[PATCH v13 00/36] fix dynamic-debug classmaps regression for DRM

From: Jim Cromie

Date: Wed Apr 08 2026 - 16:03:24 EST


dynamic-debug classmaps in master is BROKEN for DRM, due to a design
error in DECLARE_DYNAMIC_DEBUG_ClASSMAP; its use in both drm-core and
drivers made multiple/redundant definitions of the classmap. This led
to a regression enabling drm.debug at boot, on builtin drivers.

This patchset retires the macro, and replaces it with
DYNAMIC_DEBUG_ClASSMAP_DEFINE and DYNAMIC_DEBUG_ClASSMAP_USE. 1st is
invoked in drm-core, and defines the classmap, 2nd refers to that
exported definition, and is used in drivers and drm-helpers.

-v13 is a basically a -v12-resend, but:

1. Drops DRM's use of the new API; it can adopt them on its schedule.
IOW it omits the 1-liner calls to DYNAMIC_DEBUG_CLASSMAP_USE().
and a few other patches.

2. rewords 2 macro-invokes to verify validations on bad API uses.
changed to better explain what is being tested and prevented.
these are inactive unless compiled with -DDD_MACRO_ARGCHECK

3. includes patch from Philip Hahn to fix pr_fmt with 2+ terms
this was also in v12.

-v12
https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20260326185413.1205870-1-jim.cromie@xxxxxxxxx/
had:

vmlinux.lds.h is refactored:
- BOUNDED_SECTION* macros are pulled into bounded_section.lds.h
- dynamic-debug sections are factored into dyndbg.lds.h,
which reuses bounded_section.lds.h
- scripts/module.lds.S gets proper output sections for dyndbg
this fixes lost sections seen in some setups
- based upon codetag.lds.h

DYNAMIC_DEBUG_CLASSMAP_USE*() is refined:
- previous had static class-map decl and unique names
- now have extern'd <classname>-<usermod> names, matching 1-per-module model
- now with compile-time offset check
- _USE/_USE_ together allows more squashing

better modprobe-time classmap definition error detection:
- test descriptors for unknown class-names
- more complete class-map/user conflict detection

rebased onto -rc5
- applies cleanly to drm-misc-fixes
- passes a few more tests on DRM-CI

include patch from Philipp Hahn <phahn-oss@xxxxxx>

clean subsystem chunks
- dyndbg 1st
- drm - fixes for DRM-CI, adapt,use new API, un-BROKEN
- drm/accel - least mature, I have no HW

-v11 is here
https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20260313132103.2529746-1-jim.cromie@xxxxxxxxx/



Jim Cromie (35):
dyndbg: fix NULL ptr on i386 due to section mis-alignment
vmlinux.lds.h: move BOUNDED_SECTION_* macros to reuse later
dyndbg.lds.S: fix lost dyndbg sections in modules
vmlinux.lds.h: drop unused HEADERED_SECTION* macros
dyndbg: factor ddebug_match_desc out from ddebug_change
dyndbg: add stub macro for DECLARE_DYNDBG_CLASSMAP
docs/dyndbg: update examples \012 to \n
docs/dyndbg: explain flags parse 1st
test-dyndbg: fixup CLASSMAP usage error
dyndbg: reword "class unknown," to "class:_UNKNOWN_"
dyndbg: make ddebug_class_param union members same size
dyndbg: drop NUM_TYPE_ARRAY
dyndbg: tweak pr_fmt to avoid expansion conflicts
dyndbg: reduce verbose/debug clutter
dyndbg: refactor param_set_dyndbg_classes and below
dyndbg: tighten fn-sig of ddebug_apply_class_bitmap
dyndbg: replace classmap list with a vector
dyndbg: macrofy a 2-index for-loop pattern
dyndbg,module: make proper substructs in _ddebug_info
dyndbg: move mod_name down from struct ddebug_table to _ddebug_info
dyndbg: hoist classmap-filter-by-modname up to ddebug_add_module
dyndbg-API: remove DD_CLASS_TYPE_(DISJOINT|LEVEL)_NAMES and code
selftests-dyndbg: add a dynamic_debug run_tests target
dyndbg: change __dynamic_func_call_cls* macros into expressions
dyndbg-API: replace DECLARE_DYNDBG_CLASSMAP
dyndbg: detect class_id reservation conflicts
dyndbg: check DYNAMIC_DEBUG_CLASSMAP_{DEFINE,USE_} args at
compile-time
dyndbg-test: change do_prints testpoint to accept a loopct
dyndbg-API: promote DYNAMIC_DEBUG_CLASSMAP_PARAM to API
dyndbg: treat comma as a token separator
dyndbg: split multi-query strings with %
selftests-dyndbg: add test_mod_submod
dyndbg: resolve "protection" of class'd pr_debug
dyndbg: harden classmap and descriptor validation
docs/dyndbg: add classmap info to howto

Philipp Hahn (1):
dyndbg: Ignore additional arguments from pr_fmt

.../admin-guide/dynamic-debug-howto.rst | 184 +++-
MAINTAINERS | 3 +-
include/asm-generic/bounded_sections.lds.h | 21 +
include/asm-generic/dyndbg.lds.h | 26 +
include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h | 48 +-
include/linux/dynamic_debug.h | 309 +++++--
kernel/module/main.c | 15 +-
lib/Kconfig.debug | 24 +-
lib/Makefile | 5 +
lib/dynamic_debug.c | 831 ++++++++++++------
lib/test_dynamic_debug.c | 211 +++--
lib/test_dynamic_debug_submod.c | 21 +
scripts/module.lds.S | 2 +
tools/testing/selftests/Makefile | 1 +
.../testing/selftests/dynamic_debug/Makefile | 9 +
tools/testing/selftests/dynamic_debug/config | 7 +
.../dynamic_debug/dyndbg_selftest.sh | 373 ++++++++
17 files changed, 1595 insertions(+), 495 deletions(-)
create mode 100644 include/asm-generic/bounded_sections.lds.h
create mode 100644 include/asm-generic/dyndbg.lds.h
create mode 100644 lib/test_dynamic_debug_submod.c
create mode 100644 tools/testing/selftests/dynamic_debug/Makefile
create mode 100644 tools/testing/selftests/dynamic_debug/config
create mode 100755 tools/testing/selftests/dynamic_debug/dyndbg_selftest.sh

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