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PATCH Superseded Wade Farnsworth 2 participants 5 messages Aug 20, 2012 – Aug 21, 2012

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PATCH v3 1/1 ARM: support syscall tracing

As specified by ftrace-design.txt, TIF_SYSCALL_TRACEPOINT was added, as well as NR_syscalls in asm/unistd.h. Additionally, syscall_trace_{enter,exit} were modified to call trace_sys_{enter,exit} as appropriate.

Tests #2 - #4 of "perf test" now complete successfully.

---
This patch is an update of one I posted some months ago. It has been rebased to Linus's current master branch.
- v2: Implemented changes suggested by Will:
- Folded _TIF_SYSCALL_TRACEPOINT into _TIF_SYSCALL_WORK to save an instruction in entry-common.S.
- Moved calls to trace_sys_{enter,exit} to syscall_trace_{enter,exit}
- v3:
- Set current_thread_info()->syscall before checking TIF_SYSCALL_TRACE.
- Pass the original syscall number into trace_sys_{enter,exit}, not the return value from ptrace_syscall_trace().

 arch/arm/Kconfig                   |    1 +
 arch/arm/include/asm/syscall.h     |    4 ++++
 arch/arm/include/asm/thread_info.h |    4 +++-
 arch/arm/include/asm/unistd.h      |    8 ++++++++
 arch/arm/kernel/entry-common.S     |   11 ++++++++++-
 arch/arm/kernel/ptrace.c           |   11 +++++++++--
 6 files changed, 35 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
arch/arm/Kconfig +1 -0
index e91c7cd..983e9eb 100644
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ config ARM
 	select HAVE_ARCH_JUMP_LABEL if !XIP_KERNEL
 	select HAVE_ARCH_KGDB
 	select HAVE_ARCH_TRACEHOOK
+	select HAVE_SYSCALL_TRACEPOINTS
 	select HAVE_KPROBES if !XIP_KERNEL
 	select HAVE_KRETPROBES if (HAVE_KPROBES)
 	select HAVE_FUNCTION_TRACER if (!XIP_KERNEL)
arch/arm/include/asm/syscall.h +4 -0
index c334a23..47486a4 100644
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@
 
 #include <linux/err.h>
 
+#include <asm/unistd.h>
+
+#define NR_syscalls (__NR_syscalls)
+
 extern const unsigned long sys_call_table[];
 
 static inline int syscall_get_nr(struct task_struct *task,
arch/arm/include/asm/thread_info.h +3 -1
index af7b0bd..5ded667 100644
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ extern int vfp_restore_user_hwstate(struct user_vfp __user *,
 #define TIF_NOTIFY_RESUME	2	/* callback before returning to user */
 #define TIF_SYSCALL_TRACE	8
 #define TIF_SYSCALL_AUDIT	9
+#define TIF_SYSCALL_TRACEPOINT	10
 #define TIF_POLLING_NRFLAG	16
 #define TIF_USING_IWMMXT	17
 #define TIF_MEMDIE		18	/* is terminating due to OOM killer */
@@ -160,12 +161,13 @@ extern int vfp_restore_user_hwstate(struct user_vfp __user *,
 #define _TIF_NOTIFY_RESUME	(1 << TIF_NOTIFY_RESUME)
 #define _TIF_SYSCALL_TRACE	(1 << TIF_SYSCALL_TRACE)
 #define _TIF_SYSCALL_AUDIT	(1 << TIF_SYSCALL_AUDIT)
+#define _TIF_SYSCALL_TRACEPOINT	(1 << TIF_SYSCALL_TRACEPOINT)
 #define _TIF_POLLING_NRFLAG	(1 << TIF_POLLING_NRFLAG)
 #define _TIF_USING_IWMMXT	(1 << TIF_USING_IWMMXT)
 #define _TIF_SECCOMP		(1 << TIF_SECCOMP)
 
 /* Checks for any syscall work in entry-common.S */
-#define _TIF_SYSCALL_WORK (_TIF_SYSCALL_TRACE | _TIF_SYSCALL_AUDIT)
+#define _TIF_SYSCALL_WORK (_TIF_SYSCALL_TRACE | _TIF_SYSCALL_AUDIT | _TIF_SYSCALL_TRACEPOINT)
 
 /*
  * Change these and you break ASM code in entry-common.S
arch/arm/include/asm/unistd.h +8 -0
index 0cab47d..a566ec2 100644
@@ -406,6 +406,14 @@
 #define __NR_process_vm_writev		(__NR_SYSCALL_BASE+377)
 
 /*
+ * This may need to be greater than __NR_last_syscall+1 in order to
+ * account for the padding in the syscall table
+ */
+#ifdef __KERNEL__
+#define __NR_syscalls  (380)
+#endif /* __KERNEL__ */
+
+/*
  * The following SWIs are ARM private.
  */
 #define __ARM_NR_BASE			(__NR_SYSCALL_BASE+0x0f0000)
arch/arm/kernel/entry-common.S +10 -1
index 978eac5..b032c94 100644
@@ -94,6 +94,15 @@ ENDPROC(ret_from_fork)
 	.equ NR_syscalls,0
 #define CALL(x) .equ NR_syscalls,NR_syscalls+1
 #include "calls.S"
+
+/*
+ * Ensure that the system call table is equal to __NR_syscalls,
+ * which is the value the rest of the system sees
+ */
+.ifne NR_syscalls - __NR_syscalls
+.error "__NR_syscalls is not equal to the size of the syscall table"
+.endif
+
 #undef CALL
 #define CALL(x) .long x
 
@@ -415,7 +424,7 @@ local_restart:
 1:
 #endif
 
-	tst	r10, #_TIF_SYSCALL_WORK		@ are we tracing syscalls?
+	tst     r10, #_TIF_SYSCALL_WORK		@ are we tracing syscalls?
 	bne	__sys_trace
 
 	cmp	scno, #NR_syscalls		@ check upper syscall limit
arch/arm/kernel/ptrace.c +9 -2
index 3e0fc5f..4974cdf 100644
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@
 #include <asm/pgtable.h>
 #include <asm/traps.h>
 
+#define CREATE_TRACE_POINTS
+#include <trace/events/syscalls.h>
+
 #define REG_PC	15
 #define REG_PSR	16
 /*
@@ -918,11 +921,11 @@ static int ptrace_syscall_trace(struct pt_regs *regs, int scno,
 {
 	unsigned long ip;
 
+	current_thread_info()->syscall = scno;
+
 	if (!test_thread_flag(TIF_SYSCALL_TRACE))
 		return scno;
 
-	current_thread_info()->syscall = scno;
-
 	/*
 	 * IP is used to denote syscall entry/exit:
 	 * IP = 0 -> entry, =1 -> exit
@@ -942,6 +945,8 @@ static int ptrace_syscall_trace(struct pt_regs *regs, int scno,
 asmlinkage int syscall_trace_enter(struct pt_regs *regs, int scno)
 {
 	int ret = ptrace_syscall_trace(regs, scno, PTRACE_SYSCALL_ENTER);
+	if (test_thread_flag(TIF_SYSCALL_TRACEPOINT))
+		trace_sys_enter(regs, scno);
 	audit_syscall_entry(AUDIT_ARCH_ARM, scno, regs->ARM_r0, regs->ARM_r1,
 			    regs->ARM_r2, regs->ARM_r3);
 	return ret;
@@ -950,6 +955,8 @@ asmlinkage int syscall_trace_enter(struct pt_regs *regs, int scno)
 asmlinkage int syscall_trace_exit(struct pt_regs *regs, int scno)
 {
 	int ret = ptrace_syscall_trace(regs, scno, PTRACE_SYSCALL_EXIT);
+	if (test_thread_flag(TIF_SYSCALL_TRACEPOINT))
+		trace_sys_exit(regs, scno);
 	audit_syscall_exit(regs);
 	return ret;
 }
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#1 lore raw

PATCH v3 1/1 ARM: support syscall tracing

Hi Wade,

Quoted 21 lines · Wade Farnsworth
arch/arm/kernel/entry-common.S +9 -0
index 978eac5..b032c94 100644
@@ -94,6 +94,15 @@ ENDPROC(ret_from_fork)
 	.equ NR_syscalls,0
 #define CALL(x) .equ NR_syscalls,NR_syscalls+1
 #include "calls.S"
+
+/*
+ * Ensure that the system call table is equal to __NR_syscalls,
+ * which is the value the rest of the system sees
+ */
+.ifne NR_syscalls - __NR_syscalls
+.error "__NR_syscalls is not equal to the size of the syscall table"
+.endif
+
 #undef CALL
 #define CALL(x) .long x
 

arch/arm/kernel/entry-common.S local_restart: · line 427

Quoted 5 lines
arch/arm/kernel/entry-common.S +1 -1
@@ -415,7 +424,7 @@ local_restart:
 1:
 #endif
 
-	tst	r10, #_TIF_SYSCALL_WORK		@ are we tracing syscalls?
+	tst     r10, #_TIF_SYSCALL_WORK		@ are we tracing syscalls?

This is just a whitespace change, so I think you can drop it.

Quoted 38 lines
arch/arm/kernel/ptrace.c +7 -2
index 3e0fc5f..4974cdf 100644
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@
 #include <asm/pgtable.h>
 #include <asm/traps.h>
 
+#define CREATE_TRACE_POINTS
+#include <trace/events/syscalls.h>
+
 #define REG_PC	15
 #define REG_PSR	16
 /*
@@ -918,11 +921,11 @@ static int ptrace_syscall_trace(struct pt_regs *regs, int scno,
 {
 	unsigned long ip;
 
+	current_thread_info()->syscall = scno;
+
 	if (!test_thread_flag(TIF_SYSCALL_TRACE))
 		return scno;
 
-	current_thread_info()->syscall = scno;
-
 	/*
 	 * IP is used to denote syscall entry/exit:
 	 * IP = 0 -> entry, =1 -> exit
@@ -942,6 +945,8 @@ static int ptrace_syscall_trace(struct pt_regs *regs, int scno,
 asmlinkage int syscall_trace_enter(struct pt_regs *regs, int scno)
 {
 	int ret = ptrace_syscall_trace(regs, scno, PTRACE_SYSCALL_ENTER);
+	if (test_thread_flag(TIF_SYSCALL_TRACEPOINT))
+		trace_sys_enter(regs, scno);
 	audit_syscall_entry(AUDIT_ARCH_ARM, scno, regs->ARM_r0, regs->ARM_r1,
 			    regs->ARM_r2, regs->ARM_r3);
 	return ret;

arch/arm/kernel/ptrace.c asmlinkage int syscall_trace_enter(struct pt_regs *regs, int scno) · line 959

Quoted 5 lines
arch/arm/kernel/ptrace.c +2 -0
@@ -950,6 +955,8 @@ asmlinkage int syscall_trace_enter(struct pt_regs *regs, int scno)
 asmlinkage int syscall_trace_exit(struct pt_regs *regs, int scno)
 {
 	int ret = ptrace_syscall_trace(regs, scno, PTRACE_SYSCALL_EXIT);
+	if (test_thread_flag(TIF_SYSCALL_TRACEPOINT))
+		trace_sys_exit(regs, scno);

I think that trace_sys_{enter,exit} should take ret rather than scno. A debugger could change the syscall number if TIF_SYSCALL_TRACE is set and that new number should be the one that we use.

The style, however, is much better and I think the code is fairly clear now so we just need to wait for my fix to the core code to get merged (it got picked up by Steve Rostedt) and I think we can use ret directly. It might be worth dropping the local variable and using scno for everything, so that it's obvious where the syscall number is stored.

Will

#2 lore raw

PATCH v3 1/1 ARM: support syscall tracing

Quoted 80 lines · Will Deacon

Hi Wade,

Quoted 21 lines · Wade Farnsworth
arch/arm/kernel/entry-common.S +9 -0
index 978eac5..b032c94 100644
@@ -94,6 +94,15 @@ ENDPROC(ret_from_fork)
  	.equ NR_syscalls,0
  #define CALL(x) .equ NR_syscalls,NR_syscalls+1
  #include "calls.S"
+
+/*
+ * Ensure that the system call table is equal to __NR_syscalls,
+ * which is the value the rest of the system sees
+ */
+.ifne NR_syscalls - __NR_syscalls
+.error "__NR_syscalls is not equal to the size of the syscall table"
+.endif
+
  #undef CALL
  #define CALL(x) .long x
 

arch/arm/kernel/entry-common.S local_restart: · line 427

Quoted 5 lines
arch/arm/kernel/entry-common.S +1 -1
@@ -415,7 +424,7 @@ local_restart:
  1:
  #endif
 
-	tst	r10, #_TIF_SYSCALL_WORK		@ are we tracing syscalls?
+	tst     r10, #_TIF_SYSCALL_WORK		@ are we tracing syscalls?

This is just a whitespace change, so I think you can drop it.

Quoted 38 lines
arch/arm/kernel/ptrace.c +7 -2
index 3e0fc5f..4974cdf 100644
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@
  #include<asm/pgtable.h>
  #include<asm/traps.h>
 
+#define CREATE_TRACE_POINTS
+#include<trace/events/syscalls.h>
+
  #define REG_PC	15
  #define REG_PSR	16
  /*
@@ -918,11 +921,11 @@ static int ptrace_syscall_trace(struct pt_regs *regs, int scno,
  {
  	unsigned long ip;
 
+	current_thread_info()->syscall = scno;
+
  	if (!test_thread_flag(TIF_SYSCALL_TRACE))
  		return scno;
 
-	current_thread_info()->syscall = scno;
-
  	/*
  	 * IP is used to denote syscall entry/exit:
  	 * IP = 0 ->  entry, =1 ->  exit
@@ -942,6 +945,8 @@ static int ptrace_syscall_trace(struct pt_regs *regs, int scno,
  asmlinkage int syscall_trace_enter(struct pt_regs *regs, int scno)
  {
  	int ret = ptrace_syscall_trace(regs, scno, PTRACE_SYSCALL_ENTER);
+	if (test_thread_flag(TIF_SYSCALL_TRACEPOINT))
+		trace_sys_enter(regs, scno);
  	audit_syscall_entry(AUDIT_ARCH_ARM, scno, regs->ARM_r0, regs->ARM_r1,
  			    regs->ARM_r2, regs->ARM_r3);
  	return ret;

arch/arm/kernel/ptrace.c asmlinkage int syscall_trace_enter(struct pt_regs *regs, int scno) · line 959

Quoted 5 lines
arch/arm/kernel/ptrace.c +2 -0
@@ -950,6 +955,8 @@ asmlinkage int syscall_trace_enter(struct pt_regs *regs, int scno)
  asmlinkage int syscall_trace_exit(struct pt_regs *regs, int scno)
  {
  	int ret = ptrace_syscall_trace(regs, scno, PTRACE_SYSCALL_EXIT);
+	if (test_thread_flag(TIF_SYSCALL_TRACEPOINT))
+		trace_sys_exit(regs, scno);

I think that trace_sys_{enter,exit} should take ret rather than scno. A debugger could change the syscall number if TIF_SYSCALL_TRACE is set and that new number should be the one that we use.

Quoted 6 lines

The style, however, is much better and I think the code is fairly clear now so we just need to wait for my fix to the core code to get merged (it got picked up by Steve Rostedt) and I think we can use ret directly. It might be worth dropping the local variable and using scno for everything, so that it's obvious where the syscall number is stored.

I agree that your patch needs to get merged before mine gets picked up so that we don't introduce a new bug. I've sent v4 with the changes you suggest. Would you like me to modify syscall_trace_* to remove the local variable in this patch as well? It seems to me that such a rework is better handled separately, but let me know if you think otherwise.

Thanks for the reviews!

Wade

#3 lore raw

PATCH v3 1/1 ARM: support syscall tracing

Quoted 13 lines · Wade Farnsworth
Quoted 11 lines · Will Deacon

I think that trace_sys_{enter,exit} should take ret rather than scno. A debugger could change the syscall number if TIF_SYSCALL_TRACE is set and that new number should be the one that we use.

The style, however, is much better and I think the code is fairly clear now so we just need to wait for my fix to the core code to get merged (it got picked up by Steve Rostedt) and I think we can use ret directly. It might be worth dropping the local variable and using scno for everything, so that it's obvious where the syscall number is stored.

Quoted 5 lines

I agree that your patch needs to get merged before mine gets picked up so that we don't introduce a new bug. I've sent v4 with the changes you suggest. Would you like me to modify syscall_trace_* to remove the local variable in this patch as well? It seems to me that such a rework is better handled separately, but let me know if you think otherwise.

Don't worry about the scno rework -- I'll do that as a separate patch because I think that the audit calls need updating to use the return value from ptrace_syscall_trace too (otherwise you could use a debugger to execute syscalls that you shouldn't be allowed to make).

So, if it's ok with you, I'll take this into my tree and then send it to Russell along with the scno change once the core fix has been merged into mainline.

Cheers,

Will

--- >8

arch/arm/kernel/ptrace.c +4 -4
index 3e0fc5f..90396a6 100644
@@ -941,15 +941,15 @@ static int ptrace_syscall_trace(struct pt_regs *regs, int scno,
 
 asmlinkage int syscall_trace_enter(struct pt_regs *regs, int scno)
 {
-       int ret = ptrace_syscall_trace(regs, scno, PTRACE_SYSCALL_ENTER);
+       scno = ptrace_syscall_trace(regs, scno, PTRACE_SYSCALL_ENTER);
        audit_syscall_entry(AUDIT_ARCH_ARM, scno, regs->ARM_r0, regs->ARM_r1,
                            regs->ARM_r2, regs->ARM_r3);
-       return ret;
+       return scno;
 }
 
 asmlinkage int syscall_trace_exit(struct pt_regs *regs, int scno)
 {
-       int ret = ptrace_syscall_trace(regs, scno, PTRACE_SYSCALL_EXIT);
+       scno = ptrace_syscall_trace(regs, scno, PTRACE_SYSCALL_EXIT);
        audit_syscall_exit(regs);
-       return ret;
+       return scno;
 }
#4 lore raw

PATCH v3 1/1 ARM: support syscall tracing

Quoted 20 lines · Will Deacon
Quoted 13 lines · Wade Farnsworth
Quoted 11 lines · Will Deacon

I think that trace_sys_{enter,exit} should take ret rather than scno. A debugger could change the syscall number if TIF_SYSCALL_TRACE is set and that new number should be the one that we use.

The style, however, is much better and I think the code is fairly clear now so we just need to wait for my fix to the core code to get merged (it got picked up by Steve Rostedt) and I think we can use ret directly. It might be worth dropping the local variable and using scno for everything, so that it's obvious where the syscall number is stored.

Quoted 5 lines

I agree that your patch needs to get merged before mine gets picked up so that we don't introduce a new bug. I've sent v4 with the changes you suggest. Would you like me to modify syscall_trace_* to remove the local variable in this patch as well? It seems to me that such a rework is better handled separately, but let me know if you think otherwise.

Quoted 8 lines

Don't worry about the scno rework -- I'll do that as a separate patch because I think that the audit calls need updating to use the return value from ptrace_syscall_trace too (otherwise you could use a debugger to execute syscalls that you shouldn't be allowed to make).

So, if it's ok with you, I'll take this into my tree and then send it to Russell along with the scno change once the core fix has been merged into mainline.

Sounds great. Thanks, Will!

Wade