* [PATCH] tracepoints: Generate Module.tracepoints file
@ 2008-09-18 15:09 Jan Blunck
2008-09-18 16:06 ` [ltt-dev] " Mathieu Desnoyers
2008-09-22 15:42 ` Frank Ch. Eigler
0 siblings, 2 replies; 9+ messages in thread
From: Jan Blunck @ 2008-09-18 15:09 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Mathieu Desnoyers; +Cc: systemtap, ltt-dev Mailing List
This adds support to generate the Module.tracepoints file by modpost. This
can be read by tools like SystemTap very similar to the Module.markers file.
Signed-off-by: Jan Blunck <jblunck@suse.de>
---
Makefile | 6 +
scripts/Makefile.modpost | 5 +
scripts/mod/modpost.c | 173 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
scripts/mod/modpost.h | 3
4 files changed, 178 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
Index: b/Makefile
===================================================================
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1178,7 +1178,8 @@ MRPROPER_FILES += .config .config.old in
include/linux/autoconf.h include/linux/version.h \
include/linux/utsrelease.h \
include/linux/bounds.h include/asm*/asm-offsets.h \
- Module.symvers Module.markers tags TAGS cscope*
+ Module.symvers Module.markers Module.tracepoints \
+ tags TAGS cscope*
# clean - Delete most, but leave enough to build external modules
#
@@ -1197,7 +1198,8 @@ clean: archclean $(clean-dirs)
\( -name '*.[oas]' -o -name '*.ko' -o -name '.*.cmd' \
-o -name '.*.d' -o -name '.*.tmp' -o -name '*.mod.c' \
-o -name '*.symtypes' -o -name 'modules.order' \
- -o -name 'Module.markers' -o -name '.tmp_*.o.*' \) \
+ -o -name 'Module.markers' -o -name 'Module.tracepoints' \
+ -o -name '.tmp_*.o.*' \) \
-type f -print | xargs rm -f
# mrproper - Delete all generated files, including .config
Index: b/scripts/Makefile.modpost
===================================================================
--- a/scripts/Makefile.modpost
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.modpost
@@ -61,8 +61,11 @@ kernelsymfile := $(objtree)/Module.symve
modulesymfile := $(firstword $(KBUILD_EXTMOD))/Module.symvers
kernelmarkersfile := $(objtree)/Module.markers
modulemarkersfile := $(firstword $(KBUILD_EXTMOD))/Module.markers
+kerneltracepointsfile := $(objtree)/Module.tracepoints
+moduletracepointsfile := $(firstword $(KBUILD_EXTMOD))/Module.tracepoints
markersfile = $(if $(KBUILD_EXTMOD),$(modulemarkersfile),$(kernelmarkersfile))
+tracepointsfile = $(if $(KBUILD_EXTMOD),$(moduletracepointsfile),$(kerneltracepointsfile))
# Step 1), find all modules listed in $(MODVERDIR)/
__modules := $(sort $(shell grep -h '\.ko' /dev/null $(wildcard $(MODVERDIR)/*.mod)))
@@ -87,6 +90,8 @@ modpost = scripts/mod/modpost
$(if $(CONFIG_DEBUG_SECTION_MISMATCH),,-S) \
$(if $(CONFIG_MARKERS),-K $(kernelmarkersfile)) \
$(if $(CONFIG_MARKERS),-M $(markersfile)) \
+ $(if $(CONFIG_TRACEPOINTS),-T $(kerneltracepointsfile)) \
+ $(if $(CONFIG_TRACEPOINTS),-t $(tracepointsfile)) \
$(if $(KBUILD_EXTMOD)$(KBUILD_MODPOST_WARN),-w) \
$(if $(cross_build),-c) \
-N $(firstword $(wildcard $(dir $(MODVERDIR))/Module.supported \
Index: b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
===================================================================
--- a/scripts/mod/modpost.c
+++ b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
@@ -439,6 +439,8 @@ static int parse_elf(struct elf_info *in
info->export_gpl_future_sec = i;
else if (strcmp(secname, "__markers_strings") == 0)
info->markers_strings_sec = i;
+ else if (strcmp(secname, "__tracepoints_strings") == 0)
+ info->tracepoints_strings_sec = i;
if (sechdrs[i].sh_type != SHT_SYMTAB)
continue;
@@ -1545,6 +1547,63 @@ static void get_markers(struct elf_info
}
}
+static void get_tracepoints(struct elf_info *info, struct module *mod)
+{
+ const Elf_Shdr *sh = &info->sechdrs[info->tracepoints_strings_sec];
+ const char *strings = (const char *) info->hdr + sh->sh_offset;
+ const Elf_Sym *sym, *first_sym, *last_sym;
+ size_t n;
+
+ if (!info->tracepoints_strings_sec)
+ return;
+
+ /*
+ * First count the strings. We look for all the symbols defined
+ * in the __tracepoints_strings section named __tpstrtab_*. For
+ * these local names, the compiler puts a random .NNN suffix on,
+ * so the names don't correspond exactly.
+ */
+ first_sym = last_sym = NULL;
+ n = 0;
+ for (sym = info->symtab_start; sym < info->symtab_stop; sym++)
+ if (ELF_ST_TYPE(sym->st_info) == STT_OBJECT &&
+ sym->st_shndx == info->tracepoints_strings_sec &&
+ !strncmp(info->strtab + sym->st_name,
+ "__tpstrtab_", sizeof "__tpstrtab_" - 1)) {
+ if (first_sym == NULL)
+ first_sym = sym;
+ last_sym = sym;
+ ++n;
+ }
+
+ if (n == 0)
+ return;
+
+ /*
+ * Now collect each name and format into a line for the output.
+ * Lines look like:
+ * marker_name vmlinux marker %s format %d
+ * The format string after the second \t can use whitespace.
+ */
+ mod->tracepoints = NOFAIL(malloc(sizeof mod->tracepoints[0] * n));
+ mod->ntracepoints = n;
+
+ n = 0;
+ for (sym = first_sym; sym <= last_sym; sym++)
+ if (ELF_ST_TYPE(sym->st_info) == STT_OBJECT &&
+ sym->st_shndx == info->tracepoints_strings_sec &&
+ !strncmp(info->strtab + sym->st_name,
+ "__tpstrtab_", sizeof "__tpstrtab_" - 1)) {
+ const char *name = strings + sym->st_value;
+ const char *fmt = strchr(name, ':') + 1;
+ char *line = NULL;
+ asprintf(&line, "%.*s\t%s\t%s\n", fmt - name - 1, name,
+ mod->name, fmt);
+ NOFAIL(line);
+ mod->tracepoints[n++] = line;
+ }
+}
+
void *supported_file;
unsigned long supported_size;
@@ -1643,6 +1702,7 @@ static void read_symbols(char *modname)
sizeof(mod->srcversion)-1);
get_markers(&info, mod);
+ get_tracepoints(&info, mod);
parse_elf_finish(&info);
@@ -2091,6 +2151,91 @@ static void write_markers(const char *fn
write_if_changed(&buf, fname);
}
+static void add_tracepoint(struct module *mod, const char *name,
+ const char *fmt)
+{
+ char *line = NULL;
+ asprintf(&line, "%s\t%s\t%s\n", name, mod->name, fmt);
+ NOFAIL(line);
+
+ mod->tracepoints = NOFAIL(realloc(mod->tracepoints,
+ ((mod->ntracepoints + 1) *
+ sizeof mod->tracepoints[0])));
+ mod->tracepoints[mod->ntracepoints++] = line;
+}
+
+static void read_tracepoints(const char *fname)
+{
+ unsigned long size, pos = 0;
+ void *file = grab_file(fname, &size);
+ char *line;
+
+ if (!file) /* No old tracepoints, silently ignore */
+ return;
+
+ while ((line = get_next_line(&pos, file, size))) {
+ char *tracepoint, *modname, *fmt;
+ struct module *mod;
+
+ tracepoint = line;
+ modname = strchr(tracepoint, '\t');
+ if (!modname)
+ goto fail;
+ *modname++ = '\0';
+ fmt = strchr(modname, '\t');
+ if (!fmt)
+ goto fail;
+ *fmt++ = '\0';
+ if (*tracepoint == '\0' || *modname == '\0')
+ goto fail;
+
+ mod = find_module(modname);
+ if (!mod) {
+ if (is_vmlinux(modname))
+ have_vmlinux = 1;
+ mod = new_module(NOFAIL(strdup(modname)));
+ mod->skip = 1;
+ }
+
+ if (!mod->skip)
+ add_tracepoint(mod, tracepoint, fmt);
+ }
+ return;
+fail:
+ fatal("parse error in tracepoints list file\n");
+}
+
+static void write_tracepoints(const char *fname)
+{
+ struct buffer buf = { };
+ struct module *mod;
+ size_t i;
+
+ for (mod = modules; mod; mod = mod->next)
+ if ((!external_module || !mod->skip) &&
+ mod->tracepoints != NULL) {
+ /*
+ * Sort the strings so we can skip duplicates when
+ * we write them out.
+ */
+ qsort(mod->tracepoints, mod->ntracepoints,
+ sizeof mod->tracepoints[0], &compare_strings);
+ for (i = 0; i < mod->ntracepoints; ++i) {
+ char *line = mod->tracepoints[i];
+ buf_write(&buf, line, strlen(line));
+ while (i + 1 < mod->ntracepoints &&
+ !strcmp(mod->tracepoints[i],
+ mod->tracepoints[i + 1]))
+ free(mod->tracepoints[i++]);
+ free(mod->tracepoints[i]);
+ }
+ free(mod->tracepoints);
+ mod->tracepoints = NULL;
+ }
+
+ write_if_changed(&buf, fname);
+}
+
struct ext_sym_list {
struct ext_sym_list *next;
const char *file;
@@ -2104,13 +2249,15 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
char *dump_write = NULL;
char *markers_read = NULL;
char *markers_write = NULL;
+ char *tracepoints_read = NULL;
+ char *tracepoints_write = NULL;
const char *supported = NULL;
int opt;
int err;
struct ext_sym_list *extsym_iter;
struct ext_sym_list *extsym_start = NULL;
- while ((opt = getopt(argc, argv, "i:I:e:cmsSo:awM:K:N:")) != -1) {
+ while ((opt = getopt(argc, argv, "i:I:e:cmsSo:awM:K:N:t:T:")) != -1) {
switch (opt) {
case 'i':
kernel_read = optarg;
@@ -2148,12 +2295,18 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
case 'w':
warn_unresolved = 1;
break;
- case 'M':
- markers_write = optarg;
- break;
- case 'K':
- markers_read = optarg;
- break;
+ case 'M':
+ markers_write = optarg;
+ break;
+ case 'K':
+ markers_read = optarg;
+ break;
+ case 't':
+ tracepoints_write = optarg;
+ break;
+ case 'T':
+ tracepoints_read = optarg;
+ break;
case 'N':
supported = optarg;
break;
@@ -2219,5 +2372,11 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
if (markers_write)
write_markers(markers_write);
+ if (tracepoints_read)
+ read_tracepoints(tracepoints_read);
+
+ if (tracepoints_write)
+ write_tracepoints(tracepoints_write);
+
return err;
}
Index: b/scripts/mod/modpost.h
===================================================================
--- a/scripts/mod/modpost.h
+++ b/scripts/mod/modpost.h
@@ -114,6 +114,8 @@ struct module {
struct buffer dev_table_buf;
char **markers;
size_t nmarkers;
+ char **tracepoints;
+ size_t ntracepoints;
char srcversion[25];
};
@@ -129,6 +131,7 @@ struct elf_info {
Elf_Section export_unused_gpl_sec;
Elf_Section export_gpl_future_sec;
Elf_Section markers_strings_sec;
+ Elf_Section tracepoints_strings_sec;
const char *strtab;
char *modinfo;
unsigned int modinfo_len;
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* Re: [ltt-dev] [PATCH] tracepoints: Generate Module.tracepoints file
2008-09-18 15:09 [PATCH] tracepoints: Generate Module.tracepoints file Jan Blunck
@ 2008-09-18 16:06 ` Mathieu Desnoyers
2008-09-18 16:32 ` Jan Blunck
2008-09-22 15:42 ` Frank Ch. Eigler
1 sibling, 1 reply; 9+ messages in thread
From: Mathieu Desnoyers @ 2008-09-18 16:06 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Jan Blunck; +Cc: ltt-dev Mailing List, systemtap
Hrmmm, is there a real need for it ? I mean.. if the information is
available in the kernel headers found in include/trace/*.h, why would we
need another repository created at build time ?
Mathieu
* Jan Blunck (jblunck@suse.de) wrote:
> This adds support to generate the Module.tracepoints file by modpost. This
> can be read by tools like SystemTap very similar to the Module.markers file.
>
> Signed-off-by: Jan Blunck <jblunck@suse.de>
> ---
> Makefile | 6 +
> scripts/Makefile.modpost | 5 +
> scripts/mod/modpost.c | 173 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
> scripts/mod/modpost.h | 3
> 4 files changed, 178 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
>
> Index: b/Makefile
> ===================================================================
> --- a/Makefile
> +++ b/Makefile
> @@ -1178,7 +1178,8 @@ MRPROPER_FILES += .config .config.old in
> include/linux/autoconf.h include/linux/version.h \
> include/linux/utsrelease.h \
> include/linux/bounds.h include/asm*/asm-offsets.h \
> - Module.symvers Module.markers tags TAGS cscope*
> + Module.symvers Module.markers Module.tracepoints \
> + tags TAGS cscope*
>
> # clean - Delete most, but leave enough to build external modules
> #
> @@ -1197,7 +1198,8 @@ clean: archclean $(clean-dirs)
> \( -name '*.[oas]' -o -name '*.ko' -o -name '.*.cmd' \
> -o -name '.*.d' -o -name '.*.tmp' -o -name '*.mod.c' \
> -o -name '*.symtypes' -o -name 'modules.order' \
> - -o -name 'Module.markers' -o -name '.tmp_*.o.*' \) \
> + -o -name 'Module.markers' -o -name 'Module.tracepoints' \
> + -o -name '.tmp_*.o.*' \) \
> -type f -print | xargs rm -f
>
> # mrproper - Delete all generated files, including .config
> Index: b/scripts/Makefile.modpost
> ===================================================================
> --- a/scripts/Makefile.modpost
> +++ b/scripts/Makefile.modpost
> @@ -61,8 +61,11 @@ kernelsymfile := $(objtree)/Module.symve
> modulesymfile := $(firstword $(KBUILD_EXTMOD))/Module.symvers
> kernelmarkersfile := $(objtree)/Module.markers
> modulemarkersfile := $(firstword $(KBUILD_EXTMOD))/Module.markers
> +kerneltracepointsfile := $(objtree)/Module.tracepoints
> +moduletracepointsfile := $(firstword $(KBUILD_EXTMOD))/Module.tracepoints
>
> markersfile = $(if $(KBUILD_EXTMOD),$(modulemarkersfile),$(kernelmarkersfile))
> +tracepointsfile = $(if $(KBUILD_EXTMOD),$(moduletracepointsfile),$(kerneltracepointsfile))
>
> # Step 1), find all modules listed in $(MODVERDIR)/
> __modules := $(sort $(shell grep -h '\.ko' /dev/null $(wildcard $(MODVERDIR)/*.mod)))
> @@ -87,6 +90,8 @@ modpost = scripts/mod/modpost
> $(if $(CONFIG_DEBUG_SECTION_MISMATCH),,-S) \
> $(if $(CONFIG_MARKERS),-K $(kernelmarkersfile)) \
> $(if $(CONFIG_MARKERS),-M $(markersfile)) \
> + $(if $(CONFIG_TRACEPOINTS),-T $(kerneltracepointsfile)) \
> + $(if $(CONFIG_TRACEPOINTS),-t $(tracepointsfile)) \
> $(if $(KBUILD_EXTMOD)$(KBUILD_MODPOST_WARN),-w) \
> $(if $(cross_build),-c) \
> -N $(firstword $(wildcard $(dir $(MODVERDIR))/Module.supported \
> Index: b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
> ===================================================================
> --- a/scripts/mod/modpost.c
> +++ b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
> @@ -439,6 +439,8 @@ static int parse_elf(struct elf_info *in
> info->export_gpl_future_sec = i;
> else if (strcmp(secname, "__markers_strings") == 0)
> info->markers_strings_sec = i;
> + else if (strcmp(secname, "__tracepoints_strings") == 0)
> + info->tracepoints_strings_sec = i;
>
> if (sechdrs[i].sh_type != SHT_SYMTAB)
> continue;
> @@ -1545,6 +1547,63 @@ static void get_markers(struct elf_info
> }
> }
>
> +static void get_tracepoints(struct elf_info *info, struct module *mod)
> +{
> + const Elf_Shdr *sh = &info->sechdrs[info->tracepoints_strings_sec];
> + const char *strings = (const char *) info->hdr + sh->sh_offset;
> + const Elf_Sym *sym, *first_sym, *last_sym;
> + size_t n;
> +
> + if (!info->tracepoints_strings_sec)
> + return;
> +
> + /*
> + * First count the strings. We look for all the symbols defined
> + * in the __tracepoints_strings section named __tpstrtab_*. For
> + * these local names, the compiler puts a random .NNN suffix on,
> + * so the names don't correspond exactly.
> + */
> + first_sym = last_sym = NULL;
> + n = 0;
> + for (sym = info->symtab_start; sym < info->symtab_stop; sym++)
> + if (ELF_ST_TYPE(sym->st_info) == STT_OBJECT &&
> + sym->st_shndx == info->tracepoints_strings_sec &&
> + !strncmp(info->strtab + sym->st_name,
> + "__tpstrtab_", sizeof "__tpstrtab_" - 1)) {
> + if (first_sym == NULL)
> + first_sym = sym;
> + last_sym = sym;
> + ++n;
> + }
> +
> + if (n == 0)
> + return;
> +
> + /*
> + * Now collect each name and format into a line for the output.
> + * Lines look like:
> + * marker_name vmlinux marker %s format %d
> + * The format string after the second \t can use whitespace.
> + */
> + mod->tracepoints = NOFAIL(malloc(sizeof mod->tracepoints[0] * n));
> + mod->ntracepoints = n;
> +
> + n = 0;
> + for (sym = first_sym; sym <= last_sym; sym++)
> + if (ELF_ST_TYPE(sym->st_info) == STT_OBJECT &&
> + sym->st_shndx == info->tracepoints_strings_sec &&
> + !strncmp(info->strtab + sym->st_name,
> + "__tpstrtab_", sizeof "__tpstrtab_" - 1)) {
> + const char *name = strings + sym->st_value;
> + const char *fmt = strchr(name, ':') + 1;
> + char *line = NULL;
> + asprintf(&line, "%.*s\t%s\t%s\n", fmt - name - 1, name,
> + mod->name, fmt);
> + NOFAIL(line);
> + mod->tracepoints[n++] = line;
> + }
> +}
> +
> void *supported_file;
> unsigned long supported_size;
>
> @@ -1643,6 +1702,7 @@ static void read_symbols(char *modname)
> sizeof(mod->srcversion)-1);
>
> get_markers(&info, mod);
> + get_tracepoints(&info, mod);
>
> parse_elf_finish(&info);
>
> @@ -2091,6 +2151,91 @@ static void write_markers(const char *fn
> write_if_changed(&buf, fname);
> }
>
> +static void add_tracepoint(struct module *mod, const char *name,
> + const char *fmt)
> +{
> + char *line = NULL;
> + asprintf(&line, "%s\t%s\t%s\n", name, mod->name, fmt);
> + NOFAIL(line);
> +
> + mod->tracepoints = NOFAIL(realloc(mod->tracepoints,
> + ((mod->ntracepoints + 1) *
> + sizeof mod->tracepoints[0])));
> + mod->tracepoints[mod->ntracepoints++] = line;
> +}
> +
> +static void read_tracepoints(const char *fname)
> +{
> + unsigned long size, pos = 0;
> + void *file = grab_file(fname, &size);
> + char *line;
> +
> + if (!file) /* No old tracepoints, silently ignore */
> + return;
> +
> + while ((line = get_next_line(&pos, file, size))) {
> + char *tracepoint, *modname, *fmt;
> + struct module *mod;
> +
> + tracepoint = line;
> + modname = strchr(tracepoint, '\t');
> + if (!modname)
> + goto fail;
> + *modname++ = '\0';
> + fmt = strchr(modname, '\t');
> + if (!fmt)
> + goto fail;
> + *fmt++ = '\0';
> + if (*tracepoint == '\0' || *modname == '\0')
> + goto fail;
> +
> + mod = find_module(modname);
> + if (!mod) {
> + if (is_vmlinux(modname))
> + have_vmlinux = 1;
> + mod = new_module(NOFAIL(strdup(modname)));
> + mod->skip = 1;
> + }
> +
> + if (!mod->skip)
> + add_tracepoint(mod, tracepoint, fmt);
> + }
> + return;
> +fail:
> + fatal("parse error in tracepoints list file\n");
> +}
> +
> +static void write_tracepoints(const char *fname)
> +{
> + struct buffer buf = { };
> + struct module *mod;
> + size_t i;
> +
> + for (mod = modules; mod; mod = mod->next)
> + if ((!external_module || !mod->skip) &&
> + mod->tracepoints != NULL) {
> + /*
> + * Sort the strings so we can skip duplicates when
> + * we write them out.
> + */
> + qsort(mod->tracepoints, mod->ntracepoints,
> + sizeof mod->tracepoints[0], &compare_strings);
> + for (i = 0; i < mod->ntracepoints; ++i) {
> + char *line = mod->tracepoints[i];
> + buf_write(&buf, line, strlen(line));
> + while (i + 1 < mod->ntracepoints &&
> + !strcmp(mod->tracepoints[i],
> + mod->tracepoints[i + 1]))
> + free(mod->tracepoints[i++]);
> + free(mod->tracepoints[i]);
> + }
> + free(mod->tracepoints);
> + mod->tracepoints = NULL;
> + }
> +
> + write_if_changed(&buf, fname);
> +}
> +
> struct ext_sym_list {
> struct ext_sym_list *next;
> const char *file;
> @@ -2104,13 +2249,15 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
> char *dump_write = NULL;
> char *markers_read = NULL;
> char *markers_write = NULL;
> + char *tracepoints_read = NULL;
> + char *tracepoints_write = NULL;
> const char *supported = NULL;
> int opt;
> int err;
> struct ext_sym_list *extsym_iter;
> struct ext_sym_list *extsym_start = NULL;
>
> - while ((opt = getopt(argc, argv, "i:I:e:cmsSo:awM:K:N:")) != -1) {
> + while ((opt = getopt(argc, argv, "i:I:e:cmsSo:awM:K:N:t:T:")) != -1) {
> switch (opt) {
> case 'i':
> kernel_read = optarg;
> @@ -2148,12 +2295,18 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
> case 'w':
> warn_unresolved = 1;
> break;
> - case 'M':
> - markers_write = optarg;
> - break;
> - case 'K':
> - markers_read = optarg;
> - break;
> + case 'M':
> + markers_write = optarg;
> + break;
> + case 'K':
> + markers_read = optarg;
> + break;
> + case 't':
> + tracepoints_write = optarg;
> + break;
> + case 'T':
> + tracepoints_read = optarg;
> + break;
> case 'N':
> supported = optarg;
> break;
> @@ -2219,5 +2372,11 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
> if (markers_write)
> write_markers(markers_write);
>
> + if (tracepoints_read)
> + read_tracepoints(tracepoints_read);
> +
> + if (tracepoints_write)
> + write_tracepoints(tracepoints_write);
> +
> return err;
> }
> Index: b/scripts/mod/modpost.h
> ===================================================================
> --- a/scripts/mod/modpost.h
> +++ b/scripts/mod/modpost.h
> @@ -114,6 +114,8 @@ struct module {
> struct buffer dev_table_buf;
> char **markers;
> size_t nmarkers;
> + char **tracepoints;
> + size_t ntracepoints;
> char srcversion[25];
> };
>
> @@ -129,6 +131,7 @@ struct elf_info {
> Elf_Section export_unused_gpl_sec;
> Elf_Section export_gpl_future_sec;
> Elf_Section markers_strings_sec;
> + Elf_Section tracepoints_strings_sec;
> const char *strtab;
> char *modinfo;
> unsigned int modinfo_len;
>
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* Re: [ltt-dev] [PATCH] tracepoints: Generate Module.tracepoints file
2008-09-18 16:06 ` [ltt-dev] " Mathieu Desnoyers
@ 2008-09-18 16:32 ` Jan Blunck
2008-09-18 17:26 ` Mathieu Desnoyers
0 siblings, 1 reply; 9+ messages in thread
From: Jan Blunck @ 2008-09-18 16:32 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Mathieu Desnoyers; +Cc: ltt-dev Mailing List, systemtap
On Thu, Sep 18, Mathieu Desnoyers wrote:
> Hrmmm, is there a real need for it ? I mean.. if the information is
> available in the kernel headers found in include/trace/*.h, why would we
> need another repository created at build time ?
Hmm, right. My first idea was to get it without including that headers. How
do I find out in which header the tracepoint is defined in? I guess we could
do that in the tapset library itself, since we also need to include the
headers for the types used as well.
Forget that patch,
Jan
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* Re: [ltt-dev] [PATCH] tracepoints: Generate Module.tracepoints file
2008-09-18 16:32 ` Jan Blunck
@ 2008-09-18 17:26 ` Mathieu Desnoyers
0 siblings, 0 replies; 9+ messages in thread
From: Mathieu Desnoyers @ 2008-09-18 17:26 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Jan Blunck; +Cc: ltt-dev Mailing List, systemtap
* Jan Blunck (jblunck@suse.de) wrote:
> On Thu, Sep 18, Mathieu Desnoyers wrote:
>
> > Hrmmm, is there a real need for it ? I mean.. if the information is
> > available in the kernel headers found in include/trace/*.h, why would we
> > need another repository created at build time ?
>
> Hmm, right. My first idea was to get it without including that headers. How
> do I find out in which header the tracepoint is defined in?
grep ? ;)
The idea behind tracepoints is that they should stay relatively fixed,
as much as a kernel API can be.. so looking manually at the source to
figure out what the tracepoints are seems to make sense to me.
Mathieu
I guess we could
> do that in the tapset library itself, since we also need to include the
> headers for the types used as well.
>
> Forget that patch,
> Jan
>
> --
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>
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* Re: [PATCH] tracepoints: Generate Module.tracepoints file
2008-09-18 15:09 [PATCH] tracepoints: Generate Module.tracepoints file Jan Blunck
2008-09-18 16:06 ` [ltt-dev] " Mathieu Desnoyers
@ 2008-09-22 15:42 ` Frank Ch. Eigler
2008-09-23 2:56 ` [ltt-dev] " Mathieu Desnoyers
2008-09-23 18:09 ` KOSAKI Motohiro
1 sibling, 2 replies; 9+ messages in thread
From: Frank Ch. Eigler @ 2008-09-22 15:42 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Jan Blunck; +Cc: Mathieu Desnoyers, systemtap, ltt-dev Mailing List
Jan Blunck <jblunck@suse.de> writes:
> This adds support to generate the Module.tracepoints file by modpost. This
> can be read by tools like SystemTap very similar to the Module.markers file.
> [...]
For systemtap, the problem with tracepoints is not so much knowing the
list of them, but knowing how to dynamically interface to them. In
particular, the parameter type signatures are a problem because they
can be general C type decls, which are hard just to parse.
- FChE
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* Re: [ltt-dev] [PATCH] tracepoints: Generate Module.tracepoints file
2008-09-22 15:42 ` Frank Ch. Eigler
@ 2008-09-23 2:56 ` Mathieu Desnoyers
2008-09-23 16:11 ` Frank Ch. Eigler
2008-09-23 18:09 ` KOSAKI Motohiro
1 sibling, 1 reply; 9+ messages in thread
From: Mathieu Desnoyers @ 2008-09-23 2:56 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Frank Ch. Eigler; +Cc: Jan Blunck, ltt-dev Mailing List, systemtap
* Frank Ch. Eigler (fche@redhat.com) wrote:
> Jan Blunck <jblunck@suse.de> writes:
>
> > This adds support to generate the Module.tracepoints file by modpost. This
> > can be read by tools like SystemTap very similar to the Module.markers file.
> > [...]
>
> For systemtap, the problem with tracepoints is not so much knowing the
> list of them, but knowing how to dynamically interface to them. In
> particular, the parameter type signatures are a problem because they
> can be general C type decls, which are hard just to parse.
>
Why would you want to deal with tracepoints dynamically ? They are meant
to be fixed in-kernel API. when an in-kernel API changes, you just adapt
the code accordingly. Therefore, I don't see why you would try to follow
these changes "automatically" ?
To me, it makes as much sense as trying to follow EXPORT_SYMBOL*() or
any kernel API automatically.
And remember, tracepoints are meant to be few, well thought and not to
cange too often once things settle down.
OTOH, markers can be used as temporary debugging statements, which makes
it understandable to follow their changes dynamically.
Mathieu
> - FChE
>
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* Re: [ltt-dev] [PATCH] tracepoints: Generate Module.tracepoints file
2008-09-23 2:56 ` [ltt-dev] " Mathieu Desnoyers
@ 2008-09-23 16:11 ` Frank Ch. Eigler
2008-09-23 16:35 ` Mathieu Desnoyers
0 siblings, 1 reply; 9+ messages in thread
From: Frank Ch. Eigler @ 2008-09-23 16:11 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Mathieu Desnoyers; +Cc: Jan Blunck, ltt-dev Mailing List, systemtap
Hi -
On Mon, Sep 22, 2008 at 10:53:32PM -0400, Mathieu Desnoyers wrote:
> * Frank Ch. Eigler (fche@redhat.com) wrote:
> > Jan Blunck <jblunck@suse.de> writes:
> >
> > > This adds support to generate the Module.tracepoints file by modpost. This
> > > can be read by tools like SystemTap very similar to the Module.markers file.
> > > [...]
> >
> > For systemtap, the problem with tracepoints is not so much knowing the
> > list of them, but knowing how to dynamically interface to them. In
> > particular, the parameter type signatures are a problem because they
> > can be general C type decls, which are hard just to parse.
>
> Why would you want to deal with tracepoints dynamically ? [...]
Because I disprefer tracepoint-to-marker conversion modules. Even if
you imagine hand-coded tracepoint consumer code sitting inside
systemtap, then the "Module.tracepoints" file is not needed anyway.
> And remember, tracepoints are meant to be few, well thought and not to
> cange too often once things settle down.
> OTOH, markers can be used as temporary debugging statements, which makes
> it understandable to follow their changes dynamically.
I hope this peculiar dichotomy can be redressed as a part of the
current lkml "unified tracing buffer" discussion.
- FChE
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* Re: [ltt-dev] [PATCH] tracepoints: Generate Module.tracepoints file
2008-09-23 16:11 ` Frank Ch. Eigler
@ 2008-09-23 16:35 ` Mathieu Desnoyers
0 siblings, 0 replies; 9+ messages in thread
From: Mathieu Desnoyers @ 2008-09-23 16:35 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Frank Ch. Eigler; +Cc: Jan Blunck, ltt-dev Mailing List, systemtap
* Frank Ch. Eigler (fche@redhat.com) wrote:
> Hi -
>
> On Mon, Sep 22, 2008 at 10:53:32PM -0400, Mathieu Desnoyers wrote:
> > * Frank Ch. Eigler (fche@redhat.com) wrote:
> > > Jan Blunck <jblunck@suse.de> writes:
> > >
> > > > This adds support to generate the Module.tracepoints file by modpost. This
> > > > can be read by tools like SystemTap very similar to the Module.markers file.
> > > > [...]
> > >
> > > For systemtap, the problem with tracepoints is not so much knowing the
> > > list of them, but knowing how to dynamically interface to them. In
> > > particular, the parameter type signatures are a problem because they
> > > can be general C type decls, which are hard just to parse.
> >
> > Why would you want to deal with tracepoints dynamically ? [...]
>
> Because I disprefer tracepoint-to-marker conversion modules. Even if
> you imagine hand-coded tracepoint consumer code sitting inside
> systemtap, then the "Module.tracepoints" file is not needed anyway.
>
Agreed. There is no need for a Module.tracepoints file. I think I
pointed this out earlier in this thread.
> > And remember, tracepoints are meant to be few, well thought and not to
> > cange too often once things settle down.
> > OTOH, markers can be used as temporary debugging statements, which makes
> > it understandable to follow their changes dynamically.
>
> I hope this peculiar dichotomy can be redressed as a part of the
> current lkml "unified tracing buffer" discussion.
>
Can you tell a little bit more about your expectations ?
Mathieu
> - FChE
>
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* Re: [ltt-dev] [PATCH] tracepoints: Generate Module.tracepoints file
2008-09-22 15:42 ` Frank Ch. Eigler
2008-09-23 2:56 ` [ltt-dev] " Mathieu Desnoyers
@ 2008-09-23 18:09 ` KOSAKI Motohiro
1 sibling, 0 replies; 9+ messages in thread
From: KOSAKI Motohiro @ 2008-09-23 18:09 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Frank Ch. Eigler
Cc: kosaki.motohiro, Jan Blunck, ltt-dev Mailing List,
Mathieu Desnoyers, systemtap
Hi
> Jan Blunck <jblunck@suse.de> writes:
>
> > This adds support to generate the Module.tracepoints file by modpost. This
> > can be read by tools like SystemTap very similar to the Module.markers file.
> > [...]
>
> For systemtap, the problem with tracepoints is not so much knowing the
> list of them, but knowing how to dynamically interface to them. In
> particular, the parameter type signatures are a problem because they
> can be general C type decls, which are hard just to parse.
systemtap want to one systemtap binary support multiple kernel versions?
Otherwise *.h file works enough, I think.
So, I think you should talk about systemtap requirement.
Thanks!
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