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<title>Merge tag 'probes-v6.6' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/trace/linux-trace</title>
<updated>2023-09-02T18:10:50+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Linus Torvalds</name>
<email>torvalds@linux-foundation.org</email>
</author>
<published>2023-09-02T18:10:50+00:00</published>
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Pull probes updates from Masami Hiramatsu:

 - kprobes: use struct_size() for variable size kretprobe_instance data
   structure.

 - eprobe: Simplify trace_eprobe list iteration.

 - probe events: Data structure field access support on BTF argument.

     - Update BTF argument support on the functions in the kernel
       loadable modules (only loaded modules are supported).

     - Move generic BTF access function (search function prototype and
       get function parameters) to a separated file.

     - Add a function to search a member of data structure in BTF.

     - Support accessing BTF data structure member from probe args by
       C-like arrow('-&gt;') and dot('.') operators. e.g.
          't sched_switch next=next-&gt;pid vruntime=next-&gt;se.vruntime'

     - Support accessing BTF data structure member from $retval. e.g.
          'f getname_flags%return +0($retval-&gt;name):string'

     - Add string type checking if BTF type info is available. This will
       reject if user specify ":string" type for non "char pointer"
       type.

     - Automatically assume the fprobe event as a function return event
       if $retval is used.

 - selftests/ftrace: Add BTF data field access test cases.

 - Documentation: Update fprobe event example with BTF data field.

* tag 'probes-v6.6' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/trace/linux-trace:
  Documentation: tracing: Update fprobe event example with BTF field
  selftests/ftrace: Add BTF fields access testcases
  tracing/fprobe-event: Assume fprobe is a return event by $retval
  tracing/probes: Add string type check with BTF
  tracing/probes: Support BTF field access from $retval
  tracing/probes: Support BTF based data structure field access
  tracing/probes: Add a function to search a member of a struct/union
  tracing/probes: Move finding func-proto API and getting func-param API to trace_btf
  tracing/probes: Support BTF argument on module functions
  tracing/eprobe: Iterate trace_eprobe directly
  kernel: kprobes: Use struct_size()
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Pull probes updates from Masami Hiramatsu:

 - kprobes: use struct_size() for variable size kretprobe_instance data
   structure.

 - eprobe: Simplify trace_eprobe list iteration.

 - probe events: Data structure field access support on BTF argument.

     - Update BTF argument support on the functions in the kernel
       loadable modules (only loaded modules are supported).

     - Move generic BTF access function (search function prototype and
       get function parameters) to a separated file.

     - Add a function to search a member of data structure in BTF.

     - Support accessing BTF data structure member from probe args by
       C-like arrow('-&gt;') and dot('.') operators. e.g.
          't sched_switch next=next-&gt;pid vruntime=next-&gt;se.vruntime'

     - Support accessing BTF data structure member from $retval. e.g.
          'f getname_flags%return +0($retval-&gt;name):string'

     - Add string type checking if BTF type info is available. This will
       reject if user specify ":string" type for non "char pointer"
       type.

     - Automatically assume the fprobe event as a function return event
       if $retval is used.

 - selftests/ftrace: Add BTF data field access test cases.

 - Documentation: Update fprobe event example with BTF data field.

* tag 'probes-v6.6' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/trace/linux-trace:
  Documentation: tracing: Update fprobe event example with BTF field
  selftests/ftrace: Add BTF fields access testcases
  tracing/fprobe-event: Assume fprobe is a return event by $retval
  tracing/probes: Add string type check with BTF
  tracing/probes: Support BTF field access from $retval
  tracing/probes: Support BTF based data structure field access
  tracing/probes: Add a function to search a member of a struct/union
  tracing/probes: Move finding func-proto API and getting func-param API to trace_btf
  tracing/probes: Support BTF argument on module functions
  tracing/eprobe: Iterate trace_eprobe directly
  kernel: kprobes: Use struct_size()
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<entry>
<title>tracing/probes: Support BTF argument on module functions</title>
<updated>2023-08-23T00:39:15+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Masami Hiramatsu (Google)</name>
<email>mhiramat@kernel.org</email>
</author>
<published>2023-08-22T16:25:42+00:00</published>
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Since the btf returned from bpf_get_btf_vmlinux() only covers functions in
the vmlinux, BTF argument is not available on the functions in the modules.
Use bpf_find_btf_id() instead of bpf_get_btf_vmlinux()+btf_find_name_kind()
so that BTF argument can find the correct struct btf and btf_type in it.
With this fix, fprobe events can use `$arg*` on module functions as below

 # grep nf_log_ip_packet /proc/kallsyms
ffffffffa0005c00 t nf_log_ip_packet	[nf_log_syslog]
ffffffffa0005bf0 t __pfx_nf_log_ip_packet	[nf_log_syslog]
 # echo 'f nf_log_ip_packet $arg*' &gt; dynamic_events
 # cat dynamic_events
f:fprobes/nf_log_ip_packet__entry nf_log_ip_packet net=net pf=pf hooknum=hooknum skb=skb in=in out=out loginfo=loginfo prefix=prefix

To support the module's btf which is removable, the struct btf needs to be
ref-counted. So this also records the btf in the traceprobe_parse_context
and returns the refcount when the parse has done.

Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/169272154223.160970.3507930084247934031.stgit@devnote2/

Suggested-by: Alexei Starovoitov &lt;alexei.starovoitov@gmail.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Masami Hiramatsu (Google) &lt;mhiramat@kernel.org&gt;
Acked-by: Steven Rostedt (Google) &lt;rostedt@goodmis.org&gt;
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Since the btf returned from bpf_get_btf_vmlinux() only covers functions in
the vmlinux, BTF argument is not available on the functions in the modules.
Use bpf_find_btf_id() instead of bpf_get_btf_vmlinux()+btf_find_name_kind()
so that BTF argument can find the correct struct btf and btf_type in it.
With this fix, fprobe events can use `$arg*` on module functions as below

 # grep nf_log_ip_packet /proc/kallsyms
ffffffffa0005c00 t nf_log_ip_packet	[nf_log_syslog]
ffffffffa0005bf0 t __pfx_nf_log_ip_packet	[nf_log_syslog]
 # echo 'f nf_log_ip_packet $arg*' &gt; dynamic_events
 # cat dynamic_events
f:fprobes/nf_log_ip_packet__entry nf_log_ip_packet net=net pf=pf hooknum=hooknum skb=skb in=in out=out loginfo=loginfo prefix=prefix

To support the module's btf which is removable, the struct btf needs to be
ref-counted. So this also records the btf in the traceprobe_parse_context
and returns the refcount when the parse has done.

Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/169272154223.160970.3507930084247934031.stgit@devnote2/

Suggested-by: Alexei Starovoitov &lt;alexei.starovoitov@gmail.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Masami Hiramatsu (Google) &lt;mhiramat@kernel.org&gt;
Acked-by: Steven Rostedt (Google) &lt;rostedt@goodmis.org&gt;
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<entry>
<title>Merge tag 'for-netdev' of https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/bpf/bpf-next</title>
<updated>2023-07-14T02:13:24+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Jakub Kicinski</name>
<email>kuba@kernel.org</email>
</author>
<published>2023-07-14T02:13:24+00:00</published>
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Alexei Starovoitov says:

====================
pull-request: bpf-next 2023-07-13

We've added 67 non-merge commits during the last 15 day(s) which contain
a total of 106 files changed, 4444 insertions(+), 619 deletions(-).

The main changes are:

1) Fix bpftool build in presence of stale vmlinux.h,
   from Alexander Lobakin.

2) Introduce bpf_me_mcache_free_rcu() and fix OOM under stress,
   from Alexei Starovoitov.

3) Teach verifier actual bounds of bpf_get_smp_processor_id()
   and fix perf+libbpf issue related to custom section handling,
   from Andrii Nakryiko.

4) Introduce bpf map element count, from Anton Protopopov.

5) Check skb ownership against full socket, from Kui-Feng Lee.

6) Support for up to 12 arguments in BPF trampoline, from Menglong Dong.

7) Export rcu_request_urgent_qs_task, from Paul E. McKenney.

8) Fix BTF walking of unions, from Yafang Shao.

9) Extend link_info for kprobe_multi and perf_event links,
   from Yafang Shao.

* tag 'for-netdev' of https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/bpf/bpf-next: (67 commits)
  selftests/bpf: Add selftest for PTR_UNTRUSTED
  bpf: Fix an error in verifying a field in a union
  selftests/bpf: Add selftests for nested_trust
  bpf: Fix an error around PTR_UNTRUSTED
  selftests/bpf: add testcase for TRACING with 6+ arguments
  bpf, x86: allow function arguments up to 12 for TRACING
  bpf, x86: save/restore regs with BPF_DW size
  bpftool: Use "fallthrough;" keyword instead of comments
  bpf: Add object leak check.
  bpf: Convert bpf_cpumask to bpf_mem_cache_free_rcu.
  bpf: Introduce bpf_mem_free_rcu() similar to kfree_rcu().
  selftests/bpf: Improve test coverage of bpf_mem_alloc.
  rcu: Export rcu_request_urgent_qs_task()
  bpf: Allow reuse from waiting_for_gp_ttrace list.
  bpf: Add a hint to allocated objects.
  bpf: Change bpf_mem_cache draining process.
  bpf: Further refactor alloc_bulk().
  bpf: Factor out inc/dec of active flag into helpers.
  bpf: Refactor alloc_bulk().
  bpf: Let free_all() return the number of freed elements.
  ...
====================

Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20230714020910.80794-1-alexei.starovoitov@gmail.com
Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski &lt;kuba@kernel.org&gt;
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Alexei Starovoitov says:

====================
pull-request: bpf-next 2023-07-13

We've added 67 non-merge commits during the last 15 day(s) which contain
a total of 106 files changed, 4444 insertions(+), 619 deletions(-).

The main changes are:

1) Fix bpftool build in presence of stale vmlinux.h,
   from Alexander Lobakin.

2) Introduce bpf_me_mcache_free_rcu() and fix OOM under stress,
   from Alexei Starovoitov.

3) Teach verifier actual bounds of bpf_get_smp_processor_id()
   and fix perf+libbpf issue related to custom section handling,
   from Andrii Nakryiko.

4) Introduce bpf map element count, from Anton Protopopov.

5) Check skb ownership against full socket, from Kui-Feng Lee.

6) Support for up to 12 arguments in BPF trampoline, from Menglong Dong.

7) Export rcu_request_urgent_qs_task, from Paul E. McKenney.

8) Fix BTF walking of unions, from Yafang Shao.

9) Extend link_info for kprobe_multi and perf_event links,
   from Yafang Shao.

* tag 'for-netdev' of https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/bpf/bpf-next: (67 commits)
  selftests/bpf: Add selftest for PTR_UNTRUSTED
  bpf: Fix an error in verifying a field in a union
  selftests/bpf: Add selftests for nested_trust
  bpf: Fix an error around PTR_UNTRUSTED
  selftests/bpf: add testcase for TRACING with 6+ arguments
  bpf, x86: allow function arguments up to 12 for TRACING
  bpf, x86: save/restore regs with BPF_DW size
  bpftool: Use "fallthrough;" keyword instead of comments
  bpf: Add object leak check.
  bpf: Convert bpf_cpumask to bpf_mem_cache_free_rcu.
  bpf: Introduce bpf_mem_free_rcu() similar to kfree_rcu().
  selftests/bpf: Improve test coverage of bpf_mem_alloc.
  rcu: Export rcu_request_urgent_qs_task()
  bpf: Allow reuse from waiting_for_gp_ttrace list.
  bpf: Add a hint to allocated objects.
  bpf: Change bpf_mem_cache draining process.
  bpf: Further refactor alloc_bulk().
  bpf: Factor out inc/dec of active flag into helpers.
  bpf: Refactor alloc_bulk().
  bpf: Let free_all() return the number of freed elements.
  ...
====================

Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20230714020910.80794-1-alexei.starovoitov@gmail.com
Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski &lt;kuba@kernel.org&gt;
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<entry>
<title>bpf: Expose symbol's respective address</title>
<updated>2023-07-12T03:07:51+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Yafang Shao</name>
<email>laoar.shao@gmail.com</email>
</author>
<published>2023-07-09T02:56:26+00:00</published>
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Since different symbols can share the same name, it is insufficient to only
expose the symbol name. It is essential to also expose the symbol address
so that users can accurately identify which one is being probed.

Signed-off-by: Yafang Shao &lt;laoar.shao@gmail.com&gt;
Acked-by: Jiri Olsa &lt;jolsa@kernel.org&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20230709025630.3735-7-laoar.shao@gmail.com
Signed-off-by: Alexei Starovoitov &lt;ast@kernel.org&gt;
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Since different symbols can share the same name, it is insufficient to only
expose the symbol name. It is essential to also expose the symbol address
so that users can accurately identify which one is being probed.

Signed-off-by: Yafang Shao &lt;laoar.shao@gmail.com&gt;
Acked-by: Jiri Olsa &lt;jolsa@kernel.org&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20230709025630.3735-7-laoar.shao@gmail.com
Signed-off-by: Alexei Starovoitov &lt;ast@kernel.org&gt;
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</entry>
<entry>
<title>bpf: Protect probed address based on kptr_restrict setting</title>
<updated>2023-07-12T03:07:51+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Yafang Shao</name>
<email>laoar.shao@gmail.com</email>
</author>
<published>2023-07-09T02:56:24+00:00</published>
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The probed address can be accessed by userspace through querying the task
file descriptor (fd). However, it is crucial to adhere to the kptr_restrict
setting and refrain from exposing the address if it is not permitted.

Signed-off-by: Yafang Shao &lt;laoar.shao@gmail.com&gt;
Acked-by: Jiri Olsa &lt;jolsa@kernel.org&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20230709025630.3735-5-laoar.shao@gmail.com
Signed-off-by: Alexei Starovoitov &lt;ast@kernel.org&gt;
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The probed address can be accessed by userspace through querying the task
file descriptor (fd). However, it is crucial to adhere to the kptr_restrict
setting and refrain from exposing the address if it is not permitted.

Signed-off-by: Yafang Shao &lt;laoar.shao@gmail.com&gt;
Acked-by: Jiri Olsa &lt;jolsa@kernel.org&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20230709025630.3735-5-laoar.shao@gmail.com
Signed-off-by: Alexei Starovoitov &lt;ast@kernel.org&gt;
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</entry>
<entry>
<title>Merge tag 'probes-v6.5' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/trace/linux-trace</title>
<updated>2023-06-30T17:44:53+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Linus Torvalds</name>
<email>torvalds@linux-foundation.org</email>
</author>
<published>2023-06-30T17:44:53+00:00</published>
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Pull probes updates from Masami Hiramatsu:

 - fprobe: Pass return address to the fprobe entry/exit callbacks so
   that the callbacks don't need to analyze pt_regs/stack to find the
   function return address.

 - kprobe events: cleanup usage of TPARG_FL_FENTRY and TPARG_FL_RETURN
   flags so that those are not set at once.

 - fprobe events:
      - Add a new fprobe events for tracing arbitrary function entry and
        exit as a trace event.
      - Add a new tracepoint events for tracing raw tracepoint as a
        trace event. This allows user to trace non user-exposed
        tracepoints.
      - Move eprobe's event parser code into probe event common file.
      - Introduce BTF (BPF type format) support to kernel probe (kprobe,
        fprobe and tracepoint probe) events so that user can specify
        traced function arguments by name. This also applies the type of
        argument when fetching the argument.
      - Introduce '$arg*' wildcard support if BTF is available. This
        expands the '$arg*' meta argument to all function argument
        automatically.
      - Check the return value types by BTF. If the function returns
        'void', '$retval' is rejected.
      - Add some selftest script for fprobe events, tracepoint events
        and BTF support.
      - Update documentation about the fprobe events.
      - Some fixes for above features, document and selftests.

 - selftests for ftrace (in addition to the new fprobe events):
      - Add a test case for multiple consecutive probes in a function
        which checks if ftrace based kprobe, optimized kprobe and normal
        kprobe can be defined in the same target function.
      - Add a test case for optimized probe, which checks whether kprobe
        can be optimized or not.

* tag 'probes-v6.5' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/trace/linux-trace:
  tracing/probes: Fix tracepoint event with $arg* to fetch correct argument
  Documentation: Fix typo of reference file name
  tracing/probes: Fix to return NULL and keep using current argc
  selftests/ftrace: Add new test case which checks for optimized probes
  selftests/ftrace: Add new test case which adds multiple consecutive probes in a function
  Documentation: tracing/probes: Add fprobe event tracing document
  selftests/ftrace: Add BTF arguments test cases
  selftests/ftrace: Add tracepoint probe test case
  tracing/probes: Add BTF retval type support
  tracing/probes: Add $arg* meta argument for all function args
  tracing/probes: Support function parameters if BTF is available
  tracing/probes: Move event parameter fetching code to common parser
  tracing/probes: Add tracepoint support on fprobe_events
  selftests/ftrace: Add fprobe related testcases
  tracing/probes: Add fprobe events for tracing function entry and exit.
  tracing/probes: Avoid setting TPARG_FL_FENTRY and TPARG_FL_RETURN
  fprobe: Pass return address to the handlers
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Pull probes updates from Masami Hiramatsu:

 - fprobe: Pass return address to the fprobe entry/exit callbacks so
   that the callbacks don't need to analyze pt_regs/stack to find the
   function return address.

 - kprobe events: cleanup usage of TPARG_FL_FENTRY and TPARG_FL_RETURN
   flags so that those are not set at once.

 - fprobe events:
      - Add a new fprobe events for tracing arbitrary function entry and
        exit as a trace event.
      - Add a new tracepoint events for tracing raw tracepoint as a
        trace event. This allows user to trace non user-exposed
        tracepoints.
      - Move eprobe's event parser code into probe event common file.
      - Introduce BTF (BPF type format) support to kernel probe (kprobe,
        fprobe and tracepoint probe) events so that user can specify
        traced function arguments by name. This also applies the type of
        argument when fetching the argument.
      - Introduce '$arg*' wildcard support if BTF is available. This
        expands the '$arg*' meta argument to all function argument
        automatically.
      - Check the return value types by BTF. If the function returns
        'void', '$retval' is rejected.
      - Add some selftest script for fprobe events, tracepoint events
        and BTF support.
      - Update documentation about the fprobe events.
      - Some fixes for above features, document and selftests.

 - selftests for ftrace (in addition to the new fprobe events):
      - Add a test case for multiple consecutive probes in a function
        which checks if ftrace based kprobe, optimized kprobe and normal
        kprobe can be defined in the same target function.
      - Add a test case for optimized probe, which checks whether kprobe
        can be optimized or not.

* tag 'probes-v6.5' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/trace/linux-trace:
  tracing/probes: Fix tracepoint event with $arg* to fetch correct argument
  Documentation: Fix typo of reference file name
  tracing/probes: Fix to return NULL and keep using current argc
  selftests/ftrace: Add new test case which checks for optimized probes
  selftests/ftrace: Add new test case which adds multiple consecutive probes in a function
  Documentation: tracing/probes: Add fprobe event tracing document
  selftests/ftrace: Add BTF arguments test cases
  selftests/ftrace: Add tracepoint probe test case
  tracing/probes: Add BTF retval type support
  tracing/probes: Add $arg* meta argument for all function args
  tracing/probes: Support function parameters if BTF is available
  tracing/probes: Move event parameter fetching code to common parser
  tracing/probes: Add tracepoint support on fprobe_events
  selftests/ftrace: Add fprobe related testcases
  tracing/probes: Add fprobe events for tracing function entry and exit.
  tracing/probes: Avoid setting TPARG_FL_FENTRY and TPARG_FL_RETURN
  fprobe: Pass return address to the handlers
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<entry>
<title>tracing/probes: Add $arg* meta argument for all function args</title>
<updated>2023-06-06T12:39:56+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Masami Hiramatsu (Google)</name>
<email>mhiramat@kernel.org</email>
</author>
<published>2023-06-06T12:39:56+00:00</published>
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Add the '$arg*' meta fetch argument for function-entry probe events. This
will be expanded to the all arguments of the function and the tracepoint
using BTF function argument information.

e.g.
 #  echo 'p vfs_read $arg*' &gt;&gt; dynamic_events
 #  echo 'f vfs_write $arg*' &gt;&gt; dynamic_events
 #  echo 't sched_overutilized_tp $arg*' &gt;&gt; dynamic_events
 # cat dynamic_events
p:kprobes/p_vfs_read_0 vfs_read file=file buf=buf count=count pos=pos
f:fprobes/vfs_write__entry vfs_write file=file buf=buf count=count pos=pos
t:tracepoints/sched_overutilized_tp sched_overutilized_tp rd=rd overutilized=overutilized

Also, single '$arg[0-9]*' will be converted to the BTF function argument.

NOTE: This seems like a wildcard, but a fake one at this moment. This
is just for telling user that this can be expanded to several arguments.
And it is not like other $-vars, you can not use this $arg* as a part of
fetch args, e.g. specifying name "foo=$arg*" and using it in dereferences
"+0($arg*)" will lead a parse error.

Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/168507475126.913472.18329684401466211816.stgit@mhiramat.roam.corp.google.com/

Signed-off-by: Masami Hiramatsu (Google) &lt;mhiramat@kernel.org&gt;
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Add the '$arg*' meta fetch argument for function-entry probe events. This
will be expanded to the all arguments of the function and the tracepoint
using BTF function argument information.

e.g.
 #  echo 'p vfs_read $arg*' &gt;&gt; dynamic_events
 #  echo 'f vfs_write $arg*' &gt;&gt; dynamic_events
 #  echo 't sched_overutilized_tp $arg*' &gt;&gt; dynamic_events
 # cat dynamic_events
p:kprobes/p_vfs_read_0 vfs_read file=file buf=buf count=count pos=pos
f:fprobes/vfs_write__entry vfs_write file=file buf=buf count=count pos=pos
t:tracepoints/sched_overutilized_tp sched_overutilized_tp rd=rd overutilized=overutilized

Also, single '$arg[0-9]*' will be converted to the BTF function argument.

NOTE: This seems like a wildcard, but a fake one at this moment. This
is just for telling user that this can be expanded to several arguments.
And it is not like other $-vars, you can not use this $arg* as a part of
fetch args, e.g. specifying name "foo=$arg*" and using it in dereferences
"+0($arg*)" will lead a parse error.

Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/168507475126.913472.18329684401466211816.stgit@mhiramat.roam.corp.google.com/

Signed-off-by: Masami Hiramatsu (Google) &lt;mhiramat@kernel.org&gt;
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<title>tracing/probes: Support function parameters if BTF is available</title>
<updated>2023-06-06T12:39:56+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Masami Hiramatsu (Google)</name>
<email>mhiramat@kernel.org</email>
</author>
<published>2023-06-06T12:39:56+00:00</published>
<link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://git.tavy.me/linux.git/commit/?id=b576e09701c7d045bbe5cd85d53e2f34426aa214'/>
<id>b576e09701c7d045bbe5cd85d53e2f34426aa214</id>
<content type='text'>
Support function or tracepoint parameters by name if BTF support is enabled
and the event is for function entry (this feature can be used with kprobe-
events, fprobe-events and tracepoint probe events.)

Note that the BTF variable syntax does not require a prefix. If it starts
with an alphabetic character or an underscore ('_') without a prefix like
'$' and '%', it is considered as a BTF variable.
If you specify only the BTF variable name, the argument name will also
be the same name instead of 'arg*'.

 # echo 'p vfs_read count pos' &gt;&gt; dynamic_events
 # echo 'f vfs_write count pos' &gt;&gt; dynamic_events
 # echo 't sched_overutilized_tp rd overutilized' &gt;&gt; dynamic_events
 # cat dynamic_events
p:kprobes/p_vfs_read_0 vfs_read count=count pos=pos
f:fprobes/vfs_write__entry vfs_write count=count pos=pos
t:tracepoints/sched_overutilized_tp sched_overutilized_tp rd=rd overutilized=overutilized

Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/168507474014.913472.16963996883278039183.stgit@mhiramat.roam.corp.google.com/

Signed-off-by: Masami Hiramatsu (Google) &lt;mhiramat@kernel.org&gt;
Reviewed-by: Alan Maguire &lt;alan.maguire@oracle.com&gt;
Tested-by: Alan Maguire &lt;alan.maguire@oracle.com&gt;
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Support function or tracepoint parameters by name if BTF support is enabled
and the event is for function entry (this feature can be used with kprobe-
events, fprobe-events and tracepoint probe events.)

Note that the BTF variable syntax does not require a prefix. If it starts
with an alphabetic character or an underscore ('_') without a prefix like
'$' and '%', it is considered as a BTF variable.
If you specify only the BTF variable name, the argument name will also
be the same name instead of 'arg*'.

 # echo 'p vfs_read count pos' &gt;&gt; dynamic_events
 # echo 'f vfs_write count pos' &gt;&gt; dynamic_events
 # echo 't sched_overutilized_tp rd overutilized' &gt;&gt; dynamic_events
 # cat dynamic_events
p:kprobes/p_vfs_read_0 vfs_read count=count pos=pos
f:fprobes/vfs_write__entry vfs_write count=count pos=pos
t:tracepoints/sched_overutilized_tp sched_overutilized_tp rd=rd overutilized=overutilized

Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/168507474014.913472.16963996883278039183.stgit@mhiramat.roam.corp.google.com/

Signed-off-by: Masami Hiramatsu (Google) &lt;mhiramat@kernel.org&gt;
Reviewed-by: Alan Maguire &lt;alan.maguire@oracle.com&gt;
Tested-by: Alan Maguire &lt;alan.maguire@oracle.com&gt;
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</entry>
<entry>
<title>tracing/probes: Move event parameter fetching code to common parser</title>
<updated>2023-06-06T12:39:56+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Masami Hiramatsu (Google)</name>
<email>mhiramat@kernel.org</email>
</author>
<published>2023-06-06T12:39:56+00:00</published>
<link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://git.tavy.me/linux.git/commit/?id=1b8b0cd754cdbb54058165992456368495a695ac'/>
<id>1b8b0cd754cdbb54058165992456368495a695ac</id>
<content type='text'>
Move trace event parameter fetching code to common parser in
trace_probe.c. This simplifies eprobe's trace-event variable fetching
code by introducing a parse context data structure.

Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/168507472950.913472.2812253181558471278.stgit@mhiramat.roam.corp.google.com/

Signed-off-by: Masami Hiramatsu (Google) &lt;mhiramat@kernel.org&gt;
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Move trace event parameter fetching code to common parser in
trace_probe.c. This simplifies eprobe's trace-event variable fetching
code by introducing a parse context data structure.

Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/168507472950.913472.2812253181558471278.stgit@mhiramat.roam.corp.google.com/

Signed-off-by: Masami Hiramatsu (Google) &lt;mhiramat@kernel.org&gt;
</pre>
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</content>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>tracing/probes: Add fprobe events for tracing function entry and exit.</title>
<updated>2023-06-06T12:39:55+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Masami Hiramatsu (Google)</name>
<email>mhiramat@kernel.org</email>
</author>
<published>2023-06-06T12:39:55+00:00</published>
<link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://git.tavy.me/linux.git/commit/?id=334e5519c3757019cc591d4539d5aca199bdb114'/>
<id>334e5519c3757019cc591d4539d5aca199bdb114</id>
<content type='text'>
Add fprobe events for tracing function entry and exit instead of kprobe
events. With this change, we can continue to trace function entry/exit
even if the CONFIG_KPROBES_ON_FTRACE is not available. Since
CONFIG_KPROBES_ON_FTRACE requires the CONFIG_DYNAMIC_FTRACE_WITH_REGS,
it is not available if the architecture only supports
CONFIG_DYNAMIC_FTRACE_WITH_ARGS. And that means kprobe events can not
probe function entry/exit effectively on such architecture.
But this can be solved if the dynamic events supports fprobe events.

The fprobe event is a new dynamic events which is only for the function
(symbol) entry and exit. This event accepts non register fetch arguments
so that user can trace the function arguments and return values.

The fprobe events syntax is here;

 f[:[GRP/][EVENT]] FUNCTION [FETCHARGS]
 f[MAXACTIVE][:[GRP/][EVENT]] FUNCTION%return [FETCHARGS]

E.g.

 # echo 'f vfs_read $arg1'  &gt;&gt; dynamic_events
 # echo 'f vfs_read%return $retval'  &gt;&gt; dynamic_events
 # cat dynamic_events
 f:fprobes/vfs_read__entry vfs_read arg1=$arg1
 f:fprobes/vfs_read__exit vfs_read%return arg1=$retval
 # echo 1 &gt; events/fprobes/enable
 # head -n 20 trace | tail
 #           TASK-PID     CPU#  |||||  TIMESTAMP  FUNCTION
 #              | |         |   |||||     |         |
              sh-142     [005] ...1.   448.386420: vfs_read__entry: (vfs_read+0x4/0x340) arg1=0xffff888007f7c540
              sh-142     [005] .....   448.386436: vfs_read__exit: (ksys_read+0x75/0x100 &lt;- vfs_read) arg1=0x1
              sh-142     [005] ...1.   448.386451: vfs_read__entry: (vfs_read+0x4/0x340) arg1=0xffff888007f7c540
              sh-142     [005] .....   448.386458: vfs_read__exit: (ksys_read+0x75/0x100 &lt;- vfs_read) arg1=0x1
              sh-142     [005] ...1.   448.386469: vfs_read__entry: (vfs_read+0x4/0x340) arg1=0xffff888007f7c540
              sh-142     [005] .....   448.386476: vfs_read__exit: (ksys_read+0x75/0x100 &lt;- vfs_read) arg1=0x1
              sh-142     [005] ...1.   448.602073: vfs_read__entry: (vfs_read+0x4/0x340) arg1=0xffff888007f7c540
              sh-142     [005] .....   448.602089: vfs_read__exit: (ksys_read+0x75/0x100 &lt;- vfs_read) arg1=0x1

Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/168507469754.913472.6112857614708350210.stgit@mhiramat.roam.corp.google.com/

Reported-by: kernel test robot &lt;lkp@intel.com&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/202302011530.7vm4O8Ro-lkp@intel.com/
Signed-off-by: Masami Hiramatsu (Google) &lt;mhiramat@kernel.org&gt;
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Add fprobe events for tracing function entry and exit instead of kprobe
events. With this change, we can continue to trace function entry/exit
even if the CONFIG_KPROBES_ON_FTRACE is not available. Since
CONFIG_KPROBES_ON_FTRACE requires the CONFIG_DYNAMIC_FTRACE_WITH_REGS,
it is not available if the architecture only supports
CONFIG_DYNAMIC_FTRACE_WITH_ARGS. And that means kprobe events can not
probe function entry/exit effectively on such architecture.
But this can be solved if the dynamic events supports fprobe events.

The fprobe event is a new dynamic events which is only for the function
(symbol) entry and exit. This event accepts non register fetch arguments
so that user can trace the function arguments and return values.

The fprobe events syntax is here;

 f[:[GRP/][EVENT]] FUNCTION [FETCHARGS]
 f[MAXACTIVE][:[GRP/][EVENT]] FUNCTION%return [FETCHARGS]

E.g.

 # echo 'f vfs_read $arg1'  &gt;&gt; dynamic_events
 # echo 'f vfs_read%return $retval'  &gt;&gt; dynamic_events
 # cat dynamic_events
 f:fprobes/vfs_read__entry vfs_read arg1=$arg1
 f:fprobes/vfs_read__exit vfs_read%return arg1=$retval
 # echo 1 &gt; events/fprobes/enable
 # head -n 20 trace | tail
 #           TASK-PID     CPU#  |||||  TIMESTAMP  FUNCTION
 #              | |         |   |||||     |         |
              sh-142     [005] ...1.   448.386420: vfs_read__entry: (vfs_read+0x4/0x340) arg1=0xffff888007f7c540
              sh-142     [005] .....   448.386436: vfs_read__exit: (ksys_read+0x75/0x100 &lt;- vfs_read) arg1=0x1
              sh-142     [005] ...1.   448.386451: vfs_read__entry: (vfs_read+0x4/0x340) arg1=0xffff888007f7c540
              sh-142     [005] .....   448.386458: vfs_read__exit: (ksys_read+0x75/0x100 &lt;- vfs_read) arg1=0x1
              sh-142     [005] ...1.   448.386469: vfs_read__entry: (vfs_read+0x4/0x340) arg1=0xffff888007f7c540
              sh-142     [005] .....   448.386476: vfs_read__exit: (ksys_read+0x75/0x100 &lt;- vfs_read) arg1=0x1
              sh-142     [005] ...1.   448.602073: vfs_read__entry: (vfs_read+0x4/0x340) arg1=0xffff888007f7c540
              sh-142     [005] .....   448.602089: vfs_read__exit: (ksys_read+0x75/0x100 &lt;- vfs_read) arg1=0x1

Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/168507469754.913472.6112857614708350210.stgit@mhiramat.roam.corp.google.com/

Reported-by: kernel test robot &lt;lkp@intel.com&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/202302011530.7vm4O8Ro-lkp@intel.com/
Signed-off-by: Masami Hiramatsu (Google) &lt;mhiramat@kernel.org&gt;
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