Tracing Summit 2022 - Using Tracing in XR System Development

The Monado project is a fully open source XR runtime, it provides drivers, tracking and all other software components to build a XR platform. It implements the OpenXR API that applications use to deliver immersive experiences to the users. XR devices includes Quest2, Magic Leap 2, HoloLens and Valve Index to name a few.
This talk will cover:
- Quick introduction to XR and the problem space of XR frame timing.
- How Perfetto and home grown metrics tools was used in the development of Monado and how it can be used for XR and other realtime system in general.
- Thoughts around Perfetto and other tracing tools from a intermediate tracing user perspective.