EventNameFilters

EventNameFilters element includes or excludes tracelogging events based on their names.

Note

Available on Windows 10, version 1709 and later.

Element Hierarchy

• <WindowsPerformanceRecorder>
  • <Profiles>
    • <EventProvider>
      • <EventNameFilters>
    • <Profile>
      • <Collectors>
        • <EventCollectorId>
          • <EventProviders>
            • <EventProvider>
              • <EventNameFilters>

Syntax

<EventNameFilters FilterIn="true|false" Level="unsigned byte" Operation ="Set|Add|Remove" >

  <!-- Child elements -->
  <Keyword>
  <EventName>

</EventNameFilters>

Attributes and Elements

Attributes

Attribute	Description	Data type	Required	Default
FilterIn	Indicates whether to include or exclude the specified stackwalk events.	boolean	Yes
Level	event level	Unsigned byte	No
Operation	Indicates whether keywords should be set or added.	This attribute can have one of the following values: Set Add Remove	No	Set

Child Elements

Element	Description	Requirement
EventName	A tracelogging event name.	Required, 1 or more.
Keyword	Event keyword	Optional

Parent Elements

Element	Description
EventProvider	Represents an event provider for the profile.

Remark

EventNameFilters element enables event filtering through EVENT_FILTER_DESCRIPTOR, Type EVENT_FILTER_TYPE_EVENT_NAME.

Even though ETW supports powerful payload and attribute filtering, events should primarily be filtered based scope filters or via level and keyword for less CPU overhead.

Example

    <EventProvider Id="EventProvider_TraceLogGen" Name="3970F9cf-2c0c-4f11-b1cc-e3a1e9958833">
      <EventNameFilters FilterIn="true" Level="5">
        <Keyword Value="0x10000000000000"/>
        <EventName Value="Preset1"/>
        <EventName Value="Preset2"/>
      </EventNameFilters>
    </EventProvider>

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