Re: [PATCH v2] ftrace: Get the true parent ip for function tracer

[jeff . xie]

September 9, 2024 at 11:13 PM, "Masami Hiramatsu" <mhiramat@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Hi Masami,


> 
> On Thu, 22 Aug 2024 07:30:21 +0800
> 
> Jeff Xie <jeff.xie@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> > 
> > Currently, when using both function tracer and function graph simultaneously,
> > 
> >  it is found that function tracer sometimes captures a fake parent ip(return_to_handler)
> > 
> >  instead of the true parent ip.
> > 
> >  
> > 
> >  This issue is easy to reproduce. Below are my reproduction steps:
> > 
> >  
> > 
> >  jeff-labs:~/bin # ./trace-net.sh
> > 
> >  
> > 
> >  jeff-labs:~/bin # cat /sys/kernel/debug/tracing/instances/foo/trace | grep return_to_handler
> > 
> >  trace-net.sh-405 [001] ...2. 31.859501: avc_has_perm+0x4/0x190 <-return_to_handler+0x0/0x40
> > 
> >  trace-net.sh-405 [001] ...2. 31.859503: simple_setattr+0x4/0x70 <-return_to_handler+0x0/0x40
> > 
> >  trace-net.sh-405 [001] ...2. 31.859503: truncate_pagecache+0x4/0x60 <-return_to_handler+0x0/0x40
> > 
> >  trace-net.sh-405 [001] ...2. 31.859505: unmap_mapping_range+0x4/0x140 <-return_to_handler+0x0/0x40
> > 
> >  trace-net.sh-405 [001] ...3. 31.859508: _raw_spin_unlock+0x4/0x30 <-return_to_handler+0x0/0x40
> > 
> >  [...]
> > 
> 
> Can you also add 

Was there more you intended to say after this?

> 
> > 
> > The following is my simple trace script:
> > 
> >  
> > 
> >  <snip>
> > 
> >  jeff-labs:~/bin # cat ./trace-net.sh
> > 
> >  TRACE_PATH="/sys/kernel/debug/tracing"
> > 
> >  
> > 
> >  set_events() {
> > 
> >  echo 1 > $1/events/net/enable
> > 
> >  echo 1 > $1/events/tcp/enable
> > 
> >  echo 1 > $1/events/sock/enable
> > 
> >  echo 1 > $1/events/napi/enable
> > 
> >  echo 1 > $1/events/fib/enable
> > 
> >  echo 1 > $1/events/neigh/enable
> > 
> >  }
> > 
> >  
> > 
> >  set_events ${TRACE_PATH}
> > 
> >  echo 1 > ${TRACE_PATH}/options/sym-offset
> > 
> >  echo 1 > ${TRACE_PATH}/options/funcgraph-tail
> > 
> >  echo 1 > ${TRACE_PATH}/options/funcgraph-proc
> > 
> >  echo 1 > ${TRACE_PATH}/options/funcgraph-abstime
> > 
> >  
> > 
> >  echo 'tcp_orphan*' > ${TRACE_PATH}/set_ftrace_notrace
> > 
> >  echo function_graph > ${TRACE_PATH}/current_tracer
> > 
> >  
> > 
> >  INSTANCE_FOO=${TRACE_PATH}/instances/foo
> > 
> >  if [ ! -e $INSTANCE_FOO ]; then
> > 
> >  mkdir ${INSTANCE_FOO}
> > 
> >  fi
> > 
> >  set_events ${INSTANCE_FOO}
> > 
> >  echo 1 > ${INSTANCE_FOO}/options/sym-offset
> > 
> >  echo 'tcp_orphan*' > ${INSTANCE_FOO}/set_ftrace_notrace
> > 
> >  echo function > ${INSTANCE_FOO}/current_tracer
> > 
> >  
> > 
> >  echo 1 > ${TRACE_PATH}/tracing_on
> > 
> >  echo 1 > ${INSTANCE_FOO}/tracing_on
> > 
> >  
> > 
> >  echo > ${TRACE_PATH}/trace
> > 
> >  echo > ${INSTANCE_FOO}/trace
> > 
> >  </snip>
> > 
> >  
> > 
> >  Signed-off-by: Jeff Xie <jeff.xie@xxxxxxxxx>
> > 
> >  ---
> > 
> >  v2:
> > 
> >  - Adding __always_inline to function_get_true_parent_ip suggested by Steve
> > 
> >  
> > 
> >  kernel/trace/trace_functions.c | 18 ++++++++++++++++++
> > 
> >  1 file changed, 18 insertions(+)
> > 
> >  
> > 
> >  diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_functions.c b/kernel/trace/trace_functions.c
> > 
> >  index 3b0cea37e029..d989e927c898 100644
> > 
> >  --- a/kernel/trace/trace_functions.c
> > 
> >  +++ b/kernel/trace/trace_functions.c
> > 
> >  @@ -176,6 +176,19 @@ static void function_trace_start(struct trace_array *tr)
> > 
> >  tracing_reset_online_cpus(&tr->array_buffer);
> > 
> >  }
> > 
> >  
> > 
> >  +static __always_inline unsigned long
> > 
> >  +function_get_true_parent_ip(unsigned long parent_ip, struct ftrace_regs *fregs)
> > 
> >  +{
> > 
> >  + unsigned long true_parent_ip;
> > 
> >  + int idx = 0;
> > 
> >  +
> > 
> >  + true_parent_ip = parent_ip;
> > 
> >  + if (unlikely(parent_ip == (unsigned long)&return_to_handler))
> > 
> >  + true_parent_ip = ftrace_graph_ret_addr(current, &idx, parent_ip,
> > 
> >  + (unsigned long *)fregs->regs.sp);
> > 
> >  + return true_parent_ip;
> > 
> >  +}
> > 
> 
> Can this work without CONFIG_FUNCTION_GRAPH_TRACER? Maybe it cause a build error
> 
> because return_to_handler is not defined.
> 
> Could you check it?


I believed I had checked it before, but I actually found a build error. I will fix it. ;-)


> 
> Thank you,
> 
> > 
> > +
> > 
> >  static void
> > 
> >  function_trace_call(unsigned long ip, unsigned long parent_ip,
> > 
> >  struct ftrace_ops *op, struct ftrace_regs *fregs)
> > 
> >  @@ -193,6 +206,8 @@ function_trace_call(unsigned long ip, unsigned long parent_ip,
> > 
> >  if (bit < 0)
> > 
> >  return;
> > 
> >  
> > 
> >  + parent_ip = function_get_true_parent_ip(parent_ip, fregs);
> > 
> >  +
> > 
> >  trace_ctx = tracing_gen_ctx();
> > 
> >  
> > 
> >  cpu = smp_processor_id();
> > 
> >  @@ -241,6 +256,7 @@ function_stack_trace_call(unsigned long ip, unsigned long parent_ip,
> > 
> >  * recursive protection is performed.
> > 
> >  */
> > 
> >  local_irq_save(flags);
> > 
> >  + parent_ip = function_get_true_parent_ip(parent_ip, fregs);
> > 
> >  cpu = raw_smp_processor_id();
> > 
> >  data = per_cpu_ptr(tr->array_buffer.data, cpu);
> > 
> >  disabled = atomic_inc_return(&data->disabled);
> > 
> >  @@ -309,6 +325,7 @@ function_no_repeats_trace_call(unsigned long ip, unsigned long parent_ip,
> > 
> >  if (bit < 0)
> > 
> >  return;
> > 
> >  
> > 
> >  + parent_ip = function_get_true_parent_ip(parent_ip, fregs);
> > 
> >  cpu = smp_processor_id();
> > 
> >  data = per_cpu_ptr(tr->array_buffer.data, cpu);
> > 
> >  if (atomic_read(&data->disabled))
> > 
> >  @@ -356,6 +373,7 @@ function_stack_no_repeats_trace_call(unsigned long ip, unsigned long parent_ip,
> > 
> >  * recursive protection is performed.
> > 
> >  */
> > 
> >  local_irq_save(flags);
> > 
> >  + parent_ip = function_get_true_parent_ip(parent_ip, fregs);
> > 
> >  cpu = raw_smp_processor_id();
> > 
> >  data = per_cpu_ptr(tr->array_buffer.data, cpu);
> > 
> >  disabled = atomic_inc_return(&data->disabled);
> > 
> >  -- 
> > 
> >  2.34.1
> > 
> 
> -- 
> 
> Masami Hiramatsu (Google) <mhiramat@xxxxxxxxxx>
>