From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from smtp.kernel.org (aws-us-west-2-korg-mail-1.web.codeaurora.org [10.30.226.201]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by smtp.subspace.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id D1D37256C61 for ; Sat, 4 Apr 2026 02:25:33 +0000 (UTC) Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; arc=none smtp.client-ip=10.30.226.201 ARC-Seal:i=1; a=rsa-sha256; d=subspace.kernel.org; s=arc-20240116; t=1775269533; cv=none; b=WtTJjGhreH97pnXiMtvyyWW26hKTD8tAY/mv30BeVQrtfNI8RiVtMjuQ1MKPuqIr3eA98rzWyIPr0PFQgzplI/B4OrGtJKB1Ppj/CvKVH99l1ebSqbsbDf2g7rxGW/MKQ/SAt04Ydm1tDK3pjR/fYiEdmUZs2Deko+UCKNDT8qE= ARC-Message-Signature:i=1; a=rsa-sha256; d=subspace.kernel.org; s=arc-20240116; t=1775269533; c=relaxed/simple; bh=fH6E3tFlmY0yoWkt/Z2s7drRdOiIQFdR0WHXFwe9h8A=; h=Message-ID:Date:From:To:Cc:Subject:References:MIME-Version: Content-Type; b=rRfHEVibTA1EC73Asp3Pt4eeZGY4zyn7MqIPUMz3WEvg5dGqm2Ys5PQ9LXwdyNr3mnPCS8Kjwxpp8Jl3riQx30Ci31tXJoj5r6dgiF7v++XiTD4GMBEhFHhS06KOF2ENe0SS6U1pyoayA1mf/aiQohEJoAsGowh2tMO0SZsH1pU= ARC-Authentication-Results:i=1; smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dkim=pass (2048-bit key) header.d=kernel.org header.i=@kernel.org header.b=Ku08bsL5; arc=none smtp.client-ip=10.30.226.201 Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dkim=pass (2048-bit key) header.d=kernel.org header.i=@kernel.org header.b="Ku08bsL5" Received: by smtp.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id A5E1DC2BCB2; Sat, 4 Apr 2026 02:25:33 +0000 (UTC) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=kernel.org; s=k20201202; t=1775269533; bh=fH6E3tFlmY0yoWkt/Z2s7drRdOiIQFdR0WHXFwe9h8A=; h=Date:From:To:Cc:Subject:References:From; b=Ku08bsL5kNEaeKo9f14rz+ZvlNTbPFhH+LHO8NPxbzFv2hCBczNEYZBrkzUn5kt+k p+rgBN6vlPl0akRGIB6U+j+nogJUEl781YeRHUPDGh3mRql72ndhxLVtb906WfZOYN 5M4qKrJTlSvB3rFHpLJ+Guex2/mN4ejzwAvHKzfth6WCh91tpKDgyal5NcTPl1MLpJ ItkznWYXOKRhsh7Or/2VGdu/uM8ifYorF+auSZAqQxCGn7plbjUZZ1PBSjg4eL0iz9 WYL0TqDJIzGGdU+NtcCTKuRpWa5ZjIaQDlCxmOUBo9FVDaxRlixQWiKc5A9lNftTLN EuXYiqvvSIH7Q== Received: from rostedt by gandalf with local (Exim 4.99.1) (envelope-from ) id 1w8qie-00000001651-01Sw; Fri, 03 Apr 2026 22:26:40 -0400 Message-ID: <20260404022639.867891192@kernel.org> User-Agent: quilt/0.69 Date: Fri, 03 Apr 2026 22:26:20 -0400 From: Steven Rostedt To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Cc: Masami Hiramatsu , Mark Rutland , Mathieu Desnoyers , Andrew Morton Subject: [for-next][PATCH 3/6] tracing: Make the backup instance non-reusable References: <20260404022617.436859059@kernel.org> Precedence: bulk X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 From: "Masami Hiramatsu (Google)" Since there is no reason to reuse the backup instance, make it readonly (but erasable). Note that only backup instances are readonly, because other trace instances will be empty unless it is writable. Only backup instances have copy entries from the original. With this change, most of the trace control files are removed from the backup instance, including eventfs enable/filter etc. # find /sys/kernel/tracing/instances/backup/events/ | wc -l 4093 # find /sys/kernel/tracing/instances/boot_map/events/ | wc -l 9573 Cc: Mathieu Desnoyers Link: https://patch.msgid.link/177502546939.1311542.1826814401724828930.stgit@mhiramat.tok.corp.google.com Signed-off-by: Masami Hiramatsu (Google) Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt (Google) --- kernel/trace/trace.c | 81 +++++++++++++++++++++++-------------- kernel/trace/trace.h | 7 ++++ kernel/trace/trace_boot.c | 5 ++- kernel/trace/trace_events.c | 76 +++++++++++++++++++--------------- 4 files changed, 104 insertions(+), 65 deletions(-) diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace.c b/kernel/trace/trace.c index 4189ec9df6a5..c8e43675ff76 100644 --- a/kernel/trace/trace.c +++ b/kernel/trace/trace.c @@ -4022,6 +4022,11 @@ int tracing_open_generic_tr(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp) if (ret) return ret; + if ((filp->f_mode & FMODE_WRITE) && trace_array_is_readonly(tr)) { + trace_array_put(tr); + return -EACCES; + } + filp->private_data = inode->i_private; return 0; @@ -7097,6 +7102,11 @@ static int tracing_clock_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file) if (ret) return ret; + if ((file->f_mode & FMODE_WRITE) && trace_array_is_readonly(tr)) { + trace_array_put(tr); + return -EACCES; + } + ret = single_open(file, tracing_clock_show, inode->i_private); if (ret < 0) trace_array_put(tr); @@ -9866,17 +9876,22 @@ static __init void create_trace_instances(struct dentry *d_tracer) static void init_tracer_tracefs(struct trace_array *tr, struct dentry *d_tracer) { + umode_t writable_mode = TRACE_MODE_WRITE; int cpu; + if (trace_array_is_readonly(tr)) + writable_mode = TRACE_MODE_READ; + trace_create_file("available_tracers", TRACE_MODE_READ, d_tracer, - tr, &show_traces_fops); + tr, &show_traces_fops); - trace_create_file("current_tracer", TRACE_MODE_WRITE, d_tracer, - tr, &set_tracer_fops); + trace_create_file("current_tracer", writable_mode, d_tracer, + tr, &set_tracer_fops); - trace_create_file("tracing_cpumask", TRACE_MODE_WRITE, d_tracer, + trace_create_file("tracing_cpumask", writable_mode, d_tracer, tr, &tracing_cpumask_fops); + /* Options are used for changing print-format even for readonly instance. */ trace_create_file("trace_options", TRACE_MODE_WRITE, d_tracer, tr, &tracing_iter_fops); @@ -9886,12 +9901,36 @@ init_tracer_tracefs(struct trace_array *tr, struct dentry *d_tracer) trace_create_file("trace_pipe", TRACE_MODE_READ, d_tracer, tr, &tracing_pipe_fops); - trace_create_file("buffer_size_kb", TRACE_MODE_WRITE, d_tracer, + trace_create_file("buffer_size_kb", writable_mode, d_tracer, tr, &tracing_entries_fops); trace_create_file("buffer_total_size_kb", TRACE_MODE_READ, d_tracer, tr, &tracing_total_entries_fops); + trace_create_file("trace_clock", writable_mode, d_tracer, tr, + &trace_clock_fops); + + trace_create_file("timestamp_mode", TRACE_MODE_READ, d_tracer, tr, + &trace_time_stamp_mode_fops); + + tr->buffer_percent = 50; + + trace_create_file("buffer_subbuf_size_kb", writable_mode, d_tracer, + tr, &buffer_subbuf_size_fops); + + create_trace_options_dir(tr); + + if (tr->range_addr_start) + trace_create_file("last_boot_info", TRACE_MODE_READ, d_tracer, + tr, &last_boot_fops); + + for_each_tracing_cpu(cpu) + tracing_init_tracefs_percpu(tr, cpu); + + /* Read-only instance has above files only. */ + if (trace_array_is_readonly(tr)) + return; + trace_create_file("free_buffer", 0200, d_tracer, tr, &tracing_free_buffer_fops); @@ -9903,49 +9942,29 @@ init_tracer_tracefs(struct trace_array *tr, struct dentry *d_tracer) trace_create_file("trace_marker_raw", 0220, d_tracer, tr, &tracing_mark_raw_fops); - trace_create_file("trace_clock", TRACE_MODE_WRITE, d_tracer, tr, - &trace_clock_fops); - - trace_create_file("tracing_on", TRACE_MODE_WRITE, d_tracer, - tr, &rb_simple_fops); - - trace_create_file("timestamp_mode", TRACE_MODE_READ, d_tracer, tr, - &trace_time_stamp_mode_fops); - - tr->buffer_percent = 50; - trace_create_file("buffer_percent", TRACE_MODE_WRITE, d_tracer, - tr, &buffer_percent_fops); - - trace_create_file("buffer_subbuf_size_kb", TRACE_MODE_WRITE, d_tracer, - tr, &buffer_subbuf_size_fops); + tr, &buffer_percent_fops); trace_create_file("syscall_user_buf_size", TRACE_MODE_WRITE, d_tracer, - tr, &tracing_syscall_buf_fops); + tr, &tracing_syscall_buf_fops); - create_trace_options_dir(tr); + trace_create_file("tracing_on", TRACE_MODE_WRITE, d_tracer, + tr, &rb_simple_fops); trace_create_maxlat_file(tr, d_tracer); if (ftrace_create_function_files(tr, d_tracer)) MEM_FAIL(1, "Could not allocate function filter files"); - if (tr->range_addr_start) { - trace_create_file("last_boot_info", TRACE_MODE_READ, d_tracer, - tr, &last_boot_fops); #ifdef CONFIG_TRACER_SNAPSHOT - } else { + if (!tr->range_addr_start) trace_create_file("snapshot", TRACE_MODE_WRITE, d_tracer, tr, &snapshot_fops); #endif - } trace_create_file("error_log", TRACE_MODE_WRITE, d_tracer, tr, &tracing_err_log_fops); - for_each_tracing_cpu(cpu) - tracing_init_tracefs_percpu(tr, cpu); - ftrace_init_tracefs(tr, d_tracer); } @@ -10772,7 +10791,7 @@ __init static void enable_instances(void) * Backup buffers can be freed but need vfree(). */ if (backup) - tr->flags |= TRACE_ARRAY_FL_VMALLOC; + tr->flags |= TRACE_ARRAY_FL_VMALLOC | TRACE_ARRAY_FL_RDONLY; if (start || backup) { tr->flags |= TRACE_ARRAY_FL_BOOT | TRACE_ARRAY_FL_LAST_BOOT; diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace.h b/kernel/trace/trace.h index fbbd0b2ee76f..366baa43dfab 100644 --- a/kernel/trace/trace.h +++ b/kernel/trace/trace.h @@ -462,6 +462,7 @@ enum { TRACE_ARRAY_FL_MOD_INIT = BIT(3), TRACE_ARRAY_FL_MEMMAP = BIT(4), TRACE_ARRAY_FL_VMALLOC = BIT(5), + TRACE_ARRAY_FL_RDONLY = BIT(6), }; #ifdef CONFIG_MODULES @@ -491,6 +492,12 @@ extern unsigned long trace_adjust_address(struct trace_array *tr, unsigned long extern struct trace_array *printk_trace; +static inline bool trace_array_is_readonly(struct trace_array *tr) +{ + /* backup instance is read only. */ + return tr->flags & TRACE_ARRAY_FL_RDONLY; +} + /* * The global tracer (top) should be the first trace array added, * but we check the flag anyway. diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_boot.c b/kernel/trace/trace_boot.c index dbe29b4c6a7a..2ca2541c8a58 100644 --- a/kernel/trace/trace_boot.c +++ b/kernel/trace/trace_boot.c @@ -61,7 +61,8 @@ trace_boot_set_instance_options(struct trace_array *tr, struct xbc_node *node) v = memparse(p, NULL); if (v < PAGE_SIZE) pr_err("Buffer size is too small: %s\n", p); - if (tracing_resize_ring_buffer(tr, v, RING_BUFFER_ALL_CPUS) < 0) + if (trace_array_is_readonly(tr) || + tracing_resize_ring_buffer(tr, v, RING_BUFFER_ALL_CPUS) < 0) pr_err("Failed to resize trace buffer to %s\n", p); } @@ -597,7 +598,7 @@ trace_boot_enable_tracer(struct trace_array *tr, struct xbc_node *node) p = xbc_node_find_value(node, "tracer", NULL); if (p && *p != '\0') { - if (tracing_set_tracer(tr, p) < 0) + if (trace_array_is_readonly(tr) || tracing_set_tracer(tr, p) < 0) pr_err("Failed to set given tracer: %s\n", p); } diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_events.c b/kernel/trace/trace_events.c index 249d1cba72c0..aa422dc80ae8 100644 --- a/kernel/trace/trace_events.c +++ b/kernel/trace/trace_events.c @@ -1401,6 +1401,9 @@ static int __ftrace_set_clr_event(struct trace_array *tr, const char *match, { int ret; + if (trace_array_is_readonly(tr)) + return -EACCES; + mutex_lock(&event_mutex); ret = __ftrace_set_clr_event_nolock(tr, match, sub, event, set, mod); mutex_unlock(&event_mutex); @@ -2973,8 +2976,8 @@ event_subsystem_dir(struct trace_array *tr, const char *name, } else __get_system(system); - /* ftrace only has directories no files */ - if (strcmp(name, "ftrace") == 0) + /* ftrace only has directories no files, readonly instance too. */ + if (strcmp(name, "ftrace") == 0 || trace_array_is_readonly(tr)) nr_entries = 0; else nr_entries = ARRAY_SIZE(system_entries); @@ -3139,28 +3142,30 @@ event_create_dir(struct eventfs_inode *parent, struct trace_event_file *file) int ret; static struct eventfs_entry event_entries[] = { { - .name = "enable", + .name = "format", .callback = event_callback, - .release = event_release, }, +#ifdef CONFIG_PERF_EVENTS { - .name = "filter", + .name = "id", .callback = event_callback, }, +#endif +#define NR_RO_EVENT_ENTRIES (1 + IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PERF_EVENTS)) +/* Readonly files must be above this line and counted by NR_RO_EVENT_ENTRIES. */ { - .name = "trigger", + .name = "enable", .callback = event_callback, + .release = event_release, }, { - .name = "format", + .name = "filter", .callback = event_callback, }, -#ifdef CONFIG_PERF_EVENTS { - .name = "id", + .name = "trigger", .callback = event_callback, }, -#endif #ifdef CONFIG_HIST_TRIGGERS { .name = "hist", @@ -3193,7 +3198,10 @@ event_create_dir(struct eventfs_inode *parent, struct trace_event_file *file) if (!e_events) return -ENOMEM; - nr_entries = ARRAY_SIZE(event_entries); + if (trace_array_is_readonly(tr)) + nr_entries = NR_RO_EVENT_ENTRIES; + else + nr_entries = ARRAY_SIZE(event_entries); name = trace_event_name(call); ei = eventfs_create_dir(name, e_events, event_entries, nr_entries, file); @@ -4536,31 +4544,44 @@ create_event_toplevel_files(struct dentry *parent, struct trace_array *tr) int nr_entries; static struct eventfs_entry events_entries[] = { { - .name = "enable", + .name = "header_page", .callback = events_callback, }, { - .name = "header_page", + .name = "header_event", .callback = events_callback, }, +#define NR_RO_TOP_ENTRIES 2 +/* Readonly files must be above this line and counted by NR_RO_TOP_ENTRIES. */ { - .name = "header_event", + .name = "enable", .callback = events_callback, }, }; - entry = trace_create_file("set_event", TRACE_MODE_WRITE, parent, - tr, &ftrace_set_event_fops); - if (!entry) - return -ENOMEM; + if (!trace_array_is_readonly(tr)) { + entry = trace_create_file("set_event", TRACE_MODE_WRITE, parent, + tr, &ftrace_set_event_fops); + if (!entry) + return -ENOMEM; - trace_create_file("show_event_filters", TRACE_MODE_READ, parent, tr, - &ftrace_show_event_filters_fops); + /* There are not as crucial, just warn if they are not created */ + trace_create_file("show_event_filters", TRACE_MODE_READ, parent, tr, + &ftrace_show_event_filters_fops); - trace_create_file("show_event_triggers", TRACE_MODE_READ, parent, tr, - &ftrace_show_event_triggers_fops); + trace_create_file("show_event_triggers", TRACE_MODE_READ, parent, tr, + &ftrace_show_event_triggers_fops); - nr_entries = ARRAY_SIZE(events_entries); + trace_create_file("set_event_pid", TRACE_MODE_WRITE, parent, + tr, &ftrace_set_event_pid_fops); + + trace_create_file("set_event_notrace_pid", + TRACE_MODE_WRITE, parent, tr, + &ftrace_set_event_notrace_pid_fops); + nr_entries = ARRAY_SIZE(events_entries); + } else { + nr_entries = NR_RO_TOP_ENTRIES; + } e_events = eventfs_create_events_dir("events", parent, events_entries, nr_entries, tr); @@ -4569,15 +4590,6 @@ create_event_toplevel_files(struct dentry *parent, struct trace_array *tr) return -ENOMEM; } - /* There are not as crucial, just warn if they are not created */ - - trace_create_file("set_event_pid", TRACE_MODE_WRITE, parent, - tr, &ftrace_set_event_pid_fops); - - trace_create_file("set_event_notrace_pid", - TRACE_MODE_WRITE, parent, tr, - &ftrace_set_event_notrace_pid_fops); - tr->event_dir = e_events; return 0; -- 2.51.0