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[4/4] trace2: use system config for default trace2 settings

Message ID 7e0d4e20fbb3abbc787bc216d2c4bd8c18860aed.1553779851.git.gitgitgadget@gmail.com (mailing list archive)
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Series trace2: load trace2 settings from system config | expand

Commit Message

John Passaro via GitGitGadget March 28, 2019, 1:31 p.m. UTC
From: Jeff Hostetler <jeffhost@microsoft.com>

Teach git to read the system config (usually "/etc/gitconfig") for
default Trace2 settings.  This allows system-wide Trace2 settings to
be installed and inherited to make it easier to manage a collection of
systems.

The original GIT_TR2* environment variables are loaded afterwards and
can be used to override the system settings.

Only the system config file is used.  Trace2 config values are ignored
in local, global, and other config files.  Likewise, the "-c" command
line arguments are ignored for Trace2 values.  These limits are for
performance reasons.

(1) For users not using Trace2, there should be minimal overhead to
detect that Trace2 is not enabled.  In particular, Trace2 should not
allocate lots of otherwise unused data strucutres.

(2) For accurate performance measurements, Trace2 should be initialized
as early in the git process as possible, and before most of the normal
git process initialization (which involves discovering the .git directory
and reading a hierarchy of config files).

Added the GIT_TEST_TR2_SYSTEM_CONFIG environment variable for testing
purposes to specify the pathname of a fake "system" config or disable
use of the system config.

Signed-off-by: Jeff Hostetler <jeffhost@microsoft.com>
---
 Documentation/technical/api-trace2.txt |  31 ++++++
 Makefile                               |   1 +
 t/t0210-trace2-normal.sh               |  41 +++++++-
 t/t0211-trace2-perf.sh                 |  41 +++++++-
 t/t0212-trace2-event.sh                |  52 +++++++++-
 trace2.c                               |   4 +
 trace2.h                               |   7 +-
 trace2/tr2_cfg.c                       |   7 +-
 trace2/tr2_dst.c                       |  24 ++---
 trace2/tr2_dst.h                       |   3 +-
 trace2/tr2_sysenv.c                    | 125 +++++++++++++++++++++++++
 trace2/tr2_sysenv.h                    |  36 +++++++
 trace2/tr2_tgt_event.c                 |  19 ++--
 trace2/tr2_tgt_normal.c                |  10 +-
 trace2/tr2_tgt_perf.c                  |  10 +-
 15 files changed, 356 insertions(+), 55 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 trace2/tr2_sysenv.c
 create mode 100644 trace2/tr2_sysenv.h

Comments

Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason March 28, 2019, 2:36 p.m. UTC | #1
On Thu, Mar 28 2019, Jeff Hostetler via GitGitGadget wrote:

Thanks for working on this!

Haven't given this any deep testing. Just some observations:

> From: Jeff Hostetler <jeffhost@microsoft.com>
>
> Teach git to read the system config (usually "/etc/gitconfig") for
> default Trace2 settings.  This allows system-wide Trace2 settings to
> be installed and inherited to make it easier to manage a collection of
> systems.
>
> The original GIT_TR2* environment variables are loaded afterwards and
> can be used to override the system settings.
>
> Only the system config file is used.  Trace2 config values are ignored
> in local, global, and other config files.  Likewise, the "-c" command
> line arguments are ignored for Trace2 values.  These limits are for
> performance reasons.
>
> (1) For users not using Trace2, there should be minimal overhead to
> detect that Trace2 is not enabled.  In particular, Trace2 should not
> allocate lots of otherwise unused data strucutres.
>
> (2) For accurate performance measurements, Trace2 should be initialized
> as early in the git process as possible, and before most of the normal
> git process initialization (which involves discovering the .git directory
> and reading a hierarchy of config files).
>
> Added the GIT_TEST_TR2_SYSTEM_CONFIG environment variable for testing
> purposes to specify the pathname of a fake "system" config or disable
> use of the system config.
>
> Signed-off-by: Jeff Hostetler <jeffhost@microsoft.com>
> ---
>  Documentation/technical/api-trace2.txt |  31 ++++++
>  Makefile                               |   1 +
>  t/t0210-trace2-normal.sh               |  41 +++++++-
>  t/t0211-trace2-perf.sh                 |  41 +++++++-
>  t/t0212-trace2-event.sh                |  52 +++++++++-
>  trace2.c                               |   4 +
>  trace2.h                               |   7 +-
>  trace2/tr2_cfg.c                       |   7 +-
>  trace2/tr2_dst.c                       |  24 ++---
>  trace2/tr2_dst.h                       |   3 +-
>  trace2/tr2_sysenv.c                    | 125 +++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  trace2/tr2_sysenv.h                    |  36 +++++++
>  trace2/tr2_tgt_event.c                 |  19 ++--
>  trace2/tr2_tgt_normal.c                |  10 +-
>  trace2/tr2_tgt_perf.c                  |  10 +-
>  15 files changed, 356 insertions(+), 55 deletions(-)
>  create mode 100644 trace2/tr2_sysenv.c
>  create mode 100644 trace2/tr2_sysenv.h
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/technical/api-trace2.txt b/Documentation/technical/api-trace2.txt
> index baaa1153bb..13ca595c69 100644
> --- a/Documentation/technical/api-trace2.txt
> +++ b/Documentation/technical/api-trace2.txt
> @@ -117,6 +117,37 @@ values are recognized.
>  Socket type can be either `stream` or `dgram`.  If the socket type is
>  omitted, Git will try both.
>
> +== Trace2 Settings in System Config
> +
> +Trace2 also reads configuration information from the system config.
> +This is intended to help adminstrators to gather system-wide Git
> +performance data.
> +
> +Trace2 only reads the system configuration, it does not read global,
> +local, worktree, or `-c` config settings.
> +
> +Trace2 will try to load the following system configuration settings
> +and then read the corresponding environment variables at startup.
> +
> +....
> +---------------------------------------------------
> +trace2.normalTarget          GIT_TR2
> +trace2.normalBrief           GIT_TR2_BRIEF
> +
> +trace2.perfTarget            GIT_TR2_PERF
> +trace2.perfBrief             GIT_TR2_PERF_BRIEF
> +
> +trace2.eventTarget           GIT_TR2_EVENT
> +trace2.eventBrief            GIT_TR2_EVENT_BRIEF
> +trace2.eventNesting          GIT_TR2_EVENT_NESTING
> +
> +trace2.configParams          GIT_TR2_CONFIG_PARAMS
> +
> +trace2.destinationDebug      GIT_TR2_DST_DEBUG
> +---------------------------------------------------
> +....
> +
> +
>  == Trace2 API
>
>  All public Trace2 functions and macros are defined in `trace2.h` and
> diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
> index 3e03290d8f..9ddfa3dfe7 100644
> --- a/Makefile
> +++ b/Makefile
> @@ -1005,6 +1005,7 @@ LIB_OBJS += trace2/tr2_cfg.o
>  LIB_OBJS += trace2/tr2_cmd_name.o
>  LIB_OBJS += trace2/tr2_dst.o
>  LIB_OBJS += trace2/tr2_sid.o
> +LIB_OBJS += trace2/tr2_sysenv.o
>  LIB_OBJS += trace2/tr2_tbuf.o
>  LIB_OBJS += trace2/tr2_tgt_event.o
>  LIB_OBJS += trace2/tr2_tgt_normal.o
> diff --git a/t/t0210-trace2-normal.sh b/t/t0210-trace2-normal.sh
> index 03a0aedb1d..5d4c04ed30 100755
> --- a/t/t0210-trace2-normal.sh
> +++ b/t/t0210-trace2-normal.sh
> @@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
>  #!/bin/sh
>
> +# Disable loading of Trace2 settings from the system config
> +# (usually "/etc/gitconfig") to eliminate system dependencies.
> +GIT_TEST_TR2_SYSTEM_CONFIG=0 && export GIT_TEST_TR2_SYSTEM_CONFIG
> +
> +# Turn off any inherited trace2 settings for this test.
> +unset GIT_TR2 GIT_TR2_PERF GIT_TR2_EVENT
> +unset GIT_TR2_BRIEF
> +unset GIT_TR2_CONFIG_PARAMS
> +
>  test_description='test trace2 facility (normal target)'
>  . ./test-lib.sh
>
> @@ -15,11 +24,6 @@ PATH="$TTDIR:$PATH" && export PATH
>  # Warning: So you may see extra lines in artifact files when
>  # Warning: interactively debugging.
>
> -# Turn off any inherited trace2 settings for this test.
> -unset GIT_TR2 GIT_TR2_PERF GIT_TR2_EVENT
> -unset GIT_TR2_BRIEF
> -unset GIT_TR2_CONFIG_PARAMS
> -
>  V=$(git version | sed -e 's/^git version //') && export V
>
>  # There are multiple trace2 targets: normal, perf, and event.
> @@ -132,4 +136,31 @@ test_expect_success 'normal stream, error event' '
>  	test_cmp expect actual
>  '
>
> +# Now test using system config by using a mocked up config file
> +# rather than inheriting "/etc/gitconfig".  Here we do not use
> +# GIT_TR2* environment variables.
> +
> +unset GIT_TR2_BRIEF
> +
> +MOCK=./mock_system_config
> +
> +test_expect_success 'setup mocked /etc/gitconfig' '
> +	git config --file $MOCK trace2.normalTarget "$(pwd)/trace.normal" &&
> +	git config --file $MOCK trace2.normalBrief 1
> +'
> +
> +test_expect_success 'using mock, normal stream, return code 0' '
> +	test_when_finished "rm trace.normal actual expect" &&
> +	GIT_TEST_TR2_SYSTEM_CONFIG="$MOCK" test-tool trace2 001return 0 &&
> +	perl "$TEST_DIRECTORY/t0210/scrub_normal.perl" <trace.normal >actual &&
> +	cat >expect <<-EOF &&
> +		version $V
> +		start _EXE_ trace2 001return 0
> +		cmd_name trace2 (trace2)
> +		exit elapsed:_TIME_ code:0
> +		atexit elapsed:_TIME_ code:0
> +	EOF
> +	test_cmp expect actual
> +'
> +
>  test_done
> diff --git a/t/t0211-trace2-perf.sh b/t/t0211-trace2-perf.sh
> index c9694b29f7..abe35b2186 100755
> --- a/t/t0211-trace2-perf.sh
> +++ b/t/t0211-trace2-perf.sh
> @@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
>  #!/bin/sh
>
> +# Disable loading of Trace2 settings from the system config
> +# (usually "/etc/gitconfig") to eliminate system dependencies.
> +GIT_TEST_TR2_SYSTEM_CONFIG=0 && export GIT_TEST_TR2_SYSTEM_CONFIG
> +
> +# Turn off any inherited trace2 settings for this test.
> +unset GIT_TR2 GIT_TR2_PERF GIT_TR2_EVENT
> +unset GIT_TR2_PERF_BRIEF
> +unset GIT_TR2_CONFIG_PARAMS
> +
>  test_description='test trace2 facility (perf target)'
>  . ./test-lib.sh
>
> @@ -15,11 +24,6 @@ PATH="$TTDIR:$PATH" && export PATH
>  # Warning: So you may see extra lines in artifact files when
>  # Warning: interactively debugging.
>
> -# Turn off any inherited trace2 settings for this test.
> -unset GIT_TR2 GIT_TR2_PERF GIT_TR2_EVENT
> -unset GIT_TR2_PERF_BRIEF
> -unset GIT_TR2_CONFIG_PARAMS
> -
>  V=$(git version | sed -e 's/^git version //') && export V
>
>  # There are multiple trace2 targets: normal, perf, and event.
> @@ -150,4 +154,31 @@ test_expect_success 'perf stream, child processes' '
>  	test_cmp expect actual
>  '
>
> +# Now test using system config by using a mocked up config file
> +# rather than inheriting "/etc/gitconfig".  Here we do not use
> +# GIT_TR2* environment variables.
> +
> +unset GIT_TR2_PERF_BRIEF
> +
> +MOCK=./mock_system_config
> +
> +test_expect_success 'setup mocked /etc/gitconfig' '
> +	git config --file $MOCK trace2.perfTarget "$(pwd)/trace.perf" &&
> +	git config --file $MOCK trace2.perfBrief 1
> +'
> +
> +test_expect_success 'using mock, perf stream, return code 0' '
> +	test_when_finished "rm trace.perf actual expect" &&
> +	GIT_TEST_TR2_SYSTEM_CONFIG="$MOCK" test-tool trace2 001return 0 &&
> +	perl "$TEST_DIRECTORY/t0211/scrub_perf.perl" <trace.perf >actual &&
> +	cat >expect <<-EOF &&
> +		d0|main|version|||||$V
> +		d0|main|start||_T_ABS_|||_EXE_ trace2 001return 0
> +		d0|main|cmd_name|||||trace2 (trace2)
> +		d0|main|exit||_T_ABS_|||code:0
> +		d0|main|atexit||_T_ABS_|||code:0
> +	EOF
> +	test_cmp expect actual
> +'
> +
>  test_done
> diff --git a/t/t0212-trace2-event.sh b/t/t0212-trace2-event.sh
> index 028b6c5671..c535496261 100755
> --- a/t/t0212-trace2-event.sh
> +++ b/t/t0212-trace2-event.sh
> @@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
>  #!/bin/sh
>
> +# Disable loading of Trace2 settings from the system config
> +# (usually "/etc/gitconfig") to eliminate system dependencies.
> +GIT_TEST_TR2_SYSTEM_CONFIG=0 && export GIT_TEST_TR2_SYSTEM_CONFIG
> +
> +# Turn off any inherited trace2 settings for this test.
> +unset GIT_TR2 GIT_TR2_PERF GIT_TR2_EVENT
> +unset GIT_TR2_BARE
> +unset GIT_TR2_CONFIG_PARAMS
> +
>  test_description='test trace2 facility'
>  . ./test-lib.sh
>
> @@ -17,11 +26,6 @@ PATH="$TTDIR:$PATH" && export PATH
>  # Warning: So you may see extra lines in artifact files when
>  # Warning: interactively debugging.
>
> -# Turn off any inherited trace2 settings for this test.
> -unset GIT_TR2 GIT_TR2_PERF GIT_TR2_EVENT
> -unset GIT_TR2_BARE
> -unset GIT_TR2_CONFIG_PARAMS
> -
>  V=$(git version | sed -e 's/^git version //') && export V
>
>  # There are multiple trace2 targets: normal, perf, and event.
> @@ -233,4 +237,42 @@ test_expect_success JSON_PP 'basic trace2_data' '
>  	test_cmp expect actual
>  '
>
> +# Now test using system config by using a mocked up config file
> +# rather than inheriting "/etc/gitconfig".  Here we do not use
> +# GIT_TR2* environment variables.
> +
> +MOCK=./mock_system_config
> +
> +test_expect_success 'setup mocked /etc/gitconfig' '
> +	git config --file $MOCK trace2.eventTarget "$(pwd)/trace.event"
> +'
> +
> +test_expect_success JSON_PP 'using mock, event stream, error event' '
> +	test_when_finished "rm trace.event actual expect" &&
> +	GIT_TEST_TR2_SYSTEM_CONFIG="$MOCK" test-tool trace2 003error "hello world" "this is a test" &&
> +	perl "$TEST_DIRECTORY/t0212/parse_events.perl" <trace.event >actual &&
> +	sed -e "s/^|//" >expect <<-EOF &&
> +	|VAR1 = {
> +	|  "_SID0_":{
> +	|    "argv":[
> +	|      "_EXE_",
> +	|      "trace2",
> +	|      "003error",
> +	|      "hello world",
> +	|      "this is a test"
> +	|    ],
> +	|    "errors":[
> +	|      "%s",
> +	|      "%s"
> +	|    ],
> +	|    "exit_code":0,
> +	|    "hierarchy":"trace2",
> +	|    "name":"trace2",
> +	|    "version":"$V"
> +	|  }
> +	|};
> +	EOF
> +	test_cmp expect actual
> +'
> +
>  test_done
> diff --git a/trace2.c b/trace2.c
> index 1c180062dd..490b3f071e 100644
> --- a/trace2.c
> +++ b/trace2.c
> @@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
>  #include "trace2/tr2_cmd_name.h"
>  #include "trace2/tr2_dst.h"
>  #include "trace2/tr2_sid.h"
> +#include "trace2/tr2_sysenv.h"
>  #include "trace2/tr2_tgt.h"
>  #include "trace2/tr2_tls.h"
>
> @@ -120,6 +121,7 @@ static void tr2main_atexit_handler(void)
>  	tr2_sid_release();
>  	tr2_cmd_name_release();
>  	tr2_cfg_free_patterns();
> +	tr2_sysenv_release();
>
>  	trace2_enabled = 0;
>  }
> @@ -155,6 +157,8 @@ void trace2_initialize_fl(const char *file, int line)
>  	if (trace2_enabled)
>  		return;
>
> +	tr2_sysenv_load();
> +
>  	if (!tr2_tgt_want_builtins())
>  		return;
>  	trace2_enabled = 1;
> diff --git a/trace2.h b/trace2.h
> index 8f89e70c44..cda8349058 100644
> --- a/trace2.h
> +++ b/trace2.h
> @@ -38,7 +38,8 @@ void trace2_initialize_clock(void);
>
>  /*
>   * Initialize TRACE2 tracing facility if any of the builtin TRACE2
> - * targets are enabled in the environment.  Emits a 'version' event.
> + * targets are enabled in the system config or the environment.
> + * Emits a 'version' event.
>   *
>   * Cleanup/Termination is handled automatically by a registered
>   * atexit() routine.
> @@ -125,8 +126,8 @@ void trace2_cmd_alias_fl(const char *file, int line, const char *alias,
>   * Emit one or more 'def_param' events for "interesting" configuration
>   * settings.
>   *
> - * The environment variable "GIT_TR2_CONFIG_PARAMS" can be set to a
> - * list of patterns considered important.  For example:
> + * Use the TR2_SYSENV_CFG_PARAM setting to register a list of patterns
> + * configured important.  For example:
>   *
>   *    GIT_TR2_CONFIG_PARAMS="core.*,remote.*.url"
>   *
> diff --git a/trace2/tr2_cfg.c b/trace2/tr2_cfg.c
> index b329921ac5..caa7f06948 100644
> --- a/trace2/tr2_cfg.c
> +++ b/trace2/tr2_cfg.c
> @@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
>  #include "cache.h"
>  #include "config.h"
> -#include "tr2_cfg.h"
> -
> -#define TR2_ENVVAR_CFG_PARAM "GIT_TR2_CONFIG_PARAMS"
> +#include "trace2/tr2_cfg.h"
> +#include "trace2/tr2_sysenv.h"
>
>  static struct strbuf **tr2_cfg_patterns;
>  static int tr2_cfg_count_patterns;
> @@ -21,7 +20,7 @@ static int tr2_cfg_load_patterns(void)
>  		return tr2_cfg_count_patterns;
>  	tr2_cfg_loaded = 1;
>
> -	envvar = getenv(TR2_ENVVAR_CFG_PARAM);
> +	envvar = tr2_sysenv_get(TR2_SYSENV_CFG_PARAM);
>  	if (!envvar || !*envvar)
>  		return tr2_cfg_count_patterns;
>
> diff --git a/trace2/tr2_dst.c b/trace2/tr2_dst.c
> index fd490a43ad..575cd69aa9 100644
> --- a/trace2/tr2_dst.c
> +++ b/trace2/tr2_dst.c
> @@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
>  #include "cache.h"
>  #include "trace2/tr2_dst.h"
> +#include "trace2/tr2_sysenv.h"
>
>  /*
>   * If a Trace2 target cannot be opened for writing, we should issue a
> @@ -7,17 +8,13 @@
>   * or socket and beyond the user's control -- especially since every
>   * git command (and sub-command) will print the message.  So we silently
>   * eat these warnings and just discard the trace data.
> - *
> - * Enable the following environment variable to see these warnings.
>   */
> -#define TR2_ENVVAR_DST_DEBUG "GIT_TR2_DST_DEBUG"
> -
>  static int tr2_dst_want_warning(void)
>  {
>  	static int tr2env_dst_debug = -1;
>
>  	if (tr2env_dst_debug == -1) {
> -		const char *env_value = getenv(TR2_ENVVAR_DST_DEBUG);
> +		const char *env_value = tr2_sysenv_get(TR2_SYSENV_DST_DEBUG);
>  		if (!env_value || !*env_value)
>  			tr2env_dst_debug = 0;
>  		else
> @@ -42,7 +39,9 @@ static int tr2_dst_try_path(struct tr2_dst *dst, const char *tgt_value)
>  	if (fd == -1) {
>  		if (tr2_dst_want_warning())
>  			warning("trace2: could not open '%s' for '%s' tracing: %s",
> -				tgt_value, dst->env_var_name, strerror(errno));
> +				tgt_value,
> +				tr2_sysenv_display_name(dst->sysenv_var),
> +				strerror(errno));
>
>  		tr2_dst_trace_disable(dst);
>  		return 0;
> @@ -116,7 +115,7 @@ static int tr2_dst_try_unix_domain_socket(struct tr2_dst *dst,
>  	if (!path || !*path) {
>  		if (tr2_dst_want_warning())
>  			warning("trace2: invalid AF_UNIX value '%s' for '%s' tracing",
> -				tgt_value, dst->env_var_name);
> +				tgt_value, tr2_sysenv_display_name(dst->sysenv_var));
>
>  		tr2_dst_trace_disable(dst);
>  		return 0;
> @@ -126,7 +125,7 @@ static int tr2_dst_try_unix_domain_socket(struct tr2_dst *dst,
>  	    strlen(path) >= sizeof(((struct sockaddr_un *)0)->sun_path)) {
>  		if (tr2_dst_want_warning())
>  			warning("trace2: invalid AF_UNIX path '%s' for '%s' tracing",
> -				path, dst->env_var_name);
> +				path, tr2_sysenv_display_name(dst->sysenv_var));
>
>  		tr2_dst_trace_disable(dst);
>  		return 0;
> @@ -148,7 +147,7 @@ static int tr2_dst_try_unix_domain_socket(struct tr2_dst *dst,
>  error:
>  	if (tr2_dst_want_warning())
>  		warning("trace2: could not connect to socket '%s' for '%s' tracing: %s",
> -			path, dst->env_var_name, strerror(e));
> +			path, tr2_sysenv_display_name(dst->sysenv_var), strerror(e));
>
>  	tr2_dst_trace_disable(dst);
>  	return 0;
> @@ -168,7 +167,7 @@ static void tr2_dst_malformed_warning(struct tr2_dst *dst,
>  	struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
>
>  	strbuf_addf(&buf, "trace2: unknown value for '%s': '%s'",
> -		    dst->env_var_name, tgt_value);
> +		    tr2_sysenv_display_name(dst->sysenv_var), tgt_value);
>  	warning("%s", buf.buf);
>
>  	strbuf_release(&buf);
> @@ -184,7 +183,7 @@ int tr2_dst_get_trace_fd(struct tr2_dst *dst)
>
>  	dst->initialized = 1;
>
> -	tgt_value = getenv(dst->env_var_name);
> +	tgt_value = tr2_sysenv_get(dst->sysenv_var);
>
>  	if (!tgt_value || !strcmp(tgt_value, "") || !strcmp(tgt_value, "0") ||
>  	    !strcasecmp(tgt_value, "false")) {
> @@ -246,7 +245,8 @@ void tr2_dst_write_line(struct tr2_dst *dst, struct strbuf *buf_line)
>  		return;
>
>  	if (tr2_dst_want_warning())
> -		warning("unable to write trace to '%s': %s", dst->env_var_name,
> +		warning("unable to write trace to '%s': %s",
> +			tr2_sysenv_display_name(dst->sysenv_var),
>  			strerror(errno));
>  	tr2_dst_trace_disable(dst);
>  }
> diff --git a/trace2/tr2_dst.h b/trace2/tr2_dst.h
> index 9a64f05b02..3adf3bac13 100644
> --- a/trace2/tr2_dst.h
> +++ b/trace2/tr2_dst.h
> @@ -2,9 +2,10 @@
>  #define TR2_DST_H
>
>  struct strbuf;
> +#include "trace2/tr2_sysenv.h"
>
>  struct tr2_dst {
> -	const char *const env_var_name;
> +	enum tr2_sysenv_variable sysenv_var;
>  	int fd;
>  	unsigned int initialized : 1;
>  	unsigned int need_close : 1;
> diff --git a/trace2/tr2_sysenv.c b/trace2/tr2_sysenv.c
> new file mode 100644
> index 0000000000..656613e371
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/trace2/tr2_sysenv.c
> @@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
> +#include "cache.h"
> +#include "config.h"
> +#include "dir.h"
> +#include "tr2_sysenv.h"
> +
> +/*
> + * Each entry represents a trace2 setting.
> + * See Documentation/technical/api-trace2.txt
> + */
> +struct tr2_sysenv_entry {
> +	const char *env_var_name;
> +	const char *git_config_name;
> +
> +	char *value;
> +	unsigned int getenv_called : 1;
> +};
> +
> +/*
> + * This table must match "enum tr2_sysenv_variable" in tr2_sysenv.h.
> + * These strings are constant and must match the published names as
> + * described in the documentation.
> + *
> + * We do not define entries for the GIT_TR2_PARENT_* environment
> + * variables because they are transient and used to pass information
> + * from parent to child git processes, rather than settings.
> + */
> +/* clang-format off */
> +static struct tr2_sysenv_entry tr2_sysenv_settings[] = {
> +	{ "GIT_TR2_CONFIG_PARAMS",   "trace2.configparams"     },
> +
> +	{ "GIT_TR2_DST_DEBUG",       "trace2.destinationdebug" },
> +
> +	{ "GIT_TR2",                 "trace2.normaltarget"     },
> +	{ "GIT_TR2_BRIEF",           "trace2.normalbrief"      },
> +
> +	{ "GIT_TR2_EVENT",           "trace2.eventtarget"      },
> +	{ "GIT_TR2_EVENT_BRIEF",     "trace2.eventbrief"       },
> +	{ "GIT_TR2_EVENT_NESTING",   "trace2.eventnesting"     },
> +
> +	{ "GIT_TR2_PERF",            "trace2.perftarget"       },
> +	{ "GIT_TR2_PERF_BRIEF",      "trace2.perfbrief"        },
> +};
> +/* clang-format on */
> +
> +static int tr2_sysenv_cb(const char *key, const char *value, void *d)
> +{
> +	int k;
> +

I added:

	if (!starts_with(key, "trace2."))
		return 0;

Here, and everything works as expected. I think that's a good
idea. Makes this O(n) over N config keys instead of O(n*x) where x = num
entries in tr2_sysenv_settings.

> +	for (k = 0; k < ARRAY_SIZE(tr2_sysenv_settings); k++) {
> +		if (!strcmp(key, tr2_sysenv_settings[k].git_config_name)) {
> +			free(tr2_sysenv_settings[k].value);
> +			tr2_sysenv_settings[k].value = xstrdup(value);
> +			return 0;
> +		}
> +	}
> +
> +	return 0;
> +}
> +
> +/*
> + * Load Trace2 settings from the system config (usually "/etc/gitconfig"
> + * unless we were built with a runtime-prefix).  These are intended to
> + * define the default values for Trace2 as requested by the administrator.
> + */
> +void tr2_sysenv_load(void)
> +{
> +	const char *system_config_pathname;
> +	const char *test_pathname;
> +
> +	system_config_pathname = git_etc_gitconfig();
> +
> +	test_pathname = getenv("GIT_TEST_TR2_SYSTEM_CONFIG");
> +	if (test_pathname) {
> +		if (!*test_pathname || !strcmp(test_pathname, "0"))
> +			return; /* disable use of system config */
> +
> +		/* mock it with given test file */
> +		system_config_pathname = test_pathname;
> +	}
> +
> +	if (file_exists(system_config_pathname))
> +		git_config_from_file(tr2_sysenv_cb, system_config_pathname,
> +				     NULL);

Maybe this isn't worth it, but this "file_exists" thing is something we
could abstract in the config machinery (or maybe passing via
"config_options" makes more sense):

    diff --git a/config.c b/config.c
    index 0f0cdd8c0f..ea625a508f 100644
    --- a/config.c
    +++ b/config.c
    @@ -1549,12 +1549,15 @@ static int git_config_from_stdin(config_fn_t fn, void *data)

     int git_config_from_file_with_options(config_fn_t fn, const char *filename,
     				      void *data,
    -				      const struct config_options *opts)
    +				      const struct config_options *opts,
    +				      int or_warn)
     {
     	int ret = -1;
     	FILE *f;

    -	f = fopen_or_warn(filename, "r");
    +	f = or_warn
    +		? fopen_or_warn(filename, "r")
    +		: fopen(filename, "r");
     	if (f) {
     		ret = do_config_from_file(fn, CONFIG_ORIGIN_FILE, filename,
     					  filename, f, data, opts);
    @@ -1565,7 +1568,7 @@ int git_config_from_file_with_options(config_fn_t fn, const char *filename,

     int git_config_from_file(config_fn_t fn, const char *filename, void *data)
     {
    -	return git_config_from_file_with_options(fn, filename, data, NULL);
    +	return git_config_from_file_with_options(fn, filename, data, NULL, 1);
     }

     int git_config_from_mem(config_fn_t fn,
    @@ -2787,7 +2790,7 @@ int git_config_set_multivar_in_file_gently(const char *config_filename,
     		 */
     		if (git_config_from_file_with_options(store_aux,
     						      config_filename,
    -						      &store, &opts)) {
    +						      &store, &opts, 1)) {
     			error(_("invalid config file %s"), config_filename);
     			ret = CONFIG_INVALID_FILE;
     			goto out_free;
    diff --git a/config.h b/config.h
    index ee5d3fa7b4..52e93e6cdc 100644
    --- a/config.h
    +++ b/config.h
    @@ -72,7 +72,8 @@ extern int git_default_config(const char *, const char *, void *);
     extern int git_config_from_file(config_fn_t fn, const char *, void *);
     extern int git_config_from_file_with_options(config_fn_t fn, const char *,
     					     void *,
    -					     const struct config_options *);
    +					     const struct config_options *,
    +					     int);
     extern int git_config_from_mem(config_fn_t fn,
     			       const enum config_origin_type,
     			       const char *name,
    diff --git a/trace2/tr2_sysenv.c b/trace2/tr2_sysenv.c
    index 656613e371..25a9c19d20 100644
    --- a/trace2/tr2_sysenv.c
    +++ b/trace2/tr2_sysenv.c
    @@ -78,9 +81,9 @@ void tr2_sysenv_load(void)
     		system_config_pathname = test_pathname;
     	}

    -	if (file_exists(system_config_pathname))
    -		git_config_from_file(tr2_sysenv_cb, system_config_pathname,
    -				     NULL);
    +	git_config_from_file_with_options(tr2_sysenv_cb,
    +					  system_config_pathname, NULL, NULL,
    +					  0);
     }

     /*


> +}
> +
> +/*
> + * Return the value for the requested setting.  Start with the /etc/gitconfig
> + * value and allow the corresponding environment variable to override it.
> + */
> +const char *tr2_sysenv_get(enum tr2_sysenv_variable var)
> +{
> +	if (var >= TR2_SYSENV_MUST_BE_LAST)
> +		BUG("tr2_sysenv_get invalid var '%d'", var);
> +
> +	if (!tr2_sysenv_settings[var].getenv_called) {
> +		const char *v = getenv(tr2_sysenv_settings[var].env_var_name);
> +		if (v && *v) {
> +			free(tr2_sysenv_settings[var].value);
> +			tr2_sysenv_settings[var].value = xstrdup(v);
> +		}
> +		tr2_sysenv_settings[var].getenv_called = 1;
> +	}
> +
> +	return tr2_sysenv_settings[var].value;
> +}
> +
> +/*
> + * Return a friendly name for this setting that is suitable for printing
> + * in an error messages.
> + */
> +const char *tr2_sysenv_display_name(enum tr2_sysenv_variable var)
> +{
> +	if (var >= TR2_SYSENV_MUST_BE_LAST)
> +		BUG("tr2_sysenv_get invalid var '%d'", var);
> +
> +	return tr2_sysenv_settings[var].env_var_name;
> +}
> +
> +void tr2_sysenv_release(void)
> +{
> +	int k;
> +
> +	for (k = 0; k < ARRAY_SIZE(tr2_sysenv_settings); k++)
> +		free(tr2_sysenv_settings[k].value);
> +}
> diff --git a/trace2/tr2_sysenv.h b/trace2/tr2_sysenv.h
> new file mode 100644
> index 0000000000..369b20bd87
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/trace2/tr2_sysenv.h
> @@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
> +#ifndef TR2_SYSENV_H
> +#define TR2_SYSENV_H
> +
> +/*
> + * The Trace2 settings that can be loaded from /etc/gitconfig
> + * and/or user environment variables.
> + *
> + * Note that this set does not contain any of the transient
> + * environment variables used to pass information from parent
> + * to child git processes, such "GIT_TR2_PARENT_SID".
> + */
> +enum tr2_sysenv_variable {
> +	TR2_SYSENV_CFG_PARAM = 0,
> +
> +	TR2_SYSENV_DST_DEBUG,
> +
> +	TR2_SYSENV_NORMAL,
> +	TR2_SYSENV_NORMAL_BRIEF,
> +
> +	TR2_SYSENV_EVENT,
> +	TR2_SYSENV_EVENT_BRIEF,
> +	TR2_SYSENV_EVENT_NESTING,
> +
> +	TR2_SYSENV_PERF,
> +	TR2_SYSENV_PERF_BRIEF,
> +
> +	TR2_SYSENV_MUST_BE_LAST
> +};
> +
> +void tr2_sysenv_load(void);
> +
> +const char *tr2_sysenv_get(enum tr2_sysenv_variable);
> +const char *tr2_sysenv_display_name(enum tr2_sysenv_variable var);
> +void tr2_sysenv_release(void);
> +
> +#endif /* TR2_SYSENV_H */
> diff --git a/trace2/tr2_tgt_event.c b/trace2/tr2_tgt_event.c
> index 89a4d3ae9a..bb6e323953 100644
> --- a/trace2/tr2_tgt_event.c
> +++ b/trace2/tr2_tgt_event.c
> @@ -6,10 +6,11 @@
>  #include "trace2/tr2_dst.h"
>  #include "trace2/tr2_tbuf.h"
>  #include "trace2/tr2_sid.h"
> +#include "trace2/tr2_sysenv.h"
>  #include "trace2/tr2_tgt.h"
>  #include "trace2/tr2_tls.h"
>
> -static struct tr2_dst tr2dst_event = { "GIT_TR2_EVENT", 0, 0, 0 };
> +static struct tr2_dst tr2dst_event = { TR2_SYSENV_EVENT, 0, 0, 0 };
>
>  /*
>   * The version number of the JSON data generated by the EVENT target
> @@ -28,17 +29,15 @@ static struct tr2_dst tr2dst_event = { "GIT_TR2_EVENT", 0, 0, 0 };
>   * are primarily intended for the performance target during debugging.
>   *
>   * Some of the outer-most messages, however, may be of interest to the
> - * event target.  Set this environment variable to a larger integer for
> - * more detail in the event target.
> + * event target.  Use the TR2_SYSENV_EVENT_NESTING setting to increase
> + * region details in the event target.
>   */
> -#define TR2_ENVVAR_EVENT_NESTING "GIT_TR2_EVENT_NESTING"
>  static int tr2env_event_nesting_wanted = 2;
>
>  /*
> - * Set this environment variable to true to omit the <time>, <file>, and
> + * Use the TR2_SYSENV_EVENT_BRIEF to omit the <time>, <file>, and
>   * <line> fields from most events.
>   */
> -#define TR2_ENVVAR_EVENT_BRIEF "GIT_TR2_EVENT_BRIEF"
>  static int tr2env_event_brief;
>
>  static int fn_init(void)
> @@ -46,17 +45,17 @@ static int fn_init(void)
>  	int want = tr2_dst_trace_want(&tr2dst_event);
>  	int want_nesting;
>  	int want_brief;
> -	char *nesting;
> -	char *brief;
> +	const char *nesting;
> +	const char *brief;
>
>  	if (!want)
>  		return want;
>
> -	nesting = getenv(TR2_ENVVAR_EVENT_NESTING);
> +	nesting = tr2_sysenv_get(TR2_SYSENV_EVENT_NESTING);
>  	if (nesting && ((want_nesting = atoi(nesting)) > 0))
>  		tr2env_event_nesting_wanted = want_nesting;
>
> -	brief = getenv(TR2_ENVVAR_EVENT_BRIEF);
> +	brief = tr2_sysenv_get(TR2_SYSENV_EVENT_BRIEF);
>  	if (brief && ((want_brief = atoi(brief)) > 0))
>  		tr2env_event_brief = want_brief;

A lot of this pre-dates this patch, but I wonder if the whole of trace2
couldn't make more use of config.c's bool parsing for things like
these. Maybe by having a "cfg_type" enum & parsed_value void* in
tr2_sysenv_entry?

> diff --git a/trace2/tr2_tgt_normal.c b/trace2/tr2_tgt_normal.c
> index 57f3e18f5b..3364223805 100644
> --- a/trace2/tr2_tgt_normal.c
> +++ b/trace2/tr2_tgt_normal.c
> @@ -4,19 +4,19 @@
>  #include "quote.h"
>  #include "version.h"
>  #include "trace2/tr2_dst.h"
> +#include "trace2/tr2_sysenv.h"
>  #include "trace2/tr2_tbuf.h"
>  #include "trace2/tr2_tgt.h"
>  #include "trace2/tr2_tls.h"
>
> -static struct tr2_dst tr2dst_normal = { "GIT_TR2", 0, 0, 0 };
> +static struct tr2_dst tr2dst_normal = { TR2_SYSENV_NORMAL, 0, 0, 0 };
>
>  /*
> - * Set this environment variable to true to omit the "<time> <file>:<line>"
> + * Use the TR2_SYSENV_NORMAL_BRIEF setting to omit the "<time> <file>:<line>"
>   * fields from each line written to the builtin normal target.
>   *
>   * Unit tests may want to use this to help with testing.
>   */
> -#define TR2_ENVVAR_NORMAL_BRIEF "GIT_TR2_BRIEF"
>  static int tr2env_normal_brief;
>
>  #define TR2FMT_NORMAL_FL_WIDTH (50)
> @@ -25,12 +25,12 @@ static int fn_init(void)
>  {
>  	int want = tr2_dst_trace_want(&tr2dst_normal);
>  	int want_brief;
> -	char *brief;
> +	const char *brief;
>
>  	if (!want)
>  		return want;
>
> -	brief = getenv(TR2_ENVVAR_NORMAL_BRIEF);
> +	brief = tr2_sysenv_get(TR2_SYSENV_NORMAL_BRIEF);
>  	if (brief && *brief &&
>  	    ((want_brief = git_parse_maybe_bool(brief)) != -1))
>  		tr2env_normal_brief = want_brief;


> diff --git a/trace2/tr2_tgt_perf.c b/trace2/tr2_tgt_perf.c
> index 9c3b4d8a0f..1ad781c32e 100644
> --- a/trace2/tr2_tgt_perf.c
> +++ b/trace2/tr2_tgt_perf.c
> @@ -6,19 +6,19 @@
>  #include "json-writer.h"
>  #include "trace2/tr2_dst.h"
>  #include "trace2/tr2_sid.h"
> +#include "trace2/tr2_sysenv.h"
>  #include "trace2/tr2_tbuf.h"
>  #include "trace2/tr2_tgt.h"
>  #include "trace2/tr2_tls.h"
>
> -static struct tr2_dst tr2dst_perf = { "GIT_TR2_PERF", 0, 0, 0 };
> +static struct tr2_dst tr2dst_perf = { TR2_SYSENV_PERF, 0, 0, 0 };
>
>  /*
> - * Set this environment variable to true to omit the "<time> <file>:<line>"
> + * Use TR2_SYSENV_PERF_BRIEF to omit the "<time> <file>:<line>"
>   * fields from each line written to the builtin performance target.
>   *
>   * Unit tests may want to use this to help with testing.
>   */
> -#define TR2_ENVVAR_PERF_BRIEF "GIT_TR2_PERF_BRIEF"
>  static int tr2env_perf_brief;
>
>  #define TR2FMT_PERF_FL_WIDTH (50)
> @@ -36,14 +36,14 @@ static int fn_init(void)
>  {
>  	int want = tr2_dst_trace_want(&tr2dst_perf);
>  	int want_brief;
> -	char *brief;
> +	const char *brief;
>
>  	if (!want)
>  		return want;
>
>  	strbuf_addchars(&dots, '.', TR2_DOTS_BUFFER_SIZE);
>
> -	brief = getenv(TR2_ENVVAR_PERF_BRIEF);
> +	brief = tr2_sysenv_get(TR2_SYSENV_PERF_BRIEF);
>  	if (brief && *brief &&
>  	    ((want_brief = git_parse_maybe_bool(brief)) != -1))
>  		tr2env_perf_brief = want_brief;
Jeff Hostetler March 28, 2019, 6:50 p.m. UTC | #2
On 3/28/2019 10:36 AM, Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason wrote:
> 
> On Thu, Mar 28 2019, Jeff Hostetler via GitGitGadget wrote:
> 
> Thanks for working on this!
> 
> Haven't given this any deep testing. Just some observations:
> 
>> From: Jeff Hostetler <jeffhost@microsoft.com>
>>
>> Teach git to read the system config (usually "/etc/gitconfig") for
>> default Trace2 settings.  This allows system-wide Trace2 settings to
>> be installed and inherited to make it easier to manage a collection of
>> systems.
[...]

>> diff --git a/trace2/tr2_sysenv.c b/trace2/tr2_sysenv.c
>> new file mode 100644
>> index 0000000000..656613e371
>> --- /dev/null
[...]

>> +/* clang-format off */
>> +static struct tr2_sysenv_entry tr2_sysenv_settings[] = {
>> +	{ "GIT_TR2_CONFIG_PARAMS",   "trace2.configparams"     },
>> +
>> +	{ "GIT_TR2_DST_DEBUG",       "trace2.destinationdebug" },
>> +
>> +	{ "GIT_TR2",                 "trace2.normaltarget"     },
>> +	{ "GIT_TR2_BRIEF",           "trace2.normalbrief"      },
>> +
>> +	{ "GIT_TR2_EVENT",           "trace2.eventtarget"      },
>> +	{ "GIT_TR2_EVENT_BRIEF",     "trace2.eventbrief"       },
>> +	{ "GIT_TR2_EVENT_NESTING",   "trace2.eventnesting"     },
>> +
>> +	{ "GIT_TR2_PERF",            "trace2.perftarget"       },
>> +	{ "GIT_TR2_PERF_BRIEF",      "trace2.perfbrief"        },
>> +};
>> +/* clang-format on */
>> +
>> +static int tr2_sysenv_cb(const char *key, const char *value, void *d)
>> +{
>> +	int k;
>> +
> 
> I added:
> 
> 	if (!starts_with(key, "trace2."))
> 		return 0;
> 
> Here, and everything works as expected. I think that's a good
> idea. Makes this O(n) over N config keys instead of O(n*x) where x = num
> entries in tr2_sysenv_settings.

Good idea.  Thanks!

> 
>> +	for (k = 0; k < ARRAY_SIZE(tr2_sysenv_settings); k++) {
>> +		if (!strcmp(key, tr2_sysenv_settings[k].git_config_name)) {
>> +			free(tr2_sysenv_settings[k].value);
>> +			tr2_sysenv_settings[k].value = xstrdup(value);
>> +			return 0;
>> +		}
>> +	}
>> +
>> +	return 0;
>> +}
>> +
>> +/*
>> + * Load Trace2 settings from the system config (usually "/etc/gitconfig"
>> + * unless we were built with a runtime-prefix).  These are intended to
>> + * define the default values for Trace2 as requested by the administrator.
>> + */
>> +void tr2_sysenv_load(void)
>> +{
>> +	const char *system_config_pathname;
>> +	const char *test_pathname;
>> +
>> +	system_config_pathname = git_etc_gitconfig();
>> +
>> +	test_pathname = getenv("GIT_TEST_TR2_SYSTEM_CONFIG");
>> +	if (test_pathname) {
>> +		if (!*test_pathname || !strcmp(test_pathname, "0"))
>> +			return; /* disable use of system config */
>> +
>> +		/* mock it with given test file */
>> +		system_config_pathname = test_pathname;
>> +	}
>> +
>> +	if (file_exists(system_config_pathname))
>> +		git_config_from_file(tr2_sysenv_cb, system_config_pathname,
>> +				     NULL);
> 
> Maybe this isn't worth it, but this "file_exists" thing is something we
> could abstract in the config machinery (or maybe passing via
> "config_options" makes more sense):
[...]

This is a good idea, but I think I'll save this for a future effort
rather than add it to the current patch series.  It just seems outside
of my scope right now and adds to the footprint of this series.

[...]
>>
>> -	nesting = getenv(TR2_ENVVAR_EVENT_NESTING);
>> +	nesting = tr2_sysenv_get(TR2_SYSENV_EVENT_NESTING);
>>   	if (nesting && ((want_nesting = atoi(nesting)) > 0))
>>   		tr2env_event_nesting_wanted = want_nesting;
>>
>> -	brief = getenv(TR2_ENVVAR_EVENT_BRIEF);
>> +	brief = tr2_sysenv_get(TR2_SYSENV_EVENT_BRIEF);
>>   	if (brief && ((want_brief = atoi(brief)) > 0))
>>   		tr2env_event_brief = want_brief;
> 
> A lot of this pre-dates this patch, but I wonder if the whole of trace2
> couldn't make more use of config.c's bool parsing for things like
> these. Maybe by having a "cfg_type" enum & parsed_value void* in
> tr2_sysenv_entry?

I converted the "brief" instances in the normal and perf targets to
use git_parse_maybe_bool() already, but I missed this one.

The nesting one above is actually an integer value rather than a bool.
I'll rename the variables in the re-roll to clarify that.


[...]
>> -	brief = getenv(TR2_ENVVAR_NORMAL_BRIEF);
>> +	brief = tr2_sysenv_get(TR2_SYSENV_NORMAL_BRIEF);
>>   	if (brief && *brief &&
>>   	    ((want_brief = git_parse_maybe_bool(brief)) != -1))
>>   		tr2env_normal_brief = want_brief;
[...]
>> -	brief = getenv(TR2_ENVVAR_PERF_BRIEF);
>> +	brief = tr2_sysenv_get(TR2_SYSENV_PERF_BRIEF);
>>   	if (brief && *brief &&
>>   	    ((want_brief = git_parse_maybe_bool(brief)) != -1))
>>   		tr2env_perf_brief = want_brief;


Thanks for the review.
I'll push up another version shortly.

Jeff
Josh Steadmon March 28, 2019, 9:28 p.m. UTC | #3
One quick comment:

On 2019.03.28 06:31, Jeff Hostetler via GitGitGadget wrote:
[...]
> diff --git a/trace2.h b/trace2.h
> index 8f89e70c44..cda8349058 100644
> --- a/trace2.h
> +++ b/trace2.h
> @@ -38,7 +38,8 @@ void trace2_initialize_clock(void);
>  
>  /*
>   * Initialize TRACE2 tracing facility if any of the builtin TRACE2
> - * targets are enabled in the environment.  Emits a 'version' event.
> + * targets are enabled in the system config or the environment.
> + * Emits a 'version' event.
>   *
>   * Cleanup/Termination is handled automatically by a registered
>   * atexit() routine.
> @@ -125,8 +126,8 @@ void trace2_cmd_alias_fl(const char *file, int line, const char *alias,
>   * Emit one or more 'def_param' events for "interesting" configuration
>   * settings.
>   *
> - * The environment variable "GIT_TR2_CONFIG_PARAMS" can be set to a
> - * list of patterns considered important.  For example:
> + * Use the TR2_SYSENV_CFG_PARAM setting to register a list of patterns
> + * configured important.  For example:
>   *
>   *    GIT_TR2_CONFIG_PARAMS="core.*,remote.*.url"
>   *

Looks like the example needs to be updated with the new var name as
well.
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diff --git a/Documentation/technical/api-trace2.txt b/Documentation/technical/api-trace2.txt
index baaa1153bb..13ca595c69 100644
--- a/Documentation/technical/api-trace2.txt
+++ b/Documentation/technical/api-trace2.txt
@@ -117,6 +117,37 @@  values are recognized.
 Socket type can be either `stream` or `dgram`.  If the socket type is
 omitted, Git will try both.
 
+== Trace2 Settings in System Config
+
+Trace2 also reads configuration information from the system config.
+This is intended to help adminstrators to gather system-wide Git
+performance data.
+
+Trace2 only reads the system configuration, it does not read global,
+local, worktree, or `-c` config settings.
+
+Trace2 will try to load the following system configuration settings
+and then read the corresponding environment variables at startup.
+
+....
+---------------------------------------------------
+trace2.normalTarget          GIT_TR2
+trace2.normalBrief           GIT_TR2_BRIEF
+
+trace2.perfTarget            GIT_TR2_PERF
+trace2.perfBrief             GIT_TR2_PERF_BRIEF
+
+trace2.eventTarget           GIT_TR2_EVENT
+trace2.eventBrief            GIT_TR2_EVENT_BRIEF
+trace2.eventNesting          GIT_TR2_EVENT_NESTING
+
+trace2.configParams          GIT_TR2_CONFIG_PARAMS
+
+trace2.destinationDebug      GIT_TR2_DST_DEBUG
+---------------------------------------------------
+....
+
+
 == Trace2 API
 
 All public Trace2 functions and macros are defined in `trace2.h` and
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 3e03290d8f..9ddfa3dfe7 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1005,6 +1005,7 @@  LIB_OBJS += trace2/tr2_cfg.o
 LIB_OBJS += trace2/tr2_cmd_name.o
 LIB_OBJS += trace2/tr2_dst.o
 LIB_OBJS += trace2/tr2_sid.o
+LIB_OBJS += trace2/tr2_sysenv.o
 LIB_OBJS += trace2/tr2_tbuf.o
 LIB_OBJS += trace2/tr2_tgt_event.o
 LIB_OBJS += trace2/tr2_tgt_normal.o
diff --git a/t/t0210-trace2-normal.sh b/t/t0210-trace2-normal.sh
index 03a0aedb1d..5d4c04ed30 100755
--- a/t/t0210-trace2-normal.sh
+++ b/t/t0210-trace2-normal.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@ 
 #!/bin/sh
 
+# Disable loading of Trace2 settings from the system config
+# (usually "/etc/gitconfig") to eliminate system dependencies.
+GIT_TEST_TR2_SYSTEM_CONFIG=0 && export GIT_TEST_TR2_SYSTEM_CONFIG
+
+# Turn off any inherited trace2 settings for this test.
+unset GIT_TR2 GIT_TR2_PERF GIT_TR2_EVENT
+unset GIT_TR2_BRIEF
+unset GIT_TR2_CONFIG_PARAMS
+
 test_description='test trace2 facility (normal target)'
 . ./test-lib.sh
 
@@ -15,11 +24,6 @@  PATH="$TTDIR:$PATH" && export PATH
 # Warning: So you may see extra lines in artifact files when
 # Warning: interactively debugging.
 
-# Turn off any inherited trace2 settings for this test.
-unset GIT_TR2 GIT_TR2_PERF GIT_TR2_EVENT
-unset GIT_TR2_BRIEF
-unset GIT_TR2_CONFIG_PARAMS
-
 V=$(git version | sed -e 's/^git version //') && export V
 
 # There are multiple trace2 targets: normal, perf, and event.
@@ -132,4 +136,31 @@  test_expect_success 'normal stream, error event' '
 	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
+# Now test using system config by using a mocked up config file
+# rather than inheriting "/etc/gitconfig".  Here we do not use
+# GIT_TR2* environment variables.
+
+unset GIT_TR2_BRIEF
+
+MOCK=./mock_system_config
+
+test_expect_success 'setup mocked /etc/gitconfig' '
+	git config --file $MOCK trace2.normalTarget "$(pwd)/trace.normal" &&
+	git config --file $MOCK trace2.normalBrief 1
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'using mock, normal stream, return code 0' '
+	test_when_finished "rm trace.normal actual expect" &&
+	GIT_TEST_TR2_SYSTEM_CONFIG="$MOCK" test-tool trace2 001return 0 &&
+	perl "$TEST_DIRECTORY/t0210/scrub_normal.perl" <trace.normal >actual &&
+	cat >expect <<-EOF &&
+		version $V
+		start _EXE_ trace2 001return 0
+		cmd_name trace2 (trace2)
+		exit elapsed:_TIME_ code:0
+		atexit elapsed:_TIME_ code:0
+	EOF
+	test_cmp expect actual
+'
+
 test_done
diff --git a/t/t0211-trace2-perf.sh b/t/t0211-trace2-perf.sh
index c9694b29f7..abe35b2186 100755
--- a/t/t0211-trace2-perf.sh
+++ b/t/t0211-trace2-perf.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@ 
 #!/bin/sh
 
+# Disable loading of Trace2 settings from the system config
+# (usually "/etc/gitconfig") to eliminate system dependencies.
+GIT_TEST_TR2_SYSTEM_CONFIG=0 && export GIT_TEST_TR2_SYSTEM_CONFIG
+
+# Turn off any inherited trace2 settings for this test.
+unset GIT_TR2 GIT_TR2_PERF GIT_TR2_EVENT
+unset GIT_TR2_PERF_BRIEF
+unset GIT_TR2_CONFIG_PARAMS
+
 test_description='test trace2 facility (perf target)'
 . ./test-lib.sh
 
@@ -15,11 +24,6 @@  PATH="$TTDIR:$PATH" && export PATH
 # Warning: So you may see extra lines in artifact files when
 # Warning: interactively debugging.
 
-# Turn off any inherited trace2 settings for this test.
-unset GIT_TR2 GIT_TR2_PERF GIT_TR2_EVENT
-unset GIT_TR2_PERF_BRIEF
-unset GIT_TR2_CONFIG_PARAMS
-
 V=$(git version | sed -e 's/^git version //') && export V
 
 # There are multiple trace2 targets: normal, perf, and event.
@@ -150,4 +154,31 @@  test_expect_success 'perf stream, child processes' '
 	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
+# Now test using system config by using a mocked up config file
+# rather than inheriting "/etc/gitconfig".  Here we do not use
+# GIT_TR2* environment variables.
+
+unset GIT_TR2_PERF_BRIEF
+
+MOCK=./mock_system_config
+
+test_expect_success 'setup mocked /etc/gitconfig' '
+	git config --file $MOCK trace2.perfTarget "$(pwd)/trace.perf" &&
+	git config --file $MOCK trace2.perfBrief 1
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'using mock, perf stream, return code 0' '
+	test_when_finished "rm trace.perf actual expect" &&
+	GIT_TEST_TR2_SYSTEM_CONFIG="$MOCK" test-tool trace2 001return 0 &&
+	perl "$TEST_DIRECTORY/t0211/scrub_perf.perl" <trace.perf >actual &&
+	cat >expect <<-EOF &&
+		d0|main|version|||||$V
+		d0|main|start||_T_ABS_|||_EXE_ trace2 001return 0
+		d0|main|cmd_name|||||trace2 (trace2)
+		d0|main|exit||_T_ABS_|||code:0
+		d0|main|atexit||_T_ABS_|||code:0
+	EOF
+	test_cmp expect actual
+'
+
 test_done
diff --git a/t/t0212-trace2-event.sh b/t/t0212-trace2-event.sh
index 028b6c5671..c535496261 100755
--- a/t/t0212-trace2-event.sh
+++ b/t/t0212-trace2-event.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@ 
 #!/bin/sh
 
+# Disable loading of Trace2 settings from the system config
+# (usually "/etc/gitconfig") to eliminate system dependencies.
+GIT_TEST_TR2_SYSTEM_CONFIG=0 && export GIT_TEST_TR2_SYSTEM_CONFIG
+
+# Turn off any inherited trace2 settings for this test.
+unset GIT_TR2 GIT_TR2_PERF GIT_TR2_EVENT
+unset GIT_TR2_BARE
+unset GIT_TR2_CONFIG_PARAMS
+
 test_description='test trace2 facility'
 . ./test-lib.sh
 
@@ -17,11 +26,6 @@  PATH="$TTDIR:$PATH" && export PATH
 # Warning: So you may see extra lines in artifact files when
 # Warning: interactively debugging.
 
-# Turn off any inherited trace2 settings for this test.
-unset GIT_TR2 GIT_TR2_PERF GIT_TR2_EVENT
-unset GIT_TR2_BARE
-unset GIT_TR2_CONFIG_PARAMS
-
 V=$(git version | sed -e 's/^git version //') && export V
 
 # There are multiple trace2 targets: normal, perf, and event.
@@ -233,4 +237,42 @@  test_expect_success JSON_PP 'basic trace2_data' '
 	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
+# Now test using system config by using a mocked up config file
+# rather than inheriting "/etc/gitconfig".  Here we do not use
+# GIT_TR2* environment variables.
+
+MOCK=./mock_system_config
+
+test_expect_success 'setup mocked /etc/gitconfig' '
+	git config --file $MOCK trace2.eventTarget "$(pwd)/trace.event"
+'
+
+test_expect_success JSON_PP 'using mock, event stream, error event' '
+	test_when_finished "rm trace.event actual expect" &&
+	GIT_TEST_TR2_SYSTEM_CONFIG="$MOCK" test-tool trace2 003error "hello world" "this is a test" &&
+	perl "$TEST_DIRECTORY/t0212/parse_events.perl" <trace.event >actual &&
+	sed -e "s/^|//" >expect <<-EOF &&
+	|VAR1 = {
+	|  "_SID0_":{
+	|    "argv":[
+	|      "_EXE_",
+	|      "trace2",
+	|      "003error",
+	|      "hello world",
+	|      "this is a test"
+	|    ],
+	|    "errors":[
+	|      "%s",
+	|      "%s"
+	|    ],
+	|    "exit_code":0,
+	|    "hierarchy":"trace2",
+	|    "name":"trace2",
+	|    "version":"$V"
+	|  }
+	|};
+	EOF
+	test_cmp expect actual
+'
+
 test_done
diff --git a/trace2.c b/trace2.c
index 1c180062dd..490b3f071e 100644
--- a/trace2.c
+++ b/trace2.c
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ 
 #include "trace2/tr2_cmd_name.h"
 #include "trace2/tr2_dst.h"
 #include "trace2/tr2_sid.h"
+#include "trace2/tr2_sysenv.h"
 #include "trace2/tr2_tgt.h"
 #include "trace2/tr2_tls.h"
 
@@ -120,6 +121,7 @@  static void tr2main_atexit_handler(void)
 	tr2_sid_release();
 	tr2_cmd_name_release();
 	tr2_cfg_free_patterns();
+	tr2_sysenv_release();
 
 	trace2_enabled = 0;
 }
@@ -155,6 +157,8 @@  void trace2_initialize_fl(const char *file, int line)
 	if (trace2_enabled)
 		return;
 
+	tr2_sysenv_load();
+
 	if (!tr2_tgt_want_builtins())
 		return;
 	trace2_enabled = 1;
diff --git a/trace2.h b/trace2.h
index 8f89e70c44..cda8349058 100644
--- a/trace2.h
+++ b/trace2.h
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@  void trace2_initialize_clock(void);
 
 /*
  * Initialize TRACE2 tracing facility if any of the builtin TRACE2
- * targets are enabled in the environment.  Emits a 'version' event.
+ * targets are enabled in the system config or the environment.
+ * Emits a 'version' event.
  *
  * Cleanup/Termination is handled automatically by a registered
  * atexit() routine.
@@ -125,8 +126,8 @@  void trace2_cmd_alias_fl(const char *file, int line, const char *alias,
  * Emit one or more 'def_param' events for "interesting" configuration
  * settings.
  *
- * The environment variable "GIT_TR2_CONFIG_PARAMS" can be set to a
- * list of patterns considered important.  For example:
+ * Use the TR2_SYSENV_CFG_PARAM setting to register a list of patterns
+ * configured important.  For example:
  *
  *    GIT_TR2_CONFIG_PARAMS="core.*,remote.*.url"
  *
diff --git a/trace2/tr2_cfg.c b/trace2/tr2_cfg.c
index b329921ac5..caa7f06948 100644
--- a/trace2/tr2_cfg.c
+++ b/trace2/tr2_cfg.c
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@ 
 #include "cache.h"
 #include "config.h"
-#include "tr2_cfg.h"
-
-#define TR2_ENVVAR_CFG_PARAM "GIT_TR2_CONFIG_PARAMS"
+#include "trace2/tr2_cfg.h"
+#include "trace2/tr2_sysenv.h"
 
 static struct strbuf **tr2_cfg_patterns;
 static int tr2_cfg_count_patterns;
@@ -21,7 +20,7 @@  static int tr2_cfg_load_patterns(void)
 		return tr2_cfg_count_patterns;
 	tr2_cfg_loaded = 1;
 
-	envvar = getenv(TR2_ENVVAR_CFG_PARAM);
+	envvar = tr2_sysenv_get(TR2_SYSENV_CFG_PARAM);
 	if (!envvar || !*envvar)
 		return tr2_cfg_count_patterns;
 
diff --git a/trace2/tr2_dst.c b/trace2/tr2_dst.c
index fd490a43ad..575cd69aa9 100644
--- a/trace2/tr2_dst.c
+++ b/trace2/tr2_dst.c
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@ 
 #include "cache.h"
 #include "trace2/tr2_dst.h"
+#include "trace2/tr2_sysenv.h"
 
 /*
  * If a Trace2 target cannot be opened for writing, we should issue a
@@ -7,17 +8,13 @@ 
  * or socket and beyond the user's control -- especially since every
  * git command (and sub-command) will print the message.  So we silently
  * eat these warnings and just discard the trace data.
- *
- * Enable the following environment variable to see these warnings.
  */
-#define TR2_ENVVAR_DST_DEBUG "GIT_TR2_DST_DEBUG"
-
 static int tr2_dst_want_warning(void)
 {
 	static int tr2env_dst_debug = -1;
 
 	if (tr2env_dst_debug == -1) {
-		const char *env_value = getenv(TR2_ENVVAR_DST_DEBUG);
+		const char *env_value = tr2_sysenv_get(TR2_SYSENV_DST_DEBUG);
 		if (!env_value || !*env_value)
 			tr2env_dst_debug = 0;
 		else
@@ -42,7 +39,9 @@  static int tr2_dst_try_path(struct tr2_dst *dst, const char *tgt_value)
 	if (fd == -1) {
 		if (tr2_dst_want_warning())
 			warning("trace2: could not open '%s' for '%s' tracing: %s",
-				tgt_value, dst->env_var_name, strerror(errno));
+				tgt_value,
+				tr2_sysenv_display_name(dst->sysenv_var),
+				strerror(errno));
 
 		tr2_dst_trace_disable(dst);
 		return 0;
@@ -116,7 +115,7 @@  static int tr2_dst_try_unix_domain_socket(struct tr2_dst *dst,
 	if (!path || !*path) {
 		if (tr2_dst_want_warning())
 			warning("trace2: invalid AF_UNIX value '%s' for '%s' tracing",
-				tgt_value, dst->env_var_name);
+				tgt_value, tr2_sysenv_display_name(dst->sysenv_var));
 
 		tr2_dst_trace_disable(dst);
 		return 0;
@@ -126,7 +125,7 @@  static int tr2_dst_try_unix_domain_socket(struct tr2_dst *dst,
 	    strlen(path) >= sizeof(((struct sockaddr_un *)0)->sun_path)) {
 		if (tr2_dst_want_warning())
 			warning("trace2: invalid AF_UNIX path '%s' for '%s' tracing",
-				path, dst->env_var_name);
+				path, tr2_sysenv_display_name(dst->sysenv_var));
 
 		tr2_dst_trace_disable(dst);
 		return 0;
@@ -148,7 +147,7 @@  static int tr2_dst_try_unix_domain_socket(struct tr2_dst *dst,
 error:
 	if (tr2_dst_want_warning())
 		warning("trace2: could not connect to socket '%s' for '%s' tracing: %s",
-			path, dst->env_var_name, strerror(e));
+			path, tr2_sysenv_display_name(dst->sysenv_var), strerror(e));
 
 	tr2_dst_trace_disable(dst);
 	return 0;
@@ -168,7 +167,7 @@  static void tr2_dst_malformed_warning(struct tr2_dst *dst,
 	struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
 
 	strbuf_addf(&buf, "trace2: unknown value for '%s': '%s'",
-		    dst->env_var_name, tgt_value);
+		    tr2_sysenv_display_name(dst->sysenv_var), tgt_value);
 	warning("%s", buf.buf);
 
 	strbuf_release(&buf);
@@ -184,7 +183,7 @@  int tr2_dst_get_trace_fd(struct tr2_dst *dst)
 
 	dst->initialized = 1;
 
-	tgt_value = getenv(dst->env_var_name);
+	tgt_value = tr2_sysenv_get(dst->sysenv_var);
 
 	if (!tgt_value || !strcmp(tgt_value, "") || !strcmp(tgt_value, "0") ||
 	    !strcasecmp(tgt_value, "false")) {
@@ -246,7 +245,8 @@  void tr2_dst_write_line(struct tr2_dst *dst, struct strbuf *buf_line)
 		return;
 
 	if (tr2_dst_want_warning())
-		warning("unable to write trace to '%s': %s", dst->env_var_name,
+		warning("unable to write trace to '%s': %s",
+			tr2_sysenv_display_name(dst->sysenv_var),
 			strerror(errno));
 	tr2_dst_trace_disable(dst);
 }
diff --git a/trace2/tr2_dst.h b/trace2/tr2_dst.h
index 9a64f05b02..3adf3bac13 100644
--- a/trace2/tr2_dst.h
+++ b/trace2/tr2_dst.h
@@ -2,9 +2,10 @@ 
 #define TR2_DST_H
 
 struct strbuf;
+#include "trace2/tr2_sysenv.h"
 
 struct tr2_dst {
-	const char *const env_var_name;
+	enum tr2_sysenv_variable sysenv_var;
 	int fd;
 	unsigned int initialized : 1;
 	unsigned int need_close : 1;
diff --git a/trace2/tr2_sysenv.c b/trace2/tr2_sysenv.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..656613e371
--- /dev/null
+++ b/trace2/tr2_sysenv.c
@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@ 
+#include "cache.h"
+#include "config.h"
+#include "dir.h"
+#include "tr2_sysenv.h"
+
+/*
+ * Each entry represents a trace2 setting.
+ * See Documentation/technical/api-trace2.txt
+ */
+struct tr2_sysenv_entry {
+	const char *env_var_name;
+	const char *git_config_name;
+
+	char *value;
+	unsigned int getenv_called : 1;
+};
+
+/*
+ * This table must match "enum tr2_sysenv_variable" in tr2_sysenv.h.
+ * These strings are constant and must match the published names as
+ * described in the documentation.
+ *
+ * We do not define entries for the GIT_TR2_PARENT_* environment
+ * variables because they are transient and used to pass information
+ * from parent to child git processes, rather than settings.
+ */
+/* clang-format off */
+static struct tr2_sysenv_entry tr2_sysenv_settings[] = {
+	{ "GIT_TR2_CONFIG_PARAMS",   "trace2.configparams"     },
+
+	{ "GIT_TR2_DST_DEBUG",       "trace2.destinationdebug" },
+
+	{ "GIT_TR2",                 "trace2.normaltarget"     },
+	{ "GIT_TR2_BRIEF",           "trace2.normalbrief"      },
+
+	{ "GIT_TR2_EVENT",           "trace2.eventtarget"      },
+	{ "GIT_TR2_EVENT_BRIEF",     "trace2.eventbrief"       },
+	{ "GIT_TR2_EVENT_NESTING",   "trace2.eventnesting"     },
+
+	{ "GIT_TR2_PERF",            "trace2.perftarget"       },
+	{ "GIT_TR2_PERF_BRIEF",      "trace2.perfbrief"        },
+};
+/* clang-format on */
+
+static int tr2_sysenv_cb(const char *key, const char *value, void *d)
+{
+	int k;
+
+	for (k = 0; k < ARRAY_SIZE(tr2_sysenv_settings); k++) {
+		if (!strcmp(key, tr2_sysenv_settings[k].git_config_name)) {
+			free(tr2_sysenv_settings[k].value);
+			tr2_sysenv_settings[k].value = xstrdup(value);
+			return 0;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Load Trace2 settings from the system config (usually "/etc/gitconfig"
+ * unless we were built with a runtime-prefix).  These are intended to
+ * define the default values for Trace2 as requested by the administrator.
+ */
+void tr2_sysenv_load(void)
+{
+	const char *system_config_pathname;
+	const char *test_pathname;
+
+	system_config_pathname = git_etc_gitconfig();
+
+	test_pathname = getenv("GIT_TEST_TR2_SYSTEM_CONFIG");
+	if (test_pathname) {
+		if (!*test_pathname || !strcmp(test_pathname, "0"))
+			return; /* disable use of system config */
+
+		/* mock it with given test file */
+		system_config_pathname = test_pathname;
+	}
+
+	if (file_exists(system_config_pathname))
+		git_config_from_file(tr2_sysenv_cb, system_config_pathname,
+				     NULL);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Return the value for the requested setting.  Start with the /etc/gitconfig
+ * value and allow the corresponding environment variable to override it.
+ */
+const char *tr2_sysenv_get(enum tr2_sysenv_variable var)
+{
+	if (var >= TR2_SYSENV_MUST_BE_LAST)
+		BUG("tr2_sysenv_get invalid var '%d'", var);
+
+	if (!tr2_sysenv_settings[var].getenv_called) {
+		const char *v = getenv(tr2_sysenv_settings[var].env_var_name);
+		if (v && *v) {
+			free(tr2_sysenv_settings[var].value);
+			tr2_sysenv_settings[var].value = xstrdup(v);
+		}
+		tr2_sysenv_settings[var].getenv_called = 1;
+	}
+
+	return tr2_sysenv_settings[var].value;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Return a friendly name for this setting that is suitable for printing
+ * in an error messages.
+ */
+const char *tr2_sysenv_display_name(enum tr2_sysenv_variable var)
+{
+	if (var >= TR2_SYSENV_MUST_BE_LAST)
+		BUG("tr2_sysenv_get invalid var '%d'", var);
+
+	return tr2_sysenv_settings[var].env_var_name;
+}
+
+void tr2_sysenv_release(void)
+{
+	int k;
+
+	for (k = 0; k < ARRAY_SIZE(tr2_sysenv_settings); k++)
+		free(tr2_sysenv_settings[k].value);
+}
diff --git a/trace2/tr2_sysenv.h b/trace2/tr2_sysenv.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..369b20bd87
--- /dev/null
+++ b/trace2/tr2_sysenv.h
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@ 
+#ifndef TR2_SYSENV_H
+#define TR2_SYSENV_H
+
+/*
+ * The Trace2 settings that can be loaded from /etc/gitconfig
+ * and/or user environment variables.
+ *
+ * Note that this set does not contain any of the transient
+ * environment variables used to pass information from parent
+ * to child git processes, such "GIT_TR2_PARENT_SID".
+ */
+enum tr2_sysenv_variable {
+	TR2_SYSENV_CFG_PARAM = 0,
+
+	TR2_SYSENV_DST_DEBUG,
+
+	TR2_SYSENV_NORMAL,
+	TR2_SYSENV_NORMAL_BRIEF,
+
+	TR2_SYSENV_EVENT,
+	TR2_SYSENV_EVENT_BRIEF,
+	TR2_SYSENV_EVENT_NESTING,
+
+	TR2_SYSENV_PERF,
+	TR2_SYSENV_PERF_BRIEF,
+
+	TR2_SYSENV_MUST_BE_LAST
+};
+
+void tr2_sysenv_load(void);
+
+const char *tr2_sysenv_get(enum tr2_sysenv_variable);
+const char *tr2_sysenv_display_name(enum tr2_sysenv_variable var);
+void tr2_sysenv_release(void);
+
+#endif /* TR2_SYSENV_H */
diff --git a/trace2/tr2_tgt_event.c b/trace2/tr2_tgt_event.c
index 89a4d3ae9a..bb6e323953 100644
--- a/trace2/tr2_tgt_event.c
+++ b/trace2/tr2_tgt_event.c
@@ -6,10 +6,11 @@ 
 #include "trace2/tr2_dst.h"
 #include "trace2/tr2_tbuf.h"
 #include "trace2/tr2_sid.h"
+#include "trace2/tr2_sysenv.h"
 #include "trace2/tr2_tgt.h"
 #include "trace2/tr2_tls.h"
 
-static struct tr2_dst tr2dst_event = { "GIT_TR2_EVENT", 0, 0, 0 };
+static struct tr2_dst tr2dst_event = { TR2_SYSENV_EVENT, 0, 0, 0 };
 
 /*
  * The version number of the JSON data generated by the EVENT target
@@ -28,17 +29,15 @@  static struct tr2_dst tr2dst_event = { "GIT_TR2_EVENT", 0, 0, 0 };
  * are primarily intended for the performance target during debugging.
  *
  * Some of the outer-most messages, however, may be of interest to the
- * event target.  Set this environment variable to a larger integer for
- * more detail in the event target.
+ * event target.  Use the TR2_SYSENV_EVENT_NESTING setting to increase
+ * region details in the event target.
  */
-#define TR2_ENVVAR_EVENT_NESTING "GIT_TR2_EVENT_NESTING"
 static int tr2env_event_nesting_wanted = 2;
 
 /*
- * Set this environment variable to true to omit the <time>, <file>, and
+ * Use the TR2_SYSENV_EVENT_BRIEF to omit the <time>, <file>, and
  * <line> fields from most events.
  */
-#define TR2_ENVVAR_EVENT_BRIEF "GIT_TR2_EVENT_BRIEF"
 static int tr2env_event_brief;
 
 static int fn_init(void)
@@ -46,17 +45,17 @@  static int fn_init(void)
 	int want = tr2_dst_trace_want(&tr2dst_event);
 	int want_nesting;
 	int want_brief;
-	char *nesting;
-	char *brief;
+	const char *nesting;
+	const char *brief;
 
 	if (!want)
 		return want;
 
-	nesting = getenv(TR2_ENVVAR_EVENT_NESTING);
+	nesting = tr2_sysenv_get(TR2_SYSENV_EVENT_NESTING);
 	if (nesting && ((want_nesting = atoi(nesting)) > 0))
 		tr2env_event_nesting_wanted = want_nesting;
 
-	brief = getenv(TR2_ENVVAR_EVENT_BRIEF);
+	brief = tr2_sysenv_get(TR2_SYSENV_EVENT_BRIEF);
 	if (brief && ((want_brief = atoi(brief)) > 0))
 		tr2env_event_brief = want_brief;
 
diff --git a/trace2/tr2_tgt_normal.c b/trace2/tr2_tgt_normal.c
index 57f3e18f5b..3364223805 100644
--- a/trace2/tr2_tgt_normal.c
+++ b/trace2/tr2_tgt_normal.c
@@ -4,19 +4,19 @@ 
 #include "quote.h"
 #include "version.h"
 #include "trace2/tr2_dst.h"
+#include "trace2/tr2_sysenv.h"
 #include "trace2/tr2_tbuf.h"
 #include "trace2/tr2_tgt.h"
 #include "trace2/tr2_tls.h"
 
-static struct tr2_dst tr2dst_normal = { "GIT_TR2", 0, 0, 0 };
+static struct tr2_dst tr2dst_normal = { TR2_SYSENV_NORMAL, 0, 0, 0 };
 
 /*
- * Set this environment variable to true to omit the "<time> <file>:<line>"
+ * Use the TR2_SYSENV_NORMAL_BRIEF setting to omit the "<time> <file>:<line>"
  * fields from each line written to the builtin normal target.
  *
  * Unit tests may want to use this to help with testing.
  */
-#define TR2_ENVVAR_NORMAL_BRIEF "GIT_TR2_BRIEF"
 static int tr2env_normal_brief;
 
 #define TR2FMT_NORMAL_FL_WIDTH (50)
@@ -25,12 +25,12 @@  static int fn_init(void)
 {
 	int want = tr2_dst_trace_want(&tr2dst_normal);
 	int want_brief;
-	char *brief;
+	const char *brief;
 
 	if (!want)
 		return want;
 
-	brief = getenv(TR2_ENVVAR_NORMAL_BRIEF);
+	brief = tr2_sysenv_get(TR2_SYSENV_NORMAL_BRIEF);
 	if (brief && *brief &&
 	    ((want_brief = git_parse_maybe_bool(brief)) != -1))
 		tr2env_normal_brief = want_brief;
diff --git a/trace2/tr2_tgt_perf.c b/trace2/tr2_tgt_perf.c
index 9c3b4d8a0f..1ad781c32e 100644
--- a/trace2/tr2_tgt_perf.c
+++ b/trace2/tr2_tgt_perf.c
@@ -6,19 +6,19 @@ 
 #include "json-writer.h"
 #include "trace2/tr2_dst.h"
 #include "trace2/tr2_sid.h"
+#include "trace2/tr2_sysenv.h"
 #include "trace2/tr2_tbuf.h"
 #include "trace2/tr2_tgt.h"
 #include "trace2/tr2_tls.h"
 
-static struct tr2_dst tr2dst_perf = { "GIT_TR2_PERF", 0, 0, 0 };
+static struct tr2_dst tr2dst_perf = { TR2_SYSENV_PERF, 0, 0, 0 };
 
 /*
- * Set this environment variable to true to omit the "<time> <file>:<line>"
+ * Use TR2_SYSENV_PERF_BRIEF to omit the "<time> <file>:<line>"
  * fields from each line written to the builtin performance target.
  *
  * Unit tests may want to use this to help with testing.
  */
-#define TR2_ENVVAR_PERF_BRIEF "GIT_TR2_PERF_BRIEF"
 static int tr2env_perf_brief;
 
 #define TR2FMT_PERF_FL_WIDTH (50)
@@ -36,14 +36,14 @@  static int fn_init(void)
 {
 	int want = tr2_dst_trace_want(&tr2dst_perf);
 	int want_brief;
-	char *brief;
+	const char *brief;
 
 	if (!want)
 		return want;
 
 	strbuf_addchars(&dots, '.', TR2_DOTS_BUFFER_SIZE);
 
-	brief = getenv(TR2_ENVVAR_PERF_BRIEF);
+	brief = tr2_sysenv_get(TR2_SYSENV_PERF_BRIEF);
 	if (brief && *brief &&
 	    ((want_brief = git_parse_maybe_bool(brief)) != -1))
 		tr2env_perf_brief = want_brief;