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 v15 11/12] tracing/wprobe: Support BTF typecast in fetchargs
Date: Mon, 7 Sep 2026 12:48:21 +0900 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <178875290158.93794.6123987120712635214.stgit@devnote2> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <178875277830.93794.14247844688761142429.stgit@devnote2>
From: Masami Hiramatsu (Google) <mhiramat@kernel.org>
Allow BTF typecast syntax (STRUCT)FETCHARG->MEMBER in wprobe event
fetchargs. Previously, handle_typecast() rejected any probe context
that was not a function entry/return or tracepoint event probe.
Wprobe events use $addr (the accessed address) and $value (the value
at that address). By enabling BTF typecast, users can now cast these
to a concrete struct type and access its fields directly. For example:
echo 'w:watch rw@-1:8 dflag=(dentry)$addr->d_flags' >> dynamic_events
With a set_wprobe trigger pointing the watchpoint at a dentry address,
the resulting trace shows d_flags being accessed at that location.
Note that $addr and $value are restricted to kernel-space memory,
which is consistent with the existing TPARG_FL_KERNEL flag used when
parsing wprobe fetchargs.
Assisted-by: Antigravity:gemini-3.8-flash
Signed-off-by: Masami Hiramatsu (Google) <mhiramat@kernel.org>
---
Changes in v15:
- Document BTF typecast syntax for wprobe fetchargs in wprobetrace.rst.
- Add explicit failure checks with fail helper in
trigger-wprobe-btf-typecast.tc.
- Declare fprobe README requirement in trigger-wprobe-btf-typecast.tc.
Changes in v14:
- Update dummy wprobe event definition to use '-1' instead of '0'.
Changes in v11:
- Update trigger-wprobe-btf-typecast.tc to use trace-events-sample
kernel module.
- Fix commit comment.
Changes in v9:
- Newly added.
---
Documentation/trace/wprobetrace.rst | 8 ++
kernel/trace/trace_probe.c | 13 +++
kernel/trace/trace_probe.h | 5 +
tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/config | 1
.../test.d/trigger/trigger-wprobe-btf-typecast.tc | 85 ++++++++++++++++++++
5 files changed, 111 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
create mode 100644 tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/trigger/trigger-wprobe-btf-typecast.tc
diff --git a/Documentation/trace/wprobetrace.rst b/Documentation/trace/wprobetrace.rst
index df8985283312..20a11443c6db 100644
--- a/Documentation/trace/wprobetrace.rst
+++ b/Documentation/trace/wprobetrace.rst
@@ -47,6 +47,14 @@ Synopsis of wprobe-events
(u8/u16/u32/u64/s8/s16/s32/s64), hexadecimal types
(x8/x16/x32/x64), "char", "string", "ustring", "symbol", "symstr"
and bitfield are supported.
+ (STRUCT[,ASGN])FETCHARG->MEMBER[->MEMBER] : If BTF is supported, typecast
+ FETCHARG to a pointer to STRUCT and then dereference the
+ pointer defined by ->MEMBER. ASGN can be specified optionally.
+ If ASGN is specified, FETCHARG will be cast to the same offset
+ position as the ASGN member, rather than to the beginning of
+ the STRUCT.
+ (STRUCT[,ASGN])(FETCHARG)->MEMBER[->MEMBER] : typecast can nest, so the above
+ can also be used with another FETCHARG.
(\*1) This is useful for fetching a field of data structures.
(\*2) "u" means user-space dereference.
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_probe.c b/kernel/trace/trace_probe.c
index 77266e042418..ccf489635ad7 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_probe.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_probe.c
@@ -890,6 +890,16 @@ static int query_btf_struct(const char *sname, struct traceprobe_parse_context *
ctx->struct_btf = NULL;
}
+ if (ctx->btf) {
+ id = btf_find_by_name_kind(ctx->btf, sname, BTF_KIND_STRUCT);
+ if (id > 0) {
+ btf_get(ctx->btf);
+ ctx->struct_btf = ctx->btf;
+ ctx->last_struct = btf_type_by_id(ctx->struct_btf, id);
+ return 0;
+ }
+ }
+
id = bpf_find_btf_id(sname, BTF_KIND_STRUCT, &btf);
if (id < 0)
return id;
@@ -965,7 +975,8 @@ static int handle_typecast(char *arg, struct traceprobe_parse_context *ctx)
if (!(tparg_is_event_probe(ctx->flags) ||
tparg_is_function_entry(ctx->flags) ||
- tparg_is_function_return(ctx->flags))) {
+ tparg_is_function_return(ctx->flags) ||
+ tparg_is_wprobe(ctx->flags))) {
trace_probe_log_err(ctx->offset, NOSUP_BTFARG);
return -EOPNOTSUPP;
}
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_probe.h b/kernel/trace/trace_probe.h
index 1e11077ead67..c54c554b1949 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_probe.h
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_probe.h
@@ -439,6 +439,11 @@ static inline bool tparg_is_event_probe(unsigned int flags)
return !!(flags & TPARG_FL_TEVENT);
}
+static inline bool tparg_is_wprobe(unsigned int flags)
+{
+ return !!(flags & TPARG_FL_WPROBE);
+}
+
/* Each typecast consumes nested level. So the max number of typecast is 8. */
#define TRACEPROBE_MAX_NESTED_LEVEL 8
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/config b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/config
index ecdee77f360f..f067874902ed 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/config
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/config
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
CONFIG_BPF_SYSCALL=y
CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO_BTF=y
+CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO_BTF_MODULES=y
CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO_DWARF4=y
CONFIG_EPROBE_EVENTS=y
CONFIG_FPROBE=y
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/trigger/trigger-wprobe-btf-typecast.tc b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/trigger/trigger-wprobe-btf-typecast.tc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..3d4c9fd6b8e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/trigger/trigger-wprobe-btf-typecast.tc
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+# description: event trigger - test wprobe trigger with BTF typecast fetchargs
+# requires: dynamic_events "w[:[<group>/][<event>]] [r|w|rw]@<addr>[:<len>]":README "f[:[<group>/][<event>]] <func-name>[%return] [<args>]":README events/sched/sched_process_fork/trigger "[(structname[,field])]<argname>[->field[->field|.field...]]":README
+
+fail() { #msg
+ echo "$1"
+ exit_fail
+}
+
+rmmod trace-events-sample ||:
+if ! modprobe trace-events-sample ; then
+ echo "No trace-events sample module - please make CONFIG_SAMPLE_TRACE_EVENTS=m"
+ exit_unresolved
+fi
+
+cleanup_wprobe_triggers() {
+ if [ -f events/fprobes/testevent/trigger ]; then
+ reset_trigger_file events/fprobes/testevent/trigger || true
+ fi
+ echo 0 > events/enable 2>/dev/null || true
+ echo > dynamic_events 2>/dev/null || true
+ sleep 1
+ rmmod trace-events-sample 2>/dev/null || true
+ return 0
+}
+
+trap cleanup_wprobe_triggers EXIT
+
+echo 0 > tracing_on
+
+# we will skip this test if fprobe is not supported.
+if ! grep -Fq "f[:[<group>/][<event>]] <func-name>[%return] [<args>]" README; then
+ echo "UNRESOLVED: fprobe is not supported"
+ exit_unresolved
+fi
+
+# we will skip this test if the target function does not exist.
+if ! grep -wq "sample_timer_cb" /proc/kallsyms; then
+ echo "UNRESOLVED: sample_timer_cb not found"
+ exit_unresolved
+fi
+
+:;: "Add a wprobe event with BTF typecast fetchargs" ;:
+# (foo_timer_data,timer)$addr->counter reads counter from struct foo_timer_data via BTF typecast
+echo 'w:watch rw@-1:8 address=$addr counter=(foo_timer_data,timer)$addr->counter' >> dynamic_events
+
+:;: "Check the wprobe event is registered with counter field" ;:
+if ! grep -q "counter" dynamic_events; then
+ fail "Failed to register counter field in dynamic_events"
+fi
+
+:;: "Add fprobe event for sample_timer_cb" ;:
+echo 'f:fprobes/testevent sample_timer_cb timer=t' >> dynamic_events
+
+:;: "Enable all events before setting triggers" ;:
+echo 1 > tracing_on
+echo 1 >> events/fprobes/testevent/enable
+
+:;: "Set set_wprobe trigger on testevent" ;:
+echo 'set_wprobe:watch:timer' >> events/fprobes/testevent/trigger
+if ! grep -q ^set_wprobe events/fprobes/testevent/trigger; then
+ fail "Failed to set set_wprobe trigger"
+fi
+
+# Wait for sample_timer_cb to fire and set_wprobe trigger to activate
+sleep 3
+
+:;: "Check set_wprobe trigger activated the watchpoint" ;:
+if ! grep -q watch trace; then
+ fail "Failed to trigger watchpoint"
+fi
+
+:;: "Remove wprobe triggers" ;:
+echo '!set_wprobe:watch:timer' >> events/fprobes/testevent/trigger
+if grep -q ^set_wprobe events/fprobes/testevent/trigger; then
+ fail "Failed to remove set_wprobe trigger"
+fi
+
+:;: "Disable events and remove dynamic events" ;:
+echo 0 > events/enable
+echo > dynamic_events
+clear_trace
+
+exit 0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-09-07 3:48 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 26+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-09-07 3:46 [PATCH v15 00/12] tracing: wprobe: x86: Add wprobe for watchpoint Masami Hiramatsu (Google)
2026-09-07 3:46 ` [PATCH v15 01/12] x86/mce: Fix hardware debug register corruption on task migration Masami Hiramatsu (Google)
2026-09-07 3:57 ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-07 3:46 ` [PATCH v15 02/12] x86/hw_breakpoints: Make DR7 updates NMI safe Masami Hiramatsu (Google)
2026-09-07 4:00 ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-07 3:46 ` [PATCH v15 03/12] x86/hw_breakpoints: Add arch_modify_local_hw_breakpoint_addr() API Masami Hiramatsu (Google)
2026-09-07 4:02 ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-07 3:47 ` [PATCH v15 04/12] HWBP: Add modify_local_hw_breakpoint_addr() API Masami Hiramatsu (Google)
2026-09-07 4:04 ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-07 3:47 ` [PATCH v15 05/12] tracing/wprobe: Add wprobe (watchpoint probe) trace event support Masami Hiramatsu (Google)
2026-09-07 4:15 ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-07 3:47 ` [PATCH v15 06/12] x86: hw_breakpoint: Add a kconfig to clarify when a breakpoint fires Masami Hiramatsu (Google)
2026-09-07 3:52 ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-07 3:47 ` [PATCH v15 07/12] selftests: tracing: Add a basic testcase for wprobe Masami Hiramatsu (Google)
2026-09-07 3:53 ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-07 3:47 ` [PATCH v15 08/12] selftests: tracing: Add syntax " Masami Hiramatsu (Google)
2026-09-07 3:58 ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-07 3:47 ` [PATCH v15 09/12] tracing/wprobe: Add set_wprobe and clear_wprobe event triggers Masami Hiramatsu (Google)
2026-09-07 4:10 ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-07 3:48 ` [PATCH v15 10/12] selftests: tracing: Add wprobe trigger testcase Masami Hiramatsu (Google)
2026-09-07 3:58 ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-07 3:48 ` Masami Hiramatsu (Google) [this message]
2026-09-07 4:03 ` [PATCH v15 11/12] tracing/wprobe: Support BTF typecast in fetchargs sashiko-bot
2026-09-07 3:48 ` [PATCH v15 12/12] tracing/wprobe: Support BTF struct offset resolution in set_wprobe trigger Masami Hiramatsu (Google)
2026-09-07 4:06 ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-11 7:27 ` [PATCH v15 00/12] tracing: wprobe: x86: Add wprobe for watchpoint Jinchao Wang
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