[PATCH -tip tracing/kprobes] Powerpc port of the kprobe-based event tracer.

Masami Hiramatsu mhiramat@redhat.com
Mon Oct 26 22:06:00 GMT 2009


Hi Mahesh,


Mahesh J Salgaonkar wrote:
> This patch ports the kprobe-based event tracer to powerpc. This patch
> is based on x86 port.
>
> Port the following API's to ppc for accessing registers and stack entries
> from pt_regs.
>
> - regs_query_register_offset(const char *name)
>     Query the offset of "name" register.
>
> - regs_query_register_name(unsigned int offset)
>     Query the name of register by its offset.
>
> - regs_get_register(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned int offset)
>     Get the value of a register by its offset.
>
> - regs_within_kernel_stack(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long addr)
>     Check the address is in the kernel stack.
>
> - regs_get_kernel_stack_nth(struct pt_regs *reg, unsigned int nth)
>     Get Nth entry of the kernel stack. (N>= 0)
>
> - regs_get_argument_nth(struct pt_regs *reg, unsigned int nth)
>     Get Nth argument at function call. (N>= 0)
>
> Signed-off-by: Mahesh Salgaonkar<mahesh@linux.vnet.ibm.com>

Thank you for porting!


> ---
>   arch/powerpc/include/asm/ptrace.h |   65 +++++++++++++++++
>   arch/powerpc/kernel/ptrace.c      |  141 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>   kernel/trace/Kconfig              |    2
>   3 files changed, 207 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> Index: linux-2.6-tip/arch/powerpc/include/asm/ptrace.h
> ===================================================================
> --- linux-2.6-tip.orig/arch/powerpc/include/asm/ptrace.h
> +++ linux-2.6-tip/arch/powerpc/include/asm/ptrace.h
> @@ -131,6 +131,71 @@ do {									      \
>   } while (0)
>   #endif /* __powerpc64__ */
>
> +/* Query offset/name of register from its name/offset */
> +#include<linux/stddef.h>
> +#include<linux/thread_info.h>
> +extern int regs_query_register_offset(const char *name);
> +extern const char *regs_query_register_name(unsigned int offset);
> +#define MAX_REG_OFFSET (offsetof(struct pt_regs, result))
> +#define kernel_stack_pointer(regs) ((regs)->gpr[1])

Hmm, kernel_stack_pointer() would better be defined just after
user_stack_pointer().

[...]


> Index: linux-2.6-tip/arch/powerpc/kernel/ptrace.c
> ===================================================================
> --- linux-2.6-tip.orig/arch/powerpc/kernel/ptrace.c
> +++ linux-2.6-tip/arch/powerpc/kernel/ptrace.c
> @@ -39,6 +39,147 @@
>   #include<asm/system.h>
>
>   /*
> + * The parameter save area on the stack is used to store arguments being passed
> + * to callee function and is located at fixed offset from stack pointer.
> + */
> +#ifdef CONFIG_PPC32
> +#define PARAMETER_SAVE_AREA_OFFSET	24  /* bytes */
> +#else /* CONFIG_PPC32 */
> +#define PARAMETER_SAVE_AREA_OFFSET	48  /* bytes */
> +#endif
> +
> +struct pt_regs_offset {
> +	const char *name;
> +	int offset;
> +};
> +
> +#define REG_OFFSET_NAME(r) {.name = #r, .offset = offsetof(struct pt_regs, r)}
> +#define REG_OFFSET_END {.name = NULL, .offset = 0}
> +
> +static const struct pt_regs_offset regoffset_table[] = {
> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[0]),
> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[1]),
> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[2]),
> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[3]),
> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[4]),
> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[5]),
> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[6]),
> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[7]),
> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[8]),
> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[9]),
> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[10]),
> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[11]),
> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[12]),
> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[13]),
> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[14]),
> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[15]),
> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[16]),
> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[17]),
> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[18]),
> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[19]),
> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[20]),
> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[21]),
> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[22]),
> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[23]),
> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[24]),
> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[25]),
> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[26]),
> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[27]),
> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[28]),
> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[29]),
> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[30]),
> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[31]),
> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(nip),
> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(msr),
> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(orig_gpr3),
> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(ctr),
> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(link),
> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(xer),
> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(ccr),
> +#ifdef CONFIG_PPC64
> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(softe),
> +#else
> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(mq),
> +#endif
> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(trap),
> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(dar),
> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(dsisr),
> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(result),
> +	REG_OFFSET_END,
> +};
> +
> +/**
> + * regs_query_register_offset() - query register offset from its name
> + * @name:	the name of a register
> + *
> + * regs_query_register_offset() returns the offset of a register in struct
> + * pt_regs from its name. If the name is invalid, this returns -EINVAL;
> + */
> +int regs_query_register_offset(const char *name)
> +{
> +	const struct pt_regs_offset *roff;
> +	for (roff = regoffset_table; roff->name != NULL; roff++)
> +		if (!strcmp(roff->name, name))
> +			return roff->offset;
> +	return -EINVAL;
> +}
> +
> +/**
> + * regs_query_register_name() - query register name from its offset
> + * @offset:	the offset of a register in struct pt_regs.
> + *
> + * regs_query_register_name() returns the name of a register from its
> + * offset in struct pt_regs. If the @offset is invalid, this returns NULL;
> + */
> +const char *regs_query_register_name(unsigned int offset)
> +{
> +	const struct pt_regs_offset *roff;
> +	for (roff = regoffset_table; roff->name != NULL; roff++)
> +		if (roff->offset == offset)
> +			return roff->name;
> +	return NULL;
> +}
> +
> +static const int arg_offs_table[] = {
> +	[0] = offsetof(struct pt_regs, gpr[3]),
> +	[1] = offsetof(struct pt_regs, gpr[4]),
> +	[2] = offsetof(struct pt_regs, gpr[5]),
> +	[3] = offsetof(struct pt_regs, gpr[6]),
> +	[4] = offsetof(struct pt_regs, gpr[7]),
> +	[5] = offsetof(struct pt_regs, gpr[8]),
> +	[6] = offsetof(struct pt_regs, gpr[9]),
> +	[7] = offsetof(struct pt_regs, gpr[10])
> +};
> +
> +/**
> + * regs_get_argument_nth() - get Nth argument at function call
> + * @regs:	pt_regs which contains registers at function entry.
> + * @n:		argument number.
> + *
> + * regs_get_argument_nth() returns @n th argument of a function call.
> + * Since usually the kernel stack will be changed right after function entry,
> + * you must use this at function entry. If the @n th entry is NOT in the
> + * kernel stack or pt_regs, this returns 0.
> + */
> +unsigned long regs_get_argument_nth(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned int n)
> +{
> +	if (n<  ARRAY_SIZE(arg_offs_table))
              ^ here, we needs a space.

> +		return *(unsigned long *)((char *)regs + arg_offs_table[n]);
> +	else {
> +		/*
> +		 * If more arguments are passed that can be stored in
> +		 * registers, the remaining arguments are stored in the
> +		 * parameter save area located at fixed offset from stack
> +		 * pointer.
> +		 * Following the PowerPC ABI, the first few arguments are
> +		 * actually passed in registers (r3-r10), with equivalent space
> +		 * left unused in the parameter save area.
> +		 */
> +		n += (PARAMETER_SAVE_AREA_OFFSET / sizeof(unsigned long));
> +		return regs_get_kernel_stack_nth(regs, n);
> +	}
> +}
> +/*
>    * does not yet catch signals sent when the child dies.
>    * in exit.c or in signal.c.
>    */
>

others seems good!

Thank you!

-- 
Masami Hiramatsu

Software Engineer
Hitachi Computer Products (America), Inc.
Software Solutions Division

e-mail: mhiramat@redhat.com



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