* [PATCH] powerpc/ftrace: support CONFIG_FUNCTION_GRAPH_RETVAL
@ 2025-07-07 8:01 Aditya Bodkhe
2025-07-07 8:01 ` [PATCH 2/2] powerpc/fprobe: fix updated fprobe for function-graph tracer Aditya Bodkhe
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From: Aditya Bodkhe @ 2025-07-07 8:01 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: linuxppc-dev
Cc: linux-kernel, linux-trace-kernel, maddy, mpe, npiggin,
christophe.leroy, rostedt, mhiramat, mark.rutland, Aditya Bodkhe
commit a1be9ccc57f0 ("function_graph: Support recording and printing the
return value of function") introduced support for function graph return
value tracing.
Additionally, commit a3ed4157b7d8 ("fgraph: Replace fgraph_ret_regs with
ftrace_regs") further refactored and optimized the implementation,
making `struct fgraph_ret_regs` unnecessary.
This patch enables the above modifications for powerpc all, ensuring that
function graph return value tracing is available on this architecture.
In this patch we have redefined two functions:
- 'ftrace_regs_get_return_value()' - the existing implementation on
ppc returns -ve of return value based on some conditions not
relevant to our patch.
- 'trace_regs_get_frame_pointer()' - always returns 0 in current code .
We also allocate stack space to equivalent of 'SWITCH_FRAME_SIZE',
allowing us to directly use predefined offsets like 'GPR3' and 'GPR4'
this keeps code clean and consistent with already defined offsets .
After this patch, v6.14+ kernel can also be built with FPROBE on powerpc
but there are a few other build and runtime dependencies for FPROBE to
work properly. The next patch addresses them.
Signed-off-by: Aditya Bodkhe <adityab1@linux.ibm.com>
---
arch/powerpc/Kconfig | 1 +
arch/powerpc/include/asm/ftrace.h | 15 +++++++++
arch/powerpc/kernel/trace/ftrace_entry.S | 42 ++++++++++++++----------
3 files changed, 41 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/Kconfig b/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
index c3e0cc83f120..9163521bc4b9 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
@@ -250,6 +250,7 @@ config PPC
select HAVE_FUNCTION_ARG_ACCESS_API
select HAVE_FUNCTION_DESCRIPTORS if PPC64_ELF_ABI_V1
select HAVE_FUNCTION_ERROR_INJECTION
+ select HAVE_FUNCTION_GRAPH_FREGS
select HAVE_FUNCTION_GRAPH_TRACER
select HAVE_FUNCTION_TRACER if !COMPILE_TEST && (PPC64 || (PPC32 && CC_IS_GCC))
select HAVE_GCC_PLUGINS if GCC_VERSION >= 50200 # plugin support on gcc <= 5.1 is buggy on PPC
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/ftrace.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/ftrace.h
index 82da7c7a1d12..6ffc9c9cf4e3 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/ftrace.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/ftrace.h
@@ -50,6 +50,21 @@ static __always_inline struct pt_regs *arch_ftrace_get_regs(struct ftrace_regs *
asm volatile("mfmsr %0" : "=r" ((_regs)->msr)); \
} while (0)
+#undef ftrace_regs_get_return_value
+static __always_inline unsigned long
+ftrace_regs_get_return_value(const struct ftrace_regs *fregs)
+{
+ return arch_ftrace_regs(fregs)->regs.gpr[3];
+}
+#define ftrace_regs_get_return_value ftrace_regs_get_return_value
+
+#undef ftrace_regs_get_frame_pointer
+static __always_inline unsigned long
+ftrace_regs_get_frame_pointer(const struct ftrace_regs *fregs)
+{
+ return arch_ftrace_regs(fregs)->regs.gpr[1];
+}
+
static __always_inline void
ftrace_regs_set_instruction_pointer(struct ftrace_regs *fregs,
unsigned long ip)
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/trace/ftrace_entry.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/trace/ftrace_entry.S
index 3565c67fc638..d00272099add 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/trace/ftrace_entry.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/trace/ftrace_entry.S
@@ -409,23 +409,31 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(_mcount)
_GLOBAL(return_to_handler)
/* need to save return values */
#ifdef CONFIG_PPC64
- std r4, -32(r1)
- std r3, -24(r1)
+ stdu r1, -SWITCH_FRAME_SIZE(r1)
+ std r4, GPR4(r1)
+ std r3, GPR3(r1)
+ /* Save previous stack pointer (r1) */
+ addi r3, r1, SWITCH_FRAME_SIZE
+ std r3, GPR1(r1)
/* save TOC */
- std r2, -16(r1)
- std r31, -8(r1)
+ std r2, 24(r1)
+ std r31, 32(r1)
mr r31, r1
- stdu r1, -112(r1)
-
+ /* pass ftrace_regs/pt_regs to ftrace_return_to_handler */
+ addi r3, r1, STACK_INT_FRAME_REGS
/*
* We might be called from a module.
* Switch to our TOC to run inside the core kernel.
*/
LOAD_PACA_TOC()
#else
- stwu r1, -16(r1)
- stw r3, 8(r1)
- stw r4, 12(r1)
+ stwu r1, -SWITCH_FRAME_SIZE(r1)
+ stw r4, GPR4(r1)
+ stw r3, GPR3(r1)
+ addi r3, r1, SWITCH_FRAME_SIZE
+ stw r3, GPR1(r1)
+ /* pass ftrace_regs/pt_regs to ftrace_return_to_handler */
+ addi r3, r1, STACK_INT_FRAME_REGS
#endif
bl ftrace_return_to_handler
@@ -435,15 +443,15 @@ _GLOBAL(return_to_handler)
mtlr r3
#ifdef CONFIG_PPC64
- ld r1, 0(r1)
- ld r4, -32(r1)
- ld r3, -24(r1)
- ld r2, -16(r1)
- ld r31, -8(r1)
+ ld r4, GPR4(r1)
+ ld r3, GPR3(r1)
+ ld r2, 24(r1)
+ ld r31, 32(r1)
+ ld r1, 0(r1)
#else
- lwz r3, 8(r1)
- lwz r4, 12(r1)
- addi r1, r1, 16
+ lwz r3, GPR3(r1)
+ lwz r4, GPR4(r1)
+ addi r1, r1, SWITCH_FRAME_SIZE
#endif
/* Jump back to real return address */
--
2.50.0
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@ 2025-07-07 8:01 ` Aditya Bodkhe
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From: Aditya Bodkhe @ 2025-07-07 8:01 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: linuxppc-dev
Cc: linux-kernel, linux-trace-kernel, maddy, mpe, npiggin,
christophe.leroy, rostedt, mhiramat, mark.rutland, Hari Bathini,
Aditya Bodkhe
From: Hari Bathini <hbathini@linux.ibm.com>
Since commit 4346ba160409 ("fprobe: Rewrite fprobe on function-graph
tracer"), FPROBE depends on HAVE_FUNCTION_GRAPH_FREGS. With previous
patch adding HAVE_FUNCTION_GRAPH_FREGS for powerpc, FPROBE can be
enabled on powerpc. But with the commit b5fa903b7f7c ("fprobe: Add
fprobe_header encoding feature"), asm/fprobe.h header is needed to
define arch dependent encode/decode macros. The fprobe header MSB
pattern on powerpc is not 0xf. So, define FPROBE_HEADER_MSB_PATTERN
expected on powerpc.
Also, commit 762abbc0d09f ("fprobe: Use ftrace_regs in fprobe exit
handler") introduced HAVE_FTRACE_REGS_HAVING_PT_REGS for archs that
have pt_regs in ftrace_regs. Advertise that on powerpc to reuse
common definitions like ftrace_partial_regs().
Signed-off-by: Hari Bathini <hbathini@linux.ibm.com>
Signed-off-by: Aditya Bodkhe <adityab1@linux.ibm.com>
---
arch/powerpc/Kconfig | 1 +
arch/powerpc/include/asm/fprobe.h | 12 ++++++++++++
2 files changed, 13 insertions(+)
create mode 100644 arch/powerpc/include/asm/fprobe.h
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/Kconfig b/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
index 9163521bc4b9..2203e4fb64c1 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
@@ -246,6 +246,7 @@ config PPC
select HAVE_EFFICIENT_UNALIGNED_ACCESS
select HAVE_GUP_FAST
select HAVE_FTRACE_GRAPH_FUNC
+ select HAVE_FTRACE_REGS_HAVING_PT_REGS
select HAVE_FTRACE_MCOUNT_RECORD
select HAVE_FUNCTION_ARG_ACCESS_API
select HAVE_FUNCTION_DESCRIPTORS if PPC64_ELF_ABI_V1
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/fprobe.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/fprobe.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d64bc28fb3d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/fprobe.h
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
+#ifndef _ASM_PPC_FPROBE_H
+#define _ASM_PPC_FPROBE_H
+
+#include <asm-generic/fprobe.h>
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_64BIT
+#undef FPROBE_HEADER_MSB_PATTERN
+#define FPROBE_HEADER_MSB_PATTERN (PAGE_OFFSET & ~FPROBE_HEADER_MSB_MASK)
+#endif
+
+#endif /* _ASM_PPC_FPROBE_H */
--
2.50.0
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