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Message-ID: <20250814160740.96150-2-phoenix500526@163.com>
Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2025 16:07:37 +0000
From: Jiawei Zhao <phoenix500526@....com>
To: ast@...nel.org
Cc: daniel@...earbox.net,
andrii@...nel.org,
yonghong.song@...ux.dev,
bpf@...r.kernel.org,
linux-kselftest@...r.kernel.org,
linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH bpf-next v10 1/3] libbpf: fix USDT SIB argument handling causing unrecognized register error
On x86-64, USDT arguments can be specified using Scale-Index-Base (SIB)
addressing, e.g. "1@-96(%rbp,%rax,8)". The current USDT implementation
in libbpf cannot parse this format, causing `bpf_program__attach_usdt()`
to fail with -ENOENT (unrecognized register).
This patch fixes this by implementing the necessary changes:
- add correct handling for SIB-addressed arguments in `bpf_usdt_arg`.
- add adaptive support to `__bpf_usdt_arg_type` and
`__bpf_usdt_arg_spec` to represent SIB addressing parameters.
Signed-off-by: Jiawei Zhao <phoenix500526@....com>
---
tools/lib/bpf/usdt.bpf.h | 54 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
tools/lib/bpf/usdt.c | 61 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----
2 files changed, 108 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/usdt.bpf.h b/tools/lib/bpf/usdt.bpf.h
index 2a7865c8e3fe..1e6de0afe65d 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/usdt.bpf.h
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/usdt.bpf.h
@@ -34,13 +34,31 @@ enum __bpf_usdt_arg_type {
BPF_USDT_ARG_CONST,
BPF_USDT_ARG_REG,
BPF_USDT_ARG_REG_DEREF,
+ BPF_USDT_ARG_SIB,
};
+/*
+ * To preserve overall layout and avoid growing this struct while adding SIB
+ * extras, we keep 4 bytes worth of space after val_off:
+ *
+ * - arg_type is stored as a single byte (values from enum below)
+ * - idx_packed is a 16-bit field packing idx_reg_off (high 12 bits)
+ * and scale shift (low 4 bits, i.e., scale = 1 << shift)
+ * - reserved is one spare byte for future use
+ *
+ * This keeps the offset of reg_off identical to the historical layout
+ * (val_off:8 + 4 bytes here), ensuring backwards/forwards compatibility for
+ * non-SIB modes that only rely on val_off/arg_type/reg_off/... offsets.
+ */
struct __bpf_usdt_arg_spec {
/* u64 scalar interpreted depending on arg_type, see below */
__u64 val_off;
/* arg location case, see bpf_usdt_arg() for details */
- enum __bpf_usdt_arg_type arg_type;
+ __u8 arg_type;
+ /* packed: [15:4] idx_reg_off, [3:0] scale_shift */
+ __u16 idx_packed;
+ /* reserved for future use, keeps reg_off offset stable */
+ __u8 reserved;
/* offset of referenced register within struct pt_regs */
short reg_off;
/* whether arg should be interpreted as signed value */
@@ -52,6 +70,10 @@ struct __bpf_usdt_arg_spec {
char arg_bitshift;
};
+/* Helpers to (un)pack SIB extras from idx_packed without relying on bitfields. */
+#define USDT_IDX_OFF(packed) ((packed) >> 4)
+#define USDT_IDX_SCALE_SHIFT(packed) ((packed) & 0x000f)
+
/* should match USDT_MAX_ARG_CNT in usdt.c exactly */
#define BPF_USDT_MAX_ARG_CNT 12
struct __bpf_usdt_spec {
@@ -149,8 +171,9 @@ int bpf_usdt_arg(struct pt_regs *ctx, __u64 arg_num, long *res)
{
struct __bpf_usdt_spec *spec;
struct __bpf_usdt_arg_spec *arg_spec;
- unsigned long val;
+ unsigned long val, idx;
int err, spec_id;
+ int idx_off = 0, scale = 0;
*res = 0;
@@ -202,6 +225,33 @@ int bpf_usdt_arg(struct pt_regs *ctx, __u64 arg_num, long *res)
return err;
#if __BYTE_ORDER__ == __ORDER_BIG_ENDIAN__
val >>= arg_spec->arg_bitshift;
+#endif
+ break;
+ case BPF_USDT_ARG_SIB:
+ /* Arg is in memory addressed by SIB (Scale-Index-Base) mode
+ * (e.g., "-1@-96(%rbp,%rax,8)" in USDT arg spec). Register
+ * is identified like with BPF_USDT_ARG_SIB case, the offset
+ * is in arg_spec->val_off, the scale factor is in arg_spec->scale.
+ * Firstly, we fetch the base register contents and the index
+ * register contents from pt_regs. Secondly, we multiply the
+ * index register contents by the scale factor, then add the
+ * base address and the offset to get the final address. Finally,
+ * we do another user-space probe read to fetch argument value
+ * itself.
+ */
+ idx_off = USDT_IDX_OFF(arg_spec->idx_packed);
+ scale = 1UL << USDT_IDX_SCALE_SHIFT(arg_spec->idx_packed);
+ err = bpf_probe_read_kernel(&val, sizeof(val), (void *)ctx + arg_spec->reg_off);
+ if (err)
+ return err;
+ err = bpf_probe_read_kernel(&idx, sizeof(idx), (void *)ctx + idx_off);
+ if (err)
+ return err;
+ err = bpf_probe_read_user(&val, sizeof(val), (void *)val + idx * scale + arg_spec->val_off);
+ if (err)
+ return err;
+#if __BYTE_ORDER__ == __ORDER_BIG_ENDIAN__
+ val >>= arg_spec->arg_bitshift;
#endif
break;
default:
diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/usdt.c b/tools/lib/bpf/usdt.c
index 3373b9d45ac4..0a6499f654fc 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/usdt.c
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/usdt.c
@@ -200,12 +200,15 @@ enum usdt_arg_type {
USDT_ARG_CONST,
USDT_ARG_REG,
USDT_ARG_REG_DEREF,
+ USDT_ARG_SIB,
};
/* should match exactly struct __bpf_usdt_arg_spec from usdt.bpf.h */
struct usdt_arg_spec {
__u64 val_off;
- enum usdt_arg_type arg_type;
+ __u8 arg_type; /* enum value stored as u8 */
+ __u16 idx_packed; /* [15:4]=idx_reg_off, [3:0]=scale_shift */
+ __u8 reserved; /* keep reg_off offset stable */
short reg_off;
bool arg_signed;
char arg_bitshift;
@@ -214,6 +217,10 @@ struct usdt_arg_spec {
/* should match BPF_USDT_MAX_ARG_CNT in usdt.bpf.h */
#define USDT_MAX_ARG_CNT 12
+/* Helpers to (un)pack SIB extras from idx_packed without relying on bitfields. */
+#define BPF_USDT_IDX_PACK(idx_off, scale_shift) \
+ ((__u16)(((__u16)((idx_off) & 0x0fff)) << 4) | (__u16)((scale_shift) & 0x000f))
+
/* should match struct __bpf_usdt_spec from usdt.bpf.h */
struct usdt_spec {
struct usdt_arg_spec args[USDT_MAX_ARG_CNT];
@@ -1283,11 +1290,54 @@ static int calc_pt_regs_off(const char *reg_name)
static int parse_usdt_arg(const char *arg_str, int arg_num, struct usdt_arg_spec *arg, int *arg_sz)
{
- char reg_name[16];
- int len, reg_off;
- long off;
+ char reg_name[16] = {0}, idx_reg_name[16] = {0};
+ int len, reg_off, idx_reg_off, scale = 1;
+ long off = 0;
+ __u16 scale_shift;
+
+ if (sscanf(arg_str, " %d @ %ld ( %%%15[^,] , %%%15[^,] , %d ) %n",
+ arg_sz, &off, reg_name, idx_reg_name, &scale, &len) == 5 ||
+ sscanf(arg_str, " %d @ ( %%%15[^,] , %%%15[^,] , %d ) %n",
+ arg_sz, reg_name, idx_reg_name, &scale, &len) == 4 ||
+ sscanf(arg_str, " %d @ %ld ( %%%15[^,] , %%%15[^)] ) %n",
+ arg_sz, &off, reg_name, idx_reg_name, &len) == 4 ||
+ sscanf(arg_str, " %d @ ( %%%15[^,] , %%%15[^)] ) %n",
+ arg_sz, reg_name, idx_reg_name, &len) == 3
+ ) {
+ /*
+ * Scale Index Base case:
+ * 1@-96(%rbp,%rax,8)
+ * 1@(%rbp,%rax,8)
+ * 1@-96(%rbp,%rax)
+ * 1@(%rbp,%rax)
+ */
+ arg->arg_type = USDT_ARG_SIB;
+ arg->val_off = off;
- if (sscanf(arg_str, " %d @ %ld ( %%%15[^)] ) %n", arg_sz, &off, reg_name, &len) == 3) {
+ reg_off = calc_pt_regs_off(reg_name);
+ if (reg_off < 0)
+ return reg_off;
+ arg->reg_off = reg_off;
+
+ idx_reg_off = calc_pt_regs_off(idx_reg_name);
+ if (idx_reg_off < 0)
+ return idx_reg_off;
+ /* pack idx_reg_off and scale shift (scale in {1,2,4,8}) */
+ if (scale == 1)
+ scale_shift = 0;
+ else if (scale == 2)
+ scale_shift = 1;
+ else if (scale == 4)
+ scale_shift = 2;
+ else if (scale == 8)
+ scale_shift = 3;
+ else {
+ pr_warn("usdt: invalid SIB scale %d, expected 1,2,4,8; defaulting to 1\n", scale);
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
+ arg->idx_packed = BPF_USDT_IDX_PACK(idx_reg_off, scale_shift);
+ } else if (sscanf(arg_str, " %d @ %ld ( %%%15[^)] ) %n",
+ arg_sz, &off, reg_name, &len) == 3) {
/* Memory dereference case, e.g., -4@-20(%rbp) */
arg->arg_type = USDT_ARG_REG_DEREF;
arg->val_off = off;
@@ -1306,6 +1356,7 @@ static int parse_usdt_arg(const char *arg_str, int arg_num, struct usdt_arg_spec
} else if (sscanf(arg_str, " %d @ %%%15s %n", arg_sz, reg_name, &len) == 2) {
/* Register read case, e.g., -4@...x */
arg->arg_type = USDT_ARG_REG;
+ /* register read has no memory offset */
arg->val_off = 0;
reg_off = calc_pt_regs_off(reg_name);
--
2.43.0
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