[PATCH] trace_seq: Increase the buffer size to almost two pages

From: Steven Rostedt
Date: Sat Dec 09 2023 - 17:51:53 EST


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

Now that trace_marker can hold more than 1KB string, and can write as much
as the ring buffer can hold, the trace_seq is not big enough to hold
writes:

~# a="1234567890"
~# cnt=4080
~# s=""
~# while [ $cnt -gt 10 ]; do
~# s="${s}${a}"
~# cnt=$((cnt-10))
~# done
~# echo $s > trace_marker
~# cat trace
# tracer: nop
#
# entries-in-buffer/entries-written: 2/2 #P:8
#
# _-----=> irqs-off/BH-disabled
# / _----=> need-resched
# | / _---=> hardirq/softirq
# || / _--=> preempt-depth
# ||| / _-=> migrate-disable
# |||| / delay
# TASK-PID CPU# ||||| TIMESTAMP FUNCTION
# | | | ||||| | |
<...>-860 [002] ..... 105.543465: tracing_mark_write[LINE TOO BIG]
<...>-860 [002] ..... 105.543496: tracing_mark_write: 789012345678901234567890

By increasing the trace_seq buffer to almost two pages, it can now print
out the first line.

This also subtracts the rest of the trace_seq fields from the buffer, so
that the entire trace_seq is now PAGE_SIZE aligned.

Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt (Google) <rostedt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
---
include/linux/trace_seq.h | 9 ++++++---
kernel/trace/trace.c | 6 +++---
kernel/trace/trace_seq.c | 3 ---
3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/trace_seq.h b/include/linux/trace_seq.h
index 3691e0e76a1a..9ec229dfddaa 100644
--- a/include/linux/trace_seq.h
+++ b/include/linux/trace_seq.h
@@ -8,11 +8,14 @@

/*
* Trace sequences are used to allow a function to call several other functions
- * to create a string of data to use (up to a max of PAGE_SIZE).
+ * to create a string of data to use.
*/

+#define TRACE_SEQ_BUFFER_SIZE (PAGE_SIZE * 2 - \
+ (sizeof(struct seq_buf) + sizeof(size_t) + sizeof(int)))
+
struct trace_seq {
- char buffer[PAGE_SIZE];
+ char buffer[TRACE_SEQ_BUFFER_SIZE];
struct seq_buf seq;
size_t readpos;
int full;
@@ -21,7 +24,7 @@ struct trace_seq {
static inline void
trace_seq_init(struct trace_seq *s)
{
- seq_buf_init(&s->seq, s->buffer, PAGE_SIZE);
+ seq_buf_init(&s->seq, s->buffer, TRACE_SEQ_BUFFER_SIZE);
s->full = 0;
s->readpos = 0;
}
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace.c b/kernel/trace/trace.c
index 83393c65ec71..da837119a446 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace.c
@@ -3753,7 +3753,7 @@ static bool trace_safe_str(struct trace_iterator *iter, const char *str,

/* OK if part of the temp seq buffer */
if ((addr >= (unsigned long)iter->tmp_seq.buffer) &&
- (addr < (unsigned long)iter->tmp_seq.buffer + PAGE_SIZE))
+ (addr < (unsigned long)iter->tmp_seq.buffer + TRACE_SEQ_BUFFER_SIZE))
return true;

/* Core rodata can not be freed */
@@ -6926,8 +6926,8 @@ tracing_read_pipe(struct file *filp, char __user *ubuf,
goto out;
}

- if (cnt >= PAGE_SIZE)
- cnt = PAGE_SIZE - 1;
+ if (cnt >= TRACE_SEQ_BUFFER_SIZE)
+ cnt = TRACE_SEQ_BUFFER_SIZE - 1;

/* reset all but tr, trace, and overruns */
trace_iterator_reset(iter);
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_seq.c b/kernel/trace/trace_seq.c
index 7be97229ddf8..c158d65a8a88 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_seq.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_seq.c
@@ -13,9 +13,6 @@
* trace_seq_init() more than once to reset the trace_seq to start
* from scratch.
*
- * The buffer size is currently PAGE_SIZE, although it may become dynamic
- * in the future.
- *
* A write to the buffer will either succeed or fail. That is, unlike
* sprintf() there will not be a partial write (well it may write into
* the buffer but it wont update the pointers). This allows users to
--
2.42.0