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NAME
dlt.conf - DLT daemon configuration file
DESCRIPTION
The DLT daemon is the central application which gathers logs and traces from different applications,
stores them temporarily or permanently and transfers them to a DLT client application, which could run
directly on the COVESA system or more likely on some external tester device.
The configuration file dlt.conf allows to configure the different runtime behaviour of the dlt-daemon.
It is loaded during startup of dlt-daemon.
GENERAL OPTIONS
Verbose
Start daemon in debug mode, so that all internal debug information is printed out on the console.
Default: Off
Daemonize
If set to 1 DLT daemon is started in background as daemon. This option is only needed in System V init
systems. In systemd based startup systems the daemon is started by spawning own process.
Default: 0
SendSerialHeader
If set to 1 DLT daemon sends each DLT message to the client with prepanding the serial header “DLS0x01”.
Default: 0
SendContextRegistration
If set to 1 each context which is registered from an application in the DLT daemon generates a message to
inform the DLT client about the new context.
Default: 1
SendMessageTime
If set to 1 DLt daemon sends each second a DLT control message to the client with the current timestamp
from the system.
Default: 0
ECUId
This value sets the ECU Id, which is sent with each DLT message.
Default: ECU1
SharedMemorySize
This value sets the size of the shared memory, which is used to exchange DLT messages between applica‐
tions and daemon. This value is defined in bytes. If this value is changed the system must be rebooted
to take effect.
Default: 100000
PersistanceStoragePath
This is the directory path, where the DLT daemon stores its runtime configuration. Runtime configuration
includes stored log levels, trace status and changed logging mode.
Default: /tmp
LoggingMode
The logging console for internal logging of dlt-daemon. 0 = log to stdout, 1 = log to syslog, 2 = log to
file (see LoggingFilename), 3 = log to stderr
Default: 0
LoggingLevel
The internal log level, up to which logs are written. LOG_EMERG = 0, LOG_ALERT = 1, LOG_CRIT = 2,
LOG_ERR = 3, LOG_WARNING = 4, LOG_NOTICE = 5, LOG_INFO = 6, LOG_DEBUG = 7
Default: 6
LoggingFilename
If LoggingMode is set to 2 logs are written to the file path given here.
Default: /tmp/dlt.log
EnableLoggingFileLimit
Only relevant for logging in file (LoggingMode = 2). If EnableLoggingFileLimit is set to 0, the daemon
logs to one logging file without any size limit. If EnableLoggingFileLimit is set to 1, the daemon con‐
siders the size limits configured by LoggingFileSize and LoggingFileMaxSize. If the limits are config‐
ured accordingly, multiple log files are used.
Default: 0
LoggingFileSize
Only considered for logging in file (LoggingMode = 2) and EnableLoggingFileLimit = 1. Maximum size in
bytes of one logging file.
Default: 250000
LoggingFileMaxSize
Only considered for logging in file (LoggingMode = 2) and EnableLoggingFileLimit = 1. Maximum size in
bytes of all logging files.
Default: 1000000
TimeOutOnSend
Socket timeout in seconds for sending to clients.
Default: 4
RingbufferMinSize
The minimum size of the Ringbuffer, used for storing temporary DLT messages, until client is connected.
Default: 500000
RingbufferMaxSize
The max size of the Ringbuffer, used for storing temporary DLT messages, until client is connected.
Default: 10000000
RingbufferStepSize
The step size the Ringbuffer is increased, used for storing temporary DLT messages, until client is con‐
nected.
Default: 500000
Daemon FIFOSize
The size of Daemon FIFO (MinSize: depend on pagesize of system, MaxSize: please check /proc/sys/fs/pipe-
max-size) This is only supported for Linux.
Default: 65536
ContextLogLevel
Initial log-level that is sent when an application registers. DLT_LOG_OFF = 0, DLT_LOG_FATAL = 1,
DLT_LOG_ERROR = 2, DLT_LOG_WARN = 3, DLT_LOG_INFO = 4, DLT_LOG_DEBUG = 5, DLT_LOG_VERBOSE = 6
Default: 4
ContextTraceStatus
Initial trace-status that is sent when an application registers. DLT_TRACE_STATUS_OFF = 0,
DLT_TRACE_STATUS_ON = 1
Default: 0
ForceContextLogLevelAndTraceStatus
Force log level and trace status of contexts to not exceed “ContextLogLevel” and “ContextTraceStatus”.
If set to 1 (ON) whenever a context registers or changes the log-level it has to be lower or equal to
ContextLogLevel.
Default: 0
InjectionMode
If set to 0, the injection mode (see here) is disabled.
Default: 1
GATEWAY CONFIGURATION
GatewayMode
Enable Gateway mode
Default: 0
GatewayConfigFile
Read gateway configuration from another location
Default: /etc/dlt_gateway.conf
Permission configuration
DLT daemon runs with e.g. User: covesa_dlt Group: covesa_dlt
DLT user applications run with different user and group than dlt-daemon but with supplimentory group:
dlt_user_apps_group
/dlt FIFO will be created by dlt-daemon with User: covesa_dlt Group: dlt_user_apps_group Permission: 620
so that only dlt-daemon can read and only processes in dlt_user_apps_group can write.
/dltpipes will be created by dlt-daemon with User: covesa_dlt Group: covesa_dlt Permission: 3733 (i.e
Sticky bit and SGID turned on)
/dltpipes/dlt FIFO will be created by dlt application (user lib) with User: Group: covesa_dlt (inherited
from dltpipes/ due to SGID) Permission: 620
Thus DLT user applications (and also or attackers) can create the dlt FIFO (for communication from dlt-
daemon to DLT user application) under /dltpipes/. Since sticky bit is set the applications who creates
the FIFO can only rename/delete it.
Since SGID of /dltpipes is set the group of dlt FIFO will be covesa_dlt which enables dlt daemon to have
write permission on all the dlt FIFO.
One dlt user application cannot access dlt FIFO created by other dlt user application(if they run with
different user).
Owner group of daemon FIFO directory(Default: /tmp/dlt) (If not set, primary group of dlt-daemon process
is used). Application should have write permission to this group for tracing into dlt. For this opton
to work, dlt-daemon should have this group in it’s supplementary group.
DaemonFifoGroup
Owner group of daemon FIFO directory (If not set, primary group of dlt-daemon process is used) Applica‐
tion should have write permission to this group for tracing into dlt For this opton to work, dlt-daemon
should have this group in it’s Supplementary group
Default: group of dlt-daemon process (/tmp/dlt)
CONTROL APPLICATION OPTIONS
ControlSocketPath
Path to control socket.
Default: /tmp/dlt-ctrl.sock
OFFLINE TRACE OPTIONS
OfflineTraceDirectory
Store DLT messages to local directory, if not set offline Trace is off.
Default: /tmp
OfflineTraceFileSize
This value defines the max size of a offline trace file, if offline trace is enabled. This value is de‐
fined in bytes. If the files size of the current used log file is exceeded, a new log file is created.
Default: 1000000
OfflineTraceMaxSize
This value defines the max offline Trace memory size, if offline trace is enabled. This value is defined
in bytes. If the overall offline trace size is excedded, the oldest log files are deleted, until a new
trace file fits the overall offline trace max size.
Default: 4000000
OfflineTraceFileNameTimestampBased
Filename timestamp based or index based. 1 = timestamp based, 0 = index based
Default: Function is disabled
LOCAL CONSOLE OUTPUT OPTIONS
PrintASCII
Prints each received DLT message from the application in ASCII to the local console. This option should
only be anabled for debugging purpose.
Default: Function is disabled
PrintHex
Prints each received DLT message from the application in ASCII to the local console. The payload is
printed in Hex. This option should only be anabled for debugging purpose.
Default: Function is disabled
PrintHeadersOnly
Prints each received DLT message from the application in ASCII to the local console. Only the header is
printed. This option should only be anabled for debugging purpose.
Default: Function is disabled
SERIAL CLIENT OPTIONS
RS232DeviceName
If this value is set to a serial device name, e.g. /dev/ttyS0, a serial port is used for logging to a
client.
Default: Serial port for logging is disabled
RS232Baudrate
The used serial baud rate, if serial loggin is enabled. The RS232DeviceName must be set to enable serial
logging.
Default: 115200
RS232SyncSerialHeader
If serial logging is enabled, each received DLT message is checked to contain a serial header. If the
DLT message contains no serial header, the message is ignored.
Default: Function is disabled
TCP CLIENT OPTIONS
TCPSyncSerialHeader
Each received DLT message on a TCP connection is checked to contain a serial header. If the DLT message
contains no serial header, the message is ignored.
Default: Function is disabled
ECU SOFTWARE VERSION OPTIONS
SendECUSoftwareVersion
Periodically send ECU version info. 0 = disabled, 1 = enabled
Default: Function is disabled
PathToECUSoftwareVersion
Absolute path to file storing version information - if disabled the DLT version will be send.
Default: Function is disabled.
TIMEZONE INFO OPTIONS
SendTimezone
Periodically send timezone info. 0 = disabled, 1 = enabled
Default: Function is disabled
OFFLINE LOGSTORAGE OPTIONS
OfflineLogstorageMaxDevices
Maximum devices to be used as offline logstorage devices. 0 = disabled, 1 .. DLT_OFFLINE_LOGSTOR‐
AGE_MAX_DEVICES
Default: 0 (Function is disabled)
OfflineLogstorageDirPath
Path to store DLT offline log storage messages.
Default: off
OfflineLogstorageTimestamp
Appends timestamp in log file name. 0 = disabled, 1 = enabled
Default: 0
OfflineLogstorageDelimiter
Appends delimiter in log file name, only punctuation characters allowed.
Default: _
OfflineLogstorageMaxCounter
Wrap around value for log file count in file name.
Default: UINT_MAX
OfflineLogstorageCacheSize
Maximal used memory for log storage cache in KB.
Default: 30000 KB
UDPConnectionSetup
Enable or disable UDP connection. 0 = disabled, 1 = enabled
UDPMulticastIPAddress
The address on which daemon multicasts the log messages
UDPMulticastIPPort
The Multicase IP port. Default: 3491
AUTHOR
Alexander Wenzel (alexander.aw.wenzel (at) bmw (dot) de)
COPYRIGHT
Copyright (C) 2015 BMW AG. License MPL-2.0: Mozilla Public License version 2.0 <http://mozil‐
la.org/MPL/2.0/>.
BUGS
See Github issue: <https://github.com/COVESA/dlt-daemon/issues>
SEE ALSO
dlt-daemon(1), dlt-system(1)
DLT.CONF(5)