Re: [PATCH 4/4] perf-probe: Warn if the target function is GNU Indirect function

[Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@kernel.org>]

On Fri, 10 Jul 2020 08:55:40 -0300
Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@kernel.org> wrote:

> Em Fri, Jul 10, 2020 at 12:30:08PM +0900, Masami Hiramatsu escreveu:
> > On Thu, 9 Jul 2020 07:36:54 -0700
> > Andi Kleen <andi@firstfloor.org> wrote:
> > 
> > > > diff --git a/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c b/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
> > > > index 1e95a336862c..671176d39569 100644
> > > > --- a/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
> > > > +++ b/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
> > > > @@ -379,6 +379,11 @@ static int find_alternative_probe_point(struct debuginfo *dinfo,
> > > >  			address = sym->start;
> > > >  		else
> > > >  			address = map->unmap_ip(map, sym->start) - map->reloc;
> > > > +		if (sym->type == STT_GNU_IFUNC) {
> > > > +			pr_warning("Warning: The probe address (0x%lx) is in a GNU indirect function.\n"
> > > > +				"This may not work as you expected unless you intend to probe the indirect function.\n",
> > > 
> > > I would say something like this.
> > > 
> > > Consider identifying the final function used at run time and set the
> > > probe directly on that.
> > > 
> > > I think that's more useful to the user.
> > 
> > Hmm, would you mean the default function which may be used for the symbol?
> 
> Humm, I think he means that the user must somehow, knowing details
> involved in picking the final function, probe that one instead of the
> IFUNC one, right Andi?

Ah, I got it. OK, I'll update the message :)

Thank you,


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Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@kernel.org>