[PATCH -tip tracing/kprobes v2] Powerpc port of the kprobe-basedevent tracer

From: Mahesh Salgaonkar
Date: Mon Jan 11 2010 - 08:02:58 EST


This patch ports the kprobe-based event tracer to powerpc. This patch
is based in x86 port. This brings powerpc on par with x86.

ChangeLog - v2:
- Removed regs_get_argument_nth() API as function argument access syntax
is dropped from kprobe-tracer. Please refer to patches below on Linux PPC
mailing list:
http://lists.ozlabs.org/pipermail/linuxppc-dev/2010-January/079331.html
http://lists.ozlabs.org/pipermail/linuxppc-dev/2010-January/079332.html
- Rebased to commit f61d6b1dcb06d62bc20d40e51c7a1e80275a80ab of -tip

This patch is dependent on following patch:
http://lists.ozlabs.org/pipermail/linuxppc-dev/2010-January/079331.html

Port the following API's to ppc for accessing registers and stack entries
from pt_regs.

- regs_query_register_offset(const char *name)
Query the offset of "name" register.

- regs_query_register_name(unsigned int offset)
Query the name of register by its offset.

- regs_get_register(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned int offset)
Get the value of a register by its offset.

- regs_within_kernel_stack(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long addr)
Check the address is in the kernel stack.

- regs_get_kernel_stack_nth(struct pt_regs *reg, unsigned int nth)
Get Nth entry of the kernel stack. (N >= 0)

Signed-off-by: Mahesh Salgaonkar <mahesh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Acked-by: Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@xxxxxxxxxx>
---

arch/powerpc/include/asm/ptrace.h | 61 ++++++++++++++++++++++
arch/powerpc/kernel/ptrace.c | 102 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
kernel/trace/Kconfig | 2 -
3 files changed, 164 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)


diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/ptrace.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/ptrace.h
index cbd759e..cb2eeda 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/ptrace.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/ptrace.h
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ struct pt_regs {

#define instruction_pointer(regs) ((regs)->nip)
#define user_stack_pointer(regs) ((regs)->gpr[1])
+#define kernel_stack_pointer(regs) ((regs)->gpr[1])
#define regs_return_value(regs) ((regs)->gpr[3])

#ifdef CONFIG_SMP
@@ -131,6 +132,66 @@ do { \
} while (0)
#endif /* __powerpc64__ */

+/* Query offset/name of register from its name/offset */
+#include <linux/stddef.h>
+#include <linux/thread_info.h>
+extern int regs_query_register_offset(const char *name);
+extern const char *regs_query_register_name(unsigned int offset);
+#define MAX_REG_OFFSET (offsetof(struct pt_regs, result))
+
+/**
+ * regs_get_register() - get register value from its offset
+ * @regs: pt_regs from which register value is gotten
+ * @offset: offset number of the register.
+ *
+ * regs_get_register returns the value of a register whose offset from @regs.
+ * The @offset is the offset of the register in struct pt_regs.
+ * If @offset is bigger than MAX_REG_OFFSET, this returns 0.
+ */
+static inline unsigned long regs_get_register(struct pt_regs *regs,
+ unsigned int offset)
+{
+ if (unlikely(offset > MAX_REG_OFFSET))
+ return 0;
+ return *(unsigned long *)((unsigned long)regs + offset);
+}
+
+/**
+ * regs_within_kernel_stack() - check the address in the stack
+ * @regs: pt_regs which contains kernel stack pointer.
+ * @addr: address which is checked.
+ *
+ * regs_within_kernel_stack() checks @addr is within the kernel stack page(s).
+ * If @addr is within the kernel stack, it returns true. If not, returns false.
+ */
+
+static inline bool regs_within_kernel_stack(struct pt_regs *regs,
+ unsigned long addr)
+{
+ return ((addr & ~(THREAD_SIZE - 1)) ==
+ (kernel_stack_pointer(regs) & ~(THREAD_SIZE - 1)));
+}
+
+/**
+ * regs_get_kernel_stack_nth() - get Nth entry of the stack
+ * @regs: pt_regs which contains kernel stack pointer.
+ * @n: stack entry number.
+ *
+ * regs_get_kernel_stack_nth() returns @n th entry of the kernel stack which
+ * is specified by @regs. If the @n th entry is NOT in the kernel stack,
+ * this returns 0.
+ */
+static inline unsigned long regs_get_kernel_stack_nth(struct pt_regs *regs,
+ unsigned int n)
+{
+ unsigned long *addr = (unsigned long *)kernel_stack_pointer(regs);
+ addr += n;
+ if (regs_within_kernel_stack(regs, (unsigned long)addr))
+ return *addr;
+ else
+ return 0;
+}
+
/*
* These are defined as per linux/ptrace.h, which see.
*/
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/ptrace.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/ptrace.c
index ef14988..e816aba 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/ptrace.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/ptrace.c
@@ -39,6 +39,108 @@
#include <asm/system.h>

/*
+ * The parameter save area on the stack is used to store arguments being passed
+ * to callee function and is located at fixed offset from stack pointer.
+ */
+#ifdef CONFIG_PPC32
+#define PARAMETER_SAVE_AREA_OFFSET 24 /* bytes */
+#else /* CONFIG_PPC32 */
+#define PARAMETER_SAVE_AREA_OFFSET 48 /* bytes */
+#endif
+
+struct pt_regs_offset {
+ const char *name;
+ int offset;
+};
+
+#define REG_OFFSET_NAME(r) {.name = #r, .offset = offsetof(struct pt_regs, r)}
+#define REG_OFFSET_END {.name = NULL, .offset = 0}
+
+static const struct pt_regs_offset regoffset_table[] = {
+ REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[0]),
+ REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[1]),
+ REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[2]),
+ REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[3]),
+ REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[4]),
+ REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[5]),
+ REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[6]),
+ REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[7]),
+ REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[8]),
+ REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[9]),
+ REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[10]),
+ REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[11]),
+ REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[12]),
+ REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[13]),
+ REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[14]),
+ REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[15]),
+ REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[16]),
+ REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[17]),
+ REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[18]),
+ REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[19]),
+ REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[20]),
+ REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[21]),
+ REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[22]),
+ REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[23]),
+ REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[24]),
+ REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[25]),
+ REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[26]),
+ REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[27]),
+ REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[28]),
+ REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[29]),
+ REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[30]),
+ REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[31]),
+ REG_OFFSET_NAME(nip),
+ REG_OFFSET_NAME(msr),
+ REG_OFFSET_NAME(orig_gpr3),
+ REG_OFFSET_NAME(ctr),
+ REG_OFFSET_NAME(link),
+ REG_OFFSET_NAME(xer),
+ REG_OFFSET_NAME(ccr),
+#ifdef CONFIG_PPC64
+ REG_OFFSET_NAME(softe),
+#else
+ REG_OFFSET_NAME(mq),
+#endif
+ REG_OFFSET_NAME(trap),
+ REG_OFFSET_NAME(dar),
+ REG_OFFSET_NAME(dsisr),
+ REG_OFFSET_NAME(result),
+ REG_OFFSET_END,
+};
+
+/**
+ * regs_query_register_offset() - query register offset from its name
+ * @name: the name of a register
+ *
+ * regs_query_register_offset() returns the offset of a register in struct
+ * pt_regs from its name. If the name is invalid, this returns -EINVAL;
+ */
+int regs_query_register_offset(const char *name)
+{
+ const struct pt_regs_offset *roff;
+ for (roff = regoffset_table; roff->name != NULL; roff++)
+ if (!strcmp(roff->name, name))
+ return roff->offset;
+ return -EINVAL;
+}
+
+/**
+ * regs_query_register_name() - query register name from its offset
+ * @offset: the offset of a register in struct pt_regs.
+ *
+ * regs_query_register_name() returns the name of a register from its
+ * offset in struct pt_regs. If the @offset is invalid, this returns NULL;
+ */
+const char *regs_query_register_name(unsigned int offset)
+{
+ const struct pt_regs_offset *roff;
+ for (roff = regoffset_table; roff->name != NULL; roff++)
+ if (roff->offset == offset)
+ return roff->name;
+ return NULL;
+}
+
+/*
* does not yet catch signals sent when the child dies.
* in exit.c or in signal.c.
*/
diff --git a/kernel/trace/Kconfig b/kernel/trace/Kconfig
index 6c22d8a..4d95966 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/Kconfig
+++ b/kernel/trace/Kconfig
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ config BLK_DEV_IO_TRACE

config KPROBE_EVENT
depends on KPROBES
- depends on X86
+ depends on X86 || PPC
bool "Enable kprobes-based dynamic events"
select TRACING
default y

--
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/