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1 /*
2  * Use DWARF Debug information to skip unnecessary callchain entries.
3  *
4  * Copyright (C) 2014 Sukadev Bhattiprolu, IBM Corporation.
5  * Copyright (C) 2014 Ulrich Weigand, IBM Corporation.
6  *
7  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
8  * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
9  * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version
10  * 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
11  */
12 #include <inttypes.h>
13 #include <dwarf.h>
14 #include <elfutils/libdwfl.h>
15 
16 #include "util/thread.h"
17 #include "util/callchain.h"
18 
19 /*
20  * When saving the callchain on Power, the kernel conservatively saves
21  * excess entries in the callchain. A few of these entries are needed
22  * in some cases but not others. If the unnecessary entries are not
23  * ignored, we end up with duplicate arcs in the call-graphs. Use
24  * DWARF debug information to skip over any unnecessary callchain
25  * entries.
26  *
27  * See function header for arch_adjust_callchain() below for more details.
28  *
29  * The libdwfl code in this file is based on code from elfutils
30  * (libdwfl/argp-std.c, libdwfl/tests/addrcfi.c, etc).
31  */
32 static char *debuginfo_path;
33 
34 static const Dwfl_Callbacks offline_callbacks = {
35 	.debuginfo_path = &debuginfo_path,
36 	.find_debuginfo = dwfl_standard_find_debuginfo,
37 	.section_address = dwfl_offline_section_address,
38 };
39 
40 
41 /*
42  * Use the DWARF expression for the Call-frame-address and determine
43  * if return address is in LR and if a new frame was allocated.
44  */
45 static int check_return_reg(int ra_regno, Dwarf_Frame *frame)
46 {
47 	Dwarf_Op ops_mem[2];
48 	Dwarf_Op dummy;
49 	Dwarf_Op *ops = &dummy;
50 	size_t nops;
51 	int result;
52 
53 	result = dwarf_frame_register(frame, ra_regno, ops_mem, &ops, &nops);
54 	if (result < 0) {
55 		pr_debug("dwarf_frame_register() %s\n", dwarf_errmsg(-1));
56 		return -1;
57 	}
58 
59 	/*
60 	 * Check if return address is on the stack.
61 	 */
62 	if (nops != 0 || ops != NULL)
63 		return 0;
64 
65 	/*
66 	 * Return address is in LR. Check if a frame was allocated
67 	 * but not-yet used.
68 	 */
69 	result = dwarf_frame_cfa(frame, &ops, &nops);
70 	if (result < 0) {
71 		pr_debug("dwarf_frame_cfa() returns %d, %s\n", result,
72 					dwarf_errmsg(-1));
73 		return -1;
74 	}
75 
76 	/*
77 	 * If call frame address is in r1, no new frame was allocated.
78 	 */
79 	if (nops == 1 && ops[0].atom == DW_OP_bregx && ops[0].number == 1 &&
80 				ops[0].number2 == 0)
81 		return 1;
82 
83 	/*
84 	 * A new frame was allocated but has not yet been used.
85 	 */
86 	return 2;
87 }
88 
89 /*
90  * Get the DWARF frame from the .eh_frame section.
91  */
92 static Dwarf_Frame *get_eh_frame(Dwfl_Module *mod, Dwarf_Addr pc)
93 {
94 	int		result;
95 	Dwarf_Addr	bias;
96 	Dwarf_CFI	*cfi;
97 	Dwarf_Frame	*frame;
98 
99 	cfi = dwfl_module_eh_cfi(mod, &bias);
100 	if (!cfi) {
101 		pr_debug("%s(): no CFI - %s\n", __func__, dwfl_errmsg(-1));
102 		return NULL;
103 	}
104 
105 	result = dwarf_cfi_addrframe(cfi, pc, &frame);
106 	if (result) {
107 		pr_debug("%s(): %s\n", __func__, dwfl_errmsg(-1));
108 		return NULL;
109 	}
110 
111 	return frame;
112 }
113 
114 /*
115  * Get the DWARF frame from the .debug_frame section.
116  */
117 static Dwarf_Frame *get_dwarf_frame(Dwfl_Module *mod, Dwarf_Addr pc)
118 {
119 	Dwarf_CFI       *cfi;
120 	Dwarf_Addr      bias;
121 	Dwarf_Frame     *frame;
122 	int             result;
123 
124 	cfi = dwfl_module_dwarf_cfi(mod, &bias);
125 	if (!cfi) {
126 		pr_debug("%s(): no CFI - %s\n", __func__, dwfl_errmsg(-1));
127 		return NULL;
128 	}
129 
130 	result = dwarf_cfi_addrframe(cfi, pc, &frame);
131 	if (result) {
132 		pr_debug("%s(): %s\n", __func__, dwfl_errmsg(-1));
133 		return NULL;
134 	}
135 
136 	return frame;
137 }
138 
139 /*
140  * Return:
141  *	0 if return address for the program counter @pc is on stack
142  *	1 if return address is in LR and no new stack frame was allocated
143  *	2 if return address is in LR and a new frame was allocated (but not
144  *		yet used)
145  *	-1 in case of errors
146  */
147 static int check_return_addr(const char *exec_file, Dwarf_Addr pc)
148 {
149 	int		rc = -1;
150 	Dwfl		*dwfl;
151 	Dwfl_Module	*mod;
152 	Dwarf_Frame	*frame;
153 	int		ra_regno;
154 	Dwarf_Addr	start = pc;
155 	Dwarf_Addr	end = pc;
156 	bool		signalp;
157 
158 	dwfl = dwfl_begin(&offline_callbacks);
159 	if (!dwfl) {
160 		pr_debug("dwfl_begin() failed: %s\n", dwarf_errmsg(-1));
161 		return -1;
162 	}
163 
164 	if (dwfl_report_offline(dwfl, "",  exec_file, -1) == NULL) {
165 		pr_debug("dwfl_report_offline() failed %s\n", dwarf_errmsg(-1));
166 		goto out;
167 	}
168 
169 	mod = dwfl_addrmodule(dwfl, pc);
170 	if (!mod) {
171 		pr_debug("dwfl_addrmodule() failed, %s\n", dwarf_errmsg(-1));
172 		goto out;
173 	}
174 
175 	/*
176 	 * To work with split debug info files (eg: glibc), check both
177 	 * .eh_frame and .debug_frame sections of the ELF header.
178 	 */
179 	frame = get_eh_frame(mod, pc);
180 	if (!frame) {
181 		frame = get_dwarf_frame(mod, pc);
182 		if (!frame)
183 			goto out;
184 	}
185 
186 	ra_regno = dwarf_frame_info(frame, &start, &end, &signalp);
187 	if (ra_regno < 0) {
188 		pr_debug("Return address register unavailable: %s\n",
189 				dwarf_errmsg(-1));
190 		goto out;
191 	}
192 
193 	rc = check_return_reg(ra_regno, frame);
194 
195 out:
196 	dwfl_end(dwfl);
197 	return rc;
198 }
199 
200 /*
201  * The callchain saved by the kernel always includes the link register (LR).
202  *
203  *	0:	PERF_CONTEXT_USER
204  *	1:	Program counter (Next instruction pointer)
205  *	2:	LR value
206  *	3:	Caller's caller
207  *	4:	...
208  *
209  * The value in LR is only needed when it holds a return address. If the
210  * return address is on the stack, we should ignore the LR value.
211  *
212  * Further, when the return address is in the LR, if a new frame was just
213  * allocated but the LR was not saved into it, then the LR contains the
214  * caller, slot 4: contains the caller's caller and the contents of slot 3:
215  * (chain->ips[3]) is undefined and must be ignored.
216  *
217  * Use DWARF debug information to determine if any entries need to be skipped.
218  *
219  * Return:
220  *	index:	of callchain entry that needs to be ignored (if any)
221  *	-1	if no entry needs to be ignored or in case of errors
222  */
223 int arch_skip_callchain_idx(struct machine *machine, struct thread *thread,
224 				struct ip_callchain *chain)
225 {
226 	struct addr_location al;
227 	struct dso *dso = NULL;
228 	int rc;
229 	u64 ip;
230 	u64 skip_slot = -1;
231 
232 	if (chain->nr < 3)
233 		return skip_slot;
234 
235 	ip = chain->ips[2];
236 
237 	thread__find_addr_location(thread, machine, PERF_RECORD_MISC_USER,
238 			MAP__FUNCTION, ip, &al);
239 
240 	if (al.map)
241 		dso = al.map->dso;
242 
243 	if (!dso) {
244 		pr_debug("%" PRIx64 " dso is NULL\n", ip);
245 		return skip_slot;
246 	}
247 
248 	rc = check_return_addr(dso->long_name, ip);
249 
250 	pr_debug("DSO %s, nr %" PRIx64 ", ip 0x%" PRIx64 "rc %d\n",
251 				dso->long_name, chain->nr, ip, rc);
252 
253 	if (rc == 0) {
254 		/*
255 		 * Return address on stack. Ignore LR value in callchain
256 		 */
257 		skip_slot = 2;
258 	} else if (rc == 2) {
259 		/*
260 		 * New frame allocated but return address still in LR.
261 		 * Ignore the caller's caller entry in callchain.
262 		 */
263 		skip_slot = 3;
264 	}
265 	return skip_slot;
266 }
267