add size of message when forwarding (so the remote end can

skip unknown messages safely)

common/utils/T/tracer/forward.c

@@ -150,15 +150,18 @@ again:
 void forward(void *_forwarder, char *buf, int size)
 {
   forward_data *f = _forwarder;
+  int32_t ssize = size;
   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();
+  new->d = malloc(size + 4); if (new->d == NULL) abort();
-  memcpy(new->d, buf, size);
+  /* put the size of the message at the head */
-  new->l = size;
+  memcpy(new->d, &ssize, 4);
+  memcpy(new->d+4, buf, size);
+  new->l = size+4;
   new->next = NULL;
   if (f->head == NULL) f->head = new;
   if (f->tail != NULL) f->tail->next = new;

common/utils/T/tracer/remote.c

@@ -91,7 +91,9 @@ void get_message(int s)
     printf("["x"]["y"] %s", str); \
   } while (0)
 
+  int32_t size;
   int m;
+  if (GET(s, &size, 4) != 4) abort();
   if (GET(s, &m, sizeof(int)) != sizeof(int)) abort();
   switch (m) {
   case T_first: {