[PATCH bpf-next v2] libbpf: also check /sys/kernel/tracing for tracefs files

From: Connor O'Brien
Date: Mon May 23 2022 - 17:30:07 EST


libbpf looks for tracefs files only under debugfs, but tracefs may be
mounted even if debugfs is not. When /sys/kernel/debug/tracing is
absent, try looking under /sys/kernel/tracing instead.

Signed-off-by: Connor O'Brien <connoro@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
v1->v2: cache result of debugfs check.

src/libbpf.c | 32 +++++++++++++++++++++++++-------
1 file changed, 25 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/libbpf.c b/src/libbpf.c
index 2262bcd..cc47c52 100644
--- a/src/libbpf.c
+++ b/src/libbpf.c
@@ -9945,10 +9945,22 @@ static void gen_kprobe_legacy_event_name(char *buf, size_t buf_sz,
__sync_fetch_and_add(&index, 1));
}

+static bool debugfs_available(void)
+{
+ static bool initialized = false, available;
+
+ if (!initialized) {
+ available = !access("/sys/kernel/debug/tracing", F_OK);
+ initialized = true;
+ }
+ return available;
+}
+
static int add_kprobe_event_legacy(const char *probe_name, bool retprobe,
const char *kfunc_name, size_t offset)
{
- const char *file = "/sys/kernel/debug/tracing/kprobe_events";
+ const char *file = debugfs_available() ? "/sys/kernel/debug/tracing/kprobe_events" :
+ "/sys/kernel/tracing/kprobe_events";

return append_to_file(file, "%c:%s/%s %s+0x%zx",
retprobe ? 'r' : 'p',
@@ -9958,7 +9970,8 @@ static int add_kprobe_event_legacy(const char *probe_name, bool retprobe,

static int remove_kprobe_event_legacy(const char *probe_name, bool retprobe)
{
- const char *file = "/sys/kernel/debug/tracing/kprobe_events";
+ const char *file = debugfs_available() ? "/sys/kernel/debug/tracing/kprobe_events" :
+ "/sys/kernel/tracing/kprobe_events";

return append_to_file(file, "-:%s/%s", retprobe ? "kretprobes" : "kprobes", probe_name);
}
@@ -9968,7 +9981,8 @@ static int determine_kprobe_perf_type_legacy(const char *probe_name, bool retpro
char file[256];

snprintf(file, sizeof(file),
- "/sys/kernel/debug/tracing/events/%s/%s/id",
+ debugfs_available() ? "/sys/kernel/debug/tracing/events/%s/%s/id" :
+ "/sys/kernel/tracing/events/%s/%s/id",
retprobe ? "kretprobes" : "kprobes", probe_name);

return parse_uint_from_file(file, "%d\n");
@@ -10144,7 +10158,8 @@ static void gen_uprobe_legacy_event_name(char *buf, size_t buf_sz,
static inline int add_uprobe_event_legacy(const char *probe_name, bool retprobe,
const char *binary_path, size_t offset)
{
- const char *file = "/sys/kernel/debug/tracing/uprobe_events";
+ const char *file = debugfs_available() ? "/sys/kernel/debug/tracing/uprobe_events" :
+ "/sys/kernel/tracing/uprobe_events";

return append_to_file(file, "%c:%s/%s %s:0x%zx",
retprobe ? 'r' : 'p',
@@ -10154,7 +10169,8 @@ static inline int add_uprobe_event_legacy(const char *probe_name, bool retprobe,

static inline int remove_uprobe_event_legacy(const char *probe_name, bool retprobe)
{
- const char *file = "/sys/kernel/debug/tracing/uprobe_events";
+ const char *file = debugfs_available() ? "/sys/kernel/debug/tracing/uprobe_events" :
+ "/sys/kernel/tracing/uprobe_events";

return append_to_file(file, "-:%s/%s", retprobe ? "uretprobes" : "uprobes", probe_name);
}
@@ -10164,7 +10180,8 @@ static int determine_uprobe_perf_type_legacy(const char *probe_name, bool retpro
char file[512];

snprintf(file, sizeof(file),
- "/sys/kernel/debug/tracing/events/%s/%s/id",
+ debugfs_available() ? "/sys/kernel/debug/tracing/events/%s/%s/id" :
+ "/sys/kernel/tracing/events/%s/%s/id",
retprobe ? "uretprobes" : "uprobes", probe_name);

return parse_uint_from_file(file, "%d\n");
@@ -10295,7 +10312,8 @@ static int determine_tracepoint_id(const char *tp_category,
int ret;

ret = snprintf(file, sizeof(file),
- "/sys/kernel/debug/tracing/events/%s/%s/id",
+ debugfs_available() ? "/sys/kernel/debug/tracing/events/%s/%s/id" :
+ "/sys/kernel/tracing/events/%s/%s/id",
tp_category, tp_name);
if (ret < 0)
return -errno;
--
2.36.1.124.g0e6072fb45-goog