Re: [PATCH V3 04/13] kprobes: Add perf ksymbol events for kprobe insn pages

From: Masami Hiramatsu
Date: Fri Feb 28 2020 - 10:11:26 EST


On Fri, 28 Feb 2020 15:51:16 +0200
Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Symbols are needed for tools to describe instruction addresses. Pages
> allocated for kprobe's purposes need symbols to be created for them.
> Add such symbols to be visible via perf ksymbol events.
>
> Signed-off-by: Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h | 5 +++++
> kernel/kprobes.c | 12 ++++++++++++
> 2 files changed, 17 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h b/include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h
> index bae9e9d2d897..9b38ac04c110 100644
> --- a/include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h
> +++ b/include/uapi/linux/perf_event.h
> @@ -1031,6 +1031,11 @@ enum perf_event_type {
> enum perf_record_ksymbol_type {
> PERF_RECORD_KSYMBOL_TYPE_UNKNOWN = 0,
> PERF_RECORD_KSYMBOL_TYPE_BPF = 1,
> + /*
> + * Out of line code such as kprobe-replaced instructions or optimized
> + * kprobes.
> + */
> + PERF_RECORD_KSYMBOL_TYPE_OOL = 2,
> PERF_RECORD_KSYMBOL_TYPE_MAX /* non-ABI */
> };
>
> diff --git a/kernel/kprobes.c b/kernel/kprobes.c
> index 229d1b596690..f880eb2189c0 100644
> --- a/kernel/kprobes.c
> +++ b/kernel/kprobes.c
> @@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
> #include <linux/ftrace.h>
> #include <linux/cpu.h>
> #include <linux/jump_label.h>
> +#include <linux/perf_event.h>
>
> #include <asm/sections.h>
> #include <asm/cacheflush.h>
> @@ -184,6 +185,10 @@ kprobe_opcode_t *__get_insn_slot(struct kprobe_insn_cache *c)
> kip->cache = c;
> list_add_rcu(&kip->list, &c->pages);
> slot = kip->insns;
> +
> + /* Record the perf ksymbol register event after adding the page */
> + perf_event_ksymbol(PERF_RECORD_KSYMBOL_TYPE_OOL, (u64)kip->insns,
> + PAGE_SIZE, false, c->sym);
> out:
> mutex_unlock(&c->mutex);
> return slot;
> @@ -202,6 +207,13 @@ static int collect_one_slot(struct kprobe_insn_page *kip, int idx)
> * next time somebody inserts a probe.
> */
> if (!list_is_singular(&kip->list)) {
> + /*
> + * Record perf ksymbol unregister event before removing
> + * the page.
> + */
> + perf_event_ksymbol(PERF_RECORD_KSYMBOL_TYPE_OOL,
> + (u64)kip->insns, PAGE_SIZE, true,
> + kip->cache->sym);
> list_del_rcu(&kip->list);
> synchronize_rcu();

If you think this event should happen after unused the page,
here is the best position to do that.

Thank you,

> kip->cache->free(kip->insns);
> --
> 2.17.1
>


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Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@xxxxxxxxxx>