linux-kernel - [tip:perf/core] perf probe: Try to use symbol table if searching debug info failed

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Date:	Fri, 21 Aug 2015 23:54:27 -0700
From:	tip-bot for Wang Nan <tipbot@...or.com>
To:	linux-tip-commits@...r.kernel.org
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	brendan.d.gregg@...il.com, namhyung@...nel.org, ast@...mgrid.com
Subject: [tip:perf/core] perf probe:
  Try to use symbol table if searching debug info failed

Commit-ID:  1c0bd0e891aaed0219010bfe79b32e1b0b82d662
Gitweb:     http://git.kernel.org/tip/1c0bd0e891aaed0219010bfe79b32e1b0b82d662
Author:     Wang Nan <wangnan0@...wei.com>
AuthorDate: Fri, 21 Aug 2015 10:09:02 +0000
Committer:  Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...hat.com>
CommitDate: Fri, 21 Aug 2015 12:57:20 -0300

perf probe: Try to use symbol table if searching debug info failed

A problem can occur in a statically linked perf when vmlinux can be found:

 # perf probe --add sys_epoll_pwait
 probe-definition(0): sys_epoll_pwait
 symbol:sys_epoll_pwait file:(null) line:0 offset:0 return:0 lazy:(null)
 0 arguments
 Looking at the vmlinux_path (7 entries long)
 Using /lib/modules/4.2.0-rc1+/build/vmlinux for symbols
 Open Debuginfo file: /lib/modules/4.2.0-rc1+/build/vmlinux
 Try to find probe point from debuginfo.
 Symbol sys_epoll_pwait address found : ffffffff8122bd40
 Matched function: SyS_epoll_pwait
 Failed to get call frame on 0xffffffff8122bd40
 An error occurred in debuginfo analysis (-2).
   Error: Failed to add events. Reason: No such file or directory (Code: -2)

The reason is caused by libdw that, if libdw is statically linked, it
can't load libebl_{arch}.so reliable.

In this case it is still possible to get the address from
/proc/kalksyms.  However, perf tries that only when libdw returns
-EBADF.

This patch gives it another chance to utilize symbol table, even if
libdw returns an error code other than -EBADF.

After applying this patch:

 # perf probe -nv --add sys_epoll_pwait
 probe-definition(0): sys_epoll_pwait
 symbol:sys_epoll_pwait file:(null) line:0 offset:0 return:0 lazy:(null)
 0 arguments
 Looking at the vmlinux_path (7 entries long)
 Using /lib/modules/4.2.0-rc1+/build/vmlinux for symbols
 Open Debuginfo file: /lib/modules/4.2.0-rc1+/build/vmlinux
 Try to find probe point from debuginfo.
 Symbol sys_epoll_pwait address found : ffffffff8122bd40
 Matched function: SyS_epoll_pwait
 Failed to get call frame on 0xffffffff8122bd40
 An error occurred in debuginfo analysis (-2).
 Trying to use symbols.
 Opening /sys/kernel/debug/tracing/kprobe_events write=1
 Added new event:
 Writing event: p:probe/sys_epoll_pwait _text+2276672
   probe:sys_epoll_pwait (on sys_epoll_pwait)

 You can now use it in all perf tools, such as:

 	perf record -e probe:sys_epoll_pwait -aR sleep 1

Although libdw returns an error (Failed to get call frame), perf tries
symbol table and finally gets correct address.

Signed-off-by: Wang Nan <wangnan0@...wei.com>
Cc: Alexei Starovoitov <ast@...mgrid.com>
Cc: Brendan Gregg <brendan.d.gregg@...il.com>
Cc: Daniel Borkmann <daniel@...earbox.net>
Cc: David Ahern <dsahern@...il.com>
Cc: He Kuang <hekuang@...wei.com>
Cc: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...nel.org>
Cc: Kaixu Xia <xiakaixu@...wei.com>
Cc: Masami Hiramatsu <masami.hiramatsu.pt@...achi.com>
Cc: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@...nel.org>
Cc: Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl>
Cc: Zefan Li <lizefan@...wei.com>
Cc: pi3orama@....com
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1440151770-129878-2-git-send-email-wangnan0@huawei.com
Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...hat.com>
---
 tools/perf/util/probe-event.c | 7 ++++---
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c b/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
index fe4941a..f07374b 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
@@ -705,9 +705,10 @@ static int try_to_find_probe_trace_events(struct perf_probe_event *pev,
 	}
 	/* Error path : ntevs < 0 */
 	pr_debug("An error occurred in debuginfo analysis (%d).\n", ntevs);
-	if (ntevs == -EBADF) {
-		pr_warning("Warning: No dwarf info found in the vmlinux - "
-			"please rebuild kernel with CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO=y.\n");
+	if (ntevs < 0) {
+		if (ntevs == -EBADF)
+			pr_warning("Warning: No dwarf info found in the vmlinux - "
+				"please rebuild kernel with CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO=y.\n");
 		if (!need_dwarf) {
 			pr_debug("Trying to use symbols.\n");
 			return 0;
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