[RFC][PATCH v4 2/2] trace: add documentation for the object trace
From: Jeff Xie
Date: Mon Nov 01 2021 - 11:11:07 EST
Signed-off-by: Jeff Xie <xiehuan09@xxxxxxxxx>
---
Documentation/trace/events.rst | 110 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 110 insertions(+)
diff --git a/Documentation/trace/events.rst b/Documentation/trace/events.rst
index 8ddb9b09451c..d8477273ee3a 100644
--- a/Documentation/trace/events.rst
+++ b/Documentation/trace/events.rst
@@ -527,6 +527,116 @@ The following commands are supported:
See Documentation/trace/histogram.rst for details and examples.
+- objtrace
+
+ This command provides a way to get the value of any object, The object
+ can from the dynamic event(kprobe_event/uprobe_event) or the static event
+ (tracepoint).
+
+ Usage:
+ When using the kprobe event, only need to set the objtrace(a new trigger),
+ we can get the value of the object. The object is from the setting of the
+ kprobe event.
+
+ For example:
+ For the function bio_add_page():
+
+ int bio_add_page(struct bio *bio, struct page *page,
+ unsigned int len, unsigned int offset)
+
+ Firstly, we can set the base of the object, thus the first string "arg1"
+ stands for the value of the first parameter of this function bio_add_gage(),
+
+ echo 'p bio_add_page arg1=$arg1' >> ./kprobe_events
+
+ Secondly, we can get the value dynamically base the above object.
+
+ find the offset of the bi_size in struct bio:
+ $ gdb vmlinux
+ (gdb) p &(((struct bio *)0)->bi_iter.bi_size)
+ $1 = (unsigned int *) 0x28
+
+ echo 'objtrace:0x28(arg1):u32:1 if comm == "cat"' > ./events/kprobes/ \
+ p_bio_add_page_0/trigger
+
+ The best way to use this is that we can set the entrance event and exit
+ event, for example, the following example is to set the read_papes as
+ the entrance event, and set the blk_account_io_start as the exit event.
+
+ dd if=/dev/zero of=/test.txt bs=4k count=3
+ cd /sys/kernel/debug/tracing/
+ echo 0 > ./tracing_on
+ echo 'p read_pages' >> ./kprobe_events
+ echo 'p blk_account_io_start' >> ./kprobe_events
+ echo 'traceon if comm == "cat"' > ./events/kprobes/p_read_pages_0/trigger
+ echo 'traceoff if comm == "cat"' > ./events/kprobes/p_blk_account_io_start_0/trigger
+ echo 'p bio_add_page arg1=$arg1' >> ./kprobe_events
+ echo 'objtrace:0x28(arg1):u32:1 if comm == "cat"' > ./events/kprobes/p_bio_add_page_0/trigger
+ cat /test.txt > /dev/null
+ cat ./trace
+ # tracer: nop
+ #
+ # entries-in-buffer/entries-written: 50/50 #P:1
+ #
+ # _-----=> irqs-off
+ # / _----=> need-resched
+ # | / _---=> hardirq/softirq
+ # || / _--=> preempt-depth
+ # ||| / _-=> migrate-disable
+ # |||| / delay
+ # TASK-PID CPU# ||||| TIMESTAMP FUNCTION
+ # | | | ||||| | |
+ cat-95 [000] ..... 1.412065: _raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore <-event_triggers_call object:0xffff888108af6328 value:0x0
+ cat-95 [000] ..... 1.412066: __bio_try_merge_page <-bio_add_page object:0xffff888108af6328 value:0x0
+ cat-95 [000] ..... 1.412066: __bio_add_page <-bio_add_page object:0xffff888108af6328 value:0x0
+ cat-95 [000] ..... 1.412066: rcu_read_unlock_strict <-xa_load object:0xffff888108af6328 value:0x1000
+ cat-95 [000] ..... 1.412066: bio_add_page <-ext4_mpage_readpages object:0xffff888108af6328 value:0x1000
+ cat-95 [000] ..... 1.412066: kprobe_ftrace_handler <-ftrace_ops_list_func object:0xffff888108af6328 value:0x1000
+ cat-95 [000] ..... 1.412067: get_kprobe <-kprobe_ftrace_handler object:0xffff888108af6328 value:0x1000
+ cat-95 [000] ..... 1.412067: __bio_try_merge_page <-bio_add_page object:0xffff888108af6328 value:0x1000
+ cat-95 [000] ..... 1.412067: __bio_add_page <-bio_add_page object:0xffff888108af6328 value:0x1000
+ cat-95 [000] ..... 1.412067: rcu_read_unlock_strict <-xa_load object:0xffff888108af6328 value:0x2000
+ cat-95 [000] ..... 1.412067: bio_add_page <-ext4_mpage_readpages object:0xffff888108af6328 value:0x2000
+ cat-95 [000] ..... 1.412067: kprobe_ftrace_handler <-ftrace_ops_list_func object:0xffff888108af6328 value:0x2000
+ cat-95 [000] ..... 1.412067: get_kprobe <-kprobe_ftrace_handler object:0xffff888108af6328 value:0x2000
+ cat-95 [000] ..... 1.412067: __bio_try_merge_page <-bio_add_page object:0xffff888108af6328 value:0x2000
+ cat-95 [000] ..... 1.412068: submit_bio <-ext4_mpage_readpages object:0xffff888108af6328 value:0x3000
+ cat-95 [000] ..... 1.412068: submit_bio_noacct <-ext4_mpage_readpages object:0xffff888108af6328 value:0x3000
+ cat-95 [000] ..... 1.412068: __submit_bio <-submit_bio_noacct object:0xffff888108af6328 value:0x3000
+ cat-95 [000] ..... 1.412068: blk_try_enter_queue <-__submit_bio object:0xffff888108af6328 value:0x3000
+ cat-95 [000] ..... 1.412068: rcu_read_unlock_strict <-blk_try_enter_queue object:0xffff888108af6328 value:0x3000
+ cat-95 [000] ..... 1.412068: rcu_read_unlock_strict <-blk_try_enter_queue object:0xffff888108af6328 value:0x3000
+ cat-95 [000] ..... 1.412068: submit_bio_checks <-__submit_bio object:0xffff888108af6328 value:0x3000
+ cat-95 [000] ..... 1.412068: __cond_resched <-submit_bio_checks object:0xffff888108af6328 value:0x3000
+ cat-95 [000] ..... 1.412068: rcu_all_qs <-__cond_resched object:0xffff888108af6328 value:0x3000
+ cat-95 [000] ..... 1.412068: should_fail_bio <-submit_bio_checks object:0xffff888108af6328 value:0x3000
+ cat-95 [000] ..... 1.412069: create_task_io_context <-submit_bio_checks object:0xffff888108af6328 value:0x3000
+ cat-95 [000] ..... 1.412069: kmem_cache_alloc_node <-create_task_io_context object:0xffff888108af6328 value:0x3000
+ cat-95 [000] ..... 1.412069: should_failslab <-kmem_cache_alloc_node object:0xffff888108af6328 value:0x3000
+ cat-95 [000] ..... 1.412069: _raw_spin_lock <-create_task_io_context object:0xffff888108af6328 value:0x3000
+ cat-95 [000] ..... 1.412069: blk_mq_submit_bio <-__submit_bio object:0xffff888108af6328 value:0x3000
+ cat-95 [000] ..... 1.412069: __blk_queue_split <-blk_mq_submit_bio object:0xffff888108af6328 value:0x3000
+ cat-95 [000] ..... 1.412069: bvec_split_segs <-__blk_queue_split object:0xffff888108af6328 value:0x3000
+ cat-95 [000] ..... 1.412069: blk_attempt_plug_merge <-blk_mq_submit_bio object:0xffff888108af6328 value:0x3000
+ cat-95 [000] ..... 1.412070: __blk_mq_sched_bio_merge <-blk_mq_submit_bio object:0xffff888108af6328 value:0x3000
+ cat-95 [000] ..... 1.412070: dd_bio_merge <-blk_mq_submit_bio object:0xffff888108af6328 value:0x3000
+ cat-95 [000] ..... 1.412070: _raw_spin_lock <-dd_bio_merge object:0xffff888108af6328 value:0x3000
+ cat-95 [000] ..... 1.412070: blk_mq_sched_try_merge <-dd_bio_merge object:0xffff888108af6328 value:0x3000
+ cat-95 [000] ..... 1.412070: elv_merge <-blk_mq_sched_try_merge object:0xffff888108af6328 value:0x3000
+ cat-95 [000] ..... 1.412070: elv_rqhash_find <-elv_merge object:0xffff888108af6328 value:0x3000
+ cat-95 [000] ..... 1.412070: dd_request_merge <-blk_mq_sched_try_merge object:0xffff888108af6328 value:0x3000
+ cat-95 [000] ..... 1.412070: elv_rb_find <-dd_request_merge object:0xffff888108af6328 value:0x3000
+ cat-95 [000] ..... 1.412070: __blk_mq_alloc_request <-blk_mq_submit_bio object:0xffff888108af6328 value:0x3000
+ cat-95 [000] ..... 1.412071: dd_limit_depth <-__blk_mq_alloc_request object:0xffff888108af6328 value:0x3000
+ cat-95 [000] ..... 1.412071: blk_mq_get_tag <-__blk_mq_alloc_request object:0xffff888108af6328 value:0x3000
+ cat-95 [000] ..... 1.412071: __blk_mq_get_tag <-blk_mq_get_tag object:0xffff888108af6328 value:0x3000
+ cat-95 [000] ..... 1.412071: blk_mq_rq_ctx_init.isra.0 <-blk_mq_submit_bio object:0xffff888108af6328 value:0x3000
+ cat-95 [000] ..... 1.412071: ktime_get <-blk_mq_rq_ctx_init.isra.0 object:0xffff888108af6328 value:0x3000
+ cat-95 [000] ..... 1.412071: dd_prepare_request <-blk_mq_rq_ctx_init.isra.0 object:0xffff888108af6328 value:0x3000
+ cat-95 [000] ..... 1.412071: blk_account_io_start <-blk_mq_submit_bio object:0xffff888108af6328 value:0x3000
+ cat-95 [000] ..... 1.412071: kprobe_ftrace_handler <-ftrace_ops_list_func object:0xffff888108af6328 value:0x3000
+ cat-95 [000] ..... 1.412071: get_kprobe <-kprobe_ftrace_handler object:0xffff888108af6328 value:0x3000
+
7. In-kernel trace event API
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