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Message-ID: <CAP-5=fUUsx+aRE=KeFjc2CUw_ZvEVQ92_fJ=KGE34ep2QozFtw@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2025 13:39:45 -0700
From: Ian Rogers <irogers@...gle.com>
To: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@...nel.org>
Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>, 
	Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...nel.org>, Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>, 
	Alexander Shishkin <alexander.shishkin@...ux.intel.com>, Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...nel.org>, 
	Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@...el.com>, Kan Liang <kan.liang@...ux.intel.com>, 
	James Clark <james.clark@...aro.org>, Howard Chu <howardchu95@...il.com>, 
	Yicong Yang <yangyicong@...ilicon.com>, linux-perf-users@...r.kernel.org, 
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 1/2] perf debug: Add function symbols to dump_stack

On Tue, Jun 24, 2025 at 10:45 AM Namhyung Kim <namhyung@...nel.org> wrote:
>
> Hi Ian,
>
> On Mon, Jun 23, 2025 at 09:19:28AM -0700, Ian Rogers wrote:
> > Symbolize stack traces by creating a live machine. Add this
> > functionality to dump_stack and switch dump_stack users to use
> > it. Switch TUI to use it. Add stack traces to the child test function
> > which can be useful to diagnose blocked code.
> >
> > Example output:
> > ```
> > $ perf test -vv PERF_RECORD_
> > ...
> >   7: PERF_RECORD_* events & perf_sample fields:
> >   7: PERF_RECORD_* events & perf_sample fields                       : Running (1 active)
> > ^C
> > Signal (2) while running tests.
> > Terminating tests with the same signal
> > Internal test harness failure. Completing any started tests:
> > :  7: PERF_RECORD_* events & perf_sample fields:
> >
> > ---- unexpected signal (2) ----
> >     #0 0x5628ad5570a3 in child_test_sig_handler builtin-test.c:0
> >     #1 0x7f561de49df0 in __restore_rt libc_sigaction.c:0
> >     #2 0x7f561de99687 in __internal_syscall_cancel cancellation.c:64
> >     #3 0x7f561dee5f7a in clock_nanosleep@...BC_2.2.5 clock_nanosleep.c:72
> >     #4 0x7f561def1393 in __nanosleep nanosleep.c:26
> >     #5 0x7f561df02d68 in __sleep sleep.c:55
> >     #6 0x5628ad5679ab in test__PERF_RECORD perf-record.c:0
> >     #7 0x5628ad556fb0 in run_test_child builtin-test.c:0
> >     #8 0x5628ad4f318d in start_command run-command.c:127
> >     #9 0x5628ad557ef3 in __cmd_test builtin-test.c:0
> >     #10 0x5628ad5585bf in cmd_test ??:0
> >     #11 0x5628ad4e5bb0 in run_builtin perf.c:0
> >     #12 0x5628ad4e5ecb in handle_internal_command perf.c:0
> >     #13 0x5628ad461383 in main ??:0
> >     #14 0x7f561de33ca8 in __libc_start_call_main libc_start_call_main.h:74
> >     #15 0x7f561de33d65 in __libc_start_main@@GLIBC_2.34 libc-start.c:128
> >     #16 0x5628ad4619d1 in _start ??:0
> >
> > ---- unexpected signal (2) ----
> >     #0 0x5628ad5570a3 in child_test_sig_handler builtin-test.c:0
> >     #1 0x7f561de49df0 in __restore_rt libc_sigaction.c:0
> >     #2 0x7f561dea3a14 in pthread_sigmask@...BC_2.2.5 pthread_sigmask.c:45
> >     #3 0x7f561de49fd9 in __GI___sigprocmask sigprocmask.c:26
> >     #4 0x7f561df2601b in __longjmp_chk longjmp.c:36
> >     #5 0x5628ad5570c0 in print_test_result.isra.0 builtin-test.c:0
> >     #6 0x7f561de49df0 in __restore_rt libc_sigaction.c:0
> >     #7 0x7f561de99687 in __internal_syscall_cancel cancellation.c:64
> >     #8 0x7f561dee5f7a in clock_nanosleep@...BC_2.2.5 clock_nanosleep.c:72
> >     #9 0x7f561def1393 in __nanosleep nanosleep.c:26
> >     #10 0x7f561df02d68 in __sleep sleep.c:55
> >     #11 0x5628ad5679ab in test__PERF_RECORD perf-record.c:0
> >     #12 0x5628ad556fb0 in run_test_child builtin-test.c:0
> >     #13 0x5628ad4f318d in start_command run-command.c:127
> >     #14 0x5628ad557ef3 in __cmd_test builtin-test.c:0
> >     #15 0x5628ad5585bf in cmd_test ??:0
> >     #16 0x5628ad4e5bb0 in run_builtin perf.c:0
> >     #17 0x5628ad4e5ecb in handle_internal_command perf.c:0
> >     #18 0x5628ad461383 in main ??:0
> >     #19 0x7f561de33ca8 in __libc_start_call_main libc_start_call_main.h:74
> >     #20 0x7f561de33d65 in __libc_start_main@@GLIBC_2.34 libc-start.c:128
> >     #21 0x5628ad4619d1 in _start ??:0
> >   7: PERF_RECORD_* events & perf_sample fields                       : Skip (permissions)
> > ```
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Ian Rogers <irogers@...gle.com>
>
> Unfortunately it has some build errors so I had to remove it from the
> tree.  I'll keep the patch 2/2 btw.
>
> The NO_BACKTRACE=1 build caused a trouble like below.
>
>     CC      /tmp/tmp.huqYLzBWIi/util/debug.o
>   util/debug.c: In function '__dump_stack':
>   util/debug.c:323:17: error: implicit declaration of function 'backtrace_symbols_fd' [-Wimplicit-function-declaration]
>     323 |                 backtrace_symbols_fd(stackdump, stackdump_size, fileno(file));
>         |                 ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>   make[6]: *** [/usr/local/google/home/namhyung/project/linux/tools/build/Makefile.build:86: /tmp/tmp.huqYLzBWIi/util/debug.o] Error 1
>   make[5]: *** [/usr/local/google/home/namhyung/project/linux/tools/build/Makefile.build:142: util] Error 2
>   make[4]: *** [Makefile.perf:798: /tmp/tmp.huqYLzBWIi/perf-util-in.o] Error 2
>   make[4]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....
>   make[3]: *** [Makefile.perf:290: sub-make] Error 2
>   make[2]: *** [Makefile:76: all] Error 2
>   make[1]: *** [tests/make:341: make_no_backtrace_O] Error 1
>   make: *** [Makefile:109: build-test] Error 2
>
> And on 32-bit, it also shows:
>
>     CC      /build/util/debug.o
>   util/debug.c: In function '__dump_stack':
>   util/debug.c:331:28: error: cast from pointer to integer of different size [-Werror=pointer-to-int-cast]
>     331 |                 u64 addr = (u64)stackdump[i];
>         |                            ^
>
>   cc1: all warnings being treated as errors
>   make[4]: *** [/linux/tools/build/Makefile.build:85: /build/util/debug.o] Error 1
>   make[4]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....
>   make[3]: *** [/linux/tools/build/Makefile.build:142: util] Error 2
>   make[2]: *** [Makefile.perf:798: /build/perf-util-in.o] Error 2
>   make[2]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....
>   make[1]: *** [Makefile.perf:290: sub-make] Error 2
>   make: *** [Makefile:76: all] Error 2
>
> Thanks,
> Namhyung

Sorry Namhyung, I accidentally rebased the v1 rather than the v2
patch. I'll address the issues and repost as v5.

Thanks,
Ian

> > ---
> > v4: Additional addr_location__exit (Namhyung)
> > v3: Rebase
> > v2: Fix NO_BACKTRACE=1 build (Arnaldo)
> > ---
> >  tools/perf/tests/builtin-test.c | 15 +++++++-
> >  tools/perf/ui/tui/setup.c       |  2 +-
> >  tools/perf/util/debug.c         | 66 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++------
> >  tools/perf/util/debug.h         |  1 +
> >  4 files changed, 71 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/builtin-test.c b/tools/perf/tests/builtin-test.c
> > index 45d3d8b3317a..80375ca39a37 100644
> > --- a/tools/perf/tests/builtin-test.c
> > +++ b/tools/perf/tests/builtin-test.c
> > @@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
> >   */
> >  #include <fcntl.h>
> >  #include <errno.h>
> > +#ifdef HAVE_BACKTRACE_SUPPORT
> > +#include <execinfo.h>
> > +#endif
> >  #include <poll.h>
> >  #include <unistd.h>
> >  #include <setjmp.h>
> > @@ -231,6 +234,16 @@ static jmp_buf run_test_jmp_buf;
> >
> >  static void child_test_sig_handler(int sig)
> >  {
> > +#ifdef HAVE_BACKTRACE_SUPPORT
> > +     void *stackdump[32];
> > +     size_t stackdump_size;
> > +#endif
> > +
> > +     fprintf(stderr, "\n---- unexpected signal (%d) ----\n", sig);
> > +#ifdef HAVE_BACKTRACE_SUPPORT
> > +     stackdump_size = backtrace(stackdump, ARRAY_SIZE(stackdump));
> > +     __dump_stack(stderr, stackdump, stackdump_size);
> > +#endif
> >       siglongjmp(run_test_jmp_buf, sig);
> >  }
> >
> > @@ -244,7 +257,7 @@ static int run_test_child(struct child_process *process)
> >
> >       err = sigsetjmp(run_test_jmp_buf, 1);
> >       if (err) {
> > -             fprintf(stderr, "\n---- unexpected signal (%d) ----\n", err);
> > +             /* Received signal. */
> >               err = err > 0 ? -err : -1;
> >               goto err_out;
> >       }
> > diff --git a/tools/perf/ui/tui/setup.c b/tools/perf/ui/tui/setup.c
> > index 16c6eff4d241..022534eed68c 100644
> > --- a/tools/perf/ui/tui/setup.c
> > +++ b/tools/perf/ui/tui/setup.c
> > @@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ static void ui__signal_backtrace(int sig)
> >
> >       printf("-------- backtrace --------\n");
> >       size = backtrace(stackdump, ARRAY_SIZE(stackdump));
> > -     backtrace_symbols_fd(stackdump, size, STDOUT_FILENO);
> > +     __dump_stack(stdout, stackdump, size);
> >
> >       exit(0);
> >  }
> > diff --git a/tools/perf/util/debug.c b/tools/perf/util/debug.c
> > index f9ef7d045c92..efc9d2c6448d 100644
> > --- a/tools/perf/util/debug.c
> > +++ b/tools/perf/util/debug.c
> > @@ -14,11 +14,18 @@
> >  #ifdef HAVE_BACKTRACE_SUPPORT
> >  #include <execinfo.h>
> >  #endif
> > +#include "addr_location.h"
> >  #include "color.h"
> > -#include "event.h"
> >  #include "debug.h"
> > +#include "event.h"
> > +#include "machine.h"
> > +#include "map.h"
> >  #include "print_binary.h"
> > +#include "srcline.h"
> > +#include "symbol.h"
> > +#include "synthetic-events.h"
> >  #include "target.h"
> > +#include "thread.h"
> >  #include "trace-event.h"
> >  #include "ui/helpline.h"
> >  #include "ui/ui.h"
> > @@ -298,21 +305,58 @@ void perf_debug_setup(void)
> >       libapi_set_print(pr_warning_wrapper, pr_warning_wrapper, pr_debug_wrapper);
> >  }
> >
> > +void __dump_stack(FILE *file, void **stackdump, size_t stackdump_size)
> > +{
> > +     /* TODO: async safety. printf, malloc, etc. aren't safe inside a signal handler. */
> > +     pid_t pid = getpid();
> > +     struct machine *machine = machine__new_live(/*kernel_maps=*/false, pid);
> > +     struct thread *thread = NULL;
> > +
> > +     if (machine)
> > +             thread = machine__find_thread(machine, pid, pid);
> > +
> > +     if (!machine || !thread) {
> > +             /*
> > +              * Backtrace functions are async signal safe. Fall back on them
> > +              * if machine/thread creation fails.
> > +              */
> > +             backtrace_symbols_fd(stackdump, stackdump_size, fileno(file));
> > +             machine__delete(machine);
> > +             return;
> > +     }
> > +
> > +     for (size_t i = 0; i < stackdump_size; i++) {
> > +             struct addr_location al;
> > +             u64 addr = (u64)stackdump[i];
> > +
> > +             addr_location__init(&al);
> > +             if (!thread__find_map(thread, PERF_RECORD_MISC_USER, addr, &al)) {
> > +                     addr_location__exit(&al);
> > +                     continue;
> > +             }
> > +
> > +             al.sym = map__find_symbol(al.map, al.addr);
> > +             if (al.sym)
> > +                     fprintf(file, "    #%zd %p in %s ", i, stackdump[i], al.sym->name);
> > +             else
> > +                     fprintf(file, "    #%zd %p ", i, stackdump[i]);
> > +
> > +             map__fprintf_srcline(al.map, al.addr, "", file);
> > +             fprintf(file, "\n");
> > +             addr_location__exit(&al);
> > +     }
> > +     thread__put(thread);
> > +     machine__delete(machine);
> > +}
> > +
> >  /* Obtain a backtrace and print it to stdout. */
> >  #ifdef HAVE_BACKTRACE_SUPPORT
> >  void dump_stack(void)
> >  {
> > -     void *array[16];
> > -     size_t size = backtrace(array, ARRAY_SIZE(array));
> > -     char **strings = backtrace_symbols(array, size);
> > -     size_t i;
> > -
> > -     printf("Obtained %zd stack frames.\n", size);
> > -
> > -     for (i = 0; i < size; i++)
> > -             printf("%s\n", strings[i]);
> > +     void *stackdump[32];
> > +     size_t size = backtrace(stackdump, ARRAY_SIZE(stackdump));
> >
> > -     free(strings);
> > +     __dump_stack(stdout, stackdump, size);
> >  }
> >  #else
> >  void dump_stack(void) {}
> > diff --git a/tools/perf/util/debug.h b/tools/perf/util/debug.h
> > index a4026d1fd6a3..6b737e195ce1 100644
> > --- a/tools/perf/util/debug.h
> > +++ b/tools/perf/util/debug.h
> > @@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ void debug_set_display_time(bool set);
> >  void perf_debug_setup(void);
> >  int perf_quiet_option(void);
> >
> > +void __dump_stack(FILE *file, void **stackdump, size_t stackdump_size);
> >  void dump_stack(void);
> >  void sighandler_dump_stack(int sig);
> >
> > --
> > 2.50.0.rc2.761.g2dc52ea45b-goog
> >

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