OpenTracing, proxy span not visible
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Description
Describe the bug
In some cases, the proxy opentracing span is missing, while the filter processing spans are not.

the above screenshot should contain a proxy span. Checked on multiple traces.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reproducing the missing proxy span using the traces described in the issue and compare them with traces where filter-processing spans appear. Read the OpenTracing instrumentation around proxy and filter processing, then add or update a focused test demonstrating the expected proxy span and verify it appears in the trace.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- go
- Domain
- backend, observability
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100