[PATCH v11 09/11] selftests: ftrace: Add wprobe trigger testcase

From: Masami Hiramatsu (Google)

Date: Sun Aug 02 2026 - 04:25:10 EST


From: Masami Hiramatsu (Google) <mhiramat@xxxxxxxxxx>

Add a testcase for checking wprobe trigger. This sets set_wprobe and
clear_wprobe triggers on fprobe event and static trace event to
monitor memory accesses within the trace-events-sample kernel module.

Signed-off-by: Masami Hiramatsu (Google) <mhiramat@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
Changes in v11:
- Update testcase to use trace-events-sample kernel module instead of
VFS file operations.
---
tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/config | 1
.../ftrace/test.d/trigger/trigger-wprobe.tc | 85 ++++++++++++++++++++
2 files changed, 86 insertions(+)
create mode 100644 tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/trigger/trigger-wprobe.tc

diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/config b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/config
index d2f503722020..ecdee77f360f 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/config
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/config
@@ -28,3 +28,4 @@ CONFIG_TRACER_SNAPSHOT=y
CONFIG_UPROBES=y
CONFIG_UPROBE_EVENTS=y
CONFIG_WPROBE_EVENTS=y
+CONFIG_WPROBE_TRIGGERS=y
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/trigger/trigger-wprobe.tc b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/trigger/trigger-wprobe.tc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..4071fe0c878b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/trigger/trigger-wprobe.tc
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+# description: event trigger - test wprobe trigger
+# requires: dynamic_events "w[:[<group>/][<event>]] [r|w|rw]@<addr>[:<len>]":README events/sched/sched_process_fork/trigger
+
+rmmod trace-events-sample ||:
+if ! modprobe trace-events-sample ; then
+ echo "No trace-events sample module - please make CONFIG_SAMPLE_TRACE_EVENTS=m"
+ exit_unresolved
+fi
+
+cleanup_wprobe_triggers() {
+ if [ -f events/fprobes/testevent/trigger ]; then
+ reset_trigger_file events/fprobes/testevent/trigger || true
+ fi
+ if [ -f events/sample-trace/foo_bar_with_fn/trigger ]; then
+ reset_trigger_file events/sample-trace/foo_bar_with_fn/trigger || true
+ fi
+ echo 0 > events/enable 2>/dev/null || true
+ echo > dynamic_events 2>/dev/null || true
+ sleep 1
+ rmmod trace-events-sample 2>/dev/null || true
+ return 0
+}
+
+trap cleanup_wprobe_triggers EXIT
+
+echo 0 > tracing_on
+
+# we will skip this test if fprobe is not supported.
+if ! grep -Fq "f[:[<group>/][<event>]] <func-name>[%return] [<args>]" README; then
+ echo "UNRESOLVED: fprobe is not supported"
+ exit_unresolved
+fi
+
+# we will skip this test if the target function does not exist.
+if ! grep -wq "sample_timer_cb" /proc/kallsyms; then
+ echo "UNRESOLVED: sample_timer_cb not found"
+ exit_unresolved
+fi
+
+:;: "Add a wprobe event used by trigger" ;:
+echo 'w:watch rw@0:8 address=$addr value=$value' > dynamic_events
+
+:;: "Add events for triggering wprobe" ;:
+echo 'f:fprobes/testevent sample_timer_cb timer=t' >> dynamic_events
+
+:;: "Enable all events before setting triggers" ;:
+echo 1 > tracing_on
+echo 1 >> events/fprobes/testevent/enable
+echo 1 >> events/sample-trace/foo_bar_with_fn/enable
+
+:;: "Set set_wprobe trigger on testevent" ;:
+echo 'set_wprobe:watch:timer' >> events/fprobes/testevent/trigger
+cat events/fprobes/testevent/trigger | grep ^set_wprobe
+
+# Wait for sample_timer_cb to fire and set_wprobe trigger to activate
+sleep 2
+
+:;: "Check set_wprobe trigger activated the watchpoint" ;:
+cat trace | grep watch
+
+:;: "Set clear_wprobe trigger on foo_bar_with_fn" ;:
+echo 'clear_wprobe:watch' >> events/sample-trace/foo_bar_with_fn/trigger
+cat events/sample-trace/foo_bar_with_fn/trigger | grep ^clear_wprobe
+
+# Clear trace and wait to ensure no new watchpoint events are generated
+clear_trace
+sleep 1
+
+:;: "Ensure clear_wprobe trigger deactivated the watchpoint" ;:
+! grep -q watch trace
+
+:;: "Remove wprobe triggers" ;:
+echo '!set_wprobe:watch:timer' >> events/fprobes/testevent/trigger
+echo '!clear_wprobe:watch' >> events/sample-trace/foo_bar_with_fn/trigger
+! grep ^set_wprobe events/fprobes/testevent/trigger
+! grep ^clear_wprobe events/sample-trace/foo_bar_with_fn/trigger
+
+:;: "Disable events and remove dynamic events" ;:
+echo 0 > events/enable
+echo > dynamic_events
+clear_trace
+
+exit 0