Re: [PATCH v2 2/2] tracing: Include Microcode Revision in mce_record tracepoint

From: Sohil Mehta
Date: Thu Jan 25 2024 - 16:03:24 EST


On 1/25/2024 10:48 AM, Avadhut Naik wrote:
> Currently, the microcode field (Microcode Revision) of struct mce is not
> exported to userspace through the mce_record tracepoint.
>
> Export it through the tracepoint as it may provide useful information for
> debug and analysis.
>
> Signed-off-by: Avadhut Naik <avadhut.naik@xxxxxxx>
> ---

A couple of nits below.

Apart from that the patch looks fine to me.

Reviewed-by: Sohil Mehta <sohil.mehta@xxxxxxxxx>

> include/trace/events/mce.h | 7 +++++--
> 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/include/trace/events/mce.h b/include/trace/events/mce.h
> index 657b93ec8176..203baccd3c5c 100644
> --- a/include/trace/events/mce.h
> +++ b/include/trace/events/mce.h
> @@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ TRACE_EVENT(mce_record,
> __field( u8, cs )
> __field( u8, bank )
> __field( u8, cpuvendor )
> + __field( u32, microcode )

Tab alignment is inconsistent.

> ),
>
> TP_fast_assign(
> @@ -55,9 +56,10 @@ TRACE_EVENT(mce_record,
> __entry->cs = m->cs;
> __entry->bank = m->bank;
> __entry->cpuvendor = m->cpuvendor;
> + __entry->microcode = m->microcode;
> ),
>
> - TP_printk("CPU: %d, MCGc/s: %llx/%llx, MC%d: %016Lx, IPID: %016Lx, ADDR/MISC/SYND: %016Lx/%016Lx/%016Lx, RIP: %02x:<%016Lx>, TSC: %llx, PPIN: %llx, PROCESSOR: %u:%x, TIME: %llu, SOCKET: %u, APIC: %x",
> + TP_printk("CPU: %d, MCGc/s: %llx/%llx, MC%d: %016Lx, IPID: %016Lx, ADDR/MISC/SYND: %016Lx/%016Lx/%016Lx, RIP: %02x:<%016Lx>, TSC: %llx, PPIN: %llx, PROCESSOR: %u:%x, TIME: %llu, SOCKET: %u, APIC: %x, MICROCODE REVISION: %u",

Should microcode by printed as a decimal or an hexadecimal? Elsewhere
such as __print_mce(), it is printed as an hexadecimal:

/*
* Note this output is parsed by external tools and old fields
* should not be changed.
*/
pr_emerg(HW_ERR "PROCESSOR %u:%x TIME %llu SOCKET %u APIC %x
microcode %x\n",
m->cpuvendor, m->cpuid, m->time, m->socketid, m->apicid,
m->microcode);




> __entry->cpu,
> __entry->mcgcap, __entry->mcgstatus,
> __entry->bank, __entry->status,
> @@ -69,7 +71,8 @@ TRACE_EVENT(mce_record,
> __entry->cpuvendor, __entry->cpuid,
> __entry->walltime,
> __entry->socketid,
> - __entry->apicid)
> + __entry->apicid,
> + __entry->microcode)
> );
>
> #endif /* _TRACE_MCE_H */