From: "Masami Hiramatsu (Google)" <mhiramat@kernel.org>
To: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org>,
Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@efficios.com>
Cc: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>,
Shuah Khan <skhan@linuxfoundation.org>,
Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@kernel.org>,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-trace-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
linux-doc@vger.kernel.org, linux-kselftest@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [RESEND PATCH v6 1/8] tracing/probes: Support dumping fetcharg program for debugging dynamic events
Date: Sun, 21 Jun 2026 12:26:37 +0900 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <178201239766.570818.2475984462360096569.stgit@devnote2> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <178201238795.570818.15573963115625446598.stgit@devnote2>
From: Masami Hiramatsu (Google) <mhiramat@kernel.org>
For debugging probe events, it is helpful to verify the compiled
fetch instructions for each probe argument. This introduces a new
kernel config CONFIG_PROBE_EVENTS_DUMP_FETCHARG to decode the
instruction sequence of each argument and display it under a
commented line starting with '#' immediately following the dynamic
event definition (such as in dynamic_events, kprobe_events,
uprobe_events, etc.).
For example:
/sys/kernel/tracing # cat dynamic_events
p:kprobes/p_vfs_read_0 vfs_read arg1=+0(file):ustring arg2=%ax:x16
# arg1: ARG(0) -> ST_USTRING(offset=0,size=4) -> END
# arg2: REG(80) -> ST_RAW(size=2) -> END
Assisted-by: Antigravity:gemini-3.5-flash
Signed-off-by: Masami Hiramatsu (Google) <mhiramat@kernel.org>
---
Changes in v6:
- Newly added.
---
kernel/trace/Kconfig | 11 +++++
kernel/trace/trace_eprobe.c | 2 +
kernel/trace/trace_fprobe.c | 2 +
kernel/trace/trace_kprobe.c | 2 +
kernel/trace/trace_probe.c | 90 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
kernel/trace/trace_probe.h | 77 ++++++++++++++++++++++---------------
kernel/trace/trace_uprobe.c | 3 +
7 files changed, 157 insertions(+), 30 deletions(-)
diff --git a/kernel/trace/Kconfig b/kernel/trace/Kconfig
index e130da35808f..ed83fbfb4b7c 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/Kconfig
+++ b/kernel/trace/Kconfig
@@ -779,6 +779,17 @@ config PROBE_EVENTS_BTF_ARGS
kernel function entry or a tracepoint.
This is available only if BTF (BPF Type Format) support is enabled.
+config PROBE_EVENTS_DUMP_FETCHARG
+ depends on PROBE_EVENTS
+ bool "Dump of dynamic probe event fetch-arguments"
+ default n
+ help
+ This shows the dump of fetch-arguments of dynamic probe events
+ alongside their event definitions in the dynamic_events file
+ as comment lines. This is useful to debug the probe events.
+
+ If unsure, say N.
+
config KPROBE_EVENTS
depends on KPROBES
depends on HAVE_REGS_AND_STACK_ACCESS_API
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_eprobe.c b/kernel/trace/trace_eprobe.c
index b66d6196338d..fdb4ce993cad 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_eprobe.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_eprobe.c
@@ -87,6 +87,8 @@ static int eprobe_dyn_event_show(struct seq_file *m, struct dyn_event *ev)
seq_printf(m, " %s=%s", ep->tp.args[i].name, ep->tp.args[i].comm);
seq_putc(m, '\n');
+ trace_probe_dump_args(m, &ep->tp);
+
return 0;
}
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_fprobe.c b/kernel/trace/trace_fprobe.c
index 4d1abbf66229..536781cd4c47 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_fprobe.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_fprobe.c
@@ -1449,6 +1449,8 @@ static int trace_fprobe_show(struct seq_file *m, struct dyn_event *ev)
seq_printf(m, " %s=%s", tf->tp.args[i].name, tf->tp.args[i].comm);
seq_putc(m, '\n');
+ trace_probe_dump_args(m, &tf->tp);
+
return 0;
}
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_kprobe.c b/kernel/trace/trace_kprobe.c
index a8420e6abb56..cfa807d8e760 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_kprobe.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_kprobe.c
@@ -1320,6 +1320,8 @@ static int trace_kprobe_show(struct seq_file *m, struct dyn_event *ev)
seq_printf(m, " %s=%s", tk->tp.args[i].name, tk->tp.args[i].comm);
seq_putc(m, '\n');
+ trace_probe_dump_args(m, &tk->tp);
+
return 0;
}
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_probe.c b/kernel/trace/trace_probe.c
index 98532c503d02..9d174cd1fb1c 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_probe.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_probe.c
@@ -2393,3 +2393,93 @@ int trace_probe_print_args(struct trace_seq *s, struct probe_arg *args, int nr_a
}
return 0;
}
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_PROBE_EVENTS_DUMP_FETCHARG
+
+struct fetch_op_decode {
+ const char *name;
+ void (*decode)(struct seq_file *m, struct fetch_insn *insn);
+};
+
+static const struct fetch_op_decode fetch_op_decode[];
+
+static void fetcharg_decode_none(struct seq_file *m, struct fetch_insn *insn)
+{
+ seq_puts(m, fetch_op_decode[insn->op].name);
+}
+
+static void fetcharg_decode_param(struct seq_file *m, struct fetch_insn *insn)
+{
+ seq_printf(m, "%s(%u)", fetch_op_decode[insn->op].name, insn->param);
+}
+
+static void fetcharg_decode_imm(struct seq_file *m, struct fetch_insn *insn)
+{
+ seq_printf(m, "%s(0x%lx)", fetch_op_decode[insn->op].name, insn->immediate);
+}
+
+static void fetcharg_decode_ptr(struct seq_file *m, struct fetch_insn *insn)
+{
+ seq_printf(m, "%s(%p)", fetch_op_decode[insn->op].name, insn->data);
+}
+
+static void fetcharg_decode_symbol(struct seq_file *m, struct fetch_insn *insn)
+{
+ seq_printf(m, "%s(%s)", fetch_op_decode[insn->op].name, (char *)insn->data);
+}
+
+static void fetcharg_decode_offset(struct seq_file *m, struct fetch_insn *insn)
+{
+ seq_printf(m, "%s(offset=%d)", fetch_op_decode[insn->op].name, insn->offset);
+}
+
+static void fetcharg_decode_store(struct seq_file *m, struct fetch_insn *insn)
+{
+ if (insn->op == FETCH_OP_ST_RAW)
+ seq_printf(m, "%s(size=%u)", fetch_op_decode[insn->op].name, insn->size);
+ else
+ seq_printf(m, "%s(offset=%d,size=%u)", fetch_op_decode[insn->op].name, insn->offset, insn->size);
+}
+
+static void fetcharg_decode_bf(struct seq_file *m, struct fetch_insn *insn)
+{
+ seq_printf(m, "%s(basesize=%u,lshift=%u,rshift=%u)",
+ fetch_op_decode[insn->op].name, insn->basesize, insn->lshift, insn->rshift);
+}
+
+#define FETCH_OP(opname, decode_fn) \
+ [FETCH_OP_##opname] = { .name = #opname, .decode = fetcharg_decode_##decode_fn },
+
+static const struct fetch_op_decode fetch_op_decode[] = {
+ FETCH_OP_LIST
+};
+#undef FETCH_OP
+
+static void trace_probe_dump_arg(struct seq_file *m, struct probe_arg *parg)
+{
+ int i;
+
+ seq_printf(m, "# %s: ", parg->name);
+ for (i = 0; i < FETCH_INSN_MAX; i++) {
+ struct fetch_insn *insn = parg->code + i;
+
+ if (insn->op >= ARRAY_SIZE(fetch_op_decode) || !fetch_op_decode[insn->op].decode)
+ seq_printf(m, "unknown(%d)", insn->op);
+ else
+ fetch_op_decode[insn->op].decode(m, insn);
+
+ if (insn->op == FETCH_OP_END)
+ break;
+ seq_puts(m, " -> ");
+ }
+ seq_putc(m, '\n');
+}
+
+void trace_probe_dump_args(struct seq_file *m, struct trace_probe *tp)
+{
+ int i;
+
+ for (i = 0; i < tp->nr_args; i++)
+ trace_probe_dump_arg(m, &tp->args[i]);
+}
+#endif /* CONFIG_PROBE_EVENTS_DUMP_FETCHARG */
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_probe.h b/kernel/trace/trace_probe.h
index 0f09f7aaf93f..b428ef42b229 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_probe.h
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_probe.h
@@ -83,38 +83,47 @@ static nokprobe_inline u32 update_data_loc(u32 loc, int consumed)
/* Printing function type */
typedef int (*print_type_func_t)(struct trace_seq *, void *, void *);
+#define FETCH_OP_LIST \
+ /* Stage 1 (load) ops */ \
+ FETCH_OP(NOP, none) /* NOP */ \
+ FETCH_OP(REG, param) /* Register: .param = offset */ \
+ FETCH_OP(STACK, param) /* Stack: .param = index */ \
+ FETCH_OP(STACKP, none) /* Stack pointer */ \
+ FETCH_OP(RETVAL, none) /* Return value */ \
+ FETCH_OP(IMM, imm) /* Immediate: .immediate */ \
+ FETCH_OP(COMM, none) /* Current comm */ \
+ FETCH_OP(ARG, param) /* Argument: .param = index */ \
+ FETCH_OP(FOFFS, imm) /* File offset: .immediate */ \
+ FETCH_OP(DATA, ptr) /* Allocated data: .data */ \
+ FETCH_OP(EDATA, offset) /* Entry data: .offset */ \
+ FETCH_OP(TP_ARG, param) /* Tracepoint argument: .data */\
+ /* Stage 2 (dereference) ops */ \
+ FETCH_OP(DEREF, offset) /* Dereference: .offset */ \
+ FETCH_OP(UDEREF, offset) /* User-space dereference: .offset */\
+ /* Stage 3 (store) ops */ \
+ FETCH_OP(ST_RAW, store) /* Raw value: .size */ \
+ FETCH_OP(ST_MEM, store) /* Memory: .offset, .size */ \
+ FETCH_OP(ST_UMEM, store) /* User memory: .offset, .size */\
+ FETCH_OP(ST_STRING, store) /* String: .offset, .size */ \
+ FETCH_OP(ST_USTRING, store) /* User string: .offset, .size */\
+ FETCH_OP(ST_SYMSTR, store) /* Symbol name: .offset, .size */\
+ FETCH_OP(ST_EDATA, offset) /* Entry data: .offset */ \
+ /* Stage 4 (modify) op */ \
+ FETCH_OP(MOD_BF, bf) /* Bitfield: .basesize, .lshift, .rshift*/\
+ /* Stage 5 (loop) op */ \
+ FETCH_OP(LP_ARRAY, param) /* Loop array: .param = count */\
+ /* End */ \
+ FETCH_OP(END, none) \
+ /* Unresolved Symbol holder */ \
+ FETCH_OP(NOP_SYMBOL, symbol) /* Non loaded symbol: .data = symbol name */
+
+#define FETCH_OP(opname, decode_fn) FETCH_OP_##opname,
enum fetch_op {
- FETCH_OP_NOP = 0,
- // Stage 1 (load) ops
- FETCH_OP_REG, /* Register : .param = offset */
- FETCH_OP_STACK, /* Stack : .param = index */
- FETCH_OP_STACKP, /* Stack pointer */
- FETCH_OP_RETVAL, /* Return value */
- FETCH_OP_IMM, /* Immediate : .immediate */
- FETCH_OP_COMM, /* Current comm */
- FETCH_OP_ARG, /* Function argument : .param */
- FETCH_OP_FOFFS, /* File offset: .immediate */
- FETCH_OP_DATA, /* Allocated data: .data */
- FETCH_OP_EDATA, /* Entry data: .offset */
- // Stage 2 (dereference) op
- FETCH_OP_DEREF, /* Dereference: .offset */
- FETCH_OP_UDEREF, /* User-space Dereference: .offset */
- // Stage 3 (store) ops
- FETCH_OP_ST_RAW, /* Raw: .size */
- FETCH_OP_ST_MEM, /* Mem: .offset, .size */
- FETCH_OP_ST_UMEM, /* Mem: .offset, .size */
- FETCH_OP_ST_STRING, /* String: .offset, .size */
- FETCH_OP_ST_USTRING, /* User String: .offset, .size */
- FETCH_OP_ST_SYMSTR, /* Kernel Symbol String: .offset, .size */
- FETCH_OP_ST_EDATA, /* Store Entry Data: .offset */
- // Stage 4 (modify) op
- FETCH_OP_MOD_BF, /* Bitfield: .basesize, .lshift, .rshift */
- // Stage 5 (loop) op
- FETCH_OP_LP_ARRAY, /* Array: .param = loop count */
- FETCH_OP_TP_ARG, /* Trace Point argument */
- FETCH_OP_END,
- FETCH_NOP_SYMBOL, /* Unresolved Symbol holder */
+ FETCH_OP_LIST
};
+#undef FETCH_OP
+
+#define FETCH_NOP_SYMBOL FETCH_OP_NOP_SYMBOL
struct fetch_insn {
enum fetch_op op;
@@ -370,6 +379,14 @@ bool trace_probe_match_command_args(struct trace_probe *tp,
int trace_probe_create(const char *raw_command, int (*createfn)(int, const char **));
int trace_probe_print_args(struct trace_seq *s, struct probe_arg *args, int nr_args,
u8 *data, void *field);
+#ifdef CONFIG_PROBE_EVENTS_DUMP_FETCHARG
+void trace_probe_dump_args(struct seq_file *m, struct trace_probe *tp);
+#else
+static inline void trace_probe_dump_args(struct seq_file *m, struct trace_probe *tp)
+{
+ return;
+}
+#endif
#ifdef CONFIG_HAVE_FUNCTION_ARG_ACCESS_API
int traceprobe_get_entry_data_size(struct trace_probe *tp);
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_uprobe.c b/kernel/trace/trace_uprobe.c
index c274346853d1..b2e264a4b96c 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_uprobe.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_uprobe.c
@@ -765,6 +765,9 @@ static int trace_uprobe_show(struct seq_file *m, struct dyn_event *ev)
seq_printf(m, " %s=%s", tu->tp.args[i].name, tu->tp.args[i].comm);
seq_putc(m, '\n');
+
+ trace_probe_dump_args(m, &tu->tp);
+
return 0;
}
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-06-21 3:26 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-06-21 3:26 [RESEND PATCH v6 0/8] tracing/probes: Add more typecast features Masami Hiramatsu (Google)
2026-06-21 3:26 ` Masami Hiramatsu (Google) [this message]
2026-06-21 3:26 ` [RESEND PATCH v6 2/8] tracing/probes: Support typecast for various probe events Masami Hiramatsu (Google)
2026-06-21 3:26 ` [RESEND PATCH v6 3/8] tracing/probes: Support nested typecast Masami Hiramatsu (Google)
2026-06-21 3:27 ` [RESEND PATCH v6 4/8] tracing/probes: Type casting always involves nested calls Masami Hiramatsu (Google)
2026-06-21 3:27 ` [RESEND PATCH v6 5/8] tracing/probes: Support field specifier option for typecast Masami Hiramatsu (Google)
2026-06-21 3:27 ` [RESEND PATCH v6 6/8] tracing/probes: Add $current variable support Masami Hiramatsu (Google)
2026-06-21 3:27 ` [RESEND PATCH v6 7/8] tracing/probes: Add this_cpu_read() and this_cpu_ptr() dereference method to fetcharg Masami Hiramatsu (Google)
2026-06-21 3:27 ` [RESEND PATCH v6 8/8] tracing/probes: Add a new testcase for BTF typecasts Masami Hiramatsu (Google)
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