Message-Id: <20230217001314.bc911cd9ed02211f64d0b75f@kernel.org>
Date:   Fri, 17 Feb 2023 00:13:14 +0900
From:   Masami Hiramatsu (Google) <mhiramat@...nel.org>
To:     Ross Zwisler <zwisler@...omium.org>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Ross Zwisler <zwisler@...gle.com>,
        Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>,
        Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@...nel.org>,
        linux-trace-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/6] tracing: always use canonical ftrace path

On Wed, 15 Feb 2023 15:33:45 -0700
Ross Zwisler <zwisler@...omium.org> wrote:

> The canonical location for the tracefs filesystem is at /sys/kernel/tracing.
> 
> But, from Documentation/trace/ftrace.rst:
> 
>   Before 4.1, all ftrace tracing control files were within the debugfs
>   file system, which is typically located at /sys/kernel/debug/tracing.
>   For backward compatibility, when mounting the debugfs file system,
>   the tracefs file system will be automatically mounted at:
> 
>   /sys/kernel/debug/tracing
> 
> Many comments and Kconfig help messages in the tracing code still refer
> to this older debugfs path, so let's update them to avoid confusion.

Looks good to me.

Acked-by: Masami Hiramatsu (Google) <mhiramat@...nel.org>

Thank you,

> 
> Signed-off-by: Ross Zwisler <zwisler@...gle.com>
> ---
>  include/linux/kernel.h                    |  2 +-
>  include/linux/tracepoint.h                |  4 ++--
>  kernel/trace/Kconfig                      | 20 ++++++++++----------
>  kernel/trace/kprobe_event_gen_test.c      |  2 +-
>  kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c                |  2 +-
>  kernel/trace/synth_event_gen_test.c       |  2 +-
>  kernel/trace/trace.c                      |  2 +-
>  samples/user_events/example.c             |  4 ++--
>  scripts/tracing/draw_functrace.py         |  6 +++---
>  tools/lib/api/fs/tracing_path.c           |  4 ++--
>  tools/tracing/latency/latency-collector.c |  2 +-
>  11 files changed, 25 insertions(+), 25 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/include/linux/kernel.h b/include/linux/kernel.h
> index fe6efb24d151..40bce7495af8 100644
> --- a/include/linux/kernel.h
> +++ b/include/linux/kernel.h
> @@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ bool mac_pton(const char *s, u8 *mac);
>   *
>   * Use tracing_on/tracing_off when you want to quickly turn on or off
>   * tracing. It simply enables or disables the recording of the trace events.
> - * This also corresponds to the user space /sys/kernel/debug/tracing/tracing_on
> + * This also corresponds to the user space /sys/kernel/tracing/tracing_on
>   * file, which gives a means for the kernel and userspace to interact.
>   * Place a tracing_off() in the kernel where you want tracing to end.
>   * From user space, examine the trace, and then echo 1 > tracing_on
> diff --git a/include/linux/tracepoint.h b/include/linux/tracepoint.h
> index 4b33b95eb8be..fa1004fcf810 100644
> --- a/include/linux/tracepoint.h
> +++ b/include/linux/tracepoint.h
> @@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ static inline struct tracepoint *tracepoint_ptr_deref(tracepoint_ptr_t *p)
>   *	* This is how the trace record is structured and will
>   *	* be saved into the ring buffer. These are the fields
>   *	* that will be exposed to user-space in
> - *	* /sys/kernel/debug/tracing/events/<*>/format.
> + *	* /sys/kernel/tracing/events/<*>/format.
>   *	*
>   *	* The declared 'local variable' is called '__entry'
>   *	*
> @@ -531,7 +531,7 @@ static inline struct tracepoint *tracepoint_ptr_deref(tracepoint_ptr_t *p)
>   * tracepoint callback (this is used by programmatic plugins and
>   * can also by used by generic instrumentation like SystemTap), and
>   * it is also used to expose a structured trace record in
> - * /sys/kernel/debug/tracing/events/.
> + * /sys/kernel/tracing/events/.
>   *
>   * A set of (un)registration functions can be passed to the variant
>   * TRACE_EVENT_FN to perform any (un)registration work.
> diff --git a/kernel/trace/Kconfig b/kernel/trace/Kconfig
> index d7043043f59c..5f5e64f9e715 100644
> --- a/kernel/trace/Kconfig
> +++ b/kernel/trace/Kconfig
> @@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ config DYNAMIC_FTRACE
>  	  enabled, and the functions not enabled will not affect
>  	  performance of the system.
>  
> -	  See the files in /sys/kernel/debug/tracing:
> +	  See the files in /sys/kernel/tracing:
>  	    available_filter_functions
>  	    set_ftrace_filter
>  	    set_ftrace_notrace
> @@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ config STACK_TRACER
>  	select KALLSYMS
>  	help
>  	  This special tracer records the maximum stack footprint of the
> -	  kernel and displays it in /sys/kernel/debug/tracing/stack_trace.
> +	  kernel and displays it in /sys/kernel/tracing/stack_trace.
>  
>  	  This tracer works by hooking into every function call that the
>  	  kernel executes, and keeping a maximum stack depth value and
> @@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ config IRQSOFF_TRACER
>  	  disabled by default and can be runtime (re-)started
>  	  via:
>  
> -	      echo 0 > /sys/kernel/debug/tracing/tracing_max_latency
> +	      echo 0 > /sys/kernel/tracing/tracing_max_latency
>  
>  	  (Note that kernel size and overhead increase with this option
>  	  enabled. This option and the preempt-off timing option can be
> @@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ config PREEMPT_TRACER
>  	  disabled by default and can be runtime (re-)started
>  	  via:
>  
> -	      echo 0 > /sys/kernel/debug/tracing/tracing_max_latency
> +	      echo 0 > /sys/kernel/tracing/tracing_max_latency
>  
>  	  (Note that kernel size and overhead increase with this option
>  	  enabled. This option and the irqs-off timing option can be
> @@ -515,7 +515,7 @@ config TRACER_SNAPSHOT
>  	  Allow tracing users to take snapshot of the current buffer using the
>  	  ftrace interface, e.g.:
>  
> -	      echo 1 > /sys/kernel/debug/tracing/snapshot
> +	      echo 1 > /sys/kernel/tracing/snapshot
>  	      cat snapshot
>  
>  config TRACER_SNAPSHOT_PER_CPU_SWAP
> @@ -527,7 +527,7 @@ config TRACER_SNAPSHOT_PER_CPU_SWAP
>  	  full swap (all buffers). If this is set, then the following is
>  	  allowed:
>  
> -	      echo 1 > /sys/kernel/debug/tracing/per_cpu/cpu2/snapshot
> +	      echo 1 > /sys/kernel/tracing/per_cpu/cpu2/snapshot
>  
>  	  After which, only the tracing buffer for CPU 2 was swapped with
>  	  the main tracing buffer, and the other CPU buffers remain the same.
> @@ -574,7 +574,7 @@ config PROFILE_ANNOTATED_BRANCHES
>  	  This tracer profiles all likely and unlikely macros
>  	  in the kernel. It will display the results in:
>  
> -	  /sys/kernel/debug/tracing/trace_stat/branch_annotated
> +	  /sys/kernel/tracing/trace_stat/branch_annotated
>  
>  	  Note: this will add a significant overhead; only turn this
>  	  on if you need to profile the system's use of these macros.
> @@ -587,7 +587,7 @@ config PROFILE_ALL_BRANCHES
>  	  taken in the kernel is recorded whether it hit or miss.
>  	  The results will be displayed in:
>  
> -	  /sys/kernel/debug/tracing/trace_stat/branch_all
> +	  /sys/kernel/tracing/trace_stat/branch_all
>  
>  	  This option also enables the likely/unlikely profiler.
>  
> @@ -638,8 +638,8 @@ config BLK_DEV_IO_TRACE
>  	  Tracing also is possible using the ftrace interface, e.g.:
>  
>  	    echo 1 > /sys/block/sda/sda1/trace/enable
> -	    echo blk > /sys/kernel/debug/tracing/current_tracer
> -	    cat /sys/kernel/debug/tracing/trace_pipe
> +	    echo blk > /sys/kernel/tracing/current_tracer
> +	    cat /sys/kernel/tracing/trace_pipe
>  
>  	  If unsure, say N.
>  
> diff --git a/kernel/trace/kprobe_event_gen_test.c b/kernel/trace/kprobe_event_gen_test.c
> index c736487fc0e4..4850fdfe27f1 100644
> --- a/kernel/trace/kprobe_event_gen_test.c
> +++ b/kernel/trace/kprobe_event_gen_test.c
> @@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
>   * Then:
>   *
>   * # insmod kernel/trace/kprobe_event_gen_test.ko
> - * # cat /sys/kernel/debug/tracing/trace
> + * # cat /sys/kernel/tracing/trace
>   *
>   * You should see many instances of the "gen_kprobe_test" and
>   * "gen_kretprobe_test" events in the trace buffer.
> diff --git a/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c b/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
> index c366a0a9ddba..4cdb2feccff3 100644
> --- a/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
> +++ b/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
> @@ -2886,7 +2886,7 @@ rb_check_timestamp(struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer,
>  		  sched_clock_stable() ? "" :
>  		  "If you just came from a suspend/resume,\n"
>  		  "please switch to the trace global clock:\n"
> -		  "  echo global > /sys/kernel/debug/tracing/trace_clock\n"
> +		  "  echo global > /sys/kernel/tracing/trace_clock\n"
>  		  "or add trace_clock=global to the kernel command line\n");
>  }
>  
> diff --git a/kernel/trace/synth_event_gen_test.c b/kernel/trace/synth_event_gen_test.c
> index 8d77526892f4..8dfe85499d4a 100644
> --- a/kernel/trace/synth_event_gen_test.c
> +++ b/kernel/trace/synth_event_gen_test.c
> @@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
>   * Then:
>   *
>   * # insmod kernel/trace/synth_event_gen_test.ko
> - * # cat /sys/kernel/debug/tracing/trace
> + * # cat /sys/kernel/tracing/trace
>   *
>   * You should see several events in the trace buffer -
>   * "create_synth_test", "empty_synth_test", and several instances of
> diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace.c b/kernel/trace/trace.c
> index c9e40f692650..1101220052b3 100644
> --- a/kernel/trace/trace.c
> +++ b/kernel/trace/trace.c
> @@ -1142,7 +1142,7 @@ void tracing_snapshot_instance(struct trace_array *tr)
>   *
>   * Note, make sure to allocate the snapshot with either
>   * a tracing_snapshot_alloc(), or by doing it manually
> - * with: echo 1 > /sys/kernel/debug/tracing/snapshot
> + * with: echo 1 > /sys/kernel/tracing/snapshot
>   *
>   * If the snapshot buffer is not allocated, it will stop tracing.
>   * Basically making a permanent snapshot.
> diff --git a/samples/user_events/example.c b/samples/user_events/example.c
> index d06dc24156ec..18e34c9d708e 100644
> --- a/samples/user_events/example.c
> +++ b/samples/user_events/example.c
> @@ -23,8 +23,8 @@
>  #endif
>  
>  /* Assumes debugfs is mounted */
> -const char *data_file = "/sys/kernel/debug/tracing/user_events_data";
> -const char *status_file = "/sys/kernel/debug/tracing/user_events_status";
> +const char *data_file = "/sys/kernel/tracing/user_events_data";
> +const char *status_file = "/sys/kernel/tracing/user_events_status";
>  
>  static int event_status(long **status)
>  {
> diff --git a/scripts/tracing/draw_functrace.py b/scripts/tracing/draw_functrace.py
> index 438516bdfb3c..42fa87300941 100755
> --- a/scripts/tracing/draw_functrace.py
> +++ b/scripts/tracing/draw_functrace.py
> @@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ calls. Only the functions's names and the call time are provided.
>  
>  Usage:
>  	Be sure that you have CONFIG_FUNCTION_TRACER
> -	# mount -t debugfs nodev /sys/kernel/debug
> -	# echo function > /sys/kernel/debug/tracing/current_tracer
> -	$ cat /sys/kernel/debug/tracing/trace_pipe > ~/raw_trace_func
> +	# mount -t tracefs nodev /sys/kernel/tracing
> +	# echo function > /sys/kernel/tracing/current_tracer
> +	$ cat /sys/kernel/tracing/trace_pipe > ~/raw_trace_func
>  	Wait some times but not too much, the script is a bit slow.
>  	Break the pipe (Ctrl + Z)
>  	$ scripts/tracing/draw_functrace.py < ~/raw_trace_func > draw_functrace
> diff --git a/tools/lib/api/fs/tracing_path.c b/tools/lib/api/fs/tracing_path.c
> index b8e457c841ab..7ba3e81274e8 100644
> --- a/tools/lib/api/fs/tracing_path.c
> +++ b/tools/lib/api/fs/tracing_path.c
> @@ -14,8 +14,8 @@
>  #include "tracing_path.h"
>  
>  static char tracing_mnt[PATH_MAX]  = "/sys/kernel/debug";
> -static char tracing_path[PATH_MAX]        = "/sys/kernel/debug/tracing";
> -static char tracing_events_path[PATH_MAX] = "/sys/kernel/debug/tracing/events";
> +static char tracing_path[PATH_MAX]        = "/sys/kernel/tracing";
> +static char tracing_events_path[PATH_MAX] = "/sys/kernel/tracing/events";
>  
>  static void __tracing_path_set(const char *tracing, const char *mountpoint)
>  {
> diff --git a/tools/tracing/latency/latency-collector.c b/tools/tracing/latency/latency-collector.c
> index 59a7f2346eab..0fd9c747d396 100644
> --- a/tools/tracing/latency/latency-collector.c
> +++ b/tools/tracing/latency/latency-collector.c
> @@ -1584,7 +1584,7 @@ static void *do_printloop(void *arg)
>  		/*
>  		 * Toss a coin to decide if we want to sleep before printing
>  		 * out the backtrace. The reason for this is that opening
> -		 * /sys/kernel/debug/tracing/trace will cause a blackout of
> +		 * /sys/kernel/tracing/trace will cause a blackout of
>  		 * hundreds of ms, where no latencies will be noted by the
>  		 * latency tracer. Thus by randomly sleeping we try to avoid
>  		 * missing traces systematically due to this. With this option
> -- 
> 2.39.1.637.g21b0678d19-goog
> 


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Masami Hiramatsu (Google) <mhiramat@...nel.org>

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