Re: [PATCH v2 1/4] perf probe: Generate event name with line number

Masami Hiramatsu
2019-11-13T01:02:07Z

Hi Arnaldo,

On Tue, 12 Nov 2019 17:31:31 +0700
Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@kernel.org> wrote:
> > > > # perf probe --list
> > > > probe:kernel_read_l1 (on kernel_read@fs/read_write.c)
> > > > probe:kernel_read_l2 (on kernel_read:1@fs/read_write.c)
> > >
> > >
> > > Also look above at the listing, I would expect this instead:
> > >
> > > # perf probe --list
> > > probe:kernel_read_l1 (on kernel_read:1@fs/read_write.c)
> > > probe:kernel_read_l2 (on kernel_read:2@fs/read_write.c)
> > >
> > > Right?
>
> Yes, it should be so.

Hmm, this looks the limiation of debuginfo generated by gcc.
Let me explain what happens. So, here is the decoded Line info in
debuginfo for kernel_read (is defined in fs/read_write.c:423)

---
$ readelf -wL /usr/lib/debug/boot/vmlinux-5.0.0-32-generic
...
read_write.c 444 0xffffffff812b435d
read_write.c 424 0xffffffff812b4370 x
read_write.c 425 0xffffffff812b4375 x
read_write.c 426 0xffffffff812b4375 1 x
read_write.c 428 0xffffffff812b4375 2 x

---
This shows the line number info points the kernel_read entry address is
on #424, this means we can not distinguish kernel_read:0 and kernel_read:1
from only the address information. (maybe huristically we can distinguish
it by the "_L1" suffix. But if user gives another event name, it doesn't
work.)
---

/build/linux-pvZVvI/linux-5.0.0/arch/x86/include/asm/current.h:
current.h 13 0xffffffff812b4375 3 x
current.h 15 0xffffffff812b4375 4 x
current.h 15 0xffffffff812b4375 5 x
current.h 15 0xffffffff812b4375 6 x
current.h 15 0xffffffff812b4375 7 x

/build/linux-pvZVvI/linux-5.0.0/fs/read_write.c:
read_write.c 424 0xffffffff812b4375 8

---
And it seems that the dwarf_getsrc_die() returns the last line info
correspoinding to given address (0xffffffff812b4375) even if it is
not a stetement line. This is why probe:kernel_read_l2 is
on kernel_read:1. I will fix that.

However, again, as long as the different lines are encoded in same
address, we can not distinguish them except for checking "_L*"
suffix.

Possible solutions are
- Do not allow user to put probes on lines which shares the address
with other lines (user can put a probe only on the earliest line)
- Warn user that the line shares address with other lines and put
the probe with the earliest line number suffix.
- Just warn user.

THank you,

--
Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@kernel.org>