Re: [PATCH] ftrace/x86: Fix arch_syscall_match_sym_name for x86_64

From: Steven Rostedt
Date: Tue Apr 24 2018 - 10:34:11 EST


On Tue, 24 Apr 2018 12:17:38 +0200
Jiri Olsa <jolsa@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Recent commit changed the name prefix of syscalls
> for x86_64 (check the 'Fixes:' for commit number).
>
> The names switch from "sys_" prefix to ""__x64_sys_",
> which made the default matching function always fail.
>
> Consequently the ftrace syscall __init code could not
> match any syscall metadata so the "syscall" events
> vanished. This fix returns them back.
>

Hi Jiri,

I already fixed it and it's queued it my tree. I'm waiting for some
other patches that are waiting for review so I can start testing and
push to Linus.

Also, this was half the fix, the total fix is here:

http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20180418114509.5a76847d@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

I think I'm done waiting, I'll start testing and get my queue out. If
the other patches don't get the proper acks, I'm not taking them.

Thanks,

-- Steve

> Cc: Andy Lutomirski <luto@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Dominik Brodowski <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Fixes: d5a00528b58c ("syscalls/core, syscalls/x86: Rename struct pt_regs-based sys_*() to __x64_sys_*()")
> Signed-off-by: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> arch/x86/include/asm/ftrace.h | 12 ++++++++++++
> 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/ftrace.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/ftrace.h
> index 09ad88572746..7b131ad39ee2 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/include/asm/ftrace.h
> +++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/ftrace.h
> @@ -67,6 +67,18 @@ static inline bool arch_trace_is_compat_syscall(struct pt_regs *regs)
> return false;
> }
> #endif /* CONFIG_FTRACE_SYSCALLS && CONFIG_IA32_EMULATION */
> +
> +#ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
> +#define ARCH_HAS_SYSCALL_MATCH_SYM_NAME 1
> +static inline bool arch_syscall_match_sym_name(const char *sym, const char *name)
> +{
> + /*
> + * Skip the __x64_sys_ prefix and compare the
> + * syscall name only.
> + */
> + return !strcmp(sym + 9, name + 3);
> +}
> +#endif /* CONFIG_X86_64 */
> #endif /* !__ASSEMBLY__ && !COMPILE_OFFSETS */
>
> #endif /* _ASM_X86_FTRACE_H */