vlib: add elog events for vlib log entries
[vpp.git] / src / vlib / main.c
index 8d7c6c0..27cbcb0 100644 (file)
@@ -568,41 +568,29 @@ vlib_put_next_frame (vlib_main_t * vm,
 never_inline void
 vlib_node_runtime_sync_stats (vlib_main_t * vm,
                              vlib_node_runtime_t * r,
-                             uword n_calls, uword n_vectors, uword n_clocks,
-                             uword n_ticks0, uword n_ticks1)
+                             uword n_calls, uword n_vectors, uword n_clocks)
 {
   vlib_node_t *n = vlib_get_node (vm, r->node_index);
 
   n->stats_total.calls += n_calls + r->calls_since_last_overflow;
   n->stats_total.vectors += n_vectors + r->vectors_since_last_overflow;
   n->stats_total.clocks += n_clocks + r->clocks_since_last_overflow;
-  n->stats_total.perf_counter0_ticks += n_ticks0 +
-    r->perf_counter0_ticks_since_last_overflow;
-  n->stats_total.perf_counter1_ticks += n_ticks1 +
-    r->perf_counter1_ticks_since_last_overflow;
-  n->stats_total.perf_counter_vectors += n_vectors +
-    r->perf_counter_vectors_since_last_overflow;
   n->stats_total.max_clock = r->max_clock;
   n->stats_total.max_clock_n = r->max_clock_n;
 
   r->calls_since_last_overflow = 0;
   r->vectors_since_last_overflow = 0;
   r->clocks_since_last_overflow = 0;
-  r->perf_counter0_ticks_since_last_overflow = 0ULL;
-  r->perf_counter1_ticks_since_last_overflow = 0ULL;
-  r->perf_counter_vectors_since_last_overflow = 0ULL;
 }
 
 always_inline void __attribute__ ((unused))
 vlib_process_sync_stats (vlib_main_t * vm,
                         vlib_process_t * p,
-                        uword n_calls, uword n_vectors, uword n_clocks,
-                        uword n_ticks0, uword n_ticks1)
+                        uword n_calls, uword n_vectors, uword n_clocks)
 {
   vlib_node_runtime_t *rt = &p->node_runtime;
   vlib_node_t *n = vlib_get_node (vm, rt->node_index);
-  vlib_node_runtime_sync_stats (vm, rt, n_calls, n_vectors, n_clocks,
-                               n_ticks0, n_ticks1);
+  vlib_node_runtime_sync_stats (vm, rt, n_calls, n_vectors, n_clocks);
   n->stats_total.suspends += p->n_suspends;
   p->n_suspends = 0;
 }
@@ -628,7 +616,7 @@ vlib_node_sync_stats (vlib_main_t * vm, vlib_node_t * n)
       vec_elt_at_index (vm->node_main.nodes_by_type[n->type],
                        n->runtime_index);
 
-  vlib_node_runtime_sync_stats (vm, rt, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0);
+  vlib_node_runtime_sync_stats (vm, rt, 0, 0, 0);
 
   /* Sync up runtime next frame vector counters with main node structure. */
   {
@@ -648,32 +636,21 @@ always_inline u32
 vlib_node_runtime_update_stats (vlib_main_t * vm,
                                vlib_node_runtime_t * node,
                                uword n_calls,
-                               uword n_vectors, uword n_clocks,
-                               uword n_ticks0, uword n_ticks1)
+                               uword n_vectors, uword n_clocks)
 {
   u32 ca0, ca1, v0, v1, cl0, cl1, r;
-  u32 ptick00, ptick01, ptick10, ptick11, pvec0, pvec1;
 
   cl0 = cl1 = node->clocks_since_last_overflow;
   ca0 = ca1 = node->calls_since_last_overflow;
   v0 = v1 = node->vectors_since_last_overflow;
-  ptick00 = ptick01 = node->perf_counter0_ticks_since_last_overflow;
-  ptick10 = ptick11 = node->perf_counter1_ticks_since_last_overflow;
-  pvec0 = pvec1 = node->perf_counter_vectors_since_last_overflow;
 
   ca1 = ca0 + n_calls;
   v1 = v0 + n_vectors;
   cl1 = cl0 + n_clocks;
-  ptick01 = ptick00 + n_ticks0;
-  ptick11 = ptick10 + n_ticks1;
-  pvec1 = pvec0 + n_vectors;
 
   node->calls_since_last_overflow = ca1;
   node->clocks_since_last_overflow = cl1;
   node->vectors_since_last_overflow = v1;
-  node->perf_counter0_ticks_since_last_overflow = ptick01;
-  node->perf_counter1_ticks_since_last_overflow = ptick11;
-  node->perf_counter_vectors_since_last_overflow = pvec1;
 
   node->max_clock_n = node->max_clock > n_clocks ?
     node->max_clock_n : n_vectors;
@@ -681,42 +658,25 @@ vlib_node_runtime_update_stats (vlib_main_t * vm,
 
   r = vlib_node_runtime_update_main_loop_vector_stats (vm, node, n_vectors);
 
-  if (PREDICT_FALSE (ca1 < ca0 || v1 < v0 || cl1 < cl0) || (ptick01 < ptick00)
-      || (ptick11 < ptick10) || (pvec1 < pvec0))
+  if (PREDICT_FALSE (ca1 < ca0 || v1 < v0 || cl1 < cl0))
     {
       node->calls_since_last_overflow = ca0;
       node->clocks_since_last_overflow = cl0;
       node->vectors_since_last_overflow = v0;
-      node->perf_counter0_ticks_since_last_overflow = ptick00;
-      node->perf_counter1_ticks_since_last_overflow = ptick10;
-      node->perf_counter_vectors_since_last_overflow = pvec0;
 
-      vlib_node_runtime_sync_stats (vm, node, n_calls, n_vectors, n_clocks,
-                                   n_ticks0, n_ticks1);
+      vlib_node_runtime_sync_stats (vm, node, n_calls, n_vectors, n_clocks);
     }
 
   return r;
 }
 
-always_inline void
-vlib_node_runtime_perf_counter (vlib_main_t * vm, u64 * pmc0, u64 * pmc1,
-                               vlib_node_runtime_t * node,
-                               vlib_frame_t * frame, int before_or_after)
-{
-  *pmc0 = 0;
-  *pmc1 = 0;
-  if (PREDICT_FALSE (vec_len (vm->vlib_node_runtime_perf_counter_cbs) != 0))
-    clib_call_callbacks (vm->vlib_node_runtime_perf_counter_cbs, vm, pmc0,
-                        pmc1, node, frame, before_or_after);
-}
-
 always_inline void
 vlib_process_update_stats (vlib_main_t * vm,
                           vlib_process_t * p,
                           uword n_calls, uword n_vectors, uword n_clocks)
 {
   vlib_node_runtime_update_stats (vm, &p->node_runtime,
-                                 n_calls, n_vectors, n_clocks, 0ULL, 0ULL);
+                                 n_calls, n_vectors, n_clocks);
 }
 
 static clib_error_t *
@@ -774,21 +734,44 @@ elog_save_buffer (vlib_main_t * vm,
 }
 
 void
-elog_post_mortem_dump (void)
+vlib_post_mortem_dump (void)
 {
   vlib_main_t *vm = &vlib_global_main;
   elog_main_t *em = &vm->elog_main;
+
   u8 *filename;
   clib_error_t *error;
 
-  if (!vm->elog_post_mortem_dump)
+  if ((vm->elog_post_mortem_dump + vm->dispatch_pcap_postmortem) == 0)
     return;
 
-  filename = format (0, "/tmp/elog_post_mortem.%d%c", getpid (), 0);
-  error = elog_write_file (em, (char *) filename, 1 /* flush ring */ );
-  if (error)
-    clib_error_report (error);
-  vec_free (filename);
+  if (vm->dispatch_pcap_postmortem)
+    {
+      clib_error_t *error;
+      pcap_main_t *pm = &vm->dispatch_pcap_main;
+
+      pm->n_packets_to_capture = pm->n_packets_captured;
+      pm->file_name = (char *) format (0, "/tmp/dispatch_post_mortem.%d%c",
+                                      getpid (), 0);
+      error = pcap_write (pm);
+      pcap_close (pm);
+      if (error)
+       clib_error_report (error);
+      /*
+       * We're in the middle of crashing. Don't try to free the filename.
+       */
+    }
+
+  if (vm->elog_post_mortem_dump)
+    {
+      filename = format (0, "/tmp/elog_post_mortem.%d%c", getpid (), 0);
+      error = elog_write_file (em, (char *) filename, 1 /* flush ring */ );
+      if (error)
+       clib_error_report (error);
+      /*
+       * We're in the middle of crashing. Don't try to free the filename.
+       */
+    }
 }
 
 /* *INDENT-OFF* */
@@ -840,8 +823,8 @@ VLIB_CLI_COMMAND (elog_restart_cli, static) = {
 /* *INDENT-ON* */
 
 static clib_error_t *
-elog_resize (vlib_main_t * vm,
-            unformat_input_t * input, vlib_cli_command_t * cmd)
+elog_resize_command_fn (vlib_main_t * vm,
+                       unformat_input_t * input, vlib_cli_command_t * cmd)
 {
   elog_main_t *em = &vm->elog_main;
   u32 tmp;
@@ -865,7 +848,7 @@ elog_resize (vlib_main_t * vm,
 VLIB_CLI_COMMAND (elog_resize_cli, static) = {
   .path = "event-logger resize",
   .short_help = "event-logger resize <nnn>",
-  .function = elog_resize,
+  .function = elog_resize_command_fn,
 };
 /* *INDENT-ON* */
 
@@ -1166,7 +1149,6 @@ dispatch_node (vlib_main_t * vm,
   u64 t;
   vlib_node_main_t *nm = &vm->node_main;
   vlib_next_frame_t *nf;
-  u64 pmc_before[2], pmc_after[2], pmc_delta[2];
 
   if (CLIB_DEBUG > 0)
     {
@@ -1206,8 +1188,8 @@ dispatch_node (vlib_main_t * vm,
                             last_time_stamp, frame ? frame->n_vectors : 0,
                             /* is_after */ 0);
 
-  vlib_node_runtime_perf_counter (vm, &pmc_before[0], &pmc_before[1],
-                                 node, frame, 0 /* before */ );
+  vlib_node_runtime_perf_counter (vm, node, frame, 0, last_time_stamp,
+                                 VLIB_NODE_RUNTIME_PERF_BEFORE);
 
   /*
    * Turn this on if you run into
@@ -1237,15 +1219,8 @@ dispatch_node (vlib_main_t * vm,
 
   t = clib_cpu_time_now ();
 
-  /*
-   * To validate accounting: pmc_delta = t - pmc_before;
-   * perf ticks should equal clocks/pkt...
-   */
-  vlib_node_runtime_perf_counter (vm, &pmc_after[0], &pmc_after[1], node,
-                                 frame, 1 /* after */ );
-
-  pmc_delta[0] = pmc_after[0] - pmc_before[0];
-  pmc_delta[1] = pmc_after[1] - pmc_before[1];
+  vlib_node_runtime_perf_counter (vm, node, frame, n, t,
+                                 VLIB_NODE_RUNTIME_PERF_AFTER);
 
   vlib_elog_main_loop_event (vm, node->node_index, t, n, 1 /* is_after */ );
 
@@ -1255,9 +1230,7 @@ dispatch_node (vlib_main_t * vm,
   v = vlib_node_runtime_update_stats (vm, node,
                                      /* n_calls */ 1,
                                      /* n_vectors */ n,
-                                     /* n_clocks */ t - last_time_stamp,
-                                     pmc_delta[0] /* PMC0 */ ,
-                                     pmc_delta[1] /* PMC1 */ );
+                                     /* n_clocks */ t - last_time_stamp);
 
   /* When in interrupt mode and vector rate crosses threshold switch to
      polling mode. */
@@ -1354,7 +1327,7 @@ dispatch_pending_node (vlib_main_t * vm, uword pending_frame_index,
 {
   vlib_node_main_t *nm = &vm->node_main;
   vlib_frame_t *f;
-  vlib_next_frame_t *nf, nf_dummy;
+  vlib_next_frame_t *nf, nf_placeholder;
   vlib_node_runtime_t *n;
   vlib_frame_t *restore_frame;
   vlib_pending_frame_t *p;
@@ -1368,8 +1341,8 @@ dispatch_pending_node (vlib_main_t * vm, uword pending_frame_index,
   f = vlib_get_frame (vm, p->frame);
   if (p->next_frame_index == VLIB_PENDING_FRAME_NO_NEXT_FRAME)
     {
-      /* No next frame: so use dummy on stack. */
-      nf = &nf_dummy;
+      /* No next frame: so use placeholder on stack. */
+      nf = &nf_placeholder;
       nf->flags = f->frame_flags & VLIB_NODE_FLAG_TRACE;
       nf->frame = NULL;
     }
@@ -1579,6 +1552,9 @@ dispatch_process (vlib_main_t * vm,
   old_process_index = nm->current_process_index;
   nm->current_process_index = node->runtime_index;
 
+  vlib_node_runtime_perf_counter (vm, node_runtime, f, 0, last_time_stamp,
+                                 VLIB_NODE_RUNTIME_PERF_BEFORE);
+
   n_vectors = vlib_process_startup (vm, p, f);
 
   nm->current_process_index = old_process_index;
@@ -1618,6 +1594,9 @@ dispatch_process (vlib_main_t * vm,
   vlib_elog_main_loop_event (vm, node_runtime->node_index, t, is_suspend,
                             /* is_after */ 1);
 
+  vlib_node_runtime_perf_counter (vm, node_runtime, f, n_vectors, t,
+                                 VLIB_NODE_RUNTIME_PERF_AFTER);
+
   vlib_process_update_stats (vm, p,
                             /* n_calls */ !is_suspend,
                             /* n_vectors */ n_vectors,
@@ -1668,6 +1647,9 @@ dispatch_suspended_process (vlib_main_t * vm,
   /* Save away current process for suspend. */
   nm->current_process_index = node->runtime_index;
 
+  vlib_node_runtime_perf_counter (vm, node_runtime, f, 0, last_time_stamp,
+                                 VLIB_NODE_RUNTIME_PERF_BEFORE);
+
   n_vectors = vlib_process_resume (vm, p);
   t = clib_cpu_time_now ();
 
@@ -1701,6 +1683,9 @@ dispatch_suspended_process (vlib_main_t * vm,
   vlib_elog_main_loop_event (vm, node_runtime->node_index, t, !is_suspend,
                             /* is_after */ 1);
 
+  vlib_node_runtime_perf_counter (vm, node_runtime, f, n_vectors, t,
+                                 VLIB_NODE_RUNTIME_PERF_AFTER);
+
   vlib_process_update_stats (vm, p,
                             /* n_calls */ !is_suspend,
                             /* n_vectors */ n_vectors,
@@ -1717,14 +1702,15 @@ vl_api_send_pending_rpc_requests (vlib_main_t * vm)
 
 static_always_inline u64
 dispatch_pending_interrupts (vlib_main_t * vm, vlib_node_main_t * nm,
-                            u64 cpu_time_now)
+                            u64 cpu_time_now,
+                            vlib_node_interrupt_t * interrupts)
 {
   vlib_node_runtime_t *n;
 
-  for (int i = 0; i < _vec_len (nm->pending_local_interrupts); i++)
+  for (int i = 0; i < _vec_len (interrupts); i++)
     {
       vlib_node_interrupt_t *in;
-      in = vec_elt_at_index (nm->pending_local_interrupts, i);
+      in = vec_elt_at_index (interrupts, i);
       n = vec_elt_at_index (nm->nodes_by_type[VLIB_NODE_TYPE_INPUT],
                            in->node_runtime_index);
       n->interrupt_data = in->data;
@@ -1732,10 +1718,22 @@ dispatch_pending_interrupts (vlib_main_t * vm, vlib_node_main_t * nm,
                                    VLIB_NODE_STATE_INTERRUPT, /* frame */ 0,
                                    cpu_time_now);
     }
-  vec_reset_length (nm->pending_local_interrupts);
   return cpu_time_now;
 }
 
+static inline void
+pcap_postmortem_reset (vlib_main_t * vm)
+{
+  pcap_main_t *pm = &vm->dispatch_pcap_main;
+
+  /* Reset the trace buffer and capture count */
+  clib_spinlock_lock_if_init (&pm->lock);
+  vec_reset_length (pm->pcap_data);
+  pm->n_packets_captured = 0;
+  clib_spinlock_unlock_if_init (&pm->lock);
+}
+
+
 static_always_inline void
 vlib_main_or_worker_loop (vlib_main_t * vm, int is_main)
 {
@@ -1746,6 +1744,7 @@ vlib_main_or_worker_loop (vlib_main_t * vm, int is_main)
   f64 now;
   vlib_frame_queue_main_t *fqm;
   u32 frame_queue_check_counter = 0;
+  vlib_node_interrupt_t *empty_int_list = 0;
 
   /* Initialize pending node vector. */
   if (is_main)
@@ -1766,6 +1765,7 @@ vlib_main_or_worker_loop (vlib_main_t * vm, int is_main)
   /* Pre-allocate interupt runtime indices and lock. */
   vec_alloc (nm->pending_local_interrupts, 32);
   vec_alloc (nm->pending_remote_interrupts, 32);
+  vec_alloc (empty_int_list, 32);
   vec_alloc_aligned (nm->pending_remote_interrupts_notify, 1,
                     CLIB_CACHE_LINE_BYTES);
   clib_spinlock_init (&nm->pending_interrupt_lock);
@@ -1809,33 +1809,45 @@ vlib_main_or_worker_loop (vlib_main_t * vm, int is_main)
        }
 
       if (!is_main)
+       vlib_worker_thread_barrier_check ();
+
+      if (PREDICT_FALSE (vm->check_frame_queues + frame_queue_check_counter))
        {
-         vlib_worker_thread_barrier_check ();
-         if (PREDICT_FALSE (vm->check_frame_queues +
-                            frame_queue_check_counter))
-           {
-             u32 processed = 0;
+         u32 processed = 0;
 
-             if (vm->check_frame_queues)
-               {
-                 frame_queue_check_counter = 100;
-                 vm->check_frame_queues = 0;
-               }
+         if (vm->check_frame_queues)
+           {
+             frame_queue_check_counter = 100;
+             vm->check_frame_queues = 0;
+           }
 
-             vec_foreach (fqm, tm->frame_queue_mains)
-               processed += vlib_frame_queue_dequeue (vm, fqm);
+         vec_foreach (fqm, tm->frame_queue_mains)
+           processed += vlib_frame_queue_dequeue (vm, fqm);
 
-             /* No handoff queue work found? */
-             if (processed)
-               frame_queue_check_counter = 100;
-             else
-               frame_queue_check_counter--;
-           }
-         if (PREDICT_FALSE (vec_len (vm->worker_thread_main_loop_callbacks)))
-           clib_call_callbacks (vm->worker_thread_main_loop_callbacks, vm);
+         /* No handoff queue work found? */
+         if (processed)
+           frame_queue_check_counter = 100;
+         else
+           frame_queue_check_counter--;
        }
 
+      if (PREDICT_FALSE (vec_len (vm->worker_thread_main_loop_callbacks)))
+       clib_call_callbacks (vm->worker_thread_main_loop_callbacks, vm,
+                            cpu_time_now);
+
+      /*
+       * When trying to understand aggravating, hard-to-reproduce
+       * bugs: reset / restart the pcap dispatch trace once per
+       * main thread dispatch cycle. All threads share the same
+       * (spinlock-protected) dispatch trace buffer. It might take
+       * a few tries to capture a good post-mortem trace of
+       * a multi-thread issue. Best we can do without a big refactor job.
+       */
+      if (is_main && PREDICT_FALSE (vm->dispatch_pcap_postmortem != 0))
+       pcap_postmortem_reset (vm);
+
       /* Process pre-input nodes. */
+      cpu_time_now = clib_cpu_time_now ();
       vec_foreach (n, nm->nodes_by_type[VLIB_NODE_TYPE_PRE_INPUT])
        cpu_time_now = dispatch_node (vm, n,
                                      VLIB_NODE_TYPE_PRE_INPUT,
@@ -1856,24 +1868,33 @@ vlib_main_or_worker_loop (vlib_main_t * vm, int is_main)
 
       /* handle local interruots */
       if (_vec_len (nm->pending_local_interrupts))
-       cpu_time_now = dispatch_pending_interrupts (vm, nm, cpu_time_now);
+       {
+         vlib_node_interrupt_t *interrupts = nm->pending_local_interrupts;
+         nm->pending_local_interrupts = empty_int_list;
+         cpu_time_now = dispatch_pending_interrupts (vm, nm, cpu_time_now,
+                                                     interrupts);
+         empty_int_list = interrupts;
+         vec_reset_length (empty_int_list);
+       }
 
       /* handle remote interruots */
       if (PREDICT_FALSE (_vec_len (nm->pending_remote_interrupts)))
        {
-         vlib_node_interrupt_t *in;
+         vlib_node_interrupt_t *interrupts;
 
          /* at this point it is known that
           * vec_len (nm->pending_local_interrupts) is zero so we quickly swap
           * local and remote vector under the spinlock */
          clib_spinlock_lock (&nm->pending_interrupt_lock);
-         in = nm->pending_local_interrupts;
-         nm->pending_local_interrupts = nm->pending_remote_interrupts;
-         nm->pending_remote_interrupts = in;
+         interrupts = nm->pending_remote_interrupts;
+         nm->pending_remote_interrupts = empty_int_list;
          *nm->pending_remote_interrupts_notify = 0;
          clib_spinlock_unlock (&nm->pending_interrupt_lock);
 
-         cpu_time_now = dispatch_pending_interrupts (vm, nm, cpu_time_now);
+         cpu_time_now = dispatch_pending_interrupts (vm, nm, cpu_time_now,
+                                                     interrupts);
+         empty_int_list = interrupts;
+         vec_reset_length (empty_int_list);
        }
 
       /* Input nodes may have added work to the pending vector.
@@ -2030,8 +2051,9 @@ vlib_main_configure (vlib_main_t * vm, unformat_input_t * input)
        turn_on_mem_trace = 1;
 
       else if (unformat (input, "elog-events %d",
-                        &vm->elog_main.event_ring_size))
-       ;
+                        &vm->configured_elog_ring_size))
+       vm->configured_elog_ring_size =
+         1 << max_log2 (vm->configured_elog_ring_size);
       else if (unformat (input, "elog-post-mortem-dump"))
        vm->elog_post_mortem_dump = 1;
       else if (unformat (input, "buffer-alloc-success-rate %f",
@@ -2064,7 +2086,7 @@ vlib_main_configure (vlib_main_t * vm, unformat_input_t * input)
 VLIB_EARLY_CONFIG_FUNCTION (vlib_main_configure, "vlib");
 
 static void
-dummy_queue_signal_callback (vlib_main_t * vm)
+placeholder_queue_signal_callback (vlib_main_t * vm)
 {
 }
 
@@ -2110,13 +2132,12 @@ vlib_main (vlib_main_t * volatile vm, unformat_input_t * input)
   clib_error_t *volatile error;
   vlib_node_main_t *nm = &vm->node_main;
 
-  vm->queue_signal_callback = dummy_queue_signal_callback;
+  vm->queue_signal_callback = placeholder_queue_signal_callback;
 
-  /* Turn on event log. */
-  if (!vm->elog_main.event_ring_size)
-    vm->elog_main.event_ring_size = 128 << 10;
-  elog_init (&vm->elog_main, vm->elog_main.event_ring_size);
-  elog_enable_disable (&vm->elog_main, 1);
+  /* Reconfigure event log which is enabled very early */
+  if (vm->configured_elog_ring_size &&
+      vm->configured_elog_ring_size != vm->elog_main.event_ring_size)
+    elog_resize (&vm->elog_main, vm->configured_elog_ring_size);
   vl_api_set_elog_main (&vm->elog_main);
   (void) vl_api_set_elog_trace_api_messages (1);
 
@@ -2329,6 +2350,11 @@ vlib_pcap_dispatch_trace_configure (vlib_pcap_dispatch_trace_args_t * a)
           vec_validate (tm->nodes, a->buffer_trace_node_index);
           tn = tm->nodes + a->buffer_trace_node_index;
           tn->limit += a->buffer_traces_to_capture;
+          if (a->post_mortem)
+            {
+              tm->filter_flag = FILTER_FLAG_POST_MORTEM;
+              tm->filter_count = ~0;
+            }
           tm->trace_enable = 1;
         }));
       /* *INDENT-ON* */
@@ -2342,7 +2368,8 @@ vlib_pcap_dispatch_trace_configure (vlib_pcap_dispatch_trace_args_t * a)
       vec_free (pm->pcap_data);
       memset (pm, 0, sizeof (*pm));
 
-      vec_validate_aligned (vnet_trace_dummy, 2048, CLIB_CACHE_LINE_BYTES);
+      vec_validate_aligned (vnet_trace_placeholder, 2048,
+                           CLIB_CACHE_LINE_BYTES);
       if (pm->lock == 0)
        clib_spinlock_init (&(pm->lock));
 
@@ -2353,14 +2380,23 @@ vlib_pcap_dispatch_trace_configure (vlib_pcap_dispatch_trace_args_t * a)
       pm->n_packets_captured = 0;
       pm->packet_type = PCAP_PACKET_TYPE_vpp;
       pm->n_packets_to_capture = a->packets_to_capture;
+      vm->dispatch_pcap_postmortem = a->post_mortem;
       /* *INDENT-OFF* */
-      foreach_vlib_main (({this_vlib_main->dispatch_pcap_enable = 1;}));
+      foreach_vlib_main (({ this_vlib_main->dispatch_pcap_enable = 1;}));
       /* *INDENT-ON* */
     }
   else
     {
       /* *INDENT-OFF* */
-      foreach_vlib_main (({this_vlib_main->dispatch_pcap_enable = 0;}));
+      foreach_vlib_main ((
+        {
+          this_vlib_main->dispatch_pcap_enable = 0;
+          this_vlib_main->dispatch_pcap_postmortem = 0;
+          tm = &this_vlib_main->trace_main;
+          tm->filter_flag = 0;
+          tm->filter_count = 0;
+          tm->trace_enable = 0;
+        }));
       /* *INDENT-ON* */
       vec_reset_length (vm->dispatch_buffer_trace_nodes);
       if (pm->n_packets_captured)
@@ -2398,6 +2434,7 @@ dispatch_trace_command_fn (vlib_main_t * vm,
   int rv;
   int enable = 0;
   int status = 0;
+  int post_mortem = 0;
   u32 node_index = ~0, buffer_traces_to_capture = 100;
 
   /* Get a line of input. */
@@ -2427,6 +2464,8 @@ dispatch_trace_command_fn (vlib_main_t * vm,
                         unformat_vlib_node, vm, &node_index,
                         &buffer_traces_to_capture))
        ;
+      else if (unformat (line_input, "post-mortem %=", &post_mortem, 1))
+       ;
       else
        {
          return clib_error_return (0, "unknown input `%U'",
@@ -2443,6 +2482,7 @@ dispatch_trace_command_fn (vlib_main_t * vm,
   a->packets_to_capture = max;
   a->buffer_trace_node_index = node_index;
   a->buffer_traces_to_capture = buffer_traces_to_capture;
+  a->post_mortem = post_mortem;
 
   rv = vlib_pcap_dispatch_trace_configure (a);
 
@@ -2523,6 +2563,9 @@ dispatch_trace_command_fn (vlib_main_t * vm,
  * @cliexstart{vppctl pcap dispatch trace off}
  * captured 21 pkts...
  * saved to /tmp/dispatchTrace.pcap...
+ * Example of how to start a post-mortem dispatch trace:
+ * pcap dispatch trace on max 20000 buffer-trace
+ *     dpdk-input 3000000000 post-mortem
  * @cliexend
 ?*/
 /* *INDENT-OFF* */
@@ -2530,11 +2573,23 @@ VLIB_CLI_COMMAND (pcap_dispatch_trace_command, static) = {
     .path = "pcap dispatch trace",
     .short_help =
     "pcap dispatch trace [on|off] [max <nn>] [file <name>] [status]\n"
-    "              [buffer-trace <input-node-name> <nn>]",
+    "              [buffer-trace <input-node-name> <nn>][post-mortem]",
     .function = dispatch_trace_command_fn,
 };
 /* *INDENT-ON* */
 
+vlib_main_t *
+vlib_get_main_not_inline (void)
+{
+  return vlib_get_main ();
+}
+
+elog_main_t *
+vlib_get_elog_main_not_inline ()
+{
+  return &vlib_global_main.elog_main;
+}
+
 /*
  * fd.io coding-style-patch-verification: ON
  *