Re: [PATCH v4] ftrace: Get the true parent ip for function tracer
From: Google
Date: Mon Oct 07 2024 - 08:25:10 EST
On Mon, 7 Oct 2024 19:35:37 +0800
Jeff Xie <jeff.xie@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 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
> [...]
>
> 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>
>
Looks good to me.
Acked-by: Masami Hiramatsu (Google) <mhiramat@xxxxxxxxxx>
Thank you,
> Signed-off-by: Jeff Xie <jeff.xie@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> v4:
> https://lore.kernel.org/linux-trace-kernel/20241005101320.766c1100@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/
> - fixed the crash when accessing the "current" if the arch has not implemented noinstr
> thanks steve for the testing and the detailed explanation
>
> v3:
> https://lore.kernel.org/linux-trace-kernel/20240910001326.87f27e6b312f1d956cf352a2@xxxxxxxxxx/
> - fixed build error when CONFIG_FUNCTION_GRAPH_TRACER=n suggested by Masami
>
> v2:
> https://lore.kernel.org/linux-trace-kernel/20240821095910.1888d7fa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/
> - Adding __always_inline to function_get_true_parent_ip suggested by Steve
>
> kernel/trace/trace_functions.c | 26 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> 1 file changed, 26 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_functions.c b/kernel/trace/trace_functions.c
> index 3b0cea37e029..46b663d22c37 100644
> --- a/kernel/trace/trace_functions.c
> +++ b/kernel/trace/trace_functions.c
> @@ -176,6 +176,27 @@ static void function_trace_start(struct trace_array *tr)
> tracing_reset_online_cpus(&tr->array_buffer);
> }
>
> +#if defined(CONFIG_FUNCTION_GRAPH_TRACER) && defined(CONFIG_ARCH_WANTS_NO_INSTR)
> +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;
> +}
> +#else
> +static __always_inline unsigned long
> +function_get_true_parent_ip(unsigned long parent_ip, struct ftrace_regs *fregs)
> +{
> + return parent_ip;
> +}
> +#endif
> +
> static void
> function_trace_call(unsigned long ip, unsigned long parent_ip,
> struct ftrace_ops *op, struct ftrace_regs *fregs)
> @@ -193,6 +214,8 @@ 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 +264,7 @@ 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 +333,7 @@ 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 +381,7 @@ 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);
> --
> 2.43.0
>
--
Masami Hiramatsu (Google) <mhiramat@xxxxxxxxxx>