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1 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
2 /*
3  * Use DWARF Debug information to skip unnecessary callchain entries.
4  *
5  * Copyright (C) 2014 Sukadev Bhattiprolu, IBM Corporation.
6  * Copyright (C) 2014 Ulrich Weigand, IBM Corporation.
7  */
8 #include <inttypes.h>
9 #include <dwarf.h>
10 #include <elfutils/libdwfl.h>
11 
12 #include "util/thread.h"
13 #include "util/callchain.h"
14 #include "util/debug.h"
15 #include "util/dso.h"
16 #include "util/event.h" // struct ip_callchain
17 #include "util/map.h"
18 #include "util/symbol.h"
19 
20 /*
21  * When saving the callchain on Power, the kernel conservatively saves
22  * excess entries in the callchain. A few of these entries are needed
23  * in some cases but not others. If the unnecessary entries are not
24  * ignored, we end up with duplicate arcs in the call-graphs. Use
25  * DWARF debug information to skip over any unnecessary callchain
26  * entries.
27  *
28  * See function header for arch_adjust_callchain() below for more details.
29  *
30  * The libdwfl code in this file is based on code from elfutils
31  * (libdwfl/argp-std.c, libdwfl/tests/addrcfi.c, etc).
32  */
33 
34 /*
35  * Use the DWARF expression for the Call-frame-address and determine
36  * if return address is in LR and if a new frame was allocated.
37  */
check_return_reg(int ra_regno,Dwarf_Frame * frame)38 static int check_return_reg(int ra_regno, Dwarf_Frame *frame)
39 {
40 	Dwarf_Op ops_mem[3];
41 	Dwarf_Op dummy;
42 	Dwarf_Op *ops = &dummy;
43 	size_t nops;
44 	int result;
45 
46 	result = dwarf_frame_register(frame, ra_regno, ops_mem, &ops, &nops);
47 	if (result < 0) {
48 		pr_debug("dwarf_frame_register() %s\n", dwarf_errmsg(-1));
49 		return -1;
50 	}
51 
52 	/*
53 	 * Check if return address is on the stack. If return address
54 	 * is in a register (typically R0), it is yet to be saved on
55 	 * the stack.
56 	 */
57 	if ((nops != 0 || ops != NULL) &&
58 		!(nops == 1 && ops[0].atom == DW_OP_regx &&
59 			ops[0].number2 == 0 && ops[0].offset == 0))
60 		return 0;
61 
62 	/*
63 	 * Return address is in LR. Check if a frame was allocated
64 	 * but not-yet used.
65 	 */
66 	result = dwarf_frame_cfa(frame, &ops, &nops);
67 	if (result < 0) {
68 		pr_debug("dwarf_frame_cfa() returns %d, %s\n", result,
69 					dwarf_errmsg(-1));
70 		return -1;
71 	}
72 
73 	/*
74 	 * If call frame address is in r1, no new frame was allocated.
75 	 */
76 	if (nops == 1 && ops[0].atom == DW_OP_bregx && ops[0].number == 1 &&
77 				ops[0].number2 == 0)
78 		return 1;
79 
80 	/*
81 	 * A new frame was allocated but has not yet been used.
82 	 */
83 	return 2;
84 }
85 
86 /*
87  * Get the DWARF frame from the .eh_frame section.
88  */
get_eh_frame(Dwfl_Module * mod,Dwarf_Addr pc)89 static Dwarf_Frame *get_eh_frame(Dwfl_Module *mod, Dwarf_Addr pc)
90 {
91 	int		result;
92 	Dwarf_Addr	bias;
93 	Dwarf_CFI	*cfi;
94 	Dwarf_Frame	*frame;
95 
96 	cfi = dwfl_module_eh_cfi(mod, &bias);
97 	if (!cfi) {
98 		pr_debug("%s(): no CFI - %s\n", __func__, dwfl_errmsg(-1));
99 		return NULL;
100 	}
101 
102 	result = dwarf_cfi_addrframe(cfi, pc-bias, &frame);
103 	if (result) {
104 		pr_debug("%s(): %s\n", __func__, dwfl_errmsg(-1));
105 		return NULL;
106 	}
107 
108 	return frame;
109 }
110 
111 /*
112  * Get the DWARF frame from the .debug_frame section.
113  */
get_dwarf_frame(Dwfl_Module * mod,Dwarf_Addr pc)114 static Dwarf_Frame *get_dwarf_frame(Dwfl_Module *mod, Dwarf_Addr pc)
115 {
116 	Dwarf_CFI       *cfi;
117 	Dwarf_Addr      bias;
118 	Dwarf_Frame     *frame;
119 	int             result;
120 
121 	cfi = dwfl_module_dwarf_cfi(mod, &bias);
122 	if (!cfi) {
123 		pr_debug("%s(): no CFI - %s\n", __func__, dwfl_errmsg(-1));
124 		return NULL;
125 	}
126 
127 	result = dwarf_cfi_addrframe(cfi, pc-bias, &frame);
128 	if (result) {
129 		pr_debug("%s(): %s\n", __func__, dwfl_errmsg(-1));
130 		return NULL;
131 	}
132 
133 	return frame;
134 }
135 
136 /*
137  * Return:
138  *	0 if return address for the program counter @pc is on stack
139  *	1 if return address is in LR and no new stack frame was allocated
140  *	2 if return address is in LR and a new frame was allocated (but not
141  *		yet used)
142  *	-1 in case of errors
143  */
check_return_addr(struct dso * dso,Dwarf_Addr mapped_pc)144 static int check_return_addr(struct dso *dso, Dwarf_Addr mapped_pc)
145 {
146 	int		rc = -1;
147 	Dwfl		*dwfl;
148 	Dwfl_Module	*mod;
149 	Dwarf_Frame	*frame;
150 	int		ra_regno;
151 	Dwarf_Addr	start = mapped_pc;
152 	Dwarf_Addr	end = mapped_pc;
153 	bool		signalp;
154 
155 	dwfl = dso__libdw_dwfl(dso);
156 	if (!dwfl)
157 		return -1;
158 
159 	mod = dwfl_addrmodule(dwfl, mapped_pc);
160 	if (!mod) {
161 		pr_debug("dwfl_addrmodule() failed, %s\n", dwarf_errmsg(-1));
162 		goto out;
163 	}
164 
165 	/*
166 	 * To work with split debug info files (eg: glibc), check both
167 	 * .eh_frame and .debug_frame sections of the ELF header.
168 	 */
169 	frame = get_eh_frame(mod, mapped_pc);
170 	if (!frame) {
171 		frame = get_dwarf_frame(mod, mapped_pc);
172 		if (!frame)
173 			goto out;
174 	}
175 
176 	ra_regno = dwarf_frame_info(frame, &start, &end, &signalp);
177 	if (ra_regno < 0) {
178 		pr_debug("Return address register unavailable: %s\n",
179 				dwarf_errmsg(-1));
180 		goto out;
181 	}
182 
183 	rc = check_return_reg(ra_regno, frame);
184 
185 out:
186 	return rc;
187 }
188 
189 /*
190  * The callchain saved by the kernel always includes the link register (LR).
191  *
192  *	0:	PERF_CONTEXT_USER
193  *	1:	Program counter (Next instruction pointer)
194  *	2:	LR value
195  *	3:	Caller's caller
196  *	4:	...
197  *
198  * The value in LR is only needed when it holds a return address. If the
199  * return address is on the stack, we should ignore the LR value.
200  *
201  * Further, when the return address is in the LR, if a new frame was just
202  * allocated but the LR was not saved into it, then the LR contains the
203  * caller, slot 4: contains the caller's caller and the contents of slot 3:
204  * (chain->ips[3]) is undefined and must be ignored.
205  *
206  * Use DWARF debug information to determine if any entries need to be skipped.
207  *
208  * Return:
209  *	index:	of callchain entry that needs to be ignored (if any)
210  *	-1	if no entry needs to be ignored or in case of errors
211  */
arch_skip_callchain_idx(struct thread * thread,struct ip_callchain * chain)212 int arch_skip_callchain_idx(struct thread *thread, struct ip_callchain *chain)
213 {
214 	struct addr_location al;
215 	struct dso *dso = NULL;
216 	int rc;
217 	u64 ip;
218 	u64 skip_slot = -1;
219 
220 	if (!chain || chain->nr < 3)
221 		return skip_slot;
222 
223 	addr_location__init(&al);
224 	ip = chain->ips[1];
225 
226 	thread__find_symbol(thread, PERF_RECORD_MISC_USER, ip, &al);
227 
228 	if (al.map)
229 		dso = map__dso(al.map);
230 
231 	if (!dso) {
232 		pr_debug("%" PRIx64 " dso is NULL\n", ip);
233 		addr_location__exit(&al);
234 		return skip_slot;
235 	}
236 
237 	rc = check_return_addr(dso, map__map_ip(al.map, ip));
238 
239 	pr_debug("[DSO %s, sym %s, ip 0x%" PRIx64 "] rc %d\n",
240 		dso__long_name(dso), al.sym->name, ip, rc);
241 
242 	if (rc == 0) {
243 		/*
244 		 * Return address on stack. Ignore LR value in callchain
245 		 */
246 		skip_slot = 2;
247 	} else if (rc == 2) {
248 		/*
249 		 * New frame allocated but return address still in LR.
250 		 * Ignore the caller's caller entry in callchain.
251 		 */
252 		skip_slot = 3;
253 	}
254 
255 	addr_location__exit(&al);
256 	return skip_slot;
257 }
258