Re: [PATCH bpf v2 1/2] fprobe: samples: Add use_trace option and show hit/missed counter

From: Steven Rostedt
Date: Fri Jun 17 2022 - 12:07:00 EST


On Wed, 8 Jun 2022 01:11:02 +0900
"Masami Hiramatsu (Google)" <mhiramat@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>
> static void sample_entry_handler(struct fprobe *fp, unsigned long ip, struct pt_regs *regs)
> {
> - pr_info("Enter <%pS> ip = 0x%p\n", (void *)ip, (void *)ip);
> + if (use_trace)
> + trace_printk("Enter <%pS> ip = 0x%p\n", (void *)ip, (void *)ip);

Could we add a comment stating something like "this is just an example, no
kernel code should call trace_printk() except when actively debugging".

-- Steve


> + else
> + pr_info("Enter <%pS> ip = 0x%p\n", (void *)ip, (void *)ip);
> + nhit++;
> if (stackdump)
> show_backtrace();
> }
> @@ -49,8 +56,13 @@ static void sample_exit_handler(struct fprobe *fp, unsigned long ip, struct pt_r
> {
> unsigned long rip = instruction_pointer(regs);
>
> - pr_info("Return from <%pS> ip = 0x%p to rip = 0x%p (%pS)\n",
> - (void *)ip, (void *)ip, (void *)rip, (void *)rip);
> + if (use_trace)
> + trace_printk("Return from <%pS> ip = 0x%p to rip = 0x%p (%pS)\n",
> + (void *)ip, (void *)ip, (void *)rip, (void *)rip);
> + else
> + pr_info("Return from <%pS> ip = 0x%p to rip = 0x%p (%pS)\n",
> + (void *)ip, (void *)ip, (void *)rip, (void *)rip);
> + nhit++;
> if (stackdump)
> show_backtrace();