[PATCH v3 05/12] tracing: Add synthetic event command generation functions

From: Tom Zanussi
Date: Fri Jan 24 2020 - 17:57:14 EST


Add functions used to generate synthetic event commands, built on top
of the dynevent_cmd interface.

synth_event_gen_cmd_start() is used to create a synthetic event
command using a variable arg list and
synth_event_gen_cmd_array_start() does the same thing but using an
array of field descriptors. synth_event_add_field(),
synth_event_add_field_str() and synth_event_add_fields() can be used
to add single fields one by one or as a group. Once all desired
fields are added, synth_event_gen_cmd_end() is used to actually
execute the command and create the event.

synth_event_create() does everything, including creating the event, in
a single call.

Signed-off-by: Tom Zanussi <zanussi@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
include/linux/trace_events.h | 37 ++++
kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c | 379 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
2 files changed, 412 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/trace_events.h b/include/linux/trace_events.h
index 651b03d5e272..07b83532a3c6 100644
--- a/include/linux/trace_events.h
+++ b/include/linux/trace_events.h
@@ -357,6 +357,7 @@ extern void trace_put_event_file(struct trace_event_file *file);
#define MAX_DYNEVENT_CMD_LEN (2048)

enum dynevent_type {
+ DYNEVENT_TYPE_SYNTH = 1,
DYNEVENT_TYPE_NONE,
};

@@ -379,6 +380,42 @@ extern int dynevent_create(struct dynevent_cmd *cmd);

extern int synth_event_delete(const char *name);

+extern void synth_event_cmd_init(struct dynevent_cmd *cmd,
+ char *buf, int maxlen);
+
+extern int __synth_event_gen_cmd_start(struct dynevent_cmd *cmd,
+ const char *name,
+ struct module *mod, ...);
+
+#define synth_event_gen_cmd_start(cmd, name, mod, ...) \
+ __synth_event_gen_cmd_start(cmd, name, mod, ## __VA_ARGS__, NULL)
+
+struct synth_field_desc {
+ const char *type;
+ const char *name;
+};
+
+extern int synth_event_gen_cmd_array_start(struct dynevent_cmd *cmd,
+ const char *name,
+ struct module *mod,
+ struct synth_field_desc *fields,
+ unsigned int n_fields);
+extern int synth_event_create(const char *name,
+ struct synth_field_desc *fields,
+ unsigned int n_fields, struct module *mod);
+
+extern int synth_event_add_field(struct dynevent_cmd *cmd,
+ const char *type,
+ const char *name);
+extern int synth_event_add_field_str(struct dynevent_cmd *cmd,
+ const char *type_name);
+extern int synth_event_add_fields(struct dynevent_cmd *cmd,
+ struct synth_field_desc *fields,
+ unsigned int n_fields);
+
+#define synth_event_gen_cmd_end(cmd) \
+ dynevent_create(cmd)
+
/*
* Event file flags:
* ENABLED - The event is enabled
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c b/kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c
index 94ee1e576a1e..2e7181ce51aa 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ struct hist_trigger_data {
unsigned int n_save_var_str;
};

-static int synth_event_create(int argc, const char **argv);
+static int create_synth_event(int argc, const char **argv);
static int synth_event_show(struct seq_file *m, struct dyn_event *ev);
static int synth_event_release(struct dyn_event *ev);
static bool synth_event_is_busy(struct dyn_event *ev);
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ static bool synth_event_match(const char *system, const char *event,
int argc, const char **argv, struct dyn_event *ev);

static struct dyn_event_operations synth_event_ops = {
- .create = synth_event_create,
+ .create = create_synth_event,
.show = synth_event_show,
.is_busy = synth_event_is_busy,
.free = synth_event_release,
@@ -407,6 +407,7 @@ struct synth_event {
struct trace_event_class class;
struct trace_event_call call;
struct tracepoint *tp;
+ struct module *mod;
};

static bool is_synth_event(struct dyn_event *ev)
@@ -1286,6 +1287,273 @@ struct hist_var_data {
struct hist_trigger_data *hist_data;
};

+static int synth_event_check_arg_fn(void *data)
+{
+ struct dynevent_arg_pair *arg_pair = data;
+ int size;
+
+ size = synth_field_size((char *)arg_pair->lhs);
+
+ return size ? 0 : -EINVAL;
+}
+
+/**
+ * synth_event_add_field - Add a new field to a synthetic event cmd
+ * @cmd: A pointer to the dynevent_cmd struct representing the new event
+ * @type: The type of the new field to add
+ * @name: The name of the new field to add
+ *
+ * Add a new field to a synthetic event cmd object. Field ordering is in
+ * the same order the fields are added.
+ *
+ * See synth_field_size() for available types. If field_name contains
+ * [n] the field is considered to be an array.
+ *
+ * Return: 0 if successful, error otherwise.
+ */
+int synth_event_add_field(struct dynevent_cmd *cmd, const char *type,
+ const char *name)
+{
+ struct dynevent_arg_pair arg_pair;
+ int ret;
+
+ if (cmd->type != DYNEVENT_TYPE_SYNTH)
+ return -EINVAL;
+
+ if (!type || !name)
+ return -EINVAL;
+
+ dynevent_arg_pair_init(&arg_pair, synth_event_check_arg_fn, 0, ';');
+
+ arg_pair.lhs = type;
+ arg_pair.rhs = name;
+
+ ret = dynevent_arg_pair_add(cmd, &arg_pair);
+ if (ret)
+ return ret;
+
+ if (++cmd->n_fields > SYNTH_FIELDS_MAX)
+ ret = -EINVAL;
+
+ return ret;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(synth_event_add_field);
+
+/**
+ * synth_event_add_field_str - Add a new field to a synthetic event cmd
+ * @cmd: A pointer to the dynevent_cmd struct representing the new event
+ * @type_name: The type and name of the new field to add, as a single string
+ *
+ * Add a new field to a synthetic event cmd object, as a single
+ * string. The @type_name string is expected to be of the form 'type
+ * name', which will be appended by ';'. No sanity checking is done -
+ * what's passed in is assumed to already be well-formed. Field
+ * ordering is in the same order the fields are added.
+ *
+ * See synth_field_size() for available types. If field_name contains
+ * [n] the field is considered to be an array.
+ *
+ * Return: 0 if successful, error otherwise.
+ */
+int synth_event_add_field_str(struct dynevent_cmd *cmd, const char *type_name)
+{
+ struct dynevent_arg arg;
+ int ret;
+
+ if (cmd->type != DYNEVENT_TYPE_SYNTH)
+ return -EINVAL;
+
+ if (!type_name)
+ return -EINVAL;
+
+ dynevent_arg_init(&arg, NULL, ';');
+
+ arg.str = type_name;
+
+ ret = dynevent_arg_add(cmd, &arg);
+ if (ret)
+ return ret;
+
+ if (++cmd->n_fields > SYNTH_FIELDS_MAX)
+ ret = -EINVAL;
+
+ return ret;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(synth_event_add_field_str);
+
+/**
+ * synth_event_add_fields - Add multiple fields to a synthetic event cmd
+ * @cmd: A pointer to the dynevent_cmd struct representing the new event
+ * @fields: An array of type/name field descriptions
+ * @n_fields: The number of field descriptions contained in the fields array
+ *
+ * Add a new set of fields to a synthetic event cmd object. The event
+ * fields that will be defined for the event should be passed in as an
+ * array of struct synth_field_desc, and the number of elements in the
+ * array passed in as n_fields. Field ordering will retain the
+ * ordering given in the fields array.
+ *
+ * See synth_field_size() for available types. If field_name contains
+ * [n] the field is considered to be an array.
+ *
+ * Return: 0 if successful, error otherwise.
+ */
+int synth_event_add_fields(struct dynevent_cmd *cmd,
+ struct synth_field_desc *fields,
+ unsigned int n_fields)
+{
+ unsigned int i;
+ int ret = 0;
+
+ for (i = 0; i < n_fields; i++) {
+ if (fields[i].type == NULL || fields[i].name == NULL) {
+ ret = -EINVAL;
+ break;
+ }
+
+ ret = synth_event_add_field(cmd, fields[i].type, fields[i].name);
+ if (ret)
+ break;
+ }
+
+ return ret;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(synth_event_add_fields);
+
+/**
+ * __synth_event_gen_cmd_start - Start a synthetic event command from arg list
+ * @cmd: A pointer to the dynevent_cmd struct representing the new event
+ * @name: The name of the synthetic event
+ * @mod: The module creating the event, NULL if not created from a module
+ * @args: Variable number of arg (pairs), one pair for each field
+ *
+ * NOTE: Users normally won't want to call this function directly, but
+ * rather use the synth_event_gen_cmd_start() wrapper, which
+ * automatically adds a NULL to the end of the arg list. If this
+ * function is used directly, make sure the last arg in the variable
+ * arg list is NULL.
+ *
+ * Generate a synthetic event command to be executed by
+ * synth_event_gen_cmd_end(). This function can be used to generate
+ * the complete command or only the first part of it; in the latter
+ * case, synth_event_add_field(), synth_event_add_field_str(), or
+ * synth_event_add_fields() can be used to add more fields following
+ * this.
+ *
+ * There should be an even number variable args, each pair consisting
+ * of a type followed by a field name.
+ *
+ * See synth_field_size() for available types. If field_name contains
+ * [n] the field is considered to be an array.
+ *
+ * Return: 0 if successful, error otherwise.
+ */
+int __synth_event_gen_cmd_start(struct dynevent_cmd *cmd, const char *name,
+ struct module *mod, ...)
+{
+ struct dynevent_arg arg;
+ va_list args;
+ int ret;
+
+ cmd->event_name = name;
+ cmd->private_data = mod;
+
+ if (cmd->type != DYNEVENT_TYPE_SYNTH)
+ return -EINVAL;
+
+ dynevent_arg_init(&arg, NULL, 0);
+ arg.str = name;
+ ret = dynevent_arg_add(cmd, &arg);
+ if (ret)
+ return ret;
+
+ va_start(args, mod);
+ for (;;) {
+ const char *type, *name;
+
+ type = va_arg(args, const char *);
+ if (!type)
+ break;
+ name = va_arg(args, const char *);
+ if (!name)
+ break;
+
+ if (++cmd->n_fields > SYNTH_FIELDS_MAX) {
+ ret = -EINVAL;
+ break;
+ }
+
+ ret = synth_event_add_field(cmd, type, name);
+ if (ret)
+ break;
+ }
+ va_end(args);
+
+ return ret;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__synth_event_gen_cmd_start);
+
+/**
+ * synth_event_gen_cmd_array_start - Start synthetic event command from an array
+ * @cmd: A pointer to the dynevent_cmd struct representing the new event
+ * @name: The name of the synthetic event
+ * @fields: An array of type/name field descriptions
+ * @n_fields: The number of field descriptions contained in the fields array
+ *
+ * Generate a synthetic event command to be executed by
+ * synth_event_gen_cmd_end(). This function can be used to generate
+ * the complete command or only the first part of it; in the latter
+ * case, synth_event_add_field(), synth_event_add_field_str(), or
+ * synth_event_add_fields() can be used to add more fields following
+ * this.
+ *
+ * The event fields that will be defined for the event should be
+ * passed in as an array of struct synth_field_desc, and the number of
+ * elements in the array passed in as n_fields. Field ordering will
+ * retain the ordering given in the fields array.
+ *
+ * See synth_field_size() for available types. If field_name contains
+ * [n] the field is considered to be an array.
+ *
+ * Return: 0 if successful, error otherwise.
+ */
+int synth_event_gen_cmd_array_start(struct dynevent_cmd *cmd, const char *name,
+ struct module *mod,
+ struct synth_field_desc *fields,
+ unsigned int n_fields)
+{
+ struct dynevent_arg arg;
+ unsigned int i;
+ int ret = 0;
+
+ cmd->event_name = name;
+ cmd->private_data = mod;
+
+ if (cmd->type != DYNEVENT_TYPE_SYNTH)
+ return -EINVAL;
+
+ if (n_fields > SYNTH_FIELDS_MAX)
+ return -EINVAL;
+
+ dynevent_arg_init(&arg, NULL, 0);
+ arg.str = name;
+ ret = dynevent_arg_add(cmd, &arg);
+ if (ret)
+ return ret;
+
+ for (i = 0; i < n_fields; i++) {
+ if (fields[i].type == NULL || fields[i].name == NULL)
+ return -EINVAL;
+
+ ret = synth_event_add_field(cmd, fields[i].type, fields[i].name);
+ if (ret)
+ break;
+ }
+
+ return ret;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(synth_event_gen_cmd_array_start);
+
static int __create_synth_event(int argc, const char *name, const char **argv)
{
struct synth_field *field, *fields[SYNTH_FIELDS_MAX];
@@ -1354,6 +1622,56 @@ static int __create_synth_event(int argc, const char *name, const char **argv)
goto out;
}

+/**
+ * synth_event_create - Create a new synthetic event
+ * @name: The name of the new sythetic event
+ * @fields: An array of type/name field descriptions
+ * @n_fields: The number of field descriptions contained in the fields array
+ * @mod: The module creating the event, NULL if not created from a module
+ *
+ * Create a new synthetic event with the given name under the
+ * trace/events/synthetic/ directory. The event fields that will be
+ * defined for the event should be passed in as an array of struct
+ * synth_field_desc, and the number elements in the array passed in as
+ * n_fields. Field ordering will retain the ordering given in the
+ * fields array.
+ *
+ * If the new synthetic event is being created from a module, the mod
+ * param must be non-NULL. This will ensure that the trace buffer
+ * won't contain unreadable events.
+ *
+ * The new synth event should be deleted using synth_event_delete()
+ * function. The new synthetic event can be generated from modules or
+ * other kernel code using trace_synth_event() and related functions.
+ *
+ * Return: 0 if successful, error otherwise.
+ */
+int synth_event_create(const char *name, struct synth_field_desc *fields,
+ unsigned int n_fields, struct module *mod)
+{
+ struct dynevent_cmd cmd;
+ char *buf;
+ int ret;
+
+ buf = kzalloc(MAX_DYNEVENT_CMD_LEN, GFP_KERNEL);
+ if (!buf)
+ return -ENOMEM;
+
+ synth_event_cmd_init(&cmd, buf, MAX_DYNEVENT_CMD_LEN);
+
+ ret = synth_event_gen_cmd_array_start(&cmd, name, mod,
+ fields, n_fields);
+ if (ret)
+ goto out;
+
+ ret = synth_event_gen_cmd_end(&cmd);
+ out:
+ kfree(buf);
+
+ return ret;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(synth_event_create);
+
static int destroy_synth_event(struct synth_event *se)
{
int ret;
@@ -1382,14 +1700,33 @@ static int destroy_synth_event(struct synth_event *se)
int synth_event_delete(const char *event_name)
{
struct synth_event *se = NULL;
+ struct module *mod = NULL;
int ret = -ENOENT;

mutex_lock(&event_mutex);
se = find_synth_event(event_name);
- if (se)
+ if (se) {
+ mod = se->mod;
ret = destroy_synth_event(se);
+ }
mutex_unlock(&event_mutex);

+ if (mod) {
+ mutex_lock(&trace_types_lock);
+ /*
+ * It is safest to reset the ring buffer if the module
+ * being unloaded registered any events that were
+ * used. The only worry is if a new module gets
+ * loaded, and takes on the same id as the events of
+ * this module. When printing out the buffer, traced
+ * events left over from this module may be passed to
+ * the new module events and unexpected results may
+ * occur.
+ */
+ tracing_reset_all_online_cpus();
+ mutex_unlock(&trace_types_lock);
+ }
+
return ret;
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(synth_event_delete);
@@ -1414,7 +1751,41 @@ int synth_event_run_command(const char *command)
return trace_run_command(command, create_or_delete_synth_event);
}

-static int synth_event_create(int argc, const char **argv)
+static int synth_event_run_cmd(struct dynevent_cmd *cmd)
+{
+ struct synth_event *se;
+ int ret;
+
+ ret = trace_run_command(cmd->buf, create_or_delete_synth_event);
+ if (ret)
+ return ret;
+
+ se = find_synth_event(cmd->event_name);
+ if (WARN_ON(!se))
+ return -ENOENT;
+
+ se->mod = cmd->private_data;
+
+ return ret;
+}
+
+/**
+ * synth_event_cmd_init - Initialize a synthetic event command object
+ * @cmd: A pointer to the dynevent_cmd struct representing the new event
+ * @buf: A pointer to the buffer used to build the command
+ * @maxlen: The length of the buffer passed in @buf
+ *
+ * Initialize a synthetic event command object. Use this before
+ * calling any of the other dyenvent_cmd functions.
+ */
+void synth_event_cmd_init(struct dynevent_cmd *cmd, char *buf, int maxlen)
+{
+ dynevent_cmd_init(cmd, buf, maxlen, DYNEVENT_TYPE_SYNTH,
+ synth_event_run_cmd);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(synth_event_cmd_init);
+
+static int create_synth_event(int argc, const char **argv)
{
const char *name = argv[0];
int len;
--
2.14.1