Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Mon, 12 Feb 2018 12:48:15 +0800 | From | "Du, Changbin" <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH v2] perf ftrace: Fix the buffer size in __write_tracing_file |
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Hi,
On Mon, Feb 12, 2018 at 10:55:27AM +0900, Namhyung Kim wrote: > Hello, > > On Thu, Feb 08, 2018 at 04:13:20PM +0800, changbin.du@intel.com wrote: > > From: Changbin Du <changbin.du@intel.com> > > > > The terminal character '\0' should take into account into size of the > > string buffer. Without this fix, the '--graph-funcs', '--nograph-funcs' > > and '--trace-funcs' options didn't work as expected when the <func> > > doesn't exist. If usersapce writes a non-terminated string, the kernel > > side will always return success but actually no filter applied. > > > > As discussed before, the kernel now support '\0' to mark the end of string: > > https://lkml.org/lkml/2018/1/16/116 > > > > After this fix in userspace, the perf will report correct error state. Also > > let it print an error if reset_tracing_files() fails. > > But what about old kernels? IIRC there was an error with this change. > Yes, you're right. I can't find a good compitable change. So what is the compatibilty policy for perf? If it must work with recent kernel, I think the only idea is leave as it was.
> Thanks, > Namhyung > > > > > > The problem: > > $ sudo ./perf ftrace -a --graph-depth 1 --graph-funcs abcdefg > > 0) 0.140 us | rcu_all_qs(); > > 3) 0.304 us | mutex_unlock(); > > 0) 0.153 us | find_vma(); > > 3) 0.088 us | __fsnotify_parent(); > > 0) 6.145 us | handle_mm_fault(); > > 3) 0.089 us | fsnotify(); > > 3) 0.161 us | __sb_end_write(); > > 3) 0.710 us | SyS_close(); > > 3) 7.848 us | exit_to_usermode_loop(); > > > > On above example, I specified function filter 'abcdefg' but all functions > > are enabled. The expected error is hidden. > > > > Signed-off-by: Changbin Du <changbin.du@intel.com> > > --- > > tools/perf/builtin-ftrace.c | 6 ++++-- > > 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) > > > > diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-ftrace.c b/tools/perf/builtin-ftrace.c > > index 25a42ac..a87e9b3 100644 > > --- a/tools/perf/builtin-ftrace.c > > +++ b/tools/perf/builtin-ftrace.c > > @@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ static int __write_tracing_file(const char *name, const char *val, bool append) > > { > > char *file; > > int fd, ret = -1; > > - ssize_t size = strlen(val); > > + ssize_t size = strlen(val) + 1; > > int flags = O_WRONLY; > > char errbuf[512]; > > > > @@ -280,8 +280,10 @@ static int __cmd_ftrace(struct perf_ftrace *ftrace, int argc, const char **argv) > > signal(SIGCHLD, sig_handler); > > signal(SIGPIPE, sig_handler); > > > > - if (reset_tracing_files(ftrace) < 0) > > + if (reset_tracing_files(ftrace) < 0) { > > + pr_err("failed to reset ftrace\n"); > > goto out; > > + } > > > > /* reset ftrace buffer */ > > if (write_tracing_file("trace", "0") < 0) > > -- > > 2.7.4 > >
-- Thanks, Changbin Du
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