linux/kernel/trace/ftrace.c, branch v5.14

ftrace: Remove redundant initialization of variable ret

2021-07-23T12:46:02Z

The variable ret is being initialized with a value that is never read, it is being updated later on. The assignment is redundant and can be removed. Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20210721120915.122278-1-colin.king@canonical.com Addresses-Coverity: ("Unused value") Signed-off-by: Colin Ian King Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt (VMware)

ftrace: Avoid synchronize_rcu_tasks_rude() call when not necessary

2021-07-23T12:45:53Z

synchronize_rcu_tasks_rude() triggers IPIs and forces rescheduling on all CPUs. It is a costly operation and, when targeting nohz_full CPUs, very disrupting (hence the name). So avoid calling it when 'old_hash' doesn't need to be freed. Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20210721114726.1545103-1-nsaenzju@redhat.com Signed-off-by: Nicolas Saenz Julienne Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt (VMware)

ftrace: Use list_move instead of list_del/list_add

2021-07-08T17:02:58Z

Using list_move() instead of list_del() + list_add(). Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20210608031108.2820996-1-libaokun1@huawei.com Reported-by: Hulk Robot Signed-off-by: Baokun Li Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt (VMware)

ftrace: Do not blindly read the ip address in ftrace_bug()

2021-06-08T20:44:00Z

It was reported that a bug on arm64 caused a bad ip address to be used for updating into a nop in ftrace_init(), but the error path (rightfully) returned -EINVAL and not -EFAULT, as the bug caused more than one error to occur. But because -EINVAL was returned, the ftrace_bug() tried to report what was at the location of the ip address, and read it directly. This caused the machine to panic, as the ip was not pointing to a valid memory address. Instead, read the ip address with copy_from_kernel_nofault() to safely access the memory, and if it faults, report that the address faulted, otherwise report what was in that location. Link: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20210607032329.28671-1-mark-pk.tsai@mediatek.com/ Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org Fixes: 05736a427f7e1 ("ftrace: warn on failure to disable mcount callers") Reported-by: Mark-PK Tsai Tested-by: Mark-PK Tsai Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt (VMware)

Merge tag 'trace-v5.13-2' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/rostedt/linux-trace

2021-05-06T17:03:38Z

Pull tracing fix from Steven Rostedt: "Fix probes written to the set_ftrace_filter file Now that there's a library that accesses the tracefs file system (libtracefs), the way the files are interacted with is slightly different than the command line. For instance, the write() system call is used directly instead of an echo. This exposes some old bugs. If a probe is written to "set_ftrace_filter" without any white space after it, it will be ignored. This is because the write expects that a string written to it that does not end with white spaces thinks there is more to come. But if the file is closed, the release function needs to finish it. The "set_ftrace_filter" release function handles the filter part of the "set_ftrace_filter" file, but did not handle the probe part" * tag 'trace-v5.13-2' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/rostedt/linux-trace: ftrace: Handle commands when closing set_ftrace_filter file

ftrace: Handle commands when closing set_ftrace_filter file

2021-05-05T14:38:24Z

# echo switch_mm:traceoff > /sys/kernel/tracing/set_ftrace_filter will cause switch_mm to stop tracing by the traceoff command. # echo -n switch_mm:traceoff > /sys/kernel/tracing/set_ftrace_filter does nothing. The reason is that the parsing in the write function only processes commands if it finished parsing (there is white space written after the command). That's to handle: write(fd, "switch_mm:", 10); write(fd, "traceoff", 8); cases, where the command is broken over multiple writes. The problem is if the file descriptor is closed, then the write call is not processed, and the command needs to be processed in the release code. The release code can handle matching of functions, but does not handle commands. Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org Fixes: eda1e32855656 ("tracing: handle broken names in ftrace filter") Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt (VMware)

Merge tag 'trace-v5.13' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/rostedt/linux-trace

2021-05-03T18:19:54Z

Pull tracing updates from Steven Rostedt: "New feature: - A new "func-no-repeats" option in tracefs/options directory. When set the function tracer will detect if the current function being traced is the same as the previous one, and instead of recording it, it will keep track of the number of times that the function is repeated in a row. And when another function is recorded, it will write a new event that shows the function that repeated, the number of times it repeated and the time stamp of when the last repeated function occurred. Enhancements: - In order to implement the above "func-no-repeats" option, the ring buffer timestamp can now give the accurate timestamp of the event as it is being recorded, instead of having to record an absolute timestamp for all events. This helps the histogram code which no longer needs to waste ring buffer space. - New validation logic to make sure all trace events that access dereferenced pointers do so in a safe way, and will warn otherwise. Fixes: - No longer limit the PIDs of tasks that are recorded for "saved_cmdlines" to PID_MAX_DEFAULT (32768), as systemd now allows for a much larger range. This caused the mapping of PIDs to the task names to be dropped for all tasks with a PID greater than 32768. - Change trace_clock_global() to never block. This caused a deadlock. Clean ups: - Typos, prototype fixes, and removing of duplicate or unused code. - Better management of ftrace_page allocations" * tag 'trace-v5.13' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/rostedt/linux-trace: (32 commits) tracing: Restructure trace_clock_global() to never block tracing: Map all PIDs to command lines ftrace: Reuse the output of the function tracer for func_repeats tracing: Add "func_no_repeats" option for function tracing tracing: Unify the logic for function tracing options tracing: Add method for recording "func_repeats" events tracing: Add "last_func_repeats" to struct trace_array tracing: Define new ftrace event "func_repeats" tracing: Define static void trace_print_time() ftrace: Simplify the calculation of page number for ftrace_page->records some more ftrace: Store the order of pages allocated in ftrace_page tracing: Remove unused argument from "ring_buffer_time_stamp() tracing: Remove duplicate struct declaration in trace_events.h tracing: Update create_system_filter() kernel-doc comment tracing: A minor cleanup for create_system_filter() kernel: trace: Mundane typo fixes in the file trace_events_filter.c tracing: Fix various typos in comments scripts/recordmcount.pl: Make vim and emacs indent the same scripts/recordmcount.pl: Make indent spacing consistent tracing: Add a verifier to check string pointers for trace events ...

ftrace: Simplify the calculation of page number for ftrace_page->records some more

2021-04-01T20:56:47Z

Commit b40c6eabfcd40 ("ftrace: Simplify the calculation of page number for ftrace_page->records") simplified the calculation of the number of pages needed for each page group without having any empty pages, but it can be simplified even further. Link: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/CAHk-=wjt9b7kxQ2J=aDNKbR1QBMB3Hiqb_hYcZbKsxGRSEb+gQ@mail.gmail.com/ Suggested-by: Linus Torvalds Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt (VMware)

ftrace: Store the order of pages allocated in ftrace_page

2021-04-01T20:55:45Z

Instead of saving the size of the records field of the ftrace_page, store the order it uses to allocate the pages, as that is what is needed to know in order to free the pages. This simplifies the code. Link: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/CAHk-=whyMxheOqXAORt9a7JK9gc9eHTgCJ55Pgs4p=X3RrQubQ@mail.gmail.com/ Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds [ change log written by Steven Rostedt ] Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt (VMware)

Merge branch 'trace/ftrace/urgent' into HEAD

2021-04-01T18:16:37Z

Needed to merge trace/ftrace/urgent to get: Commit 59300b36f85 ("ftrace: Check if pages were allocated before calling free_pages()") To clean up the code that is affected by it as well.