1 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
2 /*
3 * Use DWARF Debug information to skip unnecessary callchain entries.
4 *
5 * Copyright (C) 2014 Sukadev Bhattiprolu, IBM Corporation.
6 * Copyright (C) 2014 Ulrich Weigand, IBM Corporation.
7 */
8 #include <inttypes.h>
9 #include <dwarf.h>
10 #include <elfutils/libdwfl.h>
11
12 #include "util/thread.h"
13 #include "util/callchain.h"
14 #include "util/debug.h"
15 #include "util/dso.h"
16 #include "util/event.h" // struct ip_callchain
17 #include "util/map.h"
18 #include "util/symbol.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[3];
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. If return address
62 * is in a register (typically R0), it is yet to be saved on
63 * the stack.
64 */
65 if ((nops != 0 || ops != NULL) &&
66 !(nops == 1 && ops[0].atom == DW_OP_regx &&
67 ops[0].number2 == 0 && ops[0].offset == 0))
68 return 0;
69
70 /*
71 * Return address is in LR. Check if a frame was allocated
72 * but not-yet used.
73 */
74 result = dwarf_frame_cfa(frame, &ops, &nops);
75 if (result < 0) {
76 pr_debug("dwarf_frame_cfa() returns %d, %s\n", result,
77 dwarf_errmsg(-1));
78 return -1;
79 }
80
81 /*
82 * If call frame address is in r1, no new frame was allocated.
83 */
84 if (nops == 1 && ops[0].atom == DW_OP_bregx && ops[0].number == 1 &&
85 ops[0].number2 == 0)
86 return 1;
87
88 /*
89 * A new frame was allocated but has not yet been used.
90 */
91 return 2;
92 }
93
94 /*
95 * Get the DWARF frame from the .eh_frame section.
96 */
97 static Dwarf_Frame *get_eh_frame(Dwfl_Module *mod, Dwarf_Addr pc)
98 {
99 int result;
100 Dwarf_Addr bias;
101 Dwarf_CFI *cfi;
102 Dwarf_Frame *frame;
103
104 cfi = dwfl_module_eh_cfi(mod, &bias);
105 if (!cfi) {
106 pr_debug("%s(): no CFI - %s\n", __func__, dwfl_errmsg(-1));
107 return NULL;
108 }
109
110 result = dwarf_cfi_addrframe(cfi, pc-bias, &frame);
111 if (result) {
112 pr_debug("%s(): %s\n", __func__, dwfl_errmsg(-1));
113 return NULL;
114 }
115
116 return frame;
117 }
118
119 /*
120 * Get the DWARF frame from the .debug_frame section.
121 */
122 static Dwarf_Frame *get_dwarf_frame(Dwfl_Module *mod, Dwarf_Addr pc)
123 {
124 Dwarf_CFI *cfi;
125 Dwarf_Addr bias;
126 Dwarf_Frame *frame;
127 int result;
128
129 cfi = dwfl_module_dwarf_cfi(mod, &bias);
130 if (!cfi) {
131 pr_debug("%s(): no CFI - %s\n", __func__, dwfl_errmsg(-1));
132 return NULL;
133 }
134
135 result = dwarf_cfi_addrframe(cfi, pc-bias, &frame);
136 if (result) {
137 pr_debug("%s(): %s\n", __func__, dwfl_errmsg(-1));
138 return NULL;
139 }
140
141 return frame;
142 }
143
144 /*
145 * Return:
146 * 0 if return address for the program counter @pc is on stack
147 * 1 if return address is in LR and no new stack frame was allocated
148 * 2 if return address is in LR and a new frame was allocated (but not
149 * yet used)
150 * -1 in case of errors
151 */
152 static int check_return_addr(struct dso *dso, u64 map_start, Dwarf_Addr pc)
153 {
154 int rc = -1;
155 Dwfl *dwfl;
156 Dwfl_Module *mod;
157 Dwarf_Frame *frame;
158 int ra_regno;
159 Dwarf_Addr start = pc;
160 Dwarf_Addr end = pc;
161 bool signalp;
162 const char *exec_file = dso__long_name(dso);
163
164 dwfl = RC_CHK_ACCESS(dso)->dwfl;
165
166 if (!dwfl) {
167 dwfl = dwfl_begin(&offline_callbacks);
168 if (!dwfl) {
169 pr_debug("dwfl_begin() failed: %s\n", dwarf_errmsg(-1));
170 return -1;
171 }
172
173 mod = dwfl_report_elf(dwfl, exec_file, exec_file, -1,
174 map_start, false);
175 if (!mod) {
176 pr_debug("dwfl_report_elf() failed %s\n",
177 dwarf_errmsg(-1));
178 /*
179 * We normally cache the DWARF debug info and never
180 * call dwfl_end(). But to prevent fd leak, free in
181 * case of error.
182 */
183 dwfl_end(dwfl);
184 goto out;
185 }
186 RC_CHK_ACCESS(dso)->dwfl = dwfl;
187 }
188
189 mod = dwfl_addrmodule(dwfl, pc);
190 if (!mod) {
191 pr_debug("dwfl_addrmodule() failed, %s\n", dwarf_errmsg(-1));
192 goto out;
193 }
194
195 /*
196 * To work with split debug info files (eg: glibc), check both
197 * .eh_frame and .debug_frame sections of the ELF header.
198 */
199 frame = get_eh_frame(mod, pc);
200 if (!frame) {
201 frame = get_dwarf_frame(mod, pc);
202 if (!frame)
203 goto out;
204 }
205
206 ra_regno = dwarf_frame_info(frame, &start, &end, &signalp);
207 if (ra_regno < 0) {
208 pr_debug("Return address register unavailable: %s\n",
209 dwarf_errmsg(-1));
210 goto out;
211 }
212
213 rc = check_return_reg(ra_regno, frame);
214
215 out:
216 return rc;
217 }
218
219 /*
220 * The callchain saved by the kernel always includes the link register (LR).
221 *
222 * 0: PERF_CONTEXT_USER
223 * 1: Program counter (Next instruction pointer)
224 * 2: LR value
225 * 3: Caller's caller
226 * 4: ...
227 *
228 * The value in LR is only needed when it holds a return address. If the
229 * return address is on the stack, we should ignore the LR value.
230 *
231 * Further, when the return address is in the LR, if a new frame was just
232 * allocated but the LR was not saved into it, then the LR contains the
233 * caller, slot 4: contains the caller's caller and the contents of slot 3:
234 * (chain->ips[3]) is undefined and must be ignored.
235 *
236 * Use DWARF debug information to determine if any entries need to be skipped.
237 *
238 * Return:
239 * index: of callchain entry that needs to be ignored (if any)
240 * -1 if no entry needs to be ignored or in case of errors
241 */
242 int arch_skip_callchain_idx(struct thread *thread, struct ip_callchain *chain)
243 {
244 struct addr_location al;
245 struct dso *dso = NULL;
246 int rc;
247 u64 ip;
248 u64 skip_slot = -1;
249
250 if (!chain || chain->nr < 3)
251 return skip_slot;
252
253 addr_location__init(&al);
254 ip = chain->ips[1];
255
256 thread__find_symbol(thread, PERF_RECORD_MISC_USER, ip, &al);
257
258 if (al.map)
259 dso = map__dso(al.map);
260
261 if (!dso) {
262 pr_debug("%" PRIx64 " dso is NULL\n", ip);
263 addr_location__exit(&al);
264 return skip_slot;
265 }
266
267 rc = check_return_addr(dso, map__start(al.map), ip);
268
269 pr_debug("[DSO %s, sym %s, ip 0x%" PRIx64 "] rc %d\n",
270 dso__long_name(dso), al.sym->name, ip, rc);
271
272 if (rc == 0) {
273 /*
274 * Return address on stack. Ignore LR value in callchain
275 */
276 skip_slot = 2;
277 } else if (rc == 2) {
278 /*
279 * New frame allocated but return address still in LR.
280 * Ignore the caller's caller entry in callchain.
281 */
282 skip_slot = 3;
283 }
284
285 addr_location__exit(&al);
286 return skip_slot;
287 }
288
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