[PATCH v4 0/9] bpf: fprobe: rethook: Use ftrace_regs instead of pt_regs

From: Masami Hiramatsu (Google)
Date: Wed Aug 23 2023 - 11:17:39 EST


Hi,

Here is the 4th version of the series to use ftrace_regs instead of pt_regs
in fprobe.
The previous version is here;

https://lore.kernel.org/all/169181859570.505132.10136520092011157898.stgit@devnote2/

This version fixes the issues pointed in the previous series; fix document
description, keep CONFIG_FPROBE dependency for multi-kprobe, add
static_assert check for ftrace_regs size, reorder the ftrace_partial_regs()
patch for perf fprobe event support, introduce per-cpu pt_regs stack for
perf fprobe event and add Florent's Ack (Thanks!). Also this adds a new
documentation patch to clarify that the $argN and $retval is best effort.

- Document fix for the current fprobe callback prototype
- Simply replace pt_regs in fprobe_entry_handler with ftrace_regs.
- Expose ftrace_regs even if CONFIG_FUNCTION_TRACER=n.
- Introduce ftrace_partial_regs(). (This changes ARM64 which needs a custom
implementation)
- Replace pt_regs in rethook and fprobe_exit_handler with ftrace_regs. This
introduce a new HAVE_PT_REGS_TO_FTRACE_REGS_CAST which means ftrace_regs is
just a wrapper of pt_regs (except for arm64, other architectures do this)
- Update fprobe-events to use ftrace_regs natively.
- Update bpf multi-kprobe handler use ftrace_partial_regs().
- Update document for new fprobe callbacks.
- Add notes for the $argN and $retval.

This series can be applied against the probes/core branch on linux-trace tree.

This series can also be found below branch.

https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/mhiramat/linux.git/log/?h=topic/fprobe-ftrace-regs

Thank you,

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Masami Hiramatsu (Google) (9):
Documentation: probes: Add a new ret_ip callback parameter
fprobe: Use fprobe_regs in fprobe entry handler
tracing: Expose ftrace_regs regardless of CONFIG_FUNCTION_TRACER
fprobe: rethook: Use ftrace_regs in fprobe exit handler and rethook
ftrace: Add ftrace_partial_regs() for converting ftrace_regs to pt_regs
tracing/fprobe: Enable fprobe events with CONFIG_DYNAMIC_FTRACE_WITH_ARGS
bpf: Enable kprobe_multi feature if CONFIG_FPROBE is enabled
Documentations: probes: Update fprobe document to use ftrace_regs
Documentation: tracing: Add a note about argument and retval access


Documentation/trace/fprobe.rst | 18 +++--
Documentation/trace/fprobetrace.rst | 8 ++
Documentation/trace/kprobetrace.rst | 8 ++
arch/Kconfig | 1
arch/arm64/include/asm/ftrace.h | 11 +++
arch/loongarch/Kconfig | 1
arch/s390/Kconfig | 1
arch/s390/include/asm/ftrace.h | 4 +
arch/x86/Kconfig | 1
arch/x86/kernel/rethook.c | 13 ++-
include/linux/fprobe.h | 4 +
include/linux/ftrace.h | 89 ++++++++++++++++++------
include/linux/rethook.h | 11 ++-
kernel/kprobes.c | 10 ++-
kernel/trace/Kconfig | 9 ++
kernel/trace/bpf_trace.c | 14 ++--
kernel/trace/fprobe.c | 10 +--
kernel/trace/rethook.c | 16 ++--
kernel/trace/trace_fprobe.c | 131 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------
kernel/trace/trace_probe_tmpl.h | 2 -
lib/test_fprobe.c | 10 +--
samples/fprobe/fprobe_example.c | 4 +
22 files changed, 267 insertions(+), 109 deletions(-)

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Masami Hiramatsu (Google) <mhiramat@xxxxxxxxxx>