Re: [PATCH v4 bpf-next 2/4] ftrace: allow IPMODIFY and DIRECT ops on the same function

From: Petr Mladek
Date: Mon Jul 18 2022 - 09:19:37 EST


On Mon 2022-07-18 15:42:25, kernel test robot wrote:
> Hi Song,
>
> I love your patch! Perhaps something to improve:
>
> [auto build test WARNING on bpf-next/master]
>
> url: https://github.com/intel-lab-lkp/linux/commits/Song-Liu/ftrace-host-klp-and-bpf-trampoline-together/20220718-135652
> base: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/bpf/bpf-next.git master
> config: x86_64-randconfig-a004 (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20220718/202207181552.VuKfz9zg-lkp@xxxxxxxxx/config)
> compiler: gcc-11 (Debian 11.3.0-3) 11.3.0
> reproduce (this is a W=1 build):
> # https://github.com/intel-lab-lkp/linux/commit/9ef1ec8cb818d8ca70887c8c123f2d579384a6c6
> git remote add linux-review https://github.com/intel-lab-lkp/linux
> git fetch --no-tags linux-review Song-Liu/ftrace-host-klp-and-bpf-trampoline-together/20220718-135652
> git checkout 9ef1ec8cb818d8ca70887c8c123f2d579384a6c6
> # save the config file
> mkdir build_dir && cp config build_dir/.config
> make W=1 O=build_dir ARCH=x86_64 SHELL=/bin/bash kernel/trace/
>
> If you fix the issue, kindly add following tag where applicable
> Reported-by: kernel test robot <lkp@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> All warnings (new ones prefixed by >>):
>
> kernel/trace/ftrace.c: In function 'register_ftrace_function':
> >> kernel/trace/ftrace.c:8197:14: warning: variable 'direct_mutex_locked' set but not used [-Wunused-but-set-variable]
> 8197 | bool direct_mutex_locked = false;
> | ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
>
> vim +/direct_mutex_locked +8197 kernel/trace/ftrace.c
>
> 8182
> 8183 /**
> 8184 * register_ftrace_function - register a function for profiling
> 8185 * @ops: ops structure that holds the function for profiling.
> 8186 *
> 8187 * Register a function to be called by all functions in the
> 8188 * kernel.
> 8189 *
> 8190 * Note: @ops->func and all the functions it calls must be labeled
> 8191 * with "notrace", otherwise it will go into a
> 8192 * recursive loop.
> 8193 */
> 8194 int register_ftrace_function(struct ftrace_ops *ops)
> 8195 __releases(&direct_mutex)
> 8196 {
> > 8197 bool direct_mutex_locked = false;
> 8198 int ret;
> 8199
> 8200 ftrace_ops_init(ops);
> 8201
> 8202 ret = prepare_direct_functions_for_ipmodify(ops);
> 8203 if (ret < 0)
> 8204 return ret;
> 8205 else if (ret == 1)
> 8206 direct_mutex_locked = true;

Honestly, this is another horrible trick. Would it be possible to
call prepare_direct_functions_for_ipmodify() with direct_mutex
already taken?

I mean something like:

mutex_lock(&direct_mutex);

ret = prepare_direct_functions_for_ipmodify(ops);
if (ret)
goto out:

mutex_lock(&ftrace_lock);
ret = ftrace_startup(ops, 0);
mutex_unlock(&ftrace_lock);

out:
mutex_unlock(&direct_mutex);
return ret;


> 8208 mutex_lock(&ftrace_lock);
> 8209
> 8210 ret = ftrace_startup(ops, 0);
> 8211
> 8212 mutex_unlock(&ftrace_lock);
> 8213

Would be possible to handle tr->mutex the same way to avoid
the trylock? I mean to take it in advance before direct_mutex?

Best Regards,
Petr