linux-toradex.git/kernel/trace/trace_printk.c, branch v4.1.26

tracing: Fix trace_printk() to print when not using bprintk()

2016-04-18T12:51:06+00:00

[ Upstream commit 3debb0a9ddb16526de8b456491b7db60114f7b5e ]

The trace_printk() code will allocate extra buffers if the compile detects
that a trace_printk() is used. To do this, the format of the trace_printk()
is saved to the __trace_printk_fmt section, and if that section is bigger
than zero, the buffers are allocated (along with a message that this has
happened).

If trace_printk() uses a format that is not a constant, and thus something
not guaranteed to be around when the print happens, the compiler optimizes
the fmt out, as it is not used, and the __trace_printk_fmt section is not
filled. This means the kernel will not allocate the special buffers needed
for the trace_printk() and the trace_printk() will not write anything to the
tracing buffer.

Adding a "__used" to the variable in the __trace_printk_fmt section will
keep it around, even though it is set to NULL. This will keep the string
from being printed in the debugfs/tracing/printk_formats section as it is
not needed.

Reported-by: Vlastimil Babka 
Fixes: 07d777fe8c398 "tracing: Add percpu buffers for trace_printk()"
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org # v3.5+
Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt 
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin

tracing: Use IS_ERR() check for return value of tracing_init_dentry()

2015-01-22T16:19:49+00:00

tracing_init_dentry() will soon return NULL as a valid pointer for the
top level tracing directroy. NULL can not be used as an error value.
Instead, switch to ERR_PTR() and check the return status with
IS_ERR().

Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt

tracing: Remove unneeded includes of debugfs.h and fs.h

2015-01-22T16:19:48+00:00

The creation of tracing files and directories is for the most part
encapsulated in helper functions in trace.c. Other files do not need to
include debugfs.h or fs.h, as they may have needed to in the past.

Remove them from the files that do not need them.

Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt

trace: Replace single-character seq_puts with seq_putc

2014-11-14T12:55:55+00:00

Printing a single character to a seqfile might as well be done with
seq_putc instead of seq_puts; this avoids a strlen() call and a memory
access. It also shaves another few bytes off the generated code.

Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1415479332-25944-4-git-send-email-linux@rasmusvillemoes.dk

Signed-off-by: Rasmus Villemoes 
Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt

tracing: Add __tracepoint_string() to export string pointers

2013-07-26T17:39:44+00:00

There are several tracepoints (mostly in RCU), that reference a string
pointer and uses the print format of "%s" to display the string that
exists in the kernel, instead of copying the actual string to the
ring buffer (saves time and ring buffer space).

But this has an issue with userspace tools that read the binary buffers
that has the address of the string but has no access to what the string
itself is. The end result is just output that looks like:

 rcu_dyntick:          ffffffff818adeaa 1 0
 rcu_dyntick:          ffffffff818adeb5 0 140000000000000
 rcu_dyntick:          ffffffff818adeb5 0 140000000000000
 rcu_utilization:      ffffffff8184333b
 rcu_utilization:      ffffffff8184333b

The above is pretty useless when read by the userspace tools. Ideally
we would want something that looks like this:

 rcu_dyntick:          Start 1 0
 rcu_dyntick:          End 0 140000000000000
 rcu_dyntick:          Start 140000000000000 0
 rcu_callback:         rcu_preempt rhp=0xffff880037aff710 func=put_cred_rcu 0/4
 rcu_callback:         rcu_preempt rhp=0xffff880078961980 func=file_free_rcu 0/5
 rcu_dyntick:          End 0 1

The trace_printk() which also only stores the address of the string
format instead of recording the string into the buffer itself, exports
the mapping of kernel addresses to format strings via the printk_format
file in the debugfs tracing directory.

The tracepoint strings can use this same method and output the format
to the same file and the userspace tools will be able to decipher
the address without any modification.

The tracepoint strings need its own section to save the strings because
the trace_printk section will cause the trace_printk() buffers to be
allocated if anything exists within the section. trace_printk() is only
used for debugging and should never exist in the kernel, we can not use
the trace_printk sections.

Add a new tracepoint_str section that will also be examined by the output
of the printk_format file.

Cc: Paul E. McKenney 
Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt

tracing: Add percpu buffers for trace_printk()

2012-04-24T01:15:55+00:00

Currently, trace_printk() uses a single buffer to write into
to calculate the size and format needed to save the trace. To
do this safely in an SMP environment, a spin_lock() is taken
to only allow one writer at a time to the buffer. But this could
also affect what is being traced, and add synchronization that
would not be there otherwise.

Ideally, using percpu buffers would be useful, but since trace_printk()
is only used in development, having per cpu buffers for something
never used is a waste of space. Thus, the use of the trace_bprintk()
format section is changed to be used for static fmts as well as dynamic ones.
Then at boot up, we can check if the section that holds the trace_printk
formats is non-empty, and if it does contain something, then we
know a trace_printk() has been added to the kernel. At this time
the trace_printk per cpu buffers are allocated. A check is also
done at module load time in case a module is added that contains a
trace_printk().

Once the buffers are allocated, they are never freed. If you use
a trace_printk() then you should know what you are doing.

A buffer is made for each type of context:

  normal
  softirq
  irq
  nmi

The context is checked and the appropriate buffer is used.
This allows for totally lockless usage of trace_printk(),
and they no longer even disable interrupts.

Requested-by: Peter Zijlstra 
Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt

tracing: Clean up tb_fmt to not give faulty compile warning

2011-08-11T00:36:32+00:00

gcc incorrectly states that the variable "fmt" is uninitialized when
CC_OPITMIZE_FOR_SIZE is set.

Instead of just blindly setting fmt to NULL, the code is cleaned up
a little to be a bit easier for humans to follow, as well as gcc
to know the variables are initialized.

Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt

tracing: Fix regression in printk_formats file

2011-06-09T12:42:15+00:00

The fix to fix the printk_formats of modules broke the
printk_formats of trace_printks in the kernel.

The update of what to show via the seq_file was only updated
if the passed in fmt was NULL, which happens only on the first
iteration. The result was showing the first format every time
instead of iterating through the available formats.

Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt

tracing: Print trace_bprintk() formats for modules too

2011-04-04T16:18:24+00:00

The file debugfs/tracing/printk_formats maps the addresses
to the formats that are used by trace_bprintk() so that userspace
tools can read the buffer and be able to decode trace_bprintk events
to get the format saved when reading the ring buffer directly.

This is because trace_bprintk() does not store the format into the
buffer, but just the address of the format, which is hidden in
the kernel memory.

But currently it only exports trace_bprintk()s from the kernel core
and not for modules. The modules need their formats exported
as well.

Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt

tracing: Convert trace_printk() formats for module to const char *

2011-04-04T16:18:24+00:00

The trace_printk() formats for modules do not show up in the
debugfs/tracing/printk_formats file. Only the formats that are
for trace_printk()s that are in the kernel core.

To facilitate the change to add trace_printk() formats from modules
into that file as well, we need to convert the structure that
holds the formats from char fmt[], into const char *fmt,
and allocate them separately.

Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt