[PATCH] dynamic_debug: Add an option to enable dynamic debug for modules only

From: Orson Zhai
Date: Fri Apr 10 2020 - 08:34:00 EST


From: Orson Zhai <orson.zhai@xxxxxxxxxx>

Instead of enabling dynamic debug globally with CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG,
CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG_CORE will only enable core function of dynamic
debug. With the DEBUG_MODULE defined for any modules, dynamic debug
will be tied to them.

This is useful for people who only want to enable dynamic debug for
kernel modules without worrying about kernel image size and memory
consumption is increasing too much.

Signed-off-by: Orson Zhai <orson.zhai@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
Documentation/admin-guide/dynamic-debug-howto.rst | 7 +++++--
include/linux/dev_printk.h | 6 ++++--
include/linux/dynamic_debug.h | 2 +-
include/linux/printk.h | 14 +++++++++-----
lib/Kconfig.debug | 12 ++++++++++++
lib/Makefile | 2 +-
lib/dynamic_debug.c | 9 +++++++--
7 files changed, 39 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/dynamic-debug-howto.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/dynamic-debug-howto.rst
index 0dc2eb8..fa5b8d4 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/dynamic-debug-howto.rst
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/dynamic-debug-howto.rst
@@ -13,8 +13,11 @@ kernel code to obtain additional kernel information. Currently, if
``print_hex_dump_debug()``/``print_hex_dump_bytes()`` calls can be dynamically
enabled per-callsite.

-If ``CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG`` is not set, ``print_hex_dump_debug()`` is just
-shortcut for ``print_hex_dump(KERN_DEBUG)``.
+If ``CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG_CORE`` is set, only the modules with ``DEBUG_MODULE``
+defined will be tied into dynamic debug.
+
+If ``CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG`` or ``CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG_CORE`` is not set,
+``print_hex_dump_debug()`` is just shortcut for ``print_hex_dump(KERN_DEBUG)``.

For ``print_hex_dump_debug()``/``print_hex_dump_bytes()``, format string is
its ``prefix_str`` argument, if it is constant string; or ``hexdump``
diff --git a/include/linux/dev_printk.h b/include/linux/dev_printk.h
index 5aad06b..2fb0671 100644
--- a/include/linux/dev_printk.h
+++ b/include/linux/dev_printk.h
@@ -109,7 +109,8 @@ void _dev_info(const struct device *dev, const char *fmt, ...)
#define dev_info(dev, fmt, ...) \
_dev_info(dev, dev_fmt(fmt), ##__VA_ARGS__)

-#if defined(CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG)
+#if defined(CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG) || \
+ (defined(CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG_CORE) && defined(DEBUG_MODULE))
#define dev_dbg(dev, fmt, ...) \
dynamic_dev_dbg(dev, dev_fmt(fmt), ##__VA_ARGS__)
#elif defined(DEBUG)
@@ -181,7 +182,8 @@ do { \
dev_level_ratelimited(dev_notice, dev, fmt, ##__VA_ARGS__)
#define dev_info_ratelimited(dev, fmt, ...) \
dev_level_ratelimited(dev_info, dev, fmt, ##__VA_ARGS__)
-#if defined(CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG)
+#if defined(CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG) || \
+ (defined(CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG_CORE) && defined(DEBUG_MODULE))
/* descriptor check is first to prevent flooding with "callbacks suppressed" */
#define dev_dbg_ratelimited(dev, fmt, ...) \
do { \
diff --git a/include/linux/dynamic_debug.h b/include/linux/dynamic_debug.h
index 4cf02ec..abcd5fd 100644
--- a/include/linux/dynamic_debug.h
+++ b/include/linux/dynamic_debug.h
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ struct _ddebug {



-#if defined(CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG)
+#if defined(CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG_CORE)
int ddebug_add_module(struct _ddebug *tab, unsigned int n,
const char *modname);
extern int ddebug_remove_module(const char *mod_name);
diff --git a/include/linux/printk.h b/include/linux/printk.h
index 1e6108b..77fab5b 100644
--- a/include/linux/printk.h
+++ b/include/linux/printk.h
@@ -291,8 +291,9 @@ extern int kptr_restrict;
/*
* These can be used to print at the various log levels.
* All of these will print unconditionally, although note that pr_debug()
- * and other debug macros are compiled out unless either DEBUG is defined
- * or CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG is set.
+ * and other debug macros are compiled out unless either DEBUG is defined,
+ * CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG is set, or CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG_CORE is set when
+ * DEBUG_MODULE being defined for any modules.
*/
#define pr_emerg(fmt, ...) \
printk(KERN_EMERG pr_fmt(fmt), ##__VA_ARGS__)
@@ -327,7 +328,8 @@ extern int kptr_restrict;


/* If you are writing a driver, please use dev_dbg instead */
-#if defined(CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG)
+#if defined(CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG) || \
+ (defined(CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG_CORE) && defined(DEBUG_MODULE))
#include <linux/dynamic_debug.h>

/* dynamic_pr_debug() uses pr_fmt() internally so we don't need it here */
@@ -453,7 +455,8 @@ extern int kptr_restrict;
#endif

/* If you are writing a driver, please use dev_dbg instead */
-#if defined(CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG)
+#if defined(CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG) || \
+ (defined(CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG_CORE) && defined(DEBUG_MODULE))
/* descriptor check is first to prevent flooding with "callbacks suppressed" */
#define pr_debug_ratelimited(fmt, ...) \
do { \
@@ -500,7 +503,8 @@ static inline void print_hex_dump_bytes(const char *prefix_str, int prefix_type,

#endif

-#if defined(CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG)
+#if defined(CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG) || \
+ (defined(CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG_CORE) && defined(DEBUG_MODULE))
#define print_hex_dump_debug(prefix_str, prefix_type, rowsize, \
groupsize, buf, len, ascii) \
dynamic_hex_dump(prefix_str, prefix_type, rowsize, \
diff --git a/lib/Kconfig.debug b/lib/Kconfig.debug
index 50c1f5f..25a1b9de 100644
--- a/lib/Kconfig.debug
+++ b/lib/Kconfig.debug
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ config DYNAMIC_DEBUG
default n
depends on PRINTK
depends on (DEBUG_FS || PROC_FS)
+ select DYNAMIC_DEBUG_CORE
help

Compiles debug level messages into the kernel, which would not
@@ -165,6 +166,17 @@ config DYNAMIC_DEBUG
See Documentation/admin-guide/dynamic-debug-howto.rst for additional
information.

+config DYNAMIC_DEBUG_CORE
+ bool "Enable core function of dynamic debug support"
+ depends on PRINTK
+ depends on (DEBUG_FS || PROC_FS)
+ help
+ Enable core functional support of dynamic debug. It is useful
+ when you want to tie dynamic debug to your kernel modules with
+ DEBUG_MODULE defined for each of them, especially for the case
+ of embedded system where the kernel image size is sensitive for
+ people.
+
config SYMBOLIC_ERRNAME
bool "Support symbolic error names in printf"
default y if PRINTK
diff --git a/lib/Makefile b/lib/Makefile
index 685aee6..8952772 100644
--- a/lib/Makefile
+++ b/lib/Makefile
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ lib-$(CONFIG_GENERIC_BUG) += bug.o

obj-$(CONFIG_HAVE_ARCH_TRACEHOOK) += syscall.o

-obj-$(CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG) += dynamic_debug.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG_CORE) += dynamic_debug.o
obj-$(CONFIG_SYMBOLIC_ERRNAME) += errname.o

obj-$(CONFIG_NLATTR) += nlattr.o
diff --git a/lib/dynamic_debug.c b/lib/dynamic_debug.c
index 8f199f4..321437b 100644
--- a/lib/dynamic_debug.c
+++ b/lib/dynamic_debug.c
@@ -1032,8 +1032,13 @@ static int __init dynamic_debug_init(void)
int verbose_bytes = 0;

if (&__start___verbose == &__stop___verbose) {
- pr_warn("_ddebug table is empty in a CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG build\n");
- return 1;
+ if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG)) {
+ pr_warn("_ddebug table is empty in a CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG build\n");
+ return 1;
+ }
+ pr_info("Ignore empty _ddebug table in a CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG_CORE build\n");
+ ddebug_init_success = 1;
+ return 0;
}
iter = __start___verbose;
modname = iter->modname;
--
2.7.4