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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 <errno.h>
19 #include "thread.h"
20 #include "event.h"
21 #include "machine.h"
22 #include "util.h"
23 #include "debug.h"
24 #include "symbol.h"
25 #include "comm.h"
26 #include "call-path.h"
27 #include "thread-stack.h"
28 
29 #define STACK_GROWTH 2048
30 
31 /**
32  * struct thread_stack_entry - thread stack entry.
33  * @ret_addr: return address
34  * @timestamp: timestamp (if known)
35  * @ref: external reference (e.g. db_id of sample)
36  * @branch_count: the branch count when the entry was created
37  * @cp: call path
38  * @no_call: a 'call' was not seen
39  */
40 struct thread_stack_entry {
41 	u64 ret_addr;
42 	u64 timestamp;
43 	u64 ref;
44 	u64 branch_count;
45 	struct call_path *cp;
46 	bool no_call;
47 };
48 
49 /**
50  * struct thread_stack - thread stack constructed from 'call' and 'return'
51  *                       branch samples.
52  * @stack: array that holds the stack
53  * @cnt: number of entries in the stack
54  * @sz: current maximum stack size
55  * @trace_nr: current trace number
56  * @branch_count: running branch count
57  * @kernel_start: kernel start address
58  * @last_time: last timestamp
59  * @crp: call/return processor
60  * @comm: current comm
61  */
62 struct thread_stack {
63 	struct thread_stack_entry *stack;
64 	size_t cnt;
65 	size_t sz;
66 	u64 trace_nr;
67 	u64 branch_count;
68 	u64 kernel_start;
69 	u64 last_time;
70 	struct call_return_processor *crp;
71 	struct comm *comm;
72 };
73 
74 static int thread_stack__grow(struct thread_stack *ts)
75 {
76 	struct thread_stack_entry *new_stack;
77 	size_t sz, new_sz;
78 
79 	new_sz = ts->sz + STACK_GROWTH;
80 	sz = new_sz * sizeof(struct thread_stack_entry);
81 
82 	new_stack = realloc(ts->stack, sz);
83 	if (!new_stack)
84 		return -ENOMEM;
85 
86 	ts->stack = new_stack;
87 	ts->sz = new_sz;
88 
89 	return 0;
90 }
91 
92 static struct thread_stack *thread_stack__new(struct thread *thread,
93 					      struct call_return_processor *crp)
94 {
95 	struct thread_stack *ts;
96 
97 	ts = zalloc(sizeof(struct thread_stack));
98 	if (!ts)
99 		return NULL;
100 
101 	if (thread_stack__grow(ts)) {
102 		free(ts);
103 		return NULL;
104 	}
105 
106 	if (thread->mg && thread->mg->machine)
107 		ts->kernel_start = machine__kernel_start(thread->mg->machine);
108 	else
109 		ts->kernel_start = 1ULL << 63;
110 	ts->crp = crp;
111 
112 	return ts;
113 }
114 
115 static int thread_stack__push(struct thread_stack *ts, u64 ret_addr)
116 {
117 	int err = 0;
118 
119 	if (ts->cnt == ts->sz) {
120 		err = thread_stack__grow(ts);
121 		if (err) {
122 			pr_warning("Out of memory: discarding thread stack\n");
123 			ts->cnt = 0;
124 		}
125 	}
126 
127 	ts->stack[ts->cnt++].ret_addr = ret_addr;
128 
129 	return err;
130 }
131 
132 static void thread_stack__pop(struct thread_stack *ts, u64 ret_addr)
133 {
134 	size_t i;
135 
136 	/*
137 	 * In some cases there may be functions which are not seen to return.
138 	 * For example when setjmp / longjmp has been used.  Or the perf context
139 	 * switch in the kernel which doesn't stop and start tracing in exactly
140 	 * the same code path.  When that happens the return address will be
141 	 * further down the stack.  If the return address is not found at all,
142 	 * we assume the opposite (i.e. this is a return for a call that wasn't
143 	 * seen for some reason) and leave the stack alone.
144 	 */
145 	for (i = ts->cnt; i; ) {
146 		if (ts->stack[--i].ret_addr == ret_addr) {
147 			ts->cnt = i;
148 			return;
149 		}
150 	}
151 }
152 
153 static bool thread_stack__in_kernel(struct thread_stack *ts)
154 {
155 	if (!ts->cnt)
156 		return false;
157 
158 	return ts->stack[ts->cnt - 1].cp->in_kernel;
159 }
160 
161 static int thread_stack__call_return(struct thread *thread,
162 				     struct thread_stack *ts, size_t idx,
163 				     u64 timestamp, u64 ref, bool no_return)
164 {
165 	struct call_return_processor *crp = ts->crp;
166 	struct thread_stack_entry *tse;
167 	struct call_return cr = {
168 		.thread = thread,
169 		.comm = ts->comm,
170 		.db_id = 0,
171 	};
172 
173 	tse = &ts->stack[idx];
174 	cr.cp = tse->cp;
175 	cr.call_time = tse->timestamp;
176 	cr.return_time = timestamp;
177 	cr.branch_count = ts->branch_count - tse->branch_count;
178 	cr.call_ref = tse->ref;
179 	cr.return_ref = ref;
180 	if (tse->no_call)
181 		cr.flags |= CALL_RETURN_NO_CALL;
182 	if (no_return)
183 		cr.flags |= CALL_RETURN_NO_RETURN;
184 
185 	return crp->process(&cr, crp->data);
186 }
187 
188 static int __thread_stack__flush(struct thread *thread, struct thread_stack *ts)
189 {
190 	struct call_return_processor *crp = ts->crp;
191 	int err;
192 
193 	if (!crp) {
194 		ts->cnt = 0;
195 		return 0;
196 	}
197 
198 	while (ts->cnt) {
199 		err = thread_stack__call_return(thread, ts, --ts->cnt,
200 						ts->last_time, 0, true);
201 		if (err) {
202 			pr_err("Error flushing thread stack!\n");
203 			ts->cnt = 0;
204 			return err;
205 		}
206 	}
207 
208 	return 0;
209 }
210 
211 int thread_stack__flush(struct thread *thread)
212 {
213 	if (thread->ts)
214 		return __thread_stack__flush(thread, thread->ts);
215 
216 	return 0;
217 }
218 
219 int thread_stack__event(struct thread *thread, u32 flags, u64 from_ip,
220 			u64 to_ip, u16 insn_len, u64 trace_nr)
221 {
222 	if (!thread)
223 		return -EINVAL;
224 
225 	if (!thread->ts) {
226 		thread->ts = thread_stack__new(thread, NULL);
227 		if (!thread->ts) {
228 			pr_warning("Out of memory: no thread stack\n");
229 			return -ENOMEM;
230 		}
231 		thread->ts->trace_nr = trace_nr;
232 	}
233 
234 	/*
235 	 * When the trace is discontinuous, the trace_nr changes.  In that case
236 	 * the stack might be completely invalid.  Better to report nothing than
237 	 * to report something misleading, so flush the stack.
238 	 */
239 	if (trace_nr != thread->ts->trace_nr) {
240 		if (thread->ts->trace_nr)
241 			__thread_stack__flush(thread, thread->ts);
242 		thread->ts->trace_nr = trace_nr;
243 	}
244 
245 	/* Stop here if thread_stack__process() is in use */
246 	if (thread->ts->crp)
247 		return 0;
248 
249 	if (flags & PERF_IP_FLAG_CALL) {
250 		u64 ret_addr;
251 
252 		if (!to_ip)
253 			return 0;
254 		ret_addr = from_ip + insn_len;
255 		if (ret_addr == to_ip)
256 			return 0; /* Zero-length calls are excluded */
257 		return thread_stack__push(thread->ts, ret_addr);
258 	} else if (flags & PERF_IP_FLAG_RETURN) {
259 		if (!from_ip)
260 			return 0;
261 		thread_stack__pop(thread->ts, to_ip);
262 	}
263 
264 	return 0;
265 }
266 
267 void thread_stack__set_trace_nr(struct thread *thread, u64 trace_nr)
268 {
269 	if (!thread || !thread->ts)
270 		return;
271 
272 	if (trace_nr != thread->ts->trace_nr) {
273 		if (thread->ts->trace_nr)
274 			__thread_stack__flush(thread, thread->ts);
275 		thread->ts->trace_nr = trace_nr;
276 	}
277 }
278 
279 void thread_stack__free(struct thread *thread)
280 {
281 	if (thread->ts) {
282 		__thread_stack__flush(thread, thread->ts);
283 		zfree(&thread->ts->stack);
284 		zfree(&thread->ts);
285 	}
286 }
287 
288 void thread_stack__sample(struct thread *thread, struct ip_callchain *chain,
289 			  size_t sz, u64 ip)
290 {
291 	size_t i;
292 
293 	if (!thread || !thread->ts)
294 		chain->nr = 1;
295 	else
296 		chain->nr = min(sz, thread->ts->cnt + 1);
297 
298 	chain->ips[0] = ip;
299 
300 	for (i = 1; i < chain->nr; i++)
301 		chain->ips[i] = thread->ts->stack[thread->ts->cnt - i].ret_addr;
302 }
303 
304 struct call_return_processor *
305 call_return_processor__new(int (*process)(struct call_return *cr, void *data),
306 			   void *data)
307 {
308 	struct call_return_processor *crp;
309 
310 	crp = zalloc(sizeof(struct call_return_processor));
311 	if (!crp)
312 		return NULL;
313 	crp->cpr = call_path_root__new();
314 	if (!crp->cpr)
315 		goto out_free;
316 	crp->process = process;
317 	crp->data = data;
318 	return crp;
319 
320 out_free:
321 	free(crp);
322 	return NULL;
323 }
324 
325 void call_return_processor__free(struct call_return_processor *crp)
326 {
327 	if (crp) {
328 		call_path_root__free(crp->cpr);
329 		free(crp);
330 	}
331 }
332 
333 static int thread_stack__push_cp(struct thread_stack *ts, u64 ret_addr,
334 				 u64 timestamp, u64 ref, struct call_path *cp,
335 				 bool no_call)
336 {
337 	struct thread_stack_entry *tse;
338 	int err;
339 
340 	if (ts->cnt == ts->sz) {
341 		err = thread_stack__grow(ts);
342 		if (err)
343 			return err;
344 	}
345 
346 	tse = &ts->stack[ts->cnt++];
347 	tse->ret_addr = ret_addr;
348 	tse->timestamp = timestamp;
349 	tse->ref = ref;
350 	tse->branch_count = ts->branch_count;
351 	tse->cp = cp;
352 	tse->no_call = no_call;
353 
354 	return 0;
355 }
356 
357 static int thread_stack__pop_cp(struct thread *thread, struct thread_stack *ts,
358 				u64 ret_addr, u64 timestamp, u64 ref,
359 				struct symbol *sym)
360 {
361 	int err;
362 
363 	if (!ts->cnt)
364 		return 1;
365 
366 	if (ts->cnt == 1) {
367 		struct thread_stack_entry *tse = &ts->stack[0];
368 
369 		if (tse->cp->sym == sym)
370 			return thread_stack__call_return(thread, ts, --ts->cnt,
371 							 timestamp, ref, false);
372 	}
373 
374 	if (ts->stack[ts->cnt - 1].ret_addr == ret_addr) {
375 		return thread_stack__call_return(thread, ts, --ts->cnt,
376 						 timestamp, ref, false);
377 	} else {
378 		size_t i = ts->cnt - 1;
379 
380 		while (i--) {
381 			if (ts->stack[i].ret_addr != ret_addr)
382 				continue;
383 			i += 1;
384 			while (ts->cnt > i) {
385 				err = thread_stack__call_return(thread, ts,
386 								--ts->cnt,
387 								timestamp, ref,
388 								true);
389 				if (err)
390 					return err;
391 			}
392 			return thread_stack__call_return(thread, ts, --ts->cnt,
393 							 timestamp, ref, false);
394 		}
395 	}
396 
397 	return 1;
398 }
399 
400 static int thread_stack__bottom(struct thread *thread, struct thread_stack *ts,
401 				struct perf_sample *sample,
402 				struct addr_location *from_al,
403 				struct addr_location *to_al, u64 ref)
404 {
405 	struct call_path_root *cpr = ts->crp->cpr;
406 	struct call_path *cp;
407 	struct symbol *sym;
408 	u64 ip;
409 
410 	if (sample->ip) {
411 		ip = sample->ip;
412 		sym = from_al->sym;
413 	} else if (sample->addr) {
414 		ip = sample->addr;
415 		sym = to_al->sym;
416 	} else {
417 		return 0;
418 	}
419 
420 	cp = call_path__findnew(cpr, &cpr->call_path, sym, ip,
421 				ts->kernel_start);
422 	if (!cp)
423 		return -ENOMEM;
424 
425 	return thread_stack__push_cp(thread->ts, ip, sample->time, ref, cp,
426 				     true);
427 }
428 
429 static int thread_stack__no_call_return(struct thread *thread,
430 					struct thread_stack *ts,
431 					struct perf_sample *sample,
432 					struct addr_location *from_al,
433 					struct addr_location *to_al, u64 ref)
434 {
435 	struct call_path_root *cpr = ts->crp->cpr;
436 	struct call_path *cp, *parent;
437 	u64 ks = ts->kernel_start;
438 	int err;
439 
440 	if (sample->ip >= ks && sample->addr < ks) {
441 		/* Return to userspace, so pop all kernel addresses */
442 		while (thread_stack__in_kernel(ts)) {
443 			err = thread_stack__call_return(thread, ts, --ts->cnt,
444 							sample->time, ref,
445 							true);
446 			if (err)
447 				return err;
448 		}
449 
450 		/* If the stack is empty, push the userspace address */
451 		if (!ts->cnt) {
452 			cp = call_path__findnew(cpr, &cpr->call_path,
453 						to_al->sym, sample->addr,
454 						ts->kernel_start);
455 			if (!cp)
456 				return -ENOMEM;
457 			return thread_stack__push_cp(ts, 0, sample->time, ref,
458 						     cp, true);
459 		}
460 	} else if (thread_stack__in_kernel(ts) && sample->ip < ks) {
461 		/* Return to userspace, so pop all kernel addresses */
462 		while (thread_stack__in_kernel(ts)) {
463 			err = thread_stack__call_return(thread, ts, --ts->cnt,
464 							sample->time, ref,
465 							true);
466 			if (err)
467 				return err;
468 		}
469 	}
470 
471 	if (ts->cnt)
472 		parent = ts->stack[ts->cnt - 1].cp;
473 	else
474 		parent = &cpr->call_path;
475 
476 	/* This 'return' had no 'call', so push and pop top of stack */
477 	cp = call_path__findnew(cpr, parent, from_al->sym, sample->ip,
478 				ts->kernel_start);
479 	if (!cp)
480 		return -ENOMEM;
481 
482 	err = thread_stack__push_cp(ts, sample->addr, sample->time, ref, cp,
483 				    true);
484 	if (err)
485 		return err;
486 
487 	return thread_stack__pop_cp(thread, ts, sample->addr, sample->time, ref,
488 				    to_al->sym);
489 }
490 
491 static int thread_stack__trace_begin(struct thread *thread,
492 				     struct thread_stack *ts, u64 timestamp,
493 				     u64 ref)
494 {
495 	struct thread_stack_entry *tse;
496 	int err;
497 
498 	if (!ts->cnt)
499 		return 0;
500 
501 	/* Pop trace end */
502 	tse = &ts->stack[ts->cnt - 1];
503 	if (tse->cp->sym == NULL && tse->cp->ip == 0) {
504 		err = thread_stack__call_return(thread, ts, --ts->cnt,
505 						timestamp, ref, false);
506 		if (err)
507 			return err;
508 	}
509 
510 	return 0;
511 }
512 
513 static int thread_stack__trace_end(struct thread_stack *ts,
514 				   struct perf_sample *sample, u64 ref)
515 {
516 	struct call_path_root *cpr = ts->crp->cpr;
517 	struct call_path *cp;
518 	u64 ret_addr;
519 
520 	/* No point having 'trace end' on the bottom of the stack */
521 	if (!ts->cnt || (ts->cnt == 1 && ts->stack[0].ref == ref))
522 		return 0;
523 
524 	cp = call_path__findnew(cpr, ts->stack[ts->cnt - 1].cp, NULL, 0,
525 				ts->kernel_start);
526 	if (!cp)
527 		return -ENOMEM;
528 
529 	ret_addr = sample->ip + sample->insn_len;
530 
531 	return thread_stack__push_cp(ts, ret_addr, sample->time, ref, cp,
532 				     false);
533 }
534 
535 int thread_stack__process(struct thread *thread, struct comm *comm,
536 			  struct perf_sample *sample,
537 			  struct addr_location *from_al,
538 			  struct addr_location *to_al, u64 ref,
539 			  struct call_return_processor *crp)
540 {
541 	struct thread_stack *ts = thread->ts;
542 	int err = 0;
543 
544 	if (ts) {
545 		if (!ts->crp) {
546 			/* Supersede thread_stack__event() */
547 			thread_stack__free(thread);
548 			thread->ts = thread_stack__new(thread, crp);
549 			if (!thread->ts)
550 				return -ENOMEM;
551 			ts = thread->ts;
552 			ts->comm = comm;
553 		}
554 	} else {
555 		thread->ts = thread_stack__new(thread, crp);
556 		if (!thread->ts)
557 			return -ENOMEM;
558 		ts = thread->ts;
559 		ts->comm = comm;
560 	}
561 
562 	/* Flush stack on exec */
563 	if (ts->comm != comm && thread->pid_ == thread->tid) {
564 		err = __thread_stack__flush(thread, ts);
565 		if (err)
566 			return err;
567 		ts->comm = comm;
568 	}
569 
570 	/* If the stack is empty, put the current symbol on the stack */
571 	if (!ts->cnt) {
572 		err = thread_stack__bottom(thread, ts, sample, from_al, to_al,
573 					   ref);
574 		if (err)
575 			return err;
576 	}
577 
578 	ts->branch_count += 1;
579 	ts->last_time = sample->time;
580 
581 	if (sample->flags & PERF_IP_FLAG_CALL) {
582 		struct call_path_root *cpr = ts->crp->cpr;
583 		struct call_path *cp;
584 		u64 ret_addr;
585 
586 		if (!sample->ip || !sample->addr)
587 			return 0;
588 
589 		ret_addr = sample->ip + sample->insn_len;
590 		if (ret_addr == sample->addr)
591 			return 0; /* Zero-length calls are excluded */
592 
593 		cp = call_path__findnew(cpr, ts->stack[ts->cnt - 1].cp,
594 					to_al->sym, sample->addr,
595 					ts->kernel_start);
596 		if (!cp)
597 			return -ENOMEM;
598 		err = thread_stack__push_cp(ts, ret_addr, sample->time, ref,
599 					    cp, false);
600 	} else if (sample->flags & PERF_IP_FLAG_RETURN) {
601 		if (!sample->ip || !sample->addr)
602 			return 0;
603 
604 		err = thread_stack__pop_cp(thread, ts, sample->addr,
605 					   sample->time, ref, from_al->sym);
606 		if (err) {
607 			if (err < 0)
608 				return err;
609 			err = thread_stack__no_call_return(thread, ts, sample,
610 							   from_al, to_al, ref);
611 		}
612 	} else if (sample->flags & PERF_IP_FLAG_TRACE_BEGIN) {
613 		err = thread_stack__trace_begin(thread, ts, sample->time, ref);
614 	} else if (sample->flags & PERF_IP_FLAG_TRACE_END) {
615 		err = thread_stack__trace_end(ts, sample, ref);
616 	}
617 
618 	return err;
619 }
620 
621 size_t thread_stack__depth(struct thread *thread)
622 {
623 	if (!thread->ts)
624 		return 0;
625 	return thread->ts->cnt;
626 }
627