From: "Masami Hiramatsu (Google)" <mhiramat@kernel.org>
To: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org>,
Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@kernel.org>,
Shuah Khan <shuah@kernel.org>
Cc: Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@efficios.com>,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-trace-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
linux-kselftest@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH 1/5] tracing/probes: Refactor parse_probe_vars()
Date: Mon, 13 Jul 2026 16:27:49 +0900 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <178392766924.3229912.17206914105633983383.stgit@devnote2> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <178392766002.3229912.15711868107734330750.stgit@devnote2>
From: Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@kernel.org>
Decompose parse_probe_vars() by extracting retval, stack, current task
struct, and function argument parsing logic into dedicated static
helper functions (parse_probe_var_retval, parse_probe_var_stack,
parse_probe_var_current, and parse_probe_var_arg). This simplifies
parse_probe_vars() and improves its readability.
Assisted-by: Antigravity:gemini-3.5-flash
Signed-off-by: Masami Hiramatsu (Google) <mhiramat@kernel.org>
---
Changes in v2:
- Fix double error logging by removing err code passing, but just
record errors inside subfunctions.
- Simplify parse_probe_vars().
---
kernel/trace/trace_probe.c | 237 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------------
1 file changed, 140 insertions(+), 97 deletions(-)
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_probe.c b/kernel/trace/trace_probe.c
index 18c212122344..8af97e29f096 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_probe.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_probe.c
@@ -1319,132 +1319,175 @@ NOKPROBE_SYMBOL(store_trace_entry_data)
#define PARAM_MAX_STACK (THREAD_SIZE / sizeof(unsigned long))
-/* Parse $vars. @orig_arg points '$', which syncs to @ctx->offset */
-static int parse_probe_vars(char *orig_arg, const struct fetch_type *t,
- struct fetch_insn **pcode,
- struct fetch_insn *end,
- struct traceprobe_parse_context *ctx)
+static int parse_probe_var_retval(char *orig_arg, char *arg,
+ struct fetch_insn **pcode,
+ struct fetch_insn *end,
+ struct traceprobe_parse_context *ctx)
{
struct fetch_insn *code = *pcode;
- int err = TP_ERR_BAD_VAR;
- char *arg = orig_arg + 1;
+
+ if (!(ctx->flags & TPARG_FL_RETURN)) {
+ trace_probe_log_err(ctx->offset, RETVAL_ON_PROBE);
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
+ if (!(ctx->flags & TPARG_FL_KERNEL) ||
+ !IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PROBE_EVENTS_BTF_ARGS)) {
+ code->op = FETCH_OP_RETVAL;
+ return 0;
+ }
+ return parse_btf_arg(orig_arg, pcode, end, ctx);
+}
+
+static int parse_probe_var_stack(char *arg, int len, struct fetch_insn *code,
+ struct traceprobe_parse_context *ctx)
+{
unsigned long param;
- int ret = 0;
- int len;
+ int ret;
- if (ctx->flags & TPARG_FL_TEVENT) {
- if (parse_trace_event(arg, code, ctx) < 0) {
- /* 'comm' should be checked after field parsing. */
- if (strcmp(arg, "comm") == 0 || strcmp(arg, "COMM") == 0) {
- code->op = FETCH_OP_COMM;
- return 0;
- }
- goto inval;
- }
+ if (arg[len] == '\0') {
+ code->op = FETCH_OP_STACKP;
return 0;
}
- if (str_has_prefix(arg, "retval")) {
- if (!(ctx->flags & TPARG_FL_RETURN)) {
- err = TP_ERR_RETVAL_ON_PROBE;
- goto inval;
+ if (isdigit(arg[len])) {
+ ret = kstrtoul(arg + len, 10, ¶m);
+ if (ret) {
+ trace_probe_log_err(ctx->offset, BAD_VAR);
+ return ret;
}
- if (!(ctx->flags & TPARG_FL_KERNEL) ||
- !IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PROBE_EVENTS_BTF_ARGS)) {
- code->op = FETCH_OP_RETVAL;
- return 0;
+
+ if ((ctx->flags & TPARG_FL_KERNEL) &&
+ param > PARAM_MAX_STACK) {
+ trace_probe_log_err(ctx->offset, BAD_STACK_NUM);
+ return -EINVAL;
}
+ code->op = FETCH_OP_STACK;
+ code->param = (unsigned int)param;
+ return 0;
+ }
+
+ trace_probe_log_err(ctx->offset, BAD_VAR);
+ return -EINVAL;
+}
+
+static int parse_probe_var_current(char *orig_arg, char *arg,
+ struct fetch_insn **pcode,
+ struct fetch_insn *end,
+ struct traceprobe_parse_context *ctx)
+{
+ struct fetch_insn *code = *pcode;
+
+ /* $current is only supported by kernel probe. */
+ if (!(ctx->flags & TPARG_FL_KERNEL)) {
+ trace_probe_log_err(ctx->offset, BAD_VAR);
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
+ arg += strlen("current");
+ if (*arg == '-' && IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PROBE_EVENTS_BTF_ARGS))
return parse_btf_arg(orig_arg, pcode, end, ctx);
+
+ if (*arg != '\0') {
+ trace_probe_log_err(ctx->offset, BAD_VAR);
+ return -EINVAL;
}
- len = str_has_prefix(arg, "stack");
- if (len) {
+ code->op = FETCH_OP_CURRENT;
+ return 0;
+}
- if (arg[len] == '\0') {
- code->op = FETCH_OP_STACKP;
- return 0;
- }
+#ifdef CONFIG_HAVE_FUNCTION_ARG_ACCESS_API
+static int parse_probe_var_arg(char *arg, int len, struct fetch_insn *code,
+ struct traceprobe_parse_context *ctx)
+{
+ unsigned long param;
+ int ret;
- if (isdigit(arg[len])) {
- ret = kstrtoul(arg + len, 10, ¶m);
- if (ret)
- goto inval;
+ ret = kstrtoul(arg + len, 10, ¶m);
+ if (ret) {
+ trace_probe_log_err(ctx->offset, BAD_VAR);
+ return ret;
+ }
- if ((ctx->flags & TPARG_FL_KERNEL) &&
- param > PARAM_MAX_STACK) {
- err = TP_ERR_BAD_STACK_NUM;
- goto inval;
- }
- code->op = FETCH_OP_STACK;
- code->param = (unsigned int)param;
- return 0;
- }
- goto inval;
+ if (!param || param > PARAM_MAX_STACK) {
+ trace_probe_log_err(ctx->offset, BAD_ARG_NUM);
+ return -EINVAL;
}
+ param--; /* argN starts from 1, but internal arg[N] starts from 0 */
- if (strcmp(arg, "comm") == 0 || strcmp(arg, "COMM") == 0) {
- code->op = FETCH_OP_COMM;
- return 0;
+ if (tparg_is_function_entry(ctx->flags)) {
+ code->op = FETCH_OP_ARG;
+ code->param = (unsigned int)param;
+ /*
+ * The tracepoint probe will probe a stub function, and the
+ * first parameter of the stub is a dummy and should be ignored.
+ */
+ if (ctx->flags & TPARG_FL_TPOINT)
+ code->param++;
+ } else if (tparg_is_function_return(ctx->flags)) {
+ /* function entry argument access from return probe */
+ ret = __store_entry_arg(ctx->tp, param);
+ if (ret < 0) /* This error should be an internal error */
+ return ret;
+
+ code->op = FETCH_OP_EDATA;
+ code->offset = ret;
+ } else {
+ trace_probe_log_err(ctx->offset, NOFENTRY_ARGS);
+ return -EINVAL;
}
+ return 0;
+}
+#else
+static int parse_probe_var_arg(char *arg, int len, struct fetch_insn *code,
+ struct traceprobe_parse_context *ctx)
+{
+ trace_probe_log_err(ctx->offset, BAD_VAR);
+ return -EINVAL;
+}
+#endif
- /* $current returns the address of the current task_struct. */
- if (str_has_prefix(arg, "current")) {
- /* $current is only supported by kernel probe. */
- if (!(ctx->flags & TPARG_FL_KERNEL)) {
- err = TP_ERR_BAD_VAR;
- goto inval;
- }
- arg += strlen("current");
- if (*arg == '-' && IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PROBE_EVENTS_BTF_ARGS))
- return parse_btf_arg(orig_arg, pcode, end, ctx);
+/* Parse $vars. @orig_arg points '$', which syncs to @ctx->offset */
+static int parse_probe_vars(char *orig_arg, const struct fetch_type *t,
+ struct fetch_insn **pcode,
+ struct fetch_insn *end,
+ struct traceprobe_parse_context *ctx)
+{
+ struct fetch_insn *code = *pcode;
+ char *arg = orig_arg + 1;
+ int len, ret;
- if (*arg != '\0')
- goto inval;
+ if (ctx->flags & TPARG_FL_TEVENT) {
+ ret = parse_trace_event(arg, code, ctx);
+ if (!ret)
+ return 0;
+ }
- code->op = FETCH_OP_CURRENT;
+ if (strcmp(arg, "comm") == 0 || strcmp(arg, "COMM") == 0) {
+ code->op = FETCH_OP_COMM;
return 0;
}
-#ifdef CONFIG_HAVE_FUNCTION_ARG_ACCESS_API
- len = str_has_prefix(arg, "arg");
- if (len) {
- ret = kstrtoul(arg + len, 10, ¶m);
- if (ret)
- goto inval;
+ /* eprobe only support event fields or '$comm'. */
+ if (ctx->flags & TPARG_FL_TEVENT)
+ goto inval;
- if (!param || param > PARAM_MAX_STACK) {
- err = TP_ERR_BAD_ARG_NUM;
- goto inval;
- }
- param--; /* argN starts from 1, but internal arg[N] starts from 0 */
+ if (str_has_prefix(arg, "retval"))
+ return parse_probe_var_retval(orig_arg, arg, pcode, end, ctx);
- if (tparg_is_function_entry(ctx->flags)) {
- code->op = FETCH_OP_ARG;
- code->param = (unsigned int)param;
- /*
- * The tracepoint probe will probe a stub function, and the
- * first parameter of the stub is a dummy and should be ignored.
- */
- if (ctx->flags & TPARG_FL_TPOINT)
- code->param++;
- } else if (tparg_is_function_return(ctx->flags)) {
- /* function entry argument access from return probe */
- ret = __store_entry_arg(ctx->tp, param);
- if (ret < 0) /* This error should be an internal error */
- return ret;
+ len = str_has_prefix(arg, "stack");
+ if (len)
+ return parse_probe_var_stack(arg, len, code, ctx);
- code->op = FETCH_OP_EDATA;
- code->offset = ret;
- } else {
- err = TP_ERR_NOFENTRY_ARGS;
- goto inval;
- }
- return 0;
- }
-#endif
+ /* $current returns the address of the current task_struct. */
+ if (str_has_prefix(arg, "current"))
+ return parse_probe_var_current(orig_arg, arg, pcode, end, ctx);
+
+ len = str_has_prefix(arg, "arg");
+ if (len)
+ return parse_probe_var_arg(arg, len, code, ctx);
inval:
- __trace_probe_log_err(ctx->offset, err);
+ trace_probe_log_err(ctx->offset, BAD_VAR);
return -EINVAL;
}
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Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-07-13 7:27 [PATCH 0/5] tracing/probes: Clean up and refactor argument parser Masami Hiramatsu (Google)
2026-07-13 7:27 ` Masami Hiramatsu (Google) [this message]
2026-07-13 7:27 ` [PATCH 2/5] tracing/probes: Refactor parse_probe_arg() Masami Hiramatsu (Google)
2026-07-13 7:28 ` [PATCH 3/5] tracing/probes: Sort ERRORS list in trace_probe.h alphabetically Masami Hiramatsu (Google)
2026-07-13 7:28 ` [PATCH 4/5] tracing/probes: Extend max length of argument string Masami Hiramatsu (Google)
2026-07-13 7:28 ` [PATCH 5/5] tracing/probes: Eliminate recursion in parse_probe_arg() Masami Hiramatsu (Google)
-- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2026-07-12 15:06 [PATCH 0/5] tracing/probes: Clean up and refactor argument parser Masami Hiramatsu (Google)
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