[PATCH] ftrace: Add MODIFIED flag to show if IPMODIFY or direct was attached

From: Steven Rostedt
Date: Tue May 02 2023 - 21:32:58 EST


From: "Steven Rostedt (Google)" <rostedt@xxxxxxxxxxx>

If a function had ever had IPMODIFY or DIRECT attached to it, where this
is how live kernel patching and BPF overrides work, mark them and display
an "M" in the enabled_functions and touched_functions files. This can be
used for debugging. If a function had been modified and later there's a bug
in the code related to that function, this can be used to know if the cause
is possibly from a live kernel patch or a BPF program that changed the
behavior of the code.

Also update the documentation on the enabled_functions and
touched_functions output, as it was missing direct callers and CALL_OPS.
And include this new modify attribute.

Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt (Google) <rostedt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
---
Documentation/trace/ftrace.rst | 25 +++++++++++++++++++++++++
include/linux/ftrace.h | 4 +++-
kernel/trace/ftrace.c | 12 +++++++++---
3 files changed, 37 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/trace/ftrace.rst b/Documentation/trace/ftrace.rst
index aaebb821912e..d5766229c71a 100644
--- a/Documentation/trace/ftrace.rst
+++ b/Documentation/trace/ftrace.rst
@@ -350,6 +350,19 @@ of ftrace. Here is a list of some of the key files:
an 'I' will be displayed on the same line as the function that
can be overridden.

+ If a non ftrace trampoline is attached (BPF) a 'D' will be displayed.
+ Note, normal ftrace trampolines can also be attached, but only one
+ "direct" trampoline can be attached to a given function at a time.
+
+ Some architectures can not call direct trampolines, but instead have
+ the ftrace ops function located above the function entry point. In
+ such cases an 'O' will be displayed.
+
+ If a function had either the "ip modify" or a "direct" call attached to
+ it in the past, a 'M' will be shown. This flag is never cleared. It is
+ used to know if a function was every modified by the ftrace infrastructure,
+ and can be used for debugging.
+
If the architecture supports it, it will also show what callback
is being directly called by the function. If the count is greater
than 1 it most likely will be ftrace_ops_list_func().
@@ -359,6 +372,18 @@ of ftrace. Here is a list of some of the key files:
its address will be printed as well as the function that the
trampoline calls.

+ touched_functions:
+
+ This file contains all the functions that ever had a function callback
+ to it via the ftrace infrastructure. It has the same format as
+ enabled_functions but shows all functions that have every been
+ traced.
+
+ To see any function that has every been modified by "ip modify" or a
+ direct trampoline, one can perform the following command:
+
+ grep ' M ' /sys/kernel/tracing/touched_functions
+
function_profile_enabled:

When set it will enable all functions with either the function
diff --git a/include/linux/ftrace.h b/include/linux/ftrace.h
index 327046f1278d..7dffd740e784 100644
--- a/include/linux/ftrace.h
+++ b/include/linux/ftrace.h
@@ -549,6 +549,7 @@ bool is_ftrace_trampoline(unsigned long addr);
* CALL_OPS - the record can use callsite-specific ops
* CALL_OPS_EN - the function is set up to use callsite-specific ops
* TOUCHED - A callback was added since boot up
+ * MODIFIED - The function had IPMODIFY or DIRECT attached to it
*
* When a new ftrace_ops is registered and wants a function to save
* pt_regs, the rec->flags REGS is set. When the function has been
@@ -569,9 +570,10 @@ enum {
FTRACE_FL_CALL_OPS = (1UL << 22),
FTRACE_FL_CALL_OPS_EN = (1UL << 21),
FTRACE_FL_TOUCHED = (1UL << 20),
+ FTRACE_FL_MODIFIED = (1UL << 19),
};

-#define FTRACE_REF_MAX_SHIFT 20
+#define FTRACE_REF_MAX_SHIFT 19
#define FTRACE_REF_MAX ((1UL << FTRACE_REF_MAX_SHIFT) - 1)

#define ftrace_rec_count(rec) ((rec)->flags & FTRACE_REF_MAX)
diff --git a/kernel/trace/ftrace.c b/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
index db8532a4d5c8..885845fc851d 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@
#include "trace_stat.h"

/* Flags that do not get reset */
-#define FTRACE_NOCLEAR_FLAGS (FTRACE_FL_DISABLED | FTRACE_FL_TOUCHED)
+#define FTRACE_NOCLEAR_FLAGS (FTRACE_FL_DISABLED | FTRACE_FL_TOUCHED | \
+ FTRACE_FL_MODIFIED)

#define FTRACE_INVALID_FUNCTION "__ftrace_invalid_address__"

@@ -2273,6 +2274,10 @@ static int ftrace_check_record(struct dyn_ftrace *rec, bool enable, bool update)
rec->flags &= ~FTRACE_FL_TRAMP_EN;
}

+ /* Keep track of anything that modifies the function */
+ if (rec->flags & (FTRACE_FL_DIRECT | FTRACE_FL_IPMODIFY))
+ rec->flags |= FTRACE_FL_MODIFIED;
+
if (flag & FTRACE_FL_DIRECT) {
/*
* If there's only one user (direct_ops helper)
@@ -3866,12 +3871,13 @@ static int t_show(struct seq_file *m, void *v)
if (iter->flags & (FTRACE_ITER_ENABLED | FTRACE_ITER_TOUCHED)) {
struct ftrace_ops *ops;

- seq_printf(m, " (%ld)%s%s%s%s",
+ seq_printf(m, " (%ld)%s%s%s%s%s",
ftrace_rec_count(rec),
rec->flags & FTRACE_FL_REGS ? " R" : " ",
rec->flags & FTRACE_FL_IPMODIFY ? " I" : " ",
rec->flags & FTRACE_FL_DIRECT ? " D" : " ",
- rec->flags & FTRACE_FL_CALL_OPS ? " O" : " ");
+ rec->flags & FTRACE_FL_CALL_OPS ? " O" : " ",
+ rec->flags & FTRACE_FL_MODIFIED ? " M " : " ");
if (rec->flags & FTRACE_FL_TRAMP_EN) {
ops = ftrace_find_tramp_ops_any(rec);
if (ops) {
--
2.39.2