[PATCH 6/7] tracing: Add synth event generation test module
From: Tom Zanussi
Date: Wed Dec 18 2019 - 10:28:03 EST
Add a test module that checks the basic functionality of the in-kernel
synthetic event generation API by creating and generating synthetic
events from a module.
Signed-off-by: Tom Zanussi <zanussi@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
kernel/trace/Kconfig | 13 ++
kernel/trace/Makefile | 1 +
kernel/trace/synth_event_gen_test.c | 330 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
3 files changed, 344 insertions(+)
create mode 100644 kernel/trace/synth_event_gen_test.c
diff --git a/kernel/trace/Kconfig b/kernel/trace/Kconfig
index 29a9c5058b62..0597d60158b4 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/Kconfig
+++ b/kernel/trace/Kconfig
@@ -775,6 +775,19 @@ config PREEMPTIRQ_DELAY_TEST
If unsure, say N
+config SYNTH_EVENT_GEN_TEST
+ tristate "Test module for in-kernel synthetic event generation"
+ depends on HIST_TRIGGERS
+ help
+ This option creates a test module to check the base
+ functionality of in-kernel synthetic event definition and
+ generation.
+
+ To test, insert the module, and then check the trace buffer
+ for the generated sample events.
+
+ If unsure, say N.
+
config TRACE_EVAL_MAP_FILE
bool "Show eval mappings for trace events"
depends on TRACING
diff --git a/kernel/trace/Makefile b/kernel/trace/Makefile
index 0e63db62225f..99de699c6062 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/Makefile
+++ b/kernel/trace/Makefile
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_TRACING) += trace_stat.o
obj-$(CONFIG_TRACING) += trace_printk.o
obj-$(CONFIG_TRACING_MAP) += tracing_map.o
obj-$(CONFIG_PREEMPTIRQ_DELAY_TEST) += preemptirq_delay_test.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_SYNTH_EVENT_GEN_TEST) += synth_event_gen_test.o
obj-$(CONFIG_CONTEXT_SWITCH_TRACER) += trace_sched_switch.o
obj-$(CONFIG_FUNCTION_TRACER) += trace_functions.o
obj-$(CONFIG_PREEMPTIRQ_TRACEPOINTS) += trace_preemptirq.o
diff --git a/kernel/trace/synth_event_gen_test.c b/kernel/trace/synth_event_gen_test.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f6a008cad489
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kernel/trace/synth_event_gen_test.c
@@ -0,0 +1,330 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+/*
+ * Test module for in-kernel sythetic event creation and generation.
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2019 Tom Zanussi <zanussi@xxxxxxxxxx>
+ */
+
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/trace_events.h>
+#include "trace.h"
+
+/*
+ * This module is a simple test of basic functionality for in-kernel
+ * synthetic event creation and generation, the first test using
+ * create_synth_event() with a static field array and a version that
+ * builds the same thing dynamically using create_empty_synth_event(),
+ * add_synth_field(s), and finalize_synth_event().
+ *
+ * To test, select CONFIG_SYNTH_EVENT_GEN_TEST and build the module.
+ * Then:
+ *
+ * # insmod kernel/trace/synth_event_gen_test.ko
+ * # cat /sys/kernel/debug/tracing/trace
+ *
+ * You should see two events in the trace buffer - "synthtest" and
+ * "dyn_synthtest".
+ *
+ * To remove the events, remove the module:
+ *
+ * # rmmod synth_event_gen_test
+ *
+ */
+
+static struct synth_field_desc synthtest_fields[] = {
+ { .type = "pid_t", .name = "next_pid_field" },
+ { .type = "char[16]", .name = "next_comm_field" },
+ { .type = "u64", .name = "ts_ns" },
+ { .type = "u64", .name = "ts_ms" },
+ { .type = "unsigned int", .name = "cpu" },
+ { .type = "char[64]", .name = "my_string_field" },
+ { .type = "int", .name = "my_int_field" },
+};
+
+static struct trace_event_file *synthtest_event_file;
+static struct trace_event_file *dyn_synthtest_event_file;
+
+static int __init test_synth_event(void)
+{
+ u64 vals[7];
+ int ret;
+
+ /* Create the synthtest synthetic event with the fields above */
+ ret = create_synth_event("synthtest", synthtest_fields,
+ ARRAY_SIZE(synthtest_fields), THIS_MODULE);
+ if (ret)
+ goto out;
+
+ /*
+ * Now get the synthtest event file. We need to prevent the
+ * instance and event from disappearing from underneath us,
+ * which get_event_file() does (though in this case we're
+ * using the top-level instance which never goes away).
+ */
+ synthtest_event_file = get_event_file(NULL, "synthetic", "synthtest");
+ if (IS_ERR(synthtest_event_file)) {
+ ret = PTR_ERR(synthtest_event_file);
+ goto delete;
+ }
+
+ /* Enable the event or you won't see anything */
+ ret = trace_array_set_clr_event(synthtest_event_file->tr,
+ "synthetic", "synthtest", true);
+ if (ret) {
+ put_event_file(synthtest_event_file);
+ goto delete;
+ }
+
+ /* Create some bogus values just for testing */
+
+ vals[0] = 777; /* next_pid_field */
+ vals[1] = (u64)"tiddlywinks"; /* next_comm_field */
+ vals[2] = 1000000; /* ts_ns */
+ vals[3] = 1000; /* ts_ms */
+ vals[4] = smp_processor_id(); /* cpu */
+ vals[5] = (u64)"thneed"; /* my_string_field */
+ vals[6] = 398; /* my_int_field */
+
+ /* Now generate the event */
+ ret = generate_synth_event(synthtest_event_file, vals,
+ ARRAY_SIZE(vals));
+ out:
+ return ret;
+ delete:
+ ret = delete_synth_event("synthtest");
+
+ goto out;
+}
+
+static int __init test_dynamic_synth_event(void)
+{
+ struct synth_event *se = NULL;
+ u64 vals[7];
+ int ret;
+
+ /* Create the empty synthtest synthetic event */
+ se = create_empty_synth_event("dyn_synthtest", THIS_MODULE);
+ if (IS_ERR(se)) {
+ ret = PTR_ERR(se);
+ goto free;
+ }
+
+ /* Use add_synth_fields to add the first 4 synthtest fields */
+ ret = add_synth_fields(se, synthtest_fields, 4);
+ if (ret)
+ goto out;
+
+ /* Use add_synth_field to add the rest of the fields */
+
+ ret = add_synth_field(se, "unsigned int", "cpu");
+ if (ret)
+ goto free;
+
+ ret = add_synth_field(se, "char[64]", "my_string_field");
+ if (ret)
+ goto free;
+
+ ret = add_synth_field(se, "int", "my_int_field");
+ if (ret)
+ goto free;
+
+ /* All fields have been added, close and register the synth event */
+ ret = finalize_synth_event(se);
+ if (ret)
+ goto free;
+
+ /*
+ * Now get the dyn_synthtest event file. We need to prevent
+ * the instance and event from disappearing from underneath
+ * us, which get_event_file() does (though in this case we're
+ * using the top-level instance which never goes away).
+ */
+ dyn_synthtest_event_file = get_event_file(NULL, "synthetic",
+ "dyn_synthtest");
+ if (IS_ERR(dyn_synthtest_event_file)) {
+ ret = PTR_ERR(dyn_synthtest_event_file);
+ goto delete;
+ }
+
+ /* Enable the event or you won't see anything */
+ ret = trace_array_set_clr_event(dyn_synthtest_event_file->tr,
+ "synthetic", "dyn_synthtest", true);
+ if (ret) {
+ put_event_file(dyn_synthtest_event_file);
+ goto delete;
+ }
+
+ /* Create some bogus values just for testing */
+
+ vals[0] = 777; /* next_pid_field */
+ vals[1] = (u64)"tiddlywinks"; /* next_comm_field */
+ vals[2] = 1000000; /* ts_ns */
+ vals[3] = 1000; /* ts_ms */
+ vals[4] = smp_processor_id(); /* cpu */
+ vals[5] = (u64)"thneed_2.0"; /* my_string_field */
+ vals[6] = 399; /* my_int_field */
+
+ /* Now generate the event */
+ ret = generate_synth_event(dyn_synthtest_event_file, vals,
+ ARRAY_SIZE(vals));
+ out:
+ return ret;
+ free: /* If not finalized, just free */
+ free_synth_event(se);
+ goto out;
+ delete: /* Event was finalized, delete */
+ delete_synth_event("dyn_synthtest");
+ goto out;
+}
+
+static int __init test_add_next_synth_val(void)
+{
+ struct synth_gen_state gen_state;
+ int ret;
+
+ ret = generate_synth_event_start(synthtest_event_file, &gen_state);
+ if (ret)
+ return ret;
+
+ /* Add some bogus values just for testing */
+
+ /* next_pid_field */
+ ret = add_next_synth_val(777, &gen_state);
+ if (ret)
+ goto out;
+
+ /* next_comm_field */
+ ret = add_next_synth_val((u64)"slinky", &gen_state);
+ if (ret)
+ goto out;
+
+ /* ts_ns */
+ ret = add_next_synth_val(1000000, &gen_state);
+ if (ret)
+ goto out;
+
+ /* ts_ms */
+ ret = add_next_synth_val(1000, &gen_state);
+ if (ret)
+ goto out;
+
+ /* cpu */
+ ret = add_next_synth_val(smp_processor_id(), &gen_state);
+ if (ret)
+ goto out;
+
+ /* my_string_field */
+ ret = add_next_synth_val((u64)"thneed_2.01", &gen_state);
+ if (ret)
+ goto out;
+
+ /* my_int_field */
+ ret = add_next_synth_val(395, &gen_state);
+ out:
+ /* Now generate or at least finalize the event */
+ ret = generate_synth_event_end(&gen_state);
+
+ return ret;
+}
+
+static int __init test_add_synth_val(void)
+{
+ struct synth_gen_state gen_state;
+ int ret;
+
+ ret = generate_synth_event_start(synthtest_event_file, &gen_state);
+ if (ret)
+ return ret;
+
+ /* Add some bogus values just for testing */
+
+ ret = add_synth_val("next_pid_field", 777, &gen_state);
+ if (ret)
+ goto out;
+
+ ret = add_synth_val("next_comm_field", (u64)"silly putty", &gen_state);
+ if (ret)
+ goto out;
+
+ ret = add_synth_val("ts_ns", 1000000, &gen_state);
+ if (ret)
+ goto out;
+
+ ret = add_synth_val("ts_ms", 1000, &gen_state);
+ if (ret)
+ goto out;
+
+ ret = add_synth_val("cpu", smp_processor_id(), &gen_state);
+ if (ret)
+ goto out;
+
+ ret = add_synth_val("my_string_field", (u64)"thneed_9", &gen_state);
+ if (ret)
+ goto out;
+
+ ret = add_synth_val("my_int_field", 3999, &gen_state);
+ out:
+ /* Now generate or at least finalize the event */
+ ret = generate_synth_event_end(&gen_state);
+
+ return ret;
+}
+
+static int __init synth_event_gen_test_init(void)
+{
+ int ret;
+
+ ret = test_synth_event();
+ if (ret)
+ return ret;
+
+ ret = test_dynamic_synth_event();
+ if (ret) {
+ WARN_ON(trace_array_set_clr_event(synthtest_event_file->tr,
+ "synthetic",
+ "synthtest", false));
+ put_event_file(synthtest_event_file);
+ WARN_ON(delete_synth_event("synthtest"));
+ goto out;
+ }
+
+ ret = test_add_next_synth_val();
+ WARN_ON(ret);
+
+ ret = test_add_synth_val();
+ WARN_ON(ret);
+ out:
+ return ret;
+}
+
+static void __exit synth_event_gen_test_exit(void)
+{
+ /* Disable the event or you can't remove it */
+ WARN_ON(trace_array_set_clr_event(dyn_synthtest_event_file->tr,
+ "synthetic",
+ "dyn_synthtest", false));
+
+ /* Now give the file and instance back */
+ put_event_file(dyn_synthtest_event_file);
+
+ /* Now unregister and free the synthetic event */
+ WARN_ON(delete_synth_event("dyn_synthtest"));
+
+ /* Disable the event or you can't remove it */
+ WARN_ON(trace_array_set_clr_event(synthtest_event_file->tr,
+ "synthetic",
+ "synthtest", false));
+
+ /* Now give the file and instance back */
+ put_event_file(synthtest_event_file);
+
+ /* Now unregister and free the synthetic event */
+ WARN_ON(delete_synth_event("synthtest"));
+}
+
+module_init(synth_event_gen_test_init)
+module_exit(synth_event_gen_test_exit)
+
+MODULE_AUTHOR("Tom Zanussi");
+MODULE_DESCRIPTION("synthetic event generation test");
+MODULE_LICENSE("GPL v2");
--
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