trace->parent.single_clock);
> + 
> +-	ts_nsec = clock_cycles_to_ns(stream->current_clock, timestamp);
> ++	ts_nsec = clock_cycles_to_ns(stream->current_clock, ts_cycles);
> + 	ts_nsec += tc_offset;	/* Add offset */
> + 	return ts_nsec;
> + }
> +diff --git a/formats/ctf/events.c b/formats/ctf/events.c
> +index bd195b93..c5aefd82 100644
> +--- a/formats/ctf/events.c
> ++++ b/formats/ctf/events.c
> +@@ -315,18 +315,19 @@ int bt_ctf_event_get_handle_id(const struct bt_ctf_event *ctf_event)
> + 	return ret;
> + }
> + 
> +-uint64_t bt_ctf_get_timestamp(const struct bt_ctf_event *ctf_event)
> ++int bt_ctf_get_timestamp(const struct bt_ctf_event *ctf_event, int64_t *timestamp)
> + {
> + 	const struct ctf_event_definition *event;
> + 
> +-	if (!ctf_event)
> +-		return -1ULL;
> ++	if (!ctf_event || !timestamp)
> ++		return -1;
> + 
> + 	event = ctf_event->parent;
> + 	if (event && event->stream->has_timestamp)
> +-		return event->stream->real_timestamp;
> ++		*timestamp = event->stream->real_timestamp;
> + 	else
> +-		return -1ULL;
> ++		return -1;
> ++	return 0;
> + }
> + 
> + uint64_t bt_ctf_get_cycles(const struct bt_ctf_event *ctf_event)
> +diff --git a/formats/ctf/metadata/ctf-visitor-generate-io-struct.c b/formats/ctf/metadata/ctf-visitor-generate-io-struct.c
> +index 8d348d66..dd8374fc 100644
> +--- a/formats/ctf/metadata/ctf-visitor-generate-io-struct.c
> ++++ b/formats/ctf/metadata/ctf-visitor-generate-io-struct.c
> +@@ -219,7 +219,6 @@ int get_unary_signed(struct bt_list_head *head, int64_t *value)
> + 
> + 	bt_list_for_each_entry(node, head, siblings) {
> + 		if (node->type != NODE_UNARY_EXPRESSION
> +-				|| node->u.unary_expression.type != UNARY_UNSIGNED_CONSTANT
> + 				|| (node->u.unary_expression.type != UNARY_UNSIGNED_CONSTANT && node->u.unary_expression.type != UNARY_SIGNED_CONSTANT)
> + 				|| node->u.unary_expression.link != UNARY_LINK_UNKNOWN
> + 				|| i != 0)
> +diff --git a/include/babeltrace/babeltrace-internal.h b/include/babeltrace/babeltrace-internal.h
> +index 6f8e2006..3e137e4c 100644
> +--- a/include/babeltrace/babeltrace-internal.h
> ++++ b/include/babeltrace/babeltrace-internal.h
> +@@ -178,8 +178,8 @@ struct trace_collection {
> + 	GPtrArray *array;	/* struct bt_trace_descriptor */
> + 	GHashTable *clocks;	/* struct ctf_clock */
> + 
> +-	uint64_t single_clock_offset_avg;
> +-	uint64_t offset_first;
> ++	int64_t single_clock_offset_avg;
> ++	int64_t offset_first;
> + 	int64_t delta_offset_first_sum;
> + 	int offset_nr;
> + 	int clock_use_offset_avg;
> +@@ -208,8 +208,8 @@ extern int opt_all_field_names,
> + 	opt_clock_force_correlate,
> + 	opt_debug_info_full_path;
> + 
> +-extern uint64_t opt_clock_offset;
> +-extern uint64_t opt_clock_offset_ns;
> ++extern int64_t opt_clock_offset;
> ++extern int64_t opt_clock_offset_ns;
> + extern int babeltrace_ctf_console_output;
> + extern char *opt_debug_info_dir;
> + extern char *opt_debug_info_target_prefix;
> +diff --git a/include/babeltrace/clock-internal.h b/include/babeltrace/clock-internal.h
> +index cd6bdbae..86954b78 100644
> +--- a/include/babeltrace/clock-internal.h
> ++++ b/include/babeltrace/clock-internal.h
> +@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ uint64_t clock_cycles_to_ns(struct ctf_clock *clock, uint64_t cycles)
> +  * mantissa.
> +  */
> + static inline
> +-uint64_t clock_offset_ns(struct ctf_clock *clock)
> ++int64_t clock_offset_ns(struct ctf_clock *clock)
> + {
> + 	return clock->offset_s * 1000000000ULL
> + 			+ clock_cycles_to_ns(clock, clock->offset);
> +diff --git a/include/babeltrace/ctf-ir/clock-internal.h b/include/babeltrace/ctf-ir/clock-internal.h
> +index 75677707..f1e896b6 100644
> +--- a/include/babeltrace/ctf-ir/clock-internal.h
> ++++ b/include/babeltrace/ctf-ir/clock-internal.h
> +@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ struct bt_ctf_clock {
> + 	uint64_t precision;
> + 	int64_t offset_s;	/* Offset in seconds */
> + 	int64_t offset;		/* Offset in ticks */
> +-	uint64_t value;		/* Current clock value */
> ++	int64_t value;		/* Current clock value */
> + 	uuid_t uuid;
> + 	int uuid_set;
> + 	int absolute;
> +diff --git a/include/babeltrace/ctf/events.h b/include/babeltrace/ctf/events.h
> +index c81d8852..15830a30 100644
> +--- a/include/babeltrace/ctf/events.h
> ++++ b/include/babeltrace/ctf/events.h
> +@@ -109,10 +109,12 @@ const char *bt_ctf_event_name(const struct bt_ctf_event *event);
> + uint64_t bt_ctf_get_cycles(const struct bt_ctf_event *event);
> + 
> + /*
> +- * bt_ctf_get_timestamp: returns the timestamp of the event offsetted
> +- * with the system clock source (in ns) or -1ULL on error
> ++ * bt_ctf_get_timestamp: get the timestamp of the event offsetted
> ++ * with the system clock source (in ns) in *timestamp.
> ++ *
> ++ * Return 0 on success, or -1ULL on error.
> +  */
> +-uint64_t bt_ctf_get_timestamp(const struct bt_ctf_event *event);
> ++int bt_ctf_get_timestamp(const struct bt_ctf_event *event, int64_t *timestamp);
> + 
> + /*
> +  * bt_ctf_get_field_list: obtain the list of fields for compound type
> +diff --git a/include/babeltrace/ctf/types.h b/include/babeltrace/ctf/types.h
> +index 0bc003c8..4b626b39 100644
> +--- a/include/babeltrace/ctf/types.h
> ++++ b/include/babeltrace/ctf/types.h
> +@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@
> + struct bt_stream_callbacks;
> + 
> + struct packet_index_time {
> +-	uint64_t timestamp_begin;
> +-	uint64_t timestamp_end;
> ++	int64_t timestamp_begin;
> ++	int64_t timestamp_end;
> + };
> + 
> + struct packet_index {
> +@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ int ctf_pos_get_event(struct ctf_stream_pos *pos)
> + }
> + 
> + void ctf_print_timestamp(FILE *fp, struct ctf_stream_definition *stream,
> +-			uint64_t timestamp);
> ++			int64_t timestamp);
> + int ctf_append_trace_metadata(struct bt_trace_descriptor *tdp,
> + 			FILE *metadata_fp);
> + void ctf_print_discarded_lost(FILE *fp, struct ctf_stream_definition *stream);
> +diff --git a/include/babeltrace/format.h b/include/babeltrace/format.h
> +index dea8e0e5..bf33a239 100644
> +--- a/include/babeltrace/format.h
> ++++ b/include/babeltrace/format.h
> +@@ -73,10 +73,12 @@ struct bt_format {
> + 			struct bt_context *ctx);
> + 	void (*set_handle)(struct bt_trace_descriptor *descriptor,
> + 			struct bt_trace_handle *handle);
> +-	uint64_t (*timestamp_begin)(struct bt_trace_descriptor *descriptor,
> +-			struct bt_trace_handle *handle, enum bt_clock_type type);
> +-	uint64_t (*timestamp_end)(struct bt_trace_descriptor *descriptor,
> +-			struct bt_trace_handle *handle, enum bt_clock_type type);
> ++        int (*timestamp_begin)(struct bt_trace_descriptor *descriptor,
> ++                        struct bt_trace_handle *handle, enum bt_clock_type type,
> ++                        int64_t *timestamp);
> ++        int (*timestamp_end)(struct bt_trace_descriptor *descriptor,
> ++                        struct bt_trace_handle *handle, enum bt_clock_type type,
> ++                        int64_t *timestamp);
> + 	int (*convert_index_timestamp)(struct bt_trace_descriptor *descriptor);
> + };
> + 
> +diff --git a/include/babeltrace/trace-handle-internal.h b/include/babeltrace/trace-handle-internal.h
> +index 5e9c1c6a..924c730c 100644
> +--- a/include/babeltrace/trace-handle-internal.h
> ++++ b/include/babeltrace/trace-handle-internal.h
> +@@ -46,10 +46,10 @@ struct bt_trace_handle {
> + 	struct bt_trace_descriptor *td;
> + 	struct bt_format *format;
> + 	char path[PATH_MAX];
> +-	uint64_t real_timestamp_begin;
> +-	uint64_t real_timestamp_end;
> +-	uint64_t cycles_timestamp_begin;
> +-	uint64_t cycles_timestamp_end;
> ++	int64_t real_timestamp_begin;
> ++	int64_t real_timestamp_end;
> ++	int64_t cycles_timestamp_begin;
> ++	int64_t cycles_timestamp_end;
> + };
> + 
> + /*
> +diff --git a/include/babeltrace/trace-handle.h b/include/babeltrace/trace-handle.h
> +index 96e4a81b..55c850f8 100644
> +--- a/include/babeltrace/trace-handle.h
> ++++ b/include/babeltrace/trace-handle.h
> +@@ -53,20 +53,25 @@ struct bt_ctf_event;
> + const char *bt_trace_handle_get_path(struct bt_context *ctx, int handle_id);
> + 
> + /*
> +- * bt_trace_handle_get_timestamp_begin : returns the creation time (in
> +- * nanoseconds or cycles depending on type) of the buffers of a trace
> +- * or -1ULL on error.
> ++ * bt_trace_handle_get_timestamp_begin : get the creation time (in
> ++ * nanoseconds or cycles depending on type) of the buffers of a trace.
> ++ *
> ++ * Returns 0 on success, -1 on error.
> +  */
> +-uint64_t bt_trace_handle_get_timestamp_begin(struct bt_context *ctx,
> +-		int handle_id, enum bt_clock_type type);
> ++int bt_trace_handle_get_timestamp_begin(struct bt_context *ctx,
> ++		int handle_id, enum bt_clock_type type,
> ++		int64_t *timestamp);
> + 
> + /*
> +- * bt_trace_handle_get_timestamp_end : returns the destruction timestamp
> +- * (in nanoseconds or cycles depending on type) of the buffers of a trace
> +- * or -1ULL on error.
> ++ * bt_trace_handle_get_timestamp_end : get the destruction time
> ++ * (in nanoseconds or cycles depending on type) of the buffers of a
> ++ * trace.
> ++ *
> ++ * Returns 0 on success, -1 on error.
> +  */
> +-uint64_t bt_trace_handle_get_timestamp_end(struct bt_context *ctx,
> +-		int handle_id, enum bt_clock_type type);
> ++int bt_trace_handle_get_timestamp_end(struct bt_context *ctx,
> ++		int handle_id, enum bt_clock_type type,
> ++		int64_t *timestamp);
> + 
> + /*
> +  * bt_ctf_event_get_handle_id : get the handle id associated with an event
> +diff --git a/lib/context.c b/lib/context.c
> +index 87901b3c..34a1bc82 100644
> +--- a/lib/context.c
> ++++ b/lib/context.c
> +@@ -139,18 +139,38 @@ int bt_context_add_trace(struct bt_context *ctx, const char *path,
> + 			goto error_collection_del;
> + 	}
> + 
> +-	if (fmt->timestamp_begin)
> +-		handle->real_timestamp_begin = fmt->timestamp_begin(td,
> +-				handle, BT_CLOCK_REAL);
> +-	if (fmt->timestamp_end)
> +-		handle->real_timestamp_end = fmt->timestamp_end(td, handle,
> +-				BT_CLOCK_REAL);
> +-	if (fmt->timestamp_begin)
> +-		handle->cycles_timestamp_begin = fmt->timestamp_begin(td,
> +-				handle, BT_CLOCK_CYCLES);
> +-	if (fmt->timestamp_end)
> +-		handle->cycles_timestamp_end = fmt->timestamp_end(td, handle,
> +-				BT_CLOCK_CYCLES);
> ++        if (fmt->timestamp_begin) {
> ++                ret = fmt->timestamp_begin(td, handle, BT_CLOCK_REAL,
> ++                                &handle->real_timestamp_begin);
> ++                if (ret < 0 && ret != -ENOENT) {
> ++                        ret = -1;
> ++                        goto error_collection_del;
> ++                }
> ++        }
> ++        if (fmt->timestamp_end) {
> ++                ret = fmt->timestamp_end(td, handle, BT_CLOCK_REAL,
> ++                                &handle->real_timestamp_end);
> ++                if (ret < 0 && ret != -ENOENT) {
> ++                        ret = -1;
> ++                        goto error_collection_del;
> ++                }
> ++        }
> ++        if (fmt->timestamp_begin) {
> ++                ret = fmt->timestamp_begin(td, handle, BT_CLOCK_CYCLES,
> ++                                &handle->cycles_timestamp_begin);
> ++                if (ret < 0 && ret != -ENOENT) {
> ++                        ret = -1;
> ++                        goto error_collection_del;
> ++                }
> ++        }
> ++        if (fmt->timestamp_end) {
> ++                ret = fmt->timestamp_end(td, handle, BT_CLOCK_CYCLES,
> ++                                &handle->cycles_timestamp_end);
> ++                if (ret < 0 && ret != -ENOENT) {
> ++                        ret = -1;
> ++                        goto error_collection_del;
> ++                }
> ++        }
> + 
> + 	/* Add new handle to container */
> + 	g_hash_table_insert(ctx->trace_handles,
> +diff --git a/lib/trace-handle.c b/lib/trace-handle.c
> +index d5b906aa..8f11c7cc 100644
> +--- a/lib/trace-handle.c
> ++++ b/lib/trace-handle.c
> +@@ -66,54 +66,57 @@ const char *bt_trace_handle_get_path(struct bt_context *ctx, int handle_id)
> + 	return handle->path;
> + }
> + 
> +-uint64_t bt_trace_handle_get_timestamp_begin(struct bt_context *ctx,
> +-		int handle_id, enum bt_clock_type type)
> ++int bt_trace_handle_get_timestamp_begin(struct bt_context *ctx,
> ++		int handle_id, enum bt_clock_type type,
> ++		int64_t *timestamp)
> + {
> + 	struct bt_trace_handle *handle;
> +-	uint64_t ret;
> + 
> +-	if (!ctx)
> +-		return -1ULL;
> ++	int ret = 0;
> ++	
> ++        if (!ctx || !timestamp)
> ++                return -1;
> + 
> + 	handle = g_hash_table_lookup(ctx->trace_handles,
> + 			(gpointer) (unsigned long) handle_id);
> + 	if (!handle) {
> +-		ret = -1ULL;
> ++		ret = -1;
> + 		goto end;
> + 	}
> + 	if (type == BT_CLOCK_REAL) {
> +-		ret = handle->real_timestamp_begin;
> ++		*timestamp = handle->real_timestamp_begin;
> + 	} else if (type == BT_CLOCK_CYCLES) {
> +-		ret = handle->cycles_timestamp_begin;
> ++		*timestamp = handle->cycles_timestamp_begin;
> + 	} else {
> +-		ret = -1ULL;
> ++		ret = -1;
> + 	}
> + 
> + end:
> + 	return ret;
> + }
> + 
> +-uint64_t bt_trace_handle_get_timestamp_end(struct bt_context *ctx,
> +-		int handle_id, enum bt_clock_type type)
> ++int bt_trace_handle_get_timestamp_end(struct bt_context *ctx,
> ++		int handle_id, enum bt_clock_type type,
> ++		int64_t *timestamp)
> + {
> + 	struct bt_trace_handle *handle;
> +-	uint64_t ret;
> ++	int ret = 0;
> + 
> +-	if (!ctx)
> +-		return -1ULL;
> ++	if (!ctx || !timestamp)
> ++		return -1;
> + 
> + 	handle = g_hash_table_lookup(ctx->trace_handles,
> + 			(gpointer) (unsigned long) handle_id);
> + 	if (!handle) {
> +-		ret = -1ULL;
> ++		ret = -1;
> + 		goto end;
> + 	}
> + 	if (type == BT_CLOCK_REAL) {
> +-		ret = handle->real_timestamp_end;
> ++		*timestamp = handle->real_timestamp_end;
> + 	} else if (type == BT_CLOCK_CYCLES) {
> +-		ret = handle->cycles_timestamp_end;
> ++		*timestamp = handle->cycles_timestamp_end;
> + 	} else {
> +-		ret = -1ULL;
> ++		ret = -1;
> + 	}
> + 
> + end:
> +diff --git a/tests/lib/test_ctf_writer.c b/tests/lib/test_ctf_writer.c
> +index 53613c91..29d76df8 100644
> +--- a/tests/lib/test_ctf_writer.c
> ++++ b/tests/lib/test_ctf_writer.c
> +@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
> + #define SEQUENCE_TEST_LENGTH 10
> + #define PACKET_RESIZE_TEST_LENGTH 100000
> + 
> +-static uint64_t current_time;
> ++static int64_t current_time;
> + 
> + void validate_metadata(char *parser_path, char *metadata_path)
> + {
> +@@ -695,8 +695,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
> + 	const char *clock_name = "test_clock";
> + 	const char *clock_description = "This is a test clock";
> + 	const uint64_t frequency = 1000000000;
> +-	const uint64_t offset_s = 1351530929945824323;
> +-	const uint64_t offset = 1234567;
> ++	const int64_t offset_s = 1351530929945824323;
> ++	const int64_t offset = 1234567;
> + 	const uint64_t precision = 10;
> + 	char *metadata_string;
> + 	struct bt_ctf_writer *writer;
> +diff --git a/tests/lib/test_seek.c b/tests/lib/test_seek.c
> +index 3c78e8ad..04beaf97 100644
> +--- a/tests/lib/test_seek.c
> ++++ b/tests/lib/test_seek.c
> +@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
> + #include <tap/tap.h>
> + #include "common.h"
> + 
> +-#define NR_TESTS	29
> ++#define NR_TESTS	36
> + 
> + void run_seek_begin(char *path, uint64_t expected_begin)
> + {
> +@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ void run_seek_begin(char *path, uint64_t expected_begin)
> + 	struct bt_ctf_event *event;
> + 	struct bt_iter_pos newpos;
> + 	int ret;
> +-	uint64_t timestamp_begin;
> +-	uint64_t timestamp_seek_begin;
> ++	int64_t timestamp_begin;
> ++	int64_t timestamp_seek_begin;
> + 	unsigned int nr_seek_begin_test;
> + 
> + 	nr_seek_begin_test = 5;
> +@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ void run_seek_begin(char *path, uint64_t expected_begin)
> + 	ok(event, "Event valid");
> + 
> + 	/* Validate that the first timestamp is right */
> +-	timestamp_begin = bt_ctf_get_timestamp(event);
> ++	ok1(bt_ctf_get_timestamp(event, &timestamp_begin) == 0);
> + 
> + 	ok1(timestamp_begin == expected_begin);
> + 
> +@@ -81,8 +81,8 @@ void run_seek_begin(char *path, uint64_t expected_begin)
> + 
> + 	ok(event, "Event valid");
> + 
> +-	timestamp_seek_begin = bt_ctf_get_timestamp(event);
> +-
> ++	ok1(bt_ctf_get_timestamp(event, &timestamp_seek_begin) == 0);
> ++	
> + 	ok1(timestamp_begin == timestamp_seek_begin);
> + 
> + 	bt_context_put(ctx);
> +@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ void run_seek_last(char *path, uint64_t expected_last)
> + 	struct bt_ctf_event *event;
> + 	struct bt_iter_pos newpos;
> + 	int ret;
> +-	uint64_t timestamp_last;
> ++	int64_t timestamp_last;
> + 	unsigned int nr_seek_last_tests;
> + 
> + 	nr_seek_last_tests = 6;
> +@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ void run_seek_last(char *path, uint64_t expected_last)
> + 
> + 	ok(event, "Event valid at last position");
> + 
> +-	timestamp_last = bt_ctf_get_timestamp(event);
> ++	ok1(bt_ctf_get_timestamp(event, &timestamp_last) == 0);
> + 
> + 	ok1(timestamp_last == expected_last);
> + 
> +@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ void run_seek_time_at_last(char *path, uint64_t expected_last)
> + 	struct bt_ctf_event *event;
> + 	struct bt_iter_pos newpos;
> + 	int ret;
> +-	uint64_t timestamp_last;
> ++	int64_t timestamp_last;
> + 	unsigned int nr_seek_time_at_last_tests;
> + 
> + 	nr_seek_time_at_last_tests = 6;
> +@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ void run_seek_time_at_last(char *path, uint64_t expected_last)
> + 
> + 	ok(event, "Event valid at last position");
> + 
> +-	timestamp_last = bt_ctf_get_timestamp(event);
> ++	ok1(bt_ctf_get_timestamp(event, &timestamp_last) == 0);
> + 
> + 	ok1(timestamp_last == expected_last);
> + 
> +@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ void run_seek_cycles(char *path,
> + 	struct bt_ctf_event *event;
> + 	struct bt_iter_pos newpos;
> + 	int ret;
> +-	uint64_t timestamp;
> ++	int64_t timestamp;
> + 
> + 	unsigned int nr_seek_cycles_tests;
> + 
> +@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ void run_seek_cycles(char *path,
> + 
> + 	ok(event, "Event valid at last position");
> + 
> +-	timestamp = bt_ctf_get_timestamp(event);
> ++	ok1(bt_ctf_get_timestamp(event, &timestamp) == 0);
> + 
> + 	ok1(timestamp == expected_last);
> + 
> +@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ void run_seek_cycles(char *path,
> + 
> + 	ok(event, "Event valid at first position");
> + 
> +-	timestamp = bt_ctf_get_timestamp(event);
> ++	ok1(bt_ctf_get_timestamp(event, &timestamp) == 0);
> + 
> + 	ok1(timestamp == expected_begin);
> + 
> +@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ void run_seek_cycles(char *path,
> + 
> + 	ok(event, "Event valid at last position");
> + 
> +-	timestamp = bt_ctf_get_timestamp(event);
> ++	ok1(bt_ctf_get_timestamp(event, &timestamp) == 0);
> + 
> + 	ok1(timestamp == expected_last);
> + 
> +-- 
> +2.34.1
> +
> diff --git a/meta/recipes-kernel/lttng/babeltrace/0002-babeltrace-fix-bug-in-stream-intersection-option.patch b/meta/recipes-kernel/lttng/babeltrace/0002-babeltrace-fix-bug-in-stream-intersection-option.patch
> new file mode 100644
> index 0000000000..cd06ec517c
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/meta/recipes-kernel/lttng/babeltrace/0002-babeltrace-fix-bug-in-stream-intersection-option.patch
> @@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
> +From 04582ee50791df39c34da2a8c81101a64c79a3bd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
> +From: Heng Guo <heng.guo@windriver.com>
> +Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2022 12:26:12 +0800
> +Subject: [PATCH 2/2] babeltrace: fix bug in --stream-intersection option
> +
> +If --stream-intersection option is used to filter trace, wrong result
> +is got by babeltrace with commit: 61cf588beae752e5ddfc60b6b5310f769ac9e852.
> +Fix it using INT64 instead of UINT64 in related codes.
> +
> +Upstream-Status: Inappropriate
> +[https://bugs.lttng.org/attachments/538]
> +

Upstream have rejected this patch:

https://bugs.lttng.org/issues/1350

"It introduces API-breaking changes in the C and Python APIs, since we
need to be able to return negative time values, which were previously
used as errors (-1ULL)."

I'm reluctant to carry a patch which has feedback like that upstream
and stands no chance of being merged.

Cheers,

Richard
Ross Burton Sept. 29, 2022, 11:18 a.m. UTC | #2
> On 29 Sep 2022, at 08:03, Richard Purdie via lists.openembedded.org <richard.purdie=linuxfoundation.org@lists.openembedded.org> wrote:
> 
> I'm reluctant to carry a patch which has feedback like that upstream
> and stands no chance of being merged.

Agreed.

They also say:

> Unless there is very compelling reasons why you are sticking with babeltrace 1.5.8, please upgrade to babeltrace2.

Which is a good point. Why do we have babeltrace and babeltracel2?

Ross
Richard Purdie Sept. 29, 2022, 8:38 p.m. UTC | #3
On Thu, 2022-09-29 at 11:18 +0000, Ross Burton wrote:
> > On 29 Sep 2022, at 08:03, Richard Purdie via lists.openembedded.org
> > <richard.purdie=linuxfoundation.org@lists.openembedded.org> wrote:
> > 
> > I'm reluctant to carry a patch which has feedback like that
> > upstream
> > and stands no chance of being merged.
> 
> Agreed.
> 
> They also say:
> 
> > Unless there is very compelling reasons why you are sticking with
> > babeltrace 1.5.8, please upgrade to babeltrace2.
> 
> Which is a good point. Why do we have babeltrace and babeltracel2?

I think it was dependencies and tests. Whether we still need both now
I'm less sure of.

Cheers,

Richard
diff mbox series

Patch

diff --git a/meta/recipes-kernel/lttng/babeltrace/0001-Handle-negative-time-and-offset-from-Epoch.patch b/meta/recipes-kernel/lttng/babeltrace/0001-Handle-negative-time-and-offset-from-Epoch.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c7409bcfbb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta/recipes-kernel/lttng/babeltrace/0001-Handle-negative-time-and-offset-from-Epoch.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,857 @@ 
+From a8305ca6fc9b32b22bedbc96a8f71b14243e9965 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@efficios.com>
+Date: Wed, 22 Apr 2020 03:00:02 +0000
+Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Handle negative time and offset from Epoch
+MIME-Version: 1.0
+Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
+Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
+
+Handle cases where a trace have a negative offset from Epoch.
+If Epoch is arbitrary (e.g. embedded system starting at 0, without any
+network access), the "0" can be used as correlation point between
+various components, and some components could start before the
+correlation point. Therefore, especially in traces where the time is
+meant to be shown in nanoseconds or cycles from the correlation point,
+it also makes sense to have a negative time value.
+
+It introduces API-breaking changes in the C and Python APIs, since we
+need to be able to return negative time values, which were previously
+used as errors (-1ULL).
+
+The --offset and --offset-ns command line parameters can now take
+negative offset (seconds and nanoseconds) values too.
+
+The [sec.ns] format is used as fallback so we don't attempt to pass
+a negative time value to POSIX time-formatting APIs.
+
+This also fixes an inaccurate return value in an error path of
+bt_ctf_event_populate_event_header().
+
+Signed-off-by: Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@efficios.com>
+Signed-off-by: Jérémie Galarneau <jeremie.galarneau@efficios.com>
+
+Upstream-Status: Backport [https://git.efficios.com/?p=babeltrace.git;a=commit;h=61cf588beae752e5ddfc60b6b5310f769ac9e852]
+
+Signed-off-by: He Zhe <zhe.he@windriver.com>
+Signed-off-by: Xiangyu Chen <xiangyu.chen@windriver.com>
+---
+ converter/babeltrace.c                        |   4 +-
+ formats/ctf-text/ctf-text.c                   |   2 +-
+ formats/ctf/ctf.c                             | 115 +++++++++++++-----
+ formats/ctf/events-private.h                  |  10 +-
+ formats/ctf/events.c                          |  11 +-
+ .../metadata/ctf-visitor-generate-io-struct.c |   1 -
+ include/babeltrace/babeltrace-internal.h      |   8 +-
+ include/babeltrace/clock-internal.h           |   2 +-
+ include/babeltrace/ctf-ir/clock-internal.h    |   2 +-
+ include/babeltrace/ctf/events.h               |   8 +-
+ include/babeltrace/ctf/types.h                |   6 +-
+ include/babeltrace/format.h                   |  10 +-
+ include/babeltrace/trace-handle-internal.h    |   8 +-
+ include/babeltrace/trace-handle.h             |  25 ++--
+ lib/context.c                                 |  44 +++++--
+ lib/trace-handle.c                            |  39 +++---
+ tests/lib/test_ctf_writer.c                   |   6 +-
+ tests/lib/test_seek.c                         |  28 ++---
+ 18 files changed, 209 insertions(+), 120 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/converter/babeltrace.c b/converter/babeltrace.c
+index ef783ed4..2ac16179 100644
+--- a/converter/babeltrace.c
++++ b/converter/babeltrace.c
+@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ static int parse_options(int argc, char **argv)
+ 				goto end;
+ 			}
+ 			errno = 0;
+-			opt_clock_offset = strtoull(str, &endptr, 0);
++			opt_clock_offset = strtoll(str, &endptr, 0);
+ 			if (*endptr != '\0' || str == endptr || errno != 0) {
+ 				fprintf(stderr, "[error] Incorrect --clock-offset argument: %s\n", str);
+ 				ret = -EINVAL;
+@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ static int parse_options(int argc, char **argv)
+ 				goto end;
+ 			}
+ 			errno = 0;
+-			opt_clock_offset_ns = strtoull(str, &endptr, 0);
++			opt_clock_offset_ns = strtoll(str, &endptr, 0);
+ 			if (*endptr != '\0' || str == endptr || errno != 0) {
+ 				fprintf(stderr, "[error] Incorrect --clock-offset-ns argument: %s\n", str);
+ 				ret = -EINVAL;
+diff --git a/formats/ctf-text/ctf-text.c b/formats/ctf-text/ctf-text.c
+index 16f156de..e001a548 100644
+--- a/formats/ctf-text/ctf-text.c
++++ b/formats/ctf-text/ctf-text.c
+@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
+ #include <unistd.h>
+ #include <stdlib.h>
+ 
+-#define NSEC_PER_SEC 1000000000ULL
++#define NSEC_PER_SEC 1000000000LL
+ 
+ int opt_all_field_names,
+ 	opt_scope_field_names,
+diff --git a/formats/ctf/ctf.c b/formats/ctf/ctf.c
+index 1ba9017f..3c774188 100644
+--- a/formats/ctf/ctf.c
++++ b/formats/ctf/ctf.c
+@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
+  */
+ #define WRITE_PACKET_LEN	(getpagesize() * 8 * CHAR_BIT)
+ 
+-#define NSEC_PER_SEC 1000000000ULL
++#define NSEC_PER_SEC 1000000000LL
+ 
+ #define INDEX_PATH "./index/%s.idx"
+ 
+@@ -79,8 +79,8 @@ int opt_clock_cycles,
+ 	opt_clock_date,
+ 	opt_clock_gmt;
+ 
+-uint64_t opt_clock_offset;
+-uint64_t opt_clock_offset_ns;
++int64_t opt_clock_offset;
++int64_t opt_clock_offset_ns;
+ 
+ extern int yydebug;
+ char *opt_debug_info_dir;
+@@ -114,11 +114,13 @@ void ctf_set_handle(struct bt_trace_descriptor *descriptor,
+ static
+ int ctf_close_trace(struct bt_trace_descriptor *descriptor);
+ static
+-uint64_t ctf_timestamp_begin(struct bt_trace_descriptor *descriptor,
+-		struct bt_trace_handle *handle, enum bt_clock_type type);
++int ctf_timestamp_begin(struct bt_trace_descriptor *descriptor,
++		struct bt_trace_handle *handle, enum bt_clock_type type, 
++		int64_t *timestamp);
+ static
+-uint64_t ctf_timestamp_end(struct bt_trace_descriptor *descriptor,
+-		struct bt_trace_handle *handle, enum bt_clock_type type);
++int ctf_timestamp_end(struct bt_trace_descriptor *descriptor,
++		struct bt_trace_handle *handle, enum bt_clock_type type,
++		int64_t *timestamp);
+ static
+ int ctf_convert_index_timestamp(struct bt_trace_descriptor *tdp);
+ 
+@@ -167,17 +169,20 @@ void bt_ctf_hook(void)
+ }
+ 
+ static
+-uint64_t ctf_timestamp_begin(struct bt_trace_descriptor *descriptor,
+-		struct bt_trace_handle *handle, enum bt_clock_type type)
++int ctf_timestamp_begin(struct bt_trace_descriptor *descriptor,
++		struct bt_trace_handle *handle, enum bt_clock_type type,
++		int64_t *timestamp)
+ {
+ 	struct ctf_trace *tin;
+-	uint64_t begin = ULLONG_MAX;
+-	int i, j;
++	int64_t begin = LLONG_MAX;
++	int i, j, ret;
+ 
+ 	tin = container_of(descriptor, struct ctf_trace, parent);
+ 
+-	if (!tin)
++	if (!tin || !timestamp) {
++        	ret = -EINVAL;
+ 		goto error;
++        }
+ 
+ 	/* for each stream_class */
+ 	for (i = 0; i < tin->streams->len; i++) {
+@@ -198,8 +203,10 @@ uint64_t ctf_timestamp_begin(struct bt_trace_descriptor *descriptor,
+ 					parent);
+ 			stream_pos = &cfs->pos;
+ 
+-			if (!stream_pos->packet_index)
++			if (!stream_pos->packet_index) {
++				ret = -EINVAL;
+ 				goto error;
++			}
+ 
+ 			if (stream_pos->packet_index->len <= 0)
+ 				continue;
+@@ -214,29 +221,38 @@ uint64_t ctf_timestamp_begin(struct bt_trace_descriptor *descriptor,
+ 				if (index->ts_cycles.timestamp_begin < begin)
+ 					begin = index->ts_cycles.timestamp_begin;
+ 			} else {
++				ret = -EINVAL;
+ 				goto error;
+ 			}
+ 		}
+ 	}
+ 
+-	return begin;
++        if (begin == LLONG_MAX) {
++                ret = -ENOENT;
++                goto error;
++        }
++        *timestamp = begin;
++        return 0;
+ 
+ error:
+-	return -1ULL;
++	return ret;
+ }
+ 
+ static
+-uint64_t ctf_timestamp_end(struct bt_trace_descriptor *descriptor,
+-		struct bt_trace_handle *handle, enum bt_clock_type type)
++int ctf_timestamp_end(struct bt_trace_descriptor *descriptor,
++		struct bt_trace_handle *handle, enum bt_clock_type type,
++		int64_t *timestamp)
+ {
+ 	struct ctf_trace *tin;
+-	uint64_t end = 0;
+-	int i, j;
++	int64_t end = LLONG_MIN;
++	int i, j, ret;
+ 
+ 	tin = container_of(descriptor, struct ctf_trace, parent);
+ 
+-	if (!tin)
++        if (!tin || !timestamp) {
++                ret = -EINVAL;
+ 		goto error;
++	}
+ 
+ 	/* for each stream_class */
+ 	for (i = 0; i < tin->streams->len; i++) {
+@@ -257,8 +273,10 @@ uint64_t ctf_timestamp_end(struct bt_trace_descriptor *descriptor,
+ 					parent);
+ 			stream_pos = &cfs->pos;
+ 
+-			if (!stream_pos->packet_index)
++			if (!stream_pos->packet_index) {
++				ret = -EINVAL;
+ 				goto error;
++			}
+ 
+ 			if (stream_pos->packet_index->len <= 0)
+ 				continue;
+@@ -273,15 +291,21 @@ uint64_t ctf_timestamp_end(struct bt_trace_descriptor *descriptor,
+ 				if (index->ts_cycles.timestamp_end > end)
+ 					end = index->ts_cycles.timestamp_end;
+ 			} else {
++				ret = -EINVAL;
+ 				goto error;
+ 			}
+ 		}
+ 	}
+ 
+-	return end;
++        if (end == LLONG_MIN) {
++                ret = -ENOENT;
++                goto error;
++        }
++        *timestamp = end;
++        return 0;
+ 
+ error:
+-	return -1ULL;
++	return ret;
+ }
+ 
+ /*
+@@ -328,7 +352,9 @@ void ctf_print_timestamp_real(FILE *fp,
+ 			struct ctf_stream_definition *stream,
+ 			uint64_t timestamp)
+ {
+-	uint64_t ts_sec = 0, ts_nsec;
++        int64_t ts_sec = 0, ts_nsec;
++        uint64_t ts_sec_abs, ts_nsec_abs;
++        bool is_negative;
+ 
+ 	ts_nsec = timestamp;
+ 
+@@ -341,9 +367,40 @@ void ctf_print_timestamp_real(FILE *fp,
+ 	ts_sec += ts_nsec / NSEC_PER_SEC;
+ 	ts_nsec = ts_nsec % NSEC_PER_SEC;
+ 
++        if (ts_sec >= 0 && ts_nsec >= 0) {
++                is_negative = false;
++                ts_sec_abs = ts_sec;
++                ts_nsec_abs = ts_nsec;
++        } else if (ts_sec > 0 && ts_nsec < 0) {
++                is_negative = false;
++                ts_sec_abs = ts_sec - 1;
++                ts_nsec_abs = NSEC_PER_SEC + ts_nsec;
++        } else if (ts_sec == 0 && ts_nsec < 0) {
++                is_negative = true;
++                ts_sec_abs = ts_sec;
++                ts_nsec_abs = -ts_nsec;
++        } else if (ts_sec < 0 && ts_nsec > 0) {
++                is_negative = true;
++                ts_sec_abs = -(ts_sec + 1);
++                ts_nsec_abs = NSEC_PER_SEC - ts_nsec;
++        } else if (ts_sec < 0 && ts_nsec == 0) {
++                is_negative = true;
++                ts_sec_abs = -ts_sec;
++                ts_nsec_abs = ts_nsec;
++        } else {        /* (ts_sec < 0 && ts_nsec < 0) */
++                is_negative = true;
++                ts_sec_abs = -ts_sec;
++                ts_nsec_abs = -ts_nsec;
++        }
++
+ 	if (!opt_clock_seconds) {
+ 		struct tm tm;
+-		time_t time_s = (time_t) ts_sec;
++		time_t time_s = (time_t) ts_sec_abs;
++
++                if (is_negative) {
++                        fprintf(stderr, "[warning] Fallback to [sec.ns] for printing negative time value. Use --clock-seconds.\n");
++                        goto seconds;
++                }	
+ 
+ 		if (!opt_clock_gmt) {
+ 			struct tm *res;
+@@ -377,12 +434,12 @@ void ctf_print_timestamp_real(FILE *fp,
+ 		}
+ 		/* Print time in HH:MM:SS.ns */
+ 		fprintf(fp, "%02d:%02d:%02d.%09" PRIu64,
+-			tm.tm_hour, tm.tm_min, tm.tm_sec, ts_nsec);
++			tm.tm_hour, tm.tm_min, tm.tm_sec, ts_nsec_abs);
+ 		goto end;
+ 	}
+ seconds:
+-	fprintf(fp, "%3" PRIu64 ".%09" PRIu64,
+-		ts_sec, ts_nsec);
++        fprintf(fp, "%s%" PRId64 ".%09" PRIu64,
++                is_negative ? "-" : "", ts_sec_abs, ts_nsec_abs);
+ 
+ end:
+ 	return;
+@@ -401,7 +458,7 @@ void ctf_print_timestamp_cycles(FILE *fp,
+ 
+ void ctf_print_timestamp(FILE *fp,
+ 		struct ctf_stream_definition *stream,
+-		uint64_t timestamp)
++		int64_t timestamp)
+ {
+ 	if (opt_clock_cycles) {
+ 		ctf_print_timestamp_cycles(fp, stream, timestamp);
+diff --git a/formats/ctf/events-private.h b/formats/ctf/events-private.h
+index 9bea75d4..c47fd7d8 100644
+--- a/formats/ctf/events-private.h
++++ b/formats/ctf/events-private.h
+@@ -35,20 +35,20 @@
+ #include <babeltrace/clock-internal.h>
+ 
+ static inline
+-uint64_t ctf_get_real_timestamp(struct ctf_stream_definition *stream,
+-			uint64_t timestamp)
++int64_t ctf_get_real_timestamp(struct ctf_stream_definition *stream,
++			uint64_t ts_cycles)
+ {
+-	uint64_t ts_nsec;
++	int64_t ts_nsec;
+ 	struct ctf_trace *trace = stream->stream_class->trace;
+ 	struct trace_collection *tc = trace->parent.collection;
+-	uint64_t tc_offset;
++	int64_t tc_offset;
+ 
+ 	if (tc->clock_use_offset_avg)
+ 		tc_offset = tc->single_clock_offset_avg;
+ 	else
+ 		tc_offset = clock_offset_ns(trace->parent.single_clock);
+ 
+-	ts_nsec = clock_cycles_to_ns(stream->current_clock, timestamp);
++	ts_nsec = clock_cycles_to_ns(stream->current_clock, ts_cycles);
+ 	ts_nsec += tc_offset;	/* Add offset */
+ 	return ts_nsec;
+ }
+diff --git a/formats/ctf/events.c b/formats/ctf/events.c
+index bd195b93..c5aefd82 100644
+--- a/formats/ctf/events.c
++++ b/formats/ctf/events.c
+@@ -315,18 +315,19 @@ int bt_ctf_event_get_handle_id(const struct bt_ctf_event *ctf_event)
+ 	return ret;
+ }
+ 
+-uint64_t bt_ctf_get_timestamp(const struct bt_ctf_event *ctf_event)
++int bt_ctf_get_timestamp(const struct bt_ctf_event *ctf_event, int64_t *timestamp)
+ {
+ 	const struct ctf_event_definition *event;
+ 
+-	if (!ctf_event)
+-		return -1ULL;
++	if (!ctf_event || !timestamp)
++		return -1;
+ 
+ 	event = ctf_event->parent;
+ 	if (event && event->stream->has_timestamp)
+-		return event->stream->real_timestamp;
++		*timestamp = event->stream->real_timestamp;
+ 	else
+-		return -1ULL;
++		return -1;
++	return 0;
+ }
+ 
+ uint64_t bt_ctf_get_cycles(const struct bt_ctf_event *ctf_event)
+diff --git a/formats/ctf/metadata/ctf-visitor-generate-io-struct.c b/formats/ctf/metadata/ctf-visitor-generate-io-struct.c
+index 8d348d66..dd8374fc 100644
+--- a/formats/ctf/metadata/ctf-visitor-generate-io-struct.c
++++ b/formats/ctf/metadata/ctf-visitor-generate-io-struct.c
+@@ -219,7 +219,6 @@ int get_unary_signed(struct bt_list_head *head, int64_t *value)
+ 
+ 	bt_list_for_each_entry(node, head, siblings) {
+ 		if (node->type != NODE_UNARY_EXPRESSION
+-				|| node->u.unary_expression.type != UNARY_UNSIGNED_CONSTANT
+ 				|| (node->u.unary_expression.type != UNARY_UNSIGNED_CONSTANT && node->u.unary_expression.type != UNARY_SIGNED_CONSTANT)
+ 				|| node->u.unary_expression.link != UNARY_LINK_UNKNOWN
+ 				|| i != 0)
+diff --git a/include/babeltrace/babeltrace-internal.h b/include/babeltrace/babeltrace-internal.h
+index 6f8e2006..3e137e4c 100644
+--- a/include/babeltrace/babeltrace-internal.h
++++ b/include/babeltrace/babeltrace-internal.h
+@@ -178,8 +178,8 @@ struct trace_collection {
+ 	GPtrArray *array;	/* struct bt_trace_descriptor */
+ 	GHashTable *clocks;	/* struct ctf_clock */
+ 
+-	uint64_t single_clock_offset_avg;
+-	uint64_t offset_first;
++	int64_t single_clock_offset_avg;
++	int64_t offset_first;
+ 	int64_t delta_offset_first_sum;
+ 	int offset_nr;
+ 	int clock_use_offset_avg;
+@@ -208,8 +208,8 @@ extern int opt_all_field_names,
+ 	opt_clock_force_correlate,
+ 	opt_debug_info_full_path;
+ 
+-extern uint64_t opt_clock_offset;
+-extern uint64_t opt_clock_offset_ns;
++extern int64_t opt_clock_offset;
++extern int64_t opt_clock_offset_ns;
+ extern int babeltrace_ctf_console_output;
+ extern char *opt_debug_info_dir;
+ extern char *opt_debug_info_target_prefix;
+diff --git a/include/babeltrace/clock-internal.h b/include/babeltrace/clock-internal.h
+index cd6bdbae..86954b78 100644
+--- a/include/babeltrace/clock-internal.h
++++ b/include/babeltrace/clock-internal.h
+@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ uint64_t clock_cycles_to_ns(struct ctf_clock *clock, uint64_t cycles)
+  * mantissa.
+  */
+ static inline
+-uint64_t clock_offset_ns(struct ctf_clock *clock)
++int64_t clock_offset_ns(struct ctf_clock *clock)
+ {
+ 	return clock->offset_s * 1000000000ULL
+ 			+ clock_cycles_to_ns(clock, clock->offset);
+diff --git a/include/babeltrace/ctf-ir/clock-internal.h b/include/babeltrace/ctf-ir/clock-internal.h
+index 75677707..f1e896b6 100644
+--- a/include/babeltrace/ctf-ir/clock-internal.h
++++ b/include/babeltrace/ctf-ir/clock-internal.h
+@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ struct bt_ctf_clock {
+ 	uint64_t precision;
+ 	int64_t offset_s;	/* Offset in seconds */
+ 	int64_t offset;		/* Offset in ticks */
+-	uint64_t value;		/* Current clock value */
++	int64_t value;		/* Current clock value */
+ 	uuid_t uuid;
+ 	int uuid_set;
+ 	int absolute;
+diff --git a/include/babeltrace/ctf/events.h b/include/babeltrace/ctf/events.h
+index c81d8852..15830a30 100644
+--- a/include/babeltrace/ctf/events.h
++++ b/include/babeltrace/ctf/events.h
+@@ -109,10 +109,12 @@ const char *bt_ctf_event_name(const struct bt_ctf_event *event);
+ uint64_t bt_ctf_get_cycles(const struct bt_ctf_event *event);
+ 
+ /*
+- * bt_ctf_get_timestamp: returns the timestamp of the event offsetted
+- * with the system clock source (in ns) or -1ULL on error
++ * bt_ctf_get_timestamp: get the timestamp of the event offsetted
++ * with the system clock source (in ns) in *timestamp.
++ *
++ * Return 0 on success, or -1ULL on error.
+  */
+-uint64_t bt_ctf_get_timestamp(const struct bt_ctf_event *event);
++int bt_ctf_get_timestamp(const struct bt_ctf_event *event, int64_t *timestamp);
+ 
+ /*
+  * bt_ctf_get_field_list: obtain the list of fields for compound type
+diff --git a/include/babeltrace/ctf/types.h b/include/babeltrace/ctf/types.h
+index 0bc003c8..4b626b39 100644
+--- a/include/babeltrace/ctf/types.h
++++ b/include/babeltrace/ctf/types.h
+@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@
+ struct bt_stream_callbacks;
+ 
+ struct packet_index_time {
+-	uint64_t timestamp_begin;
+-	uint64_t timestamp_end;
++	int64_t timestamp_begin;
++	int64_t timestamp_end;
+ };
+ 
+ struct packet_index {
+@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ int ctf_pos_get_event(struct ctf_stream_pos *pos)
+ }
+ 
+ void ctf_print_timestamp(FILE *fp, struct ctf_stream_definition *stream,
+-			uint64_t timestamp);
++			int64_t timestamp);
+ int ctf_append_trace_metadata(struct bt_trace_descriptor *tdp,
+ 			FILE *metadata_fp);
+ void ctf_print_discarded_lost(FILE *fp, struct ctf_stream_definition *stream);
+diff --git a/include/babeltrace/format.h b/include/babeltrace/format.h
+index dea8e0e5..bf33a239 100644
+--- a/include/babeltrace/format.h
++++ b/include/babeltrace/format.h
+@@ -73,10 +73,12 @@ struct bt_format {
+ 			struct bt_context *ctx);
+ 	void (*set_handle)(struct bt_trace_descriptor *descriptor,
+ 			struct bt_trace_handle *handle);
+-	uint64_t (*timestamp_begin)(struct bt_trace_descriptor *descriptor,
+-			struct bt_trace_handle *handle, enum bt_clock_type type);
+-	uint64_t (*timestamp_end)(struct bt_trace_descriptor *descriptor,
+-			struct bt_trace_handle *handle, enum bt_clock_type type);
++        int (*timestamp_begin)(struct bt_trace_descriptor *descriptor,
++                        struct bt_trace_handle *handle, enum bt_clock_type type,
++                        int64_t *timestamp);
++        int (*timestamp_end)(struct bt_trace_descriptor *descriptor,
++                        struct bt_trace_handle *handle, enum bt_clock_type type,
++                        int64_t *timestamp);
+ 	int (*convert_index_timestamp)(struct bt_trace_descriptor *descriptor);
+ };
+ 
+diff --git a/include/babeltrace/trace-handle-internal.h b/include/babeltrace/trace-handle-internal.h
+index 5e9c1c6a..924c730c 100644
+--- a/include/babeltrace/trace-handle-internal.h
++++ b/include/babeltrace/trace-handle-internal.h
+@@ -46,10 +46,10 @@ struct bt_trace_handle {
+ 	struct bt_trace_descriptor *td;
+ 	struct bt_format *format;
+ 	char path[PATH_MAX];
+-	uint64_t real_timestamp_begin;
+-	uint64_t real_timestamp_end;
+-	uint64_t cycles_timestamp_begin;
+-	uint64_t cycles_timestamp_end;
++	int64_t real_timestamp_begin;
++	int64_t real_timestamp_end;
++	int64_t cycles_timestamp_begin;
++	int64_t cycles_timestamp_end;
+ };
+ 
+ /*
+diff --git a/include/babeltrace/trace-handle.h b/include/babeltrace/trace-handle.h
+index 96e4a81b..55c850f8 100644
+--- a/include/babeltrace/trace-handle.h
++++ b/include/babeltrace/trace-handle.h
+@@ -53,20 +53,25 @@ struct bt_ctf_event;
+ const char *bt_trace_handle_get_path(struct bt_context *ctx, int handle_id);
+ 
+ /*
+- * bt_trace_handle_get_timestamp_begin : returns the creation time (in
+- * nanoseconds or cycles depending on type) of the buffers of a trace
+- * or -1ULL on error.
++ * bt_trace_handle_get_timestamp_begin : get the creation time (in
++ * nanoseconds or cycles depending on type) of the buffers of a trace.
++ *
++ * Returns 0 on success, -1 on error.
+  */
+-uint64_t bt_trace_handle_get_timestamp_begin(struct bt_context *ctx,
+-		int handle_id, enum bt_clock_type type);
++int bt_trace_handle_get_timestamp_begin(struct bt_context *ctx,
++		int handle_id, enum bt_clock_type type,
++		int64_t *timestamp);
+ 
+ /*
+- * bt_trace_handle_get_timestamp_end : returns the destruction timestamp
+- * (in nanoseconds or cycles depending on type) of the buffers of a trace
+- * or -1ULL on error.
++ * bt_trace_handle_get_timestamp_end : get the destruction time
++ * (in nanoseconds or cycles depending on type) of the buffers of a
++ * trace.
++ *
++ * Returns 0 on success, -1 on error.
+  */
+-uint64_t bt_trace_handle_get_timestamp_end(struct bt_context *ctx,
+-		int handle_id, enum bt_clock_type type);
++int bt_trace_handle_get_timestamp_end(struct bt_context *ctx,
++		int handle_id, enum bt_clock_type type,
++		int64_t *timestamp);
+ 
+ /*
+  * bt_ctf_event_get_handle_id : get the handle id associated with an event
+diff --git a/lib/context.c b/lib/context.c
+index 87901b3c..34a1bc82 100644
+--- a/lib/context.c
++++ b/lib/context.c
+@@ -139,18 +139,38 @@ int bt_context_add_trace(struct bt_context *ctx, const char *path,
+ 			goto error_collection_del;
+ 	}
+ 
+-	if (fmt->timestamp_begin)
+-		handle->real_timestamp_begin = fmt->timestamp_begin(td,
+-				handle, BT_CLOCK_REAL);
+-	if (fmt->timestamp_end)
+-		handle->real_timestamp_end = fmt->timestamp_end(td, handle,
+-				BT_CLOCK_REAL);
+-	if (fmt->timestamp_begin)
+-		handle->cycles_timestamp_begin = fmt->timestamp_begin(td,
+-				handle, BT_CLOCK_CYCLES);
+-	if (fmt->timestamp_end)
+-		handle->cycles_timestamp_end = fmt->timestamp_end(td, handle,
+-				BT_CLOCK_CYCLES);
++        if (fmt->timestamp_begin) {
++                ret = fmt->timestamp_begin(td, handle, BT_CLOCK_REAL,
++                                &handle->real_timestamp_begin);
++                if (ret < 0 && ret != -ENOENT) {
++                        ret = -1;
++                        goto error_collection_del;
++                }
++        }
++        if (fmt->timestamp_end) {
++                ret = fmt->timestamp_end(td, handle, BT_CLOCK_REAL,
++                                &handle->real_timestamp_end);
++                if (ret < 0 && ret != -ENOENT) {
++                        ret = -1;
++                        goto error_collection_del;
++                }
++        }
++        if (fmt->timestamp_begin) {
++                ret = fmt->timestamp_begin(td, handle, BT_CLOCK_CYCLES,
++                                &handle->cycles_timestamp_begin);
++                if (ret < 0 && ret != -ENOENT) {
++                        ret = -1;
++                        goto error_collection_del;
++                }
++        }
++        if (fmt->timestamp_end) {
++                ret = fmt->timestamp_end(td, handle, BT_CLOCK_CYCLES,
++                                &handle->cycles_timestamp_end);
++                if (ret < 0 && ret != -ENOENT) {
++                        ret = -1;
++                        goto error_collection_del;
++                }
++        }
+ 
+ 	/* Add new handle to container */
+ 	g_hash_table_insert(ctx->trace_handles,
+diff --git a/lib/trace-handle.c b/lib/trace-handle.c
+index d5b906aa..8f11c7cc 100644
+--- a/lib/trace-handle.c
++++ b/lib/trace-handle.c
+@@ -66,54 +66,57 @@ const char *bt_trace_handle_get_path(struct bt_context *ctx, int handle_id)
+ 	return handle->path;
+ }
+ 
+-uint64_t bt_trace_handle_get_timestamp_begin(struct bt_context *ctx,
+-		int handle_id, enum bt_clock_type type)
++int bt_trace_handle_get_timestamp_begin(struct bt_context *ctx,
++		int handle_id, enum bt_clock_type type,
++		int64_t *timestamp)
+ {
+ 	struct bt_trace_handle *handle;
+-	uint64_t ret;
+ 
+-	if (!ctx)
+-		return -1ULL;
++	int ret = 0;
++	
++        if (!ctx || !timestamp)
++                return -1;
+ 
+ 	handle = g_hash_table_lookup(ctx->trace_handles,
+ 			(gpointer) (unsigned long) handle_id);
+ 	if (!handle) {
+-		ret = -1ULL;
++		ret = -1;
+ 		goto end;
+ 	}
+ 	if (type == BT_CLOCK_REAL) {
+-		ret = handle->real_timestamp_begin;
++		*timestamp = handle->real_timestamp_begin;
+ 	} else if (type == BT_CLOCK_CYCLES) {
+-		ret = handle->cycles_timestamp_begin;
++		*timestamp = handle->cycles_timestamp_begin;
+ 	} else {
+-		ret = -1ULL;
++		ret = -1;
+ 	}
+ 
+ end:
+ 	return ret;
+ }
+ 
+-uint64_t bt_trace_handle_get_timestamp_end(struct bt_context *ctx,
+-		int handle_id, enum bt_clock_type type)
++int bt_trace_handle_get_timestamp_end(struct bt_context *ctx,
++		int handle_id, enum bt_clock_type type,
++		int64_t *timestamp)
+ {
+ 	struct bt_trace_handle *handle;
+-	uint64_t ret;
++	int ret = 0;
+ 
+-	if (!ctx)
+-		return -1ULL;
++	if (!ctx || !timestamp)
++		return -1;
+ 
+ 	handle = g_hash_table_lookup(ctx->trace_handles,
+ 			(gpointer) (unsigned long) handle_id);
+ 	if (!handle) {
+-		ret = -1ULL;
++		ret = -1;
+ 		goto end;
+ 	}
+ 	if (type == BT_CLOCK_REAL) {
+-		ret = handle->real_timestamp_end;
++		*timestamp = handle->real_timestamp_end;
+ 	} else if (type == BT_CLOCK_CYCLES) {
+-		ret = handle->cycles_timestamp_end;
++		*timestamp = handle->cycles_timestamp_end;
+ 	} else {
+-		ret = -1ULL;
++		ret = -1;
+ 	}
+ 
+ end:
+diff --git a/tests/lib/test_ctf_writer.c b/tests/lib/test_ctf_writer.c
+index 53613c91..29d76df8 100644
+--- a/tests/lib/test_ctf_writer.c
++++ b/tests/lib/test_ctf_writer.c
+@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
+ #define SEQUENCE_TEST_LENGTH 10
+ #define PACKET_RESIZE_TEST_LENGTH 100000
+ 
+-static uint64_t current_time;
++static int64_t current_time;
+ 
+ void validate_metadata(char *parser_path, char *metadata_path)
+ {
+@@ -695,8 +695,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
+ 	const char *clock_name = "test_clock";
+ 	const char *clock_description = "This is a test clock";
+ 	const uint64_t frequency = 1000000000;
+-	const uint64_t offset_s = 1351530929945824323;
+-	const uint64_t offset = 1234567;
++	const int64_t offset_s = 1351530929945824323;
++	const int64_t offset = 1234567;
+ 	const uint64_t precision = 10;
+ 	char *metadata_string;
+ 	struct bt_ctf_writer *writer;
+diff --git a/tests/lib/test_seek.c b/tests/lib/test_seek.c
+index 3c78e8ad..04beaf97 100644
+--- a/tests/lib/test_seek.c
++++ b/tests/lib/test_seek.c
+@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
+ #include <tap/tap.h>
+ #include "common.h"
+ 
+-#define NR_TESTS	29
++#define NR_TESTS	36
+ 
+ void run_seek_begin(char *path, uint64_t expected_begin)
+ {
+@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ void run_seek_begin(char *path, uint64_t expected_begin)
+ 	struct bt_ctf_event *event;
+ 	struct bt_iter_pos newpos;
+ 	int ret;
+-	uint64_t timestamp_begin;
+-	uint64_t timestamp_seek_begin;
++	int64_t timestamp_begin;
++	int64_t timestamp_seek_begin;
+ 	unsigned int nr_seek_begin_test;
+ 
+ 	nr_seek_begin_test = 5;
+@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ void run_seek_begin(char *path, uint64_t expected_begin)
+ 	ok(event, "Event valid");
+ 
+ 	/* Validate that the first timestamp is right */
+-	timestamp_begin = bt_ctf_get_timestamp(event);
++	ok1(bt_ctf_get_timestamp(event, &timestamp_begin) == 0);
+ 
+ 	ok1(timestamp_begin == expected_begin);
+ 
+@@ -81,8 +81,8 @@ void run_seek_begin(char *path, uint64_t expected_begin)
+ 
+ 	ok(event, "Event valid");
+ 
+-	timestamp_seek_begin = bt_ctf_get_timestamp(event);
+-
++	ok1(bt_ctf_get_timestamp(event, &timestamp_seek_begin) == 0);
++	
+ 	ok1(timestamp_begin == timestamp_seek_begin);
+ 
+ 	bt_context_put(ctx);
+@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ void run_seek_last(char *path, uint64_t expected_last)
+ 	struct bt_ctf_event *event;
+ 	struct bt_iter_pos newpos;
+ 	int ret;
+-	uint64_t timestamp_last;
++	int64_t timestamp_last;
+ 	unsigned int nr_seek_last_tests;
+ 
+ 	nr_seek_last_tests = 6;
+@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ void run_seek_last(char *path, uint64_t expected_last)
+ 
+ 	ok(event, "Event valid at last position");
+ 
+-	timestamp_last = bt_ctf_get_timestamp(event);
++	ok1(bt_ctf_get_timestamp(event, &timestamp_last) == 0);
+ 
+ 	ok1(timestamp_last == expected_last);
+ 
+@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ void run_seek_time_at_last(char *path, uint64_t expected_last)
+ 	struct bt_ctf_event *event;
+ 	struct bt_iter_pos newpos;
+ 	int ret;
+-	uint64_t timestamp_last;
++	int64_t timestamp_last;
+ 	unsigned int nr_seek_time_at_last_tests;
+ 
+ 	nr_seek_time_at_last_tests = 6;
+@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ void run_seek_time_at_last(char *path, uint64_t expected_last)
+ 
+ 	ok(event, "Event valid at last position");
+ 
+-	timestamp_last = bt_ctf_get_timestamp(event);
++	ok1(bt_ctf_get_timestamp(event, &timestamp_last) == 0);
+ 
+ 	ok1(timestamp_last == expected_last);
+ 
+@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ void run_seek_cycles(char *path,
+ 	struct bt_ctf_event *event;
+ 	struct bt_iter_pos newpos;
+ 	int ret;
+-	uint64_t timestamp;
++	int64_t timestamp;
+ 
+ 	unsigned int nr_seek_cycles_tests;
+ 
+@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ void run_seek_cycles(char *path,
+ 
+ 	ok(event, "Event valid at last position");
+ 
+-	timestamp = bt_ctf_get_timestamp(event);
++	ok1(bt_ctf_get_timestamp(event, &timestamp) == 0);
+ 
+ 	ok1(timestamp == expected_last);
+ 
+@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ void run_seek_cycles(char *path,
+ 
+ 	ok(event, "Event valid at first position");
+ 
+-	timestamp = bt_ctf_get_timestamp(event);
++	ok1(bt_ctf_get_timestamp(event, &timestamp) == 0);
+ 
+ 	ok1(timestamp == expected_begin);
+ 
+@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ void run_seek_cycles(char *path,
+ 
+ 	ok(event, "Event valid at last position");
+ 
+-	timestamp = bt_ctf_get_timestamp(event);
++	ok1(bt_ctf_get_timestamp(event, &timestamp) == 0);
+ 
+ 	ok1(timestamp == expected_last);
+ 
+-- 
+2.34.1
+
diff --git a/meta/recipes-kernel/lttng/babeltrace/0002-babeltrace-fix-bug-in-stream-intersection-option.patch b/meta/recipes-kernel/lttng/babeltrace/0002-babeltrace-fix-bug-in-stream-intersection-option.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cd06ec517c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta/recipes-kernel/lttng/babeltrace/0002-babeltrace-fix-bug-in-stream-intersection-option.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@ 
+From 04582ee50791df39c34da2a8c81101a64c79a3bd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Heng Guo <heng.guo@windriver.com>
+Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2022 12:26:12 +0800
+Subject: [PATCH 2/2] babeltrace: fix bug in --stream-intersection option
+
+If --stream-intersection option is used to filter trace, wrong result
+is got by babeltrace with commit: 61cf588beae752e5ddfc60b6b5310f769ac9e852.
+Fix it using INT64 instead of UINT64 in related codes.
+
+Upstream-Status: Inappropriate
+[https://bugs.lttng.org/attachments/538]
+
+Signed-off-by: Heng Guo <heng.guo@windriver.com>
+Signed-off-by: Xiangyu Chen <xiangyu.chen@windriver.com>
+---
+ formats/ctf/ctf.c                        | 8 ++++----
+ formats/ctf/iterator.c                   | 2 +-
+ include/babeltrace/ctf/events-internal.h | 2 +-
+ include/babeltrace/iterator.h            | 4 ++--
+ lib/iterator.c                           | 2 +-
+ 5 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/formats/ctf/ctf.c b/formats/ctf/ctf.c
+index 3c774188..86f4e02e 100644
+--- a/formats/ctf/ctf.c
++++ b/formats/ctf/ctf.c
+@@ -973,8 +973,8 @@ int ctf_find_stream_intersection(struct bt_trace_descriptor *td_read,
+ 		struct packet_index_time *_cycles)
+ {
+ 	int stream_id, ret = 0;
+-	struct packet_index_time real = { 0, UINT64_MAX },
+-			cycles = { 0, UINT64_MAX };
++	struct packet_index_time real = { INT64_MIN, INT64_MAX },
++                        cycles = { INT64_MIN, INT64_MAX };
+ 	struct ctf_trace *tin = container_of(td_read, struct ctf_trace, parent);
+ 
+ 	/* At least one of the two return args must be provided. */
+@@ -1050,10 +1050,10 @@ end:
+  * Return a negative value on error.
+  */
+ int ctf_find_tc_stream_packet_intersection_union(struct bt_context *ctx,
+-		uint64_t *_ts_begin, uint64_t *_ts_end)
++		int64_t *_ts_begin, int64_t *_ts_end)
+ {
+ 	int ret = 0, i;
+-	uint64_t ts_begin = UINT64_MAX, ts_end = 0;
++	int64_t ts_begin = INT64_MAX, ts_end = INT64_MIN;
+ 
+ 	if (!ctx || !ctx->tc || !ctx->tc->array || !_ts_begin || !_ts_end) {
+ 		ret = -EINVAL;
+diff --git a/formats/ctf/iterator.c b/formats/ctf/iterator.c
+index 7ef3e0b1..31bb30c3 100644
+--- a/formats/ctf/iterator.c
++++ b/formats/ctf/iterator.c
+@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ struct bt_ctf_iter *bt_ctf_iter_create_intersect(struct bt_context *ctx,
+ 		struct bt_iter_pos **inter_end_pos)
+ {
+ 	int ret;
+-	uint64_t begin, end;
++	int64_t begin, end;
+ 
+ 	/*
+ 	 * The iterator's range is the union of each trace's intersection of
+diff --git a/include/babeltrace/ctf/events-internal.h b/include/babeltrace/ctf/events-internal.h
+index 09786593..b6d9813e 100644
+--- a/include/babeltrace/ctf/events-internal.h
++++ b/include/babeltrace/ctf/events-internal.h
+@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ void ctf_update_current_packet_index(struct ctf_stream_definition *stream,
+ 		struct packet_index *prev_index,
+ 		struct packet_index *cur_index);
+ int ctf_find_tc_stream_packet_intersection_union(struct bt_context *ctx,
+-		uint64_t *ts_begin, uint64_t *ts_end);
++		int64_t *ts_begin, int64_t *ts_end);
+ int ctf_tc_set_stream_intersection_mode(struct bt_context *ctx);
+ 
+ #endif /*_BABELTRACE_CTF_EVENTS_INTERNAL_H */
+diff --git a/include/babeltrace/iterator.h b/include/babeltrace/iterator.h
+index 5c3939c3..ad9f7edf 100644
+--- a/include/babeltrace/iterator.h
++++ b/include/babeltrace/iterator.h
+@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ enum bt_iter_pos_type {
+ struct bt_iter_pos {
+ 	enum bt_iter_pos_type type;
+ 	union {
+-		uint64_t seek_time;
++		int64_t seek_time;
+ 		struct bt_saved_pos *restore;
+ 	} u;
+ };
+@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ int bt_iter_set_pos(struct bt_iter *iter, const struct bt_iter_pos *pos);
+  * real timestamp.
+  */
+ struct bt_iter_pos *bt_iter_create_time_pos(struct bt_iter *iter,
+-		uint64_t timestamp);
++		int64_t timestamp);
+ 
+ #ifdef __cplusplus
+ }
+diff --git a/lib/iterator.c b/lib/iterator.c
+index 77093217..c73ffa1c 100644
+--- a/lib/iterator.c
++++ b/lib/iterator.c
+@@ -636,7 +636,7 @@ error:
+ }
+ 
+ struct bt_iter_pos *bt_iter_create_time_pos(struct bt_iter *unused,
+-		uint64_t timestamp)
++		int64_t timestamp)
+ {
+ 	struct bt_iter_pos *pos;
+ 
+-- 
+2.34.1
+
diff --git a/meta/recipes-kernel/lttng/babeltrace_1.5.8.bb b/meta/recipes-kernel/lttng/babeltrace_1.5.8.bb
index 19601e7d1b..dc207b544d 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-kernel/lttng/babeltrace_1.5.8.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-kernel/lttng/babeltrace_1.5.8.bb
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@  DEPENDS = "glib-2.0 util-linux popt bison-native flex-native"
 
 SRC_URI = "git://git.efficios.com/babeltrace.git;branch=stable-1.5 \
 	   file://run-ptest \
+	   file://0001-Handle-negative-time-and-offset-from-Epoch.patch \
+	   file://0002-babeltrace-fix-bug-in-stream-intersection-option.patch \
 	  "
 SRCREV = "054a54ae10b01a271afc4f19496c041b10fb414c"
 UPSTREAM_CHECK_GITTAGREGEX = "v(?P<pver>1(\.\d+)+)$"