Re: [PATCH v2 4/7] perf thread: Add support for reading the e_machine type for a thread

Charlie Jenkins
2025-02-11T00:22:31Z

On Mon, Feb 10, 2025 at 08:51:05AM -0800, Ian Rogers wrote:
> Use the executable from /proc/pid/exe and read the e_machine from the
> ELF header. On failure use EM_HOST. Change builtin-trace syscall
> functions to pass e_machine from the thread rather than EM_HOST, so
> that in later patches when syscalltbl can use the e_machine the system
> calls are specific to the architecture.

Reviewed-by: Charlie Jenkins <charlie@rivosinc.com>
Tested-by: Charlie Jenkins <charlie@rivosinc.com>

>
> Signed-off-by: Ian Rogers <irogers@google.com>
> Reviewed-by: Howard Chu <howardchu95@gmail.com>
> ---
> tools/perf/builtin-trace.c | 41 ++++++++++++++++---------------
> tools/perf/util/thread.c | 50 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> tools/perf/util/thread.h | 14 ++++++++++-
> 3 files changed, 85 insertions(+), 20 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c b/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
> index 4b77c2ab3dba..1ae609555018 100644
> --- a/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
> +++ b/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
> @@ -2678,16 +2678,17 @@ static int trace__sys_enter(struct trace *trace, struct evsel *evsel,
> int printed = 0;
> struct thread *thread;
> int id = perf_evsel__sc_tp_uint(evsel, id, sample), err = -1;
> - int augmented_args_size = 0;
> + int augmented_args_size = 0, e_machine;
> void *augmented_args = NULL;
> /* TODO: get e_machine from thread. */
> - struct syscall *sc = trace__syscall_info(trace, evsel, EM_HOST, id);
> + struct syscall *sc;
> struct thread_trace *ttrace;
>
> - if (sc == NULL)
> - return -1;
> -
> thread = machine__findnew_thread(trace->host, sample->pid, sample->tid);
> + e_machine = thread__e_machine(thread, trace->host);
> + sc = trace__syscall_info(trace, evsel, e_machine, id);
> + if (sc == NULL)
> + goto out_put;
> ttrace = thread__trace(thread, trace->output);
> if (ttrace == NULL)
> goto out_put;
> @@ -2756,16 +2757,18 @@ static int trace__fprintf_sys_enter(struct trace *trace, struct evsel *evsel,
> struct thread *thread;
> int id = perf_evsel__sc_tp_uint(evsel, id, sample), err = -1;
> /* TODO: get e_machine from thread. */
> - struct syscall *sc = trace__syscall_info(trace, evsel, EM_HOST, id);
> + struct syscall *sc;
> char msg[1024];
> void *args, *augmented_args = NULL;
> - int augmented_args_size;
> + int augmented_args_size, e_machine;
> size_t printed = 0;
>
> - if (sc == NULL)
> - return -1;
>
> thread = machine__findnew_thread(trace->host, sample->pid, sample->tid);
> + e_machine = thread__e_machine(thread, trace->host);
> + sc = trace__syscall_info(trace, evsel, e_machine, id);
> + if (sc == NULL)
> + return -1;
> ttrace = thread__trace(thread, trace->output);
> /*
> * We need to get ttrace just to make sure it is there when syscall__scnprintf_args()
> @@ -2830,15 +2833,15 @@ static int trace__sys_exit(struct trace *trace, struct evsel *evsel,
> bool duration_calculated = false;
> struct thread *thread;
> int id = perf_evsel__sc_tp_uint(evsel, id, sample), err = -1, callchain_ret = 0, printed = 0;
> - int alignment = trace->args_alignment;
> - /* TODO: get e_machine from thread. */
> - struct syscall *sc = trace__syscall_info(trace, evsel, EM_HOST, id);
> + int alignment = trace->args_alignment, e_machine;
> + struct syscall *sc;
> struct thread_trace *ttrace;
>
> - if (sc == NULL)
> - return -1;
> -
> thread = machine__findnew_thread(trace->host, sample->pid, sample->tid);
> + e_machine = thread__e_machine(thread, trace->host);
> + sc = trace__syscall_info(trace, evsel, e_machine, id);
> + if (sc == NULL)
> + goto out_put;
> ttrace = thread__trace(thread, trace->output);
> if (ttrace == NULL)
> goto out_put;
> @@ -3185,8 +3188,8 @@ static int trace__event_handler(struct trace *trace, struct evsel *evsel,
>
> if (evsel == trace->syscalls.events.bpf_output) {
> int id = perf_evsel__sc_tp_uint(evsel, id, sample);
> - /* TODO: get e_machine from thread. */
> - struct syscall *sc = trace__syscall_info(trace, evsel, EM_HOST, id);
> + int e_machine = thread ? thread__e_machine(thread, trace->host) : EM_HOST;
> + struct syscall *sc = trace__syscall_info(trace, evsel, e_machine, id);
>
> if (sc) {
> fprintf(trace->output, "%s(", sc->name);
> @@ -4764,6 +4767,7 @@ static size_t trace__fprintf_thread(FILE *fp, struct thread *thread, struct trac
> {
> size_t printed = 0;
> struct thread_trace *ttrace = thread__priv(thread);
> + int e_machine = thread__e_machine(thread, trace->host);
> double ratio;
>
> if (ttrace == NULL)
> @@ -4783,8 +4787,7 @@ static size_t trace__fprintf_thread(FILE *fp, struct thread *thread, struct trac
> else if (fputc('\n', fp) != EOF)
> ++printed;
>
> - /* TODO: get e_machine from thread. */
> - printed += thread__dump_stats(ttrace, trace, EM_HOST, fp);
> + printed += thread__dump_stats(ttrace, trace, e_machine, fp);
>
> return printed;
> }
> diff --git a/tools/perf/util/thread.c b/tools/perf/util/thread.c
> index 0ffdd52d86d7..a07446a280ed 100644
> --- a/tools/perf/util/thread.c
> +++ b/tools/perf/util/thread.c
> @@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
> // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
> +#include <elf.h>
> #include <errno.h>
> +#include <fcntl.h>
> #include <stdlib.h>
> #include <stdio.h>
> #include <string.h>
> @@ -16,6 +18,7 @@
> #include "symbol.h"
> #include "unwind.h"
> #include "callchain.h"
> +#include "dwarf-regs.h"
>
> #include <api/fs/fs.h>
>
> @@ -51,6 +54,7 @@ struct thread *thread__new(pid_t pid, pid_t tid)
> thread__set_ppid(thread, -1);
> thread__set_cpu(thread, -1);
> thread__set_guest_cpu(thread, -1);
> + thread__set_e_machine(thread, EM_NONE);
> thread__set_lbr_stitch_enable(thread, false);
> INIT_LIST_HEAD(thread__namespaces_list(thread));
> INIT_LIST_HEAD(thread__comm_list(thread));
> @@ -423,6 +427,52 @@ void thread__find_cpumode_addr_location(struct thread *thread, u64 addr,
> }
> }
>
> +static uint16_t read_proc_e_machine_for_pid(pid_t pid)
> +{
> + char path[6 /* "/proc/" */ + 11 /* max length of pid */ + 5 /* "/exe\0" */];
> + int fd;
> + uint16_t e_machine = EM_NONE;
> +
> + snprintf(path, sizeof(path), "/proc/%d/exe", pid);
> + fd = open(path, O_RDONLY);
> + if (fd >= 0) {
> + _Static_assert(offsetof(Elf32_Ehdr, e_machine) == 18, "Unexpected offset");
> + _Static_assert(offsetof(Elf64_Ehdr, e_machine) == 18, "Unexpected offset");
> + if (pread(fd, &e_machine, sizeof(e_machine), 18) != sizeof(e_machine))
> + e_machine = EM_NONE;
> + close(fd);
> + }
> + return e_machine;
> +}
> +
> +uint16_t thread__e_machine(struct thread *thread, struct machine *machine)
> +{
> + pid_t tid, pid;
> + uint16_t e_machine = RC_CHK_ACCESS(thread)->e_machine;
> +
> + if (e_machine != EM_NONE)
> + return e_machine;
> +
> + tid = thread__tid(thread);
> + pid = thread__pid(thread);
> + if (pid != tid) {
> + struct thread *parent = machine__findnew_thread(machine, pid, pid);
> +
> + if (parent) {
> + e_machine = thread__e_machine(parent, machine);
> + thread__set_e_machine(thread, e_machine);
> + return e_machine;
> + }
> + /* Something went wrong, fallback. */
> + }
> + e_machine = read_proc_e_machine_for_pid(pid);
> + if (e_machine != EM_NONE)
> + thread__set_e_machine(thread, e_machine);
> + else
> + e_machine = EM_HOST;
> + return e_machine;
> +}
> +
> struct thread *thread__main_thread(struct machine *machine, struct thread *thread)
> {
> if (thread__pid(thread) == thread__tid(thread))
> diff --git a/tools/perf/util/thread.h b/tools/perf/util/thread.h
> index 6cbf6eb2812e..cd574a896418 100644
> --- a/tools/perf/util/thread.h
> +++ b/tools/perf/util/thread.h
> @@ -60,7 +60,11 @@ DECLARE_RC_STRUCT(thread) {
> struct srccode_state srccode_state;
> bool filter;
> int filter_entry_depth;
> -
> + /**
> + * @e_machine: The ELF EM_* associated with the thread. EM_NONE if not
> + * computed.
> + */
> + uint16_t e_machine;
> /* LBR call stack stitch */
> bool lbr_stitch_enable;
> struct lbr_stitch *lbr_stitch;
> @@ -302,6 +306,14 @@ static inline void thread__set_filter_entry_depth(struct thread *thread, int dep
> RC_CHK_ACCESS(thread)->filter_entry_depth = depth;
> }
>
> +uint16_t thread__e_machine(struct thread *thread, struct machine *machine);
> +
> +static inline void thread__set_e_machine(struct thread *thread, uint16_t e_machine)
> +{
> + RC_CHK_ACCESS(thread)->e_machine = e_machine;
> +}
> +
> +
> static inline bool thread__lbr_stitch_enable(const struct thread *thread)
> {
> return RC_CHK_ACCESS(thread)->lbr_stitch_enable;
> --
> 2.48.1.502.g6dc24dfdaf-goog