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Links with invalid SpanContext are recorded. #3928

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@carlosalberto carlosalberto commented Mar 7, 2024

As Links with invalid SpanContext may contain attributes describing the operation (specially useful and occurrent for messaging systems), we still want to collect them. Fixes #2176 (in the issue extensive discussion about took place and we came, back in the day, with an initial agreement).

As Links with invalid SpanContext may contain attributes
describing the operation (specially useful and occurrent
for messaging systems), we still want to collect them,
also allowing the user to drop them via a SDK configuration
option.
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Thanks @carlosalberto for getting this going.

We currently have a "Implementations MAY ignore links with an invalid SpanContext", and I'm changing it to "Implementations SHOULD record links with an invalid SpanContext", which doesn't sound like a breaking change, but I'd like to hear (practical) opinions.

I think this (practically) depends on what implementations are currently doing. If all implementations are currently recording links to invalid span contexts, then this change wouldn't be a breaking change. If there is an implementation that drops links to invalid span contexts without good reason, then this change might be considered breaking for that implementation.

I'd suggest:

  1. Identify if there are any implementations dropping links to invalid span contexts.
  2. Change those implementations to record links to invalid span contexts.
  3. Merge this specification change.

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@jmacd @trask Applied feedback. Please review.

cc @bogdandrutu

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@carlosalberto carlosalberto changed the title Links with invalid SpanContext are recorded by default. Links with invalid SpanContext are recorded. Mar 14, 2024
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@carlosalberto carlosalberto merged commit ca0ce36 into open-telemetry:main May 7, 2024
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May 2024 release.

Important changes:

* Mark exemplars as stable (#3870)
* Mark synchronous gauge as stable (#4019)
* Record Links with empty/invalid SpanContext (#3928)
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Are invalid SpanContexts allowed as Links? Needs spec clarification.
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