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authorTom Zanussi <zanussi@kernel.org>2020-01-29 12:59:28 -0600
committerSteven Rostedt (VMware) <rostedt@goodmis.org>2020-01-30 09:46:28 -0500
commit9fe41efaca08416657efa8731c0d47ccb6a3f3eb (patch)
treeddf62793ca37017f4e6feb9cc277d348024de872 /kernel
parent8dcc53ad956d2caf4c5c2dda196e6801b71a3154 (diff)
downloadlinux-9fe41efaca08416657efa8731c0d47ccb6a3f3eb.tar.bz2
tracing: Add synth event generation test module
Add a test module that checks the basic functionality of the in-kernel synthetic event generation API by generating and tracing synthetic events from a module. Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/fcb4dd9eb9eefb70ab20538d3529d51642389664.1580323897.git.zanussi@kernel.org Acked-by: Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@kernel.org> Signed-off-by: Tom Zanussi <zanussi@kernel.org> Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt (VMware) <rostedt@goodmis.org>
Diffstat (limited to 'kernel')
-rw-r--r--kernel/trace/Kconfig13
-rw-r--r--kernel/trace/Makefile1
-rw-r--r--kernel/trace/synth_event_gen_test.c523
3 files changed, 537 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/kernel/trace/Kconfig b/kernel/trace/Kconfig
index 75326d8ab1af..4f2041166a2f 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/Kconfig
+++ b/kernel/trace/Kconfig
@@ -774,6 +774,19 @@ config PREEMPTIRQ_DELAY_TEST
If unsure, say N
+config SYNTH_EVENT_GEN_TEST
+ tristate "Test module for in-kernel synthetic event generation"
+ depends on HIST_TRIGGERS
+ help
+ This option creates a test module to check the base
+ functionality of in-kernel synthetic event definition and
+ generation.
+
+ To test, insert the module, and then check the trace buffer
+ for the generated sample events.
+
+ If unsure, say N.
+
config TRACE_EVAL_MAP_FILE
bool "Show eval mappings for trace events"
depends on TRACING
diff --git a/kernel/trace/Makefile b/kernel/trace/Makefile
index 395e2db9c742..32012f50fb79 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/Makefile
+++ b/kernel/trace/Makefile
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_TRACING) += trace_stat.o
obj-$(CONFIG_TRACING) += trace_printk.o
obj-$(CONFIG_TRACING_MAP) += tracing_map.o
obj-$(CONFIG_PREEMPTIRQ_DELAY_TEST) += preemptirq_delay_test.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_SYNTH_EVENT_GEN_TEST) += synth_event_gen_test.o
obj-$(CONFIG_CONTEXT_SWITCH_TRACER) += trace_sched_switch.o
obj-$(CONFIG_FUNCTION_TRACER) += trace_functions.o
obj-$(CONFIG_PREEMPTIRQ_TRACEPOINTS) += trace_preemptirq.o
diff --git a/kernel/trace/synth_event_gen_test.c b/kernel/trace/synth_event_gen_test.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..4aefe003cb7c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kernel/trace/synth_event_gen_test.c
@@ -0,0 +1,523 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+/*
+ * Test module for in-kernel sythetic event creation and generation.
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2019 Tom Zanussi <zanussi@kernel.org>
+ */
+
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/trace_events.h>
+
+/*
+ * This module is a simple test of basic functionality for in-kernel
+ * synthetic event creation and generation, the first and second tests
+ * using synth_event_gen_cmd_start() and synth_event_add_field(), the
+ * third uses synth_event_create() to do it all at once with a static
+ * field array.
+ *
+ * Following that are a few examples using the created events to test
+ * various ways of tracing a synthetic event.
+ *
+ * To test, select CONFIG_SYNTH_EVENT_GEN_TEST and build the module.
+ * Then:
+ *
+ * # insmod kernel/trace/synth_event_gen_test.ko
+ * # cat /sys/kernel/debug/tracing/trace
+ *
+ * You should see several events in the trace buffer -
+ * "create_synth_test", "empty_synth_test", and several instances of
+ * "gen_synth_test".
+ *
+ * To remove the events, remove the module:
+ *
+ * # rmmod synth_event_gen_test
+ *
+ */
+
+static struct trace_event_file *create_synth_test;
+static struct trace_event_file *empty_synth_test;
+static struct trace_event_file *gen_synth_test;
+
+/*
+ * Test to make sure we can create a synthetic event, then add more
+ * fields.
+ */
+static int __init test_gen_synth_cmd(void)
+{
+ struct dynevent_cmd cmd;
+ u64 vals[7];
+ char *buf;
+ int ret;
+
+ /* Create a buffer to hold the generated command */
+ buf = kzalloc(MAX_DYNEVENT_CMD_LEN, GFP_KERNEL);
+ if (!buf)
+ return -ENOMEM;
+
+ /* Before generating the command, initialize the cmd object */
+ synth_event_cmd_init(&cmd, buf, MAX_DYNEVENT_CMD_LEN);
+
+ /*
+ * Create the empty gen_synth_test synthetic event with the
+ * first 4 fields.
+ */
+ ret = synth_event_gen_cmd_start(&cmd, "gen_synth_test", THIS_MODULE,
+ "pid_t", "next_pid_field",
+ "char[16]", "next_comm_field",
+ "u64", "ts_ns",
+ "u64", "ts_ms");
+ if (ret)
+ goto free;
+
+ /* Use synth_event_add_field to add the rest of the fields */
+
+ ret = synth_event_add_field(&cmd, "unsigned int", "cpu");
+ if (ret)
+ goto free;
+
+ ret = synth_event_add_field(&cmd, "char[64]", "my_string_field");
+ if (ret)
+ goto free;
+
+ ret = synth_event_add_field(&cmd, "int", "my_int_field");
+ if (ret)
+ goto free;
+
+ ret = synth_event_gen_cmd_end(&cmd);
+ if (ret)
+ goto free;
+
+ /*
+ * Now get the gen_synth_test event file. We need to prevent
+ * the instance and event from disappearing from underneath
+ * us, which trace_get_event_file() does (though in this case
+ * we're using the top-level instance which never goes away).
+ */
+ gen_synth_test = trace_get_event_file(NULL, "synthetic",
+ "gen_synth_test");
+ if (IS_ERR(gen_synth_test)) {
+ ret = PTR_ERR(gen_synth_test);
+ goto delete;
+ }
+
+ /* Enable the event or you won't see anything */
+ ret = trace_array_set_clr_event(gen_synth_test->tr,
+ "synthetic", "gen_synth_test", true);
+ if (ret) {
+ trace_put_event_file(gen_synth_test);
+ goto delete;
+ }
+
+ /* Create some bogus values just for testing */
+
+ vals[0] = 777; /* next_pid_field */
+ vals[1] = (u64)"hula hoops"; /* next_comm_field */
+ vals[2] = 1000000; /* ts_ns */
+ vals[3] = 1000; /* ts_ms */
+ vals[4] = smp_processor_id(); /* cpu */
+ vals[5] = (u64)"thneed"; /* my_string_field */
+ vals[6] = 598; /* my_int_field */
+
+ /* Now generate a gen_synth_test event */
+ ret = synth_event_trace_array(gen_synth_test, vals, ARRAY_SIZE(vals));
+ out:
+ return ret;
+ delete:
+ /* We got an error after creating the event, delete it */
+ synth_event_delete("gen_synth_test");
+ free:
+ kfree(buf);
+
+ goto out;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Test to make sure we can create an initially empty synthetic event,
+ * then add all the fields.
+ */
+static int __init test_empty_synth_event(void)
+{
+ struct dynevent_cmd cmd;
+ u64 vals[7];
+ char *buf;
+ int ret;
+
+ /* Create a buffer to hold the generated command */
+ buf = kzalloc(MAX_DYNEVENT_CMD_LEN, GFP_KERNEL);
+ if (!buf)
+ return -ENOMEM;
+
+ /* Before generating the command, initialize the cmd object */
+ synth_event_cmd_init(&cmd, buf, MAX_DYNEVENT_CMD_LEN);
+
+ /*
+ * Create the empty_synth_test synthetic event with no fields.
+ */
+ ret = synth_event_gen_cmd_start(&cmd, "empty_synth_test", THIS_MODULE);
+ if (ret)
+ goto free;
+
+ /* Use synth_event_add_field to add all of the fields */
+
+ ret = synth_event_add_field(&cmd, "pid_t", "next_pid_field");
+ if (ret)
+ goto free;
+
+ ret = synth_event_add_field(&cmd, "char[16]", "next_comm_field");
+ if (ret)
+ goto free;
+
+ ret = synth_event_add_field(&cmd, "u64", "ts_ns");
+ if (ret)
+ goto free;
+
+ ret = synth_event_add_field(&cmd, "u64", "ts_ms");
+ if (ret)
+ goto free;
+
+ ret = synth_event_add_field(&cmd, "unsigned int", "cpu");
+ if (ret)
+ goto free;
+
+ ret = synth_event_add_field(&cmd, "char[64]", "my_string_field");
+ if (ret)
+ goto free;
+
+ ret = synth_event_add_field(&cmd, "int", "my_int_field");
+ if (ret)
+ goto free;
+
+ /* All fields have been added, close and register the synth event */
+
+ ret = synth_event_gen_cmd_end(&cmd);
+ if (ret)
+ goto free;
+
+ /*
+ * Now get the empty_synth_test event file. We need to
+ * prevent the instance and event from disappearing from
+ * underneath us, which trace_get_event_file() does (though in
+ * this case we're using the top-level instance which never
+ * goes away).
+ */
+ empty_synth_test = trace_get_event_file(NULL, "synthetic",
+ "empty_synth_test");
+ if (IS_ERR(empty_synth_test)) {
+ ret = PTR_ERR(empty_synth_test);
+ goto delete;
+ }
+
+ /* Enable the event or you won't see anything */
+ ret = trace_array_set_clr_event(empty_synth_test->tr,
+ "synthetic", "empty_synth_test", true);
+ if (ret) {
+ trace_put_event_file(empty_synth_test);
+ goto delete;
+ }
+
+ /* Create some bogus values just for testing */
+
+ vals[0] = 777; /* next_pid_field */
+ vals[1] = (u64)"tiddlywinks"; /* next_comm_field */
+ vals[2] = 1000000; /* ts_ns */
+ vals[3] = 1000; /* ts_ms */
+ vals[4] = smp_processor_id(); /* cpu */
+ vals[5] = (u64)"thneed_2.0"; /* my_string_field */
+ vals[6] = 399; /* my_int_field */
+
+ /* Now trace an empty_synth_test event */
+ ret = synth_event_trace_array(empty_synth_test, vals, ARRAY_SIZE(vals));
+ out:
+ return ret;
+ delete:
+ /* We got an error after creating the event, delete it */
+ synth_event_delete("empty_synth_test");
+ free:
+ kfree(buf);
+
+ goto out;
+}
+
+static struct synth_field_desc create_synth_test_fields[] = {
+ { .type = "pid_t", .name = "next_pid_field" },
+ { .type = "char[16]", .name = "next_comm_field" },
+ { .type = "u64", .name = "ts_ns" },
+ { .type = "u64", .name = "ts_ms" },
+ { .type = "unsigned int", .name = "cpu" },
+ { .type = "char[64]", .name = "my_string_field" },
+ { .type = "int", .name = "my_int_field" },
+};
+
+/*
+ * Test synthetic event creation all at once from array of field
+ * descriptors.
+ */
+static int __init test_create_synth_event(void)
+{
+ u64 vals[7];
+ int ret;
+
+ /* Create the create_synth_test event with the fields above */
+ ret = synth_event_create("create_synth_test",
+ create_synth_test_fields,
+ ARRAY_SIZE(create_synth_test_fields),
+ THIS_MODULE);
+ if (ret)
+ goto out;
+
+ /*
+ * Now get the create_synth_test event file. We need to
+ * prevent the instance and event from disappearing from
+ * underneath us, which trace_get_event_file() does (though in
+ * this case we're using the top-level instance which never
+ * goes away).
+ */
+ create_synth_test = trace_get_event_file(NULL, "synthetic",
+ "create_synth_test");
+ if (IS_ERR(create_synth_test)) {
+ ret = PTR_ERR(create_synth_test);
+ goto delete;
+ }
+
+ /* Enable the event or you won't see anything */
+ ret = trace_array_set_clr_event(create_synth_test->tr,
+ "synthetic", "create_synth_test", true);
+ if (ret) {
+ trace_put_event_file(create_synth_test);
+ goto delete;
+ }
+
+ /* Create some bogus values just for testing */
+
+ vals[0] = 777; /* next_pid_field */
+ vals[1] = (u64)"tiddlywinks"; /* next_comm_field */
+ vals[2] = 1000000; /* ts_ns */
+ vals[3] = 1000; /* ts_ms */
+ vals[4] = smp_processor_id(); /* cpu */
+ vals[5] = (u64)"thneed"; /* my_string_field */
+ vals[6] = 398; /* my_int_field */
+
+ /* Now generate a create_synth_test event */
+ ret = synth_event_trace_array(create_synth_test, vals, ARRAY_SIZE(vals));
+ out:
+ return ret;
+ delete:
+ /* We got an error after creating the event, delete it */
+ ret = synth_event_delete("create_synth_test");
+
+ goto out;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Test tracing a synthetic event by reserving trace buffer space,
+ * then filling in fields one after another.
+ */
+static int __init test_add_next_synth_val(void)
+{
+ struct synth_event_trace_state trace_state;
+ int ret;
+
+ /* Start by reserving space in the trace buffer */
+ ret = synth_event_trace_start(gen_synth_test, &trace_state);
+ if (ret)
+ return ret;
+
+ /* Write some bogus values into the trace buffer, one after another */
+
+ /* next_pid_field */
+ ret = synth_event_add_next_val(777, &trace_state);
+ if (ret)
+ goto out;
+
+ /* next_comm_field */
+ ret = synth_event_add_next_val((u64)"slinky", &trace_state);
+ if (ret)
+ goto out;
+
+ /* ts_ns */
+ ret = synth_event_add_next_val(1000000, &trace_state);
+ if (ret)
+ goto out;
+
+ /* ts_ms */
+ ret = synth_event_add_next_val(1000, &trace_state);
+ if (ret)
+ goto out;
+
+ /* cpu */
+ ret = synth_event_add_next_val(smp_processor_id(), &trace_state);
+ if (ret)
+ goto out;
+
+ /* my_string_field */
+ ret = synth_event_add_next_val((u64)"thneed_2.01", &trace_state);
+ if (ret)
+ goto out;
+
+ /* my_int_field */
+ ret = synth_event_add_next_val(395, &trace_state);
+ out:
+ /* Finally, commit the event */
+ ret = synth_event_trace_end(&trace_state);
+
+ return ret;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Test tracing a synthetic event by reserving trace buffer space,
+ * then filling in fields using field names, which can be done in any
+ * order.
+ */
+static int __init test_add_synth_val(void)
+{
+ struct synth_event_trace_state trace_state;
+ int ret;
+
+ /* Start by reserving space in the trace buffer */
+ ret = synth_event_trace_start(gen_synth_test, &trace_state);
+ if (ret)
+ return ret;
+
+ /* Write some bogus values into the trace buffer, using field names */
+
+ ret = synth_event_add_val("ts_ns", 1000000, &trace_state);
+ if (ret)
+ goto out;
+
+ ret = synth_event_add_val("ts_ms", 1000, &trace_state);
+ if (ret)
+ goto out;
+
+ ret = synth_event_add_val("cpu", smp_processor_id(), &trace_state);
+ if (ret)
+ goto out;
+
+ ret = synth_event_add_val("next_pid_field", 777, &trace_state);
+ if (ret)
+ goto out;
+
+ ret = synth_event_add_val("next_comm_field", (u64)"silly putty",
+ &trace_state);
+ if (ret)
+ goto out;
+
+ ret = synth_event_add_val("my_string_field", (u64)"thneed_9",
+ &trace_state);
+ if (ret)
+ goto out;
+
+ ret = synth_event_add_val("my_int_field", 3999, &trace_state);
+ out:
+ /* Finally, commit the event */
+ ret = synth_event_trace_end(&trace_state);
+
+ return ret;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Test tracing a synthetic event all at once from array of values.
+ */
+static int __init test_trace_synth_event(void)
+{
+ int ret;
+
+ /* Trace some bogus values just for testing */
+ ret = synth_event_trace(create_synth_test, 7, /* number of values */
+ 444, /* next_pid_field */
+ (u64)"clackers", /* next_comm_field */
+ 1000000, /* ts_ns */
+ 1000, /* ts_ms */
+ smp_processor_id(), /* cpu */
+ (u64)"Thneed", /* my_string_field */
+ 999); /* my_int_field */
+ return ret;
+}
+
+static int __init synth_event_gen_test_init(void)
+{
+ int ret;
+
+ ret = test_gen_synth_cmd();
+ if (ret)
+ return ret;
+
+ ret = test_empty_synth_event();
+ if (ret) {
+ WARN_ON(trace_array_set_clr_event(gen_synth_test->tr,
+ "synthetic",
+ "gen_synth_test", false));
+ trace_put_event_file(gen_synth_test);
+ WARN_ON(synth_event_delete("gen_synth_test"));
+ goto out;
+ }
+
+ ret = test_create_synth_event();
+ if (ret) {
+ WARN_ON(trace_array_set_clr_event(gen_synth_test->tr,
+ "synthetic",
+ "gen_synth_test", false));
+ trace_put_event_file(gen_synth_test);
+ WARN_ON(synth_event_delete("gen_synth_test"));
+
+ WARN_ON(trace_array_set_clr_event(empty_synth_test->tr,
+ "synthetic",
+ "empty_synth_test", false));
+ trace_put_event_file(empty_synth_test);
+ WARN_ON(synth_event_delete("empty_synth_test"));
+ goto out;
+ }
+
+ ret = test_add_next_synth_val();
+ WARN_ON(ret);
+
+ ret = test_add_synth_val();
+ WARN_ON(ret);
+
+ ret = test_trace_synth_event();
+ WARN_ON(ret);
+ out:
+ return ret;
+}
+
+static void __exit synth_event_gen_test_exit(void)
+{
+ /* Disable the event or you can't remove it */
+ WARN_ON(trace_array_set_clr_event(gen_synth_test->tr,
+ "synthetic",
+ "gen_synth_test", false));
+
+ /* Now give the file and instance back */
+ trace_put_event_file(gen_synth_test);
+
+ /* Now unregister and free the synthetic event */
+ WARN_ON(synth_event_delete("gen_synth_test"));
+
+ /* Disable the event or you can't remove it */
+ WARN_ON(trace_array_set_clr_event(empty_synth_test->tr,
+ "synthetic",
+ "empty_synth_test", false));
+
+ /* Now give the file and instance back */
+ trace_put_event_file(empty_synth_test);
+
+ /* Now unregister and free the synthetic event */
+ WARN_ON(synth_event_delete("empty_synth_test"));
+
+ /* Disable the event or you can't remove it */
+ WARN_ON(trace_array_set_clr_event(create_synth_test->tr,
+ "synthetic",
+ "create_synth_test", false));
+
+ /* Now give the file and instance back */
+ trace_put_event_file(create_synth_test);
+
+ /* Now unregister and free the synthetic event */
+ WARN_ON(synth_event_delete("create_synth_test"));
+}
+
+module_init(synth_event_gen_test_init)
+module_exit(synth_event_gen_test_exit)
+
+MODULE_AUTHOR("Tom Zanussi");
+MODULE_DESCRIPTION("synthetic event generation test");
+MODULE_LICENSE("GPL v2");