From: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@kernel.org>
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Cc: Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@kernel.org>,
Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@arm.com>,
Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@efficios.com>,
Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>,
Tom Zanussi <tom.zanussi@linux.intel.com>,
Tom Zanussi <zanussi@kernel.org>,
Pengpeng Hou <pengpeng@iscas.ac.cn>
Subject: [for-next][PATCH 03/15] tracing: Bound synthetic-field strings with seq_buf
Date: Fri, 22 May 2026 10:35:11 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260522143525.374444253@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 20260522143508.298439732@kernel.org
From: Pengpeng Hou <pengpeng@iscas.ac.cn>
The synthetic field helpers build a prefixed synthetic variable name and
a generated hist command in fixed MAX_FILTER_STR_VAL buffers. The
current code appends those strings with raw strcat(), so long key lists,
field names, or saved filters can run past the end of the staging
buffers.
Build both strings with seq_buf and propagate -E2BIG if either the
synthetic variable name or the generated command exceeds
MAX_FILTER_STR_VAL. This keeps the existing tracing-side limit while
using the helper intended for bounded command construction.
Cc: Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@efficios.com>
Cc: Tom Zanussi <tom.zanussi@linux.intel.com>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260430043350.57928-1-pengpeng@iscas.ac.cn
Fixes: 02205a6752f2 ("tracing: Add support for 'field variables'")
Acked-by: Masami Hiramatsu (Google) <mhiramat@kernel.org>
Reviewed-by: Tom Zanussi <zanussi@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Pengpeng Hou <pengpeng@iscas.ac.cn>
[ sdr: Moved struct seq_buf *s for upside-down x-mas tree formatting ]
Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org>
---
kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c | 41 ++++++++++++++++++++++----------
1 file changed, 29 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c b/kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c
index eb2c2bc8bc3d..9701650c89b2 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
#include <linux/module.h>
#include <linux/kallsyms.h>
#include <linux/security.h>
+#include <linux/seq_buf.h>
#include <linux/mutex.h>
#include <linux/slab.h>
#include <linux/stacktrace.h>
@@ -2967,13 +2968,22 @@ find_synthetic_field_var(struct hist_trigger_data *target_hist_data,
{
struct hist_field *event_var;
char *synthetic_name;
+ struct seq_buf s;
synthetic_name = kzalloc(MAX_FILTER_STR_VAL, GFP_KERNEL);
if (!synthetic_name)
return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
- strcpy(synthetic_name, "synthetic_");
- strcat(synthetic_name, field_name);
+ seq_buf_init(&s, synthetic_name, MAX_FILTER_STR_VAL);
+ seq_buf_printf(&s, "synthetic_%s", field_name);
+
+ /* Terminate synthetic_name with a NUL. */
+ seq_buf_str(&s);
+
+ if (seq_buf_has_overflowed(&s)) {
+ kfree(synthetic_name);
+ return ERR_PTR(-E2BIG);
+ }
event_var = find_event_var(target_hist_data, system, event_name, synthetic_name);
@@ -3019,6 +3029,7 @@ create_field_var_hist(struct hist_trigger_data *target_hist_data,
struct hist_field *key_field;
struct hist_field *event_var;
char *saved_filter;
+ struct seq_buf s;
char *cmd;
int ret;
@@ -3063,28 +3074,34 @@ create_field_var_hist(struct hist_trigger_data *target_hist_data,
return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
}
+ seq_buf_init(&s, cmd, MAX_FILTER_STR_VAL);
+
/* Use the same keys as the compatible histogram */
- strcat(cmd, "keys=");
+ seq_buf_puts(&s, "keys=");
for_each_hist_key_field(i, hist_data) {
key_field = hist_data->fields[i];
if (!first)
- strcat(cmd, ",");
- strcat(cmd, key_field->field->name);
+ seq_buf_putc(&s, ',');
+ seq_buf_puts(&s, key_field->field->name);
first = false;
}
/* Create the synthetic field variable specification */
- strcat(cmd, ":synthetic_");
- strcat(cmd, field_name);
- strcat(cmd, "=");
- strcat(cmd, field_name);
+ seq_buf_printf(&s, ":synthetic_%s=%s", field_name, field_name);
/* Use the same filter as the compatible histogram */
saved_filter = find_trigger_filter(hist_data, file);
- if (saved_filter) {
- strcat(cmd, " if ");
- strcat(cmd, saved_filter);
+ if (saved_filter)
+ seq_buf_printf(&s, " if %s", saved_filter);
+
+ /* Terminate cmd with a NUL. */
+ seq_buf_str(&s);
+
+ if (seq_buf_has_overflowed(&s)) {
+ kfree(cmd);
+ kfree(var_hist);
+ return ERR_PTR(-E2BIG);
}
var_hist->cmd = kstrdup(cmd, GFP_KERNEL);
--
2.53.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-05-22 14:35 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 19+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-05-22 14:35 [for-next][PATCH 00/15] tracing: Updates for 7.2 Steven Rostedt
2026-05-22 14:35 ` [for-next][PATCH 01/15] tracing: Remove redundant IS_ERR() check in trace_pipe_open() Steven Rostedt
2026-05-22 14:35 ` [for-next][PATCH 02/15] seq_buf: Export seq_buf_putmem_hex() and add KUnit tests Steven Rostedt
2026-05-22 14:35 ` Steven Rostedt [this message]
2026-05-22 14:35 ` [for-next][PATCH 04/15] tracepoint: Add lockdep rcu_is_watching() check to trace_##name##_enabled() Steven Rostedt
2026-05-22 14:35 ` [for-next][PATCH 05/15] tracing: Remove local variable for argument detection from trace_printk() Steven Rostedt
2026-05-22 14:35 ` [for-next][PATCH 06/15] tracing: Switch trace_recursion_record.c code over to use guard() Steven Rostedt
2026-05-22 14:35 ` [for-next][PATCH 07/15] tracefs: Fix typo in a comment of eventfs_callback() kerneldoc Steven Rostedt
2026-05-22 14:35 ` [for-next][PATCH 08/15] cpufreq: amd-pstate: Use trace_call__##name() at guarded tracepoint call site Steven Rostedt
2026-05-22 14:35 ` [for-next][PATCH 09/15] HID: Use trace_call__##name() at guarded tracepoint call sites Steven Rostedt
2026-05-22 14:35 ` [for-next][PATCH 10/15] tracing: Allow perf to read synthetic events Steven Rostedt
2026-05-22 15:19 ` Ian Rogers
2026-05-22 15:41 ` Steven Rostedt
2026-05-22 16:03 ` Namhyung Kim
2026-05-22 14:35 ` [for-next][PATCH 11/15] tracing/branch: Use pr_warn() instead of printk(KERN_WARNING) Steven Rostedt
2026-05-22 14:35 ` [for-next][PATCH 12/15] tracing: Use krealloc_array() for trace option array growth Steven Rostedt
2026-05-22 14:35 ` [for-next][PATCH 13/15] tracing: Fix README path for synthetic_events Steven Rostedt
2026-05-22 14:35 ` [for-next][PATCH 14/15] tracing: Simplify pages allocation for tracing_map logic Steven Rostedt
2026-05-22 14:35 ` [for-next][PATCH 15/15] tracing: Move trace_iterator_increment() into trace_find_next_entry_inc() Steven Rostedt
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