[PATCH 0/5] ftrace updates for tip, and ground work for other architectures

[PATCH 0/5] ftrace updates for tip, and ground work for other architectures

[Steven Rostedt]

Ingo,

Patch 2 is a change in dynamic ftrace interface between the generic
code and the arch dependent code.  The original code did not allow
for the flexibility to handle some architecture limitations. I ran
into this when trying to port to PPC32 and realized that the
modules used trampolines to make the jumps to mcount.

I have successfully ported PPC64 and PPC32 and will send those patches
out later. But this patch series sets up the ground work for other
architectures to port dynamic ftrace.

The main changes to the code is:

 1) I removed the ftarce_modify_code and replaced it with two functions:
 	ftrace_make_nop() and ftrace_make_call. The former converts
	the code into a nop. The later converts a nop into a call.

 2) instead of passing just the address and expected and replace in
 	I pass in the dynamic ftrace record itself. This allows
	the architecture code save data per record if needed.
	To do this, there is now a dyn_arch_ftrace structure
	in the dyn_ftrace record.

 3) On intialization, ftrace_make_nop gets passed in the module that
 	created it or NULL if it is core kernel code. This allows
	the archicecture code do special things for modules, and
	also use the module sturcture to store data for later use
	with the conversions.

The following patches are in:

  git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/rostedt/linux-2.6-trace.git

    branch: tip/devel


Steven Rostedt (5):
      ftrace: replace raw_local_irq_save with local_irq_save
      ftrace: pass module struct to arch dynamic ftrace functions
      ftrace: allow NULL pointers in mcount_loc
      ftrace: fix dyn ftrace filter
      ftrace: make filtered functions effective on setting

----
 arch/x86/include/asm/ftrace.h |    8 ++
 arch/x86/kernel/ftrace.c      |   29 +++++++-
 include/linux/ftrace.h        |   53 +++++++++++----
 kernel/module.c               |    2 +-
 kernel/trace/ftrace.c         |  147 ++++++++++++++++++-----------------------
 kernel/trace/trace.c          |    4 +-
 kernel/trace/trace_selftest.c |    4 +-
 7 files changed, 145 insertions(+), 102 deletions(-)

[PATCH 1/5] ftrace: replace raw_local_irq_save with local_irq_save

[Steven Rostedt]

[-- Attachment #1: 0001-ftrace-replace-raw_local_irq_save-with-local_irq_sa.patch --]
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Impact: let logdev work when function tracing is enabled

The raw_local_irq_saves used in ftrace is causing problems with
lockdep. They are not needed, and the normal local_irq_save is fine.

Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt <srostedt@redhat.com>
---
 kernel/trace/trace.c          |    4 ++--
 kernel/trace/trace_selftest.c |    4 ++--
 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace.c b/kernel/trace/trace.c
index 4a90462..dff4bee 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace.c
@@ -1051,7 +1051,7 @@ function_trace_call(unsigned long ip, unsigned long parent_ip)
 	 * Need to use raw, since this must be called before the
 	 * recursive protection is performed.
 	 */
-	raw_local_irq_save(flags);
+	local_irq_save(flags);
 	cpu = raw_smp_processor_id();
 	data = tr->data[cpu];
 	disabled = atomic_inc_return(&data->disabled);
@@ -1062,7 +1062,7 @@ function_trace_call(unsigned long ip, unsigned long parent_ip)
 	}
 
 	atomic_dec(&data->disabled);
-	raw_local_irq_restore(flags);
+	local_irq_restore(flags);
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_FUNCTION_RET_TRACER
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_selftest.c b/kernel/trace/trace_selftest.c
index 24e6e07..5cb64ea 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_selftest.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_selftest.c
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ static int trace_test_buffer(struct trace_array *tr, unsigned long *count)
 	int cpu, ret = 0;
 
 	/* Don't allow flipping of max traces now */
-	raw_local_irq_save(flags);
+	local_irq_save(flags);
 	__raw_spin_lock(&ftrace_max_lock);
 
 	cnt = ring_buffer_entries(tr->buffer);
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ static int trace_test_buffer(struct trace_array *tr, unsigned long *count)
 			break;
 	}
 	__raw_spin_unlock(&ftrace_max_lock);
-	raw_local_irq_restore(flags);
+	local_irq_restore(flags);
 
 	if (count)
 		*count = cnt;
-- 
1.5.6.5

-- 

[PATCH 2/5] ftrace: pass module struct to arch dynamic ftrace functions

[Steven Rostedt]

[-- Attachment #1: 0002-ftrace-pass-module-struct-to-arch-dynamic-ftrace-fu.patch --]
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Impact: allow archs more flexibility on dynamic ftrace implementations

Dynamic ftrace has largly been developed on x86. Since x86 does not
have the same limitations as other architectures, the ftrace interaction
between the generic code and the architecture specific code was not
flexible enough to handle some of the issues that other architectures
have.

Most notably, module trampolines. Due to the limited branch distance
that archs make in calling kernel core code from modules, the module
load code must create a trampoline to jump to what will make the
larger jump into core kernel code.

The problem arises when this happens to a call to mcount. Ftrace checks
all code before modifying it and makes sure the current code is what
it expects. Right now, there is not enough information to handle modifying
module trampolines.

This patch changes the API between generic dynamic ftrace code and
the arch dependent code. There is now two functions for modifying code:

  ftrace_make_nop(mod, rec, addr) - convert the code at rec->ip into
       a nop, where the original text is calling addr. (mod is the
       module struct if called by module init)

  ftrace_make_caller(rec, addr) - convert the code rec->ip that should
       be a nop into a caller to addr.

The record "rec" now has a new field called "arch" where the architecture
can add any special attributes to each call site record.

Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt <srostedt@redhat.com>
---
 arch/x86/include/asm/ftrace.h |    8 +++++
 arch/x86/kernel/ftrace.c      |   29 +++++++++++++++++--
 include/linux/ftrace.h        |   53 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------
 kernel/module.c               |    2 +-
 kernel/trace/ftrace.c         |   62 ++++++++++++++++-------------------------
 5 files changed, 100 insertions(+), 54 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/ftrace.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/ftrace.h
index 9b6a1fa..2bb43b4 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/ftrace.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/ftrace.h
@@ -17,6 +17,14 @@ static inline unsigned long ftrace_call_adjust(unsigned long addr)
 	 */
 	return addr - 1;
 }
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_DYNAMIC_FTRACE
+
+struct dyn_arch_ftrace {
+	/* No extra data needed for x86 */
+};
+
+#endif /*  CONFIG_DYNAMIC_FTRACE */
 #endif /* __ASSEMBLY__ */
 #endif /* CONFIG_FUNCTION_TRACER */
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/ftrace.c b/arch/x86/kernel/ftrace.c
index fe83273..762222a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/ftrace.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/ftrace.c
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ static int ftrace_calc_offset(long ip, long addr)
 	return (int)(addr - ip);
 }
 
-unsigned char *ftrace_call_replace(unsigned long ip, unsigned long addr)
+static unsigned char *ftrace_call_replace(unsigned long ip, unsigned long addr)
 {
 	static union ftrace_code_union calc;
 
@@ -311,12 +311,12 @@ do_ftrace_mod_code(unsigned long ip, void *new_code)
 
 static unsigned char ftrace_nop[MCOUNT_INSN_SIZE];
 
-unsigned char *ftrace_nop_replace(void)
+static unsigned char *ftrace_nop_replace(void)
 {
 	return ftrace_nop;
 }
 
-int
+static int
 ftrace_modify_code(unsigned long ip, unsigned char *old_code,
 		   unsigned char *new_code)
 {
@@ -349,6 +349,29 @@ ftrace_modify_code(unsigned long ip, unsigned char *old_code,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+int ftrace_make_nop(struct module *mod,
+		    struct dyn_ftrace *rec, unsigned long addr)
+{
+	unsigned char *new, *old;
+	unsigned long ip = rec->ip;
+
+	old = ftrace_call_replace(ip, addr);
+	new = ftrace_nop_replace();
+
+	return ftrace_modify_code(rec->ip, old, new);
+}
+
+int ftrace_make_call(struct dyn_ftrace *rec, unsigned long addr)
+{
+	unsigned char *new, *old;
+	unsigned long ip = rec->ip;
+
+	old = ftrace_nop_replace();
+	new = ftrace_call_replace(ip, addr);
+
+	return ftrace_modify_code(rec->ip, old, new);
+}
+
 int ftrace_update_ftrace_func(ftrace_func_t func)
 {
 	unsigned long ip = (unsigned long)(&ftrace_call);
diff --git a/include/linux/ftrace.h b/include/linux/ftrace.h
index 4fbc4a8..166a207 100644
--- a/include/linux/ftrace.h
+++ b/include/linux/ftrace.h
@@ -74,6 +74,9 @@ static inline void ftrace_start(void) { }
 #endif /* CONFIG_FUNCTION_TRACER */
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_DYNAMIC_FTRACE
+/* asm/ftrace.h must be defined for archs supporting dynamic ftrace */
+#include <asm/ftrace.h>
+
 enum {
 	FTRACE_FL_FREE		= (1 << 0),
 	FTRACE_FL_FAILED	= (1 << 1),
@@ -88,6 +91,7 @@ struct dyn_ftrace {
 	struct list_head	list;
 	unsigned long		ip; /* address of mcount call-site */
 	unsigned long		flags;
+	struct dyn_arch_ftrace	arch;
 };
 
 int ftrace_force_update(void);
@@ -95,22 +99,40 @@ void ftrace_set_filter(unsigned char *buf, int len, int reset);
 
 /* defined in arch */
 extern int ftrace_ip_converted(unsigned long ip);
-extern unsigned char *ftrace_nop_replace(void);
-extern unsigned char *ftrace_call_replace(unsigned long ip, unsigned long addr);
 extern int ftrace_dyn_arch_init(void *data);
 extern int ftrace_update_ftrace_func(ftrace_func_t func);
 extern void ftrace_caller(void);
 extern void ftrace_call(void);
 extern void mcount_call(void);
 
-/* May be defined in arch */
-extern int ftrace_arch_read_dyn_info(char *buf, int size);
+/**
+ * ftrace_make_nop - convert code into top
+ * @mod: module structure if called by module load initialization
+ * @rec: the mcount call site record
+ * @addr: the address that the call site should be calling
+ *
+ * This is a very sensitive operation and great care needs
+ * to be taken by the arch.  The operation should carefully
+ * read the location, check to see if what is read is indeed
+ * what we expect it to be, and then on success of the compare,
+ * it should write to the location.
+ *
+ * The code segment at @rec->ip should be a caller to @addr
+ *
+ * Return must be:
+ *  0 on success
+ *  -EFAULT on error reading the location
+ *  -EINVAL on a failed compare of the contents
+ *  -EPERM  on error writing to the location
+ * Any other value will be considered a failure.
+ */
+extern int ftrace_make_nop(struct module *mod,
+			   struct dyn_ftrace *rec, unsigned long addr);
 
 /**
- * ftrace_modify_code - modify code segment
- * @ip: the address of the code segment
- * @old_code: the contents of what is expected to be there
- * @new_code: the code to patch in
+ * ftrace_make_call - convert a nop call site into a call to addr
+ * @rec: the mcount call site record
+ * @addr: the address that the call site should call
  *
  * This is a very sensitive operation and great care needs
  * to be taken by the arch.  The operation should carefully
@@ -118,6 +140,8 @@ extern int ftrace_arch_read_dyn_info(char *buf, int size);
  * what we expect it to be, and then on success of the compare,
  * it should write to the location.
  *
+ * The code segment at @rec->ip should be a nop
+ *
  * Return must be:
  *  0 on success
  *  -EFAULT on error reading the location
@@ -125,8 +149,11 @@ extern int ftrace_arch_read_dyn_info(char *buf, int size);
  *  -EPERM  on error writing to the location
  * Any other value will be considered a failure.
  */
-extern int ftrace_modify_code(unsigned long ip, unsigned char *old_code,
-			      unsigned char *new_code);
+extern int ftrace_make_call(struct dyn_ftrace *rec, unsigned long addr);
+
+
+/* May be defined in arch */
+extern int ftrace_arch_read_dyn_info(char *buf, int size);
 
 extern int skip_trace(unsigned long ip);
 
@@ -259,11 +286,13 @@ static inline void ftrace_dump(void) { }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_FTRACE_MCOUNT_RECORD
 extern void ftrace_init(void);
-extern void ftrace_init_module(unsigned long *start, unsigned long *end);
+extern void ftrace_init_module(struct module *mod,
+			       unsigned long *start, unsigned long *end);
 #else
 static inline void ftrace_init(void) { }
 static inline void
-ftrace_init_module(unsigned long *start, unsigned long *end) { }
+ftrace_init_module(struct module *mod,
+		   unsigned long *start, unsigned long *end) { }
 #endif
 
 
diff --git a/kernel/module.c b/kernel/module.c
index 48c323c..bf94e1e 100644
--- a/kernel/module.c
+++ b/kernel/module.c
@@ -2202,7 +2202,7 @@ static noinline struct module *load_module(void __user *umod,
 	/* sechdrs[0].sh_size is always zero */
 	mseg = section_objs(hdr, sechdrs, secstrings, "__mcount_loc",
 			    sizeof(*mseg), &num_mcount);
-	ftrace_init_module(mseg, mseg + num_mcount);
+	ftrace_init_module(mod, mseg, mseg + num_mcount);
 
 	err = module_finalize(hdr, sechdrs, mod);
 	if (err < 0)
diff --git a/kernel/trace/ftrace.c b/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
index 2e712a4..6adad23 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
@@ -359,9 +359,7 @@ static void print_ip_ins(const char *fmt, unsigned char *p)
 		printk(KERN_CONT "%s%02x", i ? ":" : "", p[i]);
 }
 
-static void ftrace_bug(int failed, unsigned long ip,
-		       unsigned char *expected,
-		       unsigned char *replace)
+static void ftrace_bug(int failed, unsigned long ip)
 {
 	switch (failed) {
 	case -EFAULT:
@@ -373,9 +371,7 @@ static void ftrace_bug(int failed, unsigned long ip,
 		FTRACE_WARN_ON_ONCE(1);
 		pr_info("ftrace failed to modify ");
 		print_ip_sym(ip);
-		print_ip_ins(" expected: ", expected);
 		print_ip_ins(" actual: ", (unsigned char *)ip);
-		print_ip_ins(" replace: ", replace);
 		printk(KERN_CONT "\n");
 		break;
 	case -EPERM:
@@ -393,8 +389,7 @@ static void ftrace_bug(int failed, unsigned long ip,
 #define FTRACE_ADDR ((long)(ftrace_caller))
 
 static int
-__ftrace_replace_code(struct dyn_ftrace *rec,
-		      unsigned char *old, unsigned char *new, int enable)
+__ftrace_replace_code(struct dyn_ftrace *rec, int enable)
 {
 	unsigned long ip, fl;
 
@@ -436,12 +431,10 @@ __ftrace_replace_code(struct dyn_ftrace *rec,
 		 * otherwise enable it!
 		 */
 		if (fl & FTRACE_FL_ENABLED) {
-			/* swap new and old */
-			new = old;
-			old = ftrace_call_replace(ip, FTRACE_ADDR);
+			enable = 0;
 			rec->flags &= ~FTRACE_FL_ENABLED;
 		} else {
-			new = ftrace_call_replace(ip, FTRACE_ADDR);
+			enable = 1;
 			rec->flags |= FTRACE_FL_ENABLED;
 		}
 	} else {
@@ -454,10 +447,7 @@ __ftrace_replace_code(struct dyn_ftrace *rec,
 			fl = rec->flags & (FTRACE_FL_NOTRACE | FTRACE_FL_ENABLED);
 			if (fl == FTRACE_FL_NOTRACE)
 				return 0;
-
-			new = ftrace_call_replace(ip, FTRACE_ADDR);
-		} else
-			old = ftrace_call_replace(ip, FTRACE_ADDR);
+		}
 
 		if (enable) {
 			if (rec->flags & FTRACE_FL_ENABLED)
@@ -470,21 +460,18 @@ __ftrace_replace_code(struct dyn_ftrace *rec,
 		}
 	}
 
-	return ftrace_modify_code(ip, old, new);
+	if (enable)
+		return ftrace_make_call(rec, FTRACE_ADDR);
+	else
+		return ftrace_make_nop(NULL, rec, FTRACE_ADDR);
 }
 
 static void ftrace_replace_code(int enable)
 {
 	int i, failed;
-	unsigned char *new = NULL, *old = NULL;
 	struct dyn_ftrace *rec;
 	struct ftrace_page *pg;
 
-	if (enable)
-		old = ftrace_nop_replace();
-	else
-		new = ftrace_nop_replace();
-
 	for (pg = ftrace_pages_start; pg; pg = pg->next) {
 		for (i = 0; i < pg->index; i++) {
 			rec = &pg->records[i];
@@ -505,34 +492,30 @@ static void ftrace_replace_code(int enable)
 				unfreeze_record(rec);
 			}
 
-			failed = __ftrace_replace_code(rec, old, new, enable);
+			failed = __ftrace_replace_code(rec, enable);
 			if (failed && (rec->flags & FTRACE_FL_CONVERTED)) {
 				rec->flags |= FTRACE_FL_FAILED;
 				if ((system_state == SYSTEM_BOOTING) ||
 				    !core_kernel_text(rec->ip)) {
 					ftrace_free_rec(rec);
 				} else
-					ftrace_bug(failed, rec->ip, old, new);
+					ftrace_bug(failed, rec->ip);
 			}
 		}
 	}
 }
 
 static int
-ftrace_code_disable(struct dyn_ftrace *rec)
+ftrace_code_disable(struct module *mod, struct dyn_ftrace *rec)
 {
 	unsigned long ip;
-	unsigned char *nop, *call;
 	int ret;
 
 	ip = rec->ip;
 
-	nop = ftrace_nop_replace();
-	call = ftrace_call_replace(ip, mcount_addr);
-
-	ret = ftrace_modify_code(ip, call, nop);
+	ret = ftrace_make_nop(mod, rec, mcount_addr);
 	if (ret) {
-		ftrace_bug(ret, ip, call, nop);
+		ftrace_bug(ret, ip);
 		rec->flags |= FTRACE_FL_FAILED;
 		return 0;
 	}
@@ -651,7 +634,7 @@ static cycle_t		ftrace_update_time;
 static unsigned long	ftrace_update_cnt;
 unsigned long		ftrace_update_tot_cnt;
 
-static int ftrace_update_code(void)
+static int ftrace_update_code(struct module *mod)
 {
 	struct dyn_ftrace *p, *t;
 	cycle_t start, stop;
@@ -668,7 +651,7 @@ static int ftrace_update_code(void)
 		list_del_init(&p->list);
 
 		/* convert record (i.e, patch mcount-call with NOP) */
-		if (ftrace_code_disable(p)) {
+		if (ftrace_code_disable(mod, p)) {
 			p->flags |= FTRACE_FL_CONVERTED;
 			ftrace_update_cnt++;
 		} else
@@ -1310,7 +1293,8 @@ static __init int ftrace_init_debugfs(void)
 
 fs_initcall(ftrace_init_debugfs);
 
-static int ftrace_convert_nops(unsigned long *start,
+static int ftrace_convert_nops(struct module *mod,
+			       unsigned long *start,
 			       unsigned long *end)
 {
 	unsigned long *p;
@@ -1326,18 +1310,19 @@ static int ftrace_convert_nops(unsigned long *start,
 
 	/* disable interrupts to prevent kstop machine */
 	local_irq_save(flags);
-	ftrace_update_code();
+	ftrace_update_code(mod);
 	local_irq_restore(flags);
 	mutex_unlock(&ftrace_start_lock);
 
 	return 0;
 }
 
-void ftrace_init_module(unsigned long *start, unsigned long *end)
+void ftrace_init_module(struct module *mod,
+			unsigned long *start, unsigned long *end)
 {
 	if (ftrace_disabled || start == end)
 		return;
-	ftrace_convert_nops(start, end);
+	ftrace_convert_nops(mod, start, end);
 }
 
 extern unsigned long __start_mcount_loc[];
@@ -1367,7 +1352,8 @@ void __init ftrace_init(void)
 
 	last_ftrace_enabled = ftrace_enabled = 1;
 
-	ret = ftrace_convert_nops(__start_mcount_loc,
+	ret = ftrace_convert_nops(NULL,
+				  __start_mcount_loc,
 				  __stop_mcount_loc);
 
 	return;
-- 
1.5.6.5

-- 

[PATCH 3/5] ftrace: allow NULL pointers in mcount_loc

[Steven Rostedt]

[-- Attachment #1: 0003-ftrace-allow-NULL-pointers-in-mcount_loc.patch --]
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Impact: let archs insert NULL pointers in mcount_loc section

Due to the way different architecture linkers combine the data sections
of the mcount_loc (the section that lists all the locations that
call mcount), there may be zeros added in that section. This is usually
due to strange alignments that the linker performs, that pads in zeros.

This patch makes the conversion code to nops skip any pointer in
the mcount_loc section that is NULL.

Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt <srostedt@redhat.com>
---
 kernel/trace/ftrace.c |    8 ++++++++
 1 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/trace/ftrace.c b/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
index 6adad23..2384a9c 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
@@ -1305,6 +1305,14 @@ static int ftrace_convert_nops(struct module *mod,
 	p = start;
 	while (p < end) {
 		addr = ftrace_call_adjust(*p++);
+		/*
+		 * Some architecture linkers will pad between
+		 * the different mcount_loc sections of different
+		 * object files to satisfy alignments.
+		 * Skip any NULL pointers.
+		 */
+		if (!addr)
+			continue;
 		ftrace_record_ip(addr);
 	}
 
-- 
1.5.6.5

-- 

[PATCH 4/5] ftrace: fix dyn ftrace filter

[Steven Rostedt]

[-- Attachment #1: 0004-ftrace-fix-dyn-ftrace-filter.patch --]
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Impact: correct implementation of dyn ftrace filter

The old decisions made by the filter algorithm was complex and incorrect.
This lead to inconsistent enabling or disabling of functions when
the filter was used.

This patch simplifies that code and in doing so, corrects the usage
of the filters.

Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt <srostedt@redhat.com>
---
 kernel/trace/ftrace.c |   83 +++++++++++++++++++++---------------------------
 1 files changed, 36 insertions(+), 47 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/trace/ftrace.c b/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
index 2384a9c..3ef0ee6 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
@@ -395,72 +395,62 @@ __ftrace_replace_code(struct dyn_ftrace *rec, int enable)
 
 	ip = rec->ip;
 
-	if (ftrace_filtered && enable) {
+	/*
+	 * If this record is not to be traced and
+	 * it is not enabled then do nothing.
+	 *
+	 * If this record is not to be traced and
+	 * it is enabled then disabled it.
+	 *
+	 */
+	if (rec->flags & FTRACE_FL_NOTRACE) {
+		if (rec->flags & FTRACE_FL_ENABLED)
+			rec->flags &= ~FTRACE_FL_ENABLED;
+		else
+			return 0;
+
+	} else if (ftrace_filtered && enable) {
 		/*
-		 * If filtering is on:
-		 *
-		 * If this record is set to be filtered and
-		 * is enabled then do nothing.
-		 *
-		 * If this record is set to be filtered and
-		 * it is not enabled, enable it.
-		 *
-		 * If this record is not set to be filtered
-		 * and it is not enabled do nothing.
-		 *
-		 * If this record is set not to trace then
-		 * do nothing.
-		 *
-		 * If this record is set not to trace and
-		 * it is enabled then disable it.
-		 *
-		 * If this record is not set to be filtered and
-		 * it is enabled, disable it.
+		 * Filtering is on:
 		 */
 
-		fl = rec->flags & (FTRACE_FL_FILTER | FTRACE_FL_NOTRACE |
-				   FTRACE_FL_ENABLED);
+		fl = rec->flags & (FTRACE_FL_FILTER | FTRACE_FL_ENABLED);
 
-		if ((fl ==  (FTRACE_FL_FILTER | FTRACE_FL_ENABLED)) ||
-		    (fl ==  (FTRACE_FL_FILTER | FTRACE_FL_NOTRACE)) ||
-		    !fl || (fl == FTRACE_FL_NOTRACE))
+		/* Record is filtered and enabled, do nothing */
+		if (fl == (FTRACE_FL_FILTER | FTRACE_FL_ENABLED))
 			return 0;
 
-		/*
-		 * If it is enabled disable it,
-		 * otherwise enable it!
-		 */
-		if (fl & FTRACE_FL_ENABLED) {
-			enable = 0;
+		/* Record is not filtered and is not enabled do nothing */
+		if (!fl)
+			return 0;
+
+		/* Record is not filtered but enabled, disable it */
+		if (fl == FTRACE_FL_ENABLED)
 			rec->flags &= ~FTRACE_FL_ENABLED;
-		} else {
-			enable = 1;
+		else
+		/* Otherwise record is filtered but not enabled, enable it */
 			rec->flags |= FTRACE_FL_ENABLED;
-		}
 	} else {
+		/* Disable or not filtered */
 
 		if (enable) {
-			/*
-			 * If this record is set not to trace and is
-			 * not enabled, do nothing.
-			 */
-			fl = rec->flags & (FTRACE_FL_NOTRACE | FTRACE_FL_ENABLED);
-			if (fl == FTRACE_FL_NOTRACE)
-				return 0;
-		}
-
-		if (enable) {
+			/* if record is enabled, do nothing */
 			if (rec->flags & FTRACE_FL_ENABLED)
 				return 0;
+
 			rec->flags |= FTRACE_FL_ENABLED;
+
 		} else {
+
+			/* if record is not enabled do nothing */
 			if (!(rec->flags & FTRACE_FL_ENABLED))
 				return 0;
+
 			rec->flags &= ~FTRACE_FL_ENABLED;
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (enable)
+	if (rec->flags & FTRACE_FL_ENABLED)
 		return ftrace_make_call(rec, FTRACE_ADDR);
 	else
 		return ftrace_make_nop(NULL, rec, FTRACE_ADDR);
@@ -555,8 +545,7 @@ static void ftrace_startup(void)
 
 	mutex_lock(&ftrace_start_lock);
 	ftrace_start_up++;
-	if (ftrace_start_up == 1)
-		command |= FTRACE_ENABLE_CALLS;
+	command |= FTRACE_ENABLE_CALLS;
 
 	if (saved_ftrace_func != ftrace_trace_function) {
 		saved_ftrace_func = ftrace_trace_function;
-- 
1.5.6.5

-- 

[PATCH 5/5] ftrace: make filtered functions effective on setting

[Steven Rostedt]

[-- Attachment #1: 0005-ftrace-make-filtered-functions-effective-on-setting.patch --]
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Impact: set filtered functions at time the filter is set

It can be confusing when the set_filter_functions is set (or cleared)
and the functions being recorded by the dynamic tracer does not
match.

This patch causes the code to be updated if the function tracer is
enabled and the filter is changed.

Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt <srostedt@redhat.com>
---
 kernel/trace/ftrace.c |    2 +-
 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/trace/ftrace.c b/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
index 3ef0ee6..80b1de3 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
@@ -1195,7 +1195,7 @@ ftrace_regex_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file, int enable)
 
 	mutex_lock(&ftrace_sysctl_lock);
 	mutex_lock(&ftrace_start_lock);
-	if (iter->filtered && ftrace_start_up && ftrace_enabled)
+	if (ftrace_start_up && ftrace_enabled)
 		ftrace_run_update_code(FTRACE_ENABLE_CALLS);
 	mutex_unlock(&ftrace_start_lock);
 	mutex_unlock(&ftrace_sysctl_lock);
-- 
1.5.6.5

-- 

Re: [PATCH 0/5] ftrace updates for tip, and ground work for other architectures

[Ingo Molnar]

* Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org> wrote:

> The following patches are in:
> 
>   git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/rostedt/linux-2.6-trace.git
> 
>     branch: tip/devel
> 
> 
> Steven Rostedt (5):
>       ftrace: replace raw_local_irq_save with local_irq_save
>       ftrace: pass module struct to arch dynamic ftrace functions
>       ftrace: allow NULL pointers in mcount_loc
>       ftrace: fix dyn ftrace filter
>       ftrace: make filtered functions effective on setting

I have pulled these:

 ee02a2e: ftrace: make filtered functions effective on setting
 982c350: ftrace: fix dyn ftrace filter
 20e5227: ftrace: allow NULL pointers in mcount_loc
 31e8890: ftrace: pass module struct to arch dynamic ftrace functions
 d51ad7a: ftrace: replace raw_local_irq_save with local_irq_save
 918c115: ftrace: do not process freed records
 b17e8a3: ftrace: disable ftrace on anomalies in trace start and stop
 f3c7ac4: ftrace: remove condition from ftrace_record_ip

thanks Steve,

	Ingo