dlt-daemon

DLT Filetransfer

Overview

DLT is a reusable open source software component for standardized logging and tracing in infotainment ECUs based on the AUTOSAR 4.0 standard.

The goal of DLT is the consolidation of the existing variety of logging and tracing protocols on one format.

Introduction to DLT Filetransfer

With DLT Filetransfer it is possible store the binary data of a file to the automotive dlt log.

The file will be read in binary mode and put as several chunks to a DLT_INFO log. With a special plugin of the dlt viewer, you can extract the embedded files from the trace and save them.

It can be used for smaller files, e.g. HMI screenshots or little coredumps.

Protocol

The file transfer is at least one single transaction. This transaction consist of three main types of packages:

header package
one or more data packages
end package

Header Package

Every filetransfer must begin with the header package using:

` int dlt_user_log_file_header(DltContext *fileContext,const char *filename) `

Header Header Package Protocol:

Value	Description
FLST	Package flag
fileserialnumber	Inode of the file used as file serialnumber
filename	Use the absolute filepath to the file
filesize	Filesize of the file
file creation date	Creation date of the file
number of packages	Counted packages which will be transferred in the data packages
BUFFER_SIZE	Defined buffer size to reconstruct the file
FLST	Package flag

Data Package

After the header package was sent, at least one or more data packages can be sent using:

` int dlt_user_log_file_data(DltContext *fileContext,const char *filename,int packageToTransfer, int timeout) `

Data Data Package Protocol:

Value	Description
FLDA	Package flag
fileserialnumber	Inode of the file used as file serialnumber
PackageNumber	Transferred package
Data	Payload containing data
FLDA	Package flag

End Package

After all data packages were sent, the end package must be sent to indicate that the filetransfer is over using:

` int dlt_user_log_file_end(DltContext *fileContext,const char *filename,int deleteFlag) `

End Package Protocol:

Value	Description
FLFI	Package flag
fileserialnumber	Inode of the file
FLFI	Package flag

File information

The library offers the user the possibility to log informations about a file using the following method without transferring the file itself using:

` dlt_user_log_file_infoAbout(DltContext *fileContext, const char *filename) `

File Information Protocol:

Value	Description
FLIF	Package flag
fileserialnumber	Inode of the file used as file serialnumber
filename	Use the absolute filepath to the file
filesize	Filesize of the file
file creation date	Creation date of the file
number of packages	Counted packages which will be transferred in the data packages
FLIF	Package flag

File transfer error

//! Error code for dlt_user_log_file_complete
#define ERROR_FILE_COMPLETE -300
//! Error code for dlt_user_log_file_complete
#define ERROR_FILE_COMPLETE1 -301
//! Error code for dlt_user_log_file_complete
#define ERROR_FILE_COMPLETE2 -302
//! Error code for dlt_user_log_file_complete
#define ERROR_FILE_COMPLETE3 -303
//! Error code for dlt_user_log_file_head
#define ERROR_FILE_HEAD -400
//! Error code for dlt_user_log_file_data
#define ERROR_FILE_DATA -500
//! Error code for dlt_user_log_file_data
#define DLT_FILETRANSFER_ERROR_FILE_DATA_USER_BUFFER_FAILED -501
//! Error code for dlt_user_log_file_end
#define ERROR_FILE_END -600
//! Error code for dlt_user_log_file_infoAbout
#define ERROR_INFO_ABOUT -700
//! Error code for dlt_user_log_file_packagesCount
#define ERROR_PACKAGE_COUNT -800

If an error happens during file transfer, the library will execute the method:

` void dlt_user_log_file_errorMessage(DltContext *fileContext, const char *filename, int errorCode) `

File transfer error Protocol:

Value	Description
FLER	Package flag
error code	see error codes above
linux error code	standard linux error code
fileserialnumber	Inode of the file used as file serialnumber
filename	Use the absolute filepath to the file
filesize	Filesize of the file
file creation date	Creation date of the file
number of packages	Counted packages which will be transferred in the data packages
FLER	Package flag

If the file doesn’t exist, the content of the error package is a little bit different:

Value	Description
FLER	Package flag
error code	see error codes above
linux error code	standard linux error code
filename	Use the absolute filepath to the file
FLER	Package flag

Using Using DLT Filetransfer

There are two ways to use the filetransfer

Automatic filetransfer in one step
Header, data and end package order handeld by the user

Automatic

Call

dlt_user_log_file_complete

The method needs the following arguments:

fileContext -> Context for logging the file to dlt
filename -> Use the absolute file path to the file
deleteFlag -> Flag if the file will be deleted after transfer. 1->delete, 0->notDelete
timeout -> Deprecated.

The order of the packages is to send at first the header, then one or more data packages (depends on the filesize) and in the end the end package. The advantage of this method is, that you must not handle the package ordering by your own.

Within dlt_user_log_file_complete the free space of the user buffer will be checked. If the free space of the user buffer < 50% then the actual package won’t be transferred and a timeout will be executed.

If the daemon crashes and the user buffer is full, the automatic method is in an endless loop.

Manual

Manual starting filetransfer with the following commands:

dlt_user_log_file_head Transfers only the header of the file
dlt_user_log_file_data Transfers only one single package of a file
dlt_user_log_file_end Tranfers only the end of the file

This ordering is very important, so that you can save the transferred files to hard disk on client side with a dlt viewer plugin. The advantage of using several steps to transfer files by your own is, that you are very flexible to integrate the filetransfer in your code.

An other difference to the automatic method is, that only a timeout will be done. There is no check of the user buffer.

Important for integration

You should care about blocking the main program when you intergrate filetransfer in your code. Maybe it’s useful to extract the filetransfer in an extra thread. Another point is the filesize. The bigger the file is, the longer takes it to log the file to dlt.

Example dlt filetransfer

For an example file transfer you can use

Usage: dlt-example-filetransfer \[options\] \<command\>
Filetransfer example with DLT Package Version: 2.2.0 , Package Revision: 1666, build on May 28 2011 02:18:19
Command:
-f file      - File to transfer (absolute path)
Options:
-a apid      - Set application id to apid (default: FLTR)
-c ctid      - Set context id to ctid (default: FLTR)
-t ms        - Timeout between file packages in ms (minimum 20 ms)
-d           - Flag to delete the file after the transfer (default: false)
-i           - Flag to log file infos to DLT before transfer file (default: false)
-h           - This help

Testing dlt filetransfer

When you call “sudo make install”, some automatic tests will be installed. Start the test using the following command from bash:

` dlt-test-filetransfer `

It’s important that the dlt-filetransfer example files are installed in /usr/share/dlt-filetransfer which will be done automatically by using “sudo make install”. If not, use -t and -i options to specify the path to a text file and an image file.

testFile1Run1: Test the file transfer with the condition that the transferred file is smaller as the file transfer buffer using dlt_user_log_file_complete.
testFile1Run2: Test the file transfer with the condition that the transferred file is smaller as the file transfer buffer using single package transfer
testFile2Run1: Test the file transfer with the condition that the transferred file is bigger as the file transfer buffer using dlt_user_log_file_complete.
testFile2Run2: Test the file transfer with the condition that the transferred file is bigger as the file transfer buffer using single package transfer
testFile3Run1: Test the file transfer with the condition that the transferred file does not exist using dlt_user_log_file_complete.
testFile3Run2: Test the file transfer with the condition that the transferred file does not exist using single package transfer
testFile3Run3: Test which logs some information about the file.

AUTHOR

Christian Muck <Christian (dot) Muck (at) bmw (dot) de>

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