[PATCH 18/20] perf probe: Do not access kallsyms when analyzing user binaries

From: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo
Date: Wed Sep 17 2014 - 17:26:34 EST


From: Masami Hiramatsu <masami.hiramatsu.pt@xxxxxxxxxxx>

Do not access kallsyms to show available variables and show source lines
in user binaries.

This behavior always requires the root privilege when sysctl sets
kernel.kptr_restrict=1, but we don't need it just for analyzing user
binaries.

Without this patch (by normal user, kptr_restrict=1):
----
$ perf probe -x ./perf -V add_cmdname
Failed to init vmlinux path.
Error: Failed to show vars.
$ perf probe -x ./perf -L add_cmdname
Failed to init vmlinux path.
Error: Failed to show lines.
----

With this patch:
----
$ perf probe -x ./perf -V add_cmdname
Available variables at add_cmdname
@<perf_unknown_cmd_config+144>
(No matched variables)
@<list_commands_in_dir+160>
(No matched variables)
@<add_cmdname+0>
char* name
size_t len
struct cmdnames* cmds
$ perf probe -x ./perf -L add_cmdname
<add_cmdname@/home/fedora/ksrc/linux-3/tools/perf/util/help.c:0>
0 void add_cmdname(struct cmdnames *cmds, const char *name, size_t len)
1 {
2 struct cmdname *ent = malloc(sizeof(*ent) + len + 1);

4 ent->len = len;
5 memcpy(ent->name, name, len);
6 ent->name[len] = 0;
...
----

Signed-off-by: Masami Hiramatsu <masami.hiramatsu.pt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: david lerner <dlernerdroid@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: linux-perf-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Cc: yrl.pp-manager.tt@xxxxxxxxxxx
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20140917084054.3722.73975.stgit@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[ Added missing 'bool user' argument to the !DWARF show_line_range() stub ]
Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@xxxxxxxxxx>

Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
tools/perf/builtin-probe.c | 3 ++-
tools/perf/util/probe-event.c | 9 +++++----
tools/perf/util/probe-event.h | 3 ++-
3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-probe.c b/tools/perf/builtin-probe.c
index 4d6858dbebea..04412b4770a2 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-probe.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-probe.c
@@ -472,7 +472,8 @@ __cmd_probe(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix __maybe_unused)
usage_with_options(probe_usage, options);
}

- ret = show_line_range(&params.line_range, params.target);
+ ret = show_line_range(&params.line_range, params.target,
+ params.uprobes);
if (ret < 0)
pr_err_with_code(" Error: Failed to show lines.", ret);
return ret;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c b/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
index f73595fc0627..be37b5aca335 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
@@ -697,11 +697,11 @@ end:
return ret;
}

-int show_line_range(struct line_range *lr, const char *module)
+int show_line_range(struct line_range *lr, const char *module, bool user)
{
int ret;

- ret = init_symbol_maps(false);
+ ret = init_symbol_maps(user);
if (ret < 0)
return ret;
ret = __show_line_range(lr, module);
@@ -776,7 +776,7 @@ int show_available_vars(struct perf_probe_event *pevs, int npevs,
int i, ret = 0;
struct debuginfo *dinfo;

- ret = init_symbol_maps(false);
+ ret = init_symbol_maps(pevs->uprobes);
if (ret < 0)
return ret;

@@ -822,7 +822,8 @@ static int try_to_find_probe_trace_events(struct perf_probe_event *pev,
}

int show_line_range(struct line_range *lr __maybe_unused,
- const char *module __maybe_unused)
+ const char *module __maybe_unused,
+ bool user __maybe_unused)
{
pr_warning("Debuginfo-analysis is not supported.\n");
return -ENOSYS;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/probe-event.h b/tools/perf/util/probe-event.h
index 776c9347a3b6..e01e9943139f 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/probe-event.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/probe-event.h
@@ -128,7 +128,8 @@ extern int add_perf_probe_events(struct perf_probe_event *pevs, int npevs,
bool force_add);
extern int del_perf_probe_events(struct strlist *dellist);
extern int show_perf_probe_events(void);
-extern int show_line_range(struct line_range *lr, const char *module);
+extern int show_line_range(struct line_range *lr, const char *module,
+ bool user);
extern int show_available_vars(struct perf_probe_event *pevs, int npevs,
int max_probe_points, const char *module,
struct strfilter *filter, bool externs);
--
1.9.3

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