diff --git a/common/utils/T/Makefile b/common/utils/T/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..9694273c1965e77e5338ba61871dbe82edb87c14
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/utils/T/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+CC=gcc
+CFLAGS=-Wall -g -pthread -DT_TRACER
+
+#comment those two lines to NOT use shared memory
+CFLAGS += -DT_USE_SHARED_MEMORY
+LIBS += -lrt
+
+PROG=t
+OBJS=main.o T.o
+
+GENIDS=genids
+GENIDS_OBJS=genids.o
+
+ALL=$(PROG) $(GENIDS)
+
+all : $(ALL)
+
+$(GENIDS): $(GENIDS_OBJS)
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o $(GENIDS) $(GENIDS_OBJS)
+
+$(PROG): $(OBJS)
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o $(PROG) $(OBJS) $(LIBS)
+
+%.o: %.c
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c -o $@ $<
+
+T_IDs.h: $(GENIDS) T_messages.txt
+	./$(GENIDS) T_messages.txt T_IDs.h
+
+main.o: T.h T_IDs.h T_defs.h
+
+clean:
+	rm -f *.o $(PROG) $(GENIDS) core T_IDs.h
+	cd tracer && make clean
diff --git a/common/utils/T/T_messages.txt b/common/utils/T/T_messages.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..4c6f6e7aca5fa0f54164ecb4449bcfc6c7fed6d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/utils/T/T_messages.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,430 @@
+#PHY logs
+ID = ENB_INPUT_SIGNAL
+    DESC = eNodeB received signal in the time domain for a duration of 1ms
+    GROUP = PHY:GRAPHIC:HEAVY
+    FORMAT = int,eNB_ID : int,frame : int,subframe : int,antenna : buffer,rxdata
+ID = ENB_UL_CHANNEL_ESTIMATE
+    DESC = eNodeB channel estimation in the time domain
+    GROUP = PHY:GRAPHIC:HEAVY
+    FORMAT = int,eNB_ID : int,UE_ID : int,frame : int,subframe : int,antenna : buffer,chest_t
+ID = PUSCH_IQ
+    DESC = eNodeB PUSCH received IQ data
+    GROUP = PHY:GRAPHIC:HEAVY
+    FORMAT = int,eNB_ID : int,UE_ID : int,frame : int,subframe : int,nb_rb : buffer,pusch_comp
+ID = PUCCH_1AB_IQ
+    DESC = eNodeB PUCCH received IQ data
+    GROUP = PHY:GRAPHIC:HEAVY
+    FORMAT = int,eNB_ID : int,UE_ID : int,frame : int,subframe : int,I : int,Q
+ID = PUCCH_1_ENERGY
+    DESC = eNodeB PUCCH 1 energy and threshold
+    GROUP = PHY:GRAPHIC:HEAVY
+    FORMAT = int,eNB_ID : int,UE_ID : int,frame : int,subframe : int,energy : int,threshold
+
+#legacy logs
+ID = LEGACY_MAC_INFO
+    DESC = MAC legacy logs - info level
+    GROUP = MAC:INFO:LEGACY
+ID = LEGACY_MAC_ERROR
+    DESC = MAC legacy logs - error level
+    GROUP = MAC:ERROR:LEGACY
+ID = LEGACY_MAC_WARNING
+    DESC = MAC legacy logs - warning level
+    GROUP = MAC:WARNING:LEGACY
+ID = LEGACY_MAC_DEBUG
+    DESC = MAC legacy logs - debug level
+    GROUP = MAC:DEBUG:LEGACY
+ID = LEGACY_MAC_TRACE
+    DESC = MAC legacy logs - trace level
+    GROUP = MAC:TRACE:LEGACY
+
+ID = LEGACY_PHY_INFO
+    DESC = PHY legacy logs - info level
+    GROUP = PHY:INFO:LEGACY
+ID = LEGACY_PHY_ERROR
+    DESC = PHY legacy logs - error level
+    GROUP = PHY:ERROR:LEGACY
+ID = LEGACY_PHY_WARNING
+    DESC = PHY legacy logs - warning level
+    GROUP = PHY:WARNING:LEGACY
+ID = LEGACY_PHY_DEBUG
+    DESC = PHY legacy logs - debug level
+    GROUP = PHY:DEBUG:LEGACY
+ID = LEGACY_PHY_TRACE
+    DESC = PHY legacy logs - trace level
+    GROUP = PHY:TRACE:LEGACY
+
+ID = LEGACY_S1AP_INFO
+    DESC = S1AP legacy logs - info level
+    GROUP = S1AP:INFO:LEGACY
+ID = LEGACY_S1AP_ERROR
+    DESC = S1AP legacy logs - error level
+    GROUP = S1AP:ERROR:LEGACY
+ID = LEGACY_S1AP_WARNING
+    DESC = S1AP legacy logs - warning level
+    GROUP = S1AP:WARNING:LEGACY
+ID = LEGACY_S1AP_DEBUG
+    DESC = S1AP legacy logs - debug level
+    GROUP = S1AP:DEBUG:LEGACY
+ID = LEGACY_S1AP_TRACE
+    DESC = S1AP legacy logs - trace level
+    GROUP = S1AP:TRACE:LEGACY
+
+ID = LEGACY_X2AP_INFO
+    DESC = X2AP legacy logs - info level
+    GROUP = X2AP:INFO:LEGACY
+ID = LEGACY_X2AP_ERROR
+    DESC = X2AP legacy logs - error level
+    GROUP = X2AP:ERROR:LEGACY
+ID = LEGACY_X2AP_WARNING
+    DESC = X2AP legacy logs - warning level
+    GROUP = X2AP:WARNING:LEGACY
+ID = LEGACY_X2AP_DEBUG
+    DESC = X2AP legacy logs - debug level
+    GROUP = X2AP:DEBUG:LEGACY
+ID = LEGACY_X2AP_TRACE
+    DESC = X2AP legacy logs - trace level
+    GROUP = X2AP:TRACE:LEGACY
+
+ID = LEGACY_RRC_INFO
+    DESC = RRC legacy logs - info level
+    GROUP = RRC:INFO:LEGACY
+ID = LEGACY_RRC_ERROR
+    DESC = RRC legacy logs - error level
+    GROUP = RRC:ERROR:LEGACY
+ID = LEGACY_RRC_WARNING
+    DESC = RRC legacy logs - warning level
+    GROUP = RRC:WARNING:LEGACY
+ID = LEGACY_RRC_DEBUG
+    DESC = RRC legacy logs - debug level
+    GROUP = RRC:DEBUG:LEGACY
+ID = LEGACY_RRC_TRACE
+    DESC = RRC legacy logs - trace level
+    GROUP = RRC:TRACE:LEGACY
+
+ID = LEGACY_RLC_INFO
+    DESC = RLC legacy logs - info level
+    GROUP = RLC:INFO:LEGACY
+ID = LEGACY_RLC_ERROR
+    DESC = RLC legacy logs - error level
+    GROUP = RLC:ERROR:LEGACY
+ID = LEGACY_RLC_WARNING
+    DESC = RLC legacy logs - warning level
+    GROUP = RLC:WARNING:LEGACY
+ID = LEGACY_RLC_DEBUG
+    DESC = RLC legacy logs - debug level
+    GROUP = RLC:DEBUG:LEGACY
+ID = LEGACY_RLC_TRACE
+    DESC = RLC legacy logs - trace level
+    GROUP = RLC:TRACE:LEGACY
+
+ID = LEGACY_PDCP_INFO
+    DESC = PDCP legacy logs - info level
+    GROUP = PDCP:INFO:LEGACY
+ID = LEGACY_PDCP_ERROR
+    DESC = PDCP legacy logs - error level
+    GROUP = PDCP:ERROR:LEGACY
+ID = LEGACY_PDCP_WARNING
+    DESC = PDCP legacy logs - warning level
+    GROUP = PDCP:WARNING:LEGACY
+ID = LEGACY_PDCP_DEBUG
+    DESC = PDCP legacy logs - debug level
+    GROUP = PDCP:DEBUG:LEGACY
+ID = LEGACY_PDCP_TRACE
+    DESC = PDCP legacy logs - trace level
+    GROUP = PDCP:TRACE:LEGACY
+
+ID = LEGACY_ENB_APP_INFO
+    DESC = ENB_APP legacy logs - info level
+    GROUP = ENB_APP:INFO:LEGACY
+ID = LEGACY_ENB_APP_ERROR
+    DESC = ENB_APP legacy logs - error level
+    GROUP = ENB_APP:ERROR:LEGACY
+ID = LEGACY_ENB_APP_WARNING
+    DESC = ENB_APP legacy logs - warning level
+    GROUP = ENB_APP:WARNING:LEGACY
+ID = LEGACY_ENB_APP_DEBUG
+    DESC = ENB_APP legacy logs - debug level
+    GROUP = ENB_APP:DEBUG:LEGACY
+ID = LEGACY_ENB_APP_TRACE
+    DESC = ENB_APP legacy logs - trace level
+    GROUP = ENB_APP:TRACE:LEGACY
+
+ID = LEGACY_SCTP_INFO
+    DESC = SCTP legacy logs - info level
+    GROUP = SCTP:INFO:LEGACY
+ID = LEGACY_SCTP_ERROR
+    DESC = SCTP legacy logs - error level
+    GROUP = SCTP:ERROR:LEGACY
+ID = LEGACY_SCTP_WARNING
+    DESC = SCTP legacy logs - warning level
+    GROUP = SCTP:WARNING:LEGACY
+ID = LEGACY_SCTP_DEBUG
+    DESC = SCTP legacy logs - debug level
+    GROUP = SCTP:DEBUG:LEGACY
+ID = LEGACY_SCTP_TRACE
+    DESC = SCTP legacy logs - trace level
+    GROUP = SCTP:TRACE:LEGACY
+
+ID = LEGACY_UDP__INFO
+    DESC = UDP_ legacy logs - info level
+    GROUP = UDP_:INFO:LEGACY
+ID = LEGACY_UDP__ERROR
+    DESC = UDP_ legacy logs - error level
+    GROUP = UDP_:ERROR:LEGACY
+ID = LEGACY_UDP__WARNING
+    DESC = UDP_ legacy logs - warning level
+    GROUP = UDP_:WARNING:LEGACY
+ID = LEGACY_UDP__DEBUG
+    DESC = UDP_ legacy logs - debug level
+    GROUP = UDP_:DEBUG:LEGACY
+ID = LEGACY_UDP__TRACE
+    DESC = UDP_ legacy logs - trace level
+    GROUP = UDP_:TRACE:LEGACY
+
+ID = LEGACY_NAS_INFO
+    DESC = NAS legacy logs - info level
+    GROUP = NAS:INFO:LEGACY
+ID = LEGACY_NAS_ERROR
+    DESC = NAS legacy logs - error level
+    GROUP = NAS:ERROR:LEGACY
+ID = LEGACY_NAS_WARNING
+    DESC = NAS legacy logs - warning level
+    GROUP = NAS:WARNING:LEGACY
+ID = LEGACY_NAS_DEBUG
+    DESC = NAS legacy logs - debug level
+    GROUP = NAS:DEBUG:LEGACY
+ID = LEGACY_NAS_TRACE
+    DESC = NAS legacy logs - trace level
+    GROUP = NAS:TRACE:LEGACY
+
+ID = LEGACY_HW_INFO
+    DESC = HW legacy logs - info level
+    GROUP = HW:INFO:LEGACY
+ID = LEGACY_HW_ERROR
+    DESC = HW legacy logs - error level
+    GROUP = HW:ERROR:LEGACY
+ID = LEGACY_HW_WARNING
+    DESC = HW legacy logs - warning level
+    GROUP = HW:WARNING:LEGACY
+ID = LEGACY_HW_DEBUG
+    DESC = HW legacy logs - debug level
+    GROUP = HW:DEBUG:LEGACY
+ID = LEGACY_HW_TRACE
+    DESC = HW legacy logs - trace level
+    GROUP = HW:TRACE:LEGACY
+
+ID = LEGACY_EMU_INFO
+    DESC = EMU legacy logs - info level
+    GROUP = EMU:INFO:LEGACY
+ID = LEGACY_EMU_ERROR
+    DESC = EMU legacy logs - error level
+    GROUP = EMU:ERROR:LEGACY
+ID = LEGACY_EMU_WARNING
+    DESC = EMU legacy logs - warning level
+    GROUP = EMU:WARNING:LEGACY
+ID = LEGACY_EMU_DEBUG
+    DESC = EMU legacy logs - debug level
+    GROUP = EMU:DEBUG:LEGACY
+ID = LEGACY_EMU_TRACE
+    DESC = EMU legacy logs - trace level
+    GROUP = EMU:TRACE:LEGACY
+
+ID = LEGACY_OTG_INFO
+    DESC = OTG legacy logs - info level
+    GROUP = OTG:INFO:LEGACY
+ID = LEGACY_OTG_ERROR
+    DESC = OTG legacy logs - error level
+    GROUP = OTG:ERROR:LEGACY
+ID = LEGACY_OTG_WARNING
+    DESC = OTG legacy logs - warning level
+    GROUP = OTG:WARNING:LEGACY
+ID = LEGACY_OTG_DEBUG
+    DESC = OTG legacy logs - debug level
+    GROUP = OTG:DEBUG:LEGACY
+ID = LEGACY_OTG_TRACE
+    DESC = OTG legacy logs - trace level
+    GROUP = OTG:TRACE:LEGACY
+
+ID = LEGACY_OCG_INFO
+    DESC = OCG legacy logs - info level
+    GROUP = OCG:INFO:LEGACY
+ID = LEGACY_OCG_ERROR
+    DESC = OCG legacy logs - error level
+    GROUP = OCG:ERROR:LEGACY
+ID = LEGACY_OCG_WARNING
+    DESC = OCG legacy logs - warning level
+    GROUP = OCG:WARNING:LEGACY
+ID = LEGACY_OCG_DEBUG
+    DESC = OCG legacy logs - debug level
+    GROUP = OCG:DEBUG:LEGACY
+ID = LEGACY_OCG_TRACE
+    DESC = OCG legacy logs - trace level
+    GROUP = OCG:TRACE:LEGACY
+
+ID = LEGACY_OCM_INFO
+    DESC = OCM legacy logs - info level
+    GROUP = OCM:INFO:LEGACY
+ID = LEGACY_OCM_ERROR
+    DESC = OCM legacy logs - error level
+    GROUP = OCM:ERROR:LEGACY
+ID = LEGACY_OCM_WARNING
+    DESC = OCM legacy logs - warning level
+    GROUP = OCM:WARNING:LEGACY
+ID = LEGACY_OCM_DEBUG
+    DESC = OCM legacy logs - debug level
+    GROUP = OCM:DEBUG:LEGACY
+ID = LEGACY_OCM_TRACE
+    DESC = OCM legacy logs - trace level
+    GROUP = OCM:TRACE:LEGACY
+
+ID = LEGACY_OIP_INFO
+    DESC = OIP legacy logs - info level
+    GROUP = OIP:INFO:LEGACY
+ID = LEGACY_OIP_ERROR
+    DESC = OIP legacy logs - error level
+    GROUP = OIP:ERROR:LEGACY
+ID = LEGACY_OIP_WARNING
+    DESC = OIP legacy logs - warning level
+    GROUP = OIP:WARNING:LEGACY
+ID = LEGACY_OIP_DEBUG
+    DESC = OIP legacy logs - debug level
+    GROUP = OIP:DEBUG:LEGACY
+ID = LEGACY_OIP_TRACE
+    DESC = OIP legacy logs - trace level
+    GROUP = OIP:TRACE:LEGACY
+
+ID = LEGACY_OMG_INFO
+    DESC = OMG legacy logs - info level
+    GROUP = OMG:INFO:LEGACY
+ID = LEGACY_OMG_ERROR
+    DESC = OMG legacy logs - error level
+    GROUP = OMG:ERROR:LEGACY
+ID = LEGACY_OMG_WARNING
+    DESC = OMG legacy logs - warning level
+    GROUP = OMG:WARNING:LEGACY
+ID = LEGACY_OMG_DEBUG
+    DESC = OMG legacy logs - debug level
+    GROUP = OMG:DEBUG:LEGACY
+ID = LEGACY_OMG_TRACE
+    DESC = OMG legacy logs - trace level
+    GROUP = OMG:TRACE:LEGACY
+
+ID = LEGACY_OPT_INFO
+    DESC = OPT legacy logs - info level
+    GROUP = OPT:INFO:LEGACY
+ID = LEGACY_OPT_ERROR
+    DESC = OPT legacy logs - error level
+    GROUP = OPT:ERROR:LEGACY
+ID = LEGACY_OPT_WARNING
+    DESC = OPT legacy logs - warning level
+    GROUP = OPT:WARNING:LEGACY
+ID = LEGACY_OPT_DEBUG
+    DESC = OPT legacy logs - debug level
+    GROUP = OPT:DEBUG:LEGACY
+ID = LEGACY_OPT_TRACE
+    DESC = OPT legacy logs - trace level
+    GROUP = OPT:TRACE:LEGACY
+
+ID = LEGACY_GTPU_INFO
+    DESC = GTPU legacy logs - info level
+    GROUP = GTPU:INFO:LEGACY
+ID = LEGACY_GTPU_ERROR
+    DESC = GTPU legacy logs - error level
+    GROUP = GTPU:ERROR:LEGACY
+ID = LEGACY_GTPU_WARNING
+    DESC = GTPU legacy logs - warning level
+    GROUP = GTPU:WARNING:LEGACY
+ID = LEGACY_GTPU_DEBUG
+    DESC = GTPU legacy logs - debug level
+    GROUP = GTPU:DEBUG:LEGACY
+ID = LEGACY_GTPU_TRACE
+    DESC = GTPU legacy logs - trace level
+    GROUP = GTPU:TRACE:LEGACY
+
+ID = LEGACY_TMR_INFO
+    DESC = TMR legacy logs - info level
+    GROUP = TMR:INFO:LEGACY
+ID = LEGACY_TMR_ERROR
+    DESC = TMR legacy logs - error level
+    GROUP = TMR:ERROR:LEGACY
+ID = LEGACY_TMR_WARNING
+    DESC = TMR legacy logs - warning level
+    GROUP = TMR:WARNING:LEGACY
+ID = LEGACY_TMR_DEBUG
+    DESC = TMR legacy logs - debug level
+    GROUP = TMR:DEBUG:LEGACY
+ID = LEGACY_TMR_TRACE
+    DESC = TMR legacy logs - trace level
+    GROUP = TMR:TRACE:LEGACY
+
+ID = LEGACY_OSA_INFO
+    DESC = OSA legacy logs - info level
+    GROUP = OSA:INFO:LEGACY
+ID = LEGACY_OSA_ERROR
+    DESC = OSA legacy logs - error level
+    GROUP = OSA:ERROR:LEGACY
+ID = LEGACY_OSA_WARNING
+    DESC = OSA legacy logs - warning level
+    GROUP = OSA:WARNING:LEGACY
+ID = LEGACY_OSA_DEBUG
+    DESC = OSA legacy logs - debug level
+    GROUP = OSA:DEBUG:LEGACY
+ID = LEGACY_OSA_TRACE
+    DESC = OSA legacy logs - trace level
+    GROUP = OSA:TRACE:LEGACY
+
+# this is a bad hack but I won't fix (function util_print_hex_octets
+# in openairinterface5g/openair2/LAYER2/PDCP_v10.1.0/pdcp_util.c
+# does funky things with the LOG_x macros but we work on the C pre-processor
+# level and this funkyness is not easily dealable with, so be it...)
+ID = LEGACY_component_INFO
+    DESC = component legacy logs - info level
+    GROUP = component:INFO:LEGACY
+ID = LEGACY_component_ERROR
+    DESC = component legacy logs - error level
+    GROUP = component:ERROR:LEGACY
+ID = LEGACY_component_WARNING
+    DESC = component legacy logs - warning level
+    GROUP = component:WARNING:LEGACY
+ID = LEGACY_component_DEBUG
+    DESC = component legacy logs - debug level
+    GROUP = component:DEBUG:LEGACY
+ID = LEGACY_component_TRACE
+    DESC = component legacy logs - trace level
+    GROUP = component:TRACE:LEGACY
+ID = LEGACY_componentP_INFO
+    DESC = componentP legacy logs - info level
+    GROUP = componentP:INFO:LEGACY
+ID = LEGACY_componentP_ERROR
+    DESC = componentP legacy logs - error level
+    GROUP = componentP:ERROR:LEGACY
+ID = LEGACY_componentP_WARNING
+    DESC = componentP legacy logs - warning level
+    GROUP = componentP:WARNING:LEGACY
+ID = LEGACY_componentP_DEBUG
+    DESC = componentP legacy logs - debug level
+    GROUP = componentP:DEBUG:LEGACY
+ID = LEGACY_componentP_TRACE
+    DESC = componentP legacy logs - trace level
+    GROUP = componentP:TRACE:LEGACY
+
+#needed?
+ID = LEGACY_CLI_INFO
+    DESC = CLI legacy logs - info level
+    GROUP = CLI:INFO:LEGACY
+ID = LEGACY_CLI_ERROR
+    DESC = CLI legacy logs - error level
+    GROUP = CLI:ERROR:LEGACY
+ID = LEGACY_CLI_WARNING
+    DESC = CLI legacy logs - warning level
+    GROUP = CLI:WARNING:LEGACY
+ID = LEGACY_CLI_DEBUG
+    DESC = CLI legacy logs - debug level
+    GROUP = CLI:DEBUG:LEGACY
+ID = LEGACY_CLI_TRACE
+    DESC = CLI legacy logs - trace level
+    GROUP = CLI:TRACE:LEGACY
+
+#for debug/test - not used
+ID = first
+ID = buf_test
diff --git a/common/utils/T/tracer/Makefile b/common/utils/T/tracer/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..fab5012c2862bc56499cdf425f147515700dfa67
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/utils/T/tracer/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+CC=gcc
+CFLAGS=-Wall -g -pthread -DT_TRACER
+
+#CFLAGS += -O3 -ffast-math -fomit-frame-pointer
+
+LIBS=-lX11 -lm
+
+#comment those two lines to NOT use shared memory
+CFLAGS += -DT_USE_SHARED_MEMORY
+LIBS += -lrt
+
+PROG=tracer
+OBJS=main.o plot.o database.o forward.o gui/gui.a
+
+$(PROG): $(OBJS)
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o $(PROG) $(OBJS) $(LIBS)
+
+gui/gui.a:
+	cd gui && make
+
+%.o: %.c
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c -o $@ $<
+
+main.o: ../T_IDs.h ../T_defs.h
+
+clean:
+	rm -f *.o $(PROG) core
+	cd gui && make clean
diff --git a/common/utils/T/tracer/database.c b/common/utils/T/tracer/database.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..59d8cbdc852cca264fe2222bb8792954cd920c0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/utils/T/tracer/database.c
@@ -0,0 +1,325 @@
+#include "defs.h"
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <ctype.h>
+
+typedef struct {
+  char *name;
+  char *desc;
+  char **groups;
+  int size;
+  int id;
+} id;
+
+typedef struct {
+  char *name;
+  char **ids;
+  int size;
+} group;
+
+typedef struct {
+  char *name;
+  id *i;
+  int isize;
+  group *g;
+  int gsize;
+} database;
+
+typedef struct {
+  char *data;
+  int size;
+  int maxsize;
+} buffer;
+
+typedef struct {
+  buffer name;
+  buffer value;
+} parser;
+
+void put(buffer *b, int c)
+{
+  if (b->size == b->maxsize) {
+    b->maxsize += 256;
+    b->data = realloc(b->data, b->maxsize);
+    if (b->data == NULL) { printf("memory allocation error\n"); exit(1); }
+  }
+  b->data[b->size] = c;
+  b->size++;
+}
+
+void smash_spaces(FILE *f)
+{
+  int c;
+  while (1) {
+    c = fgetc(f);
+    if (isspace(c)) continue;
+    if (c == ' ') continue;
+    if (c == '\t') continue;
+    if (c == '\n') continue;
+    if (c == 10 || c == 13) continue;
+    if (c == '#') {
+      while (1) {
+        c = fgetc(f);
+        if (c == '\n' || c == EOF) break;
+      }
+      continue;
+    }
+    break;
+  }
+  if (c != EOF) ungetc(c, f);
+}
+
+void get_line(parser *p, FILE *f, char **name, char **value)
+{
+  int c;
+  p->name.size = 0;
+  p->value.size = 0;
+  *name = NULL;
+  *value = NULL;
+  smash_spaces(f);
+  c = fgetc(f);
+  while (!(c == '=' || isspace(c) || c == EOF))
+    { put(&p->name, c); c = fgetc(f); }
+  if (c == EOF) return;
+  put(&p->name, 0);
+  while (!(c == EOF || c == '=')) c = fgetc(f);
+  if (c == EOF) return;
+  smash_spaces(f);
+  c = fgetc(f);
+  while (!(c == 10 || c == 13 || c == EOF))
+    { put(&p->value, c); c = fgetc(f); }
+  put(&p->value, 0);
+  if (p->name.size <= 1) return;
+  if (p->value.size <= 1) return;
+  *name = p->name.data;
+  *value = p->value.data;
+}
+
+int group_cmp(const void *_p1, const void *_p2)
+{
+  const group *p1 = _p1;
+  const group *p2 = _p2;
+  return strcmp(p1->name, p2->name);
+}
+
+int id_cmp(const void *_p1, const void *_p2)
+{
+  const id *p1 = _p1;
+  const id *p2 = _p2;
+  return strcmp(p1->name, p2->name);
+}
+
+int string_cmp(const void *_p1, const void *_p2)
+{
+  char * const *p1 = _p1;
+  char * const *p2 = _p2;
+  return strcmp(*p1, *p2);
+}
+
+id *add_id(database *r, char *idname, int i)
+{
+  if (bsearch(&(id){name:idname}, r->i, r->isize, sizeof(id), id_cmp) != NULL)
+    { printf("ERROR: ID '%s' declared more than once\n", idname); exit(1); }
+  if ((r->isize & 1023) == 0) {
+    r->i = realloc(r->i, (r->isize + 1024) * sizeof(id));
+    if (r->i == NULL) { printf("out of memory\n"); exit(1); }
+  }
+  r->i[r->isize].name = strdup(idname);
+  if (r->i[r->isize].name == NULL) { printf("out of memory\n"); exit(1); }
+  r->i[r->isize].desc = NULL;
+  r->i[r->isize].groups = NULL;
+  r->i[r->isize].size = 0;
+  r->i[r->isize].id = i;
+  r->isize++;
+  qsort(r->i, r->isize, sizeof(id), id_cmp);
+  return (id*)bsearch(&(id){name:idname}, r->i, r->isize, sizeof(id), id_cmp);
+}
+
+group *get_group(database *r, char *group_name)
+{
+  group *ret;
+
+  ret = bsearch(&(group){name:group_name},
+                r->g, r->gsize, sizeof(group), group_cmp);
+  if (ret != NULL) return ret;
+
+  if ((r->gsize & 1023) == 0) {
+    r->g = realloc(r->g, (r->gsize + 1024) * sizeof(group));
+    if (r->g == NULL) abort();
+  }
+  r->g[r->gsize].name = strdup(group_name);
+  if (r->g[r->gsize].name == NULL) abort();
+  r->g[r->gsize].ids = NULL;
+  r->g[r->gsize].size = 0;
+  r->gsize++;
+
+  qsort(r->g, r->gsize, sizeof(group), group_cmp);
+
+  return bsearch(&(group){name:group_name},
+                 r->g, r->gsize, sizeof(group), group_cmp);
+}
+
+void group_add_id(group *g, char *id)
+{
+  if ((g->size & 1023) == 0) {
+    g->ids = realloc(g->ids, (g->size + 1024) * sizeof(char *));
+    if (g->ids == NULL) abort();
+  }
+  g->ids[g->size] = id;
+  g->size++;
+}
+
+void id_add_group(id *i, char *group)
+{
+  char *g = bsearch(&group, i->groups, i->size, sizeof(char *), string_cmp);
+  if (g != NULL) return;
+
+  if ((i->size & 1023) == 0) {
+    i->groups = realloc(i->groups, (i->size+1024) * sizeof(char *));
+    if (i->groups == NULL) abort();
+  }
+  i->groups[i->size] = group;
+  i->size++;
+  qsort(i->groups, i->size, sizeof(char *), string_cmp);
+}
+
+void add_groups(database *r, id *i, char *groups)
+{
+  group *g;
+  if (i == NULL) {printf("ERROR: GROUP line before ID line\n");exit(1);}
+  while (1) {
+    char *start = groups;
+    char *end = start;
+    while (!isspace(*end) && *end != ':' && *end != 0) end++;
+    if (end == start) {
+      printf("bad group line: groups are seperated by ':'\n");
+      abort();
+    }
+    if (*end == 0) end = NULL; else *end = 0;
+
+    g = get_group(r, start);
+    group_add_id(g, i->name);
+    id_add_group(i, g->name);
+
+    if (end == NULL) break;
+    end++;
+    while ((isspace(*end) || *end == ':') && *end != 0) end++;
+    if (*end == 0) break;
+    groups = end;
+  }
+}
+
+void add_desc(id *i, char *desc)
+{
+  if (i == NULL) {printf("ERROR: DESC line before ID line\n");exit(1);}
+  i->desc = strdup(desc); if (i->desc == NULL) abort();
+}
+
+void *parse_database(char *filename)
+{
+  FILE *in;
+  parser p;
+  database *r;
+  char *name, *value;
+  id *last_id = NULL;
+  int i;
+
+  r = calloc(1, sizeof(*r)); if (r == NULL) abort();
+  memset(&p, 0, sizeof(p));
+
+  r->name = strdup(filename); if (r->name == NULL) abort();
+
+  in = fopen(filename, "r"); if (in == NULL) { perror(filename); abort(); }
+
+  i = 0;
+
+  while (1) {
+    get_line(&p, in, &name, &value);
+    if (name == NULL) break;
+//printf("%s %s\n", name, value);
+    if (!strcmp(name, "ID")) { last_id = add_id(r, value, i); i++; }
+    if (!strcmp(name, "GROUP")) add_groups(r, last_id, value);
+    if (!strcmp(name, "DESC")) add_desc(last_id, value);
+  }
+
+  fclose(in);
+  free(p.name.data);
+  free(p.value.data);
+
+  return r;
+}
+
+void dump_database(void *_d)
+{
+  database *d = _d;
+  int i;
+
+  printf("database %s: %d IDs, %d GROUPs\n", d->name, d->isize, d->gsize);
+  for (i = 0; i < d->isize; i++) {
+    int j;
+    printf("ID %s [%s] [in %d group%s]\n",
+           d->i[i].name, d->i[i].desc ? d->i[i].desc : "",
+           d->i[i].size, d->i[i].size > 1 ? "s" : "");
+    for (j = 0; j < d->i[i].size; j++)
+      printf("    in GROUP: %s\n", d->i[i].groups[j]);
+  }
+  for (i = 0; i < d->gsize; i++) {
+    int j;
+    printf("GROUP %s [size %d]\n", d->g[i].name, d->g[i].size);
+    for (j = 0; j < d->g[i].size; j++)
+      printf("  contains ID: %s\n", d->g[i].ids[j]);
+  }
+}
+
+void list_ids(void *_d)
+{
+  database *d = _d;
+  int i;
+  for (i = 0; i < d->isize; i++) printf("%s\n", d->i[i].name);
+}
+
+void list_groups(void *_d)
+{
+  database *d = _d;
+  int i;
+  for (i = 0; i < d->gsize; i++) printf("%s\n", d->g[i].name);
+}
+
+static int onoff_id(database *d, char *name, int *a, int onoff)
+{
+  id *i;
+  i = bsearch(&(id){name:name}, d->i, d->isize, sizeof(id), id_cmp);
+  if (i == NULL) return 0;
+  a[i->id] = onoff;
+  printf("turning %s %s\n", onoff ? "ON" : "OFF", name);
+  return 1;
+}
+
+static int onoff_group(database *d, char *name, int *a, int onoff)
+{
+  group *g;
+  int i;
+  g = bsearch(&(group){name:name}, d->g, d->gsize, sizeof(group), group_cmp);
+  if (g == NULL) return 0;
+  for (i = 0; i < g->size; i++) onoff_id(d, g->ids[i], a, onoff);
+  return 1;
+}
+
+void on_off(void *_d, char *item, int *a, int onoff)
+{
+  int done;
+  database *d = _d;
+  int i;
+  if (item == NULL) {
+    for (i = 0; i < d->isize; i++) a[i] = onoff;
+    printf("turning %s all traces\n", onoff ? "ON" : "OFF");
+    return;
+  }
+  done = onoff_group(d, item, a, onoff);
+  done += onoff_id(d, item, a, onoff);
+  if (done == 0) {
+    printf("ERROR: ID/group '%s' not found in database\n", item);
+    exit(1);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/common/utils/T/tracer/defs.h b/common/utils/T/tracer/defs.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..69b379ce0b3c3963475622ec3ed6d66b472ed97b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/utils/T/tracer/defs.h
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+#ifndef _TRACER_DEFS_H_
+#define _TRACER_DEFS_H_
+
+/* types of plots */
+#define PLOT_VS_TIME   0
+#define PLOT_IQ_POINTS 1
+#define PLOT_MINMAX    2
+
+void new_thread(void *(*f)(void *), void *data);
+
+/* ... is { int count; int type; char *color; } for 'nplots' plots */
+void *make_plot(int width, int height, char *title, int nplots, ...);
+void plot_set(void *plot, float *data, int len, int pos, int pp);
+void iq_plot_set(void *plot, short *data, int len, int pos, int pp);
+void iq_plot_set_sized(void *_plot, short *data, int len, int pp);
+void iq_plot_add_iq_point_loop(void *_plot, short i, short q, int pp);
+void iq_plot_add_energy_point_loop(void *_plot, int e, int pp);
+
+/* returns an opaque pointer - truly a 'database *', see t_data.c */
+void *parse_database(char *filename);
+void dump_database(void *database);
+void list_ids(void *database);
+void list_groups(void *database);
+void on_off(void *d, char *item, int *a, int onoff);
+
+void *forwarder(char *ip, int port);
+void forward(void *forwarder, char *buf, int size);
+void forward_start_client(void *forwarder, int socket);
+
+#endif /* _TRACER_DEFS_H_ */
diff --git a/common/utils/T/tracer/forward.c b/common/utils/T/tracer/forward.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..b425e6444b929ad60cbfc3f2b4bed2ae6d73a874
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/utils/T/tracer/forward.c
@@ -0,0 +1,159 @@
+#include "defs.h"
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <netinet/ip.h>
+#include <arpa/inet.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <pthread.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+typedef struct databuf {
+  char *d;
+  int l;
+  struct databuf *next;
+} databuf;
+
+typedef struct {
+  int s;
+  int sc;
+  pthread_mutex_t lock;
+  pthread_mutex_t datalock;
+  pthread_cond_t datacond;
+  databuf * volatile head, *tail;
+} forward_data;
+
+static void *data_sender(void *_f)
+{
+  forward_data *f = _f;
+  databuf *cur;
+  char *buf, *b;
+  int size;
+
+wait:
+  if (pthread_mutex_lock(&f->datalock)) abort();
+  while (f->head == NULL)
+    if (pthread_cond_wait(&f->datacond, &f->datalock)) abort();
+  cur = f->head;
+  buf = cur->d;
+  size = cur->l;
+  f->head = cur->next;
+  if (f->head == NULL) f->tail = NULL;
+  if (pthread_mutex_unlock(&f->datalock)) abort();
+  free(cur);
+  goto process;
+
+process:
+  if (pthread_mutex_lock(&f->lock)) abort();
+
+  b = buf;
+  while (size) {
+    int l = write(f->s, b, size);
+    if (l <= 0) { printf("forward error\n"); exit(1); }
+    size -= l;
+    b += l;
+  }
+
+  if (pthread_mutex_unlock(&f->lock)) abort();
+
+  free(buf);
+
+  goto wait;
+}
+
+static void do_forward(forward_data *f, int from, int to, int lock)
+{
+  int l, len;
+  char *b;
+  char buf[1024];
+  while (1) {
+    len = read(from, buf, 1024);
+    if (len <= 0) break;
+    b = buf;
+
+    if (lock) if (pthread_mutex_lock(&f->lock)) abort();
+
+    while (len) {
+      l = write(to, b, len);
+      if (l <= 0) break;
+      len -= l;
+      b += l;
+    }
+
+    if (lock) if (pthread_mutex_unlock(&f->lock)) abort();
+  }
+}
+
+static void *forward_s_to_sc(void *_f)
+{
+  forward_data *f = _f;
+  do_forward(f, f->s, f->sc, 0);
+  return NULL;
+}
+
+static void *forward_sc_to_s(void *_f)
+{
+#if 0
+  forward_data *f = _f;
+  do_forward(f, f->sc, f->s, 1);
+  printf("INFO: forwarder exits\n");
+#endif
+  return NULL;
+}
+
+void forward_start_client(void *_f, int s)
+{
+  forward_data *f = _f;
+  f->sc = s;
+  new_thread(forward_s_to_sc, f);
+  new_thread(forward_sc_to_s, f);
+}
+
+void *forwarder(char *ip, int port)
+{
+  forward_data *f;
+  struct sockaddr_in a;
+
+  f = malloc(sizeof(*f)); if (f == NULL) abort();
+
+  pthread_mutex_init(&f->lock, NULL);
+  pthread_mutex_init(&f->datalock, NULL);
+  pthread_cond_init(&f->datacond, NULL);
+
+  f->sc = -1;
+  f->head = f->tail = NULL;
+
+  f->s = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
+  if (f->s == -1) { perror("socket"); exit(1); }
+
+  a.sin_family = AF_INET;
+  a.sin_port = htons(port);
+  a.sin_addr.s_addr = inet_addr(ip);
+
+  if (connect(f->s, (struct sockaddr *)&a, sizeof(a)) == -1)
+    { perror("connect"); exit(1); }
+
+  new_thread(data_sender, f);
+
+  return f;
+}
+
+void forward(void *_forwarder, char *buf, int size)
+{
+  forward_data *f = _forwarder;
+  databuf *new;
+
+  new = malloc(sizeof(*new)); if (new == NULL) abort();
+
+  if (pthread_mutex_lock(&f->datalock)) abort();
+
+  new->d = malloc(size); if (new->d == NULL) abort();
+  memcpy(new->d, buf, size);
+  new->l = size;
+  new->next = NULL;
+  if (f->head == NULL) f->head = new;
+  if (f->tail != NULL) f->tail->next = new;
+  f->tail = new;
+
+  if (pthread_cond_signal(&f->datacond)) abort();
+  if (pthread_mutex_unlock(&f->datalock)) abort();
+}
diff --git a/common/utils/T/tracer/gui/Makefile b/common/utils/T/tracer/gui/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..13820114ddd69e0debe47f2f33aa4db0db98c22e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/utils/T/tracer/gui/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+CC=gcc
+CFLAGS=-Wall -g -pthread
+
+OBJS=init.o loop.o toplevel_window.o x.o container.o widget.o \
+     gui.o label.o event.o xy_plot.o text_list.o
+
+gui.a: $(OBJS)
+	ar cr gui.a $(OBJS)
+
+test: test.o gui.a
+	$(CC) -o test $(OBJS) test.o -lX11 -pthread -lm
+
+%.o: %.c
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o $@ -c $<
+
+clean:
+	rm -f *.a *.o test
diff --git a/common/utils/T/tracer/gui/container.c b/common/utils/T/tracer/gui/container.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..23f7a42295dd6f3a0bccaa1262776d79ed06b885
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/utils/T/tracer/gui/container.c
@@ -0,0 +1,206 @@
+#include "gui.h"
+#include "gui_defs.h"
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+static void repack(gui *g, widget *_this)
+{
+printf("REPACK container %p\n", _this);
+  struct container_widget *this = _this;
+  this->hints_are_valid = 0;
+  return this->common.parent->repack(g, this->common.parent);
+}
+
+static void add_child(gui *g, widget *this, widget *child, int position)
+{
+printf("ADD_CHILD container\n");
+  widget_add_child_internal(g, this, child, position);
+}
+
+static void compute_vertical_hints(struct gui *g,
+    struct container_widget *this)
+{
+  struct widget_list *l;
+  int cwidth, cheight;
+  int allocated_width = 0, allocated_height = 0;
+
+  /* get largest width */
+  l = this->common.children;
+  while (l) {
+    l->item->hints(g, l->item, &cwidth, &cheight);
+    if (cwidth > allocated_width) allocated_width = cwidth;
+    allocated_height += cheight;
+    l = l->next;
+  }
+  this->hint_width = allocated_width;
+  this->hint_height = allocated_height;
+  this->hints_are_valid = 1;
+}
+
+static void compute_horizontal_hints(struct gui *g,
+    struct container_widget *this)
+{
+  struct widget_list *l;
+  int cwidth, cheight;
+  int allocated_width = 0, allocated_height = 0;
+
+  /* get largest height */
+  l = this->common.children;
+  while (l) {
+    l->item->hints(g, l->item, &cwidth, &cheight);
+    if (cheight > allocated_height) allocated_height = cheight;
+    allocated_width += cwidth;
+    l = l->next;
+  }
+  this->hint_width = allocated_width;
+  this->hint_height = allocated_height;
+  this->hints_are_valid = 1;
+}
+
+static void vertical_allocate(gui *_gui, widget *_this,
+    int x, int y, int width, int height)
+{
+printf("ALLOCATE container vertical %p\n", _this);
+  int cy = 0;
+  int cwidth, cheight;
+  struct gui *g = _gui;
+  struct container_widget *this = _this;
+  struct widget_list *l;
+
+  if (this->hints_are_valid == 1) goto hints_ok;
+
+  compute_vertical_hints(g, this);
+
+hints_ok:
+
+  this->common.x = x;
+  this->common.y = y;
+  this->common.width = width;
+  this->common.height = height;
+
+  /* allocate */
+  l = this->common.children;
+  while (l) {
+    l->item->hints(g, l->item, &cwidth, &cheight);
+    l->item->allocate(g, l->item, this->common.x, this->common.y + cy,
+        //this->hint_width, cheight);
+        width, cheight);
+    cy += cheight;
+    l = l->next;
+  }
+
+  if (cy != this->hint_height) ERR("reachable?\n");
+}
+
+static void horizontal_allocate(gui *_gui, widget *_this,
+    int x, int y, int width, int height)
+{
+printf("ALLOCATE container horizontal %p\n", _this);
+  int cx = 0;
+  int cwidth, cheight;
+  struct gui *g = _gui;
+  struct container_widget *this = _this;
+  struct widget_list *l;
+
+  if (this->hints_are_valid == 1) goto hints_ok;
+
+  compute_horizontal_hints(g, this);
+
+hints_ok:
+
+  this->common.x = x;
+  this->common.y = y;
+  this->common.width = width;
+  this->common.height = height;
+
+  /* allocate */
+  l = this->common.children;
+  while (l) {
+    l->item->hints(g, l->item, &cwidth, &cheight);
+    l->item->allocate(g, l->item, this->common.x + cx, this->common.y,
+        cwidth, this->hint_height);
+    cx += cwidth;
+    l = l->next;
+  }
+
+  if (cx != this->hint_width) ERR("reachable?\n");
+}
+
+static void vertical_hints(gui *_gui, widget *_w, int *width, int *height)
+{
+printf("HINTS container vertical %p\n", _w);
+  struct gui *g = _gui;
+  struct container_widget *this = _w;
+
+  if (this->hints_are_valid) {
+    *width = this->hint_width;
+    *height = this->hint_height;
+    return;
+  }
+
+  compute_vertical_hints(g, this);
+
+  *width = this->hint_width;
+  *height = this->hint_height;
+}
+
+static void horizontal_hints(gui *_gui, widget *_w, int *width, int *height)
+{
+printf("HINTS container horizontal %p\n", _w);
+  struct gui *g = _gui;
+  struct container_widget *this = _w;
+
+  if (this->hints_are_valid) {
+    *width = this->hint_width;
+    *height = this->hint_height;
+    return;
+  }
+
+  compute_horizontal_hints(g, this);
+
+  *width = this->hint_width;
+  *height = this->hint_height;
+}
+
+static void paint(gui *_gui, widget *_this)
+{
+printf("PAINT container\n");
+  struct gui *g = _gui;
+  struct widget *this = _this;
+  struct widget_list *l;
+
+  l = this->children;
+  while (l) {
+    l->item->paint(g, l->item);
+    l = l->next;
+  }
+}
+
+widget *new_container(gui *_gui, int vertical)
+{
+  struct gui *g = _gui;
+  struct container_widget *w;
+
+  glock(g);
+
+  w = new_widget(g, CONTAINER, sizeof(struct container_widget));
+
+  w->vertical = vertical;
+  w->hints_are_valid = 0;
+
+  w->common.paint     = paint;
+  w->common.add_child = add_child;
+  w->common.repack    = repack;
+
+  if (vertical) {
+    w->common.allocate  = vertical_allocate;
+    w->common.hints     = vertical_hints;
+  } else {
+    w->common.allocate  = horizontal_allocate;
+    w->common.hints     = horizontal_hints;
+  }
+
+  gunlock(g);
+
+  return w;
+}
diff --git a/common/utils/T/tracer/gui/event.c b/common/utils/T/tracer/gui/event.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..fe7f9fbb47215c571115b8e3b9396f5d63c81d8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/utils/T/tracer/gui/event.c
@@ -0,0 +1,165 @@
+#include "gui.h"
+#include "gui_defs.h"
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <stdarg.h>
+
+/*****************************************************************/
+/*                       generic functions                       */
+/*****************************************************************/
+
+static void event_list_append(struct gui *g, struct event *e)
+{
+  struct event_list *new;
+
+  new = calloc(1, sizeof(struct event_list));
+  if (new == NULL) OOM;
+
+  new->item = e;
+
+  if (g->queued_events == NULL) {
+    g->queued_events = new;
+    new->last = new;
+    return;
+  }
+
+  g->queued_events->last->next = new;
+  g->queued_events->last = new;
+}
+
+static void free_event(struct event *e)
+{
+  switch (e->type) {
+  case REPACK: /* nothing */ break;
+  case DIRTY: /* nothing */ break;
+  }
+  free(e);
+}
+
+/*****************************************************************/
+/*                         sending events                        */
+/*****************************************************************/
+
+static event *new_event_repack(int id)
+{
+  struct repack_event *ret;
+  ret = calloc(1, sizeof(struct repack_event));
+  if (ret == NULL) OOM;
+  ret->id = id;
+  return ret;
+}
+
+static event *new_event_dirty(int id)
+{
+  struct dirty_event *ret;
+  ret = calloc(1, sizeof(struct dirty_event));
+  if (ret == NULL) OOM;
+  ret->id = id;
+  return ret;
+}
+
+void send_event(gui *_gui, enum event_type type, ...)
+{
+printf("send_event %d\n", type);
+  struct gui *g = _gui;
+  int do_write = 0;
+  va_list ap;
+  struct event *e;
+
+  if (g->queued_events == NULL) do_write = 1;
+
+  va_start(ap, type);
+
+  switch (type) {
+  case REPACK: {
+    int id;
+    id = va_arg(ap, int);
+    e = new_event_repack(id);
+    break;
+  }
+  case DIRTY: {
+    int id;
+    id = va_arg(ap, int);
+    e = new_event_dirty(id);
+    break;
+  }
+  }
+
+  va_end(ap);
+
+  e->type = type;
+
+  event_list_append(g, e);
+
+  if (do_write) {
+    char c = 1;
+    if (write(g->event_pipe[1], &c, 1) != 1)
+      ERR("error writing to pipe: %s\n", strerror(errno));
+  }
+}
+
+/*****************************************************************/
+/*                      processing events                        */
+/*****************************************************************/
+
+static void repack_event(struct gui *g, int id)
+{
+  struct widget *w = find_widget(g, id);
+  if (w == NULL) { WARN("widget id %d not found\n", id); return; }
+  w->repack(g, w);
+}
+
+/* TODO: put that function somewhere else? */
+static struct toplevel_window_widget *get_toplevel_window(struct widget *w)
+{
+  while (w != NULL) {
+    if (w->type == TOPLEVEL_WINDOW)
+      return (struct toplevel_window_widget *)w;
+    w = w->parent;
+  }
+  return NULL;
+}
+
+static void dirty_event(struct gui *g, int id)
+{
+  struct widget *w = find_widget(g, id);
+  struct toplevel_window_widget *win;
+  if (w == NULL) { WARN("widget id %d not found\n", id); return; }
+  win = get_toplevel_window(w);
+  if (win == NULL)
+    { WARN("widget id %d not contained in a window\n", id); return; }
+  g->xwin = win->x;
+  w->paint(g, w);
+  g->xwin = NULL;
+  g->repainted = 1;
+}
+
+static void process_event(struct gui *g, struct event *e)
+{
+printf("processing event type %d\n", e->type);
+  switch (e->type) {
+  case REPACK: repack_event(g, ((struct repack_event *)e)->id); break;
+  case DIRTY: dirty_event(g, ((struct dirty_event *)e)->id); break;
+  }
+}
+
+/* TODO: events' compression */
+void gui_events(gui *_gui)
+{
+  struct gui *g = _gui;
+
+printf("gui_events START: head %p\n", g->queued_events);
+
+  while (g->queued_events) {
+    struct event_list *cur = g->queued_events;
+    g->queued_events = cur->next;
+    if (g->queued_events) g->queued_events->last = cur->last;
+    process_event(g, cur->item);
+    free_event(cur->item);
+    free(cur);
+  }
+printf("gui_events DONE\n");
+}
diff --git a/common/utils/T/tracer/gui/gui.c b/common/utils/T/tracer/gui/gui.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..55c7a3680aa04b23341cd2d6c123acf6e0a96cfe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/utils/T/tracer/gui/gui.c
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#include "gui.h"
+#include "gui_defs.h"
+#include "x.h"
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <pthread.h>
+
+void glock(gui *_gui)
+{
+  struct gui *g = _gui;
+  if (pthread_mutex_lock(g->lock)) ERR("mutex error\n");
+}
+
+void gunlock(gui *_gui)
+{
+  struct gui *g = _gui;
+  if (pthread_mutex_unlock(g->lock)) ERR("mutex error\n");
+}
+
+int new_color(gui *_gui, char *color)
+{
+  struct gui *g = _gui;
+  return x_new_color(g->x, color);
+}
diff --git a/common/utils/T/tracer/gui/gui.h b/common/utils/T/tracer/gui/gui.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..846b16457d2e892be9c33716a83254b1e64a032b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/utils/T/tracer/gui/gui.h
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+#ifndef _GUI_H_
+#define _GUI_H_
+
+/* defines the public API of the GUI */
+
+typedef void gui;
+typedef void widget;
+
+#define HORIZONTAL 0
+#define VERTICAL   1
+
+gui *gui_init(void);
+
+/* position = -1 to put at the end */
+void widget_add_child(gui *gui, widget *parent, widget *child, int position);
+
+widget *new_toplevel_window(gui *gui, int width, int height, char *title);
+widget *new_container(gui *gui, int vertical);
+widget *new_label(gui *gui, const char *text);
+widget *new_xy_plot(gui *gui, int width, int height, char *label,
+    int vruler_width);
+widget *new_text_list(gui *_gui, int width, int nlines, int background_color);
+
+void xy_plot_set_range(gui *gui, widget *this,
+    float xmin, float xmax, float ymin, float ymax);
+
+void text_list_add(gui *gui, widget *this, const char *text, int position);
+
+void gui_loop(gui *gui);
+
+void glock(gui *gui);
+void gunlock(gui *gui);
+
+int new_color(gui *gui, char *color);
+
+#endif /* _GUI_H_ */
diff --git a/common/utils/T/tracer/gui/gui_defs.h b/common/utils/T/tracer/gui/gui_defs.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..d7032f95daac0c1b0c0fced830d280864b36dd81
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/utils/T/tracer/gui/gui_defs.h
@@ -0,0 +1,178 @@
+#ifndef _GUI_DEFS_H_
+#define _GUI_DEFS_H_
+
+/* defines the private API of the GUI */
+
+/*************************************************************************/
+/*                            logging macros                             */
+/*************************************************************************/
+
+#define ERR(...) \
+  do { \
+    printf("%s:%d:%s: ERROR: ", __FILE__, __LINE__, __FUNCTION__); \
+    printf(__VA_ARGS__); \
+    abort(); \
+  } while (0)
+
+#define WARN(...) \
+  do { \
+    printf("%s:%d:%s: WARNING: ", __FILE__, __LINE__, __FUNCTION__); \
+    printf(__VA_ARGS__); \
+  } while (0)
+
+#define OOM ERR("out of memory\n")
+
+/*************************************************************************/
+/*                             widgets                                   */
+/*************************************************************************/
+
+enum widget_type {
+  TOPLEVEL_WINDOW, CONTAINER, TEXT_LIST, XY_PLOT, BUTTON, LABEL
+};
+
+struct widget_list;
+
+struct widget {
+  enum widget_type type;
+  int id;
+  int x;            /* allocated x after packing */
+  int y;            /* allocated y after packing */
+  int width;        /* allocated width after packing */
+  int height;       /* allocated height after packing */
+  struct widget_list *children;
+  struct widget *parent;
+  void (*repack)(gui *g, widget *this);
+  void (*add_child)(gui *g, widget *this, widget *child, int position);
+  void (*allocate)(gui *g, widget *this, int x, int y, int width, int height);
+  void (*hints)(gui *g, widget *this, int *width, int *height);
+  void (*paint)(gui *g, widget *this);
+};
+
+struct widget_list {
+  struct widget *item;
+  struct widget_list *next;
+  //struct widget_list *prev;  /* unused? */
+  struct widget_list *last;  /* valid only for the head of the list */
+};
+
+struct toplevel_window_widget {
+  struct widget common;
+  void *x;                /* opaque X data (type x_window), used in x.c */
+};
+
+struct container_widget {
+  struct widget common;
+  int vertical;
+  int hints_are_valid;     /* used to cache hints values */
+  int hint_width;          /* cached hint values - invalid if */
+  int hint_height;         /* repack_was_called == 1          */
+};
+
+struct text_list_widget {
+  struct widget common;
+  char **text;
+  int text_count;
+  int wanted_width;
+  int wanted_nlines;    /* number of lines of text the user wants to see */
+  int allocated_nlines; /* actual number of visible lines */
+  int starting_line;    /* points to the first visible line of text */
+  int line_height;
+  int baseline;
+  int background_color;
+};
+
+struct xy_plot_widget {
+  struct widget common;
+  float *x;
+  float *y;
+  int npoints;
+  char *label;
+  int label_width;
+  int label_height;
+  int label_baseline;
+  int vrule_width;       /* the width of the vertical ruler text zone */
+  float xmin, xmax;
+  float ymin, ymax;
+  int wanted_width;
+  int wanted_height;
+};
+
+struct button_widget {
+  struct widget common;
+};
+
+struct label_widget {
+  struct widget common;
+  const char *t;
+  int color;
+  int width;         /* as given by the graphic's backend */
+  int height;        /* as given by the graphic's backend */
+  int baseline;      /* as given by the graphic's backend */
+};
+
+/*************************************************************************/
+/*                             events                                    */
+/*************************************************************************/
+
+typedef void event;
+
+enum event_type {
+  DIRTY, REPACK
+};
+
+struct event {
+  enum event_type type;
+};
+
+struct event_list {
+  struct event *item;
+  struct event_list *next;
+  struct event_list *last;
+};
+
+struct dirty_event {
+  struct event common;
+  int id;
+};
+
+struct repack_event {
+  struct event common;
+  int id;
+};
+
+/*************************************************************************/
+/*                          main structure                               */
+/*************************************************************************/
+
+struct gui {
+  void                *lock;
+  void                *x; /* opaque X data (type x_connection), used in x.c */
+  struct widget_list  *toplevel;
+  struct event_list   *queued_events;
+  int                 event_pipe[2];
+  int                 next_id;         /* tells what is the ID of
+                                          the next created widget */
+  int                 repainted;       /* set to 1 when some widget has
+                                        * been repainted (TODO: can be any,
+                                        * to be optimized) */
+  void                *xwin;           /* set by a toplevel_window when
+                                        * it paints itself, to be used
+                                        * by its children */
+};
+
+/*************************************************************************/
+/*                            internal functions                         */
+/*************************************************************************/
+
+widget *new_widget(struct gui *g, enum widget_type type, int size);
+void widget_add_child_internal(
+    gui *_gui, widget *parent, widget *child, int position);
+
+const char *widget_name(enum widget_type type);
+
+void send_event(gui *gui, enum event_type type, ...);
+void gui_events(gui *gui);
+
+struct widget *find_widget(struct gui *g, int id);
+
+#endif /* _GUI_DEFS_H_ */
diff --git a/common/utils/T/tracer/gui/init.c b/common/utils/T/tracer/gui/init.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..c708639674f88099dc1cdaf7c6df6ff96fa0ed11
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/utils/T/tracer/gui/init.c
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+#include "gui.h"
+#include "gui_defs.h"
+#include "x.h"
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <pthread.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+gui *gui_init(void)
+{
+  struct gui *ret;
+
+  ret = calloc(1, sizeof(struct gui));
+  if (ret == NULL) OOM;
+
+  ret->lock = malloc(sizeof(pthread_mutex_t));
+  if (ret->lock == NULL) OOM;
+  if (pthread_mutex_init(ret->lock, NULL))
+    ERR("mutex initialization failed\n");
+
+  if (pipe(ret->event_pipe))
+    ERR("%s\n", strerror(errno));
+
+  ret->x = x_open();
+
+  return ret;
+}
diff --git a/common/utils/T/tracer/gui/label.c b/common/utils/T/tracer/gui/label.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..be6c8794a07af1354382221590f7762655e01c02
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/utils/T/tracer/gui/label.c
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+#include "gui.h"
+#include "gui_defs.h"
+#include "x.h"
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+static void paint(gui *_gui, widget *_w)
+{
+  struct gui *g = _gui;
+  struct label_widget *l = _w;
+printf("PAINT label '%s'\n", l->t);
+  x_draw_string(g->x, g->xwin, l->color,
+      l->common.x, l->common.y + l->baseline, l->t);
+}
+
+static void hints(gui *_gui, widget *_w, int *width, int *height)
+{
+  struct label_widget *l = _w;
+printf("HINTS label '%s'\n", l->t);
+  *width = l->width;
+  *height = l->height;
+}
+
+widget *new_label(gui *_gui, const char *label)
+{
+  struct gui *g = _gui;
+  struct label_widget *w;
+
+  glock(g);
+
+  w = new_widget(g, LABEL, sizeof(struct label_widget));
+
+  w->t = strdup(label);
+  if (w->t == NULL) OOM;
+  w->color = FOREGROUND_COLOR;
+
+  x_text_get_dimensions(g->x, label, &w->width, &w->height, &w->baseline);
+
+  w->common.paint = paint;
+  w->common.hints = hints;
+
+  gunlock(g);
+
+  return w;
+}
diff --git a/common/utils/T/tracer/gui/loop.c b/common/utils/T/tracer/gui/loop.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..94b7fe54bd5f1cc436f8d05ebc7f6e51f639c464
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/utils/T/tracer/gui/loop.c
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+#include "gui.h"
+#include "gui_defs.h"
+#include "x.h"
+#include <sys/select.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+void gui_loop(gui *_gui)
+{
+  struct gui *g = _gui;
+  int xfd;
+  int eventfd;
+  int maxfd;
+  fd_set rd;
+
+  xfd = x_connection_fd(g->x);
+  eventfd = g->event_pipe[0];
+
+  if (eventfd > xfd) maxfd = eventfd;
+  else               maxfd = xfd;
+
+  while (1) {
+    x_flush(g->x);
+    FD_ZERO(&rd);
+    FD_SET(xfd, &rd);
+    FD_SET(eventfd, &rd);
+    if (select(maxfd+1, &rd, NULL, NULL, NULL) == -1)
+      ERR("select: %s\n", strerror(errno));
+
+    glock(g);
+
+    if (FD_ISSET(xfd, &rd))
+      x_events(g);
+
+    if (FD_ISSET(eventfd, &rd)) {
+      char c[256];
+      if (read(eventfd, c, 256)); /* for no gcc warnings */
+    }
+
+    gui_events(g);
+
+    if (g->repainted) {
+      struct widget_list *cur;
+      g->repainted = 0;
+      cur = g->toplevel;
+      while (cur) {
+        struct toplevel_window_widget *w =
+            (struct toplevel_window_widget *)cur->item;
+        x_draw(g->x, w->x);
+        cur = cur->next;
+      }
+    }
+
+    gunlock(g);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/common/utils/T/tracer/gui/test.c b/common/utils/T/tracer/gui/test.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..06e3b6309d2b81223675268ca9b92129573daf1d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/utils/T/tracer/gui/test.c
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+#include "gui.h"
+
+int main(void)
+{
+  gui *g;
+  widget *w, *c1, *c2, *l, *plot, *tl;
+  int tlcol;
+
+  g = gui_init();
+
+  c1 = new_container(g, VERTICAL);
+  c2 = new_container(g, HORIZONTAL);
+
+  l = new_label(g, "this is a good label");
+  widget_add_child(g, c2, l, 0);
+  l = new_label(g, "this is another good label");
+  widget_add_child(g, c2, l, -1);
+
+  l = new_label(g, "OH! WHAT A LABEL!");
+  widget_add_child(g, c1, l, -1);
+
+  widget_add_child(g, c1, c2, 0);
+
+  plot = new_xy_plot(g, 100, 100, "xy plot test", 30);
+#if 0
+  c2 = new_container(g, HORIZONTAL);
+  widget_add_child(g, c2, plot, -1);
+  widget_add_child(g, c1, c2, -1);
+#else
+  widget_add_child(g, c1, plot, -1);
+#endif
+
+  tlcol = new_color(g, "#ddf");
+  tl = new_text_list(g, 300, 10, tlcol);
+  widget_add_child(g, c1, tl, -1);
+
+  text_list_add(g, tl, "hello", -1);
+  text_list_add(g, tl, "world", -1);
+
+  w = new_toplevel_window(g, 500, 400, "test window");
+  widget_add_child(g, w, c1, 0);
+
+  gui_loop(g);
+
+  return 0;
+}
diff --git a/common/utils/T/tracer/gui/text_list.c b/common/utils/T/tracer/gui/text_list.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..89b7e8822d8d427bee2f13bf65ba9f3d75c46a0a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/utils/T/tracer/gui/text_list.c
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+#include "gui.h"
+#include "gui_defs.h"
+#include "x.h"
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+static void paint(gui *_gui, widget *_this)
+{
+  struct gui *g = _gui;
+  struct text_list_widget *this = _this;
+  int i, j;
+printf("PAINT text_list %p xywh %d %d %d %d\n", _this, this->common.x, this->common.y, this->common.width, this->common.height);
+  x_fill_rectangle(g->x, g->xwin, this->background_color,
+      this->common.x, this->common.y,
+      this->common.width, this->common.height);
+  for (i = 0, j = this->starting_line;
+       i < this->allocated_nlines && j < this->text_count; i++, j++)
+    x_draw_string(g->x, g->xwin, FOREGROUND_COLOR,
+        this->common.x,
+        this->common.y + i * this->line_height + this->baseline,
+        this->text[j]);
+}
+
+static void hints(gui *_gui, widget *_w, int *width, int *height)
+{
+  struct text_list_widget *w = _w;
+  *width = w->wanted_width;
+  *height = w->wanted_nlines * w->line_height;
+printf("HINTS text_list wh %d %d\n", *width, *height);
+}
+
+static void allocate(
+    gui *gui, widget *_this, int x, int y, int width, int height)
+{
+  struct text_list_widget *this = _this;
+  this->common.x = x;
+  this->common.y = y;
+  this->common.width = width;
+  this->common.height = height;
+  this->allocated_nlines = height / this->line_height;
+printf("ALLOCATE text_list %p xywh %d %d %d %d nlines %d\n", this, x, y, width, height, this->allocated_nlines);
+}
+
+widget *new_text_list(gui *_gui, int width, int nlines, int bgcol)
+{
+  struct gui *g = _gui;
+  struct text_list_widget *w;
+  int dummy;
+
+  glock(g);
+
+  w = new_widget(g, TEXT_LIST, sizeof(struct text_list_widget));
+
+  w->wanted_nlines = nlines;
+  x_text_get_dimensions(g->x, ".", &dummy, &w->line_height, &w->baseline);
+  w->background_color = bgcol;
+  w->wanted_width = width;
+
+  w->common.paint = paint;
+  w->common.hints = hints;
+  w->common.allocate = allocate;
+
+  gunlock(g);
+
+  return w;
+}
+
+/*************************************************************************/
+/*                             public functions                          */
+/*************************************************************************/
+
+void text_list_add(gui *_gui, widget *_this, const char *text, int position)
+{
+  struct gui *g = _gui;
+  struct text_list_widget *this = _this;
+
+  glock(g);
+
+  if (position < 0) position = this->text_count;
+  if (position > this->text_count) position = this->text_count;
+
+  this->text_count++;
+  this->text = realloc(this->text, this->text_count * sizeof(char *));
+  if (this->text == NULL) OOM;
+
+  memmove(this->text + position + 1, this->text + position,
+          (this->text_count-1 - position) * sizeof(char *));
+
+  this->text[position] = strdup(text); if (this->text[position] == NULL) OOM;
+
+  send_event(g, DIRTY, this->common.id);
+
+  gunlock(g);
+}
diff --git a/common/utils/T/tracer/gui/toplevel_window.c b/common/utils/T/tracer/gui/toplevel_window.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..b1dd251f6b4bd981386e87ca650dea18fad7d60f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/utils/T/tracer/gui/toplevel_window.c
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+#include "gui.h"
+#include "gui_defs.h"
+#include "x.h"
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+/**********************************************************************/
+/*                         callback functions                         */
+/**********************************************************************/
+
+static void repack(gui *g, widget *_this)
+{
+printf("REPACK toplevel_window\n");
+  struct toplevel_window_widget *this = _this;
+  if (this->common.children == NULL) ERR("toplevel window has no child\n");
+  if (this->common.children->next != NULL)
+    ERR("toplevel window has too much children\n");
+  this->common.children->item->allocate(g, this->common.children->item,
+      0 /* x */, 0 /* y */, this->common.width, this->common.height);
+  send_event(g, DIRTY, this->common.id);
+}
+
+static void add_child(gui *_gui, widget *_this, widget *child, int position)
+{
+printf("ADD_CHILD toplevel_window\n");
+  struct widget *this = _this;
+  if (this->children != NULL) {
+    WARN("toplevel window already has a child\n");
+    return;
+  }
+  if (position)
+    WARN("toplevel window doesn't care about 'position' "
+         "(you passed %d, you should always pass 0)\n",
+        position);
+  widget_add_child_internal(_gui, _this, child, 0); /* this does the REPACK */
+}
+
+/* called when the underlying window is resized by the user or the system */
+static void allocate(
+    gui *_gui, widget *_this, int x, int y, int width, int height)
+{
+printf("ALLOCATE toplevel_window\n");
+  struct toplevel_window_widget *this = _this;
+  this->common.width = width;
+  this->common.height = height;
+//  repack(_gui, _this);
+  send_event(_gui, REPACK, this->common.id);
+}
+
+static void paint(gui *_gui, widget *_this)
+{
+  struct gui *g = _gui;
+  struct toplevel_window_widget *this = _this;
+printf("PAINT toplevel_window (%d %d)\n", this->common.width, this->common.height);
+  x_fill_rectangle(g->x, this->x, BACKGROUND_COLOR,
+      0, 0, this->common.width, this->common.height);
+  g->xwin = this->x;
+  this->common.children->item->paint(_gui, this->common.children->item);
+  g->xwin = NULL;    /* TODO: remove? it's just in case */
+}
+
+/**********************************************************************/
+/*                              creation                              */
+/**********************************************************************/
+
+widget *new_toplevel_window(gui *_gui, int width, int height, char *title)
+{
+  struct gui *g = _gui;
+  struct toplevel_window_widget *w;
+
+  glock(g);
+
+  w = new_widget(g, TOPLEVEL_WINDOW, sizeof(struct toplevel_window_widget));
+
+  w->common.width  = width;
+  w->common.height = height;
+
+  w->x = x_create_window(g->x, width, height, title);
+
+  w->common.repack    = repack;
+  w->common.add_child = add_child;
+  w->common.allocate  = allocate;
+  w->common.paint     = paint;
+
+  gunlock(g);
+
+  return w;
+}
diff --git a/common/utils/T/tracer/gui/widget.c b/common/utils/T/tracer/gui/widget.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..8304420aa13109598ca2fa95cbc049b4e31f6103
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/utils/T/tracer/gui/widget.c
@@ -0,0 +1,216 @@
+#include "gui.h"
+#include "gui_defs.h"
+#include "x.h"
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stdarg.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+static void default_repack(gui *gui, widget *_this);
+static void default_allocate(
+    gui *gui, widget *_this, int x, int y, int width, int height);
+static void default_add_child(
+    gui *_gui, widget *_this, widget *child, int position);
+static void default_hints(gui *g, widget *this, int *width, int *height);
+
+static void toplevel_list_append(struct gui *g, struct widget *e)
+{
+  struct widget_list *new;
+
+  new = calloc(1, sizeof(struct widget_list));
+  if (new == NULL) OOM;
+
+  new->item = e;
+
+  if (g->toplevel == NULL) {
+    g->toplevel = new;
+    new->last = new;
+    return;
+  }
+
+  g->toplevel->last->next = new;
+  g->toplevel->last = new;
+}
+
+widget *new_widget(struct gui *g, enum widget_type type, int size)
+{
+  struct widget *ret;
+
+  //glock(g);
+
+  ret = calloc(1, size);
+  if (ret == NULL) OOM;
+
+  ret->repack    = default_repack;
+  ret->add_child = default_add_child;
+  ret->allocate  = default_allocate;
+  ret->hints     = default_hints;
+  /* there is no default paint, on purpose */
+
+  ret->type      = type;
+  ret->id        = g->next_id;
+  g->next_id++;
+  ret->width     = 0;
+  ret->height    = 0;
+
+  /* add toplevel windows to g->toplevel */
+  if (type == TOPLEVEL_WINDOW)
+    toplevel_list_append(g, ret);
+
+  //gunlock(g);
+
+  return ret;
+}
+
+/*************************************************************************/
+/*                          internal functions                           */
+/*************************************************************************/
+
+void widget_add_child_internal(
+    gui *_gui, widget *parent, widget *child, int position)
+{
+  struct widget *p = parent;
+  struct widget *c = child;
+  struct widget_list *new;
+  struct widget_list *prev, *cur;
+  int i;
+
+  new = calloc(1, sizeof(struct widget_list));
+  if (new == NULL) OOM;
+
+  new->item = c;
+  c->parent = p;
+
+  prev = NULL;
+  cur = p->children;
+
+  for (i = 0; position < 0 || i < position; i++) {
+    if (cur == NULL) break;
+    prev = cur;
+    cur = cur->next;
+  }
+
+  /* TODO: warn/err if i != position+1? */
+
+  if (prev == NULL) {
+    /* new is at head */
+    new->next = p->children;
+    if (p->children != NULL) new->last = p->children->last;
+    else                     new->last = new;
+    p->children = new;
+    goto repack;
+  }
+
+  if (cur == NULL) {
+    /* new is at tail */
+    prev->next = new;
+    p->children->last = new;
+    goto repack;
+  }
+
+  /* new is between two existing items */
+  prev->next = new;
+  new->next = cur;
+
+repack:
+  send_event(_gui, REPACK, p->id);
+}
+
+/*************************************************************************/
+/*                           default functions                           */
+/*************************************************************************/
+
+static void default_repack(gui *gui, widget *_this)
+{
+  struct widget *this = _this;
+  return this->parent->repack(gui, this->parent);
+}
+
+static void default_add_child(
+    gui *_gui, widget *_this, widget *child, int position) 
+{
+  struct widget *this = _this;
+  WARN("cannot add child to widget %s\n", widget_name(this->type));
+}
+
+static void default_allocate(
+    gui *gui, widget *_this, int x, int y, int width, int height)
+{
+  struct widget *this = _this;
+  this->x = x;
+  this->y = y;
+  this->width = width;
+  this->height = height;
+}
+
+static void default_hints(gui *g, widget *this, int *width, int *height)
+{
+  *width = 1;
+  *height = 1;
+}
+
+/*************************************************************************/
+/*                             utils functions                           */
+/*************************************************************************/
+
+void widget_add_child(gui *_gui, widget *parent, widget *child, int position)
+{
+  struct widget *this = parent;
+  glock(_gui);
+  this->add_child(_gui, parent, child, position);
+  gunlock(_gui);
+}
+
+static const char *names[] = {
+  "TOPLEVEL_WINDOW", "CONTAINER", "TEXT_LIST", "XY_PLOT", "BUTTON", "LABEL"
+};
+const char *widget_name(enum widget_type type)
+{
+  switch (type) {
+  default: break;
+  case TOPLEVEL_WINDOW:
+  case CONTAINER:
+  case TEXT_LIST:
+  case XY_PLOT:
+  case BUTTON:
+  case LABEL:
+    return names[type];
+  }
+  return "UNKNOWN (error)";
+}
+
+/*************************************************************************/
+/*                             find a widget                             */
+/*************************************************************************/
+
+/* TODO: optimize traversal and also use a cache */
+struct widget *_find_widget(struct widget *c, int id)
+{
+  struct widget_list *l;
+  struct widget *ret;
+  if (c == NULL) return NULL;
+  if (c->id == id) return c;
+  l = c->children;
+  while (l) {
+    ret = _find_widget(l->item, id);
+    if (ret != NULL) return ret;
+    l = l->next;
+  }
+  return NULL;
+}
+
+struct widget *find_widget(struct gui *g, int id)
+{
+  struct widget_list *l;
+  struct widget *ret;
+
+  l = g->toplevel;
+
+  while (l) {
+    ret = _find_widget(l->item, id);
+    if (ret != NULL) return ret;
+    l = l->next;
+  }
+
+  return NULL;
+}
diff --git a/common/utils/T/tracer/gui/x.c b/common/utils/T/tracer/gui/x.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..b498654fdb4110a8aadac2f3f96969238cbcc716
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/utils/T/tracer/gui/x.c
@@ -0,0 +1,284 @@
+#include "x.h"
+#include "x_defs.h"
+#include "gui_defs.h"
+#include <X11/Xlib.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+int x_connection_fd(x_connection *_x)
+{
+  struct x_connection *x = _x;
+  return ConnectionNumber(x->d);
+}
+
+static GC create_gc(Display *d, char *color)
+{
+  GC ret = XCreateGC(d, DefaultRootWindow(d), 0, NULL);
+  XGCValues gcv;
+  XColor rcol, scol;
+
+  XCopyGC(d, DefaultGC(d, DefaultScreen(d)), -1L, ret);
+  if (XAllocNamedColor(d, DefaultColormap(d, DefaultScreen(d)),
+                      color, &scol, &rcol)) {
+    gcv.foreground = scol.pixel;
+    XChangeGC(d, ret, GCForeground, &gcv);
+  } else ERR("X: could not allocate color '%s'\n", color);
+
+  return ret;
+}
+
+int x_new_color(x_connection *_x, char *color)
+{
+  struct x_connection *x = _x;
+  x->ncolors++;
+  x->colors = realloc(x->colors, x->ncolors * sizeof(GC));
+  if (x->colors == NULL) OOM;
+  x->colors[x->ncolors-1] = create_gc(x->d, color);
+  return x->ncolors - 1;
+}
+
+x_connection *x_open(void)
+{
+  struct x_connection *ret;
+
+  ret = calloc(1, sizeof(struct x_connection));
+  if (ret == NULL) OOM;
+
+  ret->d = XOpenDisplay(0);
+printf("XOpenDisplay display %p return x_connection %p\n", ret->d, ret);
+  if (ret->d == NULL) ERR("error calling XOpenDisplay: no X? you root?\n");
+
+  x_new_color(ret, "white");    /* background color */
+  x_new_color(ret, "black");    /* foreground color */
+
+  return ret;
+}
+
+x_window *x_create_window(x_connection *_x, int width, int height,
+    char *title)
+{
+  struct x_connection *x = _x;
+  struct x_window *ret;
+
+  ret = calloc(1, sizeof(struct x_window));
+  if (ret == NULL) OOM;
+
+  ret->w = XCreateSimpleWindow(x->d, DefaultRootWindow(x->d), 0, 0,
+      width, height, 0, WhitePixel(x->d, DefaultScreen(x->d)),
+      WhitePixel(x->d, DefaultScreen(x->d)));
+  ret->width = width;
+  ret->height = height;
+
+  XStoreName(x->d, ret->w, title);
+
+  ret->p = XCreatePixmap(x->d, ret->w, width, height,
+      DefaultDepth(x->d, DefaultScreen(x->d)));
+
+  /* enable backing store */
+  {
+    XSetWindowAttributes att;
+    att.backing_store = Always;
+    XChangeWindowAttributes(x->d, ret->w, CWBackingStore, &att);
+  }
+
+  XSelectInput(x->d, ret->w,
+      KeyPressMask      |
+      ButtonPressMask   |
+      ButtonReleaseMask |
+      PointerMotionMask |
+      ExposureMask      |
+      StructureNotifyMask);
+
+  XMapWindow(x->d, ret->w);
+
+#if 0
+  /* wait for window to be mapped */
+printf("wait for map\n");
+  while (1) {
+    XEvent ev;
+    //XWindowEvent(x->d, ret->w, StructureNotifyMask, &ev);
+    XWindowEvent(x->d, ret->w, ExposureMask, &ev);
+printf("got ev %d\n", ev.type);
+    //if (ev.type == MapNotify) break;
+    if (ev.type == Expose) break;
+  }
+printf("XXX create connection %p window %p (win id %d pixmap %d) w h %d %d\n", x, ret, (int)ret->w, (int)ret->p, width, height);
+#endif
+
+  return ret;
+}
+
+static struct toplevel_window_widget *find_x_window(struct gui *g, Window id)
+{
+  struct widget_list *cur;
+  struct toplevel_window_widget *w;
+  struct x_window *xw;
+  cur = g->toplevel;
+  while (cur) {
+    w = (struct toplevel_window_widget *)cur->item;
+    xw = w->x;
+    if (xw->w == id) return w;
+    cur = cur->next;
+  }
+  return NULL;
+}
+
+void x_events(gui *_gui)
+{
+  struct gui *g = _gui;
+  struct widget_list *cur;
+  struct x_connection *x = g->x;
+  struct toplevel_window_widget *w;
+
+printf("x_events START\n");
+  /* preprocessing (to "compress" events) */
+  cur = g->toplevel;
+  while (cur) {
+    struct x_window *xw;
+    w = (struct toplevel_window_widget *)cur->item;
+    xw = w->x;
+    xw->redraw = 0;
+    xw->repaint = 0;
+    xw->resize = 0;
+    cur = cur->next;
+  }
+
+  while (XPending(x->d)) {
+    XEvent ev;
+    XNextEvent(x->d, &ev);
+printf("XEV %d\n", ev.type);
+    switch (ev.type) {
+    case Expose:
+      if ((w = find_x_window(g, ev.xexpose.window)) != NULL) {
+        struct x_window *xw = w->x;
+        xw->redraw = 1;
+      }
+      break;
+    case ConfigureNotify:
+      if ((w = find_x_window(g, ev.xexpose.window)) != NULL) {
+        struct x_window *xw = w->x;
+        xw->resize = 1;
+        xw->new_width = ev.xconfigure.width;
+        xw->new_height = ev.xconfigure.height;
+        if (xw->new_width < 10) xw->new_width = 10;
+        if (xw->new_height < 10) xw->new_height = 10;
+printf("ConfigureNotify %d %d\n", ev.xconfigure.width, ev.xconfigure.height);
+      }
+      break;
+#if 0
+    case MapNotify:
+      if ((w = find_x_window(g, ev.xexpose.window)) != NULL) {
+        struct x_window *xw = w->x;
+        xw->repaint = 1;
+      }
+      break;
+#endif
+    default: WARN("TODO: X event type %d\n", ev.type); break;
+    }
+  }
+
+  /* postprocessing */
+printf("post processing\n");
+  cur = g->toplevel;
+  while (cur) {
+    struct toplevel_window_widget *w =
+        (struct toplevel_window_widget *)cur->item;
+    struct x_window *xw = w->x;
+    if (xw->resize) {
+printf("resize old %d %d new %d %d\n", xw->width, xw->height, xw->new_width, xw->new_height);
+      if (xw->width != xw->new_width || xw->height != xw->new_height) {
+        w->common.allocate(g, w, 0, 0, xw->new_width, xw->new_height);
+        xw->width = xw->new_width;
+        xw->height = xw->new_height;
+        XFreePixmap(x->d, xw->p);
+        xw->p = XCreatePixmap(x->d, xw->w, xw->width, xw->height,
+            DefaultDepth(x->d, DefaultScreen(x->d)));
+        //xw->repaint = 1;
+      }
+    }
+    if (xw->repaint) {
+      w->common.paint(g, w);
+      xw->redraw = 1;
+    }
+    if (xw->redraw) {
+      struct x_connection *x = g->x;
+printf("XCopyArea w h %d %d\n", xw->width, xw->height);
+      XCopyArea(x->d, xw->p, xw->w, x->colors[1],
+          0, 0, xw->width, xw->height, 0, 0);
+    }
+    cur = cur->next;
+  }
+printf("x_events DONE\n");
+}
+
+void x_flush(x_connection *_x)
+{
+  struct x_connection *x = _x;
+  XFlush(x->d);
+}
+
+void x_text_get_dimensions(x_connection *_c, const char *t,
+    int *width, int *height, int *baseline)
+{
+  struct x_connection *c = _c;
+  int dir;
+  int ascent;
+  int descent;
+  XCharStruct overall;
+
+  /* TODO: don't use XQueryTextExtents (X roundtrip) */
+  XQueryTextExtents(c->d, XGContextFromGC(c->colors[1]), t, strlen(t),
+      &dir, &ascent, &descent, &overall);
+
+//printf("dir %d ascent %d descent %d lbearing %d rbearing %d width %d ascent %d descent %d\n", dir, ascent, descent, overall.lbearing, overall.rbearing, overall.width, overall.ascent, overall.descent);
+
+  *width = overall.width;
+  *height = ascent + descent;
+  *baseline = ascent;
+}
+
+/***********************************************************************/
+/*                    public drawing functions                         */
+/***********************************************************************/
+
+void x_draw_line(x_connection *_c, x_window *_w, int color,
+    int x1, int y1, int x2, int y2)
+{
+  struct x_connection *c = _c;
+  struct x_window *w = _w;
+  XDrawLine(c->d, w->p, c->colors[color], x1, y1, x2, y2);
+}
+
+void x_draw_rectangle(x_connection *_c, x_window *_w, int color,
+    int x, int y, int width, int height)
+{
+  struct x_connection *c = _c;
+  struct x_window *w = _w;
+  XDrawRectangle(c->d, w->p, c->colors[color], x, y, width, height);
+}
+
+void x_fill_rectangle(x_connection *_c, x_window *_w, int color,
+    int x, int y, int width, int height)
+{
+  struct x_connection *c = _c;
+  struct x_window *w = _w;
+  XFillRectangle(c->d, w->p, c->colors[color], x, y, width, height);
+}
+
+void x_draw_string(x_connection *_c, x_window *_w, int color,
+    int x, int y, const char *t)
+{
+  struct x_connection *c = _c;
+  struct x_window *w = _w;
+  int tlen = strlen(t);
+  XDrawString(c->d, w->p, c->colors[color], x, y, t, tlen);
+}
+
+void x_draw(x_connection *_c, x_window *_w)
+{
+  struct x_connection *c = _c;
+  struct x_window *w = _w;
+printf("x_draw XCopyArea w h %d %d display %p window %d pixmap %d\n", w->width, w->height, c->d, (int)w->w, (int)w->p);
+  XCopyArea(c->d, w->p, w->w, c->colors[1], 0, 0, w->width, w->height, 0, 0);
+}
diff --git a/common/utils/T/tracer/gui/x.h b/common/utils/T/tracer/gui/x.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..41cf65393bcdeaafafa1c4413ca65727c69f04cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/utils/T/tracer/gui/x.h
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+#ifndef _X_H_
+#define _X_H_
+
+/* public X interface */
+
+#define BACKGROUND_COLOR 0
+#define FOREGROUND_COLOR 1
+
+typedef void x_connection;
+typedef void x_window;
+
+x_connection *x_open(void);
+
+x_window *x_create_window(x_connection *x, int width, int height,
+    char *title);
+
+int x_connection_fd(x_connection *x);
+
+void x_flush(x_connection *x);
+
+int x_new_color(x_connection *x, char *color);
+
+/* for x_events, we pass the gui */
+#include "gui.h"
+void x_events(gui *gui);
+
+void x_text_get_dimensions(x_connection *, const char *t,
+                           int *width, int *height, int *baseline);
+
+/* drawing functions */
+
+void x_draw_line(x_connection *c, x_window *w, int color,
+    int x1, int y1, int x2, int y2);
+
+void x_draw_rectangle(x_connection *c, x_window *w, int color,
+    int x, int y, int width, int height);
+
+void x_fill_rectangle(x_connection *c, x_window *w, int color,
+    int x, int y, int width, int height);
+
+void x_draw_string(x_connection *_c, x_window *_w, int color,
+    int x, int y, const char *t);
+
+/* this function copies the pixmap to the window */
+void x_draw(x_connection *c, x_window *w);
+
+#endif /* _X_H_ */
diff --git a/common/utils/T/tracer/gui/x_defs.h b/common/utils/T/tracer/gui/x_defs.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..43b99f7cf7ae907f2245b2f51ff9ac96b68b7f30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/utils/T/tracer/gui/x_defs.h
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#ifndef _X_DEFS_H_
+#define _X_DEFS_H_
+
+#include <X11/Xlib.h>
+
+struct x_connection {
+  Display *d;
+  GC *colors;
+  int ncolors;
+};
+
+struct x_window {
+  Window w;
+  Pixmap p;
+  int width;
+  int height;
+  /* below: internal data used for X events handling */
+  int redraw;
+  int repaint;
+  int resize, new_width, new_height;
+};
+
+#endif /* _X_DEFS_H_ */
diff --git a/common/utils/T/tracer/gui/xy_plot.c b/common/utils/T/tracer/gui/xy_plot.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..b2775fa054007c7537a6baba6d406c447761b4d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/utils/T/tracer/gui/xy_plot.c
@@ -0,0 +1,173 @@
+#include "gui.h"
+#include "gui_defs.h"
+#include "x.h"
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <math.h>
+
+static void paint(gui *_gui, widget *_this)
+{
+  struct gui *g = _gui;
+  struct xy_plot_widget *this = _this;
+  int wanted_plot_width, allocated_plot_width;
+  int wanted_plot_height, allocated_plot_height;
+  float pxsize;
+  float ticdist;
+  float tic;
+  float ticstep;
+  int k, kmin, kmax;
+  float allocated_xmin, allocated_xmax;
+  float allocated_ymin, allocated_ymax;
+  float center;
+
+printf("PAINT xy plot xywh %d %d %d %d\n", this->common.x, this->common.y, this->common.width, this->common.height);
+
+//x_draw_rectangle(g->x, g->xwin, 1, this->common.x, this->common.y, this->common.width, this->common.height);
+
+  /* plot zone */
+  /* TODO: refine height - height of hrule text may be != from label */
+  x_draw_rectangle(g->x, g->xwin, 1,
+      this->common.x + this->vrule_width,
+      this->common.y,
+      this->common.width - this->vrule_width -1, /* -1 to see right border */
+      this->common.height - this->label_height * 2);
+
+  /* horizontal tics */
+  wanted_plot_width = this->wanted_width;
+  allocated_plot_width = this->common.width - this->vrule_width;
+  pxsize = (this->xmax - this->xmin) / wanted_plot_width;
+  ticdist = 100;
+  tic = floor(log10(ticdist * pxsize));
+  ticstep = powf(10, tic);
+  center = (this->xmax + this->xmin) / 2;
+  allocated_xmin = center - ((this->xmax - this->xmin) *
+                             allocated_plot_width / wanted_plot_width) / 2;
+  allocated_xmax = center + ((this->xmax - this->xmin) *
+                             allocated_plot_width / wanted_plot_width) / 2;
+  /* adjust tic if too tight */
+printf("pre x ticstep %g\n", ticstep);
+  while (1) {
+    if (ticstep / (allocated_xmax - allocated_xmin)
+                * (allocated_plot_width - 1) > 40) break;
+    ticstep *= 2;
+  }
+printf("post x ticstep %g\n", ticstep);
+printf("xmin/max %g %g width wanted allocated %d %d alloc xmin/max %g %g ticstep %g\n", this->xmin, this->xmax, wanted_plot_width, allocated_plot_width, allocated_xmin, allocated_xmax, ticstep);
+  kmin = ceil(allocated_xmin / ticstep);
+  kmax = floor(allocated_xmax / ticstep);
+  for (k = kmin; k <= kmax; k++) {
+/*
+    (k * ticstep - allocated_xmin) / (allocated_max - allocated_xmin) =
+    (x - 0) / (allocated_plot_width-1 - 0)
+ */
+    char v[64];
+    int vwidth, dummy;
+    float x = (k * ticstep - allocated_xmin) /
+              (allocated_xmax - allocated_xmin) *
+              (allocated_plot_width - 1);
+    x_draw_line(g->x, g->xwin, FOREGROUND_COLOR,
+        this->common.x + this->vrule_width + x,
+        this->common.y + this->common.height - this->label_height * 2,
+        this->common.x + this->vrule_width + x,
+        this->common.y + this->common.height - this->label_height * 2 - 5);
+    sprintf(v, "%g", k * ticstep);
+    x_text_get_dimensions(g->x, v, &vwidth, &dummy, &dummy);
+    x_draw_string(g->x, g->xwin, FOREGROUND_COLOR,
+        this->common.x + this->vrule_width + x - vwidth/2,
+        this->common.y + this->common.height - this->label_height * 2 + this->label_baseline,
+        v);
+printf("tic k %d val %g x %g\n", k, k * ticstep, x);
+  }
+
+  /* vertical tics */
+  wanted_plot_height = this->wanted_height;
+  allocated_plot_height = this->common.height - this->label_height * 2;
+  pxsize = (this->ymax - this->ymin) / wanted_plot_height;
+  ticdist = 30;
+  tic = floor(log10(ticdist * pxsize));
+  ticstep = powf(10, tic);
+  center = (this->ymax + this->ymin) / 2;
+  allocated_ymin = center - ((this->ymax - this->ymin) *
+                             allocated_plot_height / wanted_plot_height) / 2;
+  allocated_ymax = center + ((this->ymax - this->ymin) *
+                             allocated_plot_height / wanted_plot_height) / 2;
+  /* adjust tic if too tight */
+printf("pre y ticstep %g\n", ticstep);
+  while (1) {
+    if (ticstep / (allocated_ymax - allocated_ymin)
+                * (allocated_plot_height - 1) > 20) break;
+    ticstep *= 2;
+  }
+printf("post y ticstep %g\n", ticstep);
+printf("ymin/max %g %g height wanted allocated %d %d alloc ymin/max %g %g ticstep %g\n", this->ymin, this->ymax, wanted_plot_height, allocated_plot_height, allocated_ymin, allocated_ymax, ticstep);
+  kmin = ceil(allocated_ymin / ticstep);
+  kmax = floor(allocated_ymax / ticstep);
+  for (k = kmin; k <= kmax; k++) {
+    char v[64];
+    int vwidth, dummy;
+    float y = (k * ticstep - allocated_ymin) /
+              (allocated_ymax - allocated_ymin) *
+              (allocated_plot_height - 1);
+    sprintf(v, "%g", k * ticstep);
+    x_text_get_dimensions(g->x, v, &vwidth, &dummy, &dummy);
+    x_draw_line(g->x, g->xwin, FOREGROUND_COLOR,
+        this->common.x + this->vrule_width,
+        this->common.y + y,
+        this->common.x + this->vrule_width + 5,
+        this->common.y + y);
+    x_draw_string(g->x, g->xwin, FOREGROUND_COLOR,
+        this->common.x + this->vrule_width - vwidth - 2,
+        this->common.y + y - this->label_height / 2 + this->label_baseline,
+        v);
+  }
+
+  /* label at bottom, in the middle */
+  x_draw_string(g->x, g->xwin, FOREGROUND_COLOR,
+      this->common.x + (this->common.width - this->label_width) / 2,
+      this->common.y + this->common.height - this->label_height
+          + this->label_baseline,
+      this->label);
+}
+
+static void hints(gui *_gui, widget *_w, int *width, int *height)
+{
+  struct xy_plot_widget *w = _w;
+  *width = w->wanted_width + w->vrule_width;
+  *height = w->wanted_height + w->label_height * 2; /* TODO: refine */
+printf("HINTS xy plot wh %d %d (vrule_width %d) (wanted wh %d %d)\n", *width, *height, w->vrule_width, w->wanted_width, w->wanted_height);
+}
+
+widget *new_xy_plot(gui *_gui, int width, int height, char *label,
+    int vruler_width)
+{
+  struct gui *g = _gui;
+  struct xy_plot_widget *w;
+
+  glock(g);
+
+  w = new_widget(g, XY_PLOT, sizeof(struct xy_plot_widget));
+
+  w->label = strdup(label); if (w->label == NULL) OOM;
+  /* TODO: be sure calling X there is valid wrt "global model" (we are
+   * not in the "gui thread") */
+  x_text_get_dimensions(g->x, label, &w->label_width, &w->label_height,
+      &w->label_baseline);
+printf("XY PLOT label wh %d %d\n", w->label_width, w->label_height);
+
+  w->wanted_width = width;
+  w->wanted_height = height;
+  w->vrule_width = vruler_width;
+
+  w->xmin = -1;
+  w->xmax = 1;
+  w->ymin = -1;
+  w->ymax = 1;
+
+  w->common.paint = paint;
+  w->common.hints = hints;
+
+  gunlock(g);
+
+  return w;
+}
diff --git a/common/utils/T/tracer/main.c b/common/utils/T/tracer/main.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..cf8f8aac859df410407e9acb21ff93fdbfc3bf54
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/utils/T/tracer/main.c
@@ -0,0 +1,582 @@
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <netinet/ip.h>
+#include <arpa/inet.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <sys/mman.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <math.h>
+#include <pthread.h>
+
+#include "defs.h"
+
+#define T_ID(x) x
+#include "../T_IDs.h"
+#include "../T_defs.h"
+
+#define BLUE "#0c0c72"
+#define RED "#d72828"
+
+void *ul_plot;
+void *chest_plot;
+void *pusch_iq_plot;
+void *pucch_iq_plot;
+void *pucch_plot;
+
+#ifdef T_USE_SHARED_MEMORY
+
+T_cache_t *T_cache;
+int T_busylist_head;
+int T_pos;
+
+static inline int GET(int s, void *out, int count)
+{
+  if (count == 1) {
+    *(char *)out = T_cache[T_busylist_head].buffer[T_pos];
+    T_pos++;
+    return 1;
+  }
+  memcpy(out, T_cache[T_busylist_head].buffer + T_pos, count);
+  T_pos += count;
+  return count;
+}
+
+#else /* T_USE_SHARED_MEMORY */
+
+#define GET fullread
+
+int fullread(int fd, void *_buf, int count)
+{
+  char *buf = _buf;
+  int ret = 0;
+  int l;
+  while (count) {
+    l = read(fd, buf, count);
+    if (l <= 0) { printf("read socket problem\n"); abort(); }
+    count -= l;
+    buf += l;
+    ret += l;
+  }
+  return ret;
+}
+
+#endif /* T_USE_SHARED_MEMORY */
+
+int get_connection(char *addr, int port)
+{
+  struct sockaddr_in a;
+  socklen_t alen;
+  int s, t;
+
+  s = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
+  if (s == -1) { perror("socket"); exit(1); }
+  t = 1;
+  if (setsockopt(s, SOL_SOCKET, SO_REUSEADDR, &t, sizeof(int)))
+    { perror("setsockopt"); exit(1); }
+
+  a.sin_family = AF_INET;
+  a.sin_port = htons(port);
+  a.sin_addr.s_addr = inet_addr(addr);
+
+  if (bind(s, (struct sockaddr *)&a, sizeof(a))) { perror("bind"); exit(1); }
+  if (listen(s, 5)) { perror("bind"); exit(1); }
+  alen = sizeof(a);
+  t = accept(s, (struct sockaddr *)&a, &alen);
+  if (t == -1) { perror("accept"); exit(1); }
+  close(s);
+  return t;
+}
+
+void get_string(int s, char *out)
+{
+  while (1) {
+    if (GET(s, out, 1) != 1) abort();
+    if (*out == 0) break;
+    out++;
+  }
+}
+
+void get_message(int s)
+{
+#define S(x, y) do { \
+    char str[T_BUFFER_MAX]; \
+    get_string(s, str); \
+    printf("["x"]["y"] %s", str); \
+  } while (0)
+
+  int m;
+#ifdef T_USE_SHARED_MEMORY
+  T_pos = 0;
+#endif
+  if (GET(s, &m, sizeof(int)) != sizeof(int)) abort();
+  switch (m) {
+  case T_first: {
+    char str[T_BUFFER_MAX];
+    get_string(s, str);
+    printf("%s", str);
+    break;
+  }
+  case T_LEGACY_MAC_INFO: S("MAC", "INFO"); break;
+  case T_LEGACY_MAC_ERROR: S("MAC", "ERROR"); break;
+  case T_LEGACY_MAC_WARNING: S("MAC", "WARNING"); break;
+  case T_LEGACY_MAC_DEBUG: S("MAC", "DEBUG"); break;
+  case T_LEGACY_MAC_TRACE: S("MAC", "TRACE"); break;
+  case T_LEGACY_PHY_INFO: S("PHY", "INFO"); break;
+  case T_LEGACY_PHY_ERROR: S("PHY", "ERROR"); break;
+  case T_LEGACY_PHY_WARNING: S("PHY", "WARNING"); break;
+  case T_LEGACY_PHY_DEBUG: S("PHY", "DEBUG"); break;
+  case T_LEGACY_PHY_TRACE: S("PHY", "TRACE"); break;
+  case T_LEGACY_S1AP_INFO: S("S1AP", "INFO"); break;
+  case T_LEGACY_S1AP_ERROR: S("S1AP", "ERROR"); break;
+  case T_LEGACY_S1AP_WARNING: S("S1AP", "WARNING"); break;
+  case T_LEGACY_S1AP_DEBUG: S("S1AP", "DEBUG"); break;
+  case T_LEGACY_S1AP_TRACE: S("S1AP", "TRACE"); break;
+  case T_LEGACY_RRC_INFO: S("RRC", "INFO"); break;
+  case T_LEGACY_RRC_ERROR: S("RRC", "ERROR"); break;
+  case T_LEGACY_RRC_WARNING: S("RRC", "WARNING"); break;
+  case T_LEGACY_RRC_DEBUG: S("RRC", "DEBUG"); break;
+  case T_LEGACY_RRC_TRACE: S("RRC", "TRACE"); break;
+  case T_LEGACY_RLC_INFO: S("RLC", "INFO"); break;
+  case T_LEGACY_RLC_ERROR: S("RLC", "ERROR"); break;
+  case T_LEGACY_RLC_WARNING: S("RLC", "WARNING"); break;
+  case T_LEGACY_RLC_DEBUG: S("RLC", "DEBUG"); break;
+  case T_LEGACY_RLC_TRACE: S("RLC", "TRACE"); break;
+  case T_LEGACY_PDCP_INFO: S("PDCP", "INFO"); break;
+  case T_LEGACY_PDCP_ERROR: S("PDCP", "ERROR"); break;
+  case T_LEGACY_PDCP_WARNING: S("PDCP", "WARNING"); break;
+  case T_LEGACY_PDCP_DEBUG: S("PDCP", "DEBUG"); break;
+  case T_LEGACY_PDCP_TRACE: S("PDCP", "TRACE"); break;
+  case T_LEGACY_ENB_APP_INFO: S("ENB_APP", "INFO"); break;
+  case T_LEGACY_ENB_APP_ERROR: S("ENB_APP", "ERROR"); break;
+  case T_LEGACY_ENB_APP_WARNING: S("ENB_APP", "WARNING"); break;
+  case T_LEGACY_ENB_APP_DEBUG: S("ENB_APP", "DEBUG"); break;
+  case T_LEGACY_ENB_APP_TRACE: S("ENB_APP", "TRACE"); break;
+  case T_LEGACY_SCTP_INFO: S("SCTP", "INFO"); break;
+  case T_LEGACY_SCTP_ERROR: S("SCTP", "ERROR"); break;
+  case T_LEGACY_SCTP_WARNING: S("SCTP", "WARNING"); break;
+  case T_LEGACY_SCTP_DEBUG: S("SCTP", "DEBUG"); break;
+  case T_LEGACY_SCTP_TRACE: S("SCTP", "TRACE"); break;
+  case T_LEGACY_UDP__INFO: S("UDP", "INFO"); break;
+  case T_LEGACY_UDP__ERROR: S("UDP", "ERROR"); break;
+  case T_LEGACY_UDP__WARNING: S("UDP", "WARNING"); break;
+  case T_LEGACY_UDP__DEBUG: S("UDP", "DEBUG"); break;
+  case T_LEGACY_UDP__TRACE: S("UDP", "TRACE"); break;
+  case T_LEGACY_NAS_INFO: S("NAS", "INFO"); break;
+  case T_LEGACY_NAS_ERROR: S("NAS", "ERROR"); break;
+  case T_LEGACY_NAS_WARNING: S("NAS", "WARNING"); break;
+  case T_LEGACY_NAS_DEBUG: S("NAS", "DEBUG"); break;
+  case T_LEGACY_NAS_TRACE: S("NAS", "TRACE"); break;
+  case T_LEGACY_HW_INFO: S("HW", "INFO"); break;
+  case T_LEGACY_HW_ERROR: S("HW", "ERROR"); break;
+  case T_LEGACY_HW_WARNING: S("HW", "WARNING"); break;
+  case T_LEGACY_HW_DEBUG: S("HW", "DEBUG"); break;
+  case T_LEGACY_HW_TRACE: S("HW", "TRACE"); break;
+  case T_LEGACY_EMU_INFO: S("EMU", "INFO"); break;
+  case T_LEGACY_EMU_ERROR: S("EMU", "ERROR"); break;
+  case T_LEGACY_EMU_WARNING: S("EMU", "WARNING"); break;
+  case T_LEGACY_EMU_DEBUG: S("EMU", "DEBUG"); break;
+  case T_LEGACY_EMU_TRACE: S("EMU", "TRACE"); break;
+  case T_LEGACY_OTG_INFO: S("OTG", "INFO"); break;
+  case T_LEGACY_OTG_ERROR: S("OTG", "ERROR"); break;
+  case T_LEGACY_OTG_WARNING: S("OTG", "WARNING"); break;
+  case T_LEGACY_OTG_DEBUG: S("OTG", "DEBUG"); break;
+  case T_LEGACY_OTG_TRACE: S("OTG", "TRACE"); break;
+  case T_LEGACY_OCG_INFO: S("OCG", "INFO"); break;
+  case T_LEGACY_OCG_ERROR: S("OCG", "ERROR"); break;
+  case T_LEGACY_OCG_WARNING: S("OCG", "WARNING"); break;
+  case T_LEGACY_OCG_DEBUG: S("OCG", "DEBUG"); break;
+  case T_LEGACY_OCG_TRACE: S("OCG", "TRACE"); break;
+  case T_LEGACY_OCM_INFO: S("OCM", "INFO"); break;
+  case T_LEGACY_OCM_ERROR: S("OCM", "ERROR"); break;
+  case T_LEGACY_OCM_WARNING: S("OCM", "WARNING"); break;
+  case T_LEGACY_OCM_DEBUG: S("OCM", "DEBUG"); break;
+  case T_LEGACY_OCM_TRACE: S("OCM", "TRACE"); break;
+  case T_LEGACY_OMG_INFO: S("OMG", "INFO"); break;
+  case T_LEGACY_OMG_ERROR: S("OMG", "ERROR"); break;
+  case T_LEGACY_OMG_WARNING: S("OMG", "WARNING"); break;
+  case T_LEGACY_OMG_DEBUG: S("OMG", "DEBUG"); break;
+  case T_LEGACY_OMG_TRACE: S("OMG", "TRACE"); break;
+  case T_LEGACY_OIP_INFO: S("OIP", "INFO"); break;
+  case T_LEGACY_OIP_ERROR: S("OIP", "ERROR"); break;
+  case T_LEGACY_OIP_WARNING: S("OIP", "WARNING"); break;
+  case T_LEGACY_OIP_DEBUG: S("OIP", "DEBUG"); break;
+  case T_LEGACY_OIP_TRACE: S("OIP", "TRACE"); break;
+  case T_LEGACY_GTPU_INFO: S("GTPU", "INFO"); break;
+  case T_LEGACY_GTPU_ERROR: S("GTPU", "ERROR"); break;
+  case T_LEGACY_GTPU_WARNING: S("GTPU", "WARNING"); break;
+  case T_LEGACY_GTPU_DEBUG: S("GTPU", "DEBUG"); break;
+  case T_LEGACY_GTPU_TRACE: S("GTPU", "TRACE"); break;
+  case T_LEGACY_TMR_INFO: S("TMR", "INFO"); break;
+  case T_LEGACY_TMR_ERROR: S("TMR", "ERROR"); break;
+  case T_LEGACY_TMR_WARNING: S("TMR", "WARNING"); break;
+  case T_LEGACY_TMR_DEBUG: S("TMR", "DEBUG"); break;
+  case T_LEGACY_TMR_TRACE: S("TMR", "TRACE"); break;
+  case T_LEGACY_OSA_INFO: S("OSA", "INFO"); break;
+  case T_LEGACY_OSA_ERROR: S("OSA", "ERROR"); break;
+  case T_LEGACY_OSA_WARNING: S("OSA", "WARNING"); break;
+  case T_LEGACY_OSA_DEBUG: S("OSA", "DEBUG"); break;
+  case T_LEGACY_OSA_TRACE: S("OSA", "TRACE"); break;
+  case T_LEGACY_component_INFO: S("XXX", "INFO"); break;
+  case T_LEGACY_component_ERROR: S("XXX", "ERROR"); break;
+  case T_LEGACY_component_WARNING: S("XXX", "WARNING"); break;
+  case T_LEGACY_component_DEBUG: S("XXX", "DEBUG"); break;
+  case T_LEGACY_component_TRACE: S("XXX", "TRACE"); break;
+  case T_LEGACY_componentP_INFO: S("XXX", "INFO"); break;
+  case T_LEGACY_componentP_ERROR: S("XXX", "ERROR"); break;
+  case T_LEGACY_componentP_WARNING: S("XXX", "WARNING"); break;
+  case T_LEGACY_componentP_DEBUG: S("XXX", "DEBUG"); break;
+  case T_LEGACY_componentP_TRACE: S("XXX", "TRACE"); break;
+  case T_LEGACY_CLI_INFO: S("CLI", "INFO"); break;
+  case T_LEGACY_CLI_ERROR: S("CLI", "ERROR"); break;
+  case T_LEGACY_CLI_WARNING: S("CLI", "WARNING"); break;
+  case T_LEGACY_CLI_DEBUG: S("CLI", "DEBUG"); break;
+  case T_LEGACY_CLI_TRACE: S("CLI", "TRACE"); break;
+  case T_ENB_INPUT_SIGNAL: {
+    unsigned char buf[T_BUFFER_MAX];
+    int size;
+    int eNB, frame, subframe, antenna;
+    GET(s, &eNB, sizeof(int));
+    GET(s, &frame, sizeof(int));
+    GET(s, &subframe, sizeof(int));
+    GET(s, &antenna, sizeof(int));
+    GET(s, &size, sizeof(int));
+    GET(s, buf, size);
+#if 0
+    printf("got T_ENB_INPUT_SIGNAL eNB %d frame %d subframe %d antenna "
+           "%d size %d %2.2x %2.2x %2.2x %2.2x %2.2x %2.2x %2.2x %2.2x "
+           "%2.2x %2.2x %2.2x %2.2x %2.2x %2.2x %2.2x %2.2x\n",
+           eNB, frame, subframe, antenna, size, buf[0],buf[1],buf[2],
+           buf[3],buf[4],buf[5],buf[6],buf[7],buf[8],buf[9],buf[10],
+           buf[11],buf[12],buf[13],buf[14],buf[15]);
+#endif
+    if (size != 4 * 7680)
+      {printf("bad T_ENB_INPUT_SIGNAL, only 7680 samples allowed "
+              "(received %d bytes = %d samples)\n", size, size/4);abort();}
+    if (ul_plot) iq_plot_set(ul_plot, (short*)buf, 7680, subframe*7680, 0);
+    break;
+  }
+  case T_ENB_UL_CHANNEL_ESTIMATE: {
+    unsigned char buf[T_BUFFER_MAX];
+    int size;
+    int eNB, UE, frame, subframe, antenna;
+    GET(s, &eNB, sizeof(int));
+    GET(s, &UE, sizeof(int));
+    GET(s, &frame, sizeof(int));
+    GET(s, &subframe, sizeof(int));
+    GET(s, &antenna, sizeof(int));
+    GET(s, &size, sizeof(int));
+    GET(s, buf, size);
+    if (size != 512*4)
+      {printf("bad T_ENB_UL_CHANNEL_ESTIMATE, only 512 samples allowed\n");
+       abort();}
+    if (chest_plot) iq_plot_set(chest_plot, (short*)buf, 512, 0, 0);
+    break;
+  }
+  case T_PUSCH_IQ: {
+    unsigned char buf[T_BUFFER_MAX];
+    int size;
+    int eNB, UE, frame, subframe, nb_rb;
+    GET(s, &eNB, sizeof(int));
+    GET(s, &UE, sizeof(int));
+    GET(s, &frame, sizeof(int));
+    GET(s, &subframe, sizeof(int));
+    GET(s, &nb_rb, sizeof(int));
+    GET(s, &size, sizeof(int));
+    GET(s, buf, size);
+    if (size != 12*25*14*4)
+      {printf("bad T_PUSCH_IQ, we want 25 RBs and 14 symbols/TTI\n");
+       abort();}
+    if (pusch_iq_plot) {
+      uint32_t *src, *dst;
+      int i, l;
+      dst = (uint32_t*)buf;
+      for (l = 0; l < 14; l++) {
+        src = (uint32_t*)buf + l * 12 * 25;
+        for (i = 0; i < nb_rb*12; i++) *dst++ = *src++;
+      }
+      iq_plot_set_sized(pusch_iq_plot, (short*)buf, nb_rb*12*14, 0);
+    }
+    break;
+  }
+  case T_PUCCH_1AB_IQ: {
+    int eNB, UE, frame, subframe, I, Q;
+    GET(s, &eNB, sizeof(int));
+    GET(s, &UE, sizeof(int));
+    GET(s, &frame, sizeof(int));
+    GET(s, &subframe, sizeof(int));
+    GET(s, &I, sizeof(int));
+    GET(s, &Q, sizeof(int));
+    if (pucch_iq_plot) iq_plot_add_iq_point_loop(pucch_iq_plot,I*10,Q*10, 0);
+    break;
+  }
+  case T_PUCCH_1_ENERGY: {
+    int eNB, UE, frame, subframe, e, t;
+    GET(s, &eNB, sizeof(int));
+    GET(s, &UE, sizeof(int));
+    GET(s, &frame, sizeof(int));
+    GET(s, &subframe, sizeof(int));
+    GET(s, &e, sizeof(int));
+    GET(s, &t, sizeof(int));
+//printf("t %d e %d\n", t, (int)(10*log10(e)));
+    if (pucch_plot) {
+      iq_plot_add_energy_point_loop(pucch_plot, t, 0);
+      iq_plot_add_energy_point_loop(pucch_plot, 10*log10(e), 1);
+    }
+    break;
+  }
+  case T_buf_test: {
+    unsigned char buf[T_BUFFER_MAX];
+    int size;
+    GET(s, &size, sizeof(int));
+    GET(s, buf, size);
+    printf("got buffer size %d %2.2x %2.2x %2.2x %2.2x %2.2x %2.2x %2.2x"
+           " %2.2x %2.2x %2.2x %2.2x %2.2x %2.2x %2.2x %2.2x %2.2x\n",
+           size, buf[0],buf[1],buf[2],buf[3],buf[4],buf[5],buf[6],buf[7],
+           buf[8],buf[9],buf[10],buf[11],buf[12],buf[13],buf[14],buf[15]);
+    break;
+  }
+  default: printf("unkown message type %d\n", m); abort();
+  }
+
+#ifdef T_USE_SHARED_MEMORY
+  T_cache[T_busylist_head].busy = 0;
+  T_busylist_head++;
+  T_busylist_head &= T_CACHE_SIZE - 1;
+#endif
+}
+
+#ifdef T_USE_SHARED_MEMORY
+
+void wait_message(void)
+{
+  while (T_cache[T_busylist_head].busy == 0) usleep(1000);
+}
+
+void init_shm(void)
+{
+  int i;
+  int s = shm_open(T_SHM_FILENAME, O_RDWR | O_CREAT /*| O_SYNC*/, 0666);
+  if (s == -1) { perror(T_SHM_FILENAME); abort(); }
+  if (ftruncate(s, T_CACHE_SIZE * sizeof(T_cache_t)))
+    { perror(T_SHM_FILENAME); abort(); }
+  T_cache = mmap(NULL, T_CACHE_SIZE * sizeof(T_cache_t),
+                 PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE, MAP_SHARED, s, 0);
+  if (T_cache == NULL)
+    { perror(T_SHM_FILENAME); abort(); }
+  close(s);
+
+  /* let's garbage the memory to catch some potential problems
+   * (think multiprocessor sync issues, barriers, etc.)
+   */
+  memset(T_cache, 0x55, T_CACHE_SIZE * sizeof(T_cache_t));
+  for (i = 0; i < T_CACHE_SIZE; i++) T_cache[i].busy = 0;
+}
+
+#endif /* T_USE_SHARED_MEMORY */
+
+void new_thread(void *(*f)(void *), void *data)
+{
+  pthread_t t;
+  pthread_attr_t att;
+
+  if (pthread_attr_init(&att))
+    { fprintf(stderr, "pthread_attr_init err\n"); exit(1); }
+  if (pthread_attr_setdetachstate(&att, PTHREAD_CREATE_DETACHED))
+    { fprintf(stderr, "pthread_attr_setdetachstate err\n"); exit(1); }
+  if (pthread_attr_setstacksize(&att, 10000000))
+    { fprintf(stderr, "pthread_attr_setstacksize err\n"); exit(1); }
+  if (pthread_create(&t, &att, f, data))
+    { fprintf(stderr, "pthread_create err\n"); exit(1); }
+  if (pthread_attr_destroy(&att))
+    { fprintf(stderr, "pthread_attr_destroy err\n"); exit(1); }
+}
+
+void usage(void)
+{
+  printf(
+"common options:\n"
+"    -d <database file>        this option is mandatory\n"
+"    -li                       print IDs in the database\n"
+"    -lg                       print GROUPs in the database\n"
+"    -dump                     dump the database\n"
+"    -x                        run with XFORMS (revisited)\n"
+"    -on <GROUP or ID>         turn log ON for given GROUP or ID\n"
+"    -off <GROUP or ID>        turn log OFF for given GROUP or ID\n"
+"    -ON                       turn all logs ON\n"
+"    -OFF                      turn all logs OFF\n"
+"note: you may pass several -on/-off/-ON/-OFF, they will be processed in order\n"
+"      by default, all is off\n"
+"\n"
+"remote mode options: in this mode you run a local tracer and a remote one\n"
+"    -r <port>                 remote side (use given port)\n"
+"    -l <IP address> <port>    local side (forwards packets to remote IP:port)\n"
+  );
+  exit(1);
+}
+
+int main(int n, char **v)
+{
+  char *database_filename = NULL;
+  void *database;
+  int s;
+  int l;
+  char t;
+  int i;
+  int do_list_ids = 0;
+  int do_list_groups = 0;
+  int do_dump_database = 0;
+  int do_xforms = 0;
+  char **on_off_name;
+  int *on_off_action;
+  int on_off_n = 0;
+  int is_on[T_NUMBER_OF_IDS];
+  int remote_local = 0;
+  int remote_remote = 0;
+  char *remote_ip = NULL;
+  int remote_port = -1;
+  int port = 2020;
+#ifdef T_USE_SHARED_MEMORY
+  void *f;
+#endif
+
+  memset(is_on, 0, sizeof(is_on));
+
+  on_off_name = malloc(n * sizeof(char *)); if (on_off_name == NULL) abort();
+  on_off_action = malloc(n * sizeof(int)); if (on_off_action == NULL) abort();
+
+  for (i = 1; i < n; i++) {
+    if (!strcmp(v[i], "-h") || !strcmp(v[i], "--help")) usage();
+    if (!strcmp(v[i], "-d"))
+      { if (i > n-2) usage(); database_filename = v[++i]; continue; }
+    if (!strcmp(v[i], "-li")) { do_list_ids = 1; continue; }
+    if (!strcmp(v[i], "-lg")) { do_list_groups = 1; continue; }
+    if (!strcmp(v[i], "-dump")) { do_dump_database = 1; continue; }
+    if (!strcmp(v[i], "-x")) { do_xforms = 1; continue; }
+    if (!strcmp(v[i], "-on")) { if (i > n-2) usage();
+      on_off_name[on_off_n]=v[++i]; on_off_action[on_off_n++]=1; continue; }
+    if (!strcmp(v[i], "-off")) { if (i > n-2) usage();
+      on_off_name[on_off_n]=v[++i]; on_off_action[on_off_n++]=0; continue; }
+    if (!strcmp(v[i], "-ON"))
+      { on_off_name[on_off_n]=NULL; on_off_action[on_off_n++]=1; continue; }
+    if (!strcmp(v[i], "-OFF"))
+      { on_off_name[on_off_n]=NULL; on_off_action[on_off_n++]=0; continue; }
+    if (!strcmp(v[i], "-r")) { if (i > n-2) usage(); remote_remote = 1;
+      port = atoi(v[++i]); continue; }
+    if (!strcmp(v[i], "-l")) { if (i > n-3) usage(); remote_local = 1;
+      remote_ip = v[++i]; remote_port = atoi(v[++i]); continue; }
+    printf("ERROR: unknown option %s\n", v[i]);
+    usage();
+  }
+
+#ifndef T_USE_SHARED_MEMORY
+  /* gcc shut up */
+  (void)remote_port;
+  (void)remote_ip;
+#endif
+
+#ifdef T_USE_SHARED_MEMORY
+  if (remote_remote) {
+    printf("ERROR: remote 'remote side' does not run with shared memory\n");
+    printf("recompile without T_USE_SHARED_MEMORY (edit Makefile)\n");
+    exit(1);
+  }
+#endif
+
+  if (remote_remote) {
+    /* TODO: setup 'secure' connection with remote part */
+  }
+
+#ifndef T_USE_SHARED_MEMORY
+  if (remote_local) {
+    printf("ERROR: remote 'local side' does not run without shared memory\n");
+    printf("recompile with T_USE_SHARED_MEMORY (edit Makefile)\n");
+    exit(1);
+  }
+#endif
+
+#ifdef T_USE_SHARED_MEMORY
+  if (remote_local) f = forwarder(remote_ip, remote_port);
+#endif
+
+  if (remote_local) goto no_database;
+
+  if (database_filename == NULL) {
+    printf("ERROR: provide a database file (-d)\n");
+    exit(1);
+  }
+
+  database = parse_database(database_filename);
+
+  if (do_list_ids + do_list_groups + do_dump_database > 1) usage();
+  if (do_list_ids) { list_ids(database); return 0; }
+  if (do_list_groups) { list_groups(database); return 0; }
+  if (do_dump_database) { dump_database(database); return 0; }
+
+  for (i = 0; i < on_off_n; i++)
+    on_off(database, on_off_name[i], is_on, on_off_action[i]);
+
+no_database:
+  if (do_xforms) {
+    ul_plot = make_plot(512, 100, "UL Input Signal", 1,
+                        7680*10, PLOT_VS_TIME, BLUE);
+    chest_plot = make_plot(512, 100, "UL Channel Estimate UE 0", 1,
+                           512, PLOT_VS_TIME, BLUE);
+    pusch_iq_plot = make_plot(100, 100, "PUSCH IQ", 1,
+                              12*25*14, PLOT_IQ_POINTS, BLUE);
+    pucch_iq_plot = make_plot(100, 100, "PUCCH IQ", 1,
+                              1000, PLOT_IQ_POINTS, BLUE);
+    pucch_plot = make_plot(512, 100, "PUCCH 1 energy (SR)", 2,
+                           /* threshold */
+                           10240, PLOT_MINMAX, RED,
+                           /* pucch 1 */
+                           10240, PLOT_MINMAX, BLUE);
+  }
+
+#ifdef T_USE_SHARED_MEMORY
+  init_shm();
+#endif
+  s = get_connection("127.0.0.1", port);
+
+  if (remote_local) {
+#ifdef T_USE_SHARED_MEMORY
+    forward_start_client(f, s);
+#endif
+    goto no_init_message;
+  }
+
+  /* send the first message - activate all traces */
+  t = 0;
+  if (write(s, &t, 1) != 1) abort();
+  l = 0;
+  for (i = 0; i < T_NUMBER_OF_IDS; i++) if (is_on[i]) l++;
+  if (write(s, &l, sizeof(int)) != sizeof(int)) abort();
+  for (l = 0; l < T_NUMBER_OF_IDS; l++)
+    if (is_on[l])
+      if (write(s, &l, sizeof(int)) != sizeof(int)) abort();
+
+no_init_message:
+
+  /* read messages */
+  while (1) {
+#ifdef T_USE_SHARED_MEMORY
+    wait_message();
+    __sync_synchronize();
+#endif
+
+#ifdef T_USE_SHARED_MEMORY
+    if (remote_local) {
+      forward(f, T_cache[T_busylist_head].buffer,
+              T_cache[T_busylist_head].length);
+      T_cache[T_busylist_head].busy = 0;
+      T_busylist_head++;
+      T_busylist_head &= T_CACHE_SIZE - 1;
+      continue;
+    }
+#endif
+
+    get_message(s);
+  }
+  return 0;
+}
diff --git a/common/utils/T/tracer/plot.c b/common/utils/T/tracer/plot.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..74473842883c7e968ecf3c84079c4645e18f2467
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/utils/T/tracer/plot.c
@@ -0,0 +1,291 @@
+#include "defs.h"
+#include <X11/Xlib.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <pthread.h>
+#include <math.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <sys/select.h>
+#include <stdarg.h>
+
+typedef struct {
+  float *buf;
+  short *iqbuf;
+  int count;
+  int type;
+  volatile int iq_count;  /* for ULSCH IQ data */
+  int iq_insert_pos;
+  GC g;
+} data;
+
+typedef struct {
+  Display *d;
+  Window w;
+  Pixmap px;
+  GC bg;
+  int width;
+  int height;
+  pthread_mutex_t lock;
+  float zoom;
+  int timer_pipe[2];
+  data *p;             /* list of plots */
+  int nplots;
+} plot;
+
+static void *timer_thread(void *_p)
+{
+  plot *p = _p;
+  char c;
+
+  while (1) {
+    /* more or less 10Hz */
+    usleep(100*1000);
+    c = 1;
+    if (write(p->timer_pipe[1], &c, 1) != 1) abort();
+  }
+
+  return NULL;
+}
+
+static void *plot_thread(void *_p)
+{
+  float v;
+  float *s;
+  int i, j;
+  plot *p = _p;
+  int redraw = 0;
+  int replot = 0;
+  fd_set rset;
+  int xfd = ConnectionNumber(p->d);
+  int maxfd = xfd > p->timer_pipe[0] ? xfd : p->timer_pipe[0];
+  int pp;
+
+  while (1) {
+    while (XPending(p->d)) {
+      XEvent e;
+      XNextEvent(p->d, &e);
+      switch (e.type) {
+      case ButtonPress:
+        /* button 4: zoom out */
+        if (e.xbutton.button == 4) { p->zoom = p->zoom * 1.25; replot = 1; }
+        /* button 5: zoom in */
+        if (e.xbutton.button == 5) { p->zoom = p->zoom * 0.8; replot = 1; }
+        printf("zoom: %f\n", p->zoom);
+        break;
+      case Expose: redraw = 1; break;
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (replot == 1) {
+      replot = 0;
+      redraw = 1;
+
+      if (pthread_mutex_lock(&p->lock)) abort();
+
+      XFillRectangle(p->d, p->px, p->bg, 0, 0, p->width, p->height);
+
+      for (pp = 0; pp < p->nplots; pp++) {
+        if (p->p[pp].type == PLOT_MINMAX) {
+          s = p->p[pp].buf;
+          for (i = 0; i < 512; i++) {
+            int min = *s;
+            int max = *s;
+            for (j = 0; j < p->p[pp].count/512; j++, s++) {
+              if (*s < min) min = *s;
+              if (*s > max) max = *s;
+            }
+            XDrawLine(p->d, p->px, p->p[pp].g, i, 100-min, i, 100-max);
+          }
+        } else if (p->p[pp].type == PLOT_VS_TIME) {
+          for (i = 0; i < p->p[pp].count; i++)
+            p->p[pp].buf[i] =
+                10*log10(1.0+(float)(p->p[pp].iqbuf[2*i]*p->p[pp].iqbuf[2*i]+
+                p->p[pp].iqbuf[2*i+1]*p->p[pp].iqbuf[2*i+1]));
+          s = p->p[pp].buf;
+          for (i = 0; i < 512; i++) {
+            v = 0;
+            for (j = 0; j < p->p[pp].count/512; j++, s++) v += *s;
+            v /= p->p[pp].count/512;
+            XDrawLine(p->d, p->px, p->p[pp].g, i, 100, i, 100-v);
+          }
+        } else if (p->p[pp].type == PLOT_IQ_POINTS) {
+          XPoint pts[p->p[pp].iq_count];
+          int count = p->p[pp].iq_count;
+          for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+            pts[i].x = p->p[pp].iqbuf[2*i]*p->zoom/20+50;
+            pts[i].y = -p->p[pp].iqbuf[2*i+1]*p->zoom/20+50;
+          }
+          XDrawPoints(p->d, p->px, p->p[pp].g, pts, count, CoordModeOrigin);
+        }
+      }
+
+      if (pthread_mutex_unlock(&p->lock)) abort();
+    }
+
+    if (redraw) {
+      redraw = 0;
+      XCopyArea(p->d, p->px, p->w, DefaultGC(p->d, DefaultScreen(p->d)),
+                0, 0, p->width, p->height, 0, 0);
+    }
+
+    XFlush(p->d);
+
+    FD_ZERO(&rset);
+    FD_SET(p->timer_pipe[0], &rset);
+    FD_SET(xfd, &rset);
+    if (select(maxfd+1, &rset, NULL, NULL, NULL) == -1) abort();
+    if (FD_ISSET(p->timer_pipe[0], &rset)) {
+      char b[512];
+      if (read(p->timer_pipe[0], b, 512) <= 0) abort();
+      replot = 1;
+    }
+  }
+
+  return NULL;
+}
+
+void *make_plot(int width, int height, char *title, int nplots, ...)
+{
+  plot *p;
+  Display *d;
+  Window w;
+  Pixmap pm;
+  int i;
+  va_list ap;
+  XGCValues gcv;
+
+  p = malloc(sizeof(*p)); if (p == NULL) abort();
+
+  d = XOpenDisplay(0); if (d == NULL) abort();
+  w = XCreateSimpleWindow(d, DefaultRootWindow(d), 0, 0, width, height,
+        0, WhitePixel(d, DefaultScreen(d)), WhitePixel(d, DefaultScreen(d)));
+  XSelectInput(d, w, ExposureMask | ButtonPressMask);
+  XMapWindow(d, w);
+
+  {
+    XSetWindowAttributes att;
+    att.backing_store = Always;
+    XChangeWindowAttributes(d, w, CWBackingStore, &att);
+  }
+
+  XStoreName(d, w, title);
+
+  p->bg = XCreateGC(d, w, 0, NULL);
+  XCopyGC(d, DefaultGC(d, DefaultScreen(d)), -1L, p->bg);
+  gcv.foreground = WhitePixel(d, DefaultScreen(d));
+  XChangeGC(d, p->bg, GCForeground, &gcv);
+
+  pm = XCreatePixmap(d, w, width, height, DefaultDepth(d, DefaultScreen(d)));
+
+  p->width = width;
+  p->height = height;
+  p->p = malloc(nplots * sizeof(data)); if (p->p == NULL) abort();
+
+  va_start(ap, nplots);
+  for (i = 0; i < nplots; i++) {
+    int count;
+    int type;
+    char *color;
+    XColor rcol, scol;
+
+    count = va_arg(ap, int);
+    type = va_arg(ap, int);
+    color = va_arg(ap, char *);
+
+    p->p[i].g = XCreateGC(d, w, 0, NULL);
+    XCopyGC(d, DefaultGC(d, DefaultScreen(d)), -1L, p->p[i].g);
+    if (XAllocNamedColor(d, DefaultColormap(d, DefaultScreen(d)),
+                         color, &scol, &rcol)) {
+      gcv.foreground = scol.pixel;
+      XChangeGC(d, p->p[i].g, GCForeground, &gcv);
+    } else {
+      printf("could not allocate color '%s'\n", color);
+      abort();
+    }
+
+    if (type == PLOT_VS_TIME) {
+      p->p[i].buf = malloc(sizeof(float) * count);
+      if (p->p[i].buf == NULL) abort();
+      p->p[i].iqbuf = malloc(sizeof(short) * count * 2);
+      if(p->p[i].iqbuf==NULL)abort();
+    } else if (type == PLOT_MINMAX) {
+      p->p[i].buf = malloc(sizeof(float) * count);
+      if (p->p[i].buf == NULL) abort();
+      p->p[i].iqbuf = NULL;
+    } else {
+      p->p[i].buf = NULL;
+      p->p[i].iqbuf = malloc(sizeof(short) * count * 2);
+      if(p->p[i].iqbuf==NULL)abort();
+    }
+    p->p[i].count = count;
+    p->p[i].type = type;
+    p->p[i].iq_count = 0;
+    p->p[i].iq_insert_pos = 0;
+  }
+  va_end(ap);
+
+  p->d = d;
+  p->w = w;
+  p->px = pm;
+
+  p->zoom = 1;
+  p->nplots = nplots;
+
+  pthread_mutex_init(&p->lock, NULL);
+
+  if (pipe(p->timer_pipe)) abort();
+
+  new_thread(plot_thread, p);
+  new_thread(timer_thread, p);
+
+  return p;
+}
+
+void plot_set(void *_plot, float *data, int len, int pos, int pp)
+{
+  plot *p = _plot;
+  if (pthread_mutex_lock(&p->lock)) abort();
+  memcpy(p->p[pp].buf + pos, data, len * sizeof(float));
+  if (pthread_mutex_unlock(&p->lock)) abort();
+}
+
+void iq_plot_set(void *_plot, short *data, int count, int pos, int pp)
+{
+  plot *p = _plot;
+  if (pthread_mutex_lock(&p->lock)) abort();
+  memcpy(p->p[pp].iqbuf + pos * 2, data, count * 2 * sizeof(short));
+  if (pthread_mutex_unlock(&p->lock)) abort();
+}
+
+void iq_plot_set_sized(void *_plot, short *data, int count, int pp)
+{
+  plot *p = _plot;
+  if (pthread_mutex_lock(&p->lock)) abort();
+  memcpy(p->p[pp].iqbuf, data, count * 2 * sizeof(short));
+  p->p[pp].iq_count = count;
+  if (pthread_mutex_unlock(&p->lock)) abort();
+}
+
+void iq_plot_add_iq_point_loop(void *_plot, short i, short q, int pp)
+{
+  plot *p = _plot;
+  if (pthread_mutex_lock(&p->lock)) abort();
+  p->p[pp].iqbuf[p->p[pp].iq_insert_pos*2] = i;
+  p->p[pp].iqbuf[p->p[pp].iq_insert_pos*2+1] = q;
+  if (p->p[pp].iq_count != p->p[pp].count) p->p[pp].iq_count++;
+  p->p[pp].iq_insert_pos++;
+  if (p->p[pp].iq_insert_pos == p->p[pp].count) p->p[pp].iq_insert_pos = 0;
+  if (pthread_mutex_unlock(&p->lock)) abort();
+}
+
+void iq_plot_add_energy_point_loop(void *_plot, int e, int pp)
+{
+  plot *p = _plot;
+  if (pthread_mutex_lock(&p->lock)) abort();
+  p->p[pp].buf[p->p[pp].iq_insert_pos] = e;
+  if (p->p[pp].iq_count != p->p[pp].count) p->p[pp].iq_count++;
+  p->p[pp].iq_insert_pos++;
+  if (p->p[pp].iq_insert_pos == p->p[pp].count) p->p[pp].iq_insert_pos = 0;
+  if (pthread_mutex_unlock(&p->lock)) abort();
+}