UpdateTrace function
The UpdateTrace function updates the property setting of the specified event tracing session.
The ControlTrace function supersedes this function.
Syntax
ULONG UpdateTrace( _In_ TRACEHANDLE SessionHandle, _In_ LPCTSTR SessionName, _Inout_ PEVENT_TRACE_PROPERTIES Properties );
Parameters
- SessionHandle [in]
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Handle to the event tracing session to update, or NULL. You must specify SessionHandle if SessionName is NULL. However, ETW ignores the handle if SessionName is not NULL. The handle is returned by the StartTrace function.
- SessionName [in]
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Pointer to a null-terminated string that specifies the name of the event tracing session to update, or NULL. You must specify SessionName if SessionHandle is NULL.
To specify the NT Kernel Logger session, set SessionName to KERNEL_LOGGER_NAME.
- Properties [in, out]
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Pointer to an initialized EVENT_TRACE_PROPERTIES structure.
On input, the members must specify the new values for the properties to update. For information on which properties you can update, see Remarks.
On output, the structure members contains the updated settings and statistics for the event tracing session.
Return value
If the function succeeds, the return value is ERROR_SUCCESS.
If the function fails, the return value is one of the system error codes. The following table includes some common errors and their causes.
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The BufferSize member of the Wnode member of Properties specifies an incorrect size. |
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One of the following is true:
Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP: The Guid member of the Wnode structure is SystemTraceControlGuid, but the SessionName parameter is not KERNEL_LOGGER_NAME. |
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Only users with administrative privileges, users in the Performance Log Users group, and services running as LocalSystem, LocalService, NetworkService can control event tracing sessions. To grant a restricted user the ability to control trace sessions, add them to the Performance Log Users group. Windows XP and Windows 2000: Anyone can control a trace session. |
Remarks
Controllers call this function.
On input, the members must specify the new values for the properties to update. You can update the following properties.
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| EnableFlags | Set this member to 0 to disable all kernel providers. Otherwise, you must specify the kernel providers that you want to enable or keep enabled. Applies only to NT Kernel Logger sessions. |
| FlushTimer | Set this member if you want to change the time to wait before flushing buffers. If this member is 0, the member is not updated. |
| LogFileNameOffset | Set this member if you want to switch to another log file. If this member is 0, the file name is not updated. If the offset is not zero and you do not change the log file name, the function returns an error. |
| LogFileMode | Set this member if you want to turn EVENT_TRACE_REAL_TIME_MODE on and off. To turn real time consuming off, set this member to 0. To turn real time consuming on, set this member to EVENT_TRACE_REAL_TIME_MODE and it will be OR'd with the current modes. |
| MaximumBuffers | Set set this member if you want to change the maximum number of buffers that ETW uses. If this member is 0, the member is not updated. |
For private logger sessions, you can only update LogFileNameOffset and FlushTimer.
If you are using a newly initialized EVENT_TRACE_PROPERTIES structure, the only members you need to specify, other than the members you are updating, are Wnode.BufferSize, Wnode.Guid, and Wnode.Flags.
If you use the property structure you passed to StartTrace, make sure the LogFileNameOffset member is 0 unless you are changing the log file name.
If you call the ControlTrace function to query the current session properties and then update those properties to update the session, make sure you set LogFileNameOffset to 0 (unless you are changing the log file name) and set EVENT_TRACE_PROPERTIES.Wnode.Flags to WNODE_FLAG_TRACED_GUID.
To obtain the property settings and session statistics for an event tracing session, call the ControlTrace function.
Examples
For an example that uses UpdateTrace, see Updating an Event Tracing Session.
Requirements
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Minimum supported client |
Windows 2000 Professional [desktop apps only] |
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Minimum supported server |
Windows 2000 Server [desktop apps only] |
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Unicode and ANSI names |
UpdateTraceW (Unicode) and UpdateTraceA (ANSI) |
See also