Re: [PATCH] tracing/eprobe: Fix eprobe filter to make a filter correctly

From: Google
Date: Sun Nov 13 2022 - 20:50:36 EST


Hi Rafael,

Can you give me your Tested-by on this?

Thank you,

On Sat, 12 Nov 2022 14:41:04 +0900
"Masami Hiramatsu (Google)" <mhiramat@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> From: Masami Hiramatsu (Google) <mhiramat@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Since the eprobe filter was defined based on the eprobe's trace event
> itself, it doesn't work correctly. Use the original trace event of
> the eprobe when making the filter so that the filter works correctly.
>
> Without this fix:
>
> # echo 'e syscalls/sys_enter_openat \
> flags_rename=$flags:u32 if flags < 1000' >> dynamic_events
> # echo 1 > events/eprobes/sys_enter_openat/enable
> [ 114.551550] event trace: Could not enable event sys_enter_openat
> -bash: echo: write error: Invalid argument
>
> With this fix:
> # echo 'e syscalls/sys_enter_openat \
> flags_rename=$flags:u32 if flags < 1000' >> dynamic_events
> # echo 1 > events/eprobes/sys_enter_openat/enable
> # tail trace
> cat-241 [000] ...1. 266.498449: sys_enter_openat: (syscalls.sys_enter_openat) flags_rename=0
> cat-242 [000] ...1. 266.977640: sys_enter_openat: (syscalls.sys_enter_openat) flags_rename=0
>
> Fixes: 752be5c5c910 ("tracing/eprobe: Add eprobe filter support")
> Reported-by: Rafael Mendonca <rafaelmendsr@xxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Masami Hiramatsu (Google) <mhiramat@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> kernel/trace/trace_eprobe.c | 2 +-
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_eprobe.c b/kernel/trace/trace_eprobe.c
> index fe4833a7b7b3..1c3096ab2fe7 100644
> --- a/kernel/trace/trace_eprobe.c
> +++ b/kernel/trace/trace_eprobe.c
> @@ -643,7 +643,7 @@ new_eprobe_trigger(struct trace_eprobe *ep, struct trace_event_file *file)
> INIT_LIST_HEAD(&trigger->list);
>
> if (ep->filter_str) {
> - ret = create_event_filter(file->tr, file->event_call,
> + ret = create_event_filter(file->tr, ep->event,
> ep->filter_str, false, &filter);
> if (ret)
> goto error;
>


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Masami Hiramatsu (Google) <mhiramat@xxxxxxxxxx>