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| author | Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org> | 2026-09-02 09:55:01 -0400 |
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| committer | Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org> | 2026-09-02 11:08:21 -0400 |
| commit | 4617721c502b2ddaa4e324e86da4997edf738fa5 (patch) | |
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ftrace: Synchronize the initialization of ftrace_opsgrafted
There's some internal state that ftrace_ops needs to have set, but since
it can be declared outside of the ftrace.c code, it calls
ftrace_ops_init() on the ops in every global function. The issue is that
if two tasks call it on the same ops at the same time it is possible to
have the initialization of one corrupt the initialization of the other
call.
Create a ops_mutex to use to synchronize every initialization of the
ftrace_ops. The mutex is taken within checking the ftrace_ops flag that
states it was initializied but the flag is checked again after the mutex
has been taken. Checking first outside the mutex allows it to shortcut
having to take the mutex. But then the check needs to be done again after
the mute is taken in case of races.
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260902095501.6b59af20@gandalf.local.home
Fixes: f04f24fb7e48d ("ftrace, kprobes: Fix a deadlock on ftrace_regex_lock")
Reported-by: sashiko-bot@kernel.org
Close: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260829025528.49A831F000E9@smtp.kernel.org/
Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org>
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diff --git a/Documentation/trace/boottime-trace.rst b/Documentation/trace/boottime-trace.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000..2c3c1fedb --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/trace/boottime-trace.rst @@ -0,0 +1,313 @@ +.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 + +================= +Boot-time tracing +================= + +:Author: Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@kernel.org> + +Overview +======== + +Boot-time tracing allows users to trace boot-time process including +device initialization with full features of ftrace including per-event +filter and actions, histograms, kprobe-events and synthetic-events, +and trace instances. +Since kernel command line is not enough to control these complex features, +this uses bootconfig file to describe tracing feature programming. + +Options in the Boot Config +========================== + +Here is the list of available options for boot time tracing in +boot config file [1]_. All options are under "ftrace." or "kernel." +prefix. See kernel parameters for the options which starts +with "kernel." prefix [2]_. + +.. [1] See :ref:`Documentation/admin-guide/bootconfig.rst <bootconfig>` +.. [2] See :ref:`Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.rst <kernelparameters>` + +Ftrace Global Options +--------------------- + +Ftrace global options have "kernel." prefix in boot config, which means +these options are passed as a part of kernel legacy command line. + +kernel.tp_printk + Output trace-event data on printk buffer too. + +kernel.dump_on_oops [= MODE] + Dump ftrace on Oops. If MODE = 1 or omitted, dump trace buffer + on all CPUs. If MODE = 2, dump a buffer on a CPU which kicks Oops. + +kernel.traceoff_on_warning + Stop tracing if WARN_ON() occurs. + +kernel.fgraph_max_depth = MAX_DEPTH + Set MAX_DEPTH to maximum depth of fgraph tracer. + +kernel.fgraph_filters = FILTER[, FILTER2...] + Add fgraph tracing function filters. + +kernel.fgraph_notraces = FILTER[, FILTER2...] + Add fgraph non-tracing function filters. + + +Ftrace Per-instance Options +--------------------------- + +These options can be used for each instance including global ftrace node. + +ftrace.[instance.INSTANCE.]options = OPT1[, OPT2[...]] + Enable given ftrace options. + +ftrace.[instance.INSTANCE.]tracing_on = 0|1 + Enable/Disable tracing on this instance when starting boot-time tracing. + (you can enable it by the "traceon" event trigger action) + +ftrace.[instance.INSTANCE.]trace_clock = CLOCK + Set given CLOCK to ftrace's trace_clock. + +ftrace.[instance.INSTANCE.]buffer_size = SIZE + Configure ftrace buffer size to SIZE. You can use "KB" or "MB" + for that SIZE. + +ftrace.[instance.INSTANCE.]alloc_snapshot + Allocate snapshot buffer. + +ftrace.[instance.INSTANCE.]cpumask = CPUMASK + Set CPUMASK as trace cpu-mask. + +ftrace.[instance.INSTANCE.]events = EVENT[, EVENT2[...]] + Enable given events on boot. You can use a wild card in EVENT. + +ftrace.[instance.INSTANCE.]tracer = TRACER + Set TRACER to current tracer on boot. (e.g. function) + +ftrace.[instance.INSTANCE.]ftrace.filters + This will take an array of tracing function filter rules. + +ftrace.[instance.INSTANCE.]ftrace.notraces + This will take an array of NON-tracing function filter rules. + + +Ftrace Per-Event Options +------------------------ + +These options are setting per-event options. + +ftrace.[instance.INSTANCE.]event.GROUP.EVENT.enable + Enable GROUP:EVENT tracing. + +ftrace.[instance.INSTANCE.]event.GROUP.enable + Enable all event tracing within GROUP. + +ftrace.[instance.INSTANCE.]event.enable + Enable all event tracing. + +ftrace.[instance.INSTANCE.]event.GROUP.EVENT.filter = FILTER + Set FILTER rule to the GROUP:EVENT. + +ftrace.[instance.INSTANCE.]event.GROUP.EVENT.actions = ACTION[, ACTION2[...]] + Set ACTIONs to the GROUP:EVENT. + +ftrace.[instance.INSTANCE.]event.kprobes.EVENT.probes = PROBE[, PROBE2[...]] + Defines new kprobe event based on PROBEs. It is able to define + multiple probes on one event, but those must have same type of + arguments. This option is available only for the event which + group name is "kprobes". + +ftrace.[instance.INSTANCE.]event.synthetic.EVENT.fields = FIELD[, FIELD2[...]] + Defines new synthetic event with FIELDs. Each field should be + "type varname". + +ftrace.[instance.INSTANCE.]event.eprobes.EVENT.probes = PROBE[, PROBE2[...]] + Defines new event probe based on PROBEs. This option is available only + for the event which group name is "eprobes". + +ftrace.[instance.INSTANCE.]event.fprobes.EVENT.probes = PROBE[, PROBE2[...]] + Defines new fprobe event based on PROBEs. This option is available only + for the event which group name is "fprobes". + +ftrace.[instance.INSTANCE.]event.tracepoints.EVENT.probes = PROBE[, PROBE2[...]] + Defines new tracepoint probe based on PROBEs. This option is available only + for the event which group name is "tracepoints" or "tprobes". + +Note that dynamic event definitions can be written under instance node, but +those are also visible from other instances. So please take care for event +name conflict. + +Ftrace Histogram Options +------------------------ + +Since it is too long to write a histogram action as a string for per-event +action option, there are tree-style options under per-event 'hist' subkey +for the histogram actions. For the detail of the each parameter, +please read the event histogram document (Documentation/trace/histogram.rst) + +ftrace.[instance.INSTANCE.]event.GROUP.EVENT.hist.[N.]keys = KEY1[, KEY2[...]] + Set histogram key parameters. (Mandatory) + The 'N' is a digit string for the multiple histogram. You can omit it + if there is one histogram on the event. + +ftrace.[instance.INSTANCE.]event.GROUP.EVENT.hist.[N.]values = VAL1[, VAL2[...]] + Set histogram value parameters. + +ftrace.[instance.INSTANCE.]event.GROUP.EVENT.hist.[N.]sort = SORT1[, SORT2[...]] + Set histogram sort parameter options. + +ftrace.[instance.INSTANCE.]event.GROUP.EVENT.hist.[N.]size = NR_ENTRIES + Set histogram size (number of entries). + +ftrace.[instance.INSTANCE.]event.GROUP.EVENT.hist.[N.]name = NAME + Set histogram name. + +ftrace.[instance.INSTANCE.]event.GROUP.EVENT.hist.[N.]var.VARIABLE = EXPR + Define a new VARIABLE by EXPR expression. + +ftrace.[instance.INSTANCE.]event.GROUP.EVENT.hist.[N.]<pause|continue|clear> + Set histogram control parameter. You can set one of them. + +ftrace.[instance.INSTANCE.]event.GROUP.EVENT.hist.[N.]onmatch.[M.]event = GROUP.EVENT + Set histogram 'onmatch' handler matching event parameter. + The 'M' is a digit string for the multiple 'onmatch' handler. You can omit it + if there is one 'onmatch' handler on this histogram. + +ftrace.[instance.INSTANCE.]event.GROUP.EVENT.hist.[N.]onmatch.[M.]trace = EVENT[, ARG1[...]] + Set histogram 'trace' action for 'onmatch'. + EVENT must be a synthetic event name, and ARG1... are parameters + for that event. Mandatory if 'onmatch.event' option is set. + +ftrace.[instance.INSTANCE.]event.GROUP.EVENT.hist.[N.]onmax.[M.]var = VAR + Set histogram 'onmax' handler variable parameter. + +ftrace.[instance.INSTANCE.]event.GROUP.EVENT.hist.[N.]onchange.[M.]var = VAR + Set histogram 'onchange' handler variable parameter. + +ftrace.[instance.INSTANCE.]event.GROUP.EVENT.hist.[N.]<onmax|onchange>.[M.]save = ARG1[, ARG2[...]] + Set histogram 'save' action parameters for 'onmax' or 'onchange' handler. + This option or below 'snapshot' option is mandatory if 'onmax.var' or + 'onchange.var' option is set. + +ftrace.[instance.INSTANCE.]event.GROUP.EVENT.hist.[N.]<onmax|onchange>.[M.]snapshot + Set histogram 'snapshot' action for 'onmax' or 'onchange' handler. + This option or above 'save' option is mandatory if 'onmax.var' or + 'onchange.var' option is set. + +ftrace.[instance.INSTANCE.]event.GROUP.EVENT.hist.filter = FILTER_EXPR + Set histogram filter expression. You don't need 'if' in the FILTER_EXPR. + +Note that this 'hist' option can conflict with the per-event 'actions' +option if the 'actions' option has a histogram action. + + +When to Start +============= + +All boot-time tracing options starting with ``ftrace`` will be enabled at the +end of core_initcall. This means you can trace the events from postcore_initcall. +Most of the subsystems and architecture dependent drivers will be initialized +after that (arch_initcall or subsys_initcall). Thus, you can trace those with +boot-time tracing. +If you want to trace events before core_initcall, you can use the options +starting with ``kernel``. Some of them will be enabled earlier than the initcall +processing (for example, ``kernel.ftrace=function`` and ``kernel.trace_event`` +will start before the initcall.) + + +Examples +======== + +For example, to add filter and actions for each event, define kprobe +events, and synthetic events with histogram, write a boot config like +below:: + + ftrace.event { + task.task_newtask { + filter = "pid < 128" + enable + } + kprobes.vfs_read { + probes = "vfs_read $arg1 $arg2" + filter = "common_pid < 200" + enable + } + synthetic.initcall_latency { + fields = "unsigned long func", "u64 lat" + hist { + keys = func.sym, lat + values = lat + sort = lat + } + } + initcall.initcall_start.hist { + keys = func + var.ts0 = common_timestamp.usecs + } + initcall.initcall_finish.hist { + keys = func + var.lat = common_timestamp.usecs - $ts0 + onmatch { + event = initcall.initcall_start + trace = initcall_latency, func, $lat + } + } + } + +Also, boot-time tracing supports "instance" node, which allows us to run +several tracers for different purpose at once. For example, one tracer +is for tracing functions starting with "user\_", and others tracing +"kernel\_" functions, you can write boot config as below:: + + ftrace.instance { + foo { + tracer = "function" + ftrace.filters = "user_*" + } + bar { + tracer = "function" + ftrace.filters = "kernel_*" + } + } + +The instance node also accepts event nodes so that each instance +can customize its event tracing. + +With the trigger action and kprobes, you can trace function-graph while +a function is called. For example, this will trace all function calls in +the pci_proc_init():: + + ftrace { + tracing_on = 0 + tracer = function_graph + event.kprobes { + start_event { + probes = "pci_proc_init" + actions = "traceon" + } + end_event { + probes = "pci_proc_init%return" + actions = "traceoff" + } + } + } + + +This boot-time tracing also supports ftrace kernel parameters via boot +config. +For example, following kernel parameters:: + + trace_options=sym-addr trace_event=initcall:* tp_printk trace_buf_size=1M ftrace=function ftrace_filter="vfs*" + +This can be written in boot config like below:: + + kernel { + trace_options = sym-addr + trace_event = "initcall:*" + tp_printk + trace_buf_size = 1M + ftrace = function + ftrace_filter = "vfs*" + } + +Note that parameters start with "kernel" prefix instead of "ftrace". |
