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SubjectRe: [PATCH v3 2/2] dynamic debug: allow printing to trace event
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On Tue, 2020-08-25 at 17:33 +0200, Vincent Whitchurch wrote:
> When debugging device drivers, I've found it very useful to be able to
> redirect existing pr_debug()/dev_dbg() prints to the trace buffer
> instead of dmesg. Among the many advantages of the trace buffer is that
> it can be dynamically resized, allows these prints to combined with
> other trace events, and doesn't fill up system logs.

This content should be in the 0/3 cover letter.

> Since dynamic debug already has hooks in these call sites, getting these
> prints into the ftrace buffer is straightforward if we have dynamic
> debug do it.
>
> Add an "x" flag to make the dynamic debug call site print to a new
> printk:dyndbg trace event. The trace event can be emitted instead of or
> in addition to the printk().
>
> The print buffer is statically allocated and managed using code borrowed
> from __ftrace_trace_stack() and is limited to 256 bytes (four of these
> are allocated per CPU to handle the various contexts); anything larger
> will be truncated.

There is an effort to avoid using trace_printk and the like
so perhaps this feature should have the same compile time
guard.

> Signed-off-by: Vincent Whitchurch <vincent.whitchurch@axis.com>
> ---
> .../admin-guide/dynamic-debug-howto.rst | 1 +
> include/linux/dynamic_debug.h | 4 +-
> include/trace/events/printk.h | 12 +-
> lib/dynamic_debug.c | 153 +++++++++++++++---
> 4 files changed, 143 insertions(+), 27 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/dynamic-debug-howto.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/dynamic-debug-howto.rst
> index e5a8def45f3f..e717054ae142 100644
> --- a/Documentation/admin-guide/dynamic-debug-howto.rst
> +++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/dynamic-debug-howto.rst
> @@ -229,6 +229,7 @@ of the characters::
> The flags are::
>
> p enables the pr_debug() callsite.
> + x enables trace to the printk:dyndbg event
> f Include the function name in the printed message
> l Include line number in the printed message
> m Include module name in the printed message
> diff --git a/include/linux/dynamic_debug.h b/include/linux/dynamic_debug.h
> index 738421898aac..74aee3f922d7 100644
> --- a/include/linux/dynamic_debug.h
> +++ b/include/linux/dynamic_debug.h
> @@ -32,7 +32,9 @@ struct _ddebug {
> #define _DPRINTK_FLAGS_INCL_FUNCNAME (1<<2)
> #define _DPRINTK_FLAGS_INCL_LINENO (1<<3)
> #define _DPRINTK_FLAGS_INCL_TID (1<<4)
> -#define _DPRINTK_FLAGS_ENABLE _DPRINTK_FLAGS_PRINTK
> +#define _DPRINTK_FLAGS_TRACE (1<<5)
> +#define _DPRINTK_FLAGS_ENABLE (_DPRINTK_FLAGS_PRINTK | \
> + _DPRINTK_FLAGS_TRACE)
> #if defined DEBUG
> #define _DPRINTK_FLAGS_DEFAULT _DPRINTK_FLAGS_PRINTK
> #else
> diff --git a/include/trace/events/printk.h b/include/trace/events/printk.h
> index 13d405b2fd8b..1f78bd237a91 100644
> --- a/include/trace/events/printk.h
> +++ b/include/trace/events/printk.h
> @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
>
> #include <linux/tracepoint.h>
>
> -TRACE_EVENT(console,
> +DECLARE_EVENT_CLASS(printk,
> TP_PROTO(const char *text, size_t len),
>
> TP_ARGS(text, len),
> @@ -31,6 +31,16 @@ TRACE_EVENT(console,
>
> TP_printk("%s", __get_str(msg))
> );
> +
> +DEFINE_EVENT(printk, console,
> + TP_PROTO(const char *text, size_t len),
> + TP_ARGS(text, len)
> +);
> +
> +DEFINE_EVENT(printk, dyndbg,
> + TP_PROTO(const char *text, size_t len),
> + TP_ARGS(text, len)
> +);
> #endif /* _TRACE_PRINTK_H */
>
> /* This part must be outside protection */
> diff --git a/lib/dynamic_debug.c b/lib/dynamic_debug.c
> index 88af85cb5222..3319da2e235c 100644
> --- a/lib/dynamic_debug.c
> +++ b/lib/dynamic_debug.c
> @@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
> #include <linux/sched.h>
> #include <linux/device.h>
> #include <linux/netdevice.h>
> +#include <trace/events/printk.h>
>
> #include <rdma/ib_verbs.h>
>
> @@ -89,6 +90,7 @@ static struct { unsigned flag:8; char opt_char; } opt_array[] = {
> { _DPRINTK_FLAGS_INCL_FUNCNAME, 'f' },
> { _DPRINTK_FLAGS_INCL_LINENO, 'l' },
> { _DPRINTK_FLAGS_INCL_TID, 't' },
> + { _DPRINTK_FLAGS_TRACE, 'x' },
> { _DPRINTK_FLAGS_NONE, '_' },
> };
>
> @@ -600,6 +602,96 @@ static char *dynamic_emit_prefix(const struct _ddebug *desc, char *buf)
> return buf;
> }
>
> +/*
> + * This code is heavily based on __ftrace_trace_stack().
> + *
> + * Allow 4 levels of nesting: normal, softirq, irq, NMI.
> + */
> +#define DYNAMIC_TRACE_NESTING 4
> +
> +struct dynamic_trace_buf {
> + char buf[256];
> +};
> +
> +struct dynamic_trace_bufs {
> + struct dynamic_trace_buf bufs[DYNAMIC_TRACE_NESTING];
> +};
> +
> +static DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct dynamic_trace_bufs, dynamic_trace_bufs);
> +static DEFINE_PER_CPU(int, dynamic_trace_reserve);
> +
> +static void dynamic_trace(const char *fmt, va_list args)
> +{
> + struct dynamic_trace_buf *buf;
> + int bufidx;
> + int len;
> +
> + preempt_disable_notrace();
> +
> + bufidx = __this_cpu_inc_return(dynamic_trace_reserve) - 1;
> +
> + if (WARN_ON_ONCE(bufidx > DYNAMIC_TRACE_NESTING))
> + goto out;
> +
> + /* For the same reasons as in __ftrace_trace_stack(). */
> + barrier();
> +
> + buf = this_cpu_ptr(dynamic_trace_bufs.bufs) + bufidx;
> +
> + len = vscnprintf(buf->buf, sizeof(buf->buf), fmt, args);
> + trace_dyndbg(buf->buf, len);
> +
> +out:
> + /* As above. */
> + barrier();
> + __this_cpu_dec(dynamic_trace_reserve);
> + preempt_enable_notrace();
> +}
> +
> +static void dynamic_printk(unsigned int flags, const char *fmt, ...)
> +{
> + if (flags & _DPRINTK_FLAGS_TRACE) {
> + va_list args;
> +
> + va_start(args, fmt);
> + /*
> + * All callers include the KERN_DEBUG prefix to keep the
> + * vprintk case simple; strip it out for tracing.
> + */
> + dynamic_trace(fmt + strlen(KERN_DEBUG), args);
> + va_end(args);
> + }
> +
> + if (flags & _DPRINTK_FLAGS_PRINTK) {
> + va_list args;
> +
> + va_start(args, fmt);
> + vprintk(fmt, args);
> + va_end(args);
> + }
> +}
> +
> +static void dynamic_dev_printk(unsigned int flags, const struct device *dev,
> + const char *fmt, ...)
> +{
> +
> + if (flags & _DPRINTK_FLAGS_TRACE) {
> + va_list args;
> +
> + va_start(args, fmt);
> + dynamic_trace(fmt, args);
> + va_end(args);
> + }
> +
> + if (flags & _DPRINTK_FLAGS_PRINTK) {
> + va_list args;
> +
> + va_start(args, fmt);
> + dev_vprintk_emit(LOGLEVEL_DEBUG, dev, fmt, args);
> + va_end(args);
> + }
> +}
> +
> void __dynamic_pr_debug(struct _ddebug *descriptor, const char *fmt, ...)
> {
> va_list args;
> @@ -614,7 +706,8 @@ void __dynamic_pr_debug(struct _ddebug *descriptor, const char *fmt, ...)
> vaf.fmt = fmt;
> vaf.va = &args;
>
> - printk(KERN_DEBUG "%s%pV", dynamic_emit_prefix(descriptor, buf), &vaf);
> + dynamic_printk(descriptor->flags, KERN_DEBUG "%s%pV",
> + dynamic_emit_prefix(descriptor, buf), &vaf);
>
> va_end(args);
> }
> @@ -624,6 +717,7 @@ void __dynamic_dev_dbg(struct _ddebug *descriptor,
> const struct device *dev, const char *fmt, ...)
> {
> struct va_format vaf;
> + unsigned int flags;
> va_list args;
>
> BUG_ON(!descriptor);
> @@ -633,16 +727,18 @@ void __dynamic_dev_dbg(struct _ddebug *descriptor,
>
> vaf.fmt = fmt;
> vaf.va = &args;
> + flags = descriptor->flags;
>
> if (!dev) {
> - printk(KERN_DEBUG "(NULL device *): %pV", &vaf);
> + dynamic_printk(flags, KERN_DEBUG "(NULL device *): %pV",
> + &vaf);
> } else {
> char buf[PREFIX_SIZE];
>
> - dev_printk_emit(LOGLEVEL_DEBUG, dev, "%s%s %s: %pV",
> - dynamic_emit_prefix(descriptor, buf),
> - dev_driver_string(dev), dev_name(dev),
> - &vaf);
> + dynamic_dev_printk(flags, dev, "%s%s %s: %pV",
> + dynamic_emit_prefix(descriptor, buf),
> + dev_driver_string(dev), dev_name(dev),
> + &vaf);
> }
>
> va_end(args);
> @@ -655,6 +751,7 @@ void __dynamic_netdev_dbg(struct _ddebug *descriptor,
> const struct net_device *dev, const char *fmt, ...)
> {
> struct va_format vaf;
> + unsigned int flags;
> va_list args;
>
> BUG_ON(!descriptor);
> @@ -664,22 +761,24 @@ void __dynamic_netdev_dbg(struct _ddebug *descriptor,
>
> vaf.fmt = fmt;
> vaf.va = &args;
> + flags = descriptor->flags;
>
> if (dev && dev->dev.parent) {
> char buf[PREFIX_SIZE];
>
> - dev_printk_emit(LOGLEVEL_DEBUG, dev->dev.parent,
> - "%s%s %s %s%s: %pV",
> - dynamic_emit_prefix(descriptor, buf),
> - dev_driver_string(dev->dev.parent),
> - dev_name(dev->dev.parent),
> - netdev_name(dev), netdev_reg_state(dev),
> - &vaf);
> + dynamic_dev_printk(flags, dev->dev.parent,
> + "%s%s %s %s%s: %pV",
> + dynamic_emit_prefix(descriptor, buf),
> + dev_driver_string(dev->dev.parent),
> + dev_name(dev->dev.parent),
> + netdev_name(dev), netdev_reg_state(dev),
> + &vaf);
> } else if (dev) {
> - printk(KERN_DEBUG "%s%s: %pV", netdev_name(dev),
> - netdev_reg_state(dev), &vaf);
> + dynamic_printk(flags, KERN_DEBUG "%s%s: %pV",
> + netdev_name(dev), netdev_reg_state(dev), &vaf);
> } else {
> - printk(KERN_DEBUG "(NULL net_device): %pV", &vaf);
> + dynamic_printk(flags, KERN_DEBUG "(NULL net_device): %pV",
> + &vaf);
> }
>
> va_end(args);
> @@ -694,27 +793,31 @@ void __dynamic_ibdev_dbg(struct _ddebug *descriptor,
> const struct ib_device *ibdev, const char *fmt, ...)
> {
> struct va_format vaf;
> + unsigned int flags;
> va_list args;
>
> va_start(args, fmt);
>
> vaf.fmt = fmt;
> vaf.va = &args;
> + flags = descriptor->flags;
>
> if (ibdev && ibdev->dev.parent) {
> char buf[PREFIX_SIZE];
>
> - dev_printk_emit(LOGLEVEL_DEBUG, ibdev->dev.parent,
> - "%s%s %s %s: %pV",
> - dynamic_emit_prefix(descriptor, buf),
> - dev_driver_string(ibdev->dev.parent),
> - dev_name(ibdev->dev.parent),
> - dev_name(&ibdev->dev),
> - &vaf);
> + dynamic_dev_printk(flags, ibdev->dev.parent,
> + "%s%s %s %s: %pV",
> + dynamic_emit_prefix(descriptor, buf),
> + dev_driver_string(ibdev->dev.parent),
> + dev_name(ibdev->dev.parent),
> + dev_name(&ibdev->dev),
> + &vaf);
> } else if (ibdev) {
> - printk(KERN_DEBUG "%s: %pV", dev_name(&ibdev->dev), &vaf);
> + dynamic_printk(flags, KERN_DEBUG "%s: %pV",
> + dev_name(&ibdev->dev), &vaf);
> } else {
> - printk(KERN_DEBUG "(NULL ib_device): %pV", &vaf);
> + dynamic_printk(flags, KERN_DEBUG "(NULL ib_device): %pV",
> + &vaf);
> }
>
> va_end(args);

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