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SubjectRe: [PATCH 1/5] ftrace: use module notifier for function tracer
On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 10:18:31PM -0400, Steven Rostedt wrote:
> From: Steven Rostedt <srostedt@redhat.com>
>
> Impact: fix and clean up
>
> The hooks in the module code for the function tracer must be called
> before any of that module code runs. The function tracer hooks
> modify the module (replacing calls to mcount to nops). If the code
> is executed while the change occurs, then the CPU can take a GPF.
>
> To handle the above with a bit of paranoia, I originally implemented
> the hooks as calls directly from the module code.
>
> After examining the notifier calls, it looks as though the start up
> notify is called before any of the module's code is executed. This makes
> the use of the notify safe with ftrace.
>
> Only the startup notify is required to be "safe". The shutdown simply
> removes the entries from the ftrace function list, and does not modify
> any code.
>
> This change has another benefit. It removes a issue with a reverse dependency
> in the mutexes of ftrace_lock and module_mutex.
>
> Cc: Rusty Russell <rusty@rustcorp.com.au>
> Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org>
> ---
> include/linux/ftrace.h | 7 ----
> include/linux/module.h | 4 ++
> kernel/module.c | 19 ++++------
> kernel/trace/ftrace.c | 90 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------------
> 4 files changed, 75 insertions(+), 45 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/include/linux/ftrace.h b/include/linux/ftrace.h
> index 53869be..97c83e1 100644
> --- a/include/linux/ftrace.h
> +++ b/include/linux/ftrace.h
> @@ -233,8 +233,6 @@ extern int ftrace_arch_read_dyn_info(char *buf, int size);
>
> extern int skip_trace(unsigned long ip);
>
> -extern void ftrace_release(void *start, unsigned long size);
> -
> extern void ftrace_disable_daemon(void);
> extern void ftrace_enable_daemon(void);
> #else
> @@ -325,13 +323,8 @@ static inline void __ftrace_enabled_restore(int enabled)
>
> #ifdef CONFIG_FTRACE_MCOUNT_RECORD
> extern void ftrace_init(void);
> -extern void ftrace_init_module(struct module *mod,
> - unsigned long *start, unsigned long *end);
> #else
> static inline void ftrace_init(void) { }
> -static inline void
> -ftrace_init_module(struct module *mod,
> - unsigned long *start, unsigned long *end) { }
> #endif
>
> /*
> diff --git a/include/linux/module.h b/include/linux/module.h
> index 6155fa4..a8f2c0a 100644
> --- a/include/linux/module.h
> +++ b/include/linux/module.h
> @@ -341,6 +341,10 @@ struct module
> struct ftrace_event_call *trace_events;
> unsigned int num_trace_events;
> #endif
> +#ifdef CONFIG_FTRACE_MCOUNT_RECORD
> + unsigned long *ftrace_callsites;
> + unsigned int num_ftrace_callsites;
> +#endif
>
> #ifdef CONFIG_MODULE_UNLOAD
> /* What modules depend on me? */
> diff --git a/kernel/module.c b/kernel/module.c
> index a039470..2383e60 100644
> --- a/kernel/module.c
> +++ b/kernel/module.c
> @@ -1490,9 +1490,6 @@ static void free_module(struct module *mod)
> /* Free any allocated parameters. */
> destroy_params(mod->kp, mod->num_kp);
>
> - /* release any pointers to mcount in this module */
> - ftrace_release(mod->module_core, mod->core_size);
> -
> /* This may be NULL, but that's OK */
> module_free(mod, mod->module_init);
> kfree(mod->args);
> @@ -1893,11 +1890,9 @@ static noinline struct module *load_module(void __user *umod,
> unsigned int symindex = 0;
> unsigned int strindex = 0;
> unsigned int modindex, versindex, infoindex, pcpuindex;
> - unsigned int num_mcount;
> struct module *mod;
> long err = 0;
> void *percpu = NULL, *ptr = NULL; /* Stops spurious gcc warning */
> - unsigned long *mseg;
> mm_segment_t old_fs;
>
> DEBUGP("load_module: umod=%p, len=%lu, uargs=%p\n",
> @@ -2179,7 +2174,13 @@ static noinline struct module *load_module(void __user *umod,
> sizeof(*mod->trace_events),
> &mod->num_trace_events);
> #endif
> -
> +#ifdef CONFIG_FTRACE_MCOUNT_RECORD
> + /* sechdrs[0].sh_size is always zero */
> + mod->ftrace_callsites = section_objs(hdr, sechdrs, secstrings,
> + "__mcount_loc",
> + sizeof(*mod->ftrace_callsites),
> + &mod->num_ftrace_callsites);
> +#endif
> #ifdef CONFIG_MODVERSIONS
> if ((mod->num_syms && !mod->crcs)
> || (mod->num_gpl_syms && !mod->gpl_crcs)
> @@ -2244,11 +2245,6 @@ static noinline struct module *load_module(void __user *umod,
> dynamic_debug_setup(debug, num_debug);
> }
>
> - /* sechdrs[0].sh_size is always zero */
> - mseg = section_objs(hdr, sechdrs, secstrings, "__mcount_loc",
> - sizeof(*mseg), &num_mcount);
> - ftrace_init_module(mod, mseg, mseg + num_mcount);
> -
> err = module_finalize(hdr, sechdrs, mod);
> if (err < 0)
> goto cleanup;
> @@ -2309,7 +2305,6 @@ static noinline struct module *load_module(void __user *umod,
> cleanup:
> kobject_del(&mod->mkobj.kobj);
> kobject_put(&mod->mkobj.kobj);
> - ftrace_release(mod->module_core, mod->core_size);
> free_unload:
> module_unload_free(mod);
> #if defined(CONFIG_MODULE_UNLOAD) && defined(CONFIG_SMP)
> diff --git a/kernel/trace/ftrace.c b/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
> index a234889..5b606f4 100644
> --- a/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
> +++ b/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
> @@ -916,30 +916,6 @@ static void ftrace_free_rec(struct dyn_ftrace *rec)
> rec->flags |= FTRACE_FL_FREE;
> }
>
> -void ftrace_release(void *start, unsigned long size)
> -{
> - struct dyn_ftrace *rec;
> - struct ftrace_page *pg;
> - unsigned long s = (unsigned long)start;
> - unsigned long e = s + size;
> -
> - if (ftrace_disabled || !start)
> - return;
> -
> - mutex_lock(&ftrace_lock);
> - do_for_each_ftrace_rec(pg, rec) {
> - if ((rec->ip >= s) && (rec->ip < e)) {
> - /*
> - * rec->ip is changed in ftrace_free_rec()
> - * It should not between s and e if record was freed.
> - */
> - FTRACE_WARN_ON(rec->flags & FTRACE_FL_FREE);
> - ftrace_free_rec(rec);
> - }
> - } while_for_each_ftrace_rec();
> - mutex_unlock(&ftrace_lock);
> -}
> -
> static struct dyn_ftrace *ftrace_alloc_dyn_node(unsigned long ip)
> {
> struct dyn_ftrace *rec;
> @@ -2752,14 +2728,72 @@ static int ftrace_convert_nops(struct module *mod,
> return 0;
> }
>
> -void ftrace_init_module(struct module *mod,
> - unsigned long *start, unsigned long *end)
> +#ifdef CONFIG_MODULES
> +void ftrace_release(void *start, void *end)
> +{
> + struct dyn_ftrace *rec;
> + struct ftrace_page *pg;
> + unsigned long s = (unsigned long)start;
> + unsigned long e = (unsigned long)end;
> +
> + if (ftrace_disabled || !start || start == end)
> + return;
> +
> + mutex_lock(&ftrace_lock);
> + do_for_each_ftrace_rec(pg, rec) {
> + if ((rec->ip >= s) && (rec->ip < e)) {
> + /*
> + * rec->ip is changed in ftrace_free_rec()
> + * It should not between s and e if record was freed.
> + */
> + FTRACE_WARN_ON(rec->flags & FTRACE_FL_FREE);
> + ftrace_free_rec(rec);
> + }
> + } while_for_each_ftrace_rec();
> + mutex_unlock(&ftrace_lock);
> +}
> +
> +static void ftrace_init_module(struct module *mod,
> + unsigned long *start, unsigned long *end)
> {
> if (ftrace_disabled || start == end)
> return;
> ftrace_convert_nops(mod, start, end);
> }
>
> +static int ftrace_module_notify(struct notifier_block *self,
> + unsigned long val, void *data)
> +{
> + struct module *mod = data;
> +
> + switch (val) {
> + case MODULE_STATE_COMING:
> + ftrace_init_module(mod, mod->ftrace_callsites,
> + mod->ftrace_callsites +
> + mod->num_ftrace_callsites);
> + break;
> + case MODULE_STATE_GOING:
> + ftrace_release(mod->ftrace_callsites,
> + mod->ftrace_callsites +
> + mod->num_ftrace_callsites);
> + break;
> + }
> +
> + return 0;
> +}
> +#else
> +static int ftrace_module_notify(struct notifier_block *self,
> + unsigned long val, void *data)
> +{
> + return 0;
> +}



You don't seem to like my __init idea :)



> +#endif /* CONFIG_MODULES */
> +
> +struct notifier_block ftrace_module_nb = {
> + .notifier_call = ftrace_module_notify,
> + .priority = 0,
> +};
> +



Neither the __initdata_or_module.


Frederic.

> extern unsigned long __start_mcount_loc[];
> extern unsigned long __stop_mcount_loc[];
>
> @@ -2791,6 +2825,10 @@ void __init ftrace_init(void)
> __start_mcount_loc,
> __stop_mcount_loc);
>
> + ret = register_module_notifier(&ftrace_module_nb);
> + if (!ret)
> + pr_warning("Failed to register trace ftrace module notifier\n");
> +
> return;
> failed:
> ftrace_disabled = 1;
> --
> 1.6.2.1
>
> --



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