v49.0 - 2025-01-06:
Tracing service and probes:
* Add `--clone-by-name` to the perfetto command line. This allows cloning a
tracing session by its unique_session_name.
* Fixed a bug that would delay the trace start acknowledgement, resulting
in a 30s when using --background-wait, if an Android producer process is
frozen, as it would be considered unresponsive.
* Added basic support for kprobes with ftrace.
SQL Standard library:
* Removed the `type` column from all non-track tables. Please see
https://perfetto.dev/docs/analysis/perfetto-sql-backcompat#change-in-semantic-of-code-type-code-column-on-track-tables
for more information.
* Changed the semantic of `type` column from all track tables. Please see
https://perfetto.dev/docs/analysis/perfetto-sql-backcompat#removal-of-code-type-code-column-from-all-non-track-tables
for more information.
* Removed the `linux_device_track` table. Linux RPM (runtime power
management) tracks formerly in this table now can be found in the `track`
table with `type` `linux_rpm`.
* Removed the `energy_counter_track` table. Android energy estimate
breakdown tracks formerly in this table now can be found in the `track`
table with `type` `android_energy_estimation_breakdown`.
* Removed the `energy_per_uid_counter_track` table. Android energy estimate
breakdown tracks formerly in this table now can be found in the `track`
table with `type` `android_energy_estimation_breakdown_per_uid`.
* Moved the `gpu_work_period_track` table into the `android.gpu.work_period`
standard library module and renamed it to `android_gpu_work_period_track`.
* Removed the `irq_counter_track` table. Irq counter tracks formerly in this
table now can be found in the `track` table with `type`
`irq_counter`.
* Removed the `softirq_counter_track` table. Softirq counter tracks formerly
in this table now can be found in the `track` table with `type`
`softirq_counter`.
* Removed the `uid_counter_track` table. It was redundant as no data was
inserted directly into it.
* Removed the `uid_track` table. It was redundant as no data was
inserted directly into it.
* Removed `common` package. It has been deprecated since `v42` and most
functionality has been moved into other packages. Notably, the time
conversion functions can be found in `time.conversion` module, and
`thread_slice` is available with `slices.with_context`.
* Deprecated UINT and INT integer types in Perfetto SQL. Please use LONG in
Perfetto SQL schema.
* Deprecated FLOAT flating type in Perfetto SQL. Please use DOUBLE in
Perfetto SQL schema.
* Added TIMESTAMP, DURATION, ID and JOINID types to Perfetto SQL schema.
TIMESTAMP and DURATION refers to time columns in nanoseconds. ID column
is a primary key for the column and JOINID is referencing ID
column of other table.
* Removed the `experimental_sched_upid` table. Prefer the joining `sched`
and `thread` tables directly instead.
* Removed the experimental_counter_dur table. Prefer using the
`counter_leading_intervals` macro from the `counters.intervals` standard
library module.
UI:
* Introduced `Open table:` command which would open any Perfetto Standard
Library table in a new tab.
* Various improvements to timeline rendering performance.
* Added workspace switcher and menu to move tracks between workspaces.
* Completely overhauled recording page.
* Improved area selection UX.
* Improved fuzzy search.
* Hide 'Open with legacy UI' by default.
SDK:
* Added `NamedTrack`, it allows creating arbitrarily named tracks.
