Re: [PATCH] perf test: Enable Symbols test to work with a current module dso

From: Ian Rogers
Date: Wed Jan 31 2024 - 15:58:40 EST


On Wed, Jan 31, 2024 at 11:24 AM Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@intelcom> wrote:
>
> The test needs a struct machine and creates one for the current host,
> but a side-effect is that struct machine has set up kernel maps
> including module maps.
>
> If the 'Symbols' test --dso option specifies a current kernel module,
> it will already be present as a kernel dso, and a map with kmaps needs
> to be used otherwise there will be a segfault - see below.
>
> For that case, find the existing map and use that. In that case also,
> the dso is split by section into multiple dsos, so test those dsos
> also. That in turn, shows up that those dsos have not had overlapping
> symbols removed, so the test fails.
>
> Example:
>
> Before:
>
> $ perf test -F -v Symbols --dso /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/kernel/arch/x86/kvm/kvm-intel.ko
> 70: Symbols :
> --- start ---
> Testing /lib/modules/6.7.2-local/kernel/arch/x86/kvm/kvm-intel.ko
> Segmentation fault (core dumped)
>
> After:
>
> $ perf test -F -v Symbols --dso /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/kernel/arch/x86/kvm/kvm-intel.ko
> 70: Symbols :
> --- start ---
> Testing /lib/modules/6.7.2-local/kernel/arch/x86/kvm/kvm-intel.ko
> Overlapping symbols:
> 41d30-41fbb l vmx_init
> 41d30-41fbb g init_module
> ---- end ----
> Symbols: FAILED!
>
> Signed-off-by: Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@xxxxxxxxx>

Reviewed-by: Ian Rogers <irogers@xxxxxxxxxx>

Thanks,
Ian

> ---
> tools/perf/tests/symbols.c | 68 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> 1 file changed, 68 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/symbols.c b/tools/perf/tests/symbols.c
> index 16e1c5502b09..2fed6d67f50f 100644
> --- a/tools/perf/tests/symbols.c
> +++ b/tools/perf/tests/symbols.c
> @@ -41,6 +41,30 @@ static void exit_test_info(struct test_info *ti)
> machine__delete(ti->machine);
> }
>
> +struct dso_map {
> + struct dso *dso;
> + struct map *map;
> +};
> +
> +static int find_map_cb(struct map *map, void *d)
> +{
> + struct dso_map *data = d;
> +
> + if (map__dso(map) != data->dso)
> + return 0;
> + data->map = map;
> + return 1;
> +}
> +
> +static struct map *find_module_map(struct machine *machine, struct dso *dso)
> +{
> + struct dso_map data = { .dso = dso };
> +
> + machine__for_each_kernel_map(machine, find_map_cb, &data);
> +
> + return data.map;
> +}
> +
> static void get_test_dso_filename(char *filename, size_t max_sz)
> {
> if (dso_to_test)
> @@ -51,6 +75,26 @@ static void get_test_dso_filename(char *filename, size_t max_sz)
>
> static int create_map(struct test_info *ti, char *filename, struct map **map_p)
> {
> + struct dso *dso = machine__findnew_dso(ti->machine, filename);
> +
> + /*
> + * If 'filename' matches a current kernel module, must use a kernel
> + * map. Find the one that already exists.
> + */
> + if (dso && dso->kernel) {
> + *map_p = find_module_map(ti->machine, dso);
> + dso__put(dso);
> + if (!*map_p) {
> + pr_debug("Failed to find map for curent kernel module %s",
> + filename);
> + return TEST_FAIL;
> + }
> + map__get(*map_p);
> + return TEST_OK;
> + }
> +
> + dso__put(dso);
> +
> /* Create a dummy map at 0x100000 */
> *map_p = map__new(ti->machine, 0x100000, 0xffffffff, 0, NULL,
> PROT_EXEC, 0, NULL, filename, ti->thread);
> @@ -97,6 +141,26 @@ static int test_dso(struct dso *dso)
> return ret;
> }
>
> +static int subdivided_dso_cb(struct dso *dso, struct machine *machine __maybe_unused, void *d)
> +{
> + struct dso *text_dso = d;
> +
> + if (dso != text_dso && strstarts(dso->short_name, text_dso->short_name))
> + if (test_dso(dso) != TEST_OK)
> + return -1;
> +
> + return 0;
> +}
> +
> +static int process_subdivided_dso(struct machine *machine, struct dso *dso)
> +{
> + int ret;
> +
> + ret = machine__for_each_dso(machine, subdivided_dso_cb, dso);
> +
> + return ret < 0 ? TEST_FAIL : TEST_OK;
> +}
> +
> static int test_file(struct test_info *ti, char *filename)
> {
> struct map *map = NULL;
> @@ -124,6 +188,10 @@ static int test_file(struct test_info *ti, char *filename)
> }
>
> ret = test_dso(dso);
> +
> + /* Module dso is split into many dsos by section */
> + if (ret == TEST_OK && dso->kernel)
> + ret = process_subdivided_dso(ti->machine, dso);
> out_put:
> map__put(map);
>
> --
> 2.34.1
>