Re: [PATCH -tip 0/8] perf-probe: Updates for handling localfunctions correctly

From: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo
Date: Mon Jan 27 2014 - 09:46:51 EST


Em Mon, Jan 27, 2014 at 07:26:37PM +0900, Masami Hiramatsu escreveu:
> Hi Arnaldo,
>
> Could you wait for pulling this series?
> I've found that this series has an obvious bug on
> kaslr enabled kernel. I'll fix that by using
> the relative address from _stext for kprobes.

No problem, I just processed that map->map_ip() one, that already found
its way into tip/perf/urgent.

I had those patches processed localy, will move them to a "delayed"
branch, will wait for your refreshed patches.

Thanks,

- Arnaldo

> Thank you,
>
> (2014/01/23 11:29), Masami Hiramatsu wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > Here is a series of patches for handling local functions
> > correctly in perf-probe.
> >
> > Issue 1)
> > Current perf-probe can't handle probe-points for kprobes,
> > since it uses symbol-based probe definition. The symbol
> > based definition is easy to read and robust for differnt
> > kernel and modules. However, when user gives a local
> > function name which has several different instances,
> > it may put probes on wrong (or unexpected) address.
> > On the other hand, since uprobe events are based on the
> > actual address, it can avoid this issue.
> >
> > E.g.
> > In the case to probe t_show local functions (which has
> > 4 different instances.
> > ----
> > # grep " t_show\$" /proc/kallsyms
> > ffffffff810d9720 t t_show
> > ffffffff810e2e40 t t_show
> > ffffffff810ece30 t t_show
> > ffffffff810f4ad0 t t_show
> > # ./perf probe -f t_show \$vars
> > Added new events:
> > probe:t_show (on t_show with $vars)
> > probe:t_show_1 (on t_show with $vars)
> > probe:t_show_2 (on t_show with $vars)
> > probe:t_show_3 (on t_show with $vars)
> >
> > You can now use it in all perf tools, such as:
> >
> > perf record -e probe:t_show_3 -aR sleep 1
> > ----
> > OK, we have 4 different t_show()s. All functions have
> > different arguments as below;
> > ----
> > # cat /sys/kernel/debug/tracing/kprobe_events
> > p:probe/t_show t_show m=%di:u64 v=%si:u64
> > p:probe/t_show_1 t_show m=%di:u64 v=%si:u64 t=%si:u64
> > p:probe/t_show_2 t_show m=%di:u64 v=%si:u64 fmt=%si:u64
> > p:probe/t_show_3 t_show m=%di:u64 v=%si:u64 file=%si:u64
> > ----
> > However, all of them have been put on the *same* address.
> > ----
> > # cat /sys/kernel/debug/kprobes/list
> > ffffffff810d9720 k t_show+0x0 [DISABLED]
> > ffffffff810d9720 k t_show+0x0 [DISABLED]
> > ffffffff810d9720 k t_show+0x0 [DISABLED]
> > ffffffff810d9720 k t_show+0x0 [DISABLED]
> > ----
> > oops...
> >
> > Issue 2)
> > With the debuginfo, issue 1 can be solved by using
> > address-based probe definition instead of symbol-based.
> > However, without debuginfo, perf-probe can only use
> > symbol-map in the binary (or kallsyms). The map provides
> > symbol find methods, but it returns only the first matched
> > symbol. To put probes on all functions which have given
> > symbol, we need a symbol-list iterator for the map.
> >
> > E.g. (built perf with NO_DWARF=1)
> > In the case to probe t_show and identity__map_ip in perf.
> > ----
> > # ./perf probe -a t_show
> > Added new event:
> > probe:t_show (on t_show)
> >
> > You can now use it in all perf tools, such as:
> >
> > perf record -e probe:t_show -aR sleep 1
> >
> > # ./perf probe -x perf -a identity__map_ip
> > no symbols found in /kbuild/ksrc/linux-3/tools/perf/perf, maybe install a debug package?
> > Failed to load map.
> > Error: Failed to add events. (-22)
> > ----
> > oops.....
> >
> >
> > Solutions)
> > To solve the issue 1, this series changes perf probe to
> > use address-based probe definition. This means that we
> > also need to fix the --list options to analyze probe
> > addresses instead of symbols (and that has been done
> > in this series).
> >
> > E.g. with this series;
> > ----
> > # ./perf probe -f t_show \$vars
> > Added new events:
> > probe:t_show (on t_show with $vars)
> > probe:t_show_1 (on t_show with $vars)
> > probe:t_show_2 (on t_show with $vars)
> > probe:t_show_3 (on t_show with $vars)
> >
> > You can now use it in all perf tools, such as:
> >
> > perf record -e probe:t_show_3 -aR sleep 1
> >
> > # cat /sys/kernel/debug/tracing/kprobe_events
> > p:probe/t_show 0xffffffff810d9720 m=%di:u64 v=%si:u64
> > p:probe/t_show_1 0xffffffff810e2e40 m=%di:u64 v=%si:u64 t=%si:u64
> > p:probe/t_show_2 0xffffffff810ece30 m=%di:u64 v=%si:u64 fmt=%si:u64
> > p:probe/t_show_3 0xffffffff810f4ad0 m=%di:u64 v=%si:u64 file=%si:u64
> >
> > # cat /sys/kernel/debug/kprobes/list
> > ffffffff810e2e40 k t_show+0x0 [DISABLED]
> > ffffffff810ece30 k t_show+0x0 [DISABLED]
> > ffffffff810f4ad0 k t_show+0x0 [DISABLED]
> > ffffffff810d9720 k t_show+0x0 [DISABLED]
> > ----
> > This time we can see the events are set in different
> > addresses.
> >
> > And for the issue 2, the last patch introduces symbol
> > iterators for map, dso and symbols (since the symbol
> > list is the symbols and it is included dso, and perf
> > probe accesses dso via map).
> >
> > E.g. with this series (built perf with NO_DWARF=1);
> > ----
> > # ./perf probe -a t_show
> > Added new events:
> > probe:t_show (on t_show)
> > probe:t_show_1 (on t_show)
> > probe:t_show_2 (on t_show)
> > probe:t_show_3 (on t_show)
> >
> > You can now use it in all perf tools, such as:
> >
> > perf record -e probe:t_show_3 -aR sleep 1
> >
> > # ./perf probe -x perf -a identity__map_ip
> > Added new events:
> > probe_perf:identity__map_ip (on identity__map_ip in /kbuild/ksrc/linux-3/tools/perf/perf)
> > probe_perf:identity__map_ip_1 (on identity__map_ip in /kbuild/ksrc/linux-3/tools/perf/perf)
> > probe_perf:identity__map_ip_2 (on identity__map_ip in /kbuild/ksrc/linux-3/tools/perf/perf)
> > probe_perf:identity__map_ip_3 (on identity__map_ip in /kbuild/ksrc/linux-3/tools/perf/perf)
> >
> > You can now use it in all perf tools, such as:
> >
> > perf record -e probe_perf:identity__map_ip_3 -aR sleep 1
> > ----
> > Now, even without the debuginfo, both the kprobe and
> > uprobe are set 4 different places correctly.
> >
> > BTW, while testing above, I've found some bugs and
> > another minor issue; perf-probe doesn't show the
> > modules and binaries in which probes are set.
> > I've also fixed it in this series as below.
> >
> > Without the fix;
> >
> > # ./perf probe -m drm drm_av_sync_delay
> > # ./perf probe -x perf dso__load_vmlinux
> >
> > # ./perf probe -l
> > probe:drm_av_sync_delay (on drm_av_sync_delay)
> > probe_perf:dso__load_vmlinux (on 0x000000000006d110)
> >
> > With this fix;
> >
> > # ./perf probe -l
> > probe:drm_av_sync_delay (on drm_av_sync_delay in drm)
> > probe_perf:dso__load_vmlinux (on 0x000000000006d110 in /kbuild/ksrc/linux-3/tools/perf/perf)
> >
> >
> > TODO:
> > - Support local functions in modules. This requires kernel
> > side enhancement to allow setting probes by the relative
> > addresses in modules too.
> > - Uprobe-event MUST traces the change of given binary even
> > when the event is disabled. I've found that user can replace
> > the target binary after setting events and the events can be
> > enabled on the different instructions...
> >
> > ---
> >
> > Masami Hiramatsu (8):
> > [BUGFIX] perf-probe: Fix to do exit call for symbol maps
> > [BUGFIX] perf-tools: Load map before using map->map_ip
> > perf-probe: Show in what binaries/modules probes are set
> > perf-probe: Use the actual address instead of the symbol name
> > perf-probe: Show source level information for address only kprobes
> > perf-probe: Show symbol+offset for address only kprobes
> > perf-probe: Show source-level or symbol-level info for uprobes
> > perf-probe: Allow to add events on the local functions
> >
> >
> > tools/perf/util/dso.h | 10 +
> > tools/perf/util/map.c | 3
> > tools/perf/util/map.h | 10 +
> > tools/perf/util/probe-event.c | 661 ++++++++++++++++++++++-------------------
> > tools/perf/util/symbol.h | 11 +
> > 5 files changed, 387 insertions(+), 308 deletions(-)
> >
>
>
> --
> Masami HIRAMATSU
> IT Management Research Dept. Linux Technology Center
> Hitachi, Ltd., Yokohama Research Laboratory
> E-mail: masami.hiramatsu.pt@xxxxxxxxxxx
>
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