microsoft / microsoft/perfview
Use a Unique Kernel Session Name
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Description
PerfView currently uses the singleton "NT Kernel Logger" session name for the kernel session. This can result in interface by and with other tracing tools. For operating systems that support it, we should use session name that is more unique to PerfView/TraceEvent so that we don't interfere with other tools that use the "NT kernel Logger" name.
Note: It's mentioned in #1776 that we might run into an issue with some keywords, so we should investigate this as part of any change.
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Research direction
No file, test, or entry point is named in the issue. Investigate where PerfView creates the kernel tracing session, review issue #1776 for keyword concerns, and verify the proposed session naming across supported operating systems; done means avoiding interference with other tools without losing required keywords.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- csharp
- Domain
- operating-systems, performance
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100