[PATCH v7 00/14] perf: Support multiple system call tables in the build
Namhyung Kim
namhyung at kernel.org
Thu Mar 20 16:59:17 PDT 2025
On Tue, Mar 18, 2025 at 10:07:27PM -0700, Ian Rogers wrote:
> This work builds on the clean up of system call tables and removal of
> libaudit by Charlie Jenkins <charlie at rivosinc.com>.
>
> The system call table in perf trace is used to map system call numbers
> to names and vice versa. Prior to these changes, a single table
> matching the perf binary's build was present. The table would be
> incorrect if tracing say a 32-bit binary from a 64-bit version of
> perf, the names and numbers wouldn't match.
>
> Change the build so that a single system call file is built and the
> potentially multiple tables are identifiable from the ELF machine type
> of the process being examined. To determine the ELF machine type, the
> executable's maps are searched and the associated DSOs ELF headers are
> read. When this fails and when live, /proc/pid/exe's ELF header is
> read. Fallback to using the perf's binary type when unknown.
>
> Remove some runtime types used by the system call tables and make
> equivalents generated at build time.
>
> v7: Rebase for dso data locking changes. Don't NULL check before
> btf__free (Arnaldo). Add patch to clean up perf trace's evlist to
> make leak sanitizer happier.
>
> v6: Incorporate Namhyung's fixes:
> https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/Z9PCjQ8PhOadVGQ8@google.com/
> https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/Z9YHCzINiu4uBQ8B@google.com/
> Which highlighted an issue with syscall pointers becoming
> stale. Add a patch 12 to make the syscall table a table of
> pointers that don't move so that struct syscalls don't move. Add a
> patch 13 fixing a BTF memory leak.
>
> v5: Add byte swap to dso__e_machine and fix comment as suggested by
> Namhyung.
>
> v4: Add reading the e_machine from the thread's maps dsos, only read
> from /proc/pid/exe on failure and when live as requested by
> Namhyung. Add patches to add dso comments and remove unused
> dso_data variables that are unused without libunwind.
>
> v3: Add Charlie's reviewed-by tags. Incorporate feedback from Arnd
> Bergmann <arnd at arndb.de> on additional optional column and MIPS
> system call numbering. Rebase past Namhyung's global system call
> statistics and add comments that they don't yet support an
> e_machine other than EM_HOST.
>
> v2: Change the 1 element cache for the last table as suggested by
> Howard Chu, add Howard's reviewed-by tags.
> Add a comment and apology to Charlie for not doing better in
> guiding:
> https://lore.kernel.org/all/20250114-perf_syscall_arch_runtime-v1-1-5b304e408e11@rivosinc.com/
> After discussion on v1 and he agreed this patch series would be
> the better direction.
>
> Ian Rogers (14):
> perf dso: Move libunwind dso_data variables into ifdef
> perf dso: kernel-doc for enum dso_binary_type
> perf syscalltbl: Remove syscall_table.h
> perf trace: Reorganize syscalls
> perf syscalltbl: Remove struct syscalltbl
> perf dso: Add support for reading the e_machine type for a dso
> perf thread: Add support for reading the e_machine type for a thread
> perf trace beauty: Add syscalltbl.sh generating all system call tables
> perf syscalltbl: Use lookup table containing multiple architectures
> perf build: Remove Makefile.syscalls
> perf syscalltbl: Mask off ABI type for MIPS system calls
> perf trace: Make syscall table stable
> perf trace: Fix BTF memory leak
> perf trace: Fix evlist memory leak
Reviewed-by: Namhyung Kim <namhyung at kernel.org>
Thanks,
Namhyung
>
> tools/perf/Makefile.perf | 10 +-
> tools/perf/arch/alpha/entry/syscalls/Kbuild | 2 -
> .../alpha/entry/syscalls/Makefile.syscalls | 5 -
> tools/perf/arch/alpha/include/syscall_table.h | 2 -
> tools/perf/arch/arc/entry/syscalls/Kbuild | 2 -
> .../arch/arc/entry/syscalls/Makefile.syscalls | 3 -
> tools/perf/arch/arc/include/syscall_table.h | 2 -
> tools/perf/arch/arm/entry/syscalls/Kbuild | 4 -
> .../arch/arm/entry/syscalls/Makefile.syscalls | 2 -
> tools/perf/arch/arm/include/syscall_table.h | 2 -
> tools/perf/arch/arm64/entry/syscalls/Kbuild | 3 -
> .../arm64/entry/syscalls/Makefile.syscalls | 6 -
> tools/perf/arch/arm64/include/syscall_table.h | 8 -
> tools/perf/arch/csky/entry/syscalls/Kbuild | 2 -
> .../csky/entry/syscalls/Makefile.syscalls | 3 -
> tools/perf/arch/csky/include/syscall_table.h | 2 -
> .../perf/arch/loongarch/entry/syscalls/Kbuild | 2 -
> .../entry/syscalls/Makefile.syscalls | 3 -
> .../arch/loongarch/include/syscall_table.h | 2 -
> tools/perf/arch/mips/entry/syscalls/Kbuild | 2 -
> .../mips/entry/syscalls/Makefile.syscalls | 5 -
> tools/perf/arch/mips/include/syscall_table.h | 2 -
> tools/perf/arch/parisc/entry/syscalls/Kbuild | 3 -
> .../parisc/entry/syscalls/Makefile.syscalls | 6 -
> .../perf/arch/parisc/include/syscall_table.h | 8 -
> tools/perf/arch/powerpc/entry/syscalls/Kbuild | 3 -
> .../powerpc/entry/syscalls/Makefile.syscalls | 6 -
> .../perf/arch/powerpc/include/syscall_table.h | 8 -
> tools/perf/arch/riscv/entry/syscalls/Kbuild | 2 -
> .../riscv/entry/syscalls/Makefile.syscalls | 4 -
> tools/perf/arch/riscv/include/syscall_table.h | 8 -
> tools/perf/arch/s390/entry/syscalls/Kbuild | 2 -
> .../s390/entry/syscalls/Makefile.syscalls | 5 -
> tools/perf/arch/s390/include/syscall_table.h | 2 -
> tools/perf/arch/sh/entry/syscalls/Kbuild | 2 -
> .../arch/sh/entry/syscalls/Makefile.syscalls | 4 -
> tools/perf/arch/sh/include/syscall_table.h | 2 -
> tools/perf/arch/sparc/entry/syscalls/Kbuild | 3 -
> .../sparc/entry/syscalls/Makefile.syscalls | 5 -
> tools/perf/arch/sparc/include/syscall_table.h | 8 -
> tools/perf/arch/x86/entry/syscalls/Kbuild | 3 -
> .../arch/x86/entry/syscalls/Makefile.syscalls | 6 -
> tools/perf/arch/x86/include/syscall_table.h | 8 -
> tools/perf/arch/xtensa/entry/syscalls/Kbuild | 2 -
> .../xtensa/entry/syscalls/Makefile.syscalls | 4 -
> .../perf/arch/xtensa/include/syscall_table.h | 2 -
> tools/perf/builtin-trace.c | 339 ++++++++++++------
> tools/perf/scripts/Makefile.syscalls | 61 ----
> tools/perf/scripts/syscalltbl.sh | 86 -----
> tools/perf/trace/beauty/syscalltbl.sh | 274 ++++++++++++++
> tools/perf/util/dso.c | 89 +++++
> tools/perf/util/dso.h | 62 ++++
> tools/perf/util/symbol-elf.c | 27 --
> tools/perf/util/syscalltbl.c | 148 ++++----
> tools/perf/util/syscalltbl.h | 22 +-
> tools/perf/util/thread.c | 80 +++++
> tools/perf/util/thread.h | 14 +-
> 57 files changed, 839 insertions(+), 543 deletions(-)
> delete mode 100644 tools/perf/arch/alpha/entry/syscalls/Kbuild
> delete mode 100644 tools/perf/arch/alpha/entry/syscalls/Makefile.syscalls
> delete mode 100644 tools/perf/arch/alpha/include/syscall_table.h
> delete mode 100644 tools/perf/arch/arc/entry/syscalls/Kbuild
> delete mode 100644 tools/perf/arch/arc/entry/syscalls/Makefile.syscalls
> delete mode 100644 tools/perf/arch/arc/include/syscall_table.h
> delete mode 100644 tools/perf/arch/arm/entry/syscalls/Kbuild
> delete mode 100644 tools/perf/arch/arm/entry/syscalls/Makefile.syscalls
> delete mode 100644 tools/perf/arch/arm/include/syscall_table.h
> delete mode 100644 tools/perf/arch/arm64/entry/syscalls/Kbuild
> delete mode 100644 tools/perf/arch/arm64/entry/syscalls/Makefile.syscalls
> delete mode 100644 tools/perf/arch/arm64/include/syscall_table.h
> delete mode 100644 tools/perf/arch/csky/entry/syscalls/Kbuild
> delete mode 100644 tools/perf/arch/csky/entry/syscalls/Makefile.syscalls
> delete mode 100644 tools/perf/arch/csky/include/syscall_table.h
> delete mode 100644 tools/perf/arch/loongarch/entry/syscalls/Kbuild
> delete mode 100644 tools/perf/arch/loongarch/entry/syscalls/Makefile.syscalls
> delete mode 100644 tools/perf/arch/loongarch/include/syscall_table.h
> delete mode 100644 tools/perf/arch/mips/entry/syscalls/Kbuild
> delete mode 100644 tools/perf/arch/mips/entry/syscalls/Makefile.syscalls
> delete mode 100644 tools/perf/arch/mips/include/syscall_table.h
> delete mode 100644 tools/perf/arch/parisc/entry/syscalls/Kbuild
> delete mode 100644 tools/perf/arch/parisc/entry/syscalls/Makefile.syscalls
> delete mode 100644 tools/perf/arch/parisc/include/syscall_table.h
> delete mode 100644 tools/perf/arch/powerpc/entry/syscalls/Kbuild
> delete mode 100644 tools/perf/arch/powerpc/entry/syscalls/Makefile.syscalls
> delete mode 100644 tools/perf/arch/powerpc/include/syscall_table.h
> delete mode 100644 tools/perf/arch/riscv/entry/syscalls/Kbuild
> delete mode 100644 tools/perf/arch/riscv/entry/syscalls/Makefile.syscalls
> delete mode 100644 tools/perf/arch/riscv/include/syscall_table.h
> delete mode 100644 tools/perf/arch/s390/entry/syscalls/Kbuild
> delete mode 100644 tools/perf/arch/s390/entry/syscalls/Makefile.syscalls
> delete mode 100644 tools/perf/arch/s390/include/syscall_table.h
> delete mode 100644 tools/perf/arch/sh/entry/syscalls/Kbuild
> delete mode 100644 tools/perf/arch/sh/entry/syscalls/Makefile.syscalls
> delete mode 100644 tools/perf/arch/sh/include/syscall_table.h
> delete mode 100644 tools/perf/arch/sparc/entry/syscalls/Kbuild
> delete mode 100644 tools/perf/arch/sparc/entry/syscalls/Makefile.syscalls
> delete mode 100644 tools/perf/arch/sparc/include/syscall_table.h
> delete mode 100644 tools/perf/arch/x86/entry/syscalls/Kbuild
> delete mode 100644 tools/perf/arch/x86/entry/syscalls/Makefile.syscalls
> delete mode 100644 tools/perf/arch/x86/include/syscall_table.h
> delete mode 100644 tools/perf/arch/xtensa/entry/syscalls/Kbuild
> delete mode 100644 tools/perf/arch/xtensa/entry/syscalls/Makefile.syscalls
> delete mode 100644 tools/perf/arch/xtensa/include/syscall_table.h
> delete mode 100644 tools/perf/scripts/Makefile.syscalls
> delete mode 100755 tools/perf/scripts/syscalltbl.sh
> create mode 100755 tools/perf/trace/beauty/syscalltbl.sh
>
> --
> 2.49.0.rc1.451.g8f38331e32-goog
>
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