[PATCH v4] tools/rtla: Add osnoise_trace_is_off()

From: Costa Shulyupin
Date: Wed Jan 15 2025 - 13:04:10 EST


The usage of trace_is_off() confusing, which requires a detailed
explanation.

Let's modify the source code by moving the first
member, `trace`, of the `osnoise_tool` structure to the second position:

struct osnoise_tool {
- struct trace_instance trace;
struct osnoise_context *context;
+ struct trace_instance trace;

A correct program would work properly after this change,
but this one does not.

Then, run the program under gdb to observe the behavior.

gdb -q --args ./rtla osnoise -D -d 2 -T 10000 -q

Program received signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault.
0x000000000040298f in trace_is_off (tool=tool@entry=0x418458, trace=trace@entry=0x8) at src/trace.c:538
538 if (trace && !tracefs_trace_is_on(trace->inst))
...

The program checks if trace, which has a value of 8, is not null,
and then crashes when it attempts to dereference trace->inst.

It happens because trace_is_off() is called as:
trace_is_off(&tool->trace, &record->trace)

Where `record` is NULL. Expression `&record->trace` returns offset of
member `trace`, which is 8. The original code accidentally works because
offset of `record->trace` is zero.

Expanded wrong instructions are:
record = NULL;
if (&record->trace && !tracefs_trace_is_on(record->trace.inst))
return 1;

The correct instructions are:
record = NULL;
if (record && !tracefs_trace_is_on(record->trace.inst))
return 1;

Refactor `trace_is_off` to `osnoise_trace_is_off` and move it to
osnoise.c because it instead of `struct trace_instance` accesses `struct
osnoise_tool`, which is out of the scope of trace.c.

Signed-off-by: Costa Shulyupin <costa.shul@xxxxxxxxxx>

---
v4:
- Add prefix to the subject

v3:
- Dot't call a bug
- return boolean expression

v2:
- Refactor trace_is_off() to osnoise_trace_is_off()
- Write detailed explanation

Signed-off-by: Costa Shulyupin <costa.shul@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
tools/tracing/rtla/src/osnoise.c | 16 ++++++++++++++++
tools/tracing/rtla/src/osnoise.h | 1 +
tools/tracing/rtla/src/osnoise_hist.c | 4 ++--
tools/tracing/rtla/src/osnoise_top.c | 4 ++--
tools/tracing/rtla/src/timerlat_hist.c | 4 ++--
tools/tracing/rtla/src/timerlat_top.c | 6 +++---
tools/tracing/rtla/src/trace.c | 19 -------------------
tools/tracing/rtla/src/trace.h | 1 -
8 files changed, 26 insertions(+), 29 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/tracing/rtla/src/osnoise.c b/tools/tracing/rtla/src/osnoise.c
index 245e9344932bc..fcfaaff6ea164 100644
--- a/tools/tracing/rtla/src/osnoise.c
+++ b/tools/tracing/rtla/src/osnoise.c
@@ -1079,6 +1079,22 @@ struct osnoise_tool *osnoise_init_trace_tool(char *tracer)
return NULL;
}

+bool osnoise_trace_is_off(struct osnoise_tool *tool, struct osnoise_tool *record)
+{
+ /*
+ * The tool instance is always present, it is the one used to collect
+ * data.
+ */
+ if (!tracefs_trace_is_on(tool->trace.inst))
+ return true;
+
+ /*
+ * The trace record instance is only enabled when -t is set. IOW, when the system
+ * is tracing.
+ */
+ return record && !tracefs_trace_is_on(record->trace.inst);
+}
+
static void osnoise_usage(int err)
{
int i;
diff --git a/tools/tracing/rtla/src/osnoise.h b/tools/tracing/rtla/src/osnoise.h
index 555f4f4903cc2..1dc188baddef9 100644
--- a/tools/tracing/rtla/src/osnoise.h
+++ b/tools/tracing/rtla/src/osnoise.h
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ struct osnoise_tool {
void osnoise_destroy_tool(struct osnoise_tool *top);
struct osnoise_tool *osnoise_init_tool(char *tool_name);
struct osnoise_tool *osnoise_init_trace_tool(char *tracer);
+bool osnoise_trace_is_off(struct osnoise_tool *tool, struct osnoise_tool *record);

int osnoise_hist_main(int argc, char *argv[]);
int osnoise_top_main(int argc, char **argv);
diff --git a/tools/tracing/rtla/src/osnoise_hist.c b/tools/tracing/rtla/src/osnoise_hist.c
index 214e2c93fde01..f250f999a4eee 100644
--- a/tools/tracing/rtla/src/osnoise_hist.c
+++ b/tools/tracing/rtla/src/osnoise_hist.c
@@ -970,7 +970,7 @@ int osnoise_hist_main(int argc, char *argv[])
goto out_hist;
}

- if (trace_is_off(&tool->trace, &record->trace))
+ if (osnoise_trace_is_off(tool, record))
break;
}

@@ -980,7 +980,7 @@ int osnoise_hist_main(int argc, char *argv[])

return_value = 0;

- if (trace_is_off(&tool->trace, &record->trace)) {
+ if (osnoise_trace_is_off(tool, record)) {
printf("rtla osnoise hit stop tracing\n");
if (params->trace_output) {
printf(" Saving trace to %s\n", params->trace_output);
diff --git a/tools/tracing/rtla/src/osnoise_top.c b/tools/tracing/rtla/src/osnoise_top.c
index 45647495ce3bd..6d50653ae224c 100644
--- a/tools/tracing/rtla/src/osnoise_top.c
+++ b/tools/tracing/rtla/src/osnoise_top.c
@@ -801,7 +801,7 @@ int osnoise_top_main(int argc, char **argv)
if (!params->quiet)
osnoise_print_stats(params, tool);

- if (trace_is_off(&tool->trace, &record->trace))
+ if (osnoise_trace_is_off(tool, record))
break;

}
@@ -810,7 +810,7 @@ int osnoise_top_main(int argc, char **argv)

return_value = 0;

- if (trace_is_off(&tool->trace, &record->trace)) {
+ if (osnoise_trace_is_off(tool, record)) {
printf("osnoise hit stop tracing\n");
if (params->trace_output) {
printf(" Saving trace to %s\n", params->trace_output);
diff --git a/tools/tracing/rtla/src/timerlat_hist.c b/tools/tracing/rtla/src/timerlat_hist.c
index 4403cc4eba302..ddb833ce89d01 100644
--- a/tools/tracing/rtla/src/timerlat_hist.c
+++ b/tools/tracing/rtla/src/timerlat_hist.c
@@ -1342,7 +1342,7 @@ int timerlat_hist_main(int argc, char *argv[])
goto out_hist;
}

- if (trace_is_off(&tool->trace, &record->trace))
+ if (osnoise_trace_is_off(tool, record))
break;

/* is there still any user-threads ? */
@@ -1363,7 +1363,7 @@ int timerlat_hist_main(int argc, char *argv[])

return_value = 0;

- if (trace_is_off(&tool->trace, &record->trace)) {
+ if (osnoise_trace_is_off(tool, record)) {
printf("rtla timerlat hit stop tracing\n");

if (!params->no_aa)
diff --git a/tools/tracing/rtla/src/timerlat_top.c b/tools/tracing/rtla/src/timerlat_top.c
index 059b468981e4d..9a707c42bb1ac 100644
--- a/tools/tracing/rtla/src/timerlat_top.c
+++ b/tools/tracing/rtla/src/timerlat_top.c
@@ -1093,7 +1093,7 @@ int timerlat_top_main(int argc, char *argv[])
while (!stop_tracing) {
sleep(params->sleep_time);

- if (params->aa_only && !trace_is_off(&top->trace, &record->trace))
+ if (params->aa_only && !osnoise_trace_is_off(top, record))
continue;

retval = tracefs_iterate_raw_events(trace->tep,
@@ -1110,7 +1110,7 @@ int timerlat_top_main(int argc, char *argv[])
if (!params->quiet)
timerlat_print_stats(params, top);

- if (trace_is_off(&top->trace, &record->trace))
+ if (osnoise_trace_is_off(top, record))
break;

/* is there still any user-threads ? */
@@ -1131,7 +1131,7 @@ int timerlat_top_main(int argc, char *argv[])

return_value = 0;

- if (trace_is_off(&top->trace, &record->trace)) {
+ if (osnoise_trace_is_off(top, record)) {
printf("rtla timerlat hit stop tracing\n");

if (!params->no_aa)
diff --git a/tools/tracing/rtla/src/trace.c b/tools/tracing/rtla/src/trace.c
index 170a706248abf..6e24649857dd8 100644
--- a/tools/tracing/rtla/src/trace.c
+++ b/tools/tracing/rtla/src/trace.c
@@ -522,25 +522,6 @@ void trace_events_destroy(struct trace_instance *instance,
trace_events_free(events);
}

-int trace_is_off(struct trace_instance *tool, struct trace_instance *trace)
-{
- /*
- * The tool instance is always present, it is the one used to collect
- * data.
- */
- if (!tracefs_trace_is_on(tool->inst))
- return 1;
-
- /*
- * The trace instance is only enabled when -t is set. IOW, when the system
- * is tracing.
- */
- if (trace && !tracefs_trace_is_on(trace->inst))
- return 1;
-
- return 0;
-}
-
/*
* trace_set_buffer_size - set the per-cpu tracing buffer size.
*/
diff --git a/tools/tracing/rtla/src/trace.h b/tools/tracing/rtla/src/trace.h
index c7c92dc9a18a6..1ddb51cdaf97c 100644
--- a/tools/tracing/rtla/src/trace.h
+++ b/tools/tracing/rtla/src/trace.h
@@ -47,5 +47,4 @@ int trace_events_enable(struct trace_instance *instance,

int trace_event_add_filter(struct trace_events *event, char *filter);
int trace_event_add_trigger(struct trace_events *event, char *trigger);
-int trace_is_off(struct trace_instance *tool, struct trace_instance *trace);
int trace_set_buffer_size(struct trace_instance *trace, int size);
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