[PATCH 6/6] perf intel-pt: Add guest_code support

Adrian Hunter
2022-05-13T09:03:42Z

A common case for KVM test programs is that the guest object code can be
found in the hypervisor process (i.e. the test program running on the
host). To support that, a new option "--guest-code" has been added in
previous patches.

In this patch, add support also to Intel PT.

In particular, ensure guest_code thread is set up before attempting to
walk object code or synthesize samples.

Example:

# perf record --kcore -e intel_pt/cyc/ -- tools/testing/selftests/kselftest_install/kvm/tsc_msrs_test
[ perf record: Woken up 1 times to write data ]
[ perf record: Captured and wrote 0.280 MB perf.data ]
# perf script --guest-code --itrace=bep --ns -F-period,+addr,+flags
[SNIP]
tsc_msrs_test 18436 [007] 10897.962087733: branches: call ffffffffc13b2ff5 __vmx_vcpu_run+0x15 (vmlinux) => ffffffffc13b2f50 vmx_update_host_rsp+0x0 (vmlinux)
tsc_msrs_test 18436 [007] 10897.962087733: branches: return ffffffffc13b2f5d vmx_update_host_rsp+0xd (vmlinux) => ffffffffc13b2ffa __vmx_vcpu_run+0x1a (vmlinux)
tsc_msrs_test 18436 [007] 10897.962087733: branches: call ffffffffc13b303b __vmx_vcpu_run+0x5b (vmlinux) => ffffffffc13b2f80 vmx_vmenter+0x0 (vmlinux)
tsc_msrs_test 18436 [007] 10897.962087836: branches: vmentry ffffffffc13b2f82 vmx_vmenter+0x2 (vmlinux) => 0 [unknown] ([unknown])
[guest/18436] 18436 [007] 10897.962087836: branches: vmentry 0 [unknown] ([unknown]) => 402c81 guest_code+0x131 (/home/ahunter/git/work/tools/testing/selftests/kselftest_install/kvm/tsc_msrs_test)
[guest/18436] 18436 [007] 10897.962087836: branches: call 402c81 guest_code+0x131 (/home/ahunter/git/work/tools/testing/selftests/kselftest_install/kvm/tsc_msrs_test) => 40dba0 ucall+0x0 (/home/ahunter/git/work/tools/testing/selftests/kselftest_install/kvm/tsc_msrs_test)
[guest/18436] 18436 [007] 10897.962088248: branches: vmexit 40dba0 ucall+0x0 (/home/ahunter/git/work/tools/testing/selftests/kselftest_install/kvm/tsc_msrs_test) => 0 [unknown] ([unknown])
tsc_msrs_test 18436 [007] 10897.962088248: branches: vmexit 0 [unknown] ([unknown]) => ffffffffc13b2fa0 vmx_vmexit+0x0 (vmlinux)
tsc_msrs_test 18436 [007] 10897.962088248: branches: jmp ffffffffc13b2fa0 vmx_vmexit+0x0 (vmlinux) => ffffffffc13b2fd2 vmx_vmexit+0x32 (vmlinux)
tsc_msrs_test 18436 [007] 10897.962088256: branches: return ffffffffc13b2fd2 vmx_vmexit+0x32 (vmlinux) => ffffffffc13b3040 __vmx_vcpu_run+0x60 (vmlinux)
tsc_msrs_test 18436 [007] 10897.962088270: branches: return ffffffffc13b30b6 __vmx_vcpu_run+0xd6 (vmlinux) => ffffffffc13b2f2e vmx_vcpu_enter_exit+0x4e (vmlinux)
[SNIP]
tsc_msrs_test 18436 [007] 10897.962089321: branches: call ffffffffc13b2ff5 __vmx_vcpu_run+0x15 (vmlinux) => ffffffffc13b2f50 vmx_update_host_rsp+0x0 (vmlinux)
tsc_msrs_test 18436 [007] 10897.962089321: branches: return ffffffffc13b2f5d vmx_update_host_rsp+0xd (vmlinux) => ffffffffc13b2ffa __vmx_vcpu_run+0x1a (vmlinux)
tsc_msrs_test 18436 [007] 10897.962089321: branches: call ffffffffc13b303b __vmx_vcpu_run+0x5b (vmlinux) => ffffffffc13b2f80 vmx_vmenter+0x0 (vmlinux)
tsc_msrs_test 18436 [007] 10897.962089424: branches: vmentry ffffffffc13b2f82 vmx_vmenter+0x2 (vmlinux) => 0 [unknown] ([unknown])
[guest/18436] 18436 [007] 10897.962089424: branches: vmentry 0 [unknown] ([unknown]) => 40dba0 ucall+0x0 (/home/ahunter/git/work/tools/testing/selftests/kselftest_install/kvm/tsc_msrs_test)
[guest/18436] 18436 [007] 10897.962089701: branches: jmp 40dc1b ucall+0x7b (/home/ahunter/git/work/tools/testing/selftests/kselftest_install/kvm/tsc_msrs_test) => 40dc39 ucall+0x99 (/home/ahunter/git/work/tools/testing/selftests/kselftest_install/kvm/tsc_msrs_test)
[guest/18436] 18436 [007] 10897.962089701: branches: jcc 40dc3c ucall+0x9c (/home/ahunter/git/work/tools/testing/selftests/kselftest_install/kvm/tsc_msrs_test) => 40dc20 ucall+0x80 (/home/ahunter/git/work/tools/testing/selftests/kselftest_install/kvm/tsc_msrs_test)
[guest/18436] 18436 [007] 10897.962089701: branches: jcc 40dc3c ucall+0x9c (/home/ahunter/git/work/tools/testing/selftests/kselftest_install/kvm/tsc_msrs_test) => 40dc20 ucall+0x80 (/home/ahunter/git/work/tools/testing/selftests/kselftest_install/kvm/tsc_msrs_test)
[guest/18436] 18436 [007] 10897.962089701: branches: jcc 40dc37 ucall+0x97 (/home/ahunter/git/work/tools/testing/selftests/kselftest_install/kvm/tsc_msrs_test) => 40dc50 ucall+0xb0 (/home/ahunter/git/work/tools/testing/selftests/kselftest_install/kvm/tsc_msrs_test)
[guest/18436] 18436 [007] 10897.962089878: branches: vmexit 40dc55 ucall+0xb5 (/home/ahunter/git/work/tools/testing/selftests/kselftest_install/kvm/tsc_msrs_test) => 0 [unknown] ([unknown])
tsc_msrs_test 18436 [007] 10897.962089878: branches: vmexit 0 [unknown] ([unknown]) => ffffffffc13b2fa0 vmx_vmexit+0x0 (vmlinux)
tsc_msrs_test 18436 [007] 10897.962089878: branches: jmp ffffffffc13b2fa0 vmx_vmexit+0x0 (vmlinux) => ffffffffc13b2fd2 vmx_vmexit+0x32 (vmlinux)
tsc_msrs_test 18436 [007] 10897.962089887: branches: return ffffffffc13b2fd2 vmx_vmexit+0x32 (vmlinux) => ffffffffc13b3040 __vmx_vcpu_run+0x60 (vmlinux)
tsc_msrs_test 18436 [007] 10897.962089901: branches: return ffffffffc13b30b6 __vmx_vcpu_run+0xd6 (vmlinux) => ffffffffc13b2f2e vmx_vcpu_enter_exit+0x4e (vmlinux)
[SNIP]

# perf kvm --guest-code --guest --host report -i perf.data --stdio | head -20

# To display the perf.data header info, please use --header/--header-only options.
#
#
# Total Lost Samples: 0
#
# Samples: 12 of event 'instructions'
# Event count (approx.): 2274583
#
# Children Self Command Shared Object Symbol
# ........ ........ ............. .................... ...........................................
#
54.70% 0.00% tsc_msrs_test [kernel.vmlinux] [k] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe
|
---entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe
do_syscall_64
|
|--29.44%--syscall_exit_to_user_mode
| exit_to_user_mode_prepare
| task_work_run
| __fput

For more information about Perf tools support for Intel® Processor Trace
refer:

https://perf.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/Perf_tools_support_for_Intel%C2%AE_Processor_Trace

Signed-off-by: Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@intel.com>
---
tools/perf/Documentation/perf-intel-pt.txt | 67 ++++++++++++++++++++++
tools/perf/util/intel-pt.c | 20 ++++++-
2 files changed, 85 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-intel-pt.txt b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-intel-pt.txt
index 92532d0d3618..14cc61b254db 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-intel-pt.txt
+++ b/tools/perf/Documentation/perf-intel-pt.txt
@@ -1398,6 +1398,73 @@ There were none.
:17006 17006 [001] 11500.262869216: ffffffff8220116e error_entry+0xe ([guest.kernel.kallsyms]) pushq %rax

+Tracing Virtual Machines - Guest Code
+-------------------------------------
+
+A common case for KVM test programs is that the guest object code can be
+found in the hypervisor process (i.e. the test program running on the
+host). To support that, option "--guest-code" has been added to perf script
+and perf kvm report.
+
+Here is an example tracing a test program from the kernel's KVM selftests:
+
+ # perf record --kcore -e intel_pt/cyc/ -- tools/testing/selftests/kselftest_install/kvm/tsc_msrs_test
+ [ perf record: Woken up 1 times to write data ]
+ [ perf record: Captured and wrote 0.280 MB perf.data ]
+ # perf script --guest-code --itrace=bep --ns -F-period,+addr,+flags
+ [SNIP]
+ tsc_msrs_test 18436 [007] 10897.962087733: branches: call ffffffffc13b2ff5 __vmx_vcpu_run+0x15 (vmlinux) => ffffffffc13b2f50 vmx_update_host_rsp+0x0 (vmlinux)
+ tsc_msrs_test 18436 [007] 10897.962087733: branches: return ffffffffc13b2f5d vmx_update_host_rsp+0xd (vmlinux) => ffffffffc13b2ffa __vmx_vcpu_run+0x1a (vmlinux)
+ tsc_msrs_test 18436 [007] 10897.962087733: branches: call ffffffffc13b303b __vmx_vcpu_run+0x5b (vmlinux) => ffffffffc13b2f80 vmx_vmenter+0x0 (vmlinux)
+ tsc_msrs_test 18436 [007] 10897.962087836: branches: vmentry ffffffffc13b2f82 vmx_vmenter+0x2 (vmlinux) => 0 [unknown] ([unknown])
+ [guest/18436] 18436 [007] 10897.962087836: branches: vmentry 0 [unknown] ([unknown]) => 402c81 guest_code+0x131 (/home/user/git/work/tools/testing/selftests/kselftest_install/kvm/tsc_msrs_test)
+ [guest/18436] 18436 [007] 10897.962087836: branches: call 402c81 guest_code+0x131 (/home/user/git/work/tools/testing/selftests/kselftest_install/kvm/tsc_msrs_test) => 40dba0 ucall+0x0 (/home/user/git/work/tools/testing/selftests/kselftest_install/kvm/tsc_msrs_test)
+ [guest/18436] 18436 [007] 10897.962088248: branches: vmexit 40dba0 ucall+0x0 (/home/user/git/work/tools/testing/selftests/kselftest_install/kvm/tsc_msrs_test) => 0 [unknown] ([unknown])
+ tsc_msrs_test 18436 [007] 10897.962088248: branches: vmexit 0 [unknown] ([unknown]) => ffffffffc13b2fa0 vmx_vmexit+0x0 (vmlinux)
+ tsc_msrs_test 18436 [007] 10897.962088248: branches: jmp ffffffffc13b2fa0 vmx_vmexit+0x0 (vmlinux) => ffffffffc13b2fd2 vmx_vmexit+0x32 (vmlinux)
+ tsc_msrs_test 18436 [007] 10897.962088256: branches: return ffffffffc13b2fd2 vmx_vmexit+0x32 (vmlinux) => ffffffffc13b3040 __vmx_vcpu_run+0x60 (vmlinux)
+ tsc_msrs_test 18436 [007] 10897.962088270: branches: return ffffffffc13b30b6 __vmx_vcpu_run+0xd6 (vmlinux) => ffffffffc13b2f2e vmx_vcpu_enter_exit+0x4e (vmlinux)
+ [SNIP]
+ tsc_msrs_test 18436 [007] 10897.962089321: branches: call ffffffffc13b2ff5 __vmx_vcpu_run+0x15 (vmlinux) => ffffffffc13b2f50 vmx_update_host_rsp+0x0 (vmlinux)
+ tsc_msrs_test 18436 [007] 10897.962089321: branches: return ffffffffc13b2f5d vmx_update_host_rsp+0xd (vmlinux) => ffffffffc13b2ffa __vmx_vcpu_run+0x1a (vmlinux)
+ tsc_msrs_test 18436 [007] 10897.962089321: branches: call ffffffffc13b303b __vmx_vcpu_run+0x5b (vmlinux) => ffffffffc13b2f80 vmx_vmenter+0x0 (vmlinux)
+ tsc_msrs_test 18436 [007] 10897.962089424: branches: vmentry ffffffffc13b2f82 vmx_vmenter+0x2 (vmlinux) => 0 [unknown] ([unknown])
+ [guest/18436] 18436 [007] 10897.962089424: branches: vmentry 0 [unknown] ([unknown]) => 40dba0 ucall+0x0 (/home/user/git/work/tools/testing/selftests/kselftest_install/kvm/tsc_msrs_test)
+ [guest/18436] 18436 [007] 10897.962089701: branches: jmp 40dc1b ucall+0x7b (/home/user/git/work/tools/testing/selftests/kselftest_install/kvm/tsc_msrs_test) => 40dc39 ucall+0x99 (/home/user/git/work/tools/testing/selftests/kselftest_install/kvm/tsc_msrs_test)
+ [guest/18436] 18436 [007] 10897.962089701: branches: jcc 40dc3c ucall+0x9c (/home/user/git/work/tools/testing/selftests/kselftest_install/kvm/tsc_msrs_test) => 40dc20 ucall+0x80 (/home/user/git/work/tools/testing/selftests/kselftest_install/kvm/tsc_msrs_test)
+ [guest/18436] 18436 [007] 10897.962089701: branches: jcc 40dc3c ucall+0x9c (/home/user/git/work/tools/testing/selftests/kselftest_install/kvm/tsc_msrs_test) => 40dc20 ucall+0x80 (/home/user/git/work/tools/testing/selftests/kselftest_install/kvm/tsc_msrs_test)
+ [guest/18436] 18436 [007] 10897.962089701: branches: jcc 40dc37 ucall+0x97 (/home/user/git/work/tools/testing/selftests/kselftest_install/kvm/tsc_msrs_test) => 40dc50 ucall+0xb0 (/home/user/git/work/tools/testing/selftests/kselftest_install/kvm/tsc_msrs_test)
+ [guest/18436] 18436 [007] 10897.962089878: branches: vmexit 40dc55 ucall+0xb5 (/home/user/git/work/tools/testing/selftests/kselftest_install/kvm/tsc_msrs_test) => 0 [unknown] ([unknown])
+ tsc_msrs_test 18436 [007] 10897.962089878: branches: vmexit 0 [unknown] ([unknown]) => ffffffffc13b2fa0 vmx_vmexit+0x0 (vmlinux)
+ tsc_msrs_test 18436 [007] 10897.962089878: branches: jmp ffffffffc13b2fa0 vmx_vmexit+0x0 (vmlinux) => ffffffffc13b2fd2 vmx_vmexit+0x32 (vmlinux)
+ tsc_msrs_test 18436 [007] 10897.962089887: branches: return ffffffffc13b2fd2 vmx_vmexit+0x32 (vmlinux) => ffffffffc13b3040 __vmx_vcpu_run+0x60 (vmlinux)
+ tsc_msrs_test 18436 [007] 10897.962089901: branches: return ffffffffc13b30b6 __vmx_vcpu_run+0xd6 (vmlinux) => ffffffffc13b2f2e vmx_vcpu_enter_exit+0x4e (vmlinux)
+ [SNIP]
+
+ # perf kvm --guest-code --guest --host report -i perf.data --stdio | head -20
+
+ # To display the perf.data header info, please use --header/--header-only options.
+ #
+ #
+ # Total Lost Samples: 0
+ #
+ # Samples: 12 of event 'instructions'
+ # Event count (approx.): 2274583
+ #
+ # Children Self Command Shared Object Symbol
+ # ........ ........ ............. .................... ...........................................
+ #
+ 54.70% 0.00% tsc_msrs_test [kernel.vmlinux] [k] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe
+ |
+ ---entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe
+ do_syscall_64
+ |
+ |--29.44%--syscall_exit_to_user_mode
+ | exit_to_user_mode_prepare
+ | task_work_run
+ | __fput
+
+
Event Trace
-----------

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/intel-pt.c b/tools/perf/util/intel-pt.c
index ec43d364d0de..66f23006cfff 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/intel-pt.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/intel-pt.c
@@ -192,6 +192,7 @@ struct intel_pt_queue {
pid_t next_tid;
struct thread *thread;
struct machine *guest_machine;
+ struct thread *guest_thread;
struct thread *unknown_guest_thread;
pid_t guest_machine_pid;
bool exclude_kernel;
@@ -688,6 +689,11 @@ static int intel_pt_get_guest(struct intel_pt_queue *ptq)
ptq->guest_machine = NULL;
thread__zput(ptq->unknown_guest_thread);

+ if (symbol_conf.guest_code) {
+ thread__zput(ptq->guest_thread);
+ ptq->guest_thread = machines__findnew_guest_code(machines, pid);
+ }
+
machine = machines__find_guest(machines, pid);
if (!machine)
return -1;
@@ -729,11 +735,16 @@ static int intel_pt_walk_next_insn(struct intel_pt_insn *intel_pt_insn,
cpumode = intel_pt_nr_cpumode(ptq, *ip, nr);

if (nr) {
- if (cpumode != PERF_RECORD_MISC_GUEST_KERNEL ||
+ if ((!symbol_conf.guest_code && cpumode != PERF_RECORD_MISC_GUEST_KERNEL) ||
intel_pt_get_guest(ptq))
return -EINVAL;
machine = ptq->guest_machine;
- thread = ptq->unknown_guest_thread;
+ thread = ptq->guest_thread;
+ if (!thread) {
+ if (cpumode != PERF_RECORD_MISC_GUEST_KERNEL)
+ return -EINVAL;
+ thread = ptq->unknown_guest_thread;
+ }
} else {
thread = ptq->thread;
if (!thread) {
@@ -1300,6 +1311,7 @@ static void intel_pt_free_queue(void *priv)
if (!ptq)
return;
thread__zput(ptq->thread);
+ thread__zput(ptq->guest_thread);
thread__zput(ptq->unknown_guest_thread);
intel_pt_decoder_free(ptq->decoder);
zfree(&ptq->event_buf);
@@ -2372,6 +2384,10 @@ static int intel_pt_sample(struct intel_pt_queue *ptq)
ptq->sample_ipc = ptq->state->flags & INTEL_PT_SAMPLE_IPC;
}

+ /* Ensure guest code maps are set up */
+ if (symbol_conf.guest_code && (state->from_nr || state->to_nr))
+ intel_pt_get_guest(ptq);
+
/*
* Do PEBS first to allow for the possibility that the PEBS timestamp
* precedes the current timestamp.
--
2.25.1