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      1/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only */
      2#ifndef _LINUX_TRACEPOINT_H
      3#define _LINUX_TRACEPOINT_H
      4
      5/*
      6 * Kernel Tracepoint API.
      7 *
      8 * See Documentation/trace/tracepoints.rst.
      9 *
     10 * Copyright (C) 2008-2014 Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@efficios.com>
     11 *
     12 * Heavily inspired from the Linux Kernel Markers.
     13 */
     14
     15#include <linux/smp.h>
     16#include <linux/srcu.h>
     17#include <linux/errno.h>
     18#include <linux/types.h>
     19#include <linux/cpumask.h>
     20#include <linux/rcupdate.h>
     21#include <linux/tracepoint-defs.h>
     22#include <linux/static_call.h>
     23
     24struct module;
     25struct tracepoint;
     26struct notifier_block;
     27
     28struct trace_eval_map {
     29	const char		*system;
     30	const char		*eval_string;
     31	unsigned long		eval_value;
     32};
     33
     34#define TRACEPOINT_DEFAULT_PRIO	10
     35
     36extern struct srcu_struct tracepoint_srcu;
     37
     38extern int
     39tracepoint_probe_register(struct tracepoint *tp, void *probe, void *data);
     40extern int
     41tracepoint_probe_register_prio(struct tracepoint *tp, void *probe, void *data,
     42			       int prio);
     43extern int
     44tracepoint_probe_register_prio_may_exist(struct tracepoint *tp, void *probe, void *data,
     45					 int prio);
     46extern int
     47tracepoint_probe_unregister(struct tracepoint *tp, void *probe, void *data);
     48static inline int
     49tracepoint_probe_register_may_exist(struct tracepoint *tp, void *probe,
     50				    void *data)
     51{
     52	return tracepoint_probe_register_prio_may_exist(tp, probe, data,
     53							TRACEPOINT_DEFAULT_PRIO);
     54}
     55extern void
     56for_each_kernel_tracepoint(void (*fct)(struct tracepoint *tp, void *priv),
     57		void *priv);
     58
     59#ifdef CONFIG_MODULES
     60struct tp_module {
     61	struct list_head list;
     62	struct module *mod;
     63};
     64
     65bool trace_module_has_bad_taint(struct module *mod);
     66extern int register_tracepoint_module_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb);
     67extern int unregister_tracepoint_module_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb);
     68#else
     69static inline bool trace_module_has_bad_taint(struct module *mod)
     70{
     71	return false;
     72}
     73static inline
     74int register_tracepoint_module_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb)
     75{
     76	return 0;
     77}
     78static inline
     79int unregister_tracepoint_module_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb)
     80{
     81	return 0;
     82}
     83#endif /* CONFIG_MODULES */
     84
     85/*
     86 * tracepoint_synchronize_unregister must be called between the last tracepoint
     87 * probe unregistration and the end of module exit to make sure there is no
     88 * caller executing a probe when it is freed.
     89 */
     90#ifdef CONFIG_TRACEPOINTS
     91static inline void tracepoint_synchronize_unregister(void)
     92{
     93	synchronize_srcu(&tracepoint_srcu);
     94	synchronize_rcu();
     95}
     96#else
     97static inline void tracepoint_synchronize_unregister(void)
     98{ }
     99#endif
    100
    101#ifdef CONFIG_HAVE_SYSCALL_TRACEPOINTS
    102extern int syscall_regfunc(void);
    103extern void syscall_unregfunc(void);
    104#endif /* CONFIG_HAVE_SYSCALL_TRACEPOINTS */
    105
    106#ifndef PARAMS
    107#define PARAMS(args...) args
    108#endif
    109
    110#define TRACE_DEFINE_ENUM(x)
    111#define TRACE_DEFINE_SIZEOF(x)
    112
    113#ifdef CONFIG_HAVE_ARCH_PREL32_RELOCATIONS
    114static inline struct tracepoint *tracepoint_ptr_deref(tracepoint_ptr_t *p)
    115{
    116	return offset_to_ptr(p);
    117}
    118
    119#define __TRACEPOINT_ENTRY(name)					\
    120	asm("	.section \"__tracepoints_ptrs\", \"a\"		\n"	\
    121	    "	.balign 4					\n"	\
    122	    "	.long 	__tracepoint_" #name " - .		\n"	\
    123	    "	.previous					\n")
    124#else
    125static inline struct tracepoint *tracepoint_ptr_deref(tracepoint_ptr_t *p)
    126{
    127	return *p;
    128}
    129
    130#define __TRACEPOINT_ENTRY(name)					 \
    131	static tracepoint_ptr_t __tracepoint_ptr_##name __used		 \
    132	__section("__tracepoints_ptrs") = &__tracepoint_##name
    133#endif
    134
    135#endif /* _LINUX_TRACEPOINT_H */
    136
    137/*
    138 * Note: we keep the TRACE_EVENT and DECLARE_TRACE outside the include
    139 *  file ifdef protection.
    140 *  This is due to the way trace events work. If a file includes two
    141 *  trace event headers under one "CREATE_TRACE_POINTS" the first include
    142 *  will override the TRACE_EVENT and break the second include.
    143 */
    144
    145#ifndef DECLARE_TRACE
    146
    147#define TP_PROTO(args...)	args
    148#define TP_ARGS(args...)	args
    149#define TP_CONDITION(args...)	args
    150
    151/*
    152 * Individual subsystem my have a separate configuration to
    153 * enable their tracepoints. By default, this file will create
    154 * the tracepoints if CONFIG_TRACEPOINT is defined. If a subsystem
    155 * wants to be able to disable its tracepoints from being created
    156 * it can define NOTRACE before including the tracepoint headers.
    157 */
    158#if defined(CONFIG_TRACEPOINTS) && !defined(NOTRACE)
    159#define TRACEPOINTS_ENABLED
    160#endif
    161
    162#ifdef TRACEPOINTS_ENABLED
    163
    164#ifdef CONFIG_HAVE_STATIC_CALL
    165#define __DO_TRACE_CALL(name, args)					\
    166	do {								\
    167		struct tracepoint_func *it_func_ptr;			\
    168		void *__data;						\
    169		it_func_ptr =						\
    170			rcu_dereference_raw((&__tracepoint_##name)->funcs); \
    171		if (it_func_ptr) {					\
    172			__data = (it_func_ptr)->data;			\
    173			static_call(tp_func_##name)(__data, args);	\
    174		}							\
    175	} while (0)
    176#else
    177#define __DO_TRACE_CALL(name, args)	__traceiter_##name(NULL, args)
    178#endif /* CONFIG_HAVE_STATIC_CALL */
    179
    180/*
    181 * it_func[0] is never NULL because there is at least one element in the array
    182 * when the array itself is non NULL.
    183 */
    184#define __DO_TRACE(name, args, cond, rcuidle)				\
    185	do {								\
    186		int __maybe_unused __idx = 0;				\
    187									\
    188		if (!(cond))						\
    189			return;						\
    190									\
    191		/* srcu can't be used from NMI */			\
    192		WARN_ON_ONCE(rcuidle && in_nmi());			\
    193									\
    194		/* keep srcu and sched-rcu usage consistent */		\
    195		preempt_disable_notrace();				\
    196									\
    197		/*							\
    198		 * For rcuidle callers, use srcu since sched-rcu	\
    199		 * doesn't work from the idle path.			\
    200		 */							\
    201		if (rcuidle) {						\
    202			__idx = srcu_read_lock_notrace(&tracepoint_srcu);\
    203			rcu_irq_enter_irqson();				\
    204		}							\
    205									\
    206		__DO_TRACE_CALL(name, TP_ARGS(args));			\
    207									\
    208		if (rcuidle) {						\
    209			rcu_irq_exit_irqson();				\
    210			srcu_read_unlock_notrace(&tracepoint_srcu, __idx);\
    211		}							\
    212									\
    213		preempt_enable_notrace();				\
    214	} while (0)
    215
    216#ifndef MODULE
    217#define __DECLARE_TRACE_RCU(name, proto, args, cond)			\
    218	static inline void trace_##name##_rcuidle(proto)		\
    219	{								\
    220		if (static_key_false(&__tracepoint_##name.key))		\
    221			__DO_TRACE(name,				\
    222				TP_ARGS(args),				\
    223				TP_CONDITION(cond), 1);			\
    224	}
    225#else
    226#define __DECLARE_TRACE_RCU(name, proto, args, cond)
    227#endif
    228
    229/*
    230 * Make sure the alignment of the structure in the __tracepoints section will
    231 * not add unwanted padding between the beginning of the section and the
    232 * structure. Force alignment to the same alignment as the section start.
    233 *
    234 * When lockdep is enabled, we make sure to always do the RCU portions of
    235 * the tracepoint code, regardless of whether tracing is on. However,
    236 * don't check if the condition is false, due to interaction with idle
    237 * instrumentation. This lets us find RCU issues triggered with tracepoints
    238 * even when this tracepoint is off. This code has no purpose other than
    239 * poking RCU a bit.
    240 */
    241#define __DECLARE_TRACE(name, proto, args, cond, data_proto)		\
    242	extern int __traceiter_##name(data_proto);			\
    243	DECLARE_STATIC_CALL(tp_func_##name, __traceiter_##name);	\
    244	extern struct tracepoint __tracepoint_##name;			\
    245	static inline void trace_##name(proto)				\
    246	{								\
    247		if (static_key_false(&__tracepoint_##name.key))		\
    248			__DO_TRACE(name,				\
    249				TP_ARGS(args),				\
    250				TP_CONDITION(cond), 0);			\
    251		if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_LOCKDEP) && (cond)) {		\
    252			rcu_read_lock_sched_notrace();			\
    253			rcu_dereference_sched(__tracepoint_##name.funcs);\
    254			rcu_read_unlock_sched_notrace();		\
    255		}							\
    256	}								\
    257	__DECLARE_TRACE_RCU(name, PARAMS(proto), PARAMS(args),		\
    258			    PARAMS(cond))				\
    259	static inline int						\
    260	register_trace_##name(void (*probe)(data_proto), void *data)	\
    261	{								\
    262		return tracepoint_probe_register(&__tracepoint_##name,	\
    263						(void *)probe, data);	\
    264	}								\
    265	static inline int						\
    266	register_trace_prio_##name(void (*probe)(data_proto), void *data,\
    267				   int prio)				\
    268	{								\
    269		return tracepoint_probe_register_prio(&__tracepoint_##name, \
    270					      (void *)probe, data, prio); \
    271	}								\
    272	static inline int						\
    273	unregister_trace_##name(void (*probe)(data_proto), void *data)	\
    274	{								\
    275		return tracepoint_probe_unregister(&__tracepoint_##name,\
    276						(void *)probe, data);	\
    277	}								\
    278	static inline void						\
    279	check_trace_callback_type_##name(void (*cb)(data_proto))	\
    280	{								\
    281	}								\
    282	static inline bool						\
    283	trace_##name##_enabled(void)					\
    284	{								\
    285		return static_key_false(&__tracepoint_##name.key);	\
    286	}
    287
    288/*
    289 * We have no guarantee that gcc and the linker won't up-align the tracepoint
    290 * structures, so we create an array of pointers that will be used for iteration
    291 * on the tracepoints.
    292 */
    293#define DEFINE_TRACE_FN(_name, _reg, _unreg, proto, args)		\
    294	static const char __tpstrtab_##_name[]				\
    295	__section("__tracepoints_strings") = #_name;			\
    296	extern struct static_call_key STATIC_CALL_KEY(tp_func_##_name);	\
    297	int __traceiter_##_name(void *__data, proto);			\
    298	struct tracepoint __tracepoint_##_name	__used			\
    299	__section("__tracepoints") = {					\
    300		.name = __tpstrtab_##_name,				\
    301		.key = STATIC_KEY_INIT_FALSE,				\
    302		.static_call_key = &STATIC_CALL_KEY(tp_func_##_name),	\
    303		.static_call_tramp = STATIC_CALL_TRAMP_ADDR(tp_func_##_name), \
    304		.iterator = &__traceiter_##_name,			\
    305		.regfunc = _reg,					\
    306		.unregfunc = _unreg,					\
    307		.funcs = NULL };					\
    308	__TRACEPOINT_ENTRY(_name);					\
    309	int __traceiter_##_name(void *__data, proto)			\
    310	{								\
    311		struct tracepoint_func *it_func_ptr;			\
    312		void *it_func;						\
    313									\
    314		it_func_ptr =						\
    315			rcu_dereference_raw((&__tracepoint_##_name)->funcs); \
    316		if (it_func_ptr) {					\
    317			do {						\
    318				it_func = READ_ONCE((it_func_ptr)->func); \
    319				__data = (it_func_ptr)->data;		\
    320				((void(*)(void *, proto))(it_func))(__data, args); \
    321			} while ((++it_func_ptr)->func);		\
    322		}							\
    323		return 0;						\
    324	}								\
    325	DEFINE_STATIC_CALL(tp_func_##_name, __traceiter_##_name);
    326
    327#define DEFINE_TRACE(name, proto, args)		\
    328	DEFINE_TRACE_FN(name, NULL, NULL, PARAMS(proto), PARAMS(args));
    329
    330#define EXPORT_TRACEPOINT_SYMBOL_GPL(name)				\
    331	EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__tracepoint_##name);				\
    332	EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__traceiter_##name);				\
    333	EXPORT_STATIC_CALL_GPL(tp_func_##name)
    334#define EXPORT_TRACEPOINT_SYMBOL(name)					\
    335	EXPORT_SYMBOL(__tracepoint_##name);				\
    336	EXPORT_SYMBOL(__traceiter_##name);				\
    337	EXPORT_STATIC_CALL(tp_func_##name)
    338
    339
    340#else /* !TRACEPOINTS_ENABLED */
    341#define __DECLARE_TRACE(name, proto, args, cond, data_proto)		\
    342	static inline void trace_##name(proto)				\
    343	{ }								\
    344	static inline void trace_##name##_rcuidle(proto)		\
    345	{ }								\
    346	static inline int						\
    347	register_trace_##name(void (*probe)(data_proto),		\
    348			      void *data)				\
    349	{								\
    350		return -ENOSYS;						\
    351	}								\
    352	static inline int						\
    353	unregister_trace_##name(void (*probe)(data_proto),		\
    354				void *data)				\
    355	{								\
    356		return -ENOSYS;						\
    357	}								\
    358	static inline void check_trace_callback_type_##name(void (*cb)(data_proto)) \
    359	{								\
    360	}								\
    361	static inline bool						\
    362	trace_##name##_enabled(void)					\
    363	{								\
    364		return false;						\
    365	}
    366
    367#define DEFINE_TRACE_FN(name, reg, unreg, proto, args)
    368#define DEFINE_TRACE(name, proto, args)
    369#define EXPORT_TRACEPOINT_SYMBOL_GPL(name)
    370#define EXPORT_TRACEPOINT_SYMBOL(name)
    371
    372#endif /* TRACEPOINTS_ENABLED */
    373
    374#ifdef CONFIG_TRACING
    375/**
    376 * tracepoint_string - register constant persistent string to trace system
    377 * @str - a constant persistent string that will be referenced in tracepoints
    378 *
    379 * If constant strings are being used in tracepoints, it is faster and
    380 * more efficient to just save the pointer to the string and reference
    381 * that with a printf "%s" instead of saving the string in the ring buffer
    382 * and wasting space and time.
    383 *
    384 * The problem with the above approach is that userspace tools that read
    385 * the binary output of the trace buffers do not have access to the string.
    386 * Instead they just show the address of the string which is not very
    387 * useful to users.
    388 *
    389 * With tracepoint_string(), the string will be registered to the tracing
    390 * system and exported to userspace via the debugfs/tracing/printk_formats
    391 * file that maps the string address to the string text. This way userspace
    392 * tools that read the binary buffers have a way to map the pointers to
    393 * the ASCII strings they represent.
    394 *
    395 * The @str used must be a constant string and persistent as it would not
    396 * make sense to show a string that no longer exists. But it is still fine
    397 * to be used with modules, because when modules are unloaded, if they
    398 * had tracepoints, the ring buffers are cleared too. As long as the string
    399 * does not change during the life of the module, it is fine to use
    400 * tracepoint_string() within a module.
    401 */
    402#define tracepoint_string(str)						\
    403	({								\
    404		static const char *___tp_str __tracepoint_string = str; \
    405		___tp_str;						\
    406	})
    407#define __tracepoint_string	__used __section("__tracepoint_str")
    408#else
    409/*
    410 * tracepoint_string() is used to save the string address for userspace
    411 * tracing tools. When tracing isn't configured, there's no need to save
    412 * anything.
    413 */
    414# define tracepoint_string(str) str
    415# define __tracepoint_string
    416#endif
    417
    418#define DECLARE_TRACE(name, proto, args)				\
    419	__DECLARE_TRACE(name, PARAMS(proto), PARAMS(args),		\
    420			cpu_online(raw_smp_processor_id()),		\
    421			PARAMS(void *__data, proto))
    422
    423#define DECLARE_TRACE_CONDITION(name, proto, args, cond)		\
    424	__DECLARE_TRACE(name, PARAMS(proto), PARAMS(args),		\
    425			cpu_online(raw_smp_processor_id()) && (PARAMS(cond)), \
    426			PARAMS(void *__data, proto))
    427
    428#define TRACE_EVENT_FLAGS(event, flag)
    429
    430#define TRACE_EVENT_PERF_PERM(event, expr...)
    431
    432#endif /* DECLARE_TRACE */
    433
    434#ifndef TRACE_EVENT
    435/*
    436 * For use with the TRACE_EVENT macro:
    437 *
    438 * We define a tracepoint, its arguments, its printk format
    439 * and its 'fast binary record' layout.
    440 *
    441 * Firstly, name your tracepoint via TRACE_EVENT(name : the
    442 * 'subsystem_event' notation is fine.
    443 *
    444 * Think about this whole construct as the
    445 * 'trace_sched_switch() function' from now on.
    446 *
    447 *
    448 *  TRACE_EVENT(sched_switch,
    449 *
    450 *	*
    451 *	* A function has a regular function arguments
    452 *	* prototype, declare it via TP_PROTO():
    453 *	*
    454 *
    455 *	TP_PROTO(struct rq *rq, struct task_struct *prev,
    456 *		 struct task_struct *next),
    457 *
    458 *	*
    459 *	* Define the call signature of the 'function'.
    460 *	* (Design sidenote: we use this instead of a
    461 *	*  TP_PROTO1/TP_PROTO2/TP_PROTO3 ugliness.)
    462 *	*
    463 *
    464 *	TP_ARGS(rq, prev, next),
    465 *
    466 *	*
    467 *	* Fast binary tracing: define the trace record via
    468 *	* TP_STRUCT__entry(). You can think about it like a
    469 *	* regular C structure local variable definition.
    470 *	*
    471 *	* This is how the trace record is structured and will
    472 *	* be saved into the ring buffer. These are the fields
    473 *	* that will be exposed to user-space in
    474 *	* /sys/kernel/debug/tracing/events/<*>/format.
    475 *	*
    476 *	* The declared 'local variable' is called '__entry'
    477 *	*
    478 *	* __field(pid_t, prev_pid) is equivalent to a standard declaration:
    479 *	*
    480 *	*	pid_t	prev_pid;
    481 *	*
    482 *	* __array(char, prev_comm, TASK_COMM_LEN) is equivalent to:
    483 *	*
    484 *	*	char	prev_comm[TASK_COMM_LEN];
    485 *	*
    486 *
    487 *	TP_STRUCT__entry(
    488 *		__array(	char,	prev_comm,	TASK_COMM_LEN	)
    489 *		__field(	pid_t,	prev_pid			)
    490 *		__field(	int,	prev_prio			)
    491 *		__array(	char,	next_comm,	TASK_COMM_LEN	)
    492 *		__field(	pid_t,	next_pid			)
    493 *		__field(	int,	next_prio			)
    494 *	),
    495 *
    496 *	*
    497 *	* Assign the entry into the trace record, by embedding
    498 *	* a full C statement block into TP_fast_assign(). You
    499 *	* can refer to the trace record as '__entry' -
    500 *	* otherwise you can put arbitrary C code in here.
    501 *	*
    502 *	* Note: this C code will execute every time a trace event
    503 *	* happens, on an active tracepoint.
    504 *	*
    505 *
    506 *	TP_fast_assign(
    507 *		memcpy(__entry->next_comm, next->comm, TASK_COMM_LEN);
    508 *		__entry->prev_pid	= prev->pid;
    509 *		__entry->prev_prio	= prev->prio;
    510 *		memcpy(__entry->prev_comm, prev->comm, TASK_COMM_LEN);
    511 *		__entry->next_pid	= next->pid;
    512 *		__entry->next_prio	= next->prio;
    513 *	),
    514 *
    515 *	*
    516 *	* Formatted output of a trace record via TP_printk().
    517 *	* This is how the tracepoint will appear under ftrace
    518 *	* plugins that make use of this tracepoint.
    519 *	*
    520 *	* (raw-binary tracing wont actually perform this step.)
    521 *	*
    522 *
    523 *	TP_printk("task %s:%d [%d] ==> %s:%d [%d]",
    524 *		__entry->prev_comm, __entry->prev_pid, __entry->prev_prio,
    525 *		__entry->next_comm, __entry->next_pid, __entry->next_prio),
    526 *
    527 * );
    528 *
    529 * This macro construct is thus used for the regular printk format
    530 * tracing setup, it is used to construct a function pointer based
    531 * tracepoint callback (this is used by programmatic plugins and
    532 * can also by used by generic instrumentation like SystemTap), and
    533 * it is also used to expose a structured trace record in
    534 * /sys/kernel/debug/tracing/events/.
    535 *
    536 * A set of (un)registration functions can be passed to the variant
    537 * TRACE_EVENT_FN to perform any (un)registration work.
    538 */
    539
    540#define DECLARE_EVENT_CLASS(name, proto, args, tstruct, assign, print)
    541#define DEFINE_EVENT(template, name, proto, args)		\
    542	DECLARE_TRACE(name, PARAMS(proto), PARAMS(args))
    543#define DEFINE_EVENT_FN(template, name, proto, args, reg, unreg)\
    544	DECLARE_TRACE(name, PARAMS(proto), PARAMS(args))
    545#define DEFINE_EVENT_PRINT(template, name, proto, args, print)	\
    546	DECLARE_TRACE(name, PARAMS(proto), PARAMS(args))
    547#define DEFINE_EVENT_CONDITION(template, name, proto,		\
    548			       args, cond)			\
    549	DECLARE_TRACE_CONDITION(name, PARAMS(proto),		\
    550				PARAMS(args), PARAMS(cond))
    551
    552#define TRACE_EVENT(name, proto, args, struct, assign, print)	\
    553	DECLARE_TRACE(name, PARAMS(proto), PARAMS(args))
    554#define TRACE_EVENT_FN(name, proto, args, struct,		\
    555		assign, print, reg, unreg)			\
    556	DECLARE_TRACE(name, PARAMS(proto), PARAMS(args))
    557#define TRACE_EVENT_FN_COND(name, proto, args, cond, struct,		\
    558		assign, print, reg, unreg)			\
    559	DECLARE_TRACE_CONDITION(name, PARAMS(proto),	\
    560			PARAMS(args), PARAMS(cond))
    561#define TRACE_EVENT_CONDITION(name, proto, args, cond,		\
    562			      struct, assign, print)		\
    563	DECLARE_TRACE_CONDITION(name, PARAMS(proto),		\
    564				PARAMS(args), PARAMS(cond))
    565
    566#define TRACE_EVENT_FLAGS(event, flag)
    567
    568#define TRACE_EVENT_PERF_PERM(event, expr...)
    569
    570#define DECLARE_EVENT_NOP(name, proto, args)				\
    571	static inline void trace_##name(proto)				\
    572	{ }								\
    573	static inline bool trace_##name##_enabled(void)			\
    574	{								\
    575		return false;						\
    576	}
    577
    578#define TRACE_EVENT_NOP(name, proto, args, struct, assign, print)	\
    579	DECLARE_EVENT_NOP(name, PARAMS(proto), PARAMS(args))
    580
    581#define DECLARE_EVENT_CLASS_NOP(name, proto, args, tstruct, assign, print)
    582#define DEFINE_EVENT_NOP(template, name, proto, args)			\
    583	DECLARE_EVENT_NOP(name, PARAMS(proto), PARAMS(args))
    584
    585#endif /* ifdef TRACE_EVENT (see note above) */