tracing: ensure __metadata events are always added to the trace

base/trace_event/trace_log.cc

 // Copyright 2015 The Chromium Authors. All rights reserved.
 // Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
 // found in the LICENSE file.
 
 #include "base/trace_event/trace_log.h"
 
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <cmath>
 #include <memory>
 #include <utility>
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     enabled_flag |= ENABLED_FOR_EVENT_CALLBACK;
   }
 
 #if defined(OS_WIN)
   if (base::trace_event::TraceEventETWExport::IsCategoryGroupEnabled(
           category_group)) {
     enabled_flag |= ENABLED_FOR_ETW_EXPORT;
   }
 #endif
 
+  // TODO(primiano): this is a temporary workaround for catapult:#2341,
+  // to guarantee that metadata events are always added even if the category
+  // filter is "-*". See crbug.com/618054 for more details and long-term fix.
+  if (mode_ == RECORDING_MODE && !strcmp(category_group, "__metadata"))
+    enabled_flag |= ENABLED_FOR_RECORDING;
+
   g_category_group_enabled[category_index] = enabled_flag;
 }
 
 void TraceLog::UpdateCategoryGroupEnabledFlags() {
   size_t category_index = base::subtle::NoBarrier_Load(&g_category_index);
   for (size_t i = 0; i < category_index; i++)
     UpdateCategoryGroupEnabledFlag(i);
 }
 
 void TraceLog::UpdateSyntheticDelaysFromTraceConfig() {
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 }
 
 ScopedTraceBinaryEfficient::~ScopedTraceBinaryEfficient() {
   if (*category_group_enabled_) {
     TRACE_EVENT_API_UPDATE_TRACE_EVENT_DURATION(category_group_enabled_, name_,
                                                 event_handle_);
   }
 }
 
 }  // namespace trace_event_internal