Re: [PATCH v2] tracing: Remove bogus 64-bit synth_event_trace() vararg assumption
From: Tom Zanussi
Date: Wed Feb 12 2020 - 16:23:36 EST
Hi Steve,
On Wed, 2020-02-12 at 16:08 -0500, Steven Rostedt wrote:
> On Wed, 12 Feb 2020 14:13:02 -0600
> Tom Zanussi <tzanussi@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > The vararg code in synth_event_trace() assumed the args were 64 bit
> > which is not the case on 32-bit systems. Just use long which
> > should
> > work on every system.
> >
> > Also remove all the u64 casts from the synth event test module,
> > which
> > also cause compile warnings on 32-bit compiles.
> >
> > This fixes the bug reported by the kernel test robot/Rong Chen as
> > reported here:
> >
> > 20200212113444.GS12867@shao2-debian/">https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20200212113444.GS12867@shao2-debian/
> >
> > With this commit, the lkp-tests tests now pass, as do the
> > synth/kprobe
> > event test modules and selftests on x86_64.
>
> Did you test this on 32 bit? I just ran it on a 32 bit kernel, and I
> get this in the tracing output:
I did run it through the 32-bit lkp-tests, but couldn't figure out how
to get a shell to look at the output.
It looks like the output is fine, just some (null)s being printed that
shouldn't be. I'll look into it..
Tom
>
> modprobe-1731 [003] .... 919.039758: gen_synth_test:
> next_pid_field=777(null)next_comm_field=hula hoops ts_ns=1000000
> ts_ms=1000 cpu=3(null)my_string_field=thneed my_int_field=598(null)
> modprobe-1731 [003] .... 919.039904: empty_synth_test:
> next_pid_field=777(null)next_comm_field=tiddlywinks ts_ns=1000000
> ts_ms=1000 cpu=3(null)my_string_field=thneed_2.0
> my_int_field=399(null)
> modprobe-1731 [003] .... 919.040055: create_synth_test:
> next_pid_field=777(null)next_comm_field=tiddlywinks ts_ns=1000000
> ts_ms=1000 cpu=3(null)my_string_field=thneed my_int_field=398(null)
> modprobe-1731 [003] .... 919.040055: gen_synth_test:
> next_pid_field=777(null)next_comm_field=slinky ts_ns=1000000
> ts_ms=1000 cpu=3(null)my_string_field=thneed_2.01
> my_int_field=395(null)
> modprobe-1731 [003] .... 919.040056: gen_synth_test:
> next_pid_field=777(null)next_comm_field=silly putty ts_ns=1000000
> ts_ms=1000 cpu=3(null)my_string_field=thneed_9
> my_int_field=3999(null)
> modprobe-1731 [003] .... 919.040057: create_synth_test:
> next_pid_field=444(null)next_comm_field=clackers ts_ns=1000000
> ts_ms=1000 cpu=3(null)my_string_field=Thneed my_int_field=999(null)
>
> -- Steve
>
> >
> > Reported-by: kernel test robot <rong.a.chen@xxxxxxxxx>
> > Signed-off-by: Tom Zanussi <zanussi@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> > kernel/trace/synth_event_gen_test.c | 24 ++++++++++++------------
> > kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c | 6 +++---
> > 2 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/kernel/trace/synth_event_gen_test.c
> > b/kernel/trace/synth_event_gen_test.c
> > index 4aefe003cb7c..f0e14106048c 100644
> > --- a/kernel/trace/synth_event_gen_test.c
> > +++ b/kernel/trace/synth_event_gen_test.c
> > @@ -111,11 +111,11 @@ static int __init test_gen_synth_cmd(void)
> > /* Create some bogus values just for testing */
> >
> > vals[0] = 777; /* next_pid_field */
> > - vals[1] = (u64)"hula hoops"; /* next_comm_field */
> > + vals[1] = (long)"hula hoops"; /* 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[5] = (long)"thneed"; /* my_string_field */
> > vals[6] = 598; /* my_int_field */
> >
> > /* Now generate a gen_synth_test event */
> > @@ -218,11 +218,11 @@ static int __init
> > test_empty_synth_event(void)
> > /* Create some bogus values just for testing */
> >
> > vals[0] = 777; /* next_pid_field */
> > - vals[1] = (u64)"tiddlywinks"; /* next_comm_field */
> > + vals[1] = (long)"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[5] = (long)"thneed_2.0"; /* my_string_field */
> > vals[6] = 399; /* my_int_field */
> >
> > /* Now trace an empty_synth_test event */
> > @@ -290,11 +290,11 @@ static int __init
> > test_create_synth_event(void)
> > /* Create some bogus values just for testing */
> >
> > vals[0] = 777; /* next_pid_field */
> > - vals[1] = (u64)"tiddlywinks"; /* next_comm_field */
> > + vals[1] = (long)"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[5] = (long)"thneed"; /* my_string_field */
> > vals[6] = 398; /* my_int_field */
> >
> > /* Now generate a create_synth_test event */
> > @@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ static int __init test_add_next_synth_val(void)
> > goto out;
> >
> > /* next_comm_field */
> > - ret = synth_event_add_next_val((u64)"slinky",
> > &trace_state);
> > + ret = synth_event_add_next_val((long)"slinky",
> > &trace_state);
> > if (ret)
> > goto out;
> >
> > @@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ static int __init test_add_next_synth_val(void)
> > goto out;
> >
> > /* my_string_field */
> > - ret = synth_event_add_next_val((u64)"thneed_2.01",
> > &trace_state);
> > + ret = synth_event_add_next_val((long)"thneed_2.01",
> > &trace_state);
> > if (ret)
> > goto out;
> >
> > @@ -396,12 +396,12 @@ static int __init test_add_synth_val(void)
> > if (ret)
> > goto out;
> >
> > - ret = synth_event_add_val("next_comm_field", (u64)"silly
> > putty",
> > + ret = synth_event_add_val("next_comm_field", (long)"silly
> > putty",
> > &trace_state);
> > if (ret)
> > goto out;
> >
> > - ret = synth_event_add_val("my_string_field",
> > (u64)"thneed_9",
> > + ret = synth_event_add_val("my_string_field",
> > (long)"thneed_9",
> > &trace_state);
> > if (ret)
> > goto out;
> > @@ -424,11 +424,11 @@ static int __init
> > test_trace_synth_event(void)
> > /* Trace some bogus values just for testing */
> > ret = synth_event_trace(create_synth_test, 7, /*
> > number of values */
> > 444, /*
> > next_pid_field */
> > - (u64)"clackers", /*
> > next_comm_field */
> > + "clackers", /*
> > next_comm_field */
> > 1000000, /* ts_ns
> > */
> > 1000, /*
> > ts_ms */
> > smp_processor_id(), /* cpu
> > */
> > - (u64)"Thneed", /*
> > my_string_field */
> > + "Thneed", /*
> > my_string_field */
> > 999); /*
> > my_int_field */
> > return ret;
> > }
> > diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c
> > b/kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c
> > index 483b3fd1094f..b8dd28f546d8 100644
> > --- a/kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c
> > +++ b/kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c
> > @@ -1887,12 +1887,12 @@ int synth_event_trace(struct
> > trace_event_file *file, unsigned int n_vals, ...)
> >
> > va_start(args, n_vals);
> > for (i = 0, n_u64 = 0; i < state.event->n_fields; i++) {
> > - u64 val;
> > + long val;
> >
> > - val = va_arg(args, u64);
> > + val = va_arg(args, long);
> >
> > if (state.event->fields[i]->is_string) {
> > - char *str_val = (char *)(long)val;
> > + char *str_val = (char *)val;
> > char *str_field = (char *)&state.entry-
> > >fields[n_u64];
> >
> > strscpy(str_field, str_val,
> > STR_VAR_LEN_MAX);
>
>