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Message-Id: <20231213093318.f30d29c5f80fff59571e62a7@kernel.org>
Date:   Wed, 13 Dec 2023 09:33:18 +0900
From:   Masami Hiramatsu (Google) <mhiramat@...nel.org>
To:     Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
Cc:     LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux Trace Kernel <linux-trace-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@...nel.org>,
        Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>,
        Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@...icios.com>,
        Shuah Khan <shuah@...nel.org>, linux-kselftest@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] tracing/selftests: Add test to test max subbuf size
 with trace_marker

On Tue, 12 Dec 2023 15:16:32 -0500
Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org> wrote:

> From: "Steven Rostedt (Google)" <rostedt@...dmis.org>
> 
> Now that the trace_marker can write up to the max size of the sub buffer.
> Add a test to see if it actually can happen.
> 
> The README is updated to state that the trace_marker writes can be broken
> up, and the test checks the README for that statement so that it does not
> fail on older kernels that does not support this.

I think it is better that the feature patch include README update or a separate
patch because it identifies the feature is implemented or not.

> 
> If the README does not have the specified update, the test will still test
> if all the string is written, as that should work with older kernels.
> 
> Cc: Shuah Khan <shuah@...nel.org>
> Cc: linux-kselftest@...r.kernel.org
> Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt (Google) <rostedt@...dmis.org>
> ---
> Changes since v1: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-trace-kernel/20231212135441.0337c3e9@gandalf.local.home/
> 
> - Fix description as it was a cut and paste from the subbuffer size tests
>   that are not added yet.
> 
>  kernel/trace/trace.c                          |   1 +
>  .../ftrace/test.d/00basic/trace_marker.tc     | 112 ++++++++++++++++++
>  2 files changed, 113 insertions(+)
>  create mode 100755 tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/00basic/trace_marker.tc
> 
> diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace.c b/kernel/trace/trace.c
> index 2f8d59834c00..cbfcdd882590 100644
> --- a/kernel/trace/trace.c
> +++ b/kernel/trace/trace.c
> @@ -5595,6 +5595,7 @@ static const char readme_msg[] =
>  	"       delta:   Delta difference against a buffer-wide timestamp\n"
>  	"    absolute:   Absolute (standalone) timestamp\n"
>  	"\n  trace_marker\t\t- Writes into this file writes into the kernel buffer\n"
> +	"\n           May be broken into multiple events based on sub-buffer size.\n"
>  	"\n  trace_marker_raw\t\t- Writes into this file writes binary data into the kernel buffer\n"
>  	"  tracing_cpumask\t- Limit which CPUs to trace\n"
>  	"  instances\t\t- Make sub-buffers with: mkdir instances/foo\n"
> diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/00basic/trace_marker.tc b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/00basic/trace_marker.tc
> new file mode 100755
> index 000000000000..bf7f6f50c88a
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/00basic/trace_marker.tc
> @@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
> +#!/bin/sh
> +# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
> +# description: Basic tests on writing to trace_marker
> +# requires: trace_marker
> +# flags: instance
> +
> +get_buffer_data_size() {
> +	sed -ne 's/^.*data.*size:\([0-9][0-9]*\).*/\1/p' events/header_page
> +}
> +
> +get_buffer_data_offset() {
> +	sed -ne 's/^.*data.*offset:\([0-9][0-9]*\).*/\1/p' events/header_page
> +}
> +
> +get_event_header_size() {
> +	type_len=`sed -ne 's/^.*type_len.*:[^0-9]*\([0-9][0-9]*\).*/\1/p' events/header_event`
> +	time_len=`sed -ne 's/^.*time_delta.*:[^0-9]*\([0-9][0-9]*\).*/\1/p' events/header_event`
> +	array_len=`sed -ne 's/^.*array.*:[^0-9]*\([0-9][0-9]*\).*/\1/p' events/header_event`
> +	total_bits=$((type_len+time_len+array_len))
> +	total_bits=$((total_bits+7))
> +	echo $((total_bits/8))
> +}
> +
> +get_print_event_buf_offset() {
> +	sed -ne 's/^.*buf.*offset:\([0-9][0-9]*\).*/\1/p' events/ftrace/print/format
> +}
> +
> +event_header_size=`get_event_header_size`
> +print_header_size=`get_print_event_buf_offset`
> +
> +# Find the README
> +README=""
> +if [ -f README ]; then
> +	README="README"
> +# instance?
> +elif [ -f ../../README ]; then
> +	README="../../README"
> +fi
> +
> +testone=0
> +if [ ! -z "$README" ]; then
> +	if grep -q  "May be broken into multiple events based on sub-buffer size" $README; then
> +		testone=1
> +	fi
> +fi

Hmm, this should be a common function if we see this pattern somewhere else.

> +
> +data_offset=`get_buffer_data_offset`
> +
> +marker_meta=$((event_header_size+print_header_size))
> +
> +make_str() {
> +        cnt=$1
> +	# subtract two for \n\0 as marker adds these
> +	cnt=$((cnt-2))
> +	printf -- 'X%.0s' $(seq $cnt)
> +}
> +
> +write_buffer() {
> +	size=$1
> +
> +	str=`make_str $size`
> +
> +	# clear the buffer
> +	echo > trace
> +
> +	# write the string into the marker
> +	echo -n $str > trace_marker
> +
> +	echo $str
> +}
> +
> +test_buffer() {
> +
> +	size=`get_buffer_data_size`
> +	oneline_size=$((size-marker_meta))
> +	echo size = $size
> +	echo meta size = $marker_meta
> +
> +	if [ $testone -eq 1 ]; then
> +		echo oneline size = $oneline_size
> +
> +		str=`write_buffer $oneline_size`
> +
> +		# Should be in one single event
> +		new_str=`awk ' /tracing_mark_write:/ { sub(/^.*tracing_mark_write: */,"");printf "%s", $0; exit}' trace`
> +
> +		if [ "$new_str" != "$str" ]; then
> +			exit fail;
> +		fi
> +	fi

Or, maybe we can split this part into another testcase.

Thank you,

> +
> +	# Now add a little more the meta data overhead will overflow
> +
> +	str=`write_buffer $size`
> +
> +	# Make sure the line was broken
> +	new_str=`awk ' /tracing_mark_write:/ { sub(/^.*tracing_mark_write: /,"");printf "%s", $0; exit}' trace`
> +
> +	if [ "$new_str" = "$str" ]; then
> +		exit fail;
> +	fi
> +
> +	# Make sure the entire line can be found
> +	new_str=`awk ' /tracing_mark_write:/ { sub(/^.*tracing_mark_write: */,"");printf "%s", $0; }' trace`
> +
> +	if [ "$new_str" != "$str" ]; then
> +		exit fail;
> +	fi
> +}
> +
> +test_buffer
> +
> -- 
> 2.42.0
> 


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

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