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From: Vincent Donnefort <vdonnefort@google.com>
To: rostedt@goodmis.org, mhiramat@kernel.org,
	 linux-trace-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Cc: mathieu.desnoyers@efficios.com, kernel-team@android.com,
	 linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
	Vincent Donnefort <vdonnefort@google.com>
Subject: [PATCH v4 13/18] tracing/remotes: Add dump_on_panic tracefs file
Date: Tue,  4 Aug 2026 15:03:28 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260804140333.797210-14-vdonnefort@google.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260804140333.797210-1-vdonnefort@google.com>

When enabled, dump_on_panic will dump the content of the trace remote
buffer if the system panics.

Signed-off-by: Vincent Donnefort <vdonnefort@google.com>

diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_remote.c b/kernel/trace/trace_remote.c
index 2421550d5601..9077b488e584 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_remote.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_remote.c
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include <linux/kstrtox.h>
 #include <linux/lockdep.h>
 #include <linux/mutex.h>
+#include <linux/panic_notifier.h>
 #include <linux/tracefs.h>
 #include <linux/trace_remote.h>
 #include <linux/trace_seq.h>
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ enum tri_type {
 	TRI_CONSUMING,
 	TRI_NONCONSUMING,
 	TRI_DMESG,
+	TRI_PANIC,
 };
 
 struct trace_remote_iterator {
@@ -59,6 +61,9 @@ struct trace_remote {
 	unsigned int			poll_cnt;
 	unsigned int			poll_ms;
 	bool				tracing_on;
+	bool				panic_on;
+	struct notifier_block		panic_notifier;
+	struct trace_remote_iterator	*panic_iter;
 	struct delayed_work		poll_work;
 };
 
@@ -71,10 +76,15 @@ static bool trace_remote_loaded(struct trace_remote *remote)
 	return !!remote->trace_buffer;
 }
 
+static void trace_remote_unload(struct trace_remote *remote);
+static int trace_remote_panic_load(struct trace_remote *remote);
+static void trace_remote_panic_unload(struct trace_remote *remote);
+
 static int trace_remote_load(struct trace_remote *remote)
 {
 	struct ring_buffer_remote *rb_remote = &remote->rb_remote;
 	struct trace_buffer_desc *desc;
+	int ret = 0;
 
 	lockdep_assert_held(&remote->lock);
 
@@ -89,15 +99,28 @@ static int trace_remote_load(struct trace_remote *remote)
 	rb_remote->swap_reader_page = remote->cbs->swap_reader_page;
 	rb_remote->priv = remote->priv;
 	rb_remote->reset = remote->cbs->reset;
+	remote->trace_buffer_desc = desc;
 	remote->trace_buffer = ring_buffer_alloc_remote(rb_remote);
 	if (!remote->trace_buffer) {
 		remote->cbs->unload_trace_buffer(desc, remote->priv);
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
-	remote->trace_buffer_desc = desc;
+	if (remote->panic_on) {
+		ret = trace_remote_panic_load(remote);
+		if (ret)
+			trace_remote_unload(remote);
+	}
 
-	return 0;
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static void trace_remote_unload(struct trace_remote *remote)
+{
+	trace_remote_panic_unload(remote);
+	ring_buffer_free(remote->trace_buffer);
+	remote->trace_buffer = NULL;
+	remote->cbs->unload_trace_buffer(remote->trace_buffer_desc, remote->priv);
 }
 
 static void trace_remote_try_unload(struct trace_remote *remote)
@@ -115,9 +138,7 @@ static void trace_remote_try_unload(struct trace_remote *remote)
 	if (!ring_buffer_empty(remote->trace_buffer))
 		return;
 
-	ring_buffer_free(remote->trace_buffer);
-	remote->trace_buffer = NULL;
-	remote->cbs->unload_trace_buffer(remote->trace_buffer_desc, remote->priv);
+	trace_remote_unload(remote);
 }
 
 static int trace_remote_enable_tracing(struct trace_remote *remote)
@@ -434,58 +455,68 @@ static void trace_remote_dec_poll(struct trace_remote *remote)
 static struct trace_remote_iterator
 *trace_remote_iter(struct trace_remote *remote, int cpu, enum tri_type type)
 {
-	struct trace_remote_iterator *iter = NULL;
+	struct trace_remote_iterator *iter __free(kfree) = kzalloc_obj(*iter);
 	int ret;
 
 	lockdep_assert_held(&remote->lock);
 
-	if (type == TRI_NONCONSUMING && !trace_remote_loaded(remote))
-		return NULL;
+	if (!iter)
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
-	ret = trace_remote_get(remote, cpu);
-	if (ret)
-		return ERR_PTR(ret);
+	switch (type) {
+	case TRI_NONCONSUMING:
+		if (!trace_remote_loaded(remote))
+			return NULL;
+		fallthrough;
+	case TRI_CONSUMING:
+	case TRI_DMESG:
+		ret = trace_remote_get(remote, cpu);
+		if (ret)
+			return ERR_PTR(ret);
+		break;
+	case TRI_PANIC:
+		break;
+	}
 
 	if (!trace_remote_has_cpu(remote, cpu)) {
 		ret = -ENODEV;
 		goto err;
 	}
 
-	iter = kzalloc_obj(*iter);
-	if (iter) {
-		iter->remote = remote;
-		iter->cpu = cpu;
-		iter->type = type;
-		trace_seq_init(&iter->seq);
+	iter->remote = remote;
+	iter->cpu = cpu;
+	iter->type = type;
+	trace_seq_init(&iter->seq);
 
-		switch (type) {
-		case TRI_DMESG:
-			/* only one dmesg iter allowed */
-			if (WARN_ON_ONCE(remote->dmesg)) {
-				ret = -EBUSY;
-				break;
-			}
-			smp_store_release(&remote->dmesg, iter);
-			fallthrough;
-		case TRI_CONSUMING:
-			trace_remote_inc_poll(remote);
-			break;
-		case TRI_NONCONSUMING:
-			ret = __alloc_ring_buffer_iter(iter, cpu);
-			break;
+	switch (type) {
+	case TRI_DMESG:
+		/* only one dmesg iter allowed */
+		if (WARN_ON_ONCE(remote->dmesg)) {
+			ret = -EBUSY;
+			goto err;
 		}
-
+		smp_store_release(&remote->dmesg, iter);
+		fallthrough;
+	case TRI_CONSUMING:
+		trace_remote_inc_poll(remote);
+		break;
+	case TRI_PANIC:
+	case TRI_NONCONSUMING:
+		ret = __alloc_ring_buffer_iter(iter, cpu);
 		if (ret)
 			goto err;
-
-		return iter;
+		break;
 	}
-	ret = -ENOMEM;
+
+	return no_free_ptr(iter);
 
 err:
-	kfree(iter);
-	trace_remote_put(remote);
-
+	switch (type) {
+	case TRI_PANIC:
+		break;
+	default:
+		trace_remote_put(remote);
+	}
 	return ERR_PTR(ret);
 }
 
@@ -508,14 +539,18 @@ static void trace_remote_iter_free(struct trace_remote_iterator *iter)
 		fallthrough;
 	case TRI_CONSUMING:
 		trace_remote_dec_poll(remote);
+		trace_remote_put(remote);
 		break;
 	case TRI_NONCONSUMING:
+		__free_ring_buffer_iter(iter, iter->cpu);
+		trace_remote_put(remote);
+		break;
+	case TRI_PANIC:
 		__free_ring_buffer_iter(iter, iter->cpu);
 		break;
 	}
 
 	kfree(iter);
-	trace_remote_put(remote);
 }
 
 static bool trace_remote_iter_is_consuming(struct trace_remote_iterator *iter)
@@ -989,6 +1024,117 @@ static int dmesg_show(struct seq_file *s, void *unused)
 }
 DEFINE_TRACE_REMOTE_ATTRIBUTE(dmesg);
 
+static int trace_remote_panic_handler(struct notifier_block *self, unsigned long ev, void *v)
+{
+	struct trace_remote *remote = container_of(self, struct trace_remote, panic_notifier);
+	struct trace_remote_iterator *iter = smp_load_acquire(&remote->panic_iter);
+	int cpu;
+
+	if (!iter) {
+		pr_warn("Unexpected error: no panic iterator for the trace remote\n");
+		return NOTIFY_DONE;
+	}
+
+	for_each_possible_cpu(cpu) {
+		if (iter->rb_iters[cpu]) {
+			/* No RING_BUFFER_ALL_CPUS to avoid taking cpu_read_lock() */
+			ring_buffer_read_remote_meta_page(remote->trace_buffer, cpu);
+			ring_buffer_iter_reset(iter->rb_iters[cpu]);
+		}
+	}
+
+	while (trace_remote_iter_read_event(iter)) {
+		trace_seq_init(&iter->seq);
+
+		trace_remote_iter_print_event(iter);
+		trace_seq_putc(&iter->seq, 0);
+		pr_emerg("%s", iter->seq.buffer);
+
+		trace_remote_iter_move(iter);
+	}
+
+	return NOTIFY_DONE;
+}
+
+static int trace_remote_panic_load(struct trace_remote *remote)
+{
+	struct notifier_block *notifier = &remote->panic_notifier;
+	struct trace_remote_iterator *iter;
+
+	lockdep_assert_held(&remote->lock);
+
+	if (remote->panic_iter)
+		return 0;
+
+	iter = trace_remote_iter(remote, RING_BUFFER_ALL_CPUS, TRI_PANIC);
+	if (IS_ERR(iter))
+		return PTR_ERR(iter);
+
+	smp_store_release(&remote->panic_iter, iter);
+
+	notifier->notifier_call = trace_remote_panic_handler;
+	notifier->priority = INT_MAX - 1;
+	atomic_notifier_chain_register(&panic_notifier_list, notifier);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void trace_remote_panic_unload(struct trace_remote *remote)
+{
+	struct trace_remote_iterator *iter = remote->panic_iter;
+
+	lockdep_assert_held(&remote->lock);
+
+	if (!iter)
+		return;
+
+	atomic_notifier_chain_unregister(&panic_notifier_list, &remote->panic_notifier);
+	smp_store_release(&remote->panic_iter, NULL);
+	trace_remote_iter_free(iter);
+}
+
+static ssize_t dump_on_panic_write(struct file *filp, const char __user *ubuf,
+				  size_t cnt, loff_t *ppos)
+{
+	struct seq_file *seq = filp->private_data;
+	struct trace_remote *remote = seq->private;
+	bool enable;
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = kstrtobool_from_user(ubuf, cnt, &enable);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	guard(mutex)(&remote->lock);
+
+	if (enable == remote->panic_on)
+		return cnt;
+
+	if (trace_remote_loaded(remote)) {
+		if (enable) {
+			ret = trace_remote_panic_load(remote);
+			if (ret)
+				return ret;
+		} else {
+			trace_remote_panic_unload(remote);
+		}
+	}
+
+	remote->panic_on = enable;
+
+	return cnt;
+}
+
+static int dump_on_panic_show(struct seq_file *s, void *unused)
+{
+	struct trace_remote *remote = s->private;
+
+	seq_printf(s, "%d\n", remote->panic_on);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+DEFINE_TRACE_REMOTE_ATTRIBUTE(dump_on_panic);
+
 static int trace_remote_init_tracefs(const char *name, struct trace_remote *remote)
 {
 	struct dentry *remote_d, *percpu_d, *d;
@@ -1016,6 +1162,11 @@ static int trace_remote_init_tracefs(const char *name, struct trace_remote *remo
 	if (!d)
 		goto err;
 
+	d = trace_create_file("dump_on_panic", TRACEFS_MODE_WRITE, remote_d, remote,
+			      &dump_on_panic_fops);
+	if (!d)
+		goto err;
+
 	d = trace_create_file("buffer_size_kb", TRACEFS_MODE_WRITE, remote_d, remote,
 			      &buffer_size_kb_fops);
 	if (!d)
-- 
2.55.0.571.g244d577d93-goog


  parent reply	other threads:[~2026-08-04 14:04 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 22+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-08-04 14:03 [PATCH v4 00/18] tracing/remotes: Add printk, dump_on_panic and boot parameters Vincent Donnefort
2026-08-04 14:03 ` [PATCH v4 01/18] tracing/remotes: Gate tracefs files opening on trace remote registration Vincent Donnefort
2026-08-04 14:03 ` [PATCH v4 02/18] tracing/remotes: Release tracefs,eventfs on registration failure Vincent Donnefort
2026-08-04 14:03 ` [PATCH v4 03/18] tracing/remotes: Use kstrtobool for boolean tracefs files Vincent Donnefort
2026-08-04 14:03 ` [PATCH v4 04/18] tracing/remotes: Use a single per-remote polling work Vincent Donnefort
2026-08-04 14:03 ` [PATCH v4 05/18] tracing/simple_ring_buffer: Add support for compressed length Vincent Donnefort
2026-08-04 14:03 ` [PATCH v4 06/18] tracing/remotes: Add dmesg tracefs file Vincent Donnefort
2026-08-10 22:42   ` Steven Rostedt
2026-08-11  9:09     ` Vincent Donnefort
2026-08-04 14:03 ` [PATCH v4 07/18] tracing/remotes: selftests: Add a test for the " Vincent Donnefort
2026-08-10 22:46   ` Steven Rostedt
2026-08-04 14:03 ` [PATCH v4 08/18] tracing/remotes: selftests: Prefix hypervisor folder Vincent Donnefort
2026-08-04 14:03 ` [PATCH v4 09/18] ring-buffer: Use irqsave for the reader lock in ring_buffer_poll_remote Vincent Donnefort
2026-08-04 14:03 ` [PATCH v4 10/18] ring-buffer: Use panic-friendly locking in ring_buffer_iter interface Vincent Donnefort
2026-08-04 14:03 ` [PATCH v4 11/18] ring-buffer: Add ring_buffer_read_remote_meta_page() Vincent Donnefort
2026-08-04 14:03 ` [PATCH v4 12/18] ring-buffer: Add kerneldoc for ring_buffer_poll_remote Vincent Donnefort
2026-08-04 14:03 ` Vincent Donnefort [this message]
2026-08-04 14:03 ` [PATCH v4 14/18] tracing/remotes: selftests: Add a test for the dump_on_panic tracefs file Vincent Donnefort
2026-08-04 14:03 ` [PATCH v4 15/18] tracing/remotes: Add poll_ms " Vincent Donnefort
2026-08-04 14:03 ` [PATCH v4 16/18] tracing/remotes: Add trace_remote cmdline options Vincent Donnefort
2026-08-04 14:03 ` [PATCH v4 17/18] Documentation: tracing/remotes: Add detailed tracefs layout Vincent Donnefort
2026-08-04 14:03 ` [PATCH v4 18/18] Documentation/kernel-parameters: Add trace_remote Vincent Donnefort

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