[PATCH 07/29] perf bpf: Collect 'struct perf_probe_event' for bpf_program

From: Wang Nan
Date: Fri Aug 21 2015 - 06:18:01 EST


This patch utilizes bpf_program__set_private(), binding perf_probe_event
with bpf program by private field.

Saving those information so 'perf record' knows which kprobe point a program
should be attached.

Since data in 'struct perf_probe_event' is build by 2 stages, tev_ready
is used to mark whether the information (especially tevs) in 'struct
perf_probe_event' is valid or not. It is false at first, and set to true
by sync_bpf_program_pev(), which copy all pointers in original pev into
a program specific memory region. sync_bpf_program_pev() is called after
add_perf_probe_events() to make sure ready of data.

Remove code which clean 'struct perf_probe_event' after bpf__probe()
because pointers in pevs are copied to program's private field, calling
clear_perf_probe_event() becomes unsafe.

Signed-off-by: Wang Nan <wangnan0@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Alexei Starovoitov <ast@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Brendan Gregg <brendan.d.gregg@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Daniel Borkmann <daniel@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: David Ahern <dsahern@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: He Kuang <hekuang@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Kaixu Xia <xiakaixu@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Masami Hiramatsu <masami.hiramatsu.pt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Paul Mackerras <paulus@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Zefan Li <lizefan@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: pi3orama@xxxxxxx
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/n/1436445342-1402-21-git-send-email-wangnan0@xxxxxxxxxx
[Splitted from a larger patch]
---
tools/perf/util/bpf-loader.c | 90 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
1 file changed, 88 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/bpf-loader.c b/tools/perf/util/bpf-loader.c
index 435f52e..ae23f6f 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/bpf-loader.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/bpf-loader.c
@@ -30,9 +30,35 @@ DEFINE_PRINT_FN(debug, 1)

static bool libbpf_initialized;

+struct bpf_prog_priv {
+ /*
+ * If pev_ready is false, ppev pointes to a local memory which
+ * is only valid inside bpf__probe().
+ * pev is valid only when pev_ready.
+ */
+ bool pev_ready;
+ union {
+ struct perf_probe_event *ppev;
+ struct perf_probe_event pev;
+ };
+};
+
+static void
+bpf_prog_priv__clear(struct bpf_program *prog __maybe_unused,
+ void *_priv)
+{
+ struct bpf_prog_priv *priv = _priv;
+
+ /* check if pev is initialized */
+ if (priv && priv->pev_ready)
+ clear_perf_probe_event(&priv->pev);
+ free(priv);
+}
+
static int
config_bpf_program(struct bpf_program *prog, struct perf_probe_event *pev)
{
+ struct bpf_prog_priv *priv = NULL;
const char *config_str;
int err;

@@ -74,14 +100,58 @@ config_bpf_program(struct bpf_program *prog, struct perf_probe_event *pev)

pr_debug("bpf: config '%s' is ok\n", config_str);

+ priv = calloc(1, sizeof(*priv));
+ if (!priv) {
+ pr_debug("bpf: failed to alloc memory\n");
+ err = -ENOMEM;
+ goto errout;
+ }
+
+ /*
+ * At this very early stage, tevs inside pev are not ready.
+ * It becomes usable after add_perf_probe_events() is called.
+ * set pev_ready to false so further access read priv->ppev
+ * only.
+ */
+ priv->pev_ready = false;
+ priv->ppev = pev;
+
+ err = bpf_program__set_private(prog, priv,
+ bpf_prog_priv__clear);
+ if (err) {
+ pr_debug("bpf: set program private failed\n");
+ err = -ENOMEM;
+ goto errout;
+ }
return 0;

errout:
if (pev)
clear_perf_probe_event(pev);
+ if (priv)
+ free(priv);
return err;
}

+static int
+sync_bpf_program_pev(struct bpf_program *prog)
+{
+ int err;
+ struct bpf_prog_priv *priv;
+ struct perf_probe_event *ppev;
+
+ err = bpf_program__get_private(prog, (void **)&priv);
+ if (err || !priv || priv->pev_ready) {
+ pr_debug("Internal error: sync_bpf_program_pev\n");
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
+
+ ppev = priv->ppev;
+ memcpy(&priv->pev, ppev, sizeof(*ppev));
+ priv->pev_ready = true;
+ return 0;
+}
+
int bpf__prepare_load(const char *filename)
{
struct bpf_object *obj;
@@ -172,11 +242,27 @@ int bpf__probe(void)
/* add_perf_probe_events return negative when fail */
if (err < 0) {
pr_debug("bpf probe: failed to probe events\n");
+ goto out;
} else
is_probed = true;
+
+ /*
+ * After add_perf_probe_events, 'struct perf_probe_event' is ready.
+ * Until now copying program's priv->pev field and freeing
+ * the big array allocated before become safe.
+ */
+ bpf_object__for_each_safe(obj, tmp) {
+ bpf_object__for_each_program(prog, obj) {
+ err = sync_bpf_program_pev(prog);
+ if (err)
+ goto out;
+ }
+ }
out:
- while (nr_events > 0)
- clear_perf_probe_event(&pevs[--nr_events]);
+ /*
+ * Don't call clear_perf_probe_event() for entries of pevs:
+ * they are used by prog's private field.
+ */
free(pevs);
return err < 0 ? err : 0;
}
--
2.1.0

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