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Message-ID: <CAPhsuW6iuEZCCYJk-cra8DkEWNtdin8GyJDZ6Y8zd4ecfd1gQA@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 1 Nov 2022 11:46:52 -0700
From: Song Liu <song@...nel.org>
To: Alexei Starovoitov <alexei.starovoitov@...il.com>
Cc: Jiri Olsa <olsajiri@...il.com>, Namhyung Kim <namhyung@...nel.org>,
Alexei Starovoitov <ast@...nel.org>,
Daniel Borkmann <daniel@...earbox.net>,
Andrii Nakryiko <andrii@...nel.org>,
Song Liu <songliubraving@...com>,
Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
Martin KaFai Lau <kafai@...com>, Yonghong Song <yhs@...com>,
John Fastabend <john.fastabend@...il.com>,
KP Singh <kpsingh@...nel.org>, Hao Luo <haoluo@...gle.com>,
Stanislav Fomichev <sdf@...gle.com>,
LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, bpf <bpf@...r.kernel.org>,
Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>,
Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>,
Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH bpf-next 2/3] bpf: Add bpf_perf_event_read_sample() helper
On Tue, Nov 1, 2022 at 11:26 AM Alexei Starovoitov
<alexei.starovoitov@...il.com> wrote:
>
> On Tue, Nov 1, 2022 at 3:03 AM Jiri Olsa <olsajiri@...il.com> wrote:
> >
> > On Mon, Oct 31, 2022 at 10:23:39PM -0700, Namhyung Kim wrote:
> > > The bpf_perf_event_read_sample() helper is to get the specified sample
> > > data (by using PERF_SAMPLE_* flag in the argument) from BPF to make a
> > > decision for filtering on samples. Currently PERF_SAMPLE_IP and
> > > PERF_SAMPLE_DATA flags are supported only.
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@...nel.org>
> > > ---
> > > include/uapi/linux/bpf.h | 23 ++++++++++++++++
> > > kernel/trace/bpf_trace.c | 49 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> > > tools/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h | 23 ++++++++++++++++
> > > 3 files changed, 95 insertions(+)
> > >
> > > diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h b/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
> > > index 94659f6b3395..cba501de9373 100644
> > > --- a/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
> > > +++ b/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
> > > @@ -5481,6 +5481,28 @@ union bpf_attr {
> > > * 0 on success.
> > > *
> > > * **-ENOENT** if the bpf_local_storage cannot be found.
> > > + *
> > > + * long bpf_perf_event_read_sample(struct bpf_perf_event_data *ctx, void *buf, u32 size, u64 sample_flags)
> > > + * Description
> > > + * For an eBPF program attached to a perf event, retrieve the
> > > + * sample data associated to *ctx* and store it in the buffer
> > > + * pointed by *buf* up to size *size* bytes.
> > > + *
> > > + * The *sample_flags* should contain a single value in the
> > > + * **enum perf_event_sample_format**.
> > > + * Return
> > > + * On success, number of bytes written to *buf*. On error, a
> > > + * negative value.
> > > + *
> > > + * The *buf* can be set to **NULL** to return the number of bytes
> > > + * required to store the requested sample data.
> > > + *
> > > + * **-EINVAL** if *sample_flags* is not a PERF_SAMPLE_* flag.
> > > + *
> > > + * **-ENOENT** if the associated perf event doesn't have the data.
> > > + *
> > > + * **-ENOSYS** if system doesn't support the sample data to be
> > > + * retrieved.
> > > */
> > > #define ___BPF_FUNC_MAPPER(FN, ctx...) \
> > > FN(unspec, 0, ##ctx) \
> > > @@ -5695,6 +5717,7 @@ union bpf_attr {
> > > FN(user_ringbuf_drain, 209, ##ctx) \
> > > FN(cgrp_storage_get, 210, ##ctx) \
> > > FN(cgrp_storage_delete, 211, ##ctx) \
> > > + FN(perf_event_read_sample, 212, ##ctx) \
> > > /* */
> > >
> > > /* backwards-compatibility macros for users of __BPF_FUNC_MAPPER that don't
> > > diff --git a/kernel/trace/bpf_trace.c b/kernel/trace/bpf_trace.c
> > > index ce0228c72a93..befd937afa3c 100644
> > > --- a/kernel/trace/bpf_trace.c
> > > +++ b/kernel/trace/bpf_trace.c
> > > @@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
> > >
> > > #include <uapi/linux/bpf.h>
> > > #include <uapi/linux/btf.h>
> > > +#include <uapi/linux/perf_event.h>
> > >
> > > #include <asm/tlb.h>
> > >
> > > @@ -1743,6 +1744,52 @@ static const struct bpf_func_proto bpf_read_branch_records_proto = {
> > > .arg4_type = ARG_ANYTHING,
> > > };
> > >
> > > +BPF_CALL_4(bpf_perf_event_read_sample, struct bpf_perf_event_data_kern *, ctx,
> > > + void *, buf, u32, size, u64, flags)
> > > +{
> >
> > I wonder we could add perf_btf (like we have tp_btf) program type that
> > could access ctx->data directly without helpers
> >
> > > + struct perf_sample_data *sd = ctx->data;
> > > + void *data;
> > > + u32 to_copy = sizeof(u64);
> > > +
> > > + /* only allow a single sample flag */
> > > + if (!is_power_of_2(flags))
> > > + return -EINVAL;
> > > +
> > > + /* support reading only already populated info */
> > > + if (flags & ~sd->sample_flags)
> > > + return -ENOENT;
> > > +
> > > + switch (flags) {
> > > + case PERF_SAMPLE_IP:
> > > + data = &sd->ip;
> > > + break;
> > > + case PERF_SAMPLE_ADDR:
> > > + data = &sd->addr;
> > > + break;
> >
> > AFAICS from pe_prog_convert_ctx_access you should be able to read addr
> > directly from context right? same as sample_period.. so I think if this
> > will be generic way to read sample data, should we add sample_period
> > as well?
>
> +1
> Let's avoid new stable helpers for this.
> Pls use CORE and read perf_sample_data directly.
We have legacy ways to access sample_period and addr with
struct bpf_perf_event_data and struct bpf_perf_event_data_kern. I
think mixing that
with CORE makes it confusing for the user. And a helper or a kfunc would make it
easier to follow. perf_btf might also be a good approach for this.
Thanks,
Song
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