[RFC PATCH 0/6] perf bpf: Probing with local variable

[He Kuang]

This patch set is based on https://lkml.org/lkml/2015/4/30/264

By using bpf 'config' section like this:

  char _config2[] SEC("config") = "generic_perform_write=generic_perform_write+122 file->f_mapping->a_ops bytes offset";
  SEC("generic_perform_write")
  int NODE_generic_perform_write (struct pt_regs *ctx, void *a_ops, void *bytes, void* offset) {
          char fmt[] = "NODE_generic_perform_write, a_ops=%p, bytes=%p, offset=%p\n";
          bpf_trace_printk(fmt, sizeof(fmt), a_ops, bytes, offset);
          return 1;
  }

In this example, 'bytes' and 'offset' are local variables, a_ops is in
the structure field of file parameter, and we probe in the body of the
generic_perform_write() function.

Perf can fetch and convert all the arguments and then we translate them
into bpf bytecode as a prologue before calling bpf body functions. In
the prologue, we fetch arguments from bpf context register and place
them according to bpf calling conventions so the body function can
access them as formal parameters.

The perf command is as following:

  $ perf bpf -v bpf_bytecode.o
  ...
  bpf_prologue: insn num=26
  (bf) r6 = r1
  (79) r3 = *(u64 *)(r6 +112)
  (07) r3 += 248
  (b7) r1 = 0
  (7b) *(u64 *)(r10 -8) = r1
  (bf) r1 = r10
  (07) r1 += -8
  (b7) r2 = 8
  (85) call 4
  (79) r3 = *(u64 *)(r10 -8)
  (07) r3 += 104
  (b7) r1 = 0
  (7b) *(u64 *)(r10 -8) = r1
  (bf) r1 = r10
  (07) r1 += -8
  (b7) r2 = 8
  (85) call 4
  (79) r3 = *(u64 *)(r10 -8)
  (bf) r7 = r3
  (79) r3 = *(u64 *)(r6 +24)
  (bf) r8 = r3
  (79) r3 = *(u64 *)(r6 +88)
  (bf) r9 = r3
  (bf) r2 = r7
  (bf) r3 = r8
  (bf) r4 = r9
  ...
  Added new event:
  Writing event: p:perf_bpf_probe/generic_perform_write _stext+1257282 a_ops=+104(+248(%di)):u64 bytes=%r12:u64 offset=%cx:u64
    perf_bpf_probe:generic_perform_write (on generic_perform_write+122 with a_ops=file->f_mapping->a_ops bytes offset)

The trace output:
  sh-1260  [000] d... 112592.463169: : NODE_generic_perform_write, a_ops=ffffffff81a20160, bytes=0000000000000017, offset=000000000000031d
  sh-1260  [000] d... 112593.155105: : NODE_generic_perform_write, a_ops=ffffffff81a20160, bytes=000000000000000a, offset=0000000000000334
  sh-1260  [000] d... 112599.015993: : NODE_generic_perform_write, a_ops=ffffffff81a20160, bytes=0000000000000017, offset=000000000000033e
  sh-1260  [000] d... 112600.790977: : NODE_generic_perform_write, a_ops=ffffffff81a20160, bytes=000000000000000a, offset=0000000000000355

He Kuang (6):
  perf bpf: Add headers for generate bpf bytecode
  perf bpf: Add pt_regs convert table for x86
  perf bpf: Save pt_regs info from debuginfo
  perf bpf: Convert arglist to bpf prologue
  perf bpf: Process debuginfo for generating bpf prologue
  perf bpf: Generate bpf prologue for arguments

 tools/perf/arch/x86/util/dwarf-regs.c |  31 ++++++
 tools/perf/util/bpf-loader.c          |  66 ++++++++++++
 tools/perf/util/bpf-loader.h          | 188 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 tools/perf/util/include/dwarf-regs.h  |   2 +
 tools/perf/util/probe-event.c         | 121 ++++++++++++++++++++++
 tools/perf/util/probe-event.h         |  12 +++
 tools/perf/util/probe-finder.c        | 101 ++++++++++++++++++
 tools/perf/util/probe-finder.h        |   4 +
 8 files changed, 525 insertions(+)

-- 
1.8.5.2

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