X-Git-Url: https://git.lttng.org/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=ltt%2Fbranches%2Fpoly%2Flttv%2Fmodules%2Fgui%2Flttvwindow%2Flttvwindow%2Flttvwindowtraces.c;h=87beead611324da1cad41ae51eb60b5320159f80;hb=b91e751bfd4702dd0e73008727b38d9043f609c5;hp=bafc5fdd06fd6925193bd5cebfc4982eb087baa3;hpb=0fdb8bb0256c3dc90d3398fd70112a9081e91e58;p=lttv.git

diff --git a/ltt/branches/poly/lttv/modules/gui/lttvwindow/lttvwindow/lttvwindowtraces.c b/ltt/branches/poly/lttv/modules/gui/lttvwindow/lttvwindow/lttvwindowtraces.c
index bafc5fdd..87beead6 100644
--- a/ltt/branches/poly/lttv/modules/gui/lttvwindow/lttvwindow/lttvwindowtraces.c
+++ b/ltt/branches/poly/lttv/modules/gui/lttvwindow/lttvwindow/lttvwindowtraces.c
@@ -20,9 +20,14 @@
 
 /* Here is the implementation of the API */
 
+#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
+#include <config.h>
+#endif
+
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
+#include <string.h>
 
 #include <ltt/time.h>
 #include <ltt/trace.h>
@@ -32,13 +37,18 @@
 #include <lttv/attribute.h>
 #include <lttv/tracecontext.h>
 #include <lttvwindow/lttvwindowtraces.h>
+#include <lttvwindow/lttvwindow.h> // for CHUNK_NUM_EVENTS
+#include <lttvwindow/mainwindow-private.h> /* for main window structure */
 
+extern GSList * g_main_window_list;
 
 typedef struct _BackgroundRequest {
   LttvAttributeName module_name; /* Hook path in global attributes,
                                     where all standard hooks under computation/.
                                     i.e. modulename */
   LttvTrace *trace; /* trace concerned */
+  GtkWidget *dialog;  /* Dialog linked with the request, may be NULL */
+  GtkWidget *parent_window; /* Parent window the dialog must be transient for */
 } BackgroundRequest;
 
 typedef struct _BackgroundNotify {
@@ -52,6 +62,9 @@ typedef struct _BackgroundNotify {
 
 
 
+/* Prototypes */
+gboolean lttvwindowtraces_process_pending_requests(LttvTrace *trace);
+
 /* Get a trace by its path name. 
  *
  * @param path path of the trace on the virtual file system.
@@ -61,19 +74,17 @@ typedef struct _BackgroundNotify {
 
 LttvTrace *lttvwindowtraces_get_trace_by_name(gchar *path)
 {
-  LttvAttribute *attribute = lttv_global_attributes();
   guint i;
 
   for(i=0;i<lttvwindowtraces_get_number();i++) {
     LttvTrace *trace_v = lttvwindowtraces_get_trace(i);
     LttTrace *trace;
     gchar *name;
-    
     g_assert(trace_v != NULL);
 
     trace = lttv_trace(trace_v);
     g_assert(trace != NULL);
-    name = ltt_trace_name(trace);
+    name = g_quark_to_string(ltt_trace_name(trace));
 
     if(strcmp(name, path) == 0) {
       /* Found */
@@ -93,12 +104,14 @@ LttvTrace *lttvwindowtraces_get_trace(guint num)
   LttvAttributeType type;
   LttvAttributeName name;
   LttvAttributeValue value;
+	gboolean is_named;
 
   g_assert(attribute = 
       LTTV_ATTRIBUTE(lttv_iattribute_find_subdir(LTTV_IATTRIBUTE(g_attribute),
                                 LTTV_TRACES)));
   
-  type = lttv_iattribute_get(LTTV_IATTRIBUTE(attribute), num, &name, &value);
+  type = lttv_iattribute_get(LTTV_IATTRIBUTE(attribute), num, &name, &value,
+			&is_named);
 
   if(type == LTTV_POINTER) {
     return (LttvTrace *)*(value.v_pointer);
@@ -133,13 +146,13 @@ void lttvwindowtraces_add_trace(LttvTrace *trace)
   struct stat buf;
   gchar attribute_path[PATH_MAX];
 
-  if(stat(ltt_trace_name(lttv_trace(trace)), &buf)) {
+  if(stat(g_quark_to_string(ltt_trace_name(lttv_trace(trace))), &buf)) {
     g_warning("lttvwindowtraces_add_trace: Trace %s not found",
-        ltt_trace_name(lttv_trace(trace)));
+        g_quark_to_string(ltt_trace_name(lttv_trace(trace))));
     return;
   }
   g_assert(
-      snprintf(attribute_path, PATH_MAX, "%lu:%lu", buf.st_dev, buf.st_ino) >= 0);
+      snprintf(attribute_path, PATH_MAX, "%llu:%llu", buf.st_dev, buf.st_ino) >= 0);
   
   g_assert(attribute = 
       LTTV_ATTRIBUTE(lttv_iattribute_find_subdir(LTTV_IATTRIBUTE(g_attribute),
@@ -150,6 +163,54 @@ void lttvwindowtraces_add_trace(LttvTrace *trace)
                      LTTV_POINTER);
 
   *(value.v_pointer) = (gpointer)trace;
+  
+  /* create new traceset and tracesetcontext */
+  LttvTraceset *ts;
+  LttvTracesetStats *tss;
+  //LttvTracesetContextPosition *sync_position;
+  
+  attribute = lttv_trace_attribute(trace);
+  g_assert(lttv_iattribute_find(LTTV_IATTRIBUTE(attribute),
+                                LTTV_COMPUTATION_TRACESET,
+                                LTTV_POINTER,
+                                &value));
+  ts = lttv_traceset_new();
+  *(value.v_pointer) = ts;
+ 
+  lttv_traceset_add(ts,trace);
+
+  g_assert(lttv_iattribute_find(LTTV_IATTRIBUTE(attribute),
+                                LTTV_COMPUTATION_TRACESET_CONTEXT,
+                                LTTV_POINTER,
+                                &value));
+  tss = g_object_new(LTTV_TRACESET_STATS_TYPE, NULL);
+  *(value.v_pointer) = tss;
+  
+  lttv_context_init(LTTV_TRACESET_CONTEXT(tss), ts);
+#if 0
+  g_assert(lttv_iattribute_find(LTTV_IATTRIBUTE(attribute),
+                                LTTV_COMPUTATION_SYNC_POSITION,
+                                LTTV_POINTER,
+                                &value));
+
+  sync_position = lttv_traceset_context_position_new();
+  *(value.v_pointer) = sync_position;
+#endif //0
+  value = lttv_attribute_add(attribute,
+                     LTTV_REQUESTS_QUEUE,
+                     LTTV_POINTER);
+
+  value = lttv_attribute_add(attribute,
+                     LTTV_REQUESTS_CURRENT,
+                     LTTV_POINTER);
+ 
+  value = lttv_attribute_add(attribute,
+                     LTTV_NOTIFY_QUEUE,
+                     LTTV_POINTER);
+  
+  value = lttv_attribute_add(attribute,
+                     LTTV_NOTIFY_CURRENT,
+                     LTTV_POINTER);
 }
 
 /* Remove a trace from the global attributes */
@@ -170,31 +231,100 @@ void lttvwindowtraces_remove_trace(LttvTrace *trace)
     
     g_assert(trace_v != NULL);
 
+    /* Remove and background computation that could be in progress */
+    g_idle_remove_by_data(trace_v);
+    
     if(trace_v == trace) {
       /* Found */
+      LttvAttribute *l_attribute;
+
+      /* destroy traceset and tracesetcontext */
+      LttvTraceset *ts;
+      LttvTracesetStats *tss;
+      //LttvTracesetContextPosition *sync_position;
+      
+      l_attribute = lttv_trace_attribute(trace);
+
+
+      lttv_iattribute_remove_by_name(LTTV_IATTRIBUTE(l_attribute),
+                                     LTTV_REQUESTS_QUEUE);
+
+      lttv_iattribute_remove_by_name(LTTV_IATTRIBUTE(l_attribute),
+                                     LTTV_REQUESTS_CURRENT);
+
+      lttv_iattribute_remove_by_name(LTTV_IATTRIBUTE(l_attribute),
+                                     LTTV_NOTIFY_QUEUE);
+
+      lttv_iattribute_remove_by_name(LTTV_IATTRIBUTE(l_attribute),
+                                     LTTV_NOTIFY_CURRENT);
+
+      g_assert(lttv_iattribute_find(LTTV_IATTRIBUTE(l_attribute),
+                                    LTTV_COMPUTATION_TRACESET,
+                                    LTTV_POINTER,
+                                    &value));
+      ts = (LttvTraceset*)*(value.v_pointer);
+#if 0   
+      g_assert(lttv_iattribute_find(LTTV_IATTRIBUTE(l_attribute),
+                                    LTTV_COMPUTATION_SYNC_POSITION,
+                                    LTTV_POINTER,
+                                    &value));
+      sync_position = (LttvTracesetContextPosition*)*(value.v_pointer);
+      lttv_traceset_context_position_destroy(sync_position);
+      
+      lttv_iattribute_remove_by_name(LTTV_IATTRIBUTE(l_attribute),
+                                     LTTV_COMPUTATION_SYNC_POSITION);
+
+#endif //0
+      g_assert(lttv_iattribute_find(LTTV_IATTRIBUTE(l_attribute),
+                                    LTTV_COMPUTATION_TRACESET_CONTEXT,
+                                    LTTV_POINTER,
+                                    &value));
+      tss = (LttvTracesetStats*)*(value.v_pointer);
+      
+      lttv_context_fini(LTTV_TRACESET_CONTEXT(tss));
+      g_object_unref(tss);
+      lttv_iattribute_remove_by_name(LTTV_IATTRIBUTE(l_attribute),
+                                     LTTV_COMPUTATION_TRACESET_CONTEXT);
+      lttv_iattribute_remove_by_name(LTTV_IATTRIBUTE(l_attribute),
+                                     LTTV_COMPUTATION_TRACESET);
+      /* Destroy the traceset and the trace also */
+      lttv_traceset_destroy(ts);
+
+      /* finally, remove the global attribute */
       lttv_attribute_remove(attribute, i);
+
       return;
     }
   }
 }
 
+static void destroy_dialog(BackgroundRequest *bg_req)
+{
+  gtk_widget_destroy(bg_req->dialog);
+  bg_req->dialog = NULL;
+}
+
 
 /**
  * Function to request data from a specific trace
  *
  * The memory allocated for the request will be managed by the API.
  * 
+ * @param widget the current Window
  * @param trace the trace to compute
  * @param module_name the name of the module which registered global computation
  *                    hooks.
  */
 
 void lttvwindowtraces_background_request_queue
-                     (LttvTrace *trace, gchar *module_name)
+                     (GtkWidget *widget, LttvTrace *trace, gchar *module_name)
 {
   BackgroundRequest *bg_req;
   LttvAttribute *attribute = lttv_trace_attribute(trace);
+  LttvAttribute *g_attribute = lttv_global_attributes();
+  LttvAttribute *module_attribute;
   LttvAttributeValue value;
+  LttvAttributeType type;
   GSList **slist;
   guint num;
 
@@ -203,12 +333,53 @@ void lttvwindowtraces_background_request_queue
                                 LTTV_POINTER,
                                 &value));
   slist = (GSList**)(value.v_pointer);
-  
+
+  /* Verify that the calculator is loaded */
+  g_assert(module_attribute =
+      LTTV_ATTRIBUTE(lttv_iattribute_find_subdir(LTTV_IATTRIBUTE(g_attribute),
+                                LTTV_COMPUTATION)));
+
+
+  type = lttv_iattribute_get_by_name(LTTV_IATTRIBUTE(module_attribute),
+                                     g_quark_from_string(module_name),
+                                     &value);
+  if(type == LTTV_NONE) {
+    g_critical("Missing background calculator %s", module_name);
+    return;
+  }
+
   bg_req = g_new(BackgroundRequest,1);
   bg_req->module_name = g_quark_from_string(module_name);
   bg_req->trace = trace;
 
   *slist = g_slist_append(*slist, bg_req);
+
+  /* Priority lower than live servicing */
+  g_idle_remove_by_data(trace);
+  g_idle_add_full((G_PRIORITY_HIGH_IDLE + 23),
+                  (GSourceFunc)lttvwindowtraces_process_pending_requests,
+                  trace,
+                  NULL);
+  /* FIXME : show message in status bar, need context and message id */
+  g_info("Background computation for %s started for trace %p", module_name,
+      trace);
+  GtkWidget *dialog = 
+    gtk_message_dialog_new(
+      GTK_WINDOW(widget),
+      GTK_DIALOG_DESTROY_WITH_PARENT,
+      GTK_MESSAGE_INFO, GTK_BUTTONS_OK, 
+      "Background computation for %s started for trace %s", 
+      module_name,
+      g_quark_to_string(ltt_trace_name(lttv_trace(trace))));
+  gtk_window_set_transient_for(GTK_WINDOW(dialog), GTK_WINDOW(widget));
+  g_signal_connect_swapped (dialog, "response",
+      G_CALLBACK (destroy_dialog),
+      bg_req);
+  bg_req->dialog = dialog;
+  /* the parent window might vanish : only use this pointer for a 
+   * comparison with existing windows */
+  bg_req->parent_window = gtk_widget_get_toplevel(widget);
+  gtk_widget_show(dialog);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -257,6 +428,37 @@ void lttvwindowtraces_background_request_remove
   }
 }
  
+/**
+ * Find a background request in a trace
+ *
+ */
+
+gboolean lttvwindowtraces_background_request_find
+                     (LttvTrace *trace, gchar *module_name)
+{
+  LttvAttribute *attribute = lttv_trace_attribute(trace);
+  LttvAttributeValue value;
+  GSList *iter = NULL;
+  GSList **slist;
+
+  g_assert(lttv_iattribute_find(LTTV_IATTRIBUTE(attribute),
+                                LTTV_REQUESTS_QUEUE,
+                                LTTV_POINTER,
+                                &value));
+  slist = (GSList**)(value.v_pointer);
+
+  for(iter=*slist;iter!=NULL;) {
+    BackgroundRequest *bg_req = 
+              (BackgroundRequest *)iter->data;
+
+    if(bg_req->module_name == g_quark_from_string(module_name)) {
+      return TRUE;
+    } else {
+      iter=g_slist_next(iter);
+    }
+  }
+  return FALSE;
+}
  
 /**
  * Register a callback to be called when requested data is passed in the next
@@ -287,15 +489,25 @@ void lttvwindowtraces_background_notify_queue
                                 &value));
   slist = (GSList**)(value.v_pointer);
  
+  g_assert(lttv_iattribute_find(LTTV_IATTRIBUTE(attribute),
+                                LTTV_COMPUTATION_TRACESET_CONTEXT,
+                                LTTV_POINTER,
+                                &value));
+  LttvTracesetContext *tsc = (LttvTracesetContext*)(value.v_pointer);
 
   bg_notify = g_new(BackgroundNotify,1);
 
   bg_notify->owner = owner;
   bg_notify->trace = trace;
   bg_notify->notify_time = notify_time;
-  bg_notify->notify_position = ltt_traceset_context_position_new();
-  lttv_traceset_context_position_copy(bg_notify->notify_position,
-                                      notify_position);
+  if(notify_position != NULL) {
+    bg_notify->notify_position = lttv_traceset_context_position_new(tsc);
+    lttv_traceset_context_position_copy(bg_notify->notify_position,
+                                        notify_position);
+  } else {
+    bg_notify->notify_position = NULL;
+  }
+
   bg_notify->notify = lttv_hooks_new();
   lttv_hooks_add_list(bg_notify->notify, notify);
 
@@ -331,20 +543,43 @@ void lttvwindowtraces_background_notify_current
                                 &value));
   slist = (GSList**)(value.v_pointer);
 
+  g_assert(lttv_iattribute_find(LTTV_IATTRIBUTE(attribute),
+                                LTTV_COMPUTATION_TRACESET_CONTEXT,
+                                LTTV_POINTER,
+                                &value));
+  LttvTracesetContext *tsc = (LttvTracesetContext*)(value.v_pointer);
+
+
   bg_notify = g_new(BackgroundNotify,1);
 
   bg_notify->owner = owner;
   bg_notify->trace = trace;
   bg_notify->notify_time = notify_time;
-  bg_notify->notify_position = ltt_traceset_context_position_new();
-  lttv_traceset_context_position_copy(bg_notify->notify_position,
-                                      notify_position);
+  if(notify_position!= NULL) {
+    bg_notify->notify_position = lttv_traceset_context_position_new(tsc);
+    lttv_traceset_context_position_copy(bg_notify->notify_position,
+                                        notify_position);
+  } else {
+    bg_notify->notify_position = NULL;
+  }
   bg_notify->notify = lttv_hooks_new();
   lttv_hooks_add_list(bg_notify->notify, notify);
 
   *slist = g_slist_append(*slist, bg_notify);
 }
 
+
+static void notify_request_free(BackgroundNotify *notify_req)
+{
+  if(notify_req == NULL) return;
+
+  if(notify_req->notify_position != NULL)
+    lttv_traceset_context_position_destroy(notify_req->notify_position);
+  if(notify_req->notify != NULL)
+    lttv_hooks_destroy(notify_req->notify);
+  g_free(notify_req);
+}
+
 /**
  * Removes all the notifications requests from a specific viewer.
  * 
@@ -364,7 +599,7 @@ void lttvwindowtraces_background_notify_remove(gpointer owner)
     
     g_assert(trace_v != NULL);
 
-    LttvAttribute *t_a = lttv_trace_attribute(trace_v);
+    attribute = lttv_trace_attribute(trace_v);
 
     g_assert(lttv_iattribute_find(LTTV_IATTRIBUTE(attribute),
                                   LTTV_NOTIFY_QUEUE,
@@ -379,11 +614,8 @@ void lttvwindowtraces_background_notify_remove(gpointer owner)
       if(bg_notify->owner == owner) {
         GSList *rem_iter = iter;
         iter=g_slist_next(iter);
-        lttv_traceset_context_position_destroy(
-                      bg_notify->notify_position);
-        lttv_hooks_destroy(bg_notify->notify);
-        g_free(bg_notify); 
-        g_slist_remove_link(*slist, rem_iter);
+        notify_request_free(bg_notify);
+        *slist = g_slist_remove_link(*slist, rem_iter);
       } else {
         iter=g_slist_next(iter);
       }
@@ -402,11 +634,8 @@ void lttvwindowtraces_background_notify_remove(gpointer owner)
       if(bg_notify->owner == owner) {
         GSList *rem_iter = iter;
         iter=g_slist_next(iter);
-        lttv_traceset_context_position_destroy(
-                      bg_notify->notify_position);
-        lttv_hooks_destroy(bg_notify->notify);
-        g_free(bg_notify); 
-        g_slist_remove_link(*slist, rem_iter);
+        notify_request_free(bg_notify);
+        *slist = g_slist_remove_link(*slist, rem_iter);
       } else {
         iter=g_slist_next(iter);
       }
@@ -414,3 +643,1229 @@ void lttvwindowtraces_background_notify_remove(gpointer owner)
   }
 }
 
+
+/* Background processing helper functions */
+
+void lttvwindowtraces_add_computation_hooks(LttvAttributeName module_name,
+                                            LttvTracesetContext *tsc,
+                                            LttvHooks *hook_adder)
+{
+  LttvAttribute *g_attribute = lttv_global_attributes();
+  LttvAttribute *module_attribute;
+  LttvAttributeType type;
+  LttvAttributeValue value;
+
+ 
+  g_assert(module_attribute =
+      LTTV_ATTRIBUTE(lttv_iattribute_find_subdir(LTTV_IATTRIBUTE(g_attribute),
+                                LTTV_COMPUTATION)));
+
+  g_assert(module_attribute =
+      LTTV_ATTRIBUTE(lttv_iattribute_find_subdir(
+                                LTTV_IATTRIBUTE(module_attribute),
+                                module_name)));
+
+  /* Call the module's hook adder */
+  type = lttv_iattribute_get_by_name(LTTV_IATTRIBUTE(module_attribute),
+                                     LTTV_HOOK_ADDER,
+                                     &value);
+  if(type == LTTV_POINTER) {
+    //lttv_hooks_call((LttvHooks*)*(value.v_pointer), (gpointer)tss);
+    if(hook_adder != NULL)
+      lttv_hooks_add_list(hook_adder, (LttvHooks*)*(value.v_pointer));
+  }
+}
+                                            
+void lttvwindowtraces_remove_computation_hooks(LttvAttributeName module_name,
+                                               LttvTracesetContext *tsc,
+                                               LttvHooks *hook_remover)
+{
+  LttvAttribute *g_attribute = lttv_global_attributes();
+  LttvAttribute *module_attribute;
+  LttvAttributeType type;
+  LttvAttributeValue value;
+ 
+  g_assert(module_attribute =
+      LTTV_ATTRIBUTE(lttv_iattribute_find_subdir(LTTV_IATTRIBUTE(g_attribute),
+                                LTTV_COMPUTATION)));
+
+  g_assert(module_attribute =
+      LTTV_ATTRIBUTE(lttv_iattribute_find_subdir(
+                                LTTV_IATTRIBUTE(module_attribute),
+                                module_name)));
+
+  /* Call the module's hook remover */
+  type = lttv_iattribute_get_by_name(LTTV_IATTRIBUTE(module_attribute),
+                                     LTTV_HOOK_REMOVER,
+                                     &value);
+  if(type == LTTV_POINTER) {
+    //lttv_hooks_call((LttvHooks*)*(value.v_pointer), (gpointer)tss);
+    if(hook_remover != NULL)
+      lttv_hooks_add_list(hook_remover, (LttvHooks*)*(value.v_pointer));
+  }
+}
+
+void lttvwindowtraces_call_before_chunk(LttvAttributeName module_name,
+                                        LttvTracesetContext *tsc)
+{
+  LttvAttribute *g_attribute = lttv_global_attributes();
+  LttvAttribute *module_attribute;
+  LttvAttributeType type;
+  LttvAttributeValue value;
+  LttvHooks *before_chunk_traceset=NULL;
+  LttvHooks *before_chunk_trace=NULL;
+  LttvHooks *before_chunk_tracefile=NULL;
+  LttvHooks *event_hook=NULL;
+  LttvHooksById *event_hook_by_id=NULL;
+  LttvTracesetStats *tss = LTTV_TRACESET_STATS(tsc);
+
+ 
+  g_assert(module_attribute =
+      LTTV_ATTRIBUTE(lttv_iattribute_find_subdir(LTTV_IATTRIBUTE(g_attribute),
+                                LTTV_COMPUTATION)));
+
+  g_assert(module_attribute =
+      LTTV_ATTRIBUTE(lttv_iattribute_find_subdir(
+                                LTTV_IATTRIBUTE(module_attribute),
+                                module_name)));
+
+  type = lttv_iattribute_get_by_name(LTTV_IATTRIBUTE(module_attribute),
+                                     LTTV_BEFORE_CHUNK_TRACESET,
+                                     &value);
+  if(type == LTTV_POINTER) {
+    before_chunk_traceset = (LttvHooks*)*(value.v_pointer);
+  }
+
+  type = lttv_iattribute_get_by_name(LTTV_IATTRIBUTE(module_attribute),
+                                     LTTV_BEFORE_CHUNK_TRACE,
+                                     &value);
+  if(type == LTTV_POINTER) {
+    before_chunk_trace = (LttvHooks*)*(value.v_pointer);
+  }
+
+  type = lttv_iattribute_get_by_name(LTTV_IATTRIBUTE(module_attribute),
+                                     LTTV_BEFORE_CHUNK_TRACEFILE,
+                                     &value);
+  if(type == LTTV_POINTER) {
+    before_chunk_tracefile = (LttvHooks*)*(value.v_pointer);
+  }
+
+  type = lttv_iattribute_get_by_name(LTTV_IATTRIBUTE(module_attribute),
+                                     LTTV_EVENT_HOOK,
+                                     &value);
+  if(type == LTTV_POINTER) {
+    event_hook = (LttvHooks*)*(value.v_pointer);
+  }
+
+  type = lttv_iattribute_get_by_name(LTTV_IATTRIBUTE(module_attribute),
+                                     LTTV_EVENT_HOOK_BY_ID,
+                                     &value);
+  if(type == LTTV_POINTER) {
+    event_hook_by_id = (LttvHooksById*)*(value.v_pointer);
+  }
+
+  lttv_process_traceset_begin(tsc,
+                              before_chunk_traceset,
+                              before_chunk_trace,
+                              before_chunk_tracefile,
+                              event_hook,
+                              event_hook_by_id);
+}
+
+
+
+void lttvwindowtraces_call_after_chunk(LttvAttributeName module_name,
+                                       LttvTracesetContext *tsc)
+{
+  LttvAttribute *g_attribute = lttv_global_attributes();
+  LttvAttribute *module_attribute;
+  LttvAttributeType type;
+  LttvAttributeValue value;
+  LttvHooks *after_chunk_traceset=NULL;
+  LttvHooks *after_chunk_trace=NULL;
+  LttvHooks *after_chunk_tracefile=NULL;
+  LttvHooks *event_hook=NULL;
+  LttvHooksById *event_hook_by_id=NULL;
+  LttvTracesetStats *tss = LTTV_TRACESET_STATS(tsc);
+ 
+  g_assert(module_attribute =
+      LTTV_ATTRIBUTE(lttv_iattribute_find_subdir(LTTV_IATTRIBUTE(g_attribute),
+                                LTTV_COMPUTATION)));
+
+  g_assert(module_attribute =
+      LTTV_ATTRIBUTE(lttv_iattribute_find_subdir(
+                                LTTV_IATTRIBUTE(module_attribute),
+                                module_name)));
+
+  type = lttv_iattribute_get_by_name(LTTV_IATTRIBUTE(module_attribute),
+                                     LTTV_AFTER_CHUNK_TRACESET,
+                                     &value);
+  if(type == LTTV_POINTER) {
+    after_chunk_traceset = (LttvHooks*)*(value.v_pointer);
+  }
+
+  type = lttv_iattribute_get_by_name(LTTV_IATTRIBUTE(module_attribute),
+                                     LTTV_AFTER_CHUNK_TRACE,
+                                     &value);
+  if(type == LTTV_POINTER) {
+    after_chunk_trace = (LttvHooks*)*(value.v_pointer);
+  }
+
+  type = lttv_iattribute_get_by_name(LTTV_IATTRIBUTE(module_attribute),
+                                     LTTV_AFTER_CHUNK_TRACEFILE,
+                                     &value);
+  if(type == LTTV_POINTER) {
+    after_chunk_tracefile = (LttvHooks*)*(value.v_pointer);
+  }
+
+  type = lttv_iattribute_get_by_name(LTTV_IATTRIBUTE(module_attribute),
+                                     LTTV_EVENT_HOOK,
+                                     &value);
+  if(type == LTTV_POINTER) {
+    event_hook = (LttvHooks*)*(value.v_pointer);
+  }
+
+  type = lttv_iattribute_get_by_name(LTTV_IATTRIBUTE(module_attribute),
+                                     LTTV_EVENT_HOOK_BY_ID,
+                                     &value);
+  if(type == LTTV_POINTER) {
+    event_hook_by_id = (LttvHooksById*)*(value.v_pointer);
+  }
+  
+  lttv_process_traceset_end(tsc,
+                            after_chunk_traceset,
+                            after_chunk_trace,
+                            after_chunk_tracefile,
+                            event_hook,
+                            event_hook_by_id);
+
+}
+
+
+void lttvwindowtraces_set_in_progress(LttvAttributeName module_name,
+                                      LttvTrace *trace)
+{
+  LttvAttribute *attribute = lttv_trace_attribute(trace);
+  LttvAttributeValue value;
+
+  g_assert(attribute = 
+      LTTV_ATTRIBUTE(lttv_iattribute_find_subdir(LTTV_IATTRIBUTE(attribute),
+                                module_name)));
+ 
+  value = lttv_iattribute_add(LTTV_IATTRIBUTE(attribute),
+                              LTTV_IN_PROGRESS,
+                              LTTV_INT);
+  /* the value is left unset. The only presence of the attribute is necessary.
+   */
+}
+
+void lttvwindowtraces_unset_in_progress(LttvAttributeName module_name,
+                                        LttvTrace *trace)
+{
+  LttvAttribute *attribute = lttv_trace_attribute(trace);
+
+  g_assert(attribute = 
+      LTTV_ATTRIBUTE(lttv_iattribute_find_subdir(LTTV_IATTRIBUTE(attribute),
+                                module_name)));
+ 
+  lttv_iattribute_remove_by_name(LTTV_IATTRIBUTE(attribute),
+                         LTTV_IN_PROGRESS);
+}
+
+gboolean lttvwindowtraces_get_in_progress(LttvAttributeName module_name,
+                                          LttvTrace *trace)
+{
+  LttvAttribute *attribute = lttv_trace_attribute(trace);
+  LttvAttributeType type;
+  LttvAttributeValue value;
+
+  g_assert(attribute = 
+      LTTV_ATTRIBUTE(lttv_iattribute_find_subdir(LTTV_IATTRIBUTE(attribute),
+                                module_name)));
+ 
+  type = lttv_iattribute_get_by_name(LTTV_IATTRIBUTE(attribute),
+                                     LTTV_IN_PROGRESS,
+                                     &value);
+  /* The only presence of the attribute is necessary. */
+  if(type == LTTV_NONE)
+    return FALSE;
+  else
+    return TRUE;
+}
+
+void lttvwindowtraces_set_ready(LttvAttributeName module_name,
+                                LttvTrace *trace)
+{
+  LttvAttribute *attribute = lttv_trace_attribute(trace);
+  LttvAttributeValue value;
+
+  g_assert(attribute = 
+      LTTV_ATTRIBUTE(lttv_iattribute_find_subdir(LTTV_IATTRIBUTE(attribute),
+                                module_name)));
+ 
+  value = lttv_iattribute_add(LTTV_IATTRIBUTE(attribute),
+                              LTTV_READY,
+                              LTTV_INT);
+  /* the value is left unset. The only presence of the attribute is necessary.
+   */
+}
+
+void lttvwindowtraces_unset_ready(LttvAttributeName module_name,
+                                  LttvTrace *trace)
+{
+  LttvAttribute *attribute = lttv_trace_attribute(trace);
+
+  g_assert(attribute = 
+      LTTV_ATTRIBUTE(lttv_iattribute_find_subdir(LTTV_IATTRIBUTE(attribute),
+                                module_name)));
+ 
+  lttv_iattribute_remove_by_name(LTTV_IATTRIBUTE(attribute),
+                         LTTV_READY);
+}
+
+gboolean lttvwindowtraces_get_ready(LttvAttributeName module_name,
+                                    LttvTrace *trace)
+{
+  LttvAttribute *attribute = lttv_trace_attribute(trace);
+  LttvAttributeType type;
+  LttvAttributeValue value;
+
+  g_assert(attribute = 
+      LTTV_ATTRIBUTE(lttv_iattribute_find_subdir(LTTV_IATTRIBUTE(attribute),
+                                module_name)));
+ 
+  type = lttv_iattribute_get_by_name(LTTV_IATTRIBUTE(attribute),
+                                     LTTV_READY,
+                                     &value);
+  /* The only presence of the attribute is necessary. */
+  if(type == LTTV_NONE)
+    return FALSE;
+  else
+    return TRUE;
+}
+
+static gint find_window_widget(MainWindow *a, GtkWidget *b)
+{
+  if(a->mwindow == b) return 0;
+  else return -1;
+}
+
+
+/* lttvwindowtraces_process_pending_requests
+ * 
+ * This internal function gets called by g_idle, taking care of the pending
+ * requests.
+ *
+ */
+
+
+gboolean lttvwindowtraces_process_pending_requests(LttvTrace *trace)
+{
+  LttvTracesetContext *tsc;
+  LttvTracesetStats *tss;
+  LttvTraceset *ts;
+  //LttvTracesetContextPosition *sync_position;
+  LttvAttribute *attribute;
+  LttvAttribute *g_attribute = lttv_global_attributes();
+  GSList **list_out, **list_in, **notify_in, **notify_out;
+  LttvAttributeValue value;
+  LttvAttributeType type;
+  gboolean ret_val;
+
+  if(trace == NULL)
+    return FALSE;
+
+  if(lttvwindow_preempt_count > 0) return TRUE;
+   
+  attribute = lttv_trace_attribute(trace);
+  
+  type = lttv_iattribute_get_by_name(LTTV_IATTRIBUTE(attribute),
+                                     LTTV_REQUESTS_QUEUE,
+                                     &value);
+  g_assert(type == LTTV_POINTER);
+  list_out = (GSList**)(value.v_pointer);
+
+  type = lttv_iattribute_get_by_name(LTTV_IATTRIBUTE(attribute),
+                                     LTTV_REQUESTS_CURRENT,
+                                     &value);
+  g_assert(type == LTTV_POINTER);
+  list_in = (GSList**)(value.v_pointer);
+ 
+  type = lttv_iattribute_get_by_name(LTTV_IATTRIBUTE(attribute),
+                                     LTTV_NOTIFY_QUEUE,
+                                     &value);
+  g_assert(type == LTTV_POINTER);
+  notify_out = (GSList**)(value.v_pointer);
+  
+  type = lttv_iattribute_get_by_name(LTTV_IATTRIBUTE(attribute),
+                                     LTTV_NOTIFY_CURRENT,
+                                     &value);
+  g_assert(type == LTTV_POINTER);
+  notify_in = (GSList**)(value.v_pointer);
+ 
+  type = lttv_iattribute_get_by_name(LTTV_IATTRIBUTE(attribute),
+                                     LTTV_COMPUTATION_TRACESET,
+                                     &value);
+  g_assert(type == LTTV_POINTER);
+  ts = (LttvTraceset*)*(value.v_pointer);
+ 
+  type = lttv_iattribute_get_by_name(LTTV_IATTRIBUTE(attribute),
+                                     LTTV_COMPUTATION_TRACESET_CONTEXT,
+                                     &value);
+  g_assert(type == LTTV_POINTER);
+  tsc = (LttvTracesetContext*)*(value.v_pointer);
+  tss = (LttvTracesetStats*)*(value.v_pointer);
+  g_assert(LTTV_IS_TRACESET_CONTEXT(tsc));
+  g_assert(LTTV_IS_TRACESET_STATS(tss));
+#if 0
+  type = lttv_iattribute_get_by_name(LTTV_IATTRIBUTE(attribute),
+                                     LTTV_COMPUTATION_SYNC_POSITION,
+                                     &value);
+  g_assert(type == LTTV_POINTER);
+  sync_position = (LttvTracesetContextPosition*)*(value.v_pointer);
+#endif //0
+  /* There is no events requests pending : we should never have been called! */
+  g_assert(g_slist_length(*list_out) != 0 || g_slist_length(*list_in) != 0);
+  /* 0.1 Lock traces */
+  {
+    guint iter_trace=0;
+    
+    for(iter_trace=0; 
+        iter_trace<lttv_traceset_number(tsc->ts);
+        iter_trace++) {
+      LttvTrace *trace_v = lttv_traceset_get(tsc->ts,iter_trace);
+
+      if(lttvwindowtraces_lock(trace_v) != 0)
+        return TRUE; /* Cannot get trace lock, try later */
+
+    }
+  }
+  /* 0.2 Sync tracefiles */
+  //g_assert(lttv_process_traceset_seek_position(tsc, sync_position) == 0);
+  lttv_process_traceset_synchronize_tracefiles(tsc);
+  /* 1. Before processing */
+  {
+    /* if list_in is empty */
+    if(g_slist_length(*list_in) == 0) {
+
+      {
+        /* - Add all requests in list_out to list_in, empty list_out */
+        GSList *iter = *list_out;
+
+        while(iter != NULL) {
+          gboolean remove = FALSE;
+          gboolean free_data = FALSE;
+
+          BackgroundRequest *bg_req = (BackgroundRequest*)iter->data;
+
+          remove = TRUE;
+          free_data = FALSE;
+          *list_in = g_slist_append(*list_in, bg_req);
+
+          /* Go to next */
+          if(remove)
+          {
+            GSList *remove_iter = iter;
+
+            iter = g_slist_next(iter);
+            if(free_data) g_free(remove_iter->data);
+            *list_out = g_slist_remove_link(*list_out, remove_iter);
+          } else { // not remove
+            iter = g_slist_next(iter);
+          }
+        }
+      }
+
+      {
+        GSList *iter = *list_in;
+        /* - for each request in list_in */
+        while(iter != NULL) {
+          
+          BackgroundRequest *bg_req = (BackgroundRequest*)iter->data;
+          /* - set hooks'in_progress flag to TRUE */
+          lttvwindowtraces_set_in_progress(bg_req->module_name,
+                                           bg_req->trace);
+
+          /* - call before request hook */
+          /* Get before request hook */
+          LttvAttribute *module_attribute;
+
+          g_assert(module_attribute =
+              LTTV_ATTRIBUTE(lttv_iattribute_find_subdir(
+                                 LTTV_IATTRIBUTE(g_attribute),
+                                 LTTV_COMPUTATION)));
+
+          g_assert(module_attribute =
+              LTTV_ATTRIBUTE(lttv_iattribute_find_subdir(
+                                        LTTV_IATTRIBUTE(module_attribute),
+                                        bg_req->module_name)));
+          
+          type = lttv_iattribute_get_by_name(LTTV_IATTRIBUTE(module_attribute),
+                                             LTTV_BEFORE_REQUEST,
+                                             &value);
+          g_assert(type == LTTV_POINTER);
+          LttvHooks *before_request = (LttvHooks*)*(value.v_pointer);
+ 
+          if(before_request != NULL) lttv_hooks_call(before_request, tsc);
+          
+          iter = g_slist_next(iter);
+        }
+      }
+
+      /* - seek trace to start */
+      {
+        LttTime start = { 0, 0};
+        lttv_process_traceset_seek_time(tsc, start);
+      }
+
+      /* - Move all notifications from notify_out to notify_in. */
+      {
+        GSList *iter = *notify_out;
+        g_assert(g_slist_length(*notify_in) == 0);
+
+        while(iter != NULL) {
+          gboolean remove = FALSE;
+          gboolean free_data = FALSE;
+
+          BackgroundNotify *notify_req = (BackgroundNotify*)iter->data;
+
+          remove = TRUE;
+          free_data = FALSE;
+          *notify_in = g_slist_append(*notify_in, notify_req);
+
+          /* Go to next */
+          if(remove)
+          {
+            GSList *remove_iter = iter;
+
+            iter = g_slist_next(iter);
+            if(free_data) 
+                 notify_request_free((BackgroundNotify*)remove_iter->data);
+            *notify_out = g_slist_remove_link(*notify_out, remove_iter);
+          } else { // not remove
+            iter = g_slist_next(iter);
+          }
+        }
+      }
+      {
+        GSList *iter = *list_in;
+        LttvHooks *hook_adder = lttv_hooks_new();
+        /* - for each request in list_in */
+        while(iter != NULL) {
+          
+          BackgroundRequest *bg_req = (BackgroundRequest*)iter->data;
+          /*- add hooks to context*/
+          lttvwindowtraces_add_computation_hooks(bg_req->module_name,
+                                                 tsc,
+                                                 hook_adder);
+          iter = g_slist_next(iter);
+        }
+        lttv_hooks_call(hook_adder,tsc);
+        lttv_hooks_destroy(hook_adder);
+      }
+
+
+    }
+
+    {
+      GSList *iter = *list_in;
+      /* - for each request in list_in */
+      while(iter != NULL) {
+        
+        BackgroundRequest *bg_req = (BackgroundRequest*)iter->data;
+        /*- Call before chunk hooks for list_in*/
+        lttvwindowtraces_call_before_chunk(bg_req->module_name,
+                                               tsc);
+        iter = g_slist_next(iter);
+      }
+    }
+
+  }
+  /* 2. call process traceset middle for a chunk */
+  {
+    /*(assert list_in is not empty! : should not even be called in that case)*/
+    LttTime end = ltt_time_infinite;
+    g_assert(g_slist_length(*list_in) != 0);
+    
+    lttv_process_traceset_middle(tsc, end, CHUNK_NUM_EVENTS, NULL);
+  }
+
+  /* 3. After the chunk */
+  {
+    /*  3.1 call after_chunk hooks for list_in */
+    {
+      GSList *iter = *list_in;
+      /* - for each request in list_in */
+      while(iter != NULL) {
+        
+        BackgroundRequest *bg_req = (BackgroundRequest*)iter->data;
+        /* - Call after chunk hooks for list_in */
+        lttvwindowtraces_call_after_chunk(bg_req->module_name,
+                                                  tsc);
+        iter = g_slist_next(iter);
+      }
+    }
+
+    /* 3.2 for each notify_in */
+    {
+      GSList *iter = *notify_in;
+      LttvTracefileContext *tfc = lttv_traceset_context_get_current_tfc(tsc);
+        
+      while(iter != NULL) {
+        gboolean remove = FALSE;
+        gboolean free_data = FALSE;
+
+        BackgroundNotify *notify_req = (BackgroundNotify*)iter->data;
+
+        /* - if current time >= notify time, call notify and remove from
+         * notify_in.
+         * - if current position >= notify position, call notify and remove
+         * from notify_in.
+         */
+        if( (tfc != NULL &&
+              ltt_time_compare(notify_req->notify_time, tfc->timestamp) <= 0)
+           ||
+            (notify_req->notify_position != NULL && 
+                     lttv_traceset_context_ctx_pos_compare(tsc,
+                              notify_req->notify_position) >= 0)
+           ) {
+
+          lttv_hooks_call(notify_req->notify, notify_req);
+
+          remove = TRUE;
+          free_data = TRUE;
+        }
+
+        /* Go to next */
+        if(remove)
+        {
+          GSList *remove_iter = iter;
+
+          iter = g_slist_next(iter);
+          if(free_data) 
+               notify_request_free((BackgroundNotify*)remove_iter->data);
+          *notify_in = g_slist_remove_link(*notify_in, remove_iter);
+        } else { // not remove
+          iter = g_slist_next(iter);
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    {
+      LttvTracefileContext *tfc = lttv_traceset_context_get_current_tfc(tsc);
+      /* 3.3 if end of trace reached */
+      if(tfc != NULL)
+        g_debug("Current time : %lu sec, %lu nsec",
+            tfc->timestamp.tv_sec, tfc->timestamp.tv_nsec);
+      if(tfc == NULL || ltt_time_compare(tfc->timestamp,
+                         tsc->time_span.end_time) > 0) {
+
+        {
+          GSList *iter = *list_in;
+          LttvHooks *hook_remover = lttv_hooks_new();
+          /* - for each request in list_in */
+          while(iter != NULL) {
+            
+            BackgroundRequest *bg_req = (BackgroundRequest*)iter->data;
+            /* - remove hooks from context */
+            lttvwindowtraces_remove_computation_hooks(bg_req->module_name,
+                                                      tsc,
+                                                      hook_remover);
+            iter = g_slist_next(iter);
+          }
+          lttv_hooks_call(hook_remover,tsc);
+          lttv_hooks_destroy(hook_remover);
+        }
+          
+        /* - for each request in list_in */
+        {
+          GSList *iter = *list_in;
+          
+          while(iter != NULL) {
+            gboolean remove = FALSE;
+            gboolean free_data = FALSE;
+
+            BackgroundRequest *bg_req = (BackgroundRequest*)iter->data;
+
+            /* - set hooks'in_progress flag to FALSE */
+            lttvwindowtraces_unset_in_progress(bg_req->module_name,
+                                               bg_req->trace);
+            /* - set hooks'ready flag to TRUE */
+            lttvwindowtraces_set_ready(bg_req->module_name,
+                                       bg_req->trace);
+            /* - call after request hook */
+            /* Get after request hook */
+            LttvAttribute *module_attribute;
+
+            g_assert(module_attribute =
+                LTTV_ATTRIBUTE(lttv_iattribute_find_subdir(
+                                   LTTV_IATTRIBUTE(g_attribute),
+                                   LTTV_COMPUTATION)));
+
+            g_assert(module_attribute =
+                LTTV_ATTRIBUTE(lttv_iattribute_find_subdir(
+                                          LTTV_IATTRIBUTE(module_attribute),
+                                          bg_req->module_name)));
+            
+            type = lttv_iattribute_get_by_name(LTTV_IATTRIBUTE(module_attribute),
+                                               LTTV_AFTER_REQUEST,
+                                               &value);
+            g_assert(type == LTTV_POINTER);
+            LttvHooks *after_request = (LttvHooks*)*(value.v_pointer);
+            {
+              struct sum_traceset_closure t_closure;
+	      t_closure.tss = (LttvTracesetStats*)tsc;
+	      t_closure.current_time = ltt_time_infinite;
+              if(after_request != NULL) lttv_hooks_call(after_request,
+	        &t_closure);
+            }
+            
+            if(bg_req->dialog != NULL)
+              gtk_widget_destroy(bg_req->dialog);
+            GtkWidget *parent_window;
+            if(g_slist_find_custom(g_main_window_list,
+                  bg_req->parent_window,
+                  (GCompareFunc)find_window_widget))
+              parent_window = GTK_WIDGET(bg_req->parent_window);
+            else
+              parent_window = NULL;
+
+            GtkWidget *dialog = 
+              gtk_message_dialog_new(GTK_WINDOW(parent_window),
+                GTK_DIALOG_DESTROY_WITH_PARENT,
+                GTK_MESSAGE_INFO, GTK_BUTTONS_OK, 
+                "Background computation %s finished for trace %s", 
+                g_quark_to_string(bg_req->module_name),
+                g_quark_to_string(ltt_trace_name(lttv_trace(bg_req->trace))));
+            if(parent_window != NULL)
+              gtk_window_set_transient_for(GTK_WINDOW(dialog),
+                  GTK_WINDOW(parent_window));
+            g_signal_connect_swapped (dialog, "response",
+                G_CALLBACK (gtk_widget_destroy),
+                dialog);
+            gtk_widget_show(dialog);
+
+            /* - remove request */
+            remove = TRUE;
+            free_data = TRUE;
+
+            /* Go to next */
+            if(remove)
+            {
+              GSList *remove_iter = iter;
+
+              iter = g_slist_next(iter);
+              if(free_data) g_free(remove_iter->data);
+              *list_in = g_slist_remove_link(*list_in, remove_iter);
+            } else { // not remove
+              iter = g_slist_next(iter);
+            }
+          }
+        }
+
+        /* - for each notifications in notify_in */
+        {
+          GSList *iter = *notify_in;
+          
+          while(iter != NULL) {
+            gboolean remove = FALSE;
+            gboolean free_data = FALSE;
+
+            BackgroundNotify *notify_req = (BackgroundNotify*)iter->data;
+
+            /* - call notify and remove from notify_in */
+            lttv_hooks_call(notify_req->notify, notify_req);
+            remove = TRUE;
+            free_data = TRUE;
+
+            /* Go to next */
+            if(remove)
+            {
+              GSList *remove_iter = iter;
+
+              iter = g_slist_next(iter);
+              if(free_data) 
+                    notify_request_free((BackgroundNotify*)remove_iter->data);
+              *notify_in = g_slist_remove_link(*notify_in, remove_iter);
+            } else { // not remove
+              iter = g_slist_next(iter);
+            }
+          }
+        }
+        {
+          /* - reset the context */
+          LTTV_TRACESET_CONTEXT_GET_CLASS(tsc)->fini(tsc);
+          LTTV_TRACESET_CONTEXT_GET_CLASS(tsc)->init(tsc,ts);
+        }
+        /* - if list_out is empty */
+        if(g_slist_length(*list_out) == 0) {
+          /* - return FALSE (scheduler stopped) */
+          g_debug("Background computation scheduler stopped");
+          g_info("Background computation finished for trace %p", trace);
+          /* FIXME : remove status bar info, need context id and message id */
+
+          ret_val = FALSE;
+        } else {
+          ret_val = TRUE;
+        }
+      } else {
+        /* 3.4 else, end of trace not reached */
+        /* - return TRUE (scheduler still registered) */
+        g_debug("Background computation left");
+        ret_val = TRUE;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  /* 4. Unlock traces */
+  {
+    lttv_process_traceset_get_sync_data(tsc);
+    //lttv_traceset_context_position_save(tsc, sync_position);
+    guint iter_trace;
+    
+    for(iter_trace=0; 
+        iter_trace<lttv_traceset_number(tsc->ts);
+        iter_trace++) {
+      LttvTrace *trace_v = lttv_traceset_get(tsc->ts, iter_trace);
+
+      lttvwindowtraces_unlock(trace_v);
+    }
+  }
+  return ret_val;
+}
+
+
+
+/**
+ * Register the background computation hooks for a specific module. It adds the
+ * computation hooks to the global attrubutes, under "computation/module name".
+ *
+ * @param module_name A GQuark : the name of the module which computes the
+ *                    information.
+ */
+void lttvwindowtraces_register_computation_hooks(LttvAttributeName module_name,
+                                          LttvHooks *before_chunk_traceset,
+                                          LttvHooks *before_chunk_trace,
+                                          LttvHooks *before_chunk_tracefile,
+                                          LttvHooks *after_chunk_traceset,
+                                          LttvHooks *after_chunk_trace,
+                                          LttvHooks *after_chunk_tracefile,
+                                          LttvHooks *before_request,
+                                          LttvHooks *after_request,
+                                          LttvHooks *event_hook,
+                                          LttvHooksById *event_hook_by_id,
+                                          LttvHooks *hook_adder,
+                                          LttvHooks *hook_remover)
+{
+  LttvAttribute *g_attribute = lttv_global_attributes();
+  LttvAttribute *attribute;
+  LttvAttributeValue value;
+
+  g_assert(attribute = 
+      LTTV_ATTRIBUTE(lttv_iattribute_find_subdir(LTTV_IATTRIBUTE(g_attribute),
+                                LTTV_COMPUTATION)));
+
+  g_assert(attribute = 
+      LTTV_ATTRIBUTE(lttv_iattribute_find_subdir(LTTV_IATTRIBUTE(attribute),
+                                module_name)));
+
+  g_assert(lttv_iattribute_find(LTTV_IATTRIBUTE(attribute),
+                                LTTV_BEFORE_CHUNK_TRACESET,
+                                LTTV_POINTER,
+                                &value));
+  *(value.v_pointer) = before_chunk_traceset;
+  
+  g_assert(lttv_iattribute_find(LTTV_IATTRIBUTE(attribute),
+                                LTTV_BEFORE_CHUNK_TRACE,
+                                LTTV_POINTER,
+                                &value));
+  *(value.v_pointer) = before_chunk_trace;
+  
+  g_assert(lttv_iattribute_find(LTTV_IATTRIBUTE(attribute),
+                                LTTV_BEFORE_CHUNK_TRACEFILE,
+                                LTTV_POINTER,
+                                &value));
+  *(value.v_pointer) = before_chunk_tracefile;
+  
+  g_assert(lttv_iattribute_find(LTTV_IATTRIBUTE(attribute),
+                                LTTV_AFTER_CHUNK_TRACESET,
+                                LTTV_POINTER,
+                                &value));
+  *(value.v_pointer) = after_chunk_traceset;
+
+  g_assert(lttv_iattribute_find(LTTV_IATTRIBUTE(attribute),
+                                LTTV_AFTER_CHUNK_TRACE,
+                                LTTV_POINTER,
+                                &value));
+  *(value.v_pointer) = after_chunk_trace;
+
+  g_assert(lttv_iattribute_find(LTTV_IATTRIBUTE(attribute),
+                                LTTV_AFTER_CHUNK_TRACEFILE,
+                                LTTV_POINTER,
+                                &value));
+  *(value.v_pointer) = after_chunk_tracefile;
+
+  g_assert(lttv_iattribute_find(LTTV_IATTRIBUTE(attribute),
+                                LTTV_BEFORE_REQUEST,
+                                LTTV_POINTER,
+                                &value));
+  *(value.v_pointer) = before_request;
+
+  g_assert(lttv_iattribute_find(LTTV_IATTRIBUTE(attribute),
+                                LTTV_AFTER_REQUEST,
+                                LTTV_POINTER,
+                                &value));
+  *(value.v_pointer) = after_request;
+
+  g_assert(lttv_iattribute_find(LTTV_IATTRIBUTE(attribute),
+                                LTTV_EVENT_HOOK,
+                                LTTV_POINTER,
+                                &value));
+  *(value.v_pointer) = event_hook;
+
+  g_assert(lttv_iattribute_find(LTTV_IATTRIBUTE(attribute),
+                                LTTV_EVENT_HOOK_BY_ID,
+                                LTTV_POINTER,
+                                &value));
+  *(value.v_pointer) = event_hook_by_id;
+
+  g_assert(lttv_iattribute_find(LTTV_IATTRIBUTE(attribute),
+                                LTTV_HOOK_ADDER,
+                                LTTV_POINTER,
+                                &value));
+  *(value.v_pointer) = hook_adder;
+
+  g_assert(lttv_iattribute_find(LTTV_IATTRIBUTE(attribute),
+                                LTTV_HOOK_REMOVER,
+                                LTTV_POINTER,
+                                &value));
+  *(value.v_pointer) = hook_remover;
+
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * It removes all the requests than can be currently processed by the
+ * background computation algorithm for all the traces (list_in and list_out).
+ *
+ * Leaves the flag to in_progress or none.. depending if current or queue
+ *
+ * @param module_name A GQuark : the name of the module which computes the
+ *                    information.
+ */
+void lttvwindowtraces_unregister_requests(LttvAttributeName module_name)
+{
+  guint i;
+
+  for(i=0;i<lttvwindowtraces_get_number();i++) {
+    LttvTrace *trace_v = lttvwindowtraces_get_trace(i);
+    g_assert(trace_v != NULL);
+    LttTrace *trace;
+    LttvAttribute *attribute = lttv_trace_attribute(trace_v);
+    LttvAttributeValue value;
+    GSList **queue, **current;
+    GSList *iter;
+    
+    g_assert(lttv_iattribute_find(LTTV_IATTRIBUTE(attribute),
+                                  LTTV_REQUESTS_QUEUE,
+                                  LTTV_POINTER,
+                                  &value));
+    queue = (GSList**)(value.v_pointer);
+    
+    iter = *queue;
+    while(iter != NULL) {
+      gboolean remove = FALSE;
+      gboolean free_data = FALSE;
+
+      BackgroundRequest *bg_req = (BackgroundRequest*)iter->data;
+
+      if(bg_req->module_name == module_name) {
+        remove = TRUE;
+        free_data = TRUE;
+      }
+
+      /* Go to next */
+      if(remove)
+      {
+        GSList *remove_iter = iter;
+
+        iter = g_slist_next(iter);
+        if(free_data) g_free(remove_iter->data);
+        *queue = g_slist_remove_link(*queue, remove_iter);
+      } else { // not remove
+        iter = g_slist_next(iter);
+      }
+    }
+    
+        
+    g_assert(lttv_iattribute_find(LTTV_IATTRIBUTE(attribute),
+                                  LTTV_REQUESTS_CURRENT,
+                                  LTTV_POINTER,
+                                  &value));
+    current = (GSList**)(value.v_pointer);
+    
+    iter = *current;
+    while(iter != NULL) {
+      gboolean remove = FALSE;
+      gboolean free_data = FALSE;
+
+      BackgroundRequest *bg_req = (BackgroundRequest*)iter->data;
+
+      if(bg_req->module_name == module_name) {
+        remove = TRUE;
+        free_data = TRUE;
+      }
+
+      /* Go to next */
+      if(remove)
+      {
+        GSList *remove_iter = iter;
+
+        iter = g_slist_next(iter);
+        if(free_data) g_free(remove_iter->data);
+        *current = g_slist_remove_link(*current, remove_iter);
+      } else { // not remove
+        iter = g_slist_next(iter);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * Unregister the background computation hooks for a specific module.
+ *
+ * It also removes all the requests than can be currently processed by the
+ * background computation algorithm for all the traces (list_in and list_out).
+ *
+ * @param module_name A GQuark : the name of the module which computes the
+ *                    information.
+ */
+
+void lttvwindowtraces_unregister_computation_hooks
+                                     (LttvAttributeName module_name)
+{
+  LttvAttribute *g_attribute = lttv_global_attributes();
+  LttvAttribute *attribute;
+  LttvAttributeValue value;
+
+  g_assert(attribute = 
+      LTTV_ATTRIBUTE(lttv_iattribute_find_subdir(LTTV_IATTRIBUTE(g_attribute),
+                                LTTV_COMPUTATION)));
+  g_assert(attribute = 
+      LTTV_ATTRIBUTE(lttv_iattribute_find_subdir(LTTV_IATTRIBUTE(attribute),
+                                module_name)));
+
+
+  g_assert(lttv_iattribute_find(LTTV_IATTRIBUTE(attribute),
+                                LTTV_BEFORE_CHUNK_TRACESET,
+                                LTTV_POINTER,
+                                &value));
+  LttvHooks *before_chunk_traceset = (LttvHooks*)*(value.v_pointer);
+  if(before_chunk_traceset != NULL)
+    lttv_hooks_destroy(before_chunk_traceset);
+  
+  g_assert(lttv_iattribute_find(LTTV_IATTRIBUTE(attribute),
+                                LTTV_BEFORE_CHUNK_TRACE,
+                                LTTV_POINTER,
+                                &value));
+  LttvHooks *before_chunk_trace = (LttvHooks*)*(value.v_pointer);
+  if(before_chunk_trace != NULL)
+    lttv_hooks_destroy(before_chunk_trace);
+  
+  g_assert(lttv_iattribute_find(LTTV_IATTRIBUTE(attribute),
+                                LTTV_BEFORE_CHUNK_TRACEFILE,
+                                LTTV_POINTER,
+                                &value));
+  LttvHooks *before_chunk_tracefile = (LttvHooks*)*(value.v_pointer);
+  if(before_chunk_tracefile != NULL)
+    lttv_hooks_destroy(before_chunk_tracefile);
+  
+  g_assert(lttv_iattribute_find(LTTV_IATTRIBUTE(attribute),
+                                LTTV_AFTER_CHUNK_TRACESET,
+                                LTTV_POINTER,
+                                &value));
+  LttvHooks *after_chunk_traceset = (LttvHooks*)*(value.v_pointer);
+  if(after_chunk_traceset != NULL)
+    lttv_hooks_destroy(after_chunk_traceset);
+ 
+  g_assert(lttv_iattribute_find(LTTV_IATTRIBUTE(attribute),
+                                LTTV_AFTER_CHUNK_TRACE,
+                                LTTV_POINTER,
+                                &value));
+  LttvHooks *after_chunk_trace = (LttvHooks*)*(value.v_pointer);
+  if(after_chunk_trace != NULL)
+    lttv_hooks_destroy(after_chunk_trace);
+ 
+  g_assert(lttv_iattribute_find(LTTV_IATTRIBUTE(attribute),
+                                LTTV_AFTER_CHUNK_TRACEFILE,
+                                LTTV_POINTER,
+                                &value));
+  LttvHooks *after_chunk_tracefile = (LttvHooks*)*(value.v_pointer);
+  if(after_chunk_tracefile != NULL)
+    lttv_hooks_destroy(after_chunk_tracefile);
+ 
+  g_assert(lttv_iattribute_find(LTTV_IATTRIBUTE(attribute),
+                                LTTV_BEFORE_REQUEST,
+                                LTTV_POINTER,
+                                &value));
+  LttvHooks *before_request = (LttvHooks*)*(value.v_pointer);
+  if(before_request != NULL)
+    lttv_hooks_destroy(before_request);
+ 
+  g_assert(lttv_iattribute_find(LTTV_IATTRIBUTE(attribute),
+                                LTTV_AFTER_REQUEST,
+                                LTTV_POINTER,
+                                &value));
+  LttvHooks *after_request = (LttvHooks*)*(value.v_pointer);
+  if(after_request != NULL)
+    lttv_hooks_destroy(after_request);
+ 
+  g_assert(lttv_iattribute_find(LTTV_IATTRIBUTE(attribute),
+                                LTTV_EVENT_HOOK,
+                                LTTV_POINTER,
+                                &value));
+  LttvHooks *event_hook = (LttvHooks*)*(value.v_pointer);
+  if(event_hook != NULL)
+    lttv_hooks_destroy(event_hook);
+ 
+  g_assert(lttv_iattribute_find(LTTV_IATTRIBUTE(attribute),
+                                LTTV_EVENT_HOOK_BY_ID,
+                                LTTV_POINTER,
+                                &value));
+  LttvHooksById *event_hook_by_id = (LttvHooksById*)*(value.v_pointer);
+  if(event_hook_by_id != NULL)
+    lttv_hooks_by_id_destroy(event_hook_by_id);
+ 
+  g_assert(lttv_iattribute_find(LTTV_IATTRIBUTE(attribute),
+                                LTTV_HOOK_ADDER,
+                                LTTV_POINTER,
+                                &value));
+  LttvHooks *hook_adder = (LttvHooks*)*(value.v_pointer);
+  if(hook_adder != NULL)
+    lttv_hooks_destroy(hook_adder);
+ 
+  g_assert(lttv_iattribute_find(LTTV_IATTRIBUTE(attribute),
+                                LTTV_HOOK_REMOVER,
+                                LTTV_POINTER,
+                                &value));
+  LttvHooks *hook_remover = (LttvHooks*)*(value.v_pointer);
+  if(hook_remover != NULL)
+    lttv_hooks_destroy(hook_remover);
+ 
+
+  lttv_iattribute_remove_by_name(LTTV_IATTRIBUTE(attribute),
+                                     LTTV_EVENT_HOOK_BY_ID);
+  lttv_iattribute_remove_by_name(LTTV_IATTRIBUTE(attribute),
+                                     LTTV_EVENT_HOOK);
+
+  lttv_iattribute_remove_by_name(LTTV_IATTRIBUTE(attribute),
+                                     LTTV_AFTER_REQUEST);
+  lttv_iattribute_remove_by_name(LTTV_IATTRIBUTE(attribute),
+                                     LTTV_BEFORE_REQUEST);
+
+  lttv_iattribute_remove_by_name(LTTV_IATTRIBUTE(attribute),
+                                     LTTV_AFTER_CHUNK_TRACEFILE);
+  lttv_iattribute_remove_by_name(LTTV_IATTRIBUTE(attribute),
+                                     LTTV_AFTER_CHUNK_TRACE);
+  lttv_iattribute_remove_by_name(LTTV_IATTRIBUTE(attribute),
+                                     LTTV_AFTER_CHUNK_TRACESET);
+
+  lttv_iattribute_remove_by_name(LTTV_IATTRIBUTE(attribute),
+                                     LTTV_BEFORE_CHUNK_TRACEFILE);
+  lttv_iattribute_remove_by_name(LTTV_IATTRIBUTE(attribute),
+                                     LTTV_BEFORE_CHUNK_TRACE);
+  lttv_iattribute_remove_by_name(LTTV_IATTRIBUTE(attribute),
+                                     LTTV_BEFORE_CHUNK_TRACESET);
+  lttv_iattribute_remove_by_name(LTTV_IATTRIBUTE(attribute),
+                                     LTTV_HOOK_ADDER);
+  lttv_iattribute_remove_by_name(LTTV_IATTRIBUTE(attribute),
+                                     LTTV_HOOK_REMOVER);
+
+  /* finally, remove module name */
+  g_assert(attribute = 
+      LTTV_ATTRIBUTE(lttv_iattribute_find_subdir(LTTV_IATTRIBUTE(g_attribute),
+                                LTTV_COMPUTATION)));
+  lttv_iattribute_remove_by_name(LTTV_IATTRIBUTE(attribute),
+                                     module_name);
+
+}
+
+/**
+ * Lock a trace so no other instance can use it.
+ *
+ * @param trace The trace to lock.
+ * @return 0 on success, -1 if cannot get lock.
+ */
+gint lttvwindowtraces_lock(LttvTrace *trace)
+{
+  LttvAttribute *attribute = lttv_trace_attribute(trace);
+  LttvAttributeValue value;
+  LttvAttributeType type;
+
+  type = lttv_iattribute_get_by_name(LTTV_IATTRIBUTE(attribute),
+                                     LTTV_LOCK,
+                                     &value);
+  /* Verify the absence of the lock. */
+  if(type != LTTV_NONE) {
+    g_critical("Cannot take trace lock");
+    return -1;
+  }
+
+  value = lttv_iattribute_add(LTTV_IATTRIBUTE(attribute),
+                              LTTV_LOCK,
+                              LTTV_INT);
+  /* the value is left unset. The only presence of the attribute is necessary.
+   */
+
+  return 0;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Unlock a trace.
+ *
+ * @param trace The trace to unlock.
+ * @return 0 on success, -1 if cannot unlock (not locked ?).
+ */
+gint lttvwindowtraces_unlock(LttvTrace *trace)
+{
+  LttvAttribute *attribute = lttv_trace_attribute(trace);
+  LttvAttributeType type;
+  LttvAttributeValue value;
+
+  type = lttv_iattribute_get_by_name(LTTV_IATTRIBUTE(attribute),
+                                     LTTV_LOCK,
+                                     &value);
+  /* Verify the presence of the lock. */
+  if(type == LTTV_NONE) {
+    g_critical("Cannot release trace lock");
+    return -1;
+  }
+
+  lttv_iattribute_remove_by_name(LTTV_IATTRIBUTE(attribute),
+                         LTTV_LOCK);
+
+  return 0;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Verify if a trace is locked.
+ *
+ * @param trace The trace to verify.
+ * @return TRUE if locked, FALSE is unlocked.
+ */
+gint lttvwindowtraces_get_lock_state(LttvTrace *trace)
+{
+  LttvAttribute *attribute = lttv_trace_attribute(trace);
+  LttvAttributeType type;
+  LttvAttributeValue value;
+
+  type = lttv_iattribute_get_by_name(LTTV_IATTRIBUTE(attribute),
+                                     LTTV_LOCK,
+                                     &value);
+  /* The only presence of the attribute is necessary. */
+  if(type == LTTV_NONE)
+    return FALSE;
+  else
+    return TRUE;
+}
+