xref: /linux/samples/kprobes/kprobe_example.c (revision be471fe332f7f14aa6828010b220d7e6902b91a0)
1 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
2 /*
3  * Here's a sample kernel module showing the use of kprobes to dump a
4  * stack trace and selected registers when kernel_clone() is called.
5  *
6  * For more information on theory of operation of kprobes, see
7  * Documentation/trace/kprobes.rst
8  *
9  * You will see the trace data in /var/log/messages and on the console
10  * whenever kernel_clone() is invoked to create a new process.
11  */
12 
13 #include <linux/kernel.h>
14 #include <linux/module.h>
15 #include <linux/kprobes.h>
16 
17 #define MAX_SYMBOL_LEN	64
18 static char symbol[MAX_SYMBOL_LEN] = "kernel_clone";
19 module_param_string(symbol, symbol, sizeof(symbol), 0644);
20 
21 /* For each probe you need to allocate a kprobe structure */
22 static struct kprobe kp = {
23 	.symbol_name	= symbol,
24 };
25 
26 /* kprobe pre_handler: called just before the probed instruction is executed */
27 static int __kprobes handler_pre(struct kprobe *p, struct pt_regs *regs)
28 {
29 #ifdef CONFIG_X86
30 	pr_info("<%s> pre_handler: p->addr = 0x%p, ip = %lx, flags = 0x%lx\n",
31 		p->symbol_name, p->addr, regs->ip, regs->flags);
32 #endif
33 #ifdef CONFIG_PPC
34 	pr_info("<%s> pre_handler: p->addr = 0x%p, nip = 0x%lx, msr = 0x%lx\n",
35 		p->symbol_name, p->addr, regs->nip, regs->msr);
36 #endif
37 #ifdef CONFIG_MIPS
38 	pr_info("<%s> pre_handler: p->addr = 0x%p, epc = 0x%lx, status = 0x%lx\n",
39 		p->symbol_name, p->addr, regs->cp0_epc, regs->cp0_status);
40 #endif
41 #ifdef CONFIG_ARM64
42 	pr_info("<%s> pre_handler: p->addr = 0x%p, pc = 0x%lx,"
43 			" pstate = 0x%lx\n",
44 		p->symbol_name, p->addr, (long)regs->pc, (long)regs->pstate);
45 #endif
46 #ifdef CONFIG_ARM
47 	pr_info("<%s> pre_handler: p->addr = 0x%p, pc = 0x%lx, cpsr = 0x%lx\n",
48 		p->symbol_name, p->addr, (long)regs->ARM_pc, (long)regs->ARM_cpsr);
49 #endif
50 #ifdef CONFIG_RISCV
51 	pr_info("<%s> pre_handler: p->addr = 0x%p, pc = 0x%lx, status = 0x%lx\n",
52 		p->symbol_name, p->addr, regs->epc, regs->status);
53 #endif
54 #ifdef CONFIG_S390
55 	pr_info("<%s> pre_handler: p->addr, 0x%p, ip = 0x%lx, flags = 0x%lx\n",
56 		p->symbol_name, p->addr, regs->psw.addr, regs->flags);
57 #endif
58 
59 	/* A dump_stack() here will give a stack backtrace */
60 	return 0;
61 }
62 
63 /* kprobe post_handler: called after the probed instruction is executed */
64 static void __kprobes handler_post(struct kprobe *p, struct pt_regs *regs,
65 				unsigned long flags)
66 {
67 #ifdef CONFIG_X86
68 	pr_info("<%s> post_handler: p->addr = 0x%p, flags = 0x%lx\n",
69 		p->symbol_name, p->addr, regs->flags);
70 #endif
71 #ifdef CONFIG_PPC
72 	pr_info("<%s> post_handler: p->addr = 0x%p, msr = 0x%lx\n",
73 		p->symbol_name, p->addr, regs->msr);
74 #endif
75 #ifdef CONFIG_MIPS
76 	pr_info("<%s> post_handler: p->addr = 0x%p, status = 0x%lx\n",
77 		p->symbol_name, p->addr, regs->cp0_status);
78 #endif
79 #ifdef CONFIG_ARM64
80 	pr_info("<%s> post_handler: p->addr = 0x%p, pstate = 0x%lx\n",
81 		p->symbol_name, p->addr, (long)regs->pstate);
82 #endif
83 #ifdef CONFIG_ARM
84 	pr_info("<%s> post_handler: p->addr = 0x%p, cpsr = 0x%lx\n",
85 		p->symbol_name, p->addr, (long)regs->ARM_cpsr);
86 #endif
87 #ifdef CONFIG_RISCV
88 	pr_info("<%s> post_handler: p->addr = 0x%p, status = 0x%lx\n",
89 		p->symbol_name, p->addr, regs->status);
90 #endif
91 #ifdef CONFIG_S390
92 	pr_info("<%s> pre_handler: p->addr, 0x%p, flags = 0x%lx\n",
93 		p->symbol_name, p->addr, regs->flags);
94 #endif
95 }
96 
97 /*
98  * fault_handler: this is called if an exception is generated for any
99  * instruction within the pre- or post-handler, or when Kprobes
100  * single-steps the probed instruction.
101  */
102 static int handler_fault(struct kprobe *p, struct pt_regs *regs, int trapnr)
103 {
104 	pr_info("fault_handler: p->addr = 0x%p, trap #%dn", p->addr, trapnr);
105 	/* Return 0 because we don't handle the fault. */
106 	return 0;
107 }
108 /* NOKPROBE_SYMBOL() is also available */
109 NOKPROBE_SYMBOL(handler_fault);
110 
111 static int __init kprobe_init(void)
112 {
113 	int ret;
114 	kp.pre_handler = handler_pre;
115 	kp.post_handler = handler_post;
116 	kp.fault_handler = handler_fault;
117 
118 	ret = register_kprobe(&kp);
119 	if (ret < 0) {
120 		pr_err("register_kprobe failed, returned %d\n", ret);
121 		return ret;
122 	}
123 	pr_info("Planted kprobe at %p\n", kp.addr);
124 	return 0;
125 }
126 
127 static void __exit kprobe_exit(void)
128 {
129 	unregister_kprobe(&kp);
130 	pr_info("kprobe at %p unregistered\n", kp.addr);
131 }
132 
133 module_init(kprobe_init)
134 module_exit(kprobe_exit)
135 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
136