linux/tools/perf/arch/powerpc/util/skip-callchain-idx.c
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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 */
  33static char *debuginfo_path;
  34
  35static 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 */
  46static 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 */
  93static 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, &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 */
 118static 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, &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 */
 148static int check_return_addr(const char *exec_file, 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
 159        dwfl = dwfl_begin(&offline_callbacks);
 160        if (!dwfl) {
 161                pr_debug("dwfl_begin() failed: %s\n", dwarf_errmsg(-1));
 162                return -1;
 163        }
 164
 165        if (dwfl_report_offline(dwfl, "",  exec_file, -1) == NULL) {
 166                pr_debug("dwfl_report_offline() failed %s\n", dwarf_errmsg(-1));
 167                goto out;
 168        }
 169
 170        mod = dwfl_addrmodule(dwfl, pc);
 171        if (!mod) {
 172                pr_debug("dwfl_addrmodule() failed, %s\n", dwarf_errmsg(-1));
 173                goto out;
 174        }
 175
 176        /*
 177         * To work with split debug info files (eg: glibc), check both
 178         * .eh_frame and .debug_frame sections of the ELF header.
 179         */
 180        frame = get_eh_frame(mod, pc);
 181        if (!frame) {
 182                frame = get_dwarf_frame(mod, pc);
 183                if (!frame)
 184                        goto out;
 185        }
 186
 187        ra_regno = dwarf_frame_info(frame, &start, &end, &signalp);
 188        if (ra_regno < 0) {
 189                pr_debug("Return address register unavailable: %s\n",
 190                                dwarf_errmsg(-1));
 191                goto out;
 192        }
 193
 194        rc = check_return_reg(ra_regno, frame);
 195
 196out:
 197        dwfl_end(dwfl);
 198        return rc;
 199}
 200
 201/*
 202 * The callchain saved by the kernel always includes the link register (LR).
 203 *
 204 *      0:      PERF_CONTEXT_USER
 205 *      1:      Program counter (Next instruction pointer)
 206 *      2:      LR value
 207 *      3:      Caller's caller
 208 *      4:      ...
 209 *
 210 * The value in LR is only needed when it holds a return address. If the
 211 * return address is on the stack, we should ignore the LR value.
 212 *
 213 * Further, when the return address is in the LR, if a new frame was just
 214 * allocated but the LR was not saved into it, then the LR contains the
 215 * caller, slot 4: contains the caller's caller and the contents of slot 3:
 216 * (chain->ips[3]) is undefined and must be ignored.
 217 *
 218 * Use DWARF debug information to determine if any entries need to be skipped.
 219 *
 220 * Return:
 221 *      index:  of callchain entry that needs to be ignored (if any)
 222 *      -1      if no entry needs to be ignored or in case of errors
 223 */
 224int arch_skip_callchain_idx(struct machine *machine, struct thread *thread,
 225                                struct ip_callchain *chain)
 226{
 227        struct addr_location al;
 228        struct dso *dso = NULL;
 229        int rc;
 230        u64 ip;
 231        u64 skip_slot = -1;
 232
 233        if (chain->nr < 3)
 234                return skip_slot;
 235
 236        ip = chain->ips[2];
 237
 238        thread__find_addr_location(thread, machine, PERF_RECORD_MISC_USER,
 239                        MAP__FUNCTION, ip, &al);
 240
 241        if (al.map)
 242                dso = al.map->dso;
 243
 244        if (!dso) {
 245                pr_debug("%" PRIx64 " dso is NULL\n", ip);
 246                return skip_slot;
 247        }
 248
 249        rc = check_return_addr(dso->long_name, ip);
 250
 251        pr_debug("DSO %s, nr %" PRIx64 ", ip 0x%" PRIx64 "rc %d\n",
 252                                dso->long_name, chain->nr, ip, rc);
 253
 254        if (rc == 0) {
 255                /*
 256                 * Return address on stack. Ignore LR value in callchain
 257                 */
 258                skip_slot = 2;
 259        } else if (rc == 2) {
 260                /*
 261                 * New frame allocated but return address still in LR.
 262                 * Ignore the caller's caller entry in callchain.
 263                 */
 264                skip_slot = 3;
 265        }
 266        return skip_slot;
 267}
 268