FROMLIST: ring-buffer: Introducing ring-buffer writer

A ring-buffer writer is an entity outside of the kernel (most likely a
firmware or a hypervisor) capable of writing events in a ring-buffer
following the same format as the tracefs ring-buffer.

To setup the ring-buffer on the kernel side, a description of the pages
(struct trace_page_desc) is necessary. A callback (get_reader_page) must
also be provided. It is called whenever it is done reading the previous
reader page.

It is expected from the writer to keep the meta-page updated.

Bug: 357781595
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20240911093029.3279154-3-vdonnefort@google.com/
Change-Id: Ib006ff19d79a5b2559b09661fba7bcd426ef8cba
Signed-off-by: Vincent Donnefort <vdonnefort@google.com>
This commit is contained in:
Vincent Donnefort
2024-09-11 10:30:18 +01:00
committed by Keir Fraser
parent 3239f7d23b
commit 162c11d25b
2 changed files with 257 additions and 13 deletions

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@@ -83,11 +83,14 @@ u64 ring_buffer_event_time_stamp(struct trace_buffer *buffer,
void ring_buffer_discard_commit(struct trace_buffer *buffer,
struct ring_buffer_event *event);
struct ring_buffer_writer;
/*
* size is in bytes for each per CPU buffer.
*/
struct trace_buffer *
__ring_buffer_alloc(unsigned long size, unsigned flags, struct lock_class_key *key);
__ring_buffer_alloc(unsigned long size, unsigned flags, struct lock_class_key *key,
struct ring_buffer_writer *writer);
struct trace_buffer *__ring_buffer_alloc_range(unsigned long size, unsigned flags,
int order, unsigned long start,
@@ -102,10 +105,10 @@ bool ring_buffer_last_boot_delta(struct trace_buffer *buffer, long *text,
* traced by ftrace, it can produce lockdep warnings. We need to keep each
* ring buffer's lock class separate.
*/
#define ring_buffer_alloc(size, flags) \
({ \
static struct lock_class_key __key; \
__ring_buffer_alloc((size), (flags), &__key); \
#define ring_buffer_alloc(size, flags) \
({ \
static struct lock_class_key __key; \
__ring_buffer_alloc((size), (flags), &__key, NULL); \
})
/*
@@ -248,4 +251,54 @@ int ring_buffer_map(struct trace_buffer *buffer, int cpu,
struct vm_area_struct *vma);
int ring_buffer_unmap(struct trace_buffer *buffer, int cpu);
int ring_buffer_map_get_reader(struct trace_buffer *buffer, int cpu);
#define meta_pages_lost(__meta) \
((__meta)->Reserved1)
#define meta_pages_touched(__meta) \
((__meta)->Reserved2)
struct rb_page_desc {
int cpu;
int nr_page_va; /* exclude the meta page */
unsigned long meta_va;
unsigned long page_va[];
};
struct trace_page_desc {
int nr_cpus;
char __data[]; /* list of rb_page_desc */
};
static inline
struct rb_page_desc *__next_rb_page_desc(struct rb_page_desc *pdesc)
{
size_t len = struct_size(pdesc, page_va, pdesc->nr_page_va);
return (struct rb_page_desc *)((void *)pdesc + len);
}
static inline
struct rb_page_desc *__first_rb_page_desc(struct trace_page_desc *trace_pdesc)
{
return (struct rb_page_desc *)(&trace_pdesc->__data[0]);
}
#define for_each_rb_page_desc(__pdesc, __cpu, __trace_pdesc) \
for (__pdesc = __first_rb_page_desc(__trace_pdesc), __cpu = 0; \
__cpu < (__trace_pdesc)->nr_cpus; \
__cpu++, __pdesc = __next_rb_page_desc(__pdesc))
struct ring_buffer_writer {
struct trace_page_desc *pdesc;
int (*get_reader_page)(int cpu);
int (*reset)(int cpu);
};
int ring_buffer_poll_writer(struct trace_buffer *buffer, int cpu);
#define ring_buffer_reader(writer) \
({ \
static struct lock_class_key __key; \
__ring_buffer_alloc(0, RB_FL_OVERWRITE, &__key, writer);\
})
#endif /* _LINUX_RING_BUFFER_H */

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@@ -517,6 +517,8 @@ struct ring_buffer_per_cpu {
struct trace_buffer_meta *meta_page;
struct ring_buffer_meta *ring_meta;
struct ring_buffer_writer *writer;
/* ring buffer pages to update, > 0 to add, < 0 to remove */
long nr_pages_to_update;
struct list_head new_pages; /* new pages to add */
@@ -539,6 +541,8 @@ struct trace_buffer {
struct ring_buffer_per_cpu **buffers;
struct ring_buffer_writer *writer;
struct hlist_node node;
u64 (*clock)(void);
@@ -2083,6 +2087,42 @@ free_pages:
return -ENOMEM;
}
static struct rb_page_desc *rb_page_desc(struct trace_page_desc *trace_pdesc,
int cpu)
{
struct rb_page_desc *pdesc;
size_t len;
int i;
if (!trace_pdesc)
return NULL;
if (cpu >= trace_pdesc->nr_cpus)
return NULL;
pdesc = __first_rb_page_desc(trace_pdesc);
len = struct_size(pdesc, page_va, pdesc->nr_page_va);
pdesc += len * cpu;
if (pdesc->cpu == cpu)
return pdesc;
/* Missing CPUs, need to linear search */
for_each_rb_page_desc(pdesc, i, trace_pdesc) {
if (pdesc->cpu == cpu)
return pdesc;
}
return NULL;
}
static void *rb_page_desc_page(struct rb_page_desc *pdesc, int page_id)
{
return page_id > pdesc->nr_page_va ? NULL : (void *)pdesc->page_va[page_id];
}
static int rb_allocate_pages(struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer,
unsigned long nr_pages)
{
@@ -2143,6 +2183,31 @@ rb_allocate_cpu_buffer(struct trace_buffer *buffer, long nr_pages, int cpu)
cpu_buffer->reader_page = bpage;
if (buffer->writer) {
struct rb_page_desc *pdesc = rb_page_desc(buffer->writer->pdesc, cpu);
if (!pdesc)
goto fail_free_reader;
cpu_buffer->writer = buffer->writer;
cpu_buffer->meta_page = (struct trace_buffer_meta *)(void *)pdesc->meta_va;
cpu_buffer->subbuf_ids = pdesc->page_va;
cpu_buffer->nr_pages = pdesc->nr_page_va - 1;
atomic_inc(&cpu_buffer->record_disabled);
atomic_inc(&cpu_buffer->resize_disabled);
bpage->page = rb_page_desc_page(pdesc,
cpu_buffer->meta_page->reader.id);
if (!bpage->page)
goto fail_free_reader;
/*
* The meta-page can only describe which of the ring-buffer page
* is the reader. There is no need to init the rest of the
* ring-buffer.
*/
return cpu_buffer;
}
if (buffer->range_addr_start) {
/*
* Range mapped buffers have the same restrictions as memory
@@ -2220,6 +2285,10 @@ static void rb_free_cpu_buffer(struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer)
irq_work_sync(&cpu_buffer->irq_work.work);
/* ring_buffers with writer set do not own the data pages */
if (cpu_buffer->writer)
cpu_buffer->reader_page->page = NULL;
free_buffer_page(cpu_buffer->reader_page);
if (head) {
@@ -2241,7 +2310,8 @@ static void rb_free_cpu_buffer(struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer)
static struct trace_buffer *alloc_buffer(unsigned long size, unsigned flags,
int order, unsigned long start,
unsigned long end,
struct lock_class_key *key)
struct lock_class_key *key,
struct ring_buffer_writer *writer)
{
struct trace_buffer *buffer;
long nr_pages;
@@ -2269,6 +2339,11 @@ static struct trace_buffer *alloc_buffer(unsigned long size, unsigned flags,
buffer->flags = flags;
buffer->clock = trace_clock_local;
buffer->reader_lock_key = key;
if (writer) {
buffer->writer = writer;
/* The writer is external and never done by the kernel */
atomic_inc(&buffer->record_disabled);
}
init_irq_work(&buffer->irq_work.work, rb_wake_up_waiters);
init_waitqueue_head(&buffer->irq_work.waiters);
@@ -2375,10 +2450,11 @@ static struct trace_buffer *alloc_buffer(unsigned long size, unsigned flags,
* drop data when the tail hits the head.
*/
struct trace_buffer *__ring_buffer_alloc(unsigned long size, unsigned flags,
struct lock_class_key *key)
struct lock_class_key *key,
struct ring_buffer_writer *writer)
{
/* Default buffer page size - one system page */
return alloc_buffer(size, flags, 0, 0, 0,key);
return alloc_buffer(size, flags, 0, 0, 0, key, writer);
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__ring_buffer_alloc);
@@ -2402,7 +2478,7 @@ struct trace_buffer *__ring_buffer_alloc_range(unsigned long size, unsigned flag
unsigned long range_size,
struct lock_class_key *key)
{
return alloc_buffer(size, flags, order, start, start + range_size, key);
return alloc_buffer(size, flags, order, start, start + range_size, key, NULL);
}
/**
@@ -5153,8 +5229,54 @@ rb_update_iter_read_stamp(struct ring_buffer_iter *iter,
}
}
static bool rb_read_writer_meta_page(struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer)
{
local_set(&cpu_buffer->entries, READ_ONCE(cpu_buffer->meta_page->entries));
local_set(&cpu_buffer->overrun, READ_ONCE(cpu_buffer->meta_page->overrun));
local_set(&cpu_buffer->pages_touched, READ_ONCE(meta_pages_touched(cpu_buffer->meta_page)));
local_set(&cpu_buffer->pages_lost, READ_ONCE(meta_pages_lost(cpu_buffer->meta_page)));
/*
* No need to get the "read" field, it can be tracked here as any
* reader will have to go through a rign_buffer_per_cpu.
*/
return rb_num_of_entries(cpu_buffer);
}
static struct buffer_page *
rb_get_reader_page(struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer)
__rb_get_reader_page_from_writer(struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer)
{
u32 prev_reader;
if (!rb_read_writer_meta_page(cpu_buffer))
return NULL;
/* More to read on the reader page */
if (cpu_buffer->reader_page->read < rb_page_size(cpu_buffer->reader_page))
return cpu_buffer->reader_page;
prev_reader = cpu_buffer->meta_page->reader.id;
WARN_ON(cpu_buffer->writer->get_reader_page(cpu_buffer->cpu));
/* nr_pages doesn't include the reader page */
if (cpu_buffer->meta_page->reader.id > cpu_buffer->nr_pages) {
WARN_ON(1);
return NULL;
}
cpu_buffer->reader_page->page =
(void *)cpu_buffer->subbuf_ids[cpu_buffer->meta_page->reader.id];
cpu_buffer->reader_page->read = 0;
cpu_buffer->read_stamp = cpu_buffer->reader_page->page->time_stamp;
cpu_buffer->lost_events = cpu_buffer->meta_page->reader.lost_events;
WARN_ON(prev_reader == cpu_buffer->meta_page->reader.id);
return cpu_buffer->reader_page;
}
static struct buffer_page *
__rb_get_reader_page(struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer)
{
struct buffer_page *reader = NULL;
unsigned long bsize = READ_ONCE(cpu_buffer->buffer->subbuf_size);
@@ -5324,6 +5446,13 @@ rb_get_reader_page(struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer)
return reader;
}
static struct buffer_page *
rb_get_reader_page(struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer)
{
return cpu_buffer->writer ? __rb_get_reader_page_from_writer(cpu_buffer) :
__rb_get_reader_page(cpu_buffer);
}
static void rb_advance_reader(struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer)
{
struct ring_buffer_event *event;
@@ -5728,7 +5857,7 @@ ring_buffer_read_prepare(struct trace_buffer *buffer, int cpu, gfp_t flags)
struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer;
struct ring_buffer_iter *iter;
if (!cpumask_test_cpu(cpu, buffer->cpumask))
if (!cpumask_test_cpu(cpu, buffer->cpumask) || buffer->writer)
return NULL;
iter = kzalloc(sizeof(*iter), flags);
@@ -5901,6 +6030,22 @@ rb_reset_cpu(struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer)
{
struct buffer_page *page;
if (cpu_buffer->writer) {
if (!cpu_buffer->writer->reset)
return;
cpu_buffer->writer->reset(cpu_buffer->cpu);
rb_read_writer_meta_page(cpu_buffer);
/* Read related values, not covered by the meta-page */
local_set(&cpu_buffer->pages_read, 0);
cpu_buffer->read = 0;
cpu_buffer->read_bytes = 0;
cpu_buffer->last_overrun = 0;
return;
}
rb_head_page_deactivate(cpu_buffer);
cpu_buffer->head_page
@@ -6148,6 +6293,49 @@ bool ring_buffer_empty_cpu(struct trace_buffer *buffer, int cpu)
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ring_buffer_empty_cpu);
int ring_buffer_poll_writer(struct trace_buffer *buffer, int cpu)
{
struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer;
unsigned long flags;
if (cpu != RING_BUFFER_ALL_CPUS) {
if (!cpumask_test_cpu(cpu, buffer->cpumask))
return -EINVAL;
cpu_buffer = buffer->buffers[cpu];
raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&cpu_buffer->reader_lock, flags);
if (rb_read_writer_meta_page(cpu_buffer))
rb_wakeups(buffer, cpu_buffer);
raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&cpu_buffer->reader_lock, flags);
return 0;
}
/*
* Make sure all the ring buffers are up to date before we start reading
* them.
*/
for_each_buffer_cpu(buffer, cpu) {
cpu_buffer = buffer->buffers[cpu];
raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&cpu_buffer->reader_lock, flags);
rb_read_writer_meta_page(buffer->buffers[cpu]);
raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&cpu_buffer->reader_lock, flags);
}
for_each_buffer_cpu(buffer, cpu) {
cpu_buffer = buffer->buffers[cpu];
raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&cpu_buffer->reader_lock, flags);
if (rb_num_of_entries(cpu_buffer))
rb_wakeups(buffer, buffer->buffers[cpu]);
raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&cpu_buffer->reader_lock, flags);
}
return 0;
}
#ifdef CONFIG_RING_BUFFER_ALLOW_SWAP
/**
* ring_buffer_swap_cpu - swap a CPU buffer between two ring buffers
@@ -6399,6 +6587,7 @@ int ring_buffer_read_page(struct trace_buffer *buffer,
unsigned int commit;
unsigned int read;
u64 save_timestamp;
bool force_memcpy;
int ret = -1;
if (!cpumask_test_cpu(cpu, buffer->cpumask))
@@ -6436,6 +6625,8 @@ int ring_buffer_read_page(struct trace_buffer *buffer,
/* Check if any events were dropped */
missed_events = cpu_buffer->lost_events;
force_memcpy = cpu_buffer->mapped || cpu_buffer->writer;
/*
* If this page has been partially read or
* if len is not big enough to read the rest of the page or
@@ -6445,7 +6636,7 @@ int ring_buffer_read_page(struct trace_buffer *buffer,
*/
if (read || (len < (commit - read)) ||
cpu_buffer->reader_page == cpu_buffer->commit_page ||
cpu_buffer->mapped) {
force_memcpy) {
struct buffer_data_page *rpage = cpu_buffer->reader_page->page;
unsigned int rpos = read;
unsigned int pos = 0;
@@ -7020,7 +7211,7 @@ int ring_buffer_map(struct trace_buffer *buffer, int cpu,
unsigned long flags, *subbuf_ids;
int err = 0;
if (!cpumask_test_cpu(cpu, buffer->cpumask))
if (!cpumask_test_cpu(cpu, buffer->cpumask) || buffer->writer)
return -EINVAL;
cpu_buffer = buffer->buffers[cpu];