Re: [PATCH 04/12] powerpc/ftrace: Prepare for -mprofile-kernel

[Balbir Singh <bsingharora@gmail.com>]

On 25/02/16 01:28, Michael Ellerman wrote:
> From: Torsten Duwe <duwe@lst.de>
>
> The gcc switch -mprofile-kernel, available for ppc64 on gcc > 4.8.5,
> allows to call _mcount very early in the function, which low-level
> ASM code and code patching functions need to consider.
> Especially the link register and the parameter registers are still
> alive and not yet saved into a new stack frame.
>
>   * arch/powerpc/kernel/entry_64.S:
>     - modify the default _mcount to be prepared for such call sites
>     - have the ftrace_graph_caller save function arguments before
>       calling its C helper prepare_ftrace_return
>   * arch/powerpc/include/asm/code-patching.h:
>     - define some common macros to make things readable.
>     - pull the R2 stack location definition from
>       arch/powerpc/kernel/module_64.c
>   * arch/powerpc/kernel/module_64.c:
>     - enhance binary code examination to handle the new patterns.
>
> Signed-off-by: Torsten Duwe <duwe@suse.de>
> Signed-off-by: Michael Ellerman <mpe@ellerman.id.au>
> ---
>  arch/powerpc/include/asm/code-patching.h | 24 ++++++++++++++++
>  arch/powerpc/kernel/entry_64.S           | 48 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
>  arch/powerpc/kernel/ftrace.c             | 44 ++++++++++++++++++++++-------
>  arch/powerpc/kernel/module_64.c          | 31 +++++++++++++++++++--
>  4 files changed, 133 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/code-patching.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/code-patching.h
> index 840a5509b3f1..7820b32515de 100644
> --- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/code-patching.h
> +++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/code-patching.h
> @@ -99,4 +99,28 @@ static inline unsigned long ppc_global_function_entry(void *func)
>  #endif
>  }
>  
> +#ifdef CONFIG_PPC64
> +/* Some instruction encodings commonly used in dynamic ftracing
> + * and function live patching:
> + */
> +
> +/* This must match the definition of STK_GOT in <asm/ppc_asm.h> */
> +#if defined(_CALL_ELF) && _CALL_ELF == 2
> +#define R2_STACK_OFFSET         24
> +#else
> +#define R2_STACK_OFFSET         40
> +#endif
> +
> +/* load / store the TOC from / into the stack frame */
> +#define PPC_INST_LD_TOC		(PPC_INST_LD  | ___PPC_RT(__REG_R2) | \
> +				 ___PPC_RA(__REG_R1) | R2_STACK_OFFSET)
> +#define PPC_INST_STD_TOC	(PPC_INST_STD | ___PPC_RS(__REG_R2) | \
> +				 ___PPC_RA(__REG_R1) | R2_STACK_OFFSET)
> +
> +/* usually preceded by a mflr r0 */
> +#define PPC_INST_STD_LR		(PPC_INST_STD | ___PPC_RS(__REG_R0) | \
> +				 ___PPC_RA(__REG_R1) | PPC_LR_STKOFF)
> +
> +#endif /* CONFIG_PPC64 */
> +
>  #endif /* _ASM_POWERPC_CODE_PATCHING_H */
> diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/entry_64.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/entry_64.S
> index 0d525ce3717f..2a7313cfbc7d 100644
> --- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/entry_64.S
> +++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/entry_64.S
> @@ -1143,7 +1143,10 @@ _GLOBAL(enter_prom)
>  #ifdef CONFIG_DYNAMIC_FTRACE
>  _GLOBAL(mcount)
>  _GLOBAL(_mcount)
> -	blr
> +	mflr	r12
> +	mtctr	r12
> +	mtlr	r0
> +	bctr
>  
>  _GLOBAL_TOC(ftrace_caller)
>  	/* Taken from output of objdump from lib64/glibc */
> @@ -1198,6 +1201,7 @@ _GLOBAL(ftrace_stub)
>  #endif /* CONFIG_DYNAMIC_FTRACE */
>  
>  #ifdef CONFIG_FUNCTION_GRAPH_TRACER
> +#ifndef CC_USING_MPROFILE_KERNEL
>  _GLOBAL(ftrace_graph_caller)
>  	/* load r4 with local address */
>  	ld	r4, 128(r1)
> @@ -1222,6 +1226,48 @@ _GLOBAL(ftrace_graph_caller)
>  	addi	r1, r1, 112
>  	blr
>  
> +#else /* CC_USING_MPROFILE_KERNEL */
> +_GLOBAL(ftrace_graph_caller)
> +	/* with -mprofile-kernel, parameter regs are still alive at _mcount */
> +	std	r10, 104(r1)
> +	std	r9, 96(r1)
> +	std	r8, 88(r1)
> +	std	r7, 80(r1)
> +	std	r6, 72(r1)
> +	std	r5, 64(r1)
> +	std	r4, 56(r1)
> +	std	r3, 48(r1)
> +	mfctr	r4		/* ftrace_caller has moved local addr here */
> +	std	r4, 40(r1)
> +	mflr	r3		/* ftrace_caller has restored LR from stack */
> +	subi	r4, r4, MCOUNT_INSN_SIZE
> +
> +	bl	prepare_ftrace_return
> +	nop
> +
> +	/*
> +	 * prepare_ftrace_return gives us the address we divert to.
> +	 * Change the LR to this.
> +	 */
> +	mtlr	r3
> +
> +	ld	r0, 40(r1)
> +	mtctr	r0
> +	ld	r10, 104(r1)
> +	ld	r9, 96(r1)
> +	ld	r8, 88(r1)
> +	ld	r7, 80(r1)
> +	ld	r6, 72(r1)
> +	ld	r5, 64(r1)
> +	ld	r4, 56(r1)
> +	ld	r3, 48(r1)
> +
> +	addi	r1, r1, 112
> +	mflr	r0
> +	std	r0, LRSAVE(r1)
> +	bctr
> +#endif /* CC_USING_MPROFILE_KERNEL */
> +
>  _GLOBAL(return_to_handler)
>  	/* need to save return values */
>  	std	r4,  -32(r1)
> diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/ftrace.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/ftrace.c
> index 4505cbfd0e13..a1d95f20b017 100644
> --- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/ftrace.c
> +++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/ftrace.c
> @@ -281,16 +281,14 @@ int ftrace_make_nop(struct module *mod,
>  
>  #ifdef CONFIG_MODULES
>  #ifdef CONFIG_PPC64
> +/* Examine the existing instructions for __ftrace_make_call.
> + * They should effectively be a NOP, and follow formal constraints,
> + * depending on the ABI. Return false if they don't.
> + */
> +#ifndef CC_USING_MPROFILE_KERNEL
>  static int
> -__ftrace_make_call(struct dyn_ftrace *rec, unsigned long addr)
> +expected_nop_sequence(void *ip, unsigned int op0, unsigned int op1)
>  {
> -	unsigned int op[2];
> -	void *ip = (void *)rec->ip;
> -
> -	/* read where this goes */
> -	if (probe_kernel_read(op, ip, sizeof(op)))
> -		return -EFAULT;
> -
>  	/*
>  	 * We expect to see:
>  	 *
> @@ -300,8 +298,34 @@ __ftrace_make_call(struct dyn_ftrace *rec, unsigned long addr)
>  	 * The load offset is different depending on the ABI. For simplicity
>  	 * just mask it out when doing the compare.
>  	 */
> -	if ((op[0] != 0x48000008) || ((op[1] & 0xffff0000) != 0xe8410000)) {
> -		pr_err("Unexpected call sequence: %x %x\n", op[0], op[1]);
> +	if ((op0 != 0x48000008) || ((op1 & 0xffff0000) != 0xe8410000))
> +		return 0;
> +	return 1;
> +}
> +#else
> +static int
> +expected_nop_sequence(void *ip, unsigned int op0, unsigned int op1)
> +{
> +	/* look for patched "NOP" on ppc64 with -mprofile-kernel */
> +	if (op0 != PPC_INST_NOP)
> +		return 0;
> +	return 1;
With the magic changes, do we care for this? I think it's a bit of an overkill
> +}
> +#endif
> +
> +static int
> +__ftrace_make_call(struct dyn_ftrace *rec, unsigned long addr)
> +{
> +	unsigned int op[2];
> +	void *ip = (void *)rec->ip;
> +
> +	/* read where this goes */
> +	if (probe_kernel_read(op, ip, sizeof(op)))
> +		return -EFAULT;
> +
> +	if (!expected_nop_sequence(ip, op[0], op[1])) {
> +		pr_err("Unexpected call sequence at %p: %x %x\n",
> +		ip, op[0], op[1]);
>  		return -EINVAL;
>  	}
>  
> diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/module_64.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/module_64.c
> index e711d40a3b8f..32c10e0d2aa5 100644
> --- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/module_64.c
> +++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/module_64.c
> @@ -41,7 +41,6 @@
>     --RR.  */
>  
>  #if defined(_CALL_ELF) && _CALL_ELF == 2
> -#define R2_STACK_OFFSET 24
>  
>  /* An address is simply the address of the function. */
>  typedef unsigned long func_desc_t;
> @@ -73,7 +72,6 @@ static unsigned int local_entry_offset(const Elf64_Sym *sym)
>  	return PPC64_LOCAL_ENTRY_OFFSET(sym->st_other);
>  }
>  #else
> -#define R2_STACK_OFFSET 40
>  
>  /* An address is address of the OPD entry, which contains address of fn. */
>  typedef struct ppc64_opd_entry func_desc_t;
> @@ -450,17 +448,44 @@ static unsigned long stub_for_addr(const Elf64_Shdr *sechdrs,
>  	return (unsigned long)&stubs[i];
>  }
>  
> +#ifdef CC_USING_MPROFILE_KERNEL
> +static int is_early_mcount_callsite(u32 *instruction)
> +{
> +	/* -mprofile-kernel sequence starting with
> +	 * mflr r0 and maybe std r0, LRSAVE(r1).
> +	 */
> +	if ((instruction[-3] == PPC_INST_MFLR &&
> +	     instruction[-2] == PPC_INST_STD_LR) ||
> +	    instruction[-2] == PPC_INST_MFLR) {
> +		/* Nothing to be done here, it's an _mcount
> +		 * call location and r2 will have to be
> +		 * restored in the _mcount function.
> +		 */
> +		return 1;
> +	}
> +	return 0;
> +}
> +#else
> +/* without -mprofile-kernel, mcount calls are never early */
> +static int is_early_mcount_callsite(u32 *instruction)
> +{
> +	return 0;
> +}
> +#endif
> +
>  /* We expect a noop next: if it is, replace it with instruction to
>     restore r2. */
>  static int restore_r2(u32 *instruction, struct module *me)
>  {
>  	if (*instruction != PPC_INST_NOP) {
> +		if (is_early_mcount_callsite(instruction))
> +			return 1;
I don't think we need this either, since mcount callsites use a different stub now for ftrace
>  		pr_err("%s: Expect noop after relocate, got %08x\n",
>  		       me->name, *instruction);
>  		return 0;
>  	}
>  	/* ld r2,R2_STACK_OFFSET(r1) */
> -	*instruction = 0xe8410000 | R2_STACK_OFFSET;
> +	*instruction = PPC_INST_LD_TOC;
>  	return 1;
>  }
>  

Warm Regards,
Balbir Singh.