[XDP] Deprecate compile time trace

src/runtime_src/xdp/profile/plugin/aie_trace/aie_trace_metadata.cpp

@@ -88,15 +88,15 @@ namespace xdp {
     if (!metadataReader)
       return;
 
-    // Catch when compile-time trace is specified (e.g., --event-trace=functions)
+    // Make sure compiler trace option is available as runtime
     auto compilerOptions = metadataReader->getAIECompilerOptions();
     setRuntimeMetrics(compilerOptions.event_trace == "runtime");
-
     if (!getRuntimeMetrics()) {
       std::stringstream msg;
-      msg << "Found compiler trace option of " << compilerOptions.event_trace
-          << ". No runtime AIE metrics will be changed.";
+      msg << "AIE trace will not be configured since design was not compiled with --event-trace=runtime."
+          << " If runtime configuration is desired, please use --event-trace=runtime.";
       xrt_core::message::send(severity_level::info, "XRT", msg.str());
+      return;
     }
 
     // Process AIE_trace_settings metrics

src/runtime_src/xdp/profile/plugin/aie_trace/aie_trace_plugin.cpp

@@ -139,22 +139,14 @@ void AieTracePluginUnified::updateAIEDevice(void *handle) {
     xrt_core::message::send(severity_level::warning, "XRT", "AIE Metadata is empty for AIE Trace");
     return;
   }
-  if (AIEData.metadata->configMetricsEmpty() && AIEData.metadata->getRuntimeMetrics()) {
+  if (AIEData.metadata->configMetricsEmpty()) {
     AIEData.valid = false;
     xrt_core::message::send(severity_level::warning, "XRT",
                             AIE_TRACE_TILES_UNAVAILABLE);
     return;
   }
   AIEData.valid = true; // initialize struct
 
-  //TODO: Should be removed in 2025.1 release.
-  if(!AIEData.metadata->getRuntimeMetrics())
-  {
-    xrt_core::message::send(severity_level::warning, "XRT",
-                            "AI Engine compile time event-trace arguments will be deprecated. "
-                            "Please plan to use runtime event trace by re-compiling AI Engine with --event-trace=runtime.");
-  }
-
 #ifdef XDP_CLIENT_BUILD
   AIEData.metadata->setHwContext(context);
   AIEData.implementation = std::make_unique<AieTrace_WinImpl>(db, AIEData.metadata);

src/runtime_src/xdp/profile/plugin/aie_trace/client/aie_trace.cpp

@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ namespace xdp {
   {
     xrt_core::message::send(severity_level::info, "XRT", "Calling AIE Trace IPU updateDevice.");
 
-    // compile-time trace
+    // Make sure compiler trace option is available as runtime
     if (!metadata->getRuntimeMetrics())
       return;
 

src/runtime_src/xdp/profile/plugin/aie_trace/edge/aie_trace.cpp

@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ namespace xdp {
       return false;
     }
 
-    // Check compile-time trace
+    // Make sure compiler trace option is available as runtime
     if (!metadata->getRuntimeMetrics()) {
       return false;
     }

src/runtime_src/xdp/profile/plugin/aie_trace/ve2/aie_trace.cpp

@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ namespace xdp {
       return false;
     }
 
-    // Check compile-time trace
+    // Make sure compiler trace option is available as runtime
     if (!metadata->getRuntimeMetrics()) {
       return false;
     }

src/runtime_src/xdp/profile/plugin/aie_trace/x86/aie_trace.cpp

@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ AieTrace_x86Impl::AieTrace_x86Impl(VPDatabase *database,
 }
 
 void AieTrace_x86Impl::updateDevice() {
-  // compile-time trace
+  // Make sure compiler trace option is available as runtime
   if (!metadata->getRuntimeMetrics()) {
     return;
   }