Support accessing $argN in the return probe events. This will help users to
record entry data in function return (exit) event for simplfing the function
entry/exit information in one event, and record the result values (e.g.
allocated object/initialized object) at function exit.
For example, if we have a function `int init_foo(struct foo *obj, int param)`
sometimes we want to check how `obj` is initialized. In such case, we can
define a new return event like below;
# echo 'r init_foo retval=$retval param=$arg2 field1=+0($arg1)' >> kprobe_events
Thus it records the function parameter `param` and its result `obj->field1`
(the dereference will be done in the function exit timing) value at once.
This also support fprobe, BTF args and'$arg*'. So if CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO_BTF
is enabled, we can trace both function parameters and the return value
by following command.
# echo 'f target_function%return $arg* $retval' >> dynamic_events
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/170952365552.229804.224112990211602895.stgit@devnote2/
Signed-off-by: Masami Hiramatsu (Google) <mhiramat@kernel.org>
Add test cases for accessing the data structure fields using BTF info.
This includes the field access from parameters and retval, and accessing
string information.
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/169272161265.160970.14048619786574971276.stgit@devnote2/
Signed-off-by: Masami Hiramatsu (Google) <mhiramat@kernel.org>
Reviewed-by: Alan Maguire <alan.maguire@oracle.com>
Acked-by: Steven Rostedt (Google) <rostedt@goodmis.org>
Assume the fprobe event is a return event if there is $retval is
used in the probe's argument without %return. e.g.
echo 'f:myevent vfs_read $retval' >> dynamic_events
then 'myevent' is a return probe event.
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/169272160261.160970.13613040161560998787.stgit@devnote2/
Suggested-by: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org>
Signed-off-by: Masami Hiramatsu (Google) <mhiramat@kernel.org>
Acked-by: Steven Rostedt (Google) <rostedt@goodmis.org>
Masami Hiramatsu (Google)