linux/tools/perf
Jiri Olsa b168852eb8 perf tools: Rework prologue generation code
Some functions we use for bpf prologue generation are going to be
deprecated. This change reworks current code not to use them.

We need to replace following functions/struct:
   bpf_program__set_prep
   bpf_program__nth_fd
   struct bpf_prog_prep_result

Currently we use bpf_program__set_prep to hook perf callback before
program is loaded and provide new instructions with the prologue.

We replace this function/ality by taking instructions for specific
program, attaching prologue to them and load such new ebpf programs
with prologue using separate bpf_prog_load calls (outside libbpf
load machinery).

Before we can take and use program instructions, we need libbpf to
actually load it. This way we get the final shape of its instructions
with all relocations and verifier adjustments).

There's one glitch though.. perf kprobe program already assumes
generated prologue code with proper values in argument registers,
so loading such program directly will fail in the verifier.

That's where the fallback pre-load handler fits in and prepends
the initialization code to the program. Once such program is loaded
we take its instructions, cut off the initialization code and prepend
the prologue.

I know.. sorry ;-)

To have access to the program when loading this patch adds support to
register 'fallback' section handler to take care of perf kprobe programs.
The fallback means that it handles any section definition besides the
ones that libbpf handles.

The handler serves two purposes:
  - allows perf programs to have special arguments in section name
  - allows perf to use pre-load callback where we can attach init
    code (zeroing all argument registers) to each perf program

Suggested-by: Andrii Nakryiko <andrii@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Andrii Nakryiko <andrii@kernel.org>
Tested-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@redhat.com>
Acked-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@redhat.com>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/20220616202214.70359-2-jolsa@kernel.org
2022-06-24 13:36:23 -07:00
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arch perf mem: Trace physical address for Arm SPE events 2022-06-03 21:39:27 +02:00
bench Merge remote-tracking branch 'torvalds/master' into perf/core 2022-05-23 09:32:49 -03:00
dlfilters perf dlfilter: Drop unused variable 2021-12-16 12:18:11 -03:00
Documentation perf docs: Correct typo of event_sources 2022-06-03 21:14:51 +02:00
examples/bpf
include perf build: Move perf_dlfilters.h in the source tree 2021-08-11 09:35:24 -03:00
jvmti
pmu-events perf vendor events intel: Update metrics for Alderlake 2022-06-03 21:45:32 +02:00
python perf python: Convert tracepoint.py example to python3 2022-04-01 16:19:35 -03:00
scripts perf scripts python: Support Arm CoreSight trace data disassembly 2022-05-27 13:22:14 -03:00
tests perf test arm-spe: Check if perf-record hangs when recording workload with forks 2022-06-03 21:18:35 +02:00
trace perf beauty: Update copy of linux/socket.h with the kernel sources 2022-04-01 16:19:34 -03:00
ui perf annotate: Avoid TUI crash when navigating in the annotation of recursive functions 2022-01-10 15:47:30 -03:00
util perf tools: Rework prologue generation code 2022-06-24 13:36:23 -07:00
.gitignore perf tools: Delete perf-with-kcore.sh script 2022-04-27 20:11:26 -03:00
Build
builtin-annotate.c perf annotate: Add --percent-limit option 2022-05-10 14:37:55 -03:00
builtin-bench.c perf bench: Add breakpoint benchmarks 2022-05-13 11:00:38 -03:00
builtin-buildid-cache.c perf record: Disable debuginfod by default 2022-01-15 17:41:25 -03:00
builtin-buildid-list.c perf tools: Remove repipe argument from perf_session__new() 2021-08-02 10:06:51 -03:00
builtin-c2c.c perf c2c: Fix sorting in percent_rmt_hitm_cmp() 2022-06-03 21:40:15 +02:00
builtin-config.c
builtin-daemon.c perf daemon: Remove duplicate sys/file.h include 2021-10-08 15:14:50 -03:00
builtin-data.c perf data: Don't mention --to-ctf if it's not supported 2022-02-22 21:23:08 -03:00
builtin-diff.c perf tools: Remove repipe argument from perf_session__new() 2021-08-02 10:06:51 -03:00
builtin-evlist.c perf tools: Remove repipe argument from perf_session__new() 2021-08-02 10:06:51 -03:00
builtin-ftrace.c perf evlist: Rename cpus to user_requested_cpus 2022-04-01 16:19:35 -03:00
builtin-help.c
builtin-inject.c perf inject: Keep a copy of kcore_dir 2022-05-23 10:11:49 -03:00
builtin-kallsyms.c
builtin-kmem.c perf tools: Enhance the matching of sub-commands abbreviations 2022-03-26 10:55:57 -03:00
builtin-kvm.c perf kvm report: Add guest_code support 2022-05-23 10:19:15 -03:00
builtin-list.c perf list: Display hybrid PMU events with cpu type 2021-10-25 13:47:42 -03:00
builtin-lock.c perf lock: Change to synthesize task events 2022-06-03 21:26:48 +02:00
builtin-mem.c perf tools: Enhance the matching of sub-commands abbreviations 2022-03-26 10:55:57 -03:00
builtin-probe.c perf namespaces: Add functions to access nsinfo 2022-02-11 14:31:22 -03:00
builtin-record.c perf record: Add cgroup support for off-cpu profiling 2022-05-26 12:36:58 -03:00
builtin-report.c perf report: Set PERF_SAMPLE_DATA_SRC bit for Arm SPE event 2022-04-22 18:39:34 -03:00
builtin-sched.c perf tools: Enhance the matching of sub-commands abbreviations 2022-03-26 10:55:57 -03:00
builtin-script.c perf script: Add guest_code support 2022-05-23 10:19:04 -03:00
builtin-stat.c perf stat: Add requires_cpu flag for uncore 2022-05-26 12:36:57 -03:00
builtin-timechart.c perf tools: Enhance the matching of sub-commands abbreviations 2022-03-26 10:55:57 -03:00
builtin-top.c perf evlist: Rename cpus to user_requested_cpus 2022-04-01 16:19:35 -03:00
builtin-trace.c Merge remote-tracking branch 'torvalds/master' into perf/core 2022-02-17 18:40:54 -03:00
builtin-version.c perf version: Add HAVE_DEBUGINFOD_SUPPORT to built-in features 2022-04-20 13:32:09 -03:00
builtin.h
check-headers.sh tools arm64: Import cputype.h 2022-03-26 10:53:45 -03:00
command-list.txt
CREDITS
design.txt perf design.txt: Synchronize the definition of enum perf_hw_id with code 2021-11-13 18:11:50 -03:00
Makefile
Makefile.config perf build: Stop using __weak bpf_map_create() to handle older libbpf versions 2022-05-26 12:36:56 -03:00
Makefile.perf perf record: Enable off-cpu analysis with BPF 2022-05-26 12:36:57 -03:00
MANIFEST perf MANIFEST: Add bpftool files to allow building with BUILD_BPF_SKEL=1 2021-11-07 15:39:28 -03:00
perf-archive.sh
perf-completion.sh
perf-iostat.sh
perf-read-vdso.c
perf-sys.h
perf.c perf tools: Add external commands to list-cmds 2022-04-09 14:21:00 -03:00
perf.h