Re: [PATCH v3 25/33] tracing: Allow whitespace to surround hist trigger filter

From: Tom Zanussi
Date: Wed Oct 18 2017 - 10:12:09 EST


On Wed, 2017-10-18 at 12:00 +0900, Namhyung Kim wrote:
> Hi Tom,
>
> On Wed, Oct 04, 2017 at 02:05:17PM -0500, Tom Zanussi wrote:
> > Hi Steve,
> >
> > On Wed, 2017-10-04 at 14:11 -0400, Steven Rostedt wrote:
> > > On Fri, 22 Sep 2017 15:00:05 -0500
> > > Tom Zanussi <tom.zanussi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > >
> > > > The existing code only allows for one space before and after the 'if'
> > > > specifying the filter for a hist trigger. Add code to make that more
> > > > permissive as far as whitespace goes. Specifically, we want to allow
> > > > spaces in the trigger itself now that we have additional syntax
> > > > (onmatch/onmax) where spaces are more natural e.g. spaces after commas
> > > > in param lists.
> > > >
> > > > Signed-off-by: Tom Zanussi <tom.zanussi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > ---
> > > > kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c | 24 +++++++++++++++++++-----
> > > > 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
> > > >
> > > > diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c b/kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c
> > > > index ba42fe2..431f2b2 100644
> > > > --- a/kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c
> > > > +++ b/kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c
> > > > @@ -4857,7 +4857,7 @@ static int event_hist_trigger_func(struct event_command *cmd_ops,
> > > > struct synth_event *se;
> > > > const char *se_name;
> > > > bool remove = false;
> > > > - char *trigger;
> > > > + char *trigger, *p;
> > > > int ret = 0;
> > > >
> > > > if (!param)
> > > > @@ -4866,10 +4866,23 @@ static int event_hist_trigger_func(struct event_command *cmd_ops,
> > > > if (glob[0] == '!')
> > > > remove = true;
> > > >
> > > > - /* separate the trigger from the filter (k:v [if filter]) */
> > > > - trigger = strsep(&param, " \t");
> > > > - if (!trigger)
> > > > - return -EINVAL;
> > > > + /*
> > > > + * separate the trigger from the filter (k:v [if filter])
> > > > + * allowing for whitespace in the trigger
> > > > + */
> > > > + trigger = param;
> > > > + p = strstr(param, " if");
> > > > + if (!p)
> > > > + p = strstr(param, "\tif");
> > > > + if (p) {
> > > > + if (p == trigger)
> > > > + return -EINVAL;
> > > > + param = p + 1;
> > > > + param = strstrip(param);
> > > > + *p = '\0';
> > > > + trigger = strstrip(trigger);
> > > > + } else
> > > > + param = NULL;
> > >
> > > I think you forgot to update this:
> > >
> >
> > I was going to but on closer inspection realized the simpler form
> > wouldn't accomplish the same thing - the problem this is trying to solve
> > is to allow bits of whitespace within the trigger (because we now have
> > function-like syntax, which should allow whitespace after commas for
> > instance) and separating the trigger from the filter ('if'). So we
> > explicitly search for 'if' with preceding whitespace, which strsep won't
> > accomplish.
>
> What if a field name is started with 'if' (like "ifb")? I think you
> also need to check whitespace after the 'if'.
>

Yeah, it will unnecessarily truncate the trigger, will fix.

Thanks,

Tom

> Thanks,
> Namhyung