From: "Masami Hiramatsu (Google)" <mhiramat@kernel.org>
To: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org>,
Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>,
Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>,
x86@kernel.org
Cc: Jinchao Wang <wangjinchao600@gmail.com>,
Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@efficios.com>,
Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@kernel.org>,
Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>,
Borislav Petkov <bp@alien8.de>,
Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@linux.intel.com>,
"H . Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>,
Alexander Shishkin <alexander.shishkin@linux.intel.com>,
Ian Rogers <irogers@google.com>,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-trace-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
linux-doc@vger.kernel.org, linux-perf-users@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH v2 0/6] tracing: wprobe: Add wprobe for watchpoint
Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2025 23:58:00 +0900 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <175708427997.64001.11661389635019507808.stgit@devnote2> (raw)
Hi,
Here is the 2nd version of the series for adding new wprobe (watch probe)
which provides memory access tracing event. Moreover, this can be used
via event trigger. Thus it can trace memory access on a dynamically
allocated objects too.
This version fixes an unused static function error when
CONFIG_WPROBE_TRIGGERS=n. Also it allows modify_wide_hw_breakpoint() to
change compatible types. And make CONFIG_WPROBE_TRIGGERS a hidden
config (enable if possible.)
I introduced CONFIG_HAVE_REINSTALL_HW_BREAKPOINT because it allows
us to implement dependency of the feature which requires the
modify_wide_hw_breakpoint(), e.g. CONFIG_WPROBE_TRIGGERS.
So, the architecture which implement arch_reinstall_hw_breakpoint()
will enable HAVE_REINSTALL_HW_BREAKPOINT.
The basic usage of this wprobe is similar to other probes;
w:[GRP/][EVENT] [r|w|rw]@<ADDRESS|SYMBOL[+OFFS]> [FETCHARGS]
This defines a new wprobe event. For example, to trace jiffies update,
you can do;
echo 'w:my_jiffies w@jiffies:8 value=+0($addr)' >> dynamic_events
echo 1 > events/wprobes/my_jiffies/enable
Moreover, this can be combined with event trigger to trace the memory
accecss on slab objects. The trigger syntax is;
set_wprobe:WPROBE_EVENT:FIELD[+ADJUST]
clear_wprobe:WPROBE_EVENT
For example, trace the first 8 byte of the dentry data structure passed
to do_truncate() until it is deleted by __dentry_kill().
(Note: all tracefs setup uses '>>' so that it does not kick do_truncate())
# echo 'w:watch rw@0:8 address=$addr value=+0($addr)' > dynamic_events
# echo 'f:truncate do_truncate dentry=$arg2' >> dynamic_events
# echo 'set_wprobe:watch:dentry' >> events/fprobes/truncate/trigger
# echo 'f:dentry_kill __dentry_kill dentry=$arg1' >> dynamic_events
# echo 'clear_wprobe:watch' >> events/fprobes/dentry_kill/trigger
# echo 1 >> events/fprobes/truncate/enable
# echo 1 >> events/fprobes/dentry_kill/enable
# echo aaa > /tmp/hoge
# echo bbb > /tmp/hoge
# echo ccc > /tmp/hoge
# rm /tmp/hoge
Then, the trace data will show;
# tracer: nop
#
# entries-in-buffer/entries-written: 16/16 #P:8
#
# _-----=> irqs-off/BH-disabled
# / _----=> need-resched
# | / _---=> hardirq/softirq
# || / _--=> preempt-depth
# ||| / _-=> migrate-disable
# |||| / delay
# TASK-PID CPU# ||||| TIMESTAMP FUNCTION
# [ 7.026136] sh (113) used greatest stack depth: 12912 bytes left
| | | ||||| | |
sh-113 [002] ..... 7.024402: truncate: (do_truncate+0x4/0x120) dentry=0xffff8880069194b8
sh-113 [002] ..Zff 7.024822: watch: (lookup_fast+0xaa/0x150) address=0xffff8880069194b8 value=0x200008
sh-113 [002] ..Zff 7.024830: watch: (step_into+0x82/0x360) address=0xffff8880069194b8 value=0x200008
sh-113 [002] ..Zff 7.024834: watch: (step_into+0x9f/0x360) address=0xffff8880069194b8 value=0x200008
sh-113 [002] ..Zff 7.024839: watch: (path_openat+0xb3a/0xe70) address=0xffff8880069194b8 value=0x200008
sh-113 [002] ..Zff 7.024843: watch: (path_openat+0xb9a/0xe70) address=0xffff8880069194b8 value=0x200008
sh-113 [002] ..... 7.024847: truncate: (do_truncate+0x4/0x120) dentry=0xffff8880069194b8
sh-113 [002] ...1. 7.025364: dentry_kill: (__dentry_kill+0x0/0x220) dentry=0xffff888006919380
sh-113 [002] ...1. 7.025511: dentry_kill: (__dentry_kill+0x0/0x220) dentry=0xffff8880069195f0
rm-118 [003] ...1. 7.027543: dentry_kill: (__dentry_kill+0x0/0x220) dentry=0xffff8880069194b8
sh-113 [002] ...2. 7.027825: dentry_kill: (__dentry_kill+0x0/0x220) dentry=0xffff8880044429c0
sh-113 [002] ...2. 7.027833: dentry_kill: (__dentry_kill+0x0/0x220) dentry=0xffff888004442270
Thank you,
---
Jinchao Wang (1):
x86/HWBP: introduce arch_reinstall_hw_breakpoint() for atomic context
Masami Hiramatsu (Google) (5):
tracing: wprobe: Add watchpoint probe event based on hardware breakpoint
HWBP: Add modify_wide_hw_breakpoint_local() API
tracing: wprobe: Add wprobe event trigger
selftests: tracing: Add a basic testcase for wprobe
selftests: tracing: Add syntax testcase for wprobe
Documentation/trace/index.rst | 1
Documentation/trace/wprobetrace.rst | 129 ++
arch/Kconfig | 10
arch/x86/Kconfig | 1
arch/x86/include/asm/hw_breakpoint.h | 1
arch/x86/kernel/hw_breakpoint.c | 50 +
include/linux/hw_breakpoint.h | 6
include/linux/trace_events.h | 3
kernel/events/hw_breakpoint.c | 36 +
kernel/trace/Kconfig | 24
kernel/trace/Makefile | 1
kernel/trace/trace.c | 9
kernel/trace/trace.h | 5
kernel/trace/trace_probe.c | 20
kernel/trace/trace_probe.h | 8
kernel/trace/trace_wprobe.c | 1104 ++++++++++++++++++++
.../ftrace/test.d/dynevent/add_remove_wprobe.tc | 68 +
.../test.d/dynevent/wprobes_syntax_errors.tc | 20
18 files changed, 1493 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
create mode 100644 Documentation/trace/wprobetrace.rst
create mode 100644 kernel/trace/trace_wprobe.c
create mode 100644 tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/dynevent/add_remove_wprobe.tc
create mode 100644 tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/dynevent/wprobes_syntax_errors.tc
--
Masami Hiramatsu (Google) <mhiramat@kernel.org>
next reply other threads:[~2025-09-05 14:58 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2025-09-05 14:58 Masami Hiramatsu (Google) [this message]
2025-09-05 14:58 ` [PATCH v2 1/6] tracing: wprobe: Add watchpoint probe event based on hardware breakpoint Masami Hiramatsu (Google)
2025-09-05 14:58 ` [PATCH v2 2/6] x86/HWBP: introduce arch_reinstall_hw_breakpoint() for atomic context Masami Hiramatsu (Google)
2025-09-05 14:58 ` [PATCH v2 3/6] HWBP: Add modify_wide_hw_breakpoint_local() API Masami Hiramatsu (Google)
2025-09-05 14:58 ` [PATCH v2 4/6] tracing: wprobe: Add wprobe event trigger Masami Hiramatsu (Google)
2025-09-10 1:22 ` Masami Hiramatsu
2025-09-05 14:58 ` [PATCH v2 5/6] selftests: tracing: Add a basic testcase for wprobe Masami Hiramatsu (Google)
2025-09-05 14:59 ` [PATCH v2 6/6] selftests: tracing: Add syntax " Masami Hiramatsu (Google)
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