[tbb-dev] Debugging/Seeing the trace of an execution of WebGL code

[Rishabh Raj]

I also noticed that any fprintf statements that I write in gfx folder (like
inside angle or skia), it never gets printed. I am guessing that it's
because, it doesn't get compiled again and again and I feel, that would be
where data might be going inside to the GPU (If I think of it as a layer
structure with WebGL at the top, ANGEL in the middle and GPU in the
bottom). So, I would like to know how to open this up and look at the inner
details involving ANGEL and GPU.

Regards,

On Tue, Jun 25, 2019 at 5:13 PM Rishabh Raj <rishabhstpaul at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello everyone,
>
> I am working on making some changes to the WebGL part of Tor Browser's
> source code. But each WebGL API goes through multiple files and functions
> in the browser's source code. So, before I can start changing them, I would
> need to know how exactly the transfer of data takes place. To be more
> clear, I start with a program which draws a rectangle (vertices have
> different colors, so interpolation takes place). Take for example the
> function `bufferData()`, which sends the data to the GPU. Once the shader
> code or vertices/indices data is sent to the GPU, I am helpless, isn't it?
> I need to be able to hook before this and analyze the various function
> calls in different source code files and the data parameters that are
> circulating through (of course it is not just one API, but a whole bunch of
> JavaScript API's that have to be executed before something is drawn).
>
> So, how do I figure this out? Initially, I had tried using a bunch of
> fprintf's, but I always get lost after, say `fBufferData()` [I noticed that
> many `API()` end up with `fAPI()` in the source code]. In addition, I
> couldn't figure out when the ANGLE part comes into the picture since I
> tried putting fprintf's in there as well, but nothing got printed.
> Basically I am trying to find the right place to hook, just after all
> calculations on the data are done and before the control is sent to the
> GPU. So, do I have to attach a debugger, say gdb, to a running instance of
> tor-browser (incidentally, there are three processes that commence when tor
> browser is run). Basically, I need some help figuring out how to put all of
> this together. I would really appreciate if you could provide me with some
> suggestions.
>
> Warm Regards,
> Rishabh
>
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