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: [RFC PATCH v2 6/7] tracing/probes: Add this_cpu_read() and this_cpu_ptr() dereference method to fetcharg
Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2026 09:52:20 +0900 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <178105274004.21760.13176897936624268026.stgit@devnote2> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <178105268094.21760.13668249930524377840.stgit@devnote2>
From: Masami Hiramatsu (Google) <mhiramat@kernel.org>
When tracing the kernel local variables, sometimes we need to get the
CPU local variables. To access it, current simple dereference is not
enough.
Thus, introduce a special this_cpu_read() dereference to access per-cpu
variable for the current CPU (accessing other CPU variable may race with
updates on other CPUs). Also this_cpu_ptr() is for accessing per-cpu
pointer.
Those are working as same as the kernel percpu macro.
Signed-off-by: Masami Hiramatsu (Google) <mhiramat@kernel.org>
---
Changes in v2:
- Drop +CPU/+PCPU and introduce this_cpu_read() and this_cpu_ptr().
- Support these method with BTF typecast.
- Just check the base address is NOT NULL instead of is_kernel_percpu_address().
---
Documentation/trace/eprobetrace.rst | 2 +
Documentation/trace/fprobetrace.rst | 2 +
Documentation/trace/kprobetrace.rst | 2 +
kernel/trace/trace.c | 1
kernel/trace/trace_probe.c | 135 ++++++++++++++++++++++++-----------
kernel/trace/trace_probe.h | 2 +
kernel/trace/trace_probe_tmpl.h | 30 ++++++--
7 files changed, 125 insertions(+), 49 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/trace/eprobetrace.rst b/Documentation/trace/eprobetrace.rst
index dcf92d5b4175..6ba70327c1de 100644
--- a/Documentation/trace/eprobetrace.rst
+++ b/Documentation/trace/eprobetrace.rst
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ Synopsis of eprobe_events
$comm : Fetch current task comm.
$current : Fetch the address of the current task_struct.
+|-[u]OFFS(FETCHARG) : Fetch memory at FETCHARG +|- OFFS address.(\*3)(\*4)
+ this_cpu_read(FETCHARG) : Read the value of the per-CPU variable FETCHARG on the current CPU.
+ this_cpu_ptr(FETCHARG) : Get the address of the per-CPU variable FETCHARG on the current CPU.
\IMM : Store an immediate value to the argument.
NAME=FETCHARG : Set NAME as the argument name of FETCHARG.
FETCHARG:TYPE : Set TYPE as the type of FETCHARG. Currently, basic types
diff --git a/Documentation/trace/fprobetrace.rst b/Documentation/trace/fprobetrace.rst
index 3392cab016b3..3439bc9bd351 100644
--- a/Documentation/trace/fprobetrace.rst
+++ b/Documentation/trace/fprobetrace.rst
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ Synopsis of fprobe-events
$comm : Fetch current task comm.
$current : Fetch the address of the current task_struct.
+|-[u]OFFS(FETCHARG) : Fetch memory at FETCHARG +|- OFFS address.(\*4)(\*5)
+ this_cpu_read(FETCHARG) : Read the value of the per-CPU variable FETCHARG on the current CPU.
+ this_cpu_ptr(FETCHARG) : Get the address of the per-CPU variable FETCHARG on the current CPU.
\IMM : Store an immediate value to the argument.
NAME=FETCHARG : Set NAME as the argument name of FETCHARG.
FETCHARG:TYPE : Set TYPE as the type of FETCHARG. Currently, basic types
diff --git a/Documentation/trace/kprobetrace.rst b/Documentation/trace/kprobetrace.rst
index 81e4fe38791d..9ae330eb0a52 100644
--- a/Documentation/trace/kprobetrace.rst
+++ b/Documentation/trace/kprobetrace.rst
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ Synopsis of kprobe_events
$comm : Fetch current task comm.
$current : Fetch the address of the current task_struct.
+|-[u]OFFS(FETCHARG) : Fetch memory at FETCHARG +|- OFFS address.(\*3)(\*4)
+ this_cpu_read(FETCHARG) : Read the value of the per-CPU variable FETCHARG on the current CPU.
+ this_cpu_ptr(FETCHARG) : Get the address of the per-CPU variable FETCHARG on the current CPU.
\IMM : Store an immediate value to the argument.
NAME=FETCHARG : Set NAME as the argument name of FETCHARG.
FETCHARG:TYPE : Set TYPE as the type of FETCHARG. Currently, basic types
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace.c b/kernel/trace/trace.c
index e185a006cb08..1d5d6e46dc4d 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace.c
@@ -4332,6 +4332,7 @@ static const char readme_msg[] =
"\t $stack<index>, $stack, $retval, $comm, $current\n"
#endif
"\t +|-[u]<offset>(<fetcharg>), \\imm-value, \\\"imm-string\"\n"
+ "\t this_cpu_read(<fetcharg>), this_cpu_ptr(<fetcharg>)\n"
"\t kernel return probes support: $retval, $arg<N>, $comm\n"
"\t type: s8/16/32/64, u8/16/32/64, x8/16/32/64, char, string, symbol,\n"
"\t b<bit-width>@<bit-offset>/<container-size>, ustring,\n"
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_probe.c b/kernel/trace/trace_probe.c
index 4bdccd9bd7d1..37ada81b7d46 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_probe.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_probe.c
@@ -349,6 +349,77 @@ static int parse_trace_event(char *arg, struct fetch_insn *code,
return -EINVAL;
}
+/* this_cpu_* parser */
+#define THIS_CPU_PTR_PREFIX "this_cpu_ptr("
+#define THIS_CPU_READ_PREFIX "this_cpu_read("
+#define THIS_CPU_PTR_LEN (sizeof(THIS_CPU_PTR_PREFIX) - 1)
+#define THIS_CPU_READ_LEN (sizeof(THIS_CPU_READ_PREFIX) - 1)
+
+static int
+parse_probe_arg(char *arg, const struct fetch_type *type,
+ struct fetch_insn **pcode, struct fetch_insn *end,
+ struct traceprobe_parse_context *ctx);
+
+/* handle dereference nested call */
+static inline int handle_dereference(char *arg, struct fetch_insn **pcode,
+ struct fetch_insn *end, struct traceprobe_parse_context *ctx,
+ int deref, long offset)
+{
+ const struct fetch_type *type = find_fetch_type(NULL, ctx->flags);
+ struct fetch_insn *code = *pcode;
+ int cur_offs = ctx->offset;
+ char *tmp;
+ int ret;
+
+ tmp = strrchr(arg, ')');
+ if (!tmp) {
+ trace_probe_log_err(ctx->offset + strlen(arg),
+ DEREF_OPEN_BRACE);
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
+
+ *tmp = '\0';
+ ret = parse_probe_arg(arg, type, &code, end, ctx);
+ if (ret)
+ return ret;
+ ctx->offset = cur_offs;
+ if (code->op == FETCH_OP_COMM || code->op == FETCH_OP_DATA) {
+ trace_probe_log_err(ctx->offset, COMM_CANT_DEREF);
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
+ code++;
+ if (code == end) {
+ trace_probe_log_err(ctx->offset, TOO_MANY_OPS);
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
+ *pcode = code;
+
+ code->op = deref;
+ code->offset = offset;
+ /* Reset the last type if used */
+ ctx->last_type = NULL;
+ return 0;
+}
+
+static int parse_this_cpu(char *arg, struct fetch_insn **pcode,
+ struct fetch_insn *end,
+ struct traceprobe_parse_context *ctx)
+{
+ int deref;
+
+ if (str_has_prefix(arg, THIS_CPU_PTR_PREFIX)) {
+ arg += THIS_CPU_PTR_LEN;
+ ctx->offset += THIS_CPU_PTR_LEN;
+ deref = FETCH_OP_CPU_PTR;
+ } else if (str_has_prefix(arg, THIS_CPU_READ_PREFIX)) {
+ arg += THIS_CPU_READ_LEN;
+ ctx->offset += THIS_CPU_READ_LEN;
+ deref = FETCH_OP_DEREF_CPU;
+ } else
+ return -EINVAL;
+ return handle_dereference(arg, pcode, end, ctx, deref, 0);
+}
+
#ifdef CONFIG_PROBE_EVENTS_BTF_ARGS
static u32 btf_type_int(const struct btf_type *t)
@@ -928,11 +999,6 @@ static char *find_matched_close_paren(char *s)
return NULL;
}
-static int
-parse_probe_arg(char *arg, const struct fetch_type *type,
- struct fetch_insn **pcode, struct fetch_insn *end,
- struct traceprobe_parse_context *ctx);
-
static int handle_typecast(char *arg, struct fetch_insn **pcode,
struct fetch_insn *end,
struct traceprobe_parse_context *ctx)
@@ -958,7 +1024,8 @@ static int handle_typecast(char *arg, struct fetch_insn **pcode,
*tmp++ = '\0';
/* Handle the nested structure like (STRUCT)(VAR->FIELD)->... */
- if (*tmp == '(') {
+ if (*tmp == '(' || str_has_prefix(tmp, THIS_CPU_PTR_PREFIX) ||
+ str_has_prefix(tmp, THIS_CPU_READ_PREFIX)) {
char *close = find_matched_close_paren(tmp);
ctx->offset += tmp - arg;
@@ -978,12 +1045,18 @@ static int handle_typecast(char *arg, struct fetch_insn **pcode,
trace_probe_log_err(ctx->offset, TOO_MANY_NESTED);
return -E2BIG;
}
- *close = '\0';
- ctx->offset += 1; /* for the '(' */
- /* We need to parse the nested one */
- ret = parse_probe_arg(tmp + 1, find_fetch_type(NULL, ctx->flags),
- pcode, end, ctx);
+ if (*tmp == '(') {
+ /* Extract the inner argument */
+ *close = '\0';
+ ctx->offset += 1;/* for the '(' */
+ /* Parse the nested one */
+ ret = parse_probe_arg(tmp + 1, find_fetch_type(NULL, ctx->flags),
+ pcode, end, ctx);
+ } else {
+ /* this_cpu_* will be parsed in parse_this_cpu() */
+ ret = parse_this_cpu(tmp, pcode, end, ctx);
+ }
if (ret < 0)
return ret;
ctx->nested_level--;
@@ -1448,36 +1521,9 @@ parse_probe_arg(char *arg, const struct fetch_type *type,
}
ctx->offset += (tmp + 1 - arg) + (arg[0] != '-' ? 1 : 0);
arg = tmp + 1;
- tmp = strrchr(arg, ')');
- if (!tmp) {
- trace_probe_log_err(ctx->offset + strlen(arg),
- DEREF_OPEN_BRACE);
- return -EINVAL;
- } else {
- const struct fetch_type *t2 = find_fetch_type(NULL, ctx->flags);
- int cur_offs = ctx->offset;
-
- *tmp = '\0';
- ret = parse_probe_arg(arg, t2, &code, end, ctx);
- if (ret)
- break;
- ctx->offset = cur_offs;
- if (code->op == FETCH_OP_COMM ||
- code->op == FETCH_OP_DATA) {
- trace_probe_log_err(ctx->offset, COMM_CANT_DEREF);
- return -EINVAL;
- }
- if (++code == end) {
- trace_probe_log_err(ctx->offset, TOO_MANY_OPS);
- return -EINVAL;
- }
- *pcode = code;
-
- code->op = deref;
- code->offset = offset;
- /* Reset the last type if used */
- ctx->last_type = NULL;
- }
+ ret = handle_dereference(arg, pcode, end, ctx, deref, offset);
+ if (ret < 0)
+ return ret;
break;
case '\\': /* Immediate value */
if (arg[1] == '"') { /* Immediate string */
@@ -1498,15 +1544,18 @@ parse_probe_arg(char *arg, const struct fetch_type *type,
ret = handle_typecast(arg, pcode, end, ctx);
break;
default:
- if (isalpha(arg[0]) || arg[0] == '_') { /* BTF variable */
+ if (str_has_prefix(arg, THIS_CPU_PTR_PREFIX) ||
+ str_has_prefix(arg, THIS_CPU_READ_PREFIX)) {
+ ret = parse_this_cpu(arg, pcode, end, ctx);
+ } else if (isalpha(arg[0]) || arg[0] == '_') { /* BTF variable */
if (!tparg_is_function_entry(ctx->flags) &&
!tparg_is_function_return(ctx->flags)) {
trace_probe_log_err(ctx->offset, NOSUP_BTFARG);
return -EINVAL;
}
ret = parse_btf_arg(arg, pcode, end, ctx);
- break;
}
+ break;
}
if (!ret && code->op == FETCH_OP_NOP) {
/* Parsed, but do not find fetch method */
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_probe.h b/kernel/trace/trace_probe.h
index 62645e847bd1..33cec2b19041 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_probe.h
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_probe.h
@@ -100,6 +100,8 @@ enum fetch_op {
// Stage 2 (dereference) op
FETCH_OP_DEREF, /* Dereference: .offset */
FETCH_OP_UDEREF, /* User-space Dereference: .offset */
+ FETCH_OP_DEREF_CPU, /* Per-CPU Dereference for this CPU */
+ FETCH_OP_CPU_PTR, /* Per-CPU pointer for this CPU */
// Stage 3 (store) ops
FETCH_OP_ST_RAW, /* Raw: .size */
FETCH_OP_ST_MEM, /* Mem: .offset, .size */
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_probe_tmpl.h b/kernel/trace/trace_probe_tmpl.h
index f630930288d2..581aa38c66af 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_probe_tmpl.h
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_probe_tmpl.h
@@ -129,25 +129,43 @@ process_fetch_insn_bottom(struct fetch_insn *code, unsigned long val,
struct fetch_insn *s3 = NULL;
int total = 0, ret = 0, i = 0;
u32 loc = 0;
- unsigned long lval = val;
+ unsigned long lval, llval = val;
stage2:
/* 2nd stage: dereference memory if needed */
do {
- if (code->op == FETCH_OP_DEREF) {
- lval = val;
+ lval = val;
+ switch (code->op) {
+ case FETCH_OP_DEREF:
ret = probe_mem_read(&val, (void *)val + code->offset,
sizeof(val));
- } else if (code->op == FETCH_OP_UDEREF) {
- lval = val;
+ break;
+ case FETCH_OP_UDEREF:
ret = probe_mem_read_user(&val,
(void *)val + code->offset, sizeof(val));
- } else
break;
+ case FETCH_OP_DEREF_CPU:
+ case FETCH_OP_CPU_PTR:
+ if (unlikely(!val)) {
+ ret = -EFAULT;
+ break;
+ }
+ val = (unsigned long)this_cpu_ptr((void __percpu *)val);
+ if (code->op == FETCH_OP_DEREF_CPU)
+ ret = probe_mem_read(&val, (void *)val, sizeof(val));
+ else
+ ret = 0;
+ break;
+ default:
+ lval = llval;
+ goto out;
+ }
if (ret)
return ret;
+ llval = lval;
code++;
} while (1);
+out:
s3 = code;
stage3:
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-06-10 0:52 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-06-10 0:51 [RFC PATCH v2 0/7] tracing/probes: Add more typecast features Masami Hiramatsu (Google)
2026-06-10 0:51 ` [RFC PATCH v2 1/7] tracing/events: Fix to check the simple_tsk_fn creation Masami Hiramatsu (Google)
2026-06-10 0:51 ` [RFC PATCH v2 2/7] tracing/probes: Support typecast for various probe events Masami Hiramatsu (Google)
2026-06-10 0:51 ` [RFC PATCH v2 3/7] tracing/probes: Support nested typecast Masami Hiramatsu (Google)
2026-06-10 0:52 ` [RFC PATCH v2 4/7] tracing/probes: Support field specifier option for typecast Masami Hiramatsu (Google)
2026-06-10 0:52 ` [RFC PATCH v2 5/7] tracing/probes: Add $current variable support Masami Hiramatsu (Google)
2026-06-10 0:52 ` Masami Hiramatsu (Google) [this message]
2026-06-10 0:52 ` [RFC PATCH v2 7/7] tracing/probes: Add a new testcase for BTF typecasts Masami Hiramatsu (Google)
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