Re: [PATCH 2.6.12-rc3-mm3] connector: add a fork connector

From: Guillaume Thouvenin
Date: Tue May 10 2005 - 06:20:21 EST


ChangeLog:

- Remove __GFP_NOFAIL flag. If an error occurred, the message is
just dropped.
- Modify struct cn_fork_msg to hold the following values:
ID of the cpu where the fork occurred,
Parent process id,
Parent thread id,
Child process id
Child thread id
All values are from a user's point of view. An explanation
has been added in the cn_fork.h header.
- Remove "EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(fork_connector);"
- Move "extern int cn_already_initialized" in file
include/linux/connector.h. This declaration should be
include in the next release of the connector.

TODO:

- Change the way the status is displayed. I don't know yet how to
do it cleanly.


Signed-off-by: Guillaume Thouvenin <guillaume.thouvenin@xxxxxxxx>

---

drivers/connector/Kconfig | 11 +++
drivers/connector/Makefile | 1
drivers/connector/cn_fork.c | 133 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
include/linux/cn_fork.h | 64 +++++++++++++++++++++
include/linux/connector.h | 4 +
kernel/fork.c | 4 +
6 files changed, 217 insertions(+)

Index: linux-2.6.12-rc3-mm3/drivers/connector/Kconfig
===================================================================
--- linux-2.6.12-rc3-mm3.orig/drivers/connector/Kconfig 2005-05-09 07:45:52.000000000 +0200
+++ linux-2.6.12-rc3-mm3/drivers/connector/Kconfig 2005-05-09 08:03:15.000000000 +0200
@@ -10,4 +10,15 @@ config CONNECTOR
Connector support can also be built as a module. If so, the module
will be called cn.ko.

+config FORK_CONNECTOR
+ bool "Enable fork connector"
+ select CONNECTOR
+ default y
+ ---help---
+ It adds a connector in kernel/fork.c:do_fork() function. When a fork
+ occurs, netlink is used to transfer information about the parent and
+ its child. This information can be used by a user space application.
+ The fork connector can be enable/disable by sending a message to the
+ connector with the corresponding group id.
+
endmenu
Index: linux-2.6.12-rc3-mm3/drivers/connector/Makefile
===================================================================
--- linux-2.6.12-rc3-mm3.orig/drivers/connector/Makefile 2005-05-09 07:45:52.000000000 +0200
+++ linux-2.6.12-rc3-mm3/drivers/connector/Makefile 2005-05-09 08:03:15.000000000 +0200
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
obj-$(CONFIG_CONNECTOR) += cn.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_FORK_CONNECTOR) += cn_fork.o
cn-objs := cn_queue.o connector.o
Index: linux-2.6.12-rc3-mm3/drivers/connector/cn_fork.c
===================================================================
--- linux-2.6.12-rc3-mm3.orig/drivers/connector/cn_fork.c 2003-01-30 11:24:37.000000000 +0100
+++ linux-2.6.12-rc3-mm3/drivers/connector/cn_fork.c 2005-05-10 09:40:08.000000000 +0200
@@ -0,0 +1,133 @@
+/*
+ * cn_fork.c - Fork connector
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2005 BULL SA.
+ * Written by Guillaume Thouvenin <guillaume.thouvenin@xxxxxxxx>
+ *
+ * This module implements the fork connector. It allows to send a
+ * netlink datagram, when enabled, from the do_fork() routine. The
+ * message can be read by a user space application. By this way,
+ * the user space application is alerted when a fork occurs.
+ *
+ * It uses the userspace <-> kernelspace connector that works on top of
+ * the netlink protocol. The fork connector is enabled or disabled by
+ * sending a message to the connector. The unique sequence number of
+ * messages can be used to check if a message is lost.
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
+ */
+
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/init.h>
+
+#include <linux/cn_fork.h>
+
+#define CN_FORK_INFO_SIZE sizeof(struct cn_fork_msg)
+#define CN_FORK_MSG_SIZE (sizeof(struct cn_msg) + CN_FORK_INFO_SIZE)
+
+static int cn_fork_enable = 0;
+struct cb_id cb_fork_id = { CN_IDX_FORK, CN_VAL_FORK };
+
+/* fork_counts is used as the sequence number of the netlink message */
+static DEFINE_PER_CPU(unsigned long, fork_counts);
+
+void fork_connector(pid_t ppid, pid_t ptid, pid_t cpid, pid_t ctid)
+{
+ if (cn_fork_enable) {
+ struct cn_msg *msg;
+ struct cn_fork_msg *forkmsg;
+ __u8 buffer[CN_FORK_MSG_SIZE];
+
+ msg = (struct cn_msg *)buffer;
+
+ memcpy(&msg->id, &cb_fork_id, sizeof(msg->id));
+
+ msg->ack = 0; /* not used */
+ msg->seq = get_cpu_var(fork_counts)++;
+
+ msg->len = CN_FORK_INFO_SIZE;
+ forkmsg = (struct cn_fork_msg *)msg->data;
+ forkmsg->cpu = smp_processor_id();
+ forkmsg->ppid = ppid;
+ forkmsg->ptid = ptid;
+ forkmsg->cpid = cpid;
+ forkmsg->ctid = ctid;
+
+ put_cpu_var(fork_counts);
+
+ /* If cn_netlink_send() failed, the data is not send */
+ cn_netlink_send(msg, CN_IDX_FORK, GFP_KERNEL);
+ }
+}
+
+static inline void cn_fork_send_status(void)
+{
+ /* TODO: An informational line in log is maybe not enough... */
+ printk(KERN_INFO "cn_fork_enable == %d\n", cn_fork_enable);
+}
+
+/**
+ * cn_fork_callback - enable or disable the fork connector
+ * @data: message send by the connector
+ *
+ * The callback allows to enable or disable the sending of information
+ * about fork in the do_fork() routine. To enable the fork, the user
+ * space application must send the integer 1 in the data part of the
+ * message. To disable the fork connector, it must send the integer 0.
+ */
+static void cn_fork_callback(void *data)
+{
+ struct cn_msg *msg = data;
+ int action;
+
+ if (cn_already_initialized && (msg->len == sizeof(cn_fork_enable))) {
+ memcpy(&action, msg->data, sizeof(cn_fork_enable));
+ switch (action) {
+ case FORK_CN_START:
+ cn_fork_enable = 1;
+ break;
+ case FORK_CN_STOP:
+ cn_fork_enable = 0;
+ break;
+ case FORK_CN_STATUS:
+ cn_fork_send_status();
+ break;
+ }
+ }
+}
+
+/**
+ * cn_fork_init - initialization entry point
+ *
+ * This routine will be run at kernel boot time because this driver is
+ * built in the kernel. It adds the connector callback to the connector
+ * driver.
+ */
+int __init cn_fork_init(void)
+{
+ int err;
+
+ err = cn_add_callback(&cb_fork_id, "cn_fork", &cn_fork_callback);
+ if (err) {
+ printk(KERN_WARNING "Failed to register cn_fork\n");
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
+
+ printk(KERN_NOTICE "cn_fork is registered\n");
+ return 0;
+}
+
+__initcall(cn_fork_init);
Index: linux-2.6.12-rc3-mm3/include/linux/cn_fork.h
===================================================================
--- linux-2.6.12-rc3-mm3.orig/include/linux/cn_fork.h 2003-01-30 11:24:37.000000000 +0100
+++ linux-2.6.12-rc3-mm3/include/linux/cn_fork.h 2005-05-10 11:27:49.000000000 +0200
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+/*
+ * cn_fork.h - Fork connector
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2005 Nguyen Anh Quynh <aquynh@xxxxxxxxx>
+ * Copyright (C) 2005 Guillaume Thouvenin <guillaume.thouvenin@xxxxxxxx>
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
+ */
+
+#ifndef CN_FORK_H
+#define CN_FORK_H
+
+#include <linux/connector.h>
+
+#define FORK_CN_STOP 0
+#define FORK_CN_START 1
+#define FORK_CN_STATUS 2
+
+/*
+ * The fork connector sends information to a user-space
+ * application. From the user's point of view, the process
+ * ID is the thread group ID and thread ID is the internal
+ * kernel "pid". So, fields are assigned as follow:
+ *
+ * In user space - In kernel space
+ *
+ * parent process ID = parent->tgid
+ * parent thread ID = parent->pid
+ * child process ID = child->tgid
+ * child thread ID = child->pid
+ */
+struct cn_fork_msg {
+ int cpu; /* ID of the cpu where the fork occured */
+ pid_t ppid; /* parent process ID */
+ pid_t ptid; /* parent thread ID */
+ pid_t cpid; /* child process ID */
+ pid_t ctid; /* child thread ID */
+};
+
+/* Code above is only inside the kernel */
+#ifdef __KERNEL__
+#ifdef CONFIG_FORK_CONNECTOR
+extern void fork_connector(pid_t ppid, pid_t ptid, pid_t cpid, pid_t ctid);
+#else
+static inline void fork_connector(pid_t ppid, pid_t ptid, pid_t cpid,
+ pid_t ctid);
+{
+ return;
+}
+#endif /* CONFIG_FORK_CONNECTOR */
+#endif /* __KERNEL__ */
+#endif /* CN_FORK_H */
Index: linux-2.6.12-rc3-mm3/include/linux/connector.h
===================================================================
--- linux-2.6.12-rc3-mm3.orig/include/linux/connector.h 2005-05-09 07:45:56.000000000 +0200
+++ linux-2.6.12-rc3-mm3/include/linux/connector.h 2005-05-10 10:27:43.000000000 +0200
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@

#define CN_IDX_CONNECTOR 0xffffffff
#define CN_VAL_CONNECTOR 0xffffffff
+#define CN_IDX_FORK 0xfeed /* fork events */
+#define CN_VAL_FORK 0xbeef

/*
* Maximum connector's message size.
@@ -137,6 +139,8 @@ struct cn_dev {
struct cn_queue_dev *cbdev;
};

+extern int cn_already_initialized;
+
int cn_add_callback(struct cb_id *, char *, void (*callback) (void *));
void cn_del_callback(struct cb_id *);
int cn_netlink_send(struct cn_msg *, u32, int);
Index: linux-2.6.12-rc3-mm3/kernel/fork.c
===================================================================
--- linux-2.6.12-rc3-mm3.orig/kernel/fork.c 2005-05-09 07:45:56.000000000 +0200
+++ linux-2.6.12-rc3-mm3/kernel/fork.c 2005-05-10 11:26:08.000000000 +0200
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
#include <linux/profile.h>
#include <linux/rmap.h>
#include <linux/acct.h>
+#include <linux/cn_fork.h>

#include <asm/pgtable.h>
#include <asm/pgalloc.h>
@@ -1252,6 +1253,9 @@ long do_fork(unsigned long clone_flags,
if (unlikely (current->ptrace & PT_TRACE_VFORK_DONE))
ptrace_notify ((PTRACE_EVENT_VFORK_DONE << 8) | SIGTRAP);
}
+
+ fork_connector(current->tgid, current->pid,
+ p->tgid, p->pid);
} else {
free_pidmap(pid);
pid = PTR_ERR(p);


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