[PATCH -tip tracing/kprobes] PPC: Powerpc port of the kprobe-based event tracer

[PATCH -tip tracing/kprobes] PPC: Powerpc port of the kprobe-based event tracer

[Mahesh Salgaonkar]

This patch ports the kprobe-based event tracer to powerpc. This patch
is based in x86 port. This brings powerpc on par with x86.

Port the following API's to ppc for accessing registers and stack entries
from pt_regs.

- regs_query_register_offset(const char *name)
   Query the offset of "name" register.

- regs_query_register_name(unsigned int offset)
   Query the name of register by its offset.

- regs_get_register(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned int offset)
   Get the value of a register by its offset.

- regs_within_kernel_stack(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long addr)
   Check the address is in the kernel stack.

- regs_get_kernel_stack_nth(struct pt_regs *reg, unsigned int nth)
   Get Nth entry of the kernel stack. (N >= 0)

- regs_get_argument_nth(struct pt_regs *reg, unsigned int nth)
   Get Nth argument at function call. (N >= 0)

Signed-off-by: Mahesh Salgaonkar <mahesh@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Acked-by: Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@redhat.com>
---
 arch/powerpc/include/asm/ptrace.h |   64 +++++++++++++++++
 arch/powerpc/kernel/ptrace.c      |  141 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 kernel/trace/Kconfig              |    2 
 3 files changed, 206 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

Index: linux-2.6-tip/arch/powerpc/include/asm/ptrace.h
===================================================================
--- linux-2.6-tip.orig/arch/powerpc/include/asm/ptrace.h
+++ linux-2.6-tip/arch/powerpc/include/asm/ptrace.h
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ struct pt_regs {
 
 #define instruction_pointer(regs) ((regs)->nip)
 #define user_stack_pointer(regs) ((regs)->gpr[1])
+#define kernel_stack_pointer(regs) ((regs)->gpr[1])
 #define regs_return_value(regs) ((regs)->gpr[3])
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
@@ -131,6 +132,69 @@ do {									      \
 } while (0)
 #endif /* __powerpc64__ */
 
+/* Query offset/name of register from its name/offset */
+#include <linux/stddef.h>
+#include <linux/thread_info.h>
+extern int regs_query_register_offset(const char *name);
+extern const char *regs_query_register_name(unsigned int offset);
+/* Get Nth argument at function call */
+extern unsigned long regs_get_argument_nth(struct pt_regs *regs,
+						unsigned int n);
+#define MAX_REG_OFFSET (offsetof(struct pt_regs, result))
+
+/**
+ * regs_get_register() - get register value from its offset
+ * @regs:	   pt_regs from which register value is gotten
+ * @offset:    offset number of the register.
+ *
+ * regs_get_register returns the value of a register whose offset from @regs.
+ * The @offset is the offset of the register in struct pt_regs.
+ * If @offset is bigger than MAX_REG_OFFSET, this returns 0.
+ */
+static inline unsigned long regs_get_register(struct pt_regs *regs,
+						unsigned int offset)
+{
+	if (unlikely(offset > MAX_REG_OFFSET))
+		return 0;
+	return *(unsigned long *)((unsigned long)regs + offset);
+}
+
+/**
+ * regs_within_kernel_stack() - check the address in the stack
+ * @regs:      pt_regs which contains kernel stack pointer.
+ * @addr:      address which is checked.
+ *
+ * regs_within_kernel_stack() checks @addr is within the kernel stack page(s).
+ * If @addr is within the kernel stack, it returns true. If not, returns false.
+ */
+
+static inline bool regs_within_kernel_stack(struct pt_regs *regs,
+						unsigned long addr)
+{
+	return ((addr & ~(THREAD_SIZE - 1))  ==
+		(kernel_stack_pointer(regs) & ~(THREAD_SIZE - 1)));
+}
+
+/**
+ * regs_get_kernel_stack_nth() - get Nth entry of the stack
+ * @regs:	pt_regs which contains kernel stack pointer.
+ * @n:		stack entry number.
+ *
+ * regs_get_kernel_stack_nth() returns @n th entry of the kernel stack which
+ * is specified by @regs. If the @n th entry is NOT in the kernel stack,
+ * this returns 0.
+ */
+static inline unsigned long regs_get_kernel_stack_nth(struct pt_regs *regs,
+						      unsigned int n)
+{
+	unsigned long *addr = (unsigned long *)kernel_stack_pointer(regs);
+	addr += n;
+	if (regs_within_kernel_stack(regs, (unsigned long)addr))
+		return *addr;
+	else
+		return 0;
+}
+
 /*
  * These are defined as per linux/ptrace.h, which see.
  */
Index: linux-2.6-tip/arch/powerpc/kernel/ptrace.c
===================================================================
--- linux-2.6-tip.orig/arch/powerpc/kernel/ptrace.c
+++ linux-2.6-tip/arch/powerpc/kernel/ptrace.c
@@ -39,6 +39,147 @@
 #include <asm/system.h>
 
 /*
+ * The parameter save area on the stack is used to store arguments being passed
+ * to callee function and is located at fixed offset from stack pointer.
+ */
+#ifdef CONFIG_PPC32
+#define PARAMETER_SAVE_AREA_OFFSET	24  /* bytes */
+#else /* CONFIG_PPC32 */
+#define PARAMETER_SAVE_AREA_OFFSET	48  /* bytes */
+#endif
+
+struct pt_regs_offset {
+	const char *name;
+	int offset;
+};
+
+#define REG_OFFSET_NAME(r) {.name = #r, .offset = offsetof(struct pt_regs, r)}
+#define REG_OFFSET_END {.name = NULL, .offset = 0}
+
+static const struct pt_regs_offset regoffset_table[] = {
+	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[0]),
+	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[1]),
+	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[2]),
+	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[3]),
+	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[4]),
+	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[5]),
+	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[6]),
+	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[7]),
+	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[8]),
+	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[9]),
+	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[10]),
+	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[11]),
+	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[12]),
+	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[13]),
+	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[14]),
+	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[15]),
+	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[16]),
+	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[17]),
+	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[18]),
+	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[19]),
+	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[20]),
+	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[21]),
+	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[22]),
+	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[23]),
+	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[24]),
+	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[25]),
+	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[26]),
+	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[27]),
+	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[28]),
+	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[29]),
+	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[30]),
+	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[31]),
+	REG_OFFSET_NAME(nip),
+	REG_OFFSET_NAME(msr),
+	REG_OFFSET_NAME(orig_gpr3),
+	REG_OFFSET_NAME(ctr),
+	REG_OFFSET_NAME(link),
+	REG_OFFSET_NAME(xer),
+	REG_OFFSET_NAME(ccr),
+#ifdef CONFIG_PPC64
+	REG_OFFSET_NAME(softe),
+#else
+	REG_OFFSET_NAME(mq),
+#endif
+	REG_OFFSET_NAME(trap),
+	REG_OFFSET_NAME(dar),
+	REG_OFFSET_NAME(dsisr),
+	REG_OFFSET_NAME(result),
+	REG_OFFSET_END,
+};
+
+/**
+ * regs_query_register_offset() - query register offset from its name
+ * @name:	the name of a register
+ *
+ * regs_query_register_offset() returns the offset of a register in struct
+ * pt_regs from its name. If the name is invalid, this returns -EINVAL;
+ */
+int regs_query_register_offset(const char *name)
+{
+	const struct pt_regs_offset *roff;
+	for (roff = regoffset_table; roff->name != NULL; roff++)
+		if (!strcmp(roff->name, name))
+			return roff->offset;
+	return -EINVAL;
+}
+
+/**
+ * regs_query_register_name() - query register name from its offset
+ * @offset:	the offset of a register in struct pt_regs.
+ *
+ * regs_query_register_name() returns the name of a register from its
+ * offset in struct pt_regs. If the @offset is invalid, this returns NULL;
+ */
+const char *regs_query_register_name(unsigned int offset)
+{
+	const struct pt_regs_offset *roff;
+	for (roff = regoffset_table; roff->name != NULL; roff++)
+		if (roff->offset == offset)
+			return roff->name;
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+static const int arg_offs_table[] = {
+	[0] = offsetof(struct pt_regs, gpr[3]),
+	[1] = offsetof(struct pt_regs, gpr[4]),
+	[2] = offsetof(struct pt_regs, gpr[5]),
+	[3] = offsetof(struct pt_regs, gpr[6]),
+	[4] = offsetof(struct pt_regs, gpr[7]),
+	[5] = offsetof(struct pt_regs, gpr[8]),
+	[6] = offsetof(struct pt_regs, gpr[9]),
+	[7] = offsetof(struct pt_regs, gpr[10])
+};
+
+/**
+ * regs_get_argument_nth() - get Nth argument at function call
+ * @regs:	pt_regs which contains registers at function entry.
+ * @n:		argument number.
+ *
+ * regs_get_argument_nth() returns @n th argument of a function call.
+ * Since usually the kernel stack will be changed right after function entry,
+ * you must use this at function entry. If the @n th entry is NOT in the
+ * kernel stack or pt_regs, this returns 0.
+ */
+unsigned long regs_get_argument_nth(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned int n)
+{
+	if (n < ARRAY_SIZE(arg_offs_table))
+		return *(unsigned long *)((char *)regs + arg_offs_table[n]);
+	else {
+		/*
+		 * If more arguments are passed that can be stored in
+		 * registers, the remaining arguments are stored in the
+		 * parameter save area located at fixed offset from stack
+		 * pointer.
+		 * Following the PowerPC ABI, the first few arguments are
+		 * actually passed in registers (r3-r10), with equivalent space
+		 * left unused in the parameter save area.
+		 */
+		n += (PARAMETER_SAVE_AREA_OFFSET / sizeof(unsigned long));
+		return regs_get_kernel_stack_nth(regs, n);
+	}
+}
+/*
  * does not yet catch signals sent when the child dies.
  * in exit.c or in signal.c.
  */
Index: linux-2.6-tip/kernel/trace/Kconfig
===================================================================
--- linux-2.6-tip.orig/kernel/trace/Kconfig
+++ linux-2.6-tip/kernel/trace/Kconfig
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ config BLK_DEV_IO_TRACE
 
 config KPROBE_EVENT
 	depends on KPROBES
-	depends on X86
+	depends on X86 || PPC
 	bool "Enable kprobes-based dynamic events"
 	select TRACING
 	default y

Re: [PATCH -tip tracing/kprobes] PPC: Powerpc port of the kprobe-based event tracer

[Michael Neuling]

In message <20091216043933.GA9328@in.ibm.com> you wrote:
> This patch ports the kprobe-based event tracer to powerpc. This patch
> is based in x86 port. This brings powerpc on par with x86.
> 
> Port the following API's to ppc for accessing registers and stack entries
> from pt_regs.
> 
> - regs_query_register_offset(const char *name)
>    Query the offset of "name" register.
> 
> - regs_query_register_name(unsigned int offset)
>    Query the name of register by its offset.
> 
> - regs_get_register(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned int offset)
>    Get the value of a register by its offset.
> 
> - regs_within_kernel_stack(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long addr)
>    Check the address is in the kernel stack.
> 
> - regs_get_kernel_stack_nth(struct pt_regs *reg, unsigned int nth)
>    Get Nth entry of the kernel stack. (N >= 0)
> 
> - regs_get_argument_nth(struct pt_regs *reg, unsigned int nth)
>    Get Nth argument at function call. (N >= 0)
> 
> Signed-off-by: Mahesh Salgaonkar <mahesh@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
> Acked-by: Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@redhat.com>
> ---
>  arch/powerpc/include/asm/ptrace.h |   64 +++++++++++++++++
>  arch/powerpc/kernel/ptrace.c      |  141 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+++
>  kernel/trace/Kconfig              |    2 
>  3 files changed, 206 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> Index: linux-2.6-tip/arch/powerpc/include/asm/ptrace.h
> ===================================================================
> --- linux-2.6-tip.orig/arch/powerpc/include/asm/ptrace.h
> +++ linux-2.6-tip/arch/powerpc/include/asm/ptrace.h
> @@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ struct pt_regs {
>  
>  #define instruction_pointer(regs) ((regs)->nip)
>  #define user_stack_pointer(regs) ((regs)->gpr[1])
> +#define kernel_stack_pointer(regs) ((regs)->gpr[1])
>  #define regs_return_value(regs) ((regs)->gpr[3])
>  
>  #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
> @@ -131,6 +132,69 @@ do {						
			      \
>  } while (0)
>  #endif /* __powerpc64__ */
>  
> +/* Query offset/name of register from its name/offset */
> +#include <linux/stddef.h>
> +#include <linux/thread_info.h>

Includes should be at the start of the file

> +extern int regs_query_register_offset(const char *name);
> +extern const char *regs_query_register_name(unsigned int offset);
> +/* Get Nth argument at function call */
> +extern unsigned long regs_get_argument_nth(struct pt_regs *regs,
> +						unsigned int n);

> +#define MAX_REG_OFFSET (offsetof(struct pt_regs, result))
> +
> +/**
> + * regs_get_register() - get register value from its offset
> + * @regs:	   pt_regs from which register value is gotten
> + * @offset:    offset number of the register.
> + *
> + * regs_get_register returns the value of a register whose offset from @regs
.
> + * The @offset is the offset of the register in struct pt_regs.
> + * If @offset is bigger than MAX_REG_OFFSET, this returns 0.
> + */
> +static inline unsigned long regs_get_register(struct pt_regs *regs,
> +						unsigned int offset)

Please put only function definitions in the .h file.  The rest of this
should be in .c

> +{
> +	if (unlikely(offset > MAX_REG_OFFSET))
> +		return 0;
> +	return *(unsigned long *)((unsigned long)regs + offset);
> +}
> +
> +/**
> + * regs_within_kernel_stack() - check the address in the stack
> + * @regs:      pt_regs which contains kernel stack pointer.
> + * @addr:      address which is checked.
> + *
> + * regs_within_kernel_stack() checks @addr is within the kernel stack page(s
).
> + * If @addr is within the kernel stack, it returns true. If not, returns fal
se.
> + */
> +
> +static inline bool regs_within_kernel_stack(struct pt_regs *regs,
> +						unsigned long addr)
> +{
> +	return ((addr & ~(THREAD_SIZE - 1))  ==
> +		(kernel_stack_pointer(regs) & ~(THREAD_SIZE - 1)));
> +}
> +
> +/**
> + * regs_get_kernel_stack_nth() - get Nth entry of the stack
> + * @regs:	pt_regs which contains kernel stack pointer.
> + * @n:		stack entry number.
> + *
> + * regs_get_kernel_stack_nth() returns @n th entry of the kernel stack which
> + * is specified by @regs. If the @n th entry is NOT in the kernel stack,
> + * this returns 0.
> + */
> +static inline unsigned long regs_get_kernel_stack_nth(struct pt_regs *regs,
> +						      unsigned int n)
> +{
> +	unsigned long *addr = (unsigned long *)kernel_stack_pointer(regs);
> +	addr += n;
> +	if (regs_within_kernel_stack(regs, (unsigned long)addr))
> +		return *addr;
> +	else
> +		return 0;
> +}
> +
>  /*
>   * These are defined as per linux/ptrace.h, which see.
>   */
> Index: linux-2.6-tip/arch/powerpc/kernel/ptrace.c
> ===================================================================
> --- linux-2.6-tip.orig/arch/powerpc/kernel/ptrace.c
> +++ linux-2.6-tip/arch/powerpc/kernel/ptrace.c
> @@ -39,6 +39,147 @@
>  #include <asm/system.h>
>  
>  /*
> + * The parameter save area on the stack is used to store arguments being pas
sed
> + * to callee function and is located at fixed offset from stack pointer.
> + */
> +#ifdef CONFIG_PPC32
> +#define PARAMETER_SAVE_AREA_OFFSET	24  /* bytes */
> +#else /* CONFIG_PPC32 */
> +#define PARAMETER_SAVE_AREA_OFFSET	48  /* bytes */
> +#endif
> +
> +struct pt_regs_offset {
> +	const char *name;
> +	int offset;
> +};
> +
> +#define REG_OFFSET_NAME(r) {.name = #r, .offset = offsetof(struct pt_regs, r
)}
> +#define REG_OFFSET_END {.name = NULL, .offset = 0}
> +
> +static const struct pt_regs_offset regoffset_table[] = {
> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[0]),
> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[1]),
> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[2]),
> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[3]),
> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[4]),
> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[5]),
> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[6]),
> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[7]),
> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[8]),
> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[9]),
> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[10]),
> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[11]),
> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[12]),
> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[13]),
> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[14]),
> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[15]),
> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[16]),
> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[17]),
> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[18]),
> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[19]),
> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[20]),
> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[21]),
> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[22]),
> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[23]),
> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[24]),
> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[25]),
> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[26]),
> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[27]),
> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[28]),
> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[29]),
> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[30]),
> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[31]),
> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(nip),
> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(msr),
> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(orig_gpr3),
> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(ctr),
> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(link),
> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(xer),
> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(ccr),
> +#ifdef CONFIG_PPC64
> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(softe),
> +#else
> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(mq),
> +#endif
> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(trap),
> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(dar),
> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(dsisr),
> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(result),
> +	REG_OFFSET_END,

Do we need to add something for FP and VMX registers here?

> +};
> +
> +/**
> + * regs_query_register_offset() - query register offset from its name
> + * @name:	the name of a register
> + *
> + * regs_query_register_offset() returns the offset of a register in struct
> + * pt_regs from its name. If the name is invalid, this returns -EINVAL;
> + */
> +int regs_query_register_offset(const char *name)
> +{
> +	const struct pt_regs_offset *roff;
> +	for (roff = regoffset_table; roff->name != NULL; roff++)
> +		if (!strcmp(roff->name, name))
> +			return roff->offset;
> +	return -EINVAL;
> +}
> +
> +/**
> + * regs_query_register_name() - query register name from its offset
> + * @offset:	the offset of a register in struct pt_regs.
> + *
> + * regs_query_register_name() returns the name of a register from its
> + * offset in struct pt_regs. If the @offset is invalid, this returns NULL;
> + */
> +const char *regs_query_register_name(unsigned int offset)
> +{
> +	const struct pt_regs_offset *roff;
> +	for (roff = regoffset_table; roff->name != NULL; roff++)
> +		if (roff->offset == offset)
> +			return roff->name;
> +	return NULL;
> +}
> +
> +static const int arg_offs_table[] = {
> +	[0] = offsetof(struct pt_regs, gpr[3]),
> +	[1] = offsetof(struct pt_regs, gpr[4]),
> +	[2] = offsetof(struct pt_regs, gpr[5]),
> +	[3] = offsetof(struct pt_regs, gpr[6]),
> +	[4] = offsetof(struct pt_regs, gpr[7]),
> +	[5] = offsetof(struct pt_regs, gpr[8]),
> +	[6] = offsetof(struct pt_regs, gpr[9]),
> +	[7] = offsetof(struct pt_regs, gpr[10])
> +};
> +
> +/**
> + * regs_get_argument_nth() - get Nth argument at function call
> + * @regs:	pt_regs which contains registers at function entry.
> + * @n:		argument number.
> + *
> + * regs_get_argument_nth() returns @n th argument of a function call.
> + * Since usually the kernel stack will be changed right after function entry
,
> + * you must use this at function entry. If the @n th entry is NOT in the
> + * kernel stack or pt_regs, this returns 0.
> + */
> +unsigned long regs_get_argument_nth(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned int n)
> +{
> +	if (n < ARRAY_SIZE(arg_offs_table))
> +		return *(unsigned long *)((char *)regs + arg_offs_table[n]);
> +	else {
> +		/*
> +		 * If more arguments are passed that can be stored in
> +		 * registers, the remaining arguments are stored in the
> +		 * parameter save area located at fixed offset from stack
> +		 * pointer.
> +		 * Following the PowerPC ABI, the first few arguments are
> +		 * actually passed in registers (r3-r10), with equivalent space
> +		 * left unused in the parameter save area.
> +		 */
> +		n += (PARAMETER_SAVE_AREA_OFFSET / sizeof(unsigned long));
> +		return regs_get_kernel_stack_nth(regs, n);

How do we handle FP args?

> +	}
> +}
> +/*
>   * does not yet catch signals sent when the child dies.
>   * in exit.c or in signal.c.
>   */
> Index: linux-2.6-tip/kernel/trace/Kconfig
> ===================================================================
> --- linux-2.6-tip.orig/kernel/trace/Kconfig
> +++ linux-2.6-tip/kernel/trace/Kconfig
> @@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ config BLK_DEV_IO_TRACE
>  
>  config KPROBE_EVENT
>  	depends on KPROBES
> -	depends on X86
> +	depends on X86 || PPC
>  	bool "Enable kprobes-based dynamic events"
>  	select TRACING
>  	default y
> 
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Re: [PATCH -tip tracing/kprobes] PPC: Powerpc port of the kprobe-based event tracer

[Masami Hiramatsu]

Hi Michael,

Michael Neuling wrote:
>> +
>> +static const struct pt_regs_offset regoffset_table[] = {
>> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[0]),
>> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[1]),
>> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[2]),
>> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[3]),
>> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[4]),
>> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[5]),
>> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[6]),
>> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[7]),
>> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[8]),
>> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[9]),
>> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[10]),
>> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[11]),
>> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[12]),
>> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[13]),
>> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[14]),
>> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[15]),
>> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[16]),
>> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[17]),
>> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[18]),
>> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[19]),
>> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[20]),
>> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[21]),
>> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[22]),
>> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[23]),
>> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[24]),
>> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[25]),
>> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[26]),
>> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[27]),
>> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[28]),
>> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[29]),
>> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[30]),
>> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[31]),
>> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(nip),
>> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(msr),
>> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(orig_gpr3),
>> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(ctr),
>> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(link),
>> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(xer),
>> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(ccr),
>> +#ifdef CONFIG_PPC64
>> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(softe),
>> +#else
>> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(mq),
>> +#endif
>> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(trap),
>> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(dar),
>> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(dsisr),
>> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(result),
>> +	REG_OFFSET_END,
> 
> Do we need to add something for FP and VMX registers here?

Hmm, are FP and VMX registers actually used inside kernel on PPC?
Actually, the main purpose of this code is to provide accessing method
of in-kernel pt_regs fields (registers used in kernel) by name.

Thank you,

-- 
Masami Hiramatsu

Software Engineer
Hitachi Computer Products (America), Inc.
Software Solutions Division

e-mail: mhiramat@redhat.com

Re: [PATCH -tip tracing/kprobes] PPC: Powerpc port of the kprobe-based event tracer

[Michael Neuling]

In message <4B29C3E3.3060905@redhat.com> you wrote:
> Hi Michael,
> 
> Michael Neuling wrote:
> >> +
> >> +static const struct pt_regs_offset regoffset_table[] = {
> >> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[0]),
> >> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[1]),
> >> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[2]),
> >> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[3]),
> >> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[4]),
> >> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[5]),
> >> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[6]),
> >> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[7]),
> >> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[8]),
> >> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[9]),
> >> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[10]),
> >> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[11]),
> >> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[12]),
> >> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[13]),
> >> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[14]),
> >> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[15]),
> >> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[16]),
> >> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[17]),
> >> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[18]),
> >> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[19]),
> >> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[20]),
> >> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[21]),
> >> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[22]),
> >> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[23]),
> >> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[24]),
> >> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[25]),
> >> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[26]),
> >> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[27]),
> >> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[28]),
> >> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[29]),
> >> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[30]),
> >> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(gpr[31]),
> >> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(nip),
> >> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(msr),
> >> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(orig_gpr3),
> >> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(ctr),
> >> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(link),
> >> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(xer),
> >> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(ccr),
> >> +#ifdef CONFIG_PPC64
> >> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(softe),
> >> +#else
> >> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(mq),
> >> +#endif
> >> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(trap),
> >> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(dar),
> >> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(dsisr),
> >> +	REG_OFFSET_NAME(result),
> >> +	REG_OFFSET_END,
> > 
> > Do we need to add something for FP and VMX registers here?
> 
> Hmm, are FP and VMX registers actually used inside kernel on PPC?

Yes.  Look for enable_kernel_fp/altivec

Mikey

> Actually, the main purpose of this code is to provide accessing method
> of in-kernel pt_regs fields (registers used in kernel) by name.

Re: [PATCH -tip tracing/kprobes] PPC: Powerpc port of the kprobe-based event tracer

[Benjamin Herrenschmidt]

On Thu, 2009-12-17 at 13:22 +1100, Michael Neuling wrote:

> > + * The @offset is the offset of the register in struct pt_regs.
> > + * If @offset is bigger than MAX_REG_OFFSET, this returns 0.
> > + */
> > +static inline unsigned long regs_get_register(struct pt_regs *regs,
> > +						unsigned int offset)
> 
> Please put only function definitions in the .h file.  The rest of this
> should be in .c

Not really in that case actually. There are just simple accessors, we
traditionally have them in .h files so they get fully inlined when
used.

I'll have a look at the rest of the patch asap, hopefully tomorrow.

Cheers,
Ben.

Re: [PATCH -tip tracing/kprobes] PPC: Powerpc port of the kprobe-based event tracer

[Mahesh Jagannath Salgaonkar]

Hi Michael,

Michael Neuling wrote:
>> Index: linux-2.6-tip/arch/powerpc/include/asm/ptrace.h
>> ===================================================================
>> --- linux-2.6-tip.orig/arch/powerpc/include/asm/ptrace.h
>> +++ linux-2.6-tip/arch/powerpc/include/asm/ptrace.h
>> @@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ struct pt_regs {
>>  
>>  #define instruction_pointer(regs) ((regs)->nip)
>>  #define user_stack_pointer(regs) ((regs)->gpr[1])
>> +#define kernel_stack_pointer(regs) ((regs)->gpr[1])
>>  #define regs_return_value(regs) ((regs)->gpr[3])
>>  
>>  #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
>> @@ -131,6 +132,69 @@ do {						
> 			      \
>>  } while (0)
>>  #endif /* __powerpc64__ */
>>  
>> +/* Query offset/name of register from its name/offset */
>> +#include <linux/stddef.h>
>> +#include <linux/thread_info.h>
> 
> Includes should be at the start of the file
> 
The compilation throws many errors when moved to start of the file. This 
file has lots of #ifdef and found this place to be perfect for compilation.

>> +/**
>> + * regs_query_register_name() - query register name from its offset
>> + * @offset:	the offset of a register in struct pt_regs.
>> + *
>> + * regs_query_register_name() returns the name of a register from its
>> + * offset in struct pt_regs. If the @offset is invalid, this returns NULL;
>> + */
>> +const char *regs_query_register_name(unsigned int offset)
>> +{
>> +	const struct pt_regs_offset *roff;
>> +	for (roff = regoffset_table; roff->name != NULL; roff++)
>> +		if (roff->offset == offset)
>> +			return roff->name;
>> +	return NULL;
>> +}
>> +
>> +static const int arg_offs_table[] = {
>> +	[0] = offsetof(struct pt_regs, gpr[3]),
>> +	[1] = offsetof(struct pt_regs, gpr[4]),
>> +	[2] = offsetof(struct pt_regs, gpr[5]),
>> +	[3] = offsetof(struct pt_regs, gpr[6]),
>> +	[4] = offsetof(struct pt_regs, gpr[7]),
>> +	[5] = offsetof(struct pt_regs, gpr[8]),
>> +	[6] = offsetof(struct pt_regs, gpr[9]),
>> +	[7] = offsetof(struct pt_regs, gpr[10])
>> +};
>> +
>> +/**
>> + * regs_get_argument_nth() - get Nth argument at function call
>> + * @regs:	pt_regs which contains registers at function entry.
>> + * @n:		argument number.
>> + *
>> + * regs_get_argument_nth() returns @n th argument of a function call.
>> + * Since usually the kernel stack will be changed right after function entry
> ,
>> + * you must use this at function entry. If the @n th entry is NOT in the
>> + * kernel stack or pt_regs, this returns 0.
>> + */
>> +unsigned long regs_get_argument_nth(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned int n)
>> +{
>> +	if (n < ARRAY_SIZE(arg_offs_table))
>> +		return *(unsigned long *)((char *)regs + arg_offs_table[n]);
>> +	else {
>> +		/*
>> +		 * If more arguments are passed that can be stored in
>> +		 * registers, the remaining arguments are stored in the
>> +		 * parameter save area located at fixed offset from stack
>> +		 * pointer.
>> +		 * Following the PowerPC ABI, the first few arguments are
>> +		 * actually passed in registers (r3-r10), with equivalent space
>> +		 * left unused in the parameter save area.
>> +		 */
>> +		n += (PARAMETER_SAVE_AREA_OFFSET / sizeof(unsigned long));
>> +		return regs_get_kernel_stack_nth(regs, n);
> 
> How do we handle FP args?

Currently this patch does not support FP args.

> 
>> +	}
>> +}
>> +/*
>>   * does not yet catch signals sent when the child dies.
>>   * in exit.c or in signal.c.
>>   */
>> Index: linux-2.6-tip/kernel/trace/Kconfig
>> ===================================================================
>> --- linux-2.6-tip.orig/kernel/trace/Kconfig
>> +++ linux-2.6-tip/kernel/trace/Kconfig
>> @@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ config BLK_DEV_IO_TRACE
>>  
>>  config KPROBE_EVENT
>>  	depends on KPROBES
>> -	depends on X86
>> +	depends on X86 || PPC
>>  	bool "Enable kprobes-based dynamic events"
>>  	select TRACING
>>  	default y
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> Linuxppc-dev mailing list
>> Linuxppc-dev@lists.ozlabs.org
>> https://lists.ozlabs.org/listinfo/linuxppc-dev
>>

Thanks for reviewing.

Thanks,
-Mahesh.

Re: [PATCH -tip tracing/kprobes] PPC: Powerpc port of the kprobe-based event tracer

[Michael Neuling]

In message <4B29EE5F.9020801@linux.vnet.ibm.com> you wrote:
> Hi Michael,
> 
> Michael Neuling wrote:
> >> Index: linux-2.6-tip/arch/powerpc/include/asm/ptrace.h
> >> ===================================================================
> >> --- linux-2.6-tip.orig/arch/powerpc/include/asm/ptrace.h
> >> +++ linux-2.6-tip/arch/powerpc/include/asm/ptrace.h
> >> @@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ struct pt_regs {
> >>  
> >>  #define instruction_pointer(regs) ((regs)->nip)
> >>  #define user_stack_pointer(regs) ((regs)->gpr[1])
> >> +#define kernel_stack_pointer(regs) ((regs)->gpr[1])
> >>  #define regs_return_value(regs) ((regs)->gpr[3])
> >>  
> >>  #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
> >> @@ -131,6 +132,69 @@ do {						
> > 			      \
> >>  } while (0)
> >>  #endif /* __powerpc64__ */
> >>  
> >> +/* Query offset/name of register from its name/offset */
> >> +#include <linux/stddef.h>
> >> +#include <linux/thread_info.h>
> > 
> > Includes should be at the start of the file
> > 
> The compilation throws many errors when moved to start of the file. This 
> file has lots of #ifdef and found this place to be perfect for compilation.

Ok, no problem.

> 
> >> +/**
> >> + * regs_query_register_name() - query register name from its offset
> >> + * @offset:	the offset of a register in struct pt_regs.
> >> + *
> >> + * regs_query_register_name() returns the name of a register from its
> >> + * offset in struct pt_regs. If the @offset is invalid, this returns NULL
;
> >> + */
> >> +const char *regs_query_register_name(unsigned int offset)
> >> +{
> >> +	const struct pt_regs_offset *roff;
> >> +	for (roff = regoffset_table; roff->name != NULL; roff++)
> >> +		if (roff->offset == offset)
> >> +			return roff->name;
> >> +	return NULL;
> >> +}
> >> +
> >> +static const int arg_offs_table[] = {
> >> +	[0] = offsetof(struct pt_regs, gpr[3]),
> >> +	[1] = offsetof(struct pt_regs, gpr[4]),
> >> +	[2] = offsetof(struct pt_regs, gpr[5]),
> >> +	[3] = offsetof(struct pt_regs, gpr[6]),
> >> +	[4] = offsetof(struct pt_regs, gpr[7]),
> >> +	[5] = offsetof(struct pt_regs, gpr[8]),
> >> +	[6] = offsetof(struct pt_regs, gpr[9]),
> >> +	[7] = offsetof(struct pt_regs, gpr[10])
> >> +};
> >> +
> >> +/**
> >> + * regs_get_argument_nth() - get Nth argument at function call
> >> + * @regs:	pt_regs which contains registers at function entry.
> >> + * @n:		argument number.
> >> + *
> >> + * regs_get_argument_nth() returns @n th argument of a function call.
> >> + * Since usually the kernel stack will be changed right after function en
try
> > ,
> >> + * you must use this at function entry. If the @n th entry is NOT in the
> >> + * kernel stack or pt_regs, this returns 0.
> >> + */
> >> +unsigned long regs_get_argument_nth(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned int n)
> >> +{
> >> +	if (n < ARRAY_SIZE(arg_offs_table))
> >> +		return *(unsigned long *)((char *)regs + arg_offs_table[n]);
> >> +	else {
> >> +		/*
> >> +		 * If more arguments are passed that can be stored in
> >> +		 * registers, the remaining arguments are stored in the
> >> +		 * parameter save area located at fixed offset from stack
> >> +		 * pointer.
> >> +		 * Following the PowerPC ABI, the first few arguments are
> >> +		 * actually passed in registers (r3-r10), with equivalent space
> >> +		 * left unused in the parameter save area.
> >> +		 */
> >> +		n += (PARAMETER_SAVE_AREA_OFFSET / sizeof(unsigned long));
> >> +		return regs_get_kernel_stack_nth(regs, n);
> > 
> > How do we handle FP args?
> 
> Currently this patch does not support FP args.

This might be OK.  I don't think we use floating point parameters in any
function definitions in the kernel.  

We do use altivec in the raid6 driver (drivers/md/raid6altivec.uc) but
they are static inline, so they probably don't even end up as
functions.  

I guess we need to make sure that we're not limiting the interface in
such a way that we can't support it later if the above changes.  

regs_get_argument_nth returns an unsigned long which makes returning a
128 bit VMX register impossible.  This might be a show stopper for me.
How are the x86 guys dealing with this?

> > 
> >> +	}
> >> +}
> >> +/*
> >>   * does not yet catch signals sent when the child dies.
> >>   * in exit.c or in signal.c.
> >>   */
> >> Index: linux-2.6-tip/kernel/trace/Kconfig
> >> ===================================================================
> >> --- linux-2.6-tip.orig/kernel/trace/Kconfig
> >> +++ linux-2.6-tip/kernel/trace/Kconfig
> >> @@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ config BLK_DEV_IO_TRACE
> >>  
> >>  config KPROBE_EVENT
> >>  	depends on KPROBES
> >> -	depends on X86
> >> +	depends on X86 || PPC
> >>  	bool "Enable kprobes-based dynamic events"
> >>  	select TRACING
> >>  	default y
> >>
> >> _______________________________________________
> >> Linuxppc-dev mailing list
> >> Linuxppc-dev@lists.ozlabs.org
> >> https://lists.ozlabs.org/listinfo/linuxppc-dev
> >>
> 
> Thanks for reviewing.

We are creating a new user space API here, so I'm keen for others to take
a good look at the interface before we commit to something we are going
to have to keep forever.  

Who is the main consumer of this (/me is pretty ignorant of kprobes)?
What do they think of the interface?

Mikey

Re: [PATCH -tip tracing/kprobes] PPC: Powerpc port of the kprobe-based event tracer

[Mahesh Jagannath Salgaonkar]

Michael Neuling wrote:
> In message <4B29EE5F.9020801@linux.vnet.ibm.com> you wrote:
>> Hi Michael,
>>
>> Michael Neuling wrote:
>>>> + * regs_get_argument_nth() - get Nth argument at function call
>>>> + * @regs:	pt_regs which contains registers at function entry.
>>>> + * @n:		argument number.
>>>> + *
>>>> + * regs_get_argument_nth() returns @n th argument of a function call.
>>>> + * Since usually the kernel stack will be changed right after function en
> try
>>> ,
>>>> + * you must use this at function entry. If the @n th entry is NOT in the
>>>> + * kernel stack or pt_regs, this returns 0.
>>>> + */
>>>> +unsigned long regs_get_argument_nth(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned int n)
>>>> +{
>>>> +	if (n < ARRAY_SIZE(arg_offs_table))
>>>> +		return *(unsigned long *)((char *)regs + arg_offs_table[n]);
>>>> +	else {
>>>> +		/*
>>>> +		 * If more arguments are passed that can be stored in
>>>> +		 * registers, the remaining arguments are stored in the
>>>> +		 * parameter save area located at fixed offset from stack
>>>> +		 * pointer.
>>>> +		 * Following the PowerPC ABI, the first few arguments are
>>>> +		 * actually passed in registers (r3-r10), with equivalent space
>>>> +		 * left unused in the parameter save area.
>>>> +		 */
>>>> +		n += (PARAMETER_SAVE_AREA_OFFSET / sizeof(unsigned long));
>>>> +		return regs_get_kernel_stack_nth(regs, n);
>>> How do we handle FP args?
>> Currently this patch does not support FP args.
> 
> This might be OK.  I don't think we use floating point parameters in any
> function definitions in the kernel.  
> 
> We do use altivec in the raid6 driver (drivers/md/raid6altivec.uc) but
> they are static inline, so they probably don't even end up as
> functions.  
> 
> I guess we need to make sure that we're not limiting the interface in
> such a way that we can't support it later if the above changes.  
> 
> regs_get_argument_nth returns an unsigned long which makes returning a
> 128 bit VMX register impossible.  This might be a show stopper for me.
> How are the x86 guys dealing with this?
> 
Nope, x86 does not deal with bigger registers (Masami, correct me if I 
am wrong). The return data type is opaque to user. Hence this enables us 
to handle any such situations in future without effecting user space API.

>>>> +	}
>>>> +}
>>>> +/*
>>>>   * does not yet catch signals sent when the child dies.
>>>>   * in exit.c or in signal.c.
>>>>   */
>>>> Index: linux-2.6-tip/kernel/trace/Kconfig
>>>> ===================================================================
>>>> --- linux-2.6-tip.orig/kernel/trace/Kconfig
>>>> +++ linux-2.6-tip/kernel/trace/Kconfig
>>>> @@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ config BLK_DEV_IO_TRACE
>>>>  
>>>>  config KPROBE_EVENT
>>>>  	depends on KPROBES
>>>> -	depends on X86
>>>> +	depends on X86 || PPC
>>>>  	bool "Enable kprobes-based dynamic events"
>>>>  	select TRACING
>>>>  	default y
>>>>
>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>> Linuxppc-dev mailing list
>>>> Linuxppc-dev@lists.ozlabs.org
>>>> https://lists.ozlabs.org/listinfo/linuxppc-dev
>>>>
>> Thanks for reviewing.
> 
> We are creating a new user space API here, so I'm keen for others to take
> a good look at the interface before we commit to something we are going
> to have to keep forever.  
> 
> Who is the main consumer of this (/me is pretty ignorant of kprobes)?
> What do they think of the interface?
> 
The user space API are already present in the upstream kernel and 
currently only supported architecture is x86. This patch provides ppc 
architecture specific interfaces that enables powerpc also in par with x86.

The main consumer would be kernel developers who would like to see 
register values, arguments and stack when the probe hits at given text 
address.
> Mikey
> _______________________________________________
> Linuxppc-dev mailing list
> Linuxppc-dev@lists.ozlabs.org
> https://lists.ozlabs.org/listinfo/linuxppc-dev

Re: [PATCH -tip tracing/kprobes] PPC: Powerpc port of the kprobe-based event tracer

[Masami Hiramatsu]

Mahesh Jagannath Salgaonkar wrote:
> Michael Neuling wrote:
>> In message <4B29EE5F.9020801@linux.vnet.ibm.com> you wrote:
>>> Hi Michael,
>>>
>>> Michael Neuling wrote:
>>>>> + * regs_get_argument_nth() - get Nth argument at function call
>>>>> + * @regs:    pt_regs which contains registers at function entry.
>>>>> + * @n:        argument number.
>>>>> + *
>>>>> + * regs_get_argument_nth() returns @n th argument of a function call.
>>>>> + * Since usually the kernel stack will be changed right after
>>>>> function en
>> try
>>>> ,
>>>>> + * you must use this at function entry. If the @n th entry is NOT
>>>>> in the
>>>>> + * kernel stack or pt_regs, this returns 0.
>>>>> + */
>>>>> +unsigned long regs_get_argument_nth(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned
>>>>> int n)
>>>>> +{
>>>>> +    if (n < ARRAY_SIZE(arg_offs_table))
>>>>> +        return *(unsigned long *)((char *)regs + arg_offs_table[n]);
>>>>> +    else {
>>>>> +        /*
>>>>> +         * If more arguments are passed that can be stored in
>>>>> +         * registers, the remaining arguments are stored in the
>>>>> +         * parameter save area located at fixed offset from stack
>>>>> +         * pointer.
>>>>> +         * Following the PowerPC ABI, the first few arguments are
>>>>> +         * actually passed in registers (r3-r10), with equivalent
>>>>> space
>>>>> +         * left unused in the parameter save area.
>>>>> +         */
>>>>> +        n += (PARAMETER_SAVE_AREA_OFFSET / sizeof(unsigned long));
>>>>> +        return regs_get_kernel_stack_nth(regs, n);
>>>> How do we handle FP args?
>>> Currently this patch does not support FP args.
>>
>> This might be OK.  I don't think we use floating point parameters in any
>> function definitions in the kernel. 
>> We do use altivec in the raid6 driver (drivers/md/raid6altivec.uc) but
>> they are static inline, so they probably don't even end up as
>> functions. 
>> I guess we need to make sure that we're not limiting the interface in
>> such a way that we can't support it later if the above changes. 
>> regs_get_argument_nth returns an unsigned long which makes returning a
>> 128 bit VMX register impossible.  This might be a show stopper for me.
>> How are the x86 guys dealing with this?
>>
> Nope, x86 does not deal with bigger registers (Masami, correct me if I
> am wrong). The return data type is opaque to user. Hence this enables us
> to handle any such situations in future without effecting user space API.

Right, we don't use those bigger registers in the kernel context.
(some special functions use it inside, but most of codes
 are just using general regs)
And regs_get_argument_nth is just an accessor of pt_regs field.
This means that it just provides field in pt_regs.

>>>>> +    }
>>>>> +}
>>>>> +/*
>>>>>   * does not yet catch signals sent when the child dies.
>>>>>   * in exit.c or in signal.c.
>>>>>   */
>>>>> Index: linux-2.6-tip/kernel/trace/Kconfig
>>>>> ===================================================================
>>>>> --- linux-2.6-tip.orig/kernel/trace/Kconfig
>>>>> +++ linux-2.6-tip/kernel/trace/Kconfig
>>>>> @@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ config BLK_DEV_IO_TRACE
>>>>>  
>>>>>  config KPROBE_EVENT
>>>>>      depends on KPROBES
>>>>> -    depends on X86
>>>>> +    depends on X86 || PPC
>>>>>      bool "Enable kprobes-based dynamic events"
>>>>>      select TRACING
>>>>>      default y
>>>>>
>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>> Linuxppc-dev mailing list
>>>>> Linuxppc-dev@lists.ozlabs.org
>>>>> https://lists.ozlabs.org/listinfo/linuxppc-dev
>>>>>
>>> Thanks for reviewing.
>>
>> We are creating a new user space API here, so I'm keen for others to take
>> a good look at the interface before we commit to something we are going
>> to have to keep forever. 
>> Who is the main consumer of this (/me is pretty ignorant of kprobes)?
>> What do they think of the interface?
>>
> The user space API are already present in the upstream kernel and
> currently only supported architecture is x86. This patch provides ppc
> architecture specific interfaces that enables powerpc also in par with x86.

Yes, there is a kprobe tracer in ftrace (see Documentation/trace/kprobetrace.txt).
and this tracer is only for probing kernel (not userspace).

> 
> The main consumer would be kernel developers who would like to see
> register values, arguments and stack when the probe hits at given text
> address.

Right.

BTW, there is a user-space tools we have (tools/perf/builtin-probe.c).
Currently, it's only for x86. Mahesh, You just need to add a register
translation table in tools/perf/util/probe-finder.c for ppc support.

Thank you!

-- 
Masami Hiramatsu

Software Engineer
Hitachi Computer Products (America), Inc.
Software Solutions Division

e-mail: mhiramat@redhat.com

Re: [PATCH -tip tracing/kprobes] PPC: Powerpc port of the kprobe-based event tracer

[Michael Neuling]

In message <4B2B934C.1060807@redhat.com> you wrote:
> 
> 
> Mahesh Jagannath Salgaonkar wrote:
> > Michael Neuling wrote:
> >> In message <4B29EE5F.9020801@linux.vnet.ibm.com> you wrote:
> >>> Hi Michael,
> >>>
> >>> Michael Neuling wrote:
> >>>>> + * regs_get_argument_nth() - get Nth argument at function call
> >>>>> + * @regs:    pt_regs which contains registers at function entry.
> >>>>> + * @n:        argument number.
> >>>>> + *
> >>>>> + * regs_get_argument_nth() returns @n th argument of a function call.
> >>>>> + * Since usually the kernel stack will be changed right after
> >>>>> function en
> >> try
> >>>> ,
> >>>>> + * you must use this at function entry. If the @n th entry is NOT
> >>>>> in the
> >>>>> + * kernel stack or pt_regs, this returns 0.
> >>>>> + */
> >>>>> +unsigned long regs_get_argument_nth(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned
> >>>>> int n)
> >>>>> +{
> >>>>> +    if (n < ARRAY_SIZE(arg_offs_table))
> >>>>> +        return *(unsigned long *)((char *)regs + arg_offs_table[n]);
> >>>>> +    else {
> >>>>> +        /*
> >>>>> +         * If more arguments are passed that can be stored in
> >>>>> +         * registers, the remaining arguments are stored in the
> >>>>> +         * parameter save area located at fixed offset from stack
> >>>>> +         * pointer.
> >>>>> +         * Following the PowerPC ABI, the first few arguments are
> >>>>> +         * actually passed in registers (r3-r10), with equivalent
> >>>>> space
> >>>>> +         * left unused in the parameter save area.
> >>>>> +         */
> >>>>> +        n += (PARAMETER_SAVE_AREA_OFFSET / sizeof(unsigned long));
> >>>>> +        return regs_get_kernel_stack_nth(regs, n);
> >>>> How do we handle FP args?
> >>> Currently this patch does not support FP args.
> >>
> >> This might be OK.  I don't think we use floating point parameters in any
> >> function definitions in the kernel. 
> >> We do use altivec in the raid6 driver (drivers/md/raid6altivec.uc) but
> >> they are static inline, so they probably don't even end up as
> >> functions. 
> >> I guess we need to make sure that we're not limiting the interface in
> >> such a way that we can't support it later if the above changes. 
> >> regs_get_argument_nth returns an unsigned long which makes returning a
> >> 128 bit VMX register impossible.  This might be a show stopper for me.
> >> How are the x86 guys dealing with this?
> >>
> > Nope, x86 does not deal with bigger registers (Masami, correct me if I
> > am wrong). The return data type is opaque to user. Hence this enables us
> > to handle any such situations in future without effecting user space API.
> 
> Right, we don't use those bigger registers in the kernel context.
> (some special functions use it inside, but most of codes
>  are just using general regs)

Sure, but kernel interfaces are for now.  What happens if this changes in
the future?

> And regs_get_argument_nth is just an accessor of pt_regs field.
> This means that it just provides field in pt_regs.

Sure, that's how it's implemented, but that's not what the name of the
function suggests it does.

Mikey

> 
> >>>>> +    }
> >>>>> +}
> >>>>> +/*
> >>>>>   * does not yet catch signals sent when the child dies.
> >>>>>   * in exit.c or in signal.c.
> >>>>>   */
> >>>>> Index: linux-2.6-tip/kernel/trace/Kconfig
> >>>>> ===================================================================
> >>>>> --- linux-2.6-tip.orig/kernel/trace/Kconfig
> >>>>> +++ linux-2.6-tip/kernel/trace/Kconfig
> >>>>> @@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ config BLK_DEV_IO_TRACE
> >>>>>  
> >>>>>  config KPROBE_EVENT
> >>>>>      depends on KPROBES
> >>>>> -    depends on X86
> >>>>> +    depends on X86 || PPC
> >>>>>      bool "Enable kprobes-based dynamic events"
> >>>>>      select TRACING
> >>>>>      default y
> >>>>>
> >>>>> _______________________________________________
> >>>>> Linuxppc-dev mailing list
> >>>>> Linuxppc-dev@lists.ozlabs.org
> >>>>> https://lists.ozlabs.org/listinfo/linuxppc-dev
> >>>>>
> >>> Thanks for reviewing.
> >>
> >> We are creating a new user space API here, so I'm keen for others to take
> >> a good look at the interface before we commit to something we are going
> >> to have to keep forever. 
> >> Who is the main consumer of this (/me is pretty ignorant of kprobes)?
> >> What do they think of the interface?
> >>
> > The user space API are already present in the upstream kernel and
> > currently only supported architecture is x86. This patch provides ppc
> > architecture specific interfaces that enables powerpc also in par with x86.
> 
> Yes, there is a kprobe tracer in ftrace (see Documentation/trace/kprobetrace.
txt).
> and this tracer is only for probing kernel (not userspace).
> 
> > 
> > The main consumer would be kernel developers who would like to see
> > register values, arguments and stack when the probe hits at given text
> > address.
> 
> Right.
> 
> BTW, there is a user-space tools we have (tools/perf/builtin-probe.c).
> Currently, it's only for x86. Mahesh, You just need to add a register
> translation table in tools/perf/util/probe-finder.c for ppc support.
> 
> Thank you!
> 
> -- 
> Masami Hiramatsu
> 
> Software Engineer
> Hitachi Computer Products (America), Inc.
> Software Solutions Division
> 
> e-mail: mhiramat@redhat.com
> 

Re: [PATCH -tip tracing/kprobes] PPC: Powerpc port of the kprobe-based event tracer

[Masami Hiramatsu]

Michael Neuling wrote:
> In message <4B2B934C.1060807@redhat.com> you wrote:
>>
>>
>> Mahesh Jagannath Salgaonkar wrote:
>>> Michael Neuling wrote:
>>>> In message <4B29EE5F.9020801@linux.vnet.ibm.com> you wrote:
>>>>> Hi Michael,
>>>>>
>>>>> Michael Neuling wrote:
>>>>>>> + * regs_get_argument_nth() - get Nth argument at function call
>>>>>>> + * @regs:    pt_regs which contains registers at function entry.
>>>>>>> + * @n:        argument number.
>>>>>>> + *
>>>>>>> + * regs_get_argument_nth() returns @n th argument of a function call.
>>>>>>> + * Since usually the kernel stack will be changed right after
>>>>>>> function en
>>>> try
>>>>>> ,
>>>>>>> + * you must use this at function entry. If the @n th entry is NOT
>>>>>>> in the
>>>>>>> + * kernel stack or pt_regs, this returns 0.
>>>>>>> + */
>>>>>>> +unsigned long regs_get_argument_nth(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned
>>>>>>> int n)
>>>>>>> +{
>>>>>>> +    if (n < ARRAY_SIZE(arg_offs_table))
>>>>>>> +        return *(unsigned long *)((char *)regs + arg_offs_table[n]);
>>>>>>> +    else {
>>>>>>> +        /*
>>>>>>> +         * If more arguments are passed that can be stored in
>>>>>>> +         * registers, the remaining arguments are stored in the
>>>>>>> +         * parameter save area located at fixed offset from stack
>>>>>>> +         * pointer.
>>>>>>> +         * Following the PowerPC ABI, the first few arguments are
>>>>>>> +         * actually passed in registers (r3-r10), with equivalent
>>>>>>> space
>>>>>>> +         * left unused in the parameter save area.
>>>>>>> +         */
>>>>>>> +        n += (PARAMETER_SAVE_AREA_OFFSET / sizeof(unsigned long));
>>>>>>> +        return regs_get_kernel_stack_nth(regs, n);
>>>>>> How do we handle FP args?
>>>>> Currently this patch does not support FP args.
>>>>
>>>> This might be OK.  I don't think we use floating point parameters in any
>>>> function definitions in the kernel. 
>>>> We do use altivec in the raid6 driver (drivers/md/raid6altivec.uc) but
>>>> they are static inline, so they probably don't even end up as
>>>> functions. 
>>>> I guess we need to make sure that we're not limiting the interface in
>>>> such a way that we can't support it later if the above changes. 
>>>> regs_get_argument_nth returns an unsigned long which makes returning a
>>>> 128 bit VMX register impossible.  This might be a show stopper for me.
>>>> How are the x86 guys dealing with this?
>>>>
>>> Nope, x86 does not deal with bigger registers (Masami, correct me if I
>>> am wrong). The return data type is opaque to user. Hence this enables us
>>> to handle any such situations in future without effecting user space API.
>>
>> Right, we don't use those bigger registers in the kernel context.
>> (some special functions use it inside, but most of codes
>>  are just using general regs)
> 
> Sure, but kernel interfaces are for now.  What happens if this changes in
> the future?
> 
>> And regs_get_argument_nth is just an accessor of pt_regs field.
>> This means that it just provides field in pt_regs.
> 
> Sure, that's how it's implemented, but that's not what the name of the
> function suggests it does.

Hmm, OK, maybe I see what you think.
Actually, this function doesn't cover all functions in the kernel
even on x86, because each ABI depends on how function is defined,
e.g. func(fmt,...) and asmlinkage(i386) function will put all
arguments on the stack.

Originally, I had introduced this function only for helping user
of kprobe-tracer who wants to trace function arguments without
any arch specific knowledge. However, now we have perf-probe which
can analyze debuginfo to find function arguments and local variables.
So, this function is a bit out-of-dated :-)

How about removing this function from this patch? I can also
update kprobe-tracer to drop the function argument support.
Instead of that, I think it is enough to add a description of
how to get function arguments in Documentation/trace/kprobetrace.txt

Thank you,

> 
> Mikey
> 
>>
>>>>>>> +    }
>>>>>>> +}
>>>>>>> +/*
>>>>>>>   * does not yet catch signals sent when the child dies.
>>>>>>>   * in exit.c or in signal.c.
>>>>>>>   */
>>>>>>> Index: linux-2.6-tip/kernel/trace/Kconfig
>>>>>>> ===================================================================
>>>>>>> --- linux-2.6-tip.orig/kernel/trace/Kconfig
>>>>>>> +++ linux-2.6-tip/kernel/trace/Kconfig
>>>>>>> @@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ config BLK_DEV_IO_TRACE
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>  config KPROBE_EVENT
>>>>>>>      depends on KPROBES
>>>>>>> -    depends on X86
>>>>>>> +    depends on X86 || PPC
>>>>>>>      bool "Enable kprobes-based dynamic events"
>>>>>>>      select TRACING
>>>>>>>      default y
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>>>> Linuxppc-dev mailing list
>>>>>>> Linuxppc-dev@lists.ozlabs.org
>>>>>>> https://lists.ozlabs.org/listinfo/linuxppc-dev
>>>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks for reviewing.
>>>>
>>>> We are creating a new user space API here, so I'm keen for others to take
>>>> a good look at the interface before we commit to something we are going
>>>> to have to keep forever. 
>>>> Who is the main consumer of this (/me is pretty ignorant of kprobes)?
>>>> What do they think of the interface?
>>>>
>>> The user space API are already present in the upstream kernel and
>>> currently only supported architecture is x86. This patch provides ppc
>>> architecture specific interfaces that enables powerpc also in par with x86.
>>
>> Yes, there is a kprobe tracer in ftrace (see Documentation/trace/kprobetrace.
> txt).
>> and this tracer is only for probing kernel (not userspace).
>>
>>>
>>> The main consumer would be kernel developers who would like to see
>>> register values, arguments and stack when the probe hits at given text
>>> address.
>>
>> Right.
>>
>> BTW, there is a user-space tools we have (tools/perf/builtin-probe.c).
>> Currently, it's only for x86. Mahesh, You just need to add a register
>> translation table in tools/perf/util/probe-finder.c for ppc support.
>>
>> Thank you!
>>
>> -- 
>> Masami Hiramatsu
>>
>> Software Engineer
>> Hitachi Computer Products (America), Inc.
>> Software Solutions Division
>>
>> e-mail: mhiramat@redhat.com
>>

-- 
Masami Hiramatsu

Software Engineer
Hitachi Computer Products (America), Inc.
Software Solutions Division

e-mail: mhiramat@redhat.com

Re: [PATCH -tip tracing/kprobes] PPC: Powerpc port of the kprobe-based event tracer

[Michael Neuling]

In message <4B317324.3000708@redhat.com> you wrote:
> Michael Neuling wrote:
> > In message <4B2B934C.1060807@redhat.com> you wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >> Mahesh Jagannath Salgaonkar wrote:
> >>> Michael Neuling wrote:
> >>>> In message <4B29EE5F.9020801@linux.vnet.ibm.com> you wrote:
> >>>>> Hi Michael,
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Michael Neuling wrote:
> >>>>>>> + * regs_get_argument_nth() - get Nth argument at function call
> >>>>>>> + * @regs:    pt_regs which contains registers at function entry.
> >>>>>>> + * @n:        argument number.
> >>>>>>> + *
> >>>>>>> + * regs_get_argument_nth() returns @n th argument of a function call
.
> >>>>>>> + * Since usually the kernel stack will be changed right after
> >>>>>>> function en
> >>>> try
> >>>>>> ,
> >>>>>>> + * you must use this at function entry. If the @n th entry is NOT
> >>>>>>> in the
> >>>>>>> + * kernel stack or pt_regs, this returns 0.
> >>>>>>> + */
> >>>>>>> +unsigned long regs_get_argument_nth(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned
> >>>>>>> int n)
> >>>>>>> +{
> >>>>>>> +    if (n < ARRAY_SIZE(arg_offs_table))
> >>>>>>> +        return *(unsigned long *)((char *)regs + arg_offs_table[n]);
> >>>>>>> +    else {
> >>>>>>> +        /*
> >>>>>>> +         * If more arguments are passed that can be stored in
> >>>>>>> +         * registers, the remaining arguments are stored in the
> >>>>>>> +         * parameter save area located at fixed offset from stack
> >>>>>>> +         * pointer.
> >>>>>>> +         * Following the PowerPC ABI, the first few arguments are
> >>>>>>> +         * actually passed in registers (r3-r10), with equivalent
> >>>>>>> space
> >>>>>>> +         * left unused in the parameter save area.
> >>>>>>> +         */
> >>>>>>> +        n += (PARAMETER_SAVE_AREA_OFFSET / sizeof(unsigned long));
> >>>>>>> +        return regs_get_kernel_stack_nth(regs, n);
> >>>>>> How do we handle FP args?
> >>>>> Currently this patch does not support FP args.
> >>>>
> >>>> This might be OK.  I don't think we use floating point parameters in any
> >>>> function definitions in the kernel. 
> >>>> We do use altivec in the raid6 driver (drivers/md/raid6altivec.uc) but
> >>>> they are static inline, so they probably don't even end up as
> >>>> functions. 
> >>>> I guess we need to make sure that we're not limiting the interface in
> >>>> such a way that we can't support it later if the above changes. 
> >>>> regs_get_argument_nth returns an unsigned long which makes returning a
> >>>> 128 bit VMX register impossible.  This might be a show stopper for me.
> >>>> How are the x86 guys dealing with this?
> >>>>
> >>> Nope, x86 does not deal with bigger registers (Masami, correct me if I
> >>> am wrong). The return data type is opaque to user. Hence this enables us
> >>> to handle any such situations in future without effecting user space API.
> >>
> >> Right, we don't use those bigger registers in the kernel context.
> >> (some special functions use it inside, but most of codes
> >>  are just using general regs)
> > 
> > Sure, but kernel interfaces are for now.  What happens if this changes in
> > the future?
> > 
> >> And regs_get_argument_nth is just an accessor of pt_regs field.
> >> This means that it just provides field in pt_regs.
> > 
> > Sure, that's how it's implemented, but that's not what the name of the
> > function suggests it does.
> 
> Hmm, OK, maybe I see what you think.
> Actually, this function doesn't cover all functions in the kernel
> even on x86, because each ABI depends on how function is defined,
> e.g. func(fmt,...) and asmlinkage(i386) function will put all
> arguments on the stack.
> 
> Originally, I had introduced this function only for helping user
> of kprobe-tracer who wants to trace function arguments without
> any arch specific knowledge. However, now we have perf-probe which
> can analyze debuginfo to find function arguments and local variables.
> So, this function is a bit out-of-dated :-)
> 
> How about removing this function from this patch? I can also
> update kprobe-tracer to drop the function argument support.
> Instead of that, I think it is enough to add a description of
> how to get function arguments in Documentation/trace/kprobetrace.txt

Sounds like a better solution to me.  

Cheers,
Mikey

> Thank you,
> 
> > 
> > Mikey
> > 
> >>
> >>>>>>> +    }
> >>>>>>> +}
> >>>>>>> +/*
> >>>>>>>   * does not yet catch signals sent when the child dies.
> >>>>>>>   * in exit.c or in signal.c.
> >>>>>>>   */
> >>>>>>> Index: linux-2.6-tip/kernel/trace/Kconfig
> >>>>>>> ===================================================================
> >>>>>>> --- linux-2.6-tip.orig/kernel/trace/Kconfig
> >>>>>>> +++ linux-2.6-tip/kernel/trace/Kconfig
> >>>>>>> @@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ config BLK_DEV_IO_TRACE
> >>>>>>>  
> >>>>>>>  config KPROBE_EVENT
> >>>>>>>      depends on KPROBES
> >>>>>>> -    depends on X86
> >>>>>>> +    depends on X86 || PPC
> >>>>>>>      bool "Enable kprobes-based dynamic events"
> >>>>>>>      select TRACING
> >>>>>>>      default y
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> _______________________________________________
> >>>>>>> Linuxppc-dev mailing list
> >>>>>>> Linuxppc-dev@lists.ozlabs.org
> >>>>>>> https://lists.ozlabs.org/listinfo/linuxppc-dev
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>> Thanks for reviewing.
> >>>>
> >>>> We are creating a new user space API here, so I'm keen for others to tak
e
> >>>> a good look at the interface before we commit to something we are going
> >>>> to have to keep forever. 
> >>>> Who is the main consumer of this (/me is pretty ignorant of kprobes)?
> >>>> What do they think of the interface?
> >>>>
> >>> The user space API are already present in the upstream kernel and
> >>> currently only supported architecture is x86. This patch provides ppc
> >>> architecture specific interfaces that enables powerpc also in par with x8
6.
> >>
> >> Yes, there is a kprobe tracer in ftrace (see Documentation/trace/kprobetra
ce.
> > txt).
> >> and this tracer is only for probing kernel (not userspace).
> >>
> >>>
> >>> The main consumer would be kernel developers who would like to see
> >>> register values, arguments and stack when the probe hits at given text
> >>> address.
> >>
> >> Right.
> >>
> >> BTW, there is a user-space tools we have (tools/perf/builtin-probe.c).
> >> Currently, it's only for x86. Mahesh, You just need to add a register
> >> translation table in tools/perf/util/probe-finder.c for ppc support.
> >>
> >> Thank you!
> >>
> >> -- 
> >> Masami Hiramatsu
> >>
> >> Software Engineer
> >> Hitachi Computer Products (America), Inc.
> >> Software Solutions Division
> >>
> >> e-mail: mhiramat@redhat.com
> >>
> 
> -- 
> Masami Hiramatsu
> 
> Software Engineer
> Hitachi Computer Products (America), Inc.
> Software Solutions Division
> 
> e-mail: mhiramat@redhat.com
> 

Re: [PATCH -tip tracing/kprobes] PPC: Powerpc port of the kprobe-based event tracer

[Michael Neuling]

In message <4B2B0EBF.5040302@linux.vnet.ibm.com> you wrote:
> Michael Neuling wrote:
> > In message <4B29EE5F.9020801@linux.vnet.ibm.com> you wrote:
> >> Hi Michael,
> >>
> >> Michael Neuling wrote:
> >>>> + * regs_get_argument_nth() - get Nth argument at function call
> >>>> + * @regs:	pt_regs which contains registers at function entry.
> >>>> + * @n:		argument number.
> >>>> + *
> >>>> + * regs_get_argument_nth() returns @n th argument of a function call.
> >>>> + * Since usually the kernel stack will be changed right after function 
en
> > try
> >>> ,
> >>>> + * you must use this at function entry. If the @n th entry is NOT in th
e
> >>>> + * kernel stack or pt_regs, this returns 0.
> >>>> + */
> >>>> +unsigned long regs_get_argument_nth(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned int 
n)
> >>>> +{
> >>>> +	if (n < ARRAY_SIZE(arg_offs_table))
> >>>> +		return *(unsigned long *)((char *)regs + arg_offs_table
[n]);
> >>>> +	else {
> >>>> +		/*
> >>>> +		 * If more arguments are passed that can be stored in
> >>>> +		 * registers, the remaining arguments are stored in the
> >>>> +		 * parameter save area located at fixed offset from sta
ck
> >>>> +		 * pointer.
> >>>> +		 * Following the PowerPC ABI, the first few arguments a
re
> >>>> +		 * actually passed in registers (r3-r10), with equivale
nt space
> >>>> +		 * left unused in the parameter save area.
> >>>> +		 */
> >>>> +		n += (PARAMETER_SAVE_AREA_OFFSET / sizeof(unsigned long
));
> >>>> +		return regs_get_kernel_stack_nth(regs, n);
> >>> How do we handle FP args?
> >> Currently this patch does not support FP args.
> > 
> > This might be OK.  I don't think we use floating point parameters in any
> > function definitions in the kernel.  
> > 
> > We do use altivec in the raid6 driver (drivers/md/raid6altivec.uc) but
> > they are static inline, so they probably don't even end up as
> > functions.  
> > 
> > I guess we need to make sure that we're not limiting the interface in
> > such a way that we can't support it later if the above changes.  
> > 
> > regs_get_argument_nth returns an unsigned long which makes returning a
> > 128 bit VMX register impossible.  This might be a show stopper for me.
> > How are the x86 guys dealing with this?
> > 
> Nope, x86 does not deal with bigger registers (Masami, correct me if I 
> am wrong). The return data type is opaque to user. Hence this enables us 
> to handle any such situations in future without effecting user space API.

How is it opaque?  It's an unsigned long?  Is this function different to
what is presented to userspace?

Mikey

> >>>> +	}
> >>>> +}
> >>>> +/*
> >>>>   * does not yet catch signals sent when the child dies.
> >>>>   * in exit.c or in signal.c.
> >>>>   */
> >>>> Index: linux-2.6-tip/kernel/trace/Kconfig
> >>>> ===================================================================
> >>>> --- linux-2.6-tip.orig/kernel/trace/Kconfig
> >>>> +++ linux-2.6-tip/kernel/trace/Kconfig
> >>>> @@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ config BLK_DEV_IO_TRACE
> >>>>  
> >>>>  config KPROBE_EVENT
> >>>>  	depends on KPROBES
> >>>> -	depends on X86
> >>>> +	depends on X86 || PPC
> >>>>  	bool "Enable kprobes-based dynamic events"
> >>>>  	select TRACING
> >>>>  	default y
> >>>>
> >>>> _______________________________________________
> >>>> Linuxppc-dev mailing list
> >>>> Linuxppc-dev@lists.ozlabs.org
> >>>> https://lists.ozlabs.org/listinfo/linuxppc-dev
> >>>>
> >> Thanks for reviewing.
> > 
> > We are creating a new user space API here, so I'm keen for others to take
> > a good look at the interface before we commit to something we are going
> > to have to keep forever.  
> > 
> > Who is the main consumer of this (/me is pretty ignorant of kprobes)?
> > What do they think of the interface?
> > 
> The user space API are already present in the upstream kernel and 
> currently only supported architecture is x86. This patch provides ppc 
> architecture specific interfaces that enables powerpc also in par with x86.
> 
> The main consumer would be kernel developers who would like to see 
> register values, arguments and stack when the probe hits at given text 
> address.
>
> > Mikey
> > _______________________________________________
> > Linuxppc-dev mailing list
> > Linuxppc-dev@lists.ozlabs.org
> > https://lists.ozlabs.org/listinfo/linuxppc-dev
>