From: Ian Rogers <irogers@google.com>
To: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>,
Ingo Molnar <mingo@redhat.com>,
Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@kernel.org>,
Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org>, Jiri Olsa <jolsa@kernel.org>,
Ian Rogers <irogers@google.com>,
Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@intel.com>,
James Clark <james.clark@linaro.org>,
Gabriel Marin <gmx@google.com>,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-perf-users@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH v1 2/2] perf test: Add inject ASLR test
Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2026 15:05:19 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260424220519.2743472-2-irogers@google.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260424220519.2743472-1-irogers@google.com>
Add a new shell test `inject_aslr.sh` to verify the `perf inject --aslr`
feature. The test covers:
- Basic address remapping for user space samples.
- Pipe mode coverage for `perf record` piped into `perf inject --aslr`.
- Callchain address remapping.
- Consistency of `perf report` output before and after injection.
- Pipe mode report consistency.
- Dropping of samples that leak ASLR info (physical addresses).
- Kernel address remapping (skipping gracefully if permissions restrict
recording the kernel map).
- Kernel report consistency with address normalization.
Assisted-by: Gemini:gemini-3.1-pro-preview
Signed-off-by: Ian Rogers <irogers@google.com>
---
tools/perf/tests/shell/inject_aslr.sh | 381 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 381 insertions(+)
create mode 100755 tools/perf/tests/shell/inject_aslr.sh
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/shell/inject_aslr.sh b/tools/perf/tests/shell/inject_aslr.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000000..17544fe9ef6c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/shell/inject_aslr.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,381 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# perf inject --aslr test
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+
+shelldir=$(dirname "$0")
+# shellcheck source=lib/perf_has_symbol.sh
+. "${shelldir}"/lib/perf_has_symbol.sh
+
+sym="noploop"
+
+# Set path to built perf
+PERF="/tmp/perf3/perf"
+
+skip_test_missing_symbol ${sym}
+
+# Create global temp directory
+temp_dir=$(mktemp -d /tmp/perf-test-aslr.XXXXXXXXXX)
+data="${temp_dir}/perf.data"
+data2="${temp_dir}/perf.data2"
+
+prog="${PERF} test -w noploop"
+[ "$(uname -m)" = "s390x" ] && prog="$prog 3"
+err=0
+
+set -e
+
+cleanup() {
+ # Check if temp_dir is set and looks sane before removing
+ if [[ "${temp_dir}" =~ ^/tmp/perf-test-aslr\. ]]; then
+ rm -rf "${temp_dir}"
+ fi
+ trap - EXIT TERM INT
+}
+
+trap_cleanup() {
+ echo "Unexpected signal in ${FUNCNAME[1]}"
+ cleanup
+ exit 1
+}
+trap trap_cleanup TERM INT
+
+get_noploop_addr() {
+ local file=$1
+ ${PERF} script -i "$file" | awk '{for(i=1;i<=NF;i++) if($i ~ /noploop\+/) {print $(i-1); exit}}'
+}
+
+test_basic_aslr() {
+ echo "Test basic ASLR remapping"
+ local data
+ data=$(mktemp /tmp/perf.data.basic.XXXXXX)
+ local data2
+ data2=$(mktemp /tmp/perf.data2.basic.XXXXXX)
+
+ ${PERF} record -e task-clock:u -o "${data}" ${prog}
+ ${PERF} inject -v --aslr -i "${data}" -o "${data2}"
+
+ orig_addr=$(get_noploop_addr "${data}")
+ new_addr=$(get_noploop_addr "${data2}")
+
+ echo "Basic ASLR: orig_addr=$orig_addr, new_addr=$new_addr"
+
+ if [ -z "$orig_addr" ]; then
+ echo "Basic ASLR test [Failed - no noploop samples in original file]"
+ err=1
+ elif [ -z "$new_addr" ]; then
+ echo "Basic ASLR test [Failed - could not find remapped address]"
+ err=1
+ elif [ "$orig_addr" = "$new_addr" ]; then
+ echo "Basic ASLR test [Failed - addresses are not remapped]"
+ err=1
+ else
+ echo "Basic ASLR test [Success]"
+ rm -f "${data}" "${data2}" "${data}.old" "${data2}.old"
+ fi
+}
+
+test_pipe_aslr() {
+ echo "Test pipe mode ASLR remapping"
+ local data
+ data=$(mktemp /tmp/perf.data.pipe.XXXXXX)
+ local data2
+ data2=$(mktemp /tmp/perf.data2.pipe.XXXXXX)
+
+ # Use tee to save the original pipe data for comparison
+ ${PERF} record -e task-clock:u -o - ${prog} | tee "${data}" | ${PERF} inject --aslr -o "${data2}"
+
+ orig_addr=$(get_noploop_addr "${data}")
+ new_addr=$(get_noploop_addr "${data2}")
+
+ echo "Pipe ASLR: orig_addr=$orig_addr, new_addr=$new_addr"
+
+ if [ -z "$orig_addr" ]; then
+ echo "Pipe ASLR test [Failed - no noploop samples in original file]"
+ err=1
+ elif [ -z "$new_addr" ]; then
+ echo "Pipe ASLR test [Failed - could not find remapped address]"
+ err=1
+ elif [ "$orig_addr" = "$new_addr" ]; then
+ echo "Pipe ASLR test [Failed - addresses are not remapped]"
+ err=1
+ else
+ echo "Pipe ASLR test [Success]"
+ rm -f "${data}" "${data2}" "${data}.old" "${data2}.old"
+ fi
+}
+
+test_callchain_aslr() {
+ echo "Test Callchain ASLR remapping"
+ local data
+ data=$(mktemp /tmp/perf.data.callchain.XXXXXX)
+ local data2
+ data2=$(mktemp /tmp/perf.data2.callchain.XXXXXX)
+
+ ${PERF} record -g -e task-clock:u -o "${data}" ${prog}
+ ${PERF} inject --aslr -i "${data}" -o "${data2}"
+
+ orig_addr=$(get_noploop_addr "${data}")
+ new_addr=$(get_noploop_addr "${data2}")
+
+ echo "Callchain ASLR: orig_addr=$orig_addr, new_addr=$new_addr"
+
+ if [ -z "$orig_addr" ]; then
+ echo "Callchain ASLR test [Failed - no noploop samples in original file]"
+ err=1
+ elif [ -z "$new_addr" ]; then
+ echo "Callchain ASLR test [Failed - could not find remapped address]"
+ err=1
+ elif [ "$orig_addr" = "$new_addr" ]; then
+ echo "Callchain ASLR test [Failed - addresses are not remapped]"
+ err=1
+ else
+ # Also check that the full script output differs (to cover callchains)
+ orig_script=$(${PERF} script -i "${data}" | grep -A 5 noploop | head -n 20)
+ new_script=$(${PERF} script -i "${data2}" | grep -A 5 noploop | head -n 20)
+
+ if [ "$orig_script" = "$new_script" ]; then
+ echo "Callchain ASLR test [Failed - callchain output is identical]"
+ err=1
+ else
+ echo "Callchain ASLR test [Success]"
+ rm -f "${data}" "${data2}" "${data}.old" "${data2}.old"
+ fi
+ fi
+}
+
+test_report_aslr() {
+ echo "Test perf report consistency"
+ local data
+ data=$(mktemp /tmp/perf.data.report.XXXXXX)
+ local data2
+ data2=$(mktemp /tmp/perf.data2.report.XXXXXX)
+ local data_clean
+ data_clean=$(mktemp /tmp/perf.data.clean.XXXXXX)
+
+ ${PERF} record -e task-clock:u -o "${data}" ${prog}
+ # Use -b to inject build-ids and force ordered events processing in both
+ ${PERF} inject -b -i "${data}" -o "${data_clean}"
+ ${PERF} inject -v -b --aslr -i "${data}" -o "${data2}"
+
+ local report1="${temp_dir}/report1"
+ local report2="${temp_dir}/report2"
+ local report1_clean="${temp_dir}/report1.clean"
+ local report2_clean="${temp_dir}/report2.clean"
+ local diff_file="${temp_dir}/diff"
+
+ ${PERF} report -i "${data_clean}" --stdio > "${report1}"
+ ${PERF} report -i "${data2}" --stdio > "${report2}"
+
+ # Strip headers and compare lines with percentages
+ grep '%' "${report1}" | grep -v '^#' | sort > "${report1_clean}"
+ grep '%' "${report2}" | grep -v '^#' | sort > "${report2_clean}"
+
+ diff -u "${report1_clean}" "${report2_clean}" > "${diff_file}" || true
+
+ if [ -s "${diff_file}" ]; then
+ echo "Report ASLR test [Failed - reports differ]"
+ echo "Showing first 20 lines of diff:"
+ head -n 20 "${diff_file}"
+ err=1
+ else
+ echo "Report ASLR test [Success]"
+ fi
+ rm -f "${data}" "${data2}" "${data_clean}" "${data}.old" "${data2}.old" "${data_clean}.old"
+}
+
+test_pipe_report_aslr() {
+ echo "Test pipe mode perf report consistency"
+ local data
+ data=$(mktemp /tmp/perf.data.pipe_report.XXXXXX)
+ local data2
+ data2=$(mktemp /tmp/perf.data2.pipe_report.XXXXXX)
+ local data_clean
+ data_clean=$(mktemp /tmp/perf.data.clean.XXXXXX)
+
+ # Use tee to save the original pipe data, then process it with inject -b
+ ${PERF} record -e task-clock:u -o - ${prog} | \
+ tee "${data}" | \
+ ${PERF} inject -b --aslr -o "${data2}"
+ ${PERF} inject -b -i "${data}" -o "${data_clean}"
+
+ local report1="${temp_dir}/report1"
+ local report2="${temp_dir}/report2"
+ local report1_clean="${temp_dir}/report1.clean"
+ local report2_clean="${temp_dir}/report2.clean"
+ local diff_file="${temp_dir}/diff"
+
+ ${PERF} report -i "${data_clean}" --stdio > "${report1}"
+ ${PERF} report -i "${data2}" --stdio > "${report2}"
+
+ # Strip headers and compare lines with percentages
+ grep '%' "${report1}" | grep -v '^#' | sort > "${report1_clean}"
+ grep '%' "${report2}" | grep -v '^#' | sort > "${report2_clean}"
+
+ diff -u "${report1_clean}" "${report2_clean}" > "${diff_file}" || true
+
+ if [ -s "${diff_file}" ]; then
+ echo "Pipe Report ASLR test [Failed - reports differ]"
+ echo "Showing first 20 lines of diff:"
+ head -n 20 "${diff_file}"
+ err=1
+ else
+ echo "Pipe Report ASLR test [Success]"
+ fi
+ rm -f "${data}" "${data2}" "${data_clean}" "${data}.old" "${data2}.old" "${data_clean}.old"
+}
+
+test_dropped_samples() {
+ echo "Test dropped samples (phys-data)"
+ local data
+ data=$(mktemp /tmp/perf.data.dropped.XXXXXX)
+ local data2
+ data2=$(mktemp /tmp/perf.data2.dropped.XXXXXX)
+
+ # Check if --phys-data is supported by recording a short run
+ if ! ${PERF} record -e task-clock:u --phys-data -o "${data}" -- sleep 0.1 > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+ echo "Skipping dropped samples test as --phys-data is not supported"
+ return
+ fi
+
+ ${PERF} record -e task-clock:u --phys-data -o "${data}" ${prog}
+ ${PERF} inject --aslr -i "${data}" -o "${data2}"
+
+ # Verify that samples are dropped.
+ samples_count=$(${PERF} script -i "${data2}" | wc -l)
+
+ if [ "$samples_count" -gt 0 ]; then
+ echo "Dropped samples test [Failed - samples were not dropped]"
+ err=1
+ else
+ echo "Dropped samples test [Success]"
+ rm -f "${data}" "${data2}" "${data}.old" "${data2}.old"
+ fi
+}
+
+test_kernel_aslr() {
+ echo "Test kernel ASLR remapping"
+ local kdata
+ kdata=$(mktemp /tmp/perf.data.kernel.XXXXXX)
+ local kdata2
+ kdata2=$(mktemp /tmp/perf.data2.kernel.XXXXXX)
+ local log_file
+ log_file=$(mktemp /tmp/kernel_record.log.XXXXXX)
+
+ # Try to record kernel samples
+ if ! ${PERF} record -e task-clock:k -o "${kdata}" ${prog} > "${log_file}" 2>&1; then
+ echo "Skipping kernel ASLR test as recording failed (maybe no permissions)"
+ rm -f "${kdata}" "${log_file}"
+ return
+ fi
+
+ # Check for warning about kernel map restriction
+ if grep -q "Couldn't record kernel reference relocation symbol" "${log_file}"; then
+ echo "Skipping kernel ASLR test as kernel map could not be recorded (permissions restricted)"
+ rm -f "${kdata}" "${log_file}"
+ return
+ fi
+
+ ${PERF} inject -v --aslr -i "${kdata}" -o "${kdata2}"
+
+ # Check if kernel addresses are remapped.
+ orig_addr=$(${PERF} script -i "${kdata}" | awk '{for(i=1;i<=NF;i++) if($i ~ /^ffff/) {print $i; exit}}')
+ new_addr=$(${PERF} script -i "${kdata2}" | awk '{for(i=1;i<=NF;i++) if($i ~ /^ffff/) {print $i; exit}}')
+
+ echo "Kernel ASLR: orig_addr=$orig_addr, new_addr=$new_addr"
+
+ if [ -z "$orig_addr" ]; then
+ echo "Kernel ASLR test [Failed - no kernel samples in original file]"
+ err=1
+ elif [ -z "$new_addr" ]; then
+ echo "Kernel ASLR test [Failed - could not find remapped address]"
+ err=1
+ elif [ "$orig_addr" = "$new_addr" ]; then
+ echo "Kernel ASLR test [Failed - addresses are not remapped]"
+ err=1
+ else
+ echo "Kernel ASLR test [Success]"
+ rm -f "${kdata}" "${kdata2}" "${log_file}" "${kdata}.old" "${kdata2}.old"
+ fi
+}
+
+test_kernel_report_aslr() {
+ echo "Test kernel perf report consistency"
+ local kdata
+ kdata=$(mktemp /tmp/perf.data.kernel_report.XXXXXX)
+ local kdata2
+ kdata2=$(mktemp /tmp/perf.data2.kernel_report.XXXXXX)
+ local data_clean
+ data_clean=$(mktemp /tmp/perf.data.clean.XXXXXX)
+ local log_file
+ log_file=$(mktemp /tmp/kernel_report_record.log.XXXXXX)
+
+ # Try to record kernel samples
+ if ! ${PERF} record -e task-clock:k -o "${kdata}" ${prog} > "${log_file}" 2>&1; then
+ echo "Skipping kernel report test as recording failed (maybe no permissions)"
+ rm -f "${kdata}" "${log_file}"
+ return
+ fi
+
+ # Check for warning about kernel map restriction
+ if grep -q "Couldn't record kernel reference relocation symbol" "${log_file}"; then
+ echo "Skipping kernel report test as kernel map could not be recorded (permissions restricted)"
+ rm -f "${kdata}" "${log_file}"
+ return
+ fi
+
+ # Use -b to inject build-ids and force ordered events processing in both
+ ${PERF} inject -b -i "${kdata}" -o "${data_clean}"
+ ${PERF} inject -v -b --aslr -i "${kdata}" -o "${kdata2}"
+
+ local report1="${temp_dir}/report_kernel1"
+ local report2="${temp_dir}/report_kernel2"
+ local report1_clean="${temp_dir}/report_kernel1.clean"
+ local report2_clean="${temp_dir}/report_kernel2.clean"
+ local diff_file="${temp_dir}/diff_kernel"
+
+ ${PERF} report -i "${data_clean}" --stdio > "${report1}"
+ ${PERF} report -i "${kdata2}" --stdio > "${report2}"
+
+ # Strip headers and compare lines with percentages
+ grep '%' "${report1}" | grep -v '^#' > "${report1_clean}"
+ grep '%' "${report2}" | grep -v '^#' > "${report2_clean}"
+
+ # Normalize kernel DSOs and addresses in clean reports
+ # This allows kernel modules to be either a module or kernel.kallsyms
+ local report1_norm="${temp_dir}/report_kernel1.norm"
+ local report2_norm="${temp_dir}/report_kernel2.norm"
+ awk '{$3 = ($3 ~ /^\[.*\]$/ ? "[kernel]" : $3); \
+ for(i=1;i<=NF;i++) \
+ if($i ~ /^ffff/ || $i ~ /^0x/ || $i == "0000000000000000") \
+ $i = "[addr]"; \
+ print}' "${report1_clean}" | sort > "${report1_norm}"
+ awk '{$3 = ($3 ~ /^\[.*\]$/ ? "[kernel]" : $3); \
+ for(i=1;i<=NF;i++) \
+ if($i ~ /^ffff/ || $i ~ /^0x/ || $i == "0000000000000000") \
+ $i = "[addr]"; \
+ print}' "${report2_clean}" | sort > "${report2_norm}"
+
+ diff -u "${report1_norm}" "${report2_norm}" > "${diff_file}" || true
+
+ if [ -s "${diff_file}" ]; then
+ echo "Kernel Report ASLR test [Failed - reports differ]"
+ echo "Showing first 20 lines of diff:"
+ head -n 20 "${diff_file}"
+ err=1
+ else
+ echo "Kernel Report ASLR test [Success]"
+ fi
+ rm -f "${kdata}" "${kdata2}" "${data_clean}" "${log_file}" "${kdata}.old" "${kdata2}.old" "${data_clean}.old"
+}
+
+test_basic_aslr
+test_pipe_aslr
+test_callchain_aslr
+test_report_aslr
+test_pipe_report_aslr
+test_dropped_samples
+test_kernel_aslr
+test_kernel_report_aslr
+
+cleanup
+exit $err
--
2.54.0.545.g6539524ca2-goog
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Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-04-24 22:05 [PATCH v1 1/2] perf inject/aslr: Add aslr tool to remap/obfuscate virtual addresses Ian Rogers
2026-04-24 22:05 ` Ian Rogers [this message]
2026-04-24 22:47 ` [PATCH v1 2/2] perf test: Add inject ASLR test sashiko-bot
2026-04-24 22:36 ` [PATCH v1 1/2] perf inject/aslr: Add aslr tool to remap/obfuscate virtual addresses sashiko-bot
2026-04-25 2:05 ` [PATCH v2 " Ian Rogers
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