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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 #include "util/debug.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 static char *debuginfo_path;
34 
35 static const Dwfl_Callbacks offline_callbacks = {
36 	.debuginfo_path = &debuginfo_path,
37 	.find_debuginfo = dwfl_standard_find_debuginfo,
38 	.section_address = dwfl_offline_section_address,
39 };
40 
41 
42 /*
43  * Use the DWARF expression for the Call-frame-address and determine
44  * if return address is in LR and if a new frame was allocated.
45  */
46 static int check_return_reg(int ra_regno, Dwarf_Frame *frame)
47 {
48 	Dwarf_Op ops_mem[2];
49 	Dwarf_Op dummy;
50 	Dwarf_Op *ops = &dummy;
51 	size_t nops;
52 	int result;
53 
54 	result = dwarf_frame_register(frame, ra_regno, ops_mem, &ops, &nops);
55 	if (result < 0) {
56 		pr_debug("dwarf_frame_register() %s\n", dwarf_errmsg(-1));
57 		return -1;
58 	}
59 
60 	/*
61 	 * Check if return address is on the stack.
62 	 */
63 	if (nops != 0 || ops != NULL)
64 		return 0;
65 
66 	/*
67 	 * Return address is in LR. Check if a frame was allocated
68 	 * but not-yet used.
69 	 */
70 	result = dwarf_frame_cfa(frame, &ops, &nops);
71 	if (result < 0) {
72 		pr_debug("dwarf_frame_cfa() returns %d, %s\n", result,
73 					dwarf_errmsg(-1));
74 		return -1;
75 	}
76 
77 	/*
78 	 * If call frame address is in r1, no new frame was allocated.
79 	 */
80 	if (nops == 1 && ops[0].atom == DW_OP_bregx && ops[0].number == 1 &&
81 				ops[0].number2 == 0)
82 		return 1;
83 
84 	/*
85 	 * A new frame was allocated but has not yet been used.
86 	 */
87 	return 2;
88 }
89 
90 /*
91  * Get the DWARF frame from the .eh_frame section.
92  */
93 static Dwarf_Frame *get_eh_frame(Dwfl_Module *mod, Dwarf_Addr pc)
94 {
95 	int		result;
96 	Dwarf_Addr	bias;
97 	Dwarf_CFI	*cfi;
98 	Dwarf_Frame	*frame;
99 
100 	cfi = dwfl_module_eh_cfi(mod, &bias);
101 	if (!cfi) {
102 		pr_debug("%s(): no CFI - %s\n", __func__, dwfl_errmsg(-1));
103 		return NULL;
104 	}
105 
106 	result = dwarf_cfi_addrframe(cfi, pc-bias, &frame);
107 	if (result) {
108 		pr_debug("%s(): %s\n", __func__, dwfl_errmsg(-1));
109 		return NULL;
110 	}
111 
112 	return frame;
113 }
114 
115 /*
116  * Get the DWARF frame from the .debug_frame section.
117  */
118 static Dwarf_Frame *get_dwarf_frame(Dwfl_Module *mod, Dwarf_Addr pc)
119 {
120 	Dwarf_CFI       *cfi;
121 	Dwarf_Addr      bias;
122 	Dwarf_Frame     *frame;
123 	int             result;
124 
125 	cfi = dwfl_module_dwarf_cfi(mod, &bias);
126 	if (!cfi) {
127 		pr_debug("%s(): no CFI - %s\n", __func__, dwfl_errmsg(-1));
128 		return NULL;
129 	}
130 
131 	result = dwarf_cfi_addrframe(cfi, pc-bias, &frame);
132 	if (result) {
133 		pr_debug("%s(): %s\n", __func__, dwfl_errmsg(-1));
134 		return NULL;
135 	}
136 
137 	return frame;
138 }
139 
140 /*
141  * Return:
142  *	0 if return address for the program counter @pc is on stack
143  *	1 if return address is in LR and no new stack frame was allocated
144  *	2 if return address is in LR and a new frame was allocated (but not
145  *		yet used)
146  *	-1 in case of errors
147  */
148 static int check_return_addr(struct dso *dso, u64 map_start, Dwarf_Addr pc)
149 {
150 	int		rc = -1;
151 	Dwfl		*dwfl;
152 	Dwfl_Module	*mod;
153 	Dwarf_Frame	*frame;
154 	int		ra_regno;
155 	Dwarf_Addr	start = pc;
156 	Dwarf_Addr	end = pc;
157 	bool		signalp;
158 	const char	*exec_file = dso->long_name;
159 
160 	dwfl = dso->dwfl;
161 
162 	if (!dwfl) {
163 		dwfl = dwfl_begin(&offline_callbacks);
164 		if (!dwfl) {
165 			pr_debug("dwfl_begin() failed: %s\n", dwarf_errmsg(-1));
166 			return -1;
167 		}
168 
169 		mod = dwfl_report_elf(dwfl, exec_file, exec_file, -1,
170 						map_start, false);
171 		if (!mod) {
172 			pr_debug("dwfl_report_elf() failed %s\n",
173 						dwarf_errmsg(-1));
174 			/*
175 			 * We normally cache the DWARF debug info and never
176 			 * call dwfl_end(). But to prevent fd leak, free in
177 			 * case of error.
178 			 */
179 			dwfl_end(dwfl);
180 			goto out;
181 		}
182 		dso->dwfl = dwfl;
183 	}
184 
185 	mod = dwfl_addrmodule(dwfl, pc);
186 	if (!mod) {
187 		pr_debug("dwfl_addrmodule() failed, %s\n", dwarf_errmsg(-1));
188 		goto out;
189 	}
190 
191 	/*
192 	 * To work with split debug info files (eg: glibc), check both
193 	 * .eh_frame and .debug_frame sections of the ELF header.
194 	 */
195 	frame = get_eh_frame(mod, pc);
196 	if (!frame) {
197 		frame = get_dwarf_frame(mod, pc);
198 		if (!frame)
199 			goto out;
200 	}
201 
202 	ra_regno = dwarf_frame_info(frame, &start, &end, &signalp);
203 	if (ra_regno < 0) {
204 		pr_debug("Return address register unavailable: %s\n",
205 				dwarf_errmsg(-1));
206 		goto out;
207 	}
208 
209 	rc = check_return_reg(ra_regno, frame);
210 
211 out:
212 	return rc;
213 }
214 
215 /*
216  * The callchain saved by the kernel always includes the link register (LR).
217  *
218  *	0:	PERF_CONTEXT_USER
219  *	1:	Program counter (Next instruction pointer)
220  *	2:	LR value
221  *	3:	Caller's caller
222  *	4:	...
223  *
224  * The value in LR is only needed when it holds a return address. If the
225  * return address is on the stack, we should ignore the LR value.
226  *
227  * Further, when the return address is in the LR, if a new frame was just
228  * allocated but the LR was not saved into it, then the LR contains the
229  * caller, slot 4: contains the caller's caller and the contents of slot 3:
230  * (chain->ips[3]) is undefined and must be ignored.
231  *
232  * Use DWARF debug information to determine if any entries need to be skipped.
233  *
234  * Return:
235  *	index:	of callchain entry that needs to be ignored (if any)
236  *	-1	if no entry needs to be ignored or in case of errors
237  */
238 int arch_skip_callchain_idx(struct thread *thread, struct ip_callchain *chain)
239 {
240 	struct addr_location al;
241 	struct dso *dso = NULL;
242 	int rc;
243 	u64 ip;
244 	u64 skip_slot = -1;
245 
246 	if (chain->nr < 3)
247 		return skip_slot;
248 
249 	ip = chain->ips[2];
250 
251 	thread__find_addr_location(thread, PERF_RECORD_MISC_USER,
252 			MAP__FUNCTION, ip, &al);
253 
254 	if (al.map)
255 		dso = al.map->dso;
256 
257 	if (!dso) {
258 		pr_debug("%" PRIx64 " dso is NULL\n", ip);
259 		return skip_slot;
260 	}
261 
262 	rc = check_return_addr(dso, al.map->start, ip);
263 
264 	pr_debug("[DSO %s, sym %s, ip 0x%" PRIx64 "] rc %d\n",
265 				dso->long_name, al.sym->name, ip, rc);
266 
267 	if (rc == 0) {
268 		/*
269 		 * Return address on stack. Ignore LR value in callchain
270 		 */
271 		skip_slot = 2;
272 	} else if (rc == 2) {
273 		/*
274 		 * New frame allocated but return address still in LR.
275 		 * Ignore the caller's caller entry in callchain.
276 		 */
277 		skip_slot = 3;
278 	}
279 	return skip_slot;
280 }
281