[PATCH -tip v2 9/9] kprobes/x86: ftrace based optimization for x86

From: Masami Hiramatsu
Date: Tue Jun 05 2012 - 06:28:42 EST


Add function tracer based kprobe optimization support
handlers on x86. This allows kprobes to use function
tracer for probing on mcount call.

Signed-off-by: Masami Hiramatsu <masami.hiramatsu.pt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
---

arch/x86/include/asm/kprobes.h | 1 +
arch/x86/kernel/kprobes.c | 48 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
2 files changed, 49 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/kprobes.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/kprobes.h
index 5478825..d3ddd17 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/kprobes.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/kprobes.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
#include <asm/insn.h>

#define __ARCH_WANT_KPROBES_INSN_SLOT
+#define ARCH_SUPPORTS_KPROBES_ON_FTRACE

struct pt_regs;
struct kprobe;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/kprobes.c b/arch/x86/kernel/kprobes.c
index e2f751e..4c46c55 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/kprobes.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/kprobes.c
@@ -1052,6 +1052,54 @@ int __kprobes longjmp_break_handler(struct kprobe *p, struct pt_regs *regs)
return 0;
}

+#ifdef KPROBES_CAN_USE_FTRACE
+/* Ftrace callback handler for kprobes */
+void __kprobes kprobe_ftrace_handler(unsigned long ip, unsigned long parent_ip,
+ struct pt_regs *regs)
+{
+ struct kprobe *p;
+ struct kprobe_ctlblk *kcb;
+ unsigned long flags;
+
+ /* Disable irq for emulating a breakpoint and avoiding preempt */
+ local_irq_save(flags);
+
+ p = get_kprobe((kprobe_opcode_t *)ip);
+ if (unlikely(!p) || kprobe_disabled(p))
+ goto end;
+
+ kcb = get_kprobe_ctlblk();
+ if (kprobe_running()) {
+ kprobes_inc_nmissed_count(p);
+ } else {
+ regs->ip += sizeof(kprobe_opcode_t);
+
+ __this_cpu_write(current_kprobe, p);
+ kcb->kprobe_status = KPROBE_HIT_ACTIVE;
+ if (p->pre_handler)
+ p->pre_handler(p, regs);
+
+ if (unlikely(p->post_handler)) {
+ /* Emulate singlestep as if there is a 5byte nop */
+ regs->ip = ip + MCOUNT_INSN_SIZE;
+ kcb->kprobe_status = KPROBE_HIT_SSDONE;
+ p->post_handler(p, regs, 0);
+ }
+ __this_cpu_write(current_kprobe, NULL);
+ regs->ip = ip; /* Recover for next callback */
+ }
+end:
+ local_irq_restore(flags);
+}
+
+int __kprobes arch_prepare_kprobe_ftrace(struct kprobe *p)
+{
+ p->ainsn.insn = NULL;
+ p->ainsn.boostable = -1;
+ return 0;
+}
+#endif
+
int __init arch_init_kprobes(void)
{
return arch_init_optprobes();

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