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<title>Merge tag 'trace-v4.1' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/rostedt/linux-trace</title>
<updated>2015-04-14T17:49:03Z</updated>
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Pull tracing updates from Steven Rostedt:
 "Some clean ups and small fixes, but the biggest change is the addition
  of the TRACE_DEFINE_ENUM() macro that can be used by tracepoints.

  Tracepoints have helper functions for the TP_printk() called
  __print_symbolic() and __print_flags() that lets a numeric number be
  displayed as a a human comprehensible text.  What is placed in the
  TP_printk() is also shown in the tracepoint format file such that user
  space tools like perf and trace-cmd can parse the binary data and
  express the values too.  Unfortunately, the way the TRACE_EVENT()
  macro works, anything placed in the TP_printk() will be shown pretty
  much exactly as is.  The problem arises when enums are used.  That's
  because unlike macros, enums will not be changed into their values by
  the C pre-processor.  Thus, the enum string is exported to the format
  file, and this makes it useless for user space tools.

  The TRACE_DEFINE_ENUM() solves this by converting the enum strings in
  the TP_printk() format into their number, and that is what is shown to
  user space.  For example, the tracepoint tlb_flush currently has this
  in its format file:

     __print_symbolic(REC-&gt;reason,
        { TLB_FLUSH_ON_TASK_SWITCH, "flush on task switch" },
        { TLB_REMOTE_SHOOTDOWN, "remote shootdown" },
        { TLB_LOCAL_SHOOTDOWN, "local shootdown" },
        { TLB_LOCAL_MM_SHOOTDOWN, "local mm shootdown" })

  After adding:

     TRACE_DEFINE_ENUM(TLB_FLUSH_ON_TASK_SWITCH);
     TRACE_DEFINE_ENUM(TLB_REMOTE_SHOOTDOWN);
     TRACE_DEFINE_ENUM(TLB_LOCAL_SHOOTDOWN);
     TRACE_DEFINE_ENUM(TLB_LOCAL_MM_SHOOTDOWN);

  Its format file will contain this:

     __print_symbolic(REC-&gt;reason,
        { 0, "flush on task switch" },
        { 1, "remote shootdown" },
        { 2, "local shootdown" },
        { 3, "local mm shootdown" })"

* tag 'trace-v4.1' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/rostedt/linux-trace: (27 commits)
  tracing: Add enum_map file to show enums that have been mapped
  writeback: Export enums used by tracepoint to user space
  v4l: Export enums used by tracepoints to user space
  SUNRPC: Export enums in tracepoints to user space
  mm: tracing: Export enums in tracepoints to user space
  irq/tracing: Export enums in tracepoints to user space
  f2fs: Export the enums in the tracepoints to userspace
  net/9p/tracing: Export enums in tracepoints to userspace
  x86/tlb/trace: Export enums in used by tlb_flush tracepoint
  tracing/samples: Update the trace-event-sample.h with TRACE_DEFINE_ENUM()
  tracing: Allow for modules to convert their enums to values
  tracing: Add TRACE_DEFINE_ENUM() macro to map enums to their values
  tracing: Update trace-event-sample with TRACE_SYSTEM_VAR documentation
  tracing: Give system name a pointer
  brcmsmac: Move each system tracepoints to their own header
  iwlwifi: Move each system tracepoints to their own header
  mac80211: Move message tracepoints to their own header
  tracing: Add TRACE_SYSTEM_VAR to xhci-hcd
  tracing: Add TRACE_SYSTEM_VAR to kvm-s390
  tracing: Add TRACE_SYSTEM_VAR to intel-sst
  ...
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<title>Merge tag 'trace-4.1-tracefs' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/rostedt/linux-trace</title>
<updated>2015-04-14T17:22:29Z</updated>
<author>
<name>Linus Torvalds</name>
<email>torvalds@linux-foundation.org</email>
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<published>2015-04-14T17:22:29Z</published>
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Pull tracefs from Steven Rostedt:
 "This adds the new tracefs file system.

  This has been in linux-next for more than one release, as I had it
  ready for the 4.0 merge window, but a last minute thing that needed to
  go into Linux first had to be done.  That was that perf hard coded the
  file system number when reading /sys/kernel/debugfs/tracing directory
  making sure that the path had the debugfs mount # before it would
  parse the tracing file.  This broke other use cases of perf, and the
  check is removed.

  Now when mounting /sys/kernel/debug, tracefs is automatically mounted
  in /sys/kernel/debug/tracing such that old tools will still see that
  path as expected.  But now system admins can mount tracefs directly
  and not need to mount debugfs, which can expose security issues.  A
  new directory is created when tracefs is configured such that system
  admins can now mount it separately (/sys/kernel/tracing)"

* tag 'trace-4.1-tracefs' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/rostedt/linux-trace:
  tracing: Have mkdir and rmdir be part of tracefs
  tracefs: Add directory /sys/kernel/tracing
  tracing: Automatically mount tracefs on debugfs/tracing
  tracing: Convert the tracing facility over to use tracefs
  tracefs: Add new tracefs file system
  tracing: Create cmdline tracer options on tracing fs init
  tracing: Only create tracer options files if directory exists
  debugfs: Provide a file creation function that also takes an initial size
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<title>ftrace/x86: Let dynamic trampolines call ops-&gt;func even for dynamic fops</title>
<updated>2015-04-02T19:43:33Z</updated>
<author>
<name>Steven Rostedt (Red Hat)</name>
<email>rostedt@goodmis.org</email>
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<published>2015-02-19T14:56:14Z</published>
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Dynamically allocated trampolines call ftrace_ops_get_func to get the
function which they should call. For dynamic fops (FTRACE_OPS_FL_DYNAMIC
flag is set) ftrace_ops_list_func is always returned. This is reasonable
for static trampolines but goes against the main advantage of dynamic
ones, that is avoidance of going through the list of all registered
callbacks for functions that are only being traced by a single callback.

We can fix it by returning ops-&gt;func (or recursion safe version) from
ftrace_ops_get_func whenever it is possible for dynamic trampolines.

Note that dynamic trampolines are not allowed for dynamic fops if
CONFIG_PREEMPT=y.

Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/alpine.LNX.2.00.1501291023000.25445@pobox.suse.cz
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1424357773-13536-1-git-send-email-mbenes@suse.cz

Reported-by: Miroslav Benes &lt;mbenes@suse.cz&gt;
Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt &lt;rostedt@goodmis.org&gt;
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<title>ftrace: Fix ftrace enable ordering of sysctl ftrace_enabled</title>
<updated>2015-03-09T14:55:34Z</updated>
<author>
<name>Steven Rostedt (Red Hat)</name>
<email>rostedt@goodmis.org</email>
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<published>2015-03-07T00:55:13Z</published>
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Some archs (specifically PowerPC), are sensitive with the ordering of
the enabling of the calls to function tracing and setting of the
function to use to be traced.

That is, update_ftrace_function() sets what function the ftrace_caller
trampoline should call. Some archs require this to be set before
calling ftrace_run_update_code().

Another bug was discovered, that ftrace_startup_sysctl() called
ftrace_run_update_code() directly. If the function the ftrace_caller
trampoline changes, then it will not be updated. Instead a call
to ftrace_startup_enable() should be called because it tests to see
if the callback changed since the code was disabled, and will
tell the arch to update appropriately. Most archs do not need this
notification, but PowerPC does.

The problem could be seen by the following commands:

 # echo 0 &gt; /proc/sys/kernel/ftrace_enabled
 # echo function &gt; /sys/kernel/debug/tracing/current_tracer
 # echo 1 &gt; /proc/sys/kernel/ftrace_enabled
 # cat /sys/kernel/debug/tracing/trace

The trace will show that function tracing was not active.

Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org # 2.6.27+
Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt &lt;rostedt@goodmis.org&gt;
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<title>ftrace: Fix en(dis)able graph caller when en(dis)abling record via sysctl</title>
<updated>2015-03-09T14:50:51Z</updated>
<author>
<name>Pratyush Anand</name>
<email>panand@redhat.com</email>
</author>
<published>2015-03-06T18:28:06Z</published>
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When ftrace is enabled globally through the proc interface, we must check if
ftrace_graph_active is set. If it is set, then we should also pass the
FTRACE_START_FUNC_RET command to ftrace_run_update_code(). Similarly, when
ftrace is disabled globally through the proc interface, we must check if
ftrace_graph_active is set. If it is set, then we should also pass the
FTRACE_STOP_FUNC_RET command to ftrace_run_update_code().

Consider the following situation.

 # echo 0 &gt; /proc/sys/kernel/ftrace_enabled

After this ftrace_enabled = 0.

 # echo function_graph &gt; /sys/kernel/debug/tracing/current_tracer

Since ftrace_enabled = 0, ftrace_enable_ftrace_graph_caller() is never
called.

 # echo 1 &gt; /proc/sys/kernel/ftrace_enabled

Now ftrace_enabled will be set to true, but still
ftrace_enable_ftrace_graph_caller() will not be called, which is not
desired.

Further if we execute the following after this:
  # echo nop &gt; /sys/kernel/debug/tracing/current_tracer

Now since ftrace_enabled is set it will call
ftrace_disable_ftrace_graph_caller(), which causes a kernel warning on
the ARM platform.

On the ARM platform, when ftrace_enable_ftrace_graph_caller() is called,
it checks whether the old instruction is a nop or not. If it's not a nop,
then it returns an error. If it is a nop then it replaces instruction at
that address with a branch to ftrace_graph_caller.
ftrace_disable_ftrace_graph_caller() behaves just the opposite. Therefore,
if generic ftrace code ever calls either ftrace_enable_ftrace_graph_caller()
or ftrace_disable_ftrace_graph_caller() consecutively two times in a row,
then it will return an error, which will cause the generic ftrace code to
raise a warning.

Note, x86 does not have an issue with this because the architecture
specific code for ftrace_enable_ftrace_graph_caller() and
ftrace_disable_ftrace_graph_caller() does not check the previous state,
and calling either of these functions twice in a row has no ill effect.

Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/e4fbe64cdac0dd0e86a3bf914b0f83c0b419f146.1425666454.git.panand@redhat.com

Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org # 2.6.31+
Signed-off-by: Pratyush Anand &lt;panand@redhat.com&gt;
[
  removed extra if (ftrace_start_up) and defined ftrace_graph_active as 0
  if CONFIG_FUNCTION_GRAPH_TRACER is not set.
]
Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt &lt;rostedt@goodmis.org&gt;
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<title>ftrace: Clear REGS_EN and TRAMP_EN flags on disabling record via sysctl</title>
<updated>2015-03-09T14:46:00Z</updated>
<author>
<name>Steven Rostedt (Red Hat)</name>
<email>rostedt@goodmis.org</email>
</author>
<published>2015-03-05T04:10:28Z</published>
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When /proc/sys/kernel/ftrace_enabled is set to zero, all function
tracing is disabled. But the records that represent the functions
still hold information about the ftrace_ops that are hooked to them.

ftrace_ops may request "REGS" (have a full set of pt_regs passed to
the callback), or "TRAMP" (the ops has its own trampoline to use).
When the record is updated to represent the state of the ops hooked
to it, it sets "REGS_EN" and/or "TRAMP_EN" to state that the callback
points to the correct trampoline (REGS has its own trampoline).

When ftrace_enabled is set to zero, all ftrace locations are a nop,
so they do not point to any trampoline. But the _EN flags are still
set. This can cause the accounting to go wrong when ftrace_enabled
is cleared and an ops that has a trampoline is registered or unregistered.

For example, the following will cause ftrace to crash:

 # echo function_graph &gt; /sys/kernel/debug/tracing/current_tracer
 # echo 0 &gt; /proc/sys/kernel/ftrace_enabled
 # echo nop &gt; /sys/kernel/debug/tracing/current_tracer
 # echo 1 &gt; /proc/sys/kernel/ftrace_enabled
 # echo function_graph &gt; /sys/kernel/debug/tracing/current_tracer

As function_graph uses a trampoline, when ftrace_enabled is set to zero
the updates to the record are not done. When enabling function_graph
again, the record will still have the TRAMP_EN flag set, and it will
look for an op that has a trampoline other than the function_graph
ops, and fail to find one.

Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org # 3.17+
Reported-by: Pratyush Anand &lt;panand@redhat.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt &lt;rostedt@goodmis.org&gt;
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<title>Merge tag 'trace-v3.20' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/rostedt/linux-trace</title>
<updated>2015-02-12T16:37:41Z</updated>
<author>
<name>Linus Torvalds</name>
<email>torvalds@linux-foundation.org</email>
</author>
<published>2015-02-12T16:37:41Z</published>
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Pull tracing updates from Steven Rostedt:
 "The updates included in this pull request for ftrace are:

   o Several clean ups to the code

     One such clean up was to convert to 64 bit time keeping, in the
     ring buffer benchmark code.

   o Adding of __print_array() helper macro for TRACE_EVENT()

   o Updating the sample/trace_events/ to add samples of different ways
     to make trace events.  Lots of features have been added since the
     sample code was made, and these features are mostly unknown.
     Developers have been making their own hacks to do things that are
     already available.

   o Performance improvements.  Most notably, I found a performance bug
     where a waiter that is waiting for a full page from the ring buffer
     will see that a full page is not available, and go to sleep.  The
     sched event caused by it going to sleep would cause it to wake up
     again.  It would see that there was still not a full page, and go
     back to sleep again, and that would wake it up again, until finally
     it would see a full page.  This change has been marked for stable.

  Other improvements include removing global locks from fast paths"

* tag 'trace-v3.20' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/rostedt/linux-trace:
  ring-buffer: Do not wake up a splice waiter when page is not full
  tracing: Fix unmapping loop in tracing_mark_write
  tracing: Add samples of DECLARE_EVENT_CLASS() and DEFINE_EVENT()
  tracing: Add TRACE_EVENT_FN example
  tracing: Add TRACE_EVENT_CONDITION sample
  tracing: Update the TRACE_EVENT fields available in the sample code
  tracing: Separate out initializing top level dir from instances
  tracing: Make tracing_init_dentry_tr() static
  trace: Use 64-bit timekeeping
  tracing: Add array printing helper
  tracing: Remove newline from trace_printk warning banner
  tracing: Use IS_ERR() check for return value of tracing_init_dentry()
  tracing: Remove unneeded includes of debugfs.h and fs.h
  tracing: Remove taking of trace_types_lock in pipe files
  tracing: Add ref count to tracer for when they are being read by pipe
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<title>tracing: Convert the tracing facility over to use tracefs</title>
<updated>2015-02-03T17:48:41Z</updated>
<author>
<name>Steven Rostedt (Red Hat)</name>
<email>rostedt@goodmis.org</email>
</author>
<published>2015-01-20T17:13:40Z</published>
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debugfs was fine for the tracing facility as a quick way to get
an interface. Now that tracing has matured, it should separate itself
from debugfs such that it can be mounted separately without needing
to mount all of debugfs with it. That is, users resist using tracing
because it requires mounting debugfs. Having tracing have its own file
system lets users get the features of tracing without needing to bring
in the rest of the kernel's debug infrastructure.

Another reason for tracefs is that debubfs does not support mkdir.
Currently, to create instances, one does a mkdir in the tracing/instance
directory. This is implemented via a hack that forces debugfs to do
something it is not intended on doing. By converting over to tracefs, this
hack can be removed and mkdir can be properly implemented. This patch does
not address this yet, but it lays the ground work for that to be done.

Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt &lt;rostedt@goodmis.org&gt;
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<entry>
<title>Merge branch 'debugfs_automount' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/viro/vfs into trace/ftrace/tracefs</title>
<updated>2015-02-02T16:47:31Z</updated>
<author>
<name>Steven Rostedt (Red Hat)</name>
<email>rostedt@goodmis.org</email>
</author>
<published>2015-02-02T16:47:31Z</published>
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Pull in Al Viro's changes to debugfs that implement the new primitive:
debugfs_create_automount(), that creates a directory in debugfs that will
safely mount another file system automatically when debugfs is mounted.

This will let tracefs automount itself on top of debugfs/tracing directory.
</content>
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<title>tracing: Use IS_ERR() check for return value of tracing_init_dentry()</title>
<updated>2015-01-22T16:19:49Z</updated>
<author>
<name>Steven Rostedt (Red Hat)</name>
<email>rostedt@goodmis.org</email>
</author>
<published>2015-01-20T16:14:16Z</published>
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tracing_init_dentry() will soon return NULL as a valid pointer for the
top level tracing directroy. NULL can not be used as an error value.
Instead, switch to ERR_PTR() and check the return status with
IS_ERR().

Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt &lt;rostedt@goodmis.org&gt;
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