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-rw-r--r--trace/control.c11
1 files changed, 8 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/trace/control.c b/trace/control.c
index 6c775e68eb..2ffe000818 100644
--- a/trace/control.c
+++ b/trace/control.c
@@ -226,10 +226,15 @@ void trace_init_file(const char *file)
#ifdef CONFIG_TRACE_SIMPLE
st_set_trace_file(file);
#elif defined CONFIG_TRACE_LOG
- /* If both the simple and the log backends are enabled, "--trace file"
- * only applies to the simple backend; use "-D" for the log backend.
+ /*
+ * If both the simple and the log backends are enabled, "--trace file"
+ * only applies to the simple backend; use "-D" for the log
+ * backend. However we should only override -D if we actually have
+ * something to override it with.
*/
- qemu_set_log_filename(file, &error_fatal);
+ if (file) {
+ qemu_set_log_filename(file, &error_fatal);
+ }
#else
if (file) {
fprintf(stderr, "error: --trace file=...: "