+ int sock, ret;
+ struct lttcomm_health_msg msg;
+ struct lttcomm_health_data reply;
+
+ /* Connect to the sesssion daemon */
+ sock = lttcomm_connect_unix_sock(health_sock_path);
+ if (sock < 0) {
+ ret = -LTTNG_ERR_NO_SESSIOND;
+ goto error;
+ }
+
+ msg.cmd = LTTNG_HEALTH_CHECK;
+ msg.component = c;
+
+ ret = lttcomm_send_unix_sock(sock, (void *)&msg, sizeof(msg));
+ if (ret < 0) {
+ ret = -LTTNG_ERR_FATAL;
+ goto close_error;
+ }
+
+ ret = lttcomm_recv_unix_sock(sock, (void *)&reply, sizeof(reply));
+ if (ret < 0) {
+ ret = -LTTNG_ERR_FATAL;
+ goto close_error;
+ }
+
+ ret = reply.ret_code;
+
+close_error:
+ {
+ int closeret;
+
+ closeret = close(sock);
+ assert(!closeret);
+ }
+
+error:
+ return ret;
+}
+
+/*
+ * This is an extension of create session that is ONLY and SHOULD only be used
+ * by the lttng command line program. It exists to avoid using URI parsing in
+ * the lttng client.
+ *
+ * We need the date and time for the trace path subdirectory for the case where
+ * the user does NOT define one using either -o or -U. Using the normal
+ * lttng_create_session API call, we have no clue on the session daemon side if
+ * the URL was generated automatically by the client or define by the user.
+ *
+ * So this function "wrapper" is hidden from the public API, takes the datetime
+ * string and appends it if necessary to the URI subdirectory before sending it
+ * to the session daemon.
+ *
+ * With this extra function, the lttng_create_session call behavior is not
+ * changed and the timestamp is appended to the URI on the session daemon side
+ * if necessary.
+ */
+int _lttng_create_session_ext(const char *name, const char *url,
+ const char *datetime)
+{
+ int ret;
+ ssize_t size;