+ if (is_local_trace && trace_chunk) {
+ enum lttng_trace_chunk_status chunk_status;
+ char *pathname_index;
+
+ ret = asprintf(&pathname_index, "%s/" DEFAULT_INDEX_DIR,
+ pathname);
+ if (ret < 0) {
+ ERR("Failed to format channel index directory");
+ ret = -1;
+ goto error;
+ }
+
+ /*
+ * Create the index subdirectory which will take care
+ * of implicitly creating the channel's path.
+ */
+ chunk_status = lttng_trace_chunk_create_subdirectory(
+ trace_chunk, pathname_index);
+ free(pathname_index);
+ if (chunk_status != LTTNG_TRACE_CHUNK_STATUS_OK) {
+ ret = -1;
+ goto error;
+ }
+ }
+
+ /* Depending on the buffer type, a different channel key is used. */
+ if (ua_sess->buffer_type == LTTNG_BUFFER_PER_UID) {
+ chan_reg_key = ua_chan->tracing_channel_id;
+ } else {
+ chan_reg_key = ua_chan->key;
+ }
+
+ if (ua_chan->attr.type == LTTNG_UST_ABI_CHAN_METADATA) {
+ chan_id = -1U;
+ /*
+ * Metadata channels shm_path (buffers) are handled within
+ * session daemon. Consumer daemon should not try to create
+ * those buffer files.
+ */
+ } else {
+ chan_reg = ust_registry_channel_find(registry, chan_reg_key);
+ assert(chan_reg);
+ chan_id = chan_reg->chan_id;
+ if (ua_sess->shm_path[0]) {
+ strncpy(shm_path, ua_sess->shm_path, sizeof(shm_path));
+ shm_path[sizeof(shm_path) - 1] = '\0';
+ strncat(shm_path, "/",
+ sizeof(shm_path) - strlen(shm_path) - 1);
+ strncat(shm_path, ua_chan->name,
+ sizeof(shm_path) - strlen(shm_path) - 1);
+ strncat(shm_path, "_",
+ sizeof(shm_path) - strlen(shm_path) - 1);
+ }
+ strncpy(root_shm_path, ua_sess->root_shm_path, sizeof(root_shm_path));
+ root_shm_path[sizeof(root_shm_path) - 1] = '\0';
+ }