[PATCH v2 2/5] perf kvm: Introduce guest interfaces for sampling callchains

From: Tianyi Liu
Date: Sun Oct 08 2023 - 10:54:31 EST


This patch introduces two callback interfaces used between perf and KVM:

- get_frame_pointer: Return the frame pointer of the running vm.

- read_virt: Read data from a virtual address of the running vm,
used for reading the stack frames from the guest.

This also introduces a new flag, `PERF_GUEST_64BIT`, to the `.state`
callback interface, which indicates whether the vm is running in
64-bit mode.

Signed-off-by: Tianyi Liu <i.pear@xxxxxxxxxxx>
---
include/linux/perf_event.h | 15 +++++++++++++++
kernel/events/core.c | 10 ++++++++++
2 files changed, 25 insertions(+)

diff --git a/include/linux/perf_event.h b/include/linux/perf_event.h
index e85cd1c0e..d0f937a62 100644
--- a/include/linux/perf_event.h
+++ b/include/linux/perf_event.h
@@ -28,10 +28,13 @@

#define PERF_GUEST_ACTIVE 0x01
#define PERF_GUEST_USER 0x02
+#define PERF_GUEST_64BIT 0x04

struct perf_guest_info_callbacks {
unsigned int (*state)(void);
unsigned long (*get_ip)(void);
+ unsigned long (*get_frame_pointer)(void);
+ bool (*read_virt)(void *addr, void *dest, unsigned int len);
unsigned int (*handle_intel_pt_intr)(void);
};

@@ -1495,6 +1498,8 @@ extern struct perf_guest_info_callbacks __rcu *perf_guest_cbs;

DECLARE_STATIC_CALL(__perf_guest_state, *perf_guest_cbs->state);
DECLARE_STATIC_CALL(__perf_guest_get_ip, *perf_guest_cbs->get_ip);
+DECLARE_STATIC_CALL(__perf_guest_get_frame_pointer, *perf_guest_cbs->get_frame_pointer);
+DECLARE_STATIC_CALL(__perf_guest_read_virt, *perf_guest_cbs->read_virt);
DECLARE_STATIC_CALL(__perf_guest_handle_intel_pt_intr, *perf_guest_cbs->handle_intel_pt_intr);

static inline unsigned int perf_guest_state(void)
@@ -1505,6 +1510,14 @@ static inline unsigned long perf_guest_get_ip(void)
{
return static_call(__perf_guest_get_ip)();
}
+static inline unsigned long perf_guest_get_frame_pointer(void)
+{
+ return static_call(__perf_guest_get_frame_pointer)();
+}
+static inline bool perf_guest_read_virt(void *addr, void *dest, unsigned int length)
+{
+ return static_call(__perf_guest_read_virt)(addr, dest, length);
+}
static inline unsigned int perf_guest_handle_intel_pt_intr(void)
{
return static_call(__perf_guest_handle_intel_pt_intr)();
@@ -1514,6 +1527,8 @@ extern void perf_unregister_guest_info_callbacks(struct perf_guest_info_callback
#else
static inline unsigned int perf_guest_state(void) { return 0; }
static inline unsigned long perf_guest_get_ip(void) { return 0; }
+static inline unsigned long perf_guest_get_frame_pointer(void) { return 0; }
+static inline bool perf_guest_read_virt(void*, void*, unsigned int) { return 0; }
static inline unsigned int perf_guest_handle_intel_pt_intr(void) { return 0; }
#endif /* CONFIG_GUEST_PERF_EVENTS */

diff --git a/kernel/events/core.c b/kernel/events/core.c
index 4c72a41f1..eaba00ec2 100644
--- a/kernel/events/core.c
+++ b/kernel/events/core.c
@@ -6759,6 +6759,8 @@ struct perf_guest_info_callbacks __rcu *perf_guest_cbs;

DEFINE_STATIC_CALL_RET0(__perf_guest_state, *perf_guest_cbs->state);
DEFINE_STATIC_CALL_RET0(__perf_guest_get_ip, *perf_guest_cbs->get_ip);
+DEFINE_STATIC_CALL_RET0(__perf_guest_get_frame_pointer, *perf_guest_cbs->get_frame_pointer);
+DEFINE_STATIC_CALL_RET0(__perf_guest_read_virt, *perf_guest_cbs->read_virt);
DEFINE_STATIC_CALL_RET0(__perf_guest_handle_intel_pt_intr, *perf_guest_cbs->handle_intel_pt_intr);

void perf_register_guest_info_callbacks(struct perf_guest_info_callbacks *cbs)
@@ -6770,6 +6772,12 @@ void perf_register_guest_info_callbacks(struct perf_guest_info_callbacks *cbs)
static_call_update(__perf_guest_state, cbs->state);
static_call_update(__perf_guest_get_ip, cbs->get_ip);

+ if (cbs->get_frame_pointer)
+ static_call_update(__perf_guest_get_frame_pointer, cbs->get_frame_pointer);
+
+ if (cbs->read_virt)
+ static_call_update(__perf_guest_read_virt, cbs->read_virt);
+
/* Implementing ->handle_intel_pt_intr is optional. */
if (cbs->handle_intel_pt_intr)
static_call_update(__perf_guest_handle_intel_pt_intr,
@@ -6785,6 +6793,8 @@ void perf_unregister_guest_info_callbacks(struct perf_guest_info_callbacks *cbs)
rcu_assign_pointer(perf_guest_cbs, NULL);
static_call_update(__perf_guest_state, (void *)&__static_call_return0);
static_call_update(__perf_guest_get_ip, (void *)&__static_call_return0);
+ static_call_update(__perf_guest_get_frame_pointer, (void *)&__static_call_return0);
+ static_call_update(__perf_guest_read_virt, (void *)&__static_call_return0);
static_call_update(__perf_guest_handle_intel_pt_intr,
(void *)&__static_call_return0);
synchronize_rcu();
--
2.42.0