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1 /*
2  * thread-stack.c: Synthesize a thread's stack using call / return events
3  * Copyright (c) 2014, Intel Corporation.
4  *
5  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
6  * under the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public License,
7  * version 2, as published by the Free Software Foundation.
8  *
9  * This program is distributed in the hope it will be useful, but WITHOUT
10  * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
11  * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for
12  * more details.
13  *
14  */
15 
16 #include <linux/rbtree.h>
17 #include <linux/list.h>
18 #include "thread.h"
19 #include "event.h"
20 #include "machine.h"
21 #include "util.h"
22 #include "debug.h"
23 #include "symbol.h"
24 #include "comm.h"
25 #include "thread-stack.h"
26 
27 #define CALL_PATH_BLOCK_SHIFT 8
28 #define CALL_PATH_BLOCK_SIZE (1 << CALL_PATH_BLOCK_SHIFT)
29 #define CALL_PATH_BLOCK_MASK (CALL_PATH_BLOCK_SIZE - 1)
30 
31 struct call_path_block {
32 	struct call_path cp[CALL_PATH_BLOCK_SIZE];
33 	struct list_head node;
34 };
35 
36 /**
37  * struct call_path_root - root of all call paths.
38  * @call_path: root call path
39  * @blocks: list of blocks to store call paths
40  * @next: next free space
41  * @sz: number of spaces
42  */
43 struct call_path_root {
44 	struct call_path call_path;
45 	struct list_head blocks;
46 	size_t next;
47 	size_t sz;
48 };
49 
50 /**
51  * struct call_return_processor - provides a call-back to consume call-return
52  *                                information.
53  * @cpr: call path root
54  * @process: call-back that accepts call/return information
55  * @data: anonymous data for call-back
56  */
57 struct call_return_processor {
58 	struct call_path_root *cpr;
59 	int (*process)(struct call_return *cr, void *data);
60 	void *data;
61 };
62 
63 #define STACK_GROWTH 2048
64 
65 /**
66  * struct thread_stack_entry - thread stack entry.
67  * @ret_addr: return address
68  * @timestamp: timestamp (if known)
69  * @ref: external reference (e.g. db_id of sample)
70  * @branch_count: the branch count when the entry was created
71  * @cp: call path
72  * @no_call: a 'call' was not seen
73  */
74 struct thread_stack_entry {
75 	u64 ret_addr;
76 	u64 timestamp;
77 	u64 ref;
78 	u64 branch_count;
79 	struct call_path *cp;
80 	bool no_call;
81 };
82 
83 /**
84  * struct thread_stack - thread stack constructed from 'call' and 'return'
85  *                       branch samples.
86  * @stack: array that holds the stack
87  * @cnt: number of entries in the stack
88  * @sz: current maximum stack size
89  * @trace_nr: current trace number
90  * @branch_count: running branch count
91  * @kernel_start: kernel start address
92  * @last_time: last timestamp
93  * @crp: call/return processor
94  * @comm: current comm
95  */
96 struct thread_stack {
97 	struct thread_stack_entry *stack;
98 	size_t cnt;
99 	size_t sz;
100 	u64 trace_nr;
101 	u64 branch_count;
102 	u64 kernel_start;
103 	u64 last_time;
104 	struct call_return_processor *crp;
105 	struct comm *comm;
106 };
107 
108 static int thread_stack__grow(struct thread_stack *ts)
109 {
110 	struct thread_stack_entry *new_stack;
111 	size_t sz, new_sz;
112 
113 	new_sz = ts->sz + STACK_GROWTH;
114 	sz = new_sz * sizeof(struct thread_stack_entry);
115 
116 	new_stack = realloc(ts->stack, sz);
117 	if (!new_stack)
118 		return -ENOMEM;
119 
120 	ts->stack = new_stack;
121 	ts->sz = new_sz;
122 
123 	return 0;
124 }
125 
126 static struct thread_stack *thread_stack__new(struct thread *thread,
127 					      struct call_return_processor *crp)
128 {
129 	struct thread_stack *ts;
130 
131 	ts = zalloc(sizeof(struct thread_stack));
132 	if (!ts)
133 		return NULL;
134 
135 	if (thread_stack__grow(ts)) {
136 		free(ts);
137 		return NULL;
138 	}
139 
140 	if (thread->mg && thread->mg->machine)
141 		ts->kernel_start = machine__kernel_start(thread->mg->machine);
142 	else
143 		ts->kernel_start = 1ULL << 63;
144 	ts->crp = crp;
145 
146 	return ts;
147 }
148 
149 static int thread_stack__push(struct thread_stack *ts, u64 ret_addr)
150 {
151 	int err = 0;
152 
153 	if (ts->cnt == ts->sz) {
154 		err = thread_stack__grow(ts);
155 		if (err) {
156 			pr_warning("Out of memory: discarding thread stack\n");
157 			ts->cnt = 0;
158 		}
159 	}
160 
161 	ts->stack[ts->cnt++].ret_addr = ret_addr;
162 
163 	return err;
164 }
165 
166 static void thread_stack__pop(struct thread_stack *ts, u64 ret_addr)
167 {
168 	size_t i;
169 
170 	/*
171 	 * In some cases there may be functions which are not seen to return.
172 	 * For example when setjmp / longjmp has been used.  Or the perf context
173 	 * switch in the kernel which doesn't stop and start tracing in exactly
174 	 * the same code path.  When that happens the return address will be
175 	 * further down the stack.  If the return address is not found at all,
176 	 * we assume the opposite (i.e. this is a return for a call that wasn't
177 	 * seen for some reason) and leave the stack alone.
178 	 */
179 	for (i = ts->cnt; i; ) {
180 		if (ts->stack[--i].ret_addr == ret_addr) {
181 			ts->cnt = i;
182 			return;
183 		}
184 	}
185 }
186 
187 static bool thread_stack__in_kernel(struct thread_stack *ts)
188 {
189 	if (!ts->cnt)
190 		return false;
191 
192 	return ts->stack[ts->cnt - 1].cp->in_kernel;
193 }
194 
195 static int thread_stack__call_return(struct thread *thread,
196 				     struct thread_stack *ts, size_t idx,
197 				     u64 timestamp, u64 ref, bool no_return)
198 {
199 	struct call_return_processor *crp = ts->crp;
200 	struct thread_stack_entry *tse;
201 	struct call_return cr = {
202 		.thread = thread,
203 		.comm = ts->comm,
204 		.db_id = 0,
205 	};
206 
207 	tse = &ts->stack[idx];
208 	cr.cp = tse->cp;
209 	cr.call_time = tse->timestamp;
210 	cr.return_time = timestamp;
211 	cr.branch_count = ts->branch_count - tse->branch_count;
212 	cr.call_ref = tse->ref;
213 	cr.return_ref = ref;
214 	if (tse->no_call)
215 		cr.flags |= CALL_RETURN_NO_CALL;
216 	if (no_return)
217 		cr.flags |= CALL_RETURN_NO_RETURN;
218 
219 	return crp->process(&cr, crp->data);
220 }
221 
222 static int __thread_stack__flush(struct thread *thread, struct thread_stack *ts)
223 {
224 	struct call_return_processor *crp = ts->crp;
225 	int err;
226 
227 	if (!crp) {
228 		ts->cnt = 0;
229 		return 0;
230 	}
231 
232 	while (ts->cnt) {
233 		err = thread_stack__call_return(thread, ts, --ts->cnt,
234 						ts->last_time, 0, true);
235 		if (err) {
236 			pr_err("Error flushing thread stack!\n");
237 			ts->cnt = 0;
238 			return err;
239 		}
240 	}
241 
242 	return 0;
243 }
244 
245 int thread_stack__flush(struct thread *thread)
246 {
247 	if (thread->ts)
248 		return __thread_stack__flush(thread, thread->ts);
249 
250 	return 0;
251 }
252 
253 int thread_stack__event(struct thread *thread, u32 flags, u64 from_ip,
254 			u64 to_ip, u16 insn_len, u64 trace_nr)
255 {
256 	if (!thread)
257 		return -EINVAL;
258 
259 	if (!thread->ts) {
260 		thread->ts = thread_stack__new(thread, NULL);
261 		if (!thread->ts) {
262 			pr_warning("Out of memory: no thread stack\n");
263 			return -ENOMEM;
264 		}
265 		thread->ts->trace_nr = trace_nr;
266 	}
267 
268 	/*
269 	 * When the trace is discontinuous, the trace_nr changes.  In that case
270 	 * the stack might be completely invalid.  Better to report nothing than
271 	 * to report something misleading, so flush the stack.
272 	 */
273 	if (trace_nr != thread->ts->trace_nr) {
274 		if (thread->ts->trace_nr)
275 			__thread_stack__flush(thread, thread->ts);
276 		thread->ts->trace_nr = trace_nr;
277 	}
278 
279 	/* Stop here if thread_stack__process() is in use */
280 	if (thread->ts->crp)
281 		return 0;
282 
283 	if (flags & PERF_IP_FLAG_CALL) {
284 		u64 ret_addr;
285 
286 		if (!to_ip)
287 			return 0;
288 		ret_addr = from_ip + insn_len;
289 		if (ret_addr == to_ip)
290 			return 0; /* Zero-length calls are excluded */
291 		return thread_stack__push(thread->ts, ret_addr);
292 	} else if (flags & PERF_IP_FLAG_RETURN) {
293 		if (!from_ip)
294 			return 0;
295 		thread_stack__pop(thread->ts, to_ip);
296 	}
297 
298 	return 0;
299 }
300 
301 void thread_stack__set_trace_nr(struct thread *thread, u64 trace_nr)
302 {
303 	if (!thread || !thread->ts)
304 		return;
305 
306 	if (trace_nr != thread->ts->trace_nr) {
307 		if (thread->ts->trace_nr)
308 			__thread_stack__flush(thread, thread->ts);
309 		thread->ts->trace_nr = trace_nr;
310 	}
311 }
312 
313 void thread_stack__free(struct thread *thread)
314 {
315 	if (thread->ts) {
316 		__thread_stack__flush(thread, thread->ts);
317 		zfree(&thread->ts->stack);
318 		zfree(&thread->ts);
319 	}
320 }
321 
322 void thread_stack__sample(struct thread *thread, struct ip_callchain *chain,
323 			  size_t sz, u64 ip)
324 {
325 	size_t i;
326 
327 	if (!thread || !thread->ts)
328 		chain->nr = 1;
329 	else
330 		chain->nr = min(sz, thread->ts->cnt + 1);
331 
332 	chain->ips[0] = ip;
333 
334 	for (i = 1; i < chain->nr; i++)
335 		chain->ips[i] = thread->ts->stack[thread->ts->cnt - i].ret_addr;
336 }
337 
338 static void call_path__init(struct call_path *cp, struct call_path *parent,
339 			    struct symbol *sym, u64 ip, bool in_kernel)
340 {
341 	cp->parent = parent;
342 	cp->sym = sym;
343 	cp->ip = sym ? 0 : ip;
344 	cp->db_id = 0;
345 	cp->in_kernel = in_kernel;
346 	RB_CLEAR_NODE(&cp->rb_node);
347 	cp->children = RB_ROOT;
348 }
349 
350 static struct call_path_root *call_path_root__new(void)
351 {
352 	struct call_path_root *cpr;
353 
354 	cpr = zalloc(sizeof(struct call_path_root));
355 	if (!cpr)
356 		return NULL;
357 	call_path__init(&cpr->call_path, NULL, NULL, 0, false);
358 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&cpr->blocks);
359 	return cpr;
360 }
361 
362 static void call_path_root__free(struct call_path_root *cpr)
363 {
364 	struct call_path_block *pos, *n;
365 
366 	list_for_each_entry_safe(pos, n, &cpr->blocks, node) {
367 		list_del(&pos->node);
368 		free(pos);
369 	}
370 	free(cpr);
371 }
372 
373 static struct call_path *call_path__new(struct call_path_root *cpr,
374 					struct call_path *parent,
375 					struct symbol *sym, u64 ip,
376 					bool in_kernel)
377 {
378 	struct call_path_block *cpb;
379 	struct call_path *cp;
380 	size_t n;
381 
382 	if (cpr->next < cpr->sz) {
383 		cpb = list_last_entry(&cpr->blocks, struct call_path_block,
384 				      node);
385 	} else {
386 		cpb = zalloc(sizeof(struct call_path_block));
387 		if (!cpb)
388 			return NULL;
389 		list_add_tail(&cpb->node, &cpr->blocks);
390 		cpr->sz += CALL_PATH_BLOCK_SIZE;
391 	}
392 
393 	n = cpr->next++ & CALL_PATH_BLOCK_MASK;
394 	cp = &cpb->cp[n];
395 
396 	call_path__init(cp, parent, sym, ip, in_kernel);
397 
398 	return cp;
399 }
400 
401 static struct call_path *call_path__findnew(struct call_path_root *cpr,
402 					    struct call_path *parent,
403 					    struct symbol *sym, u64 ip, u64 ks)
404 {
405 	struct rb_node **p;
406 	struct rb_node *node_parent = NULL;
407 	struct call_path *cp;
408 	bool in_kernel = ip >= ks;
409 
410 	if (sym)
411 		ip = 0;
412 
413 	if (!parent)
414 		return call_path__new(cpr, parent, sym, ip, in_kernel);
415 
416 	p = &parent->children.rb_node;
417 	while (*p != NULL) {
418 		node_parent = *p;
419 		cp = rb_entry(node_parent, struct call_path, rb_node);
420 
421 		if (cp->sym == sym && cp->ip == ip)
422 			return cp;
423 
424 		if (sym < cp->sym || (sym == cp->sym && ip < cp->ip))
425 			p = &(*p)->rb_left;
426 		else
427 			p = &(*p)->rb_right;
428 	}
429 
430 	cp = call_path__new(cpr, parent, sym, ip, in_kernel);
431 	if (!cp)
432 		return NULL;
433 
434 	rb_link_node(&cp->rb_node, node_parent, p);
435 	rb_insert_color(&cp->rb_node, &parent->children);
436 
437 	return cp;
438 }
439 
440 struct call_return_processor *
441 call_return_processor__new(int (*process)(struct call_return *cr, void *data),
442 			   void *data)
443 {
444 	struct call_return_processor *crp;
445 
446 	crp = zalloc(sizeof(struct call_return_processor));
447 	if (!crp)
448 		return NULL;
449 	crp->cpr = call_path_root__new();
450 	if (!crp->cpr)
451 		goto out_free;
452 	crp->process = process;
453 	crp->data = data;
454 	return crp;
455 
456 out_free:
457 	free(crp);
458 	return NULL;
459 }
460 
461 void call_return_processor__free(struct call_return_processor *crp)
462 {
463 	if (crp) {
464 		call_path_root__free(crp->cpr);
465 		free(crp);
466 	}
467 }
468 
469 static int thread_stack__push_cp(struct thread_stack *ts, u64 ret_addr,
470 				 u64 timestamp, u64 ref, struct call_path *cp,
471 				 bool no_call)
472 {
473 	struct thread_stack_entry *tse;
474 	int err;
475 
476 	if (ts->cnt == ts->sz) {
477 		err = thread_stack__grow(ts);
478 		if (err)
479 			return err;
480 	}
481 
482 	tse = &ts->stack[ts->cnt++];
483 	tse->ret_addr = ret_addr;
484 	tse->timestamp = timestamp;
485 	tse->ref = ref;
486 	tse->branch_count = ts->branch_count;
487 	tse->cp = cp;
488 	tse->no_call = no_call;
489 
490 	return 0;
491 }
492 
493 static int thread_stack__pop_cp(struct thread *thread, struct thread_stack *ts,
494 				u64 ret_addr, u64 timestamp, u64 ref,
495 				struct symbol *sym)
496 {
497 	int err;
498 
499 	if (!ts->cnt)
500 		return 1;
501 
502 	if (ts->cnt == 1) {
503 		struct thread_stack_entry *tse = &ts->stack[0];
504 
505 		if (tse->cp->sym == sym)
506 			return thread_stack__call_return(thread, ts, --ts->cnt,
507 							 timestamp, ref, false);
508 	}
509 
510 	if (ts->stack[ts->cnt - 1].ret_addr == ret_addr) {
511 		return thread_stack__call_return(thread, ts, --ts->cnt,
512 						 timestamp, ref, false);
513 	} else {
514 		size_t i = ts->cnt - 1;
515 
516 		while (i--) {
517 			if (ts->stack[i].ret_addr != ret_addr)
518 				continue;
519 			i += 1;
520 			while (ts->cnt > i) {
521 				err = thread_stack__call_return(thread, ts,
522 								--ts->cnt,
523 								timestamp, ref,
524 								true);
525 				if (err)
526 					return err;
527 			}
528 			return thread_stack__call_return(thread, ts, --ts->cnt,
529 							 timestamp, ref, false);
530 		}
531 	}
532 
533 	return 1;
534 }
535 
536 static int thread_stack__bottom(struct thread *thread, struct thread_stack *ts,
537 				struct perf_sample *sample,
538 				struct addr_location *from_al,
539 				struct addr_location *to_al, u64 ref)
540 {
541 	struct call_path_root *cpr = ts->crp->cpr;
542 	struct call_path *cp;
543 	struct symbol *sym;
544 	u64 ip;
545 
546 	if (sample->ip) {
547 		ip = sample->ip;
548 		sym = from_al->sym;
549 	} else if (sample->addr) {
550 		ip = sample->addr;
551 		sym = to_al->sym;
552 	} else {
553 		return 0;
554 	}
555 
556 	cp = call_path__findnew(cpr, &cpr->call_path, sym, ip,
557 				ts->kernel_start);
558 	if (!cp)
559 		return -ENOMEM;
560 
561 	return thread_stack__push_cp(thread->ts, ip, sample->time, ref, cp,
562 				     true);
563 }
564 
565 static int thread_stack__no_call_return(struct thread *thread,
566 					struct thread_stack *ts,
567 					struct perf_sample *sample,
568 					struct addr_location *from_al,
569 					struct addr_location *to_al, u64 ref)
570 {
571 	struct call_path_root *cpr = ts->crp->cpr;
572 	struct call_path *cp, *parent;
573 	u64 ks = ts->kernel_start;
574 	int err;
575 
576 	if (sample->ip >= ks && sample->addr < ks) {
577 		/* Return to userspace, so pop all kernel addresses */
578 		while (thread_stack__in_kernel(ts)) {
579 			err = thread_stack__call_return(thread, ts, --ts->cnt,
580 							sample->time, ref,
581 							true);
582 			if (err)
583 				return err;
584 		}
585 
586 		/* If the stack is empty, push the userspace address */
587 		if (!ts->cnt) {
588 			cp = call_path__findnew(cpr, &cpr->call_path,
589 						to_al->sym, sample->addr,
590 						ts->kernel_start);
591 			if (!cp)
592 				return -ENOMEM;
593 			return thread_stack__push_cp(ts, 0, sample->time, ref,
594 						     cp, true);
595 		}
596 	} else if (thread_stack__in_kernel(ts) && sample->ip < ks) {
597 		/* Return to userspace, so pop all kernel addresses */
598 		while (thread_stack__in_kernel(ts)) {
599 			err = thread_stack__call_return(thread, ts, --ts->cnt,
600 							sample->time, ref,
601 							true);
602 			if (err)
603 				return err;
604 		}
605 	}
606 
607 	if (ts->cnt)
608 		parent = ts->stack[ts->cnt - 1].cp;
609 	else
610 		parent = &cpr->call_path;
611 
612 	/* This 'return' had no 'call', so push and pop top of stack */
613 	cp = call_path__findnew(cpr, parent, from_al->sym, sample->ip,
614 				ts->kernel_start);
615 	if (!cp)
616 		return -ENOMEM;
617 
618 	err = thread_stack__push_cp(ts, sample->addr, sample->time, ref, cp,
619 				    true);
620 	if (err)
621 		return err;
622 
623 	return thread_stack__pop_cp(thread, ts, sample->addr, sample->time, ref,
624 				    to_al->sym);
625 }
626 
627 static int thread_stack__trace_begin(struct thread *thread,
628 				     struct thread_stack *ts, u64 timestamp,
629 				     u64 ref)
630 {
631 	struct thread_stack_entry *tse;
632 	int err;
633 
634 	if (!ts->cnt)
635 		return 0;
636 
637 	/* Pop trace end */
638 	tse = &ts->stack[ts->cnt - 1];
639 	if (tse->cp->sym == NULL && tse->cp->ip == 0) {
640 		err = thread_stack__call_return(thread, ts, --ts->cnt,
641 						timestamp, ref, false);
642 		if (err)
643 			return err;
644 	}
645 
646 	return 0;
647 }
648 
649 static int thread_stack__trace_end(struct thread_stack *ts,
650 				   struct perf_sample *sample, u64 ref)
651 {
652 	struct call_path_root *cpr = ts->crp->cpr;
653 	struct call_path *cp;
654 	u64 ret_addr;
655 
656 	/* No point having 'trace end' on the bottom of the stack */
657 	if (!ts->cnt || (ts->cnt == 1 && ts->stack[0].ref == ref))
658 		return 0;
659 
660 	cp = call_path__findnew(cpr, ts->stack[ts->cnt - 1].cp, NULL, 0,
661 				ts->kernel_start);
662 	if (!cp)
663 		return -ENOMEM;
664 
665 	ret_addr = sample->ip + sample->insn_len;
666 
667 	return thread_stack__push_cp(ts, ret_addr, sample->time, ref, cp,
668 				     false);
669 }
670 
671 int thread_stack__process(struct thread *thread, struct comm *comm,
672 			  struct perf_sample *sample,
673 			  struct addr_location *from_al,
674 			  struct addr_location *to_al, u64 ref,
675 			  struct call_return_processor *crp)
676 {
677 	struct thread_stack *ts = thread->ts;
678 	int err = 0;
679 
680 	if (ts) {
681 		if (!ts->crp) {
682 			/* Supersede thread_stack__event() */
683 			thread_stack__free(thread);
684 			thread->ts = thread_stack__new(thread, crp);
685 			if (!thread->ts)
686 				return -ENOMEM;
687 			ts = thread->ts;
688 			ts->comm = comm;
689 		}
690 	} else {
691 		thread->ts = thread_stack__new(thread, crp);
692 		if (!thread->ts)
693 			return -ENOMEM;
694 		ts = thread->ts;
695 		ts->comm = comm;
696 	}
697 
698 	/* Flush stack on exec */
699 	if (ts->comm != comm && thread->pid_ == thread->tid) {
700 		err = __thread_stack__flush(thread, ts);
701 		if (err)
702 			return err;
703 		ts->comm = comm;
704 	}
705 
706 	/* If the stack is empty, put the current symbol on the stack */
707 	if (!ts->cnt) {
708 		err = thread_stack__bottom(thread, ts, sample, from_al, to_al,
709 					   ref);
710 		if (err)
711 			return err;
712 	}
713 
714 	ts->branch_count += 1;
715 	ts->last_time = sample->time;
716 
717 	if (sample->flags & PERF_IP_FLAG_CALL) {
718 		struct call_path_root *cpr = ts->crp->cpr;
719 		struct call_path *cp;
720 		u64 ret_addr;
721 
722 		if (!sample->ip || !sample->addr)
723 			return 0;
724 
725 		ret_addr = sample->ip + sample->insn_len;
726 		if (ret_addr == sample->addr)
727 			return 0; /* Zero-length calls are excluded */
728 
729 		cp = call_path__findnew(cpr, ts->stack[ts->cnt - 1].cp,
730 					to_al->sym, sample->addr,
731 					ts->kernel_start);
732 		if (!cp)
733 			return -ENOMEM;
734 		err = thread_stack__push_cp(ts, ret_addr, sample->time, ref,
735 					    cp, false);
736 	} else if (sample->flags & PERF_IP_FLAG_RETURN) {
737 		if (!sample->ip || !sample->addr)
738 			return 0;
739 
740 		err = thread_stack__pop_cp(thread, ts, sample->addr,
741 					   sample->time, ref, from_al->sym);
742 		if (err) {
743 			if (err < 0)
744 				return err;
745 			err = thread_stack__no_call_return(thread, ts, sample,
746 							   from_al, to_al, ref);
747 		}
748 	} else if (sample->flags & PERF_IP_FLAG_TRACE_BEGIN) {
749 		err = thread_stack__trace_begin(thread, ts, sample->time, ref);
750 	} else if (sample->flags & PERF_IP_FLAG_TRACE_END) {
751 		err = thread_stack__trace_end(ts, sample, ref);
752 	}
753 
754 	return err;
755 }
756