On Tue, 14 Jul 2026 10:34:01 -0400
Steven Rostedt <[email protected]> wrote:

> 
> Whatever happened to this patch?

IIRC, this got rejected, so we ended up having
to keep maintaining it within the trace.
(because bpf does not use these functions.)

Thanks,

> 
> -- Steve
> 
> 
> On Tue, 10 Oct 2023 22:54:19 +0900
> "Masami Hiramatsu (Google)" <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> > From: Masami Hiramatsu (Google) <[email protected]>
> > 
> > Move the BTF APIs used in tracing to the BTF library code for sharing it
> > with others.
> > Previously, to avoid complex dependency in a series I made it on the
> > tracing tree, but now it is a good time to move it to BPF tree because
> > these functions are pure BTF functions.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Masami Hiramatsu (Google) <[email protected]>
> > ---
> >  include/linux/btf.h        |   24 +++++++++
> >  kernel/bpf/btf.c           |  115 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> >  kernel/trace/Makefile      |    1 
> >  kernel/trace/trace_btf.c   |  122 
> > --------------------------------------------
> >  kernel/trace/trace_btf.h   |   11 ----
> >  kernel/trace/trace_probe.c |    2 -
> >  6 files changed, 140 insertions(+), 135 deletions(-)
> >  delete mode 100644 kernel/trace/trace_btf.c
> >  delete mode 100644 kernel/trace/trace_btf.h
> > 
> > diff --git a/include/linux/btf.h b/include/linux/btf.h
> > index 928113a80a95..8372d93ea402 100644
> > --- a/include/linux/btf.h
> > +++ b/include/linux/btf.h
> > @@ -507,6 +507,14 @@ btf_get_prog_ctx_type(struct bpf_verifier_log *log, 
> > const struct btf *btf,
> >  int get_kern_ctx_btf_id(struct bpf_verifier_log *log, enum bpf_prog_type 
> > prog_type);
> >  bool btf_types_are_same(const struct btf *btf1, u32 id1,
> >                     const struct btf *btf2, u32 id2);
> > +const struct btf_type *btf_find_func_proto(const char *func_name,
> > +                                      struct btf **btf_p);
> > +const struct btf_param *btf_get_func_param(const struct btf_type 
> > *func_proto,
> > +                                      s32 *nr);
> > +const struct btf_member *btf_find_struct_member(struct btf *btf,
> > +                                           const struct btf_type *type,
> > +                                           const char *member_name,
> > +                                           u32 *anon_offset);
> >  #else
> >  static inline const struct btf_type *btf_type_by_id(const struct btf *btf,
> >                                                 u32 type_id)
> > @@ -559,6 +567,22 @@ static inline bool btf_types_are_same(const struct btf 
> > *btf1, u32 id1,
> >  {
> >     return false;
> >  }
> > +static inline const struct btf_type *btf_find_func_proto(const char 
> > *func_name,
> > +                                                    struct btf **btf_p)
> > +{
> > +   return NULL;
> > +}
> > +static inline const struct btf_param *
> > +btf_get_func_param(const struct btf_type *func_proto, s32 *nr)
> > +{
> > +   return NULL;
> > +}
> > +static inline const struct btf_member *
> > +btf_find_struct_member(struct btf *btf, const struct btf_type *type,
> > +                  const char *member_name, u32 *anon_offset)
> > +{
> > +   return NULL;
> > +}
> >  #endif
> >  
> >  static inline bool btf_type_is_struct_ptr(struct btf *btf, const struct 
> > btf_type *t)
> > diff --git a/kernel/bpf/btf.c b/kernel/bpf/btf.c
> > index 8090d7fb11ef..e5cbf3b31b78 100644
> > --- a/kernel/bpf/btf.c
> > +++ b/kernel/bpf/btf.c
> > @@ -912,6 +912,121 @@ static const struct btf_type 
> > *btf_type_skip_qualifiers(const struct btf *btf,
> >     return t;
> >  }
> >  
> > +/*
> > + * Find a function proto type by name, and return the btf_type with its btf
> > + * in *@btf_p. Return NULL if not found.
> > + * Note that caller has to call btf_put(*@btf_p) after using the btf_type.
> > + */
> > +const struct btf_type *btf_find_func_proto(const char *func_name, struct 
> > btf **btf_p)
> > +{
> > +   const struct btf_type *t;
> > +   s32 id;
> > +
> > +   id = bpf_find_btf_id(func_name, BTF_KIND_FUNC, btf_p);
> > +   if (id < 0)
> > +           return NULL;
> > +
> > +   /* Get BTF_KIND_FUNC type */
> > +   t = btf_type_by_id(*btf_p, id);
> > +   if (!t || !btf_type_is_func(t))
> > +           goto err;
> > +
> > +   /* The type of BTF_KIND_FUNC is BTF_KIND_FUNC_PROTO */
> > +   t = btf_type_by_id(*btf_p, t->type);
> > +   if (!t || !btf_type_is_func_proto(t))
> > +           goto err;
> > +
> > +   return t;
> > +err:
> > +   btf_put(*btf_p);
> > +   return NULL;
> > +}
> > +
> > +/*
> > + * Get function parameter with the number of parameters.
> > + * This can return NULL if the function has no parameters.
> > + * It can return -EINVAL if the @func_proto is not a function proto type.
> > + */
> > +const struct btf_param *btf_get_func_param(const struct btf_type 
> > *func_proto, s32 *nr)
> > +{
> > +   if (!btf_type_is_func_proto(func_proto))
> > +           return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
> > +
> > +   *nr = btf_type_vlen(func_proto);
> > +   if (*nr > 0)
> > +           return (const struct btf_param *)(func_proto + 1);
> > +   else
> > +           return NULL;
> > +}
> > +
> > +#define BTF_ANON_STACK_MAX 16
> > +
> > +struct btf_anon_stack {
> > +   u32 tid;
> > +   u32 offset;
> > +};
> > +
> > +/*
> > + * Find a member of data structure/union by name and return it.
> > + * Return NULL if not found, or -EINVAL if parameter is invalid.
> > + * If the member is an member of anonymous union/structure, the offset
> > + * of that anonymous union/structure is stored into @anon_offset. Caller
> > + * can calculate the correct offset from the root data structure by
> > + * adding anon_offset to the member's offset.
> > + */
> > +const struct btf_member *btf_find_struct_member(struct btf *btf,
> > +                                           const struct btf_type *type,
> > +                                           const char *member_name,
> > +                                           u32 *anon_offset)
> > +{
> > +   struct btf_anon_stack *anon_stack;
> > +   const struct btf_member *member;
> > +   u32 tid, cur_offset = 0;
> > +   const char *name;
> > +   int i, top = 0;
> > +
> > +   anon_stack = kcalloc(BTF_ANON_STACK_MAX, sizeof(*anon_stack), 
> > GFP_KERNEL);
> > +   if (!anon_stack)
> > +           return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
> > +
> > +retry:
> > +   if (!btf_type_is_struct(type)) {
> > +           member = ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
> > +           goto out;
> > +   }
> > +
> > +   for_each_member(i, type, member) {
> > +           if (!member->name_off) {
> > +                   /* Anonymous union/struct: push it for later use */
> > +                   type = btf_type_skip_modifiers(btf, member->type, &tid);
> > +                   if (type && top < BTF_ANON_STACK_MAX) {
> > +                           anon_stack[top].tid = tid;
> > +                           anon_stack[top++].offset =
> > +                                   cur_offset + member->offset;
> > +                   }
> > +           } else {
> > +                   name = btf_name_by_offset(btf, member->name_off);
> > +                   if (name && !strcmp(member_name, name)) {
> > +                           if (anon_offset)
> > +                                   *anon_offset = cur_offset;
> > +                           goto out;
> > +                   }
> > +           }
> > +   }
> > +   if (top > 0) {
> > +           /* Pop from the anonymous stack and retry */
> > +           tid = anon_stack[--top].tid;
> > +           cur_offset = anon_stack[top].offset;
> > +           type = btf_type_by_id(btf, tid);
> > +           goto retry;
> > +   }
> > +   member = NULL;
> > +
> > +out:
> > +   kfree(anon_stack);
> > +   return member;
> > +}
> > +
> >  #define BTF_SHOW_MAX_ITER  10
> >  
> >  #define BTF_KIND_BIT(kind) (1ULL << kind)
> > diff --git a/kernel/trace/Makefile b/kernel/trace/Makefile
> > index 057cd975d014..64b61f67a403 100644
> > --- a/kernel/trace/Makefile
> > +++ b/kernel/trace/Makefile
> > @@ -99,7 +99,6 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_KGDB_KDB) += trace_kdb.o
> >  endif
> >  obj-$(CONFIG_DYNAMIC_EVENTS) += trace_dynevent.o
> >  obj-$(CONFIG_PROBE_EVENTS) += trace_probe.o
> > -obj-$(CONFIG_PROBE_EVENTS_BTF_ARGS) += trace_btf.o
> >  obj-$(CONFIG_UPROBE_EVENTS) += trace_uprobe.o
> >  obj-$(CONFIG_BOOTTIME_TRACING) += trace_boot.o
> >  obj-$(CONFIG_FTRACE_RECORD_RECURSION) += trace_recursion_record.o
> > diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_btf.c b/kernel/trace/trace_btf.c
> > deleted file mode 100644
> > index ca224d53bfdc..000000000000
> > --- a/kernel/trace/trace_btf.c
> > +++ /dev/null
> > @@ -1,122 +0,0 @@
> > -// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
> > -#include <linux/btf.h>
> > -#include <linux/kernel.h>
> > -#include <linux/slab.h>
> > -
> > -#include "trace_btf.h"
> > -
> > -/*
> > - * Find a function proto type by name, and return the btf_type with its btf
> > - * in *@btf_p. Return NULL if not found.
> > - * Note that caller has to call btf_put(*@btf_p) after using the btf_type.
> > - */
> > -const struct btf_type *btf_find_func_proto(const char *func_name, struct 
> > btf **btf_p)
> > -{
> > -   const struct btf_type *t;
> > -   s32 id;
> > -
> > -   id = bpf_find_btf_id(func_name, BTF_KIND_FUNC, btf_p);
> > -   if (id < 0)
> > -           return NULL;
> > -
> > -   /* Get BTF_KIND_FUNC type */
> > -   t = btf_type_by_id(*btf_p, id);
> > -   if (!t || !btf_type_is_func(t))
> > -           goto err;
> > -
> > -   /* The type of BTF_KIND_FUNC is BTF_KIND_FUNC_PROTO */
> > -   t = btf_type_by_id(*btf_p, t->type);
> > -   if (!t || !btf_type_is_func_proto(t))
> > -           goto err;
> > -
> > -   return t;
> > -err:
> > -   btf_put(*btf_p);
> > -   return NULL;
> > -}
> > -
> > -/*
> > - * Get function parameter with the number of parameters.
> > - * This can return NULL if the function has no parameters.
> > - * It can return -EINVAL if the @func_proto is not a function proto type.
> > - */
> > -const struct btf_param *btf_get_func_param(const struct btf_type 
> > *func_proto, s32 *nr)
> > -{
> > -   if (!btf_type_is_func_proto(func_proto))
> > -           return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
> > -
> > -   *nr = btf_type_vlen(func_proto);
> > -   if (*nr > 0)
> > -           return (const struct btf_param *)(func_proto + 1);
> > -   else
> > -           return NULL;
> > -}
> > -
> > -#define BTF_ANON_STACK_MAX 16
> > -
> > -struct btf_anon_stack {
> > -   u32 tid;
> > -   u32 offset;
> > -};
> > -
> > -/*
> > - * Find a member of data structure/union by name and return it.
> > - * Return NULL if not found, or -EINVAL if parameter is invalid.
> > - * If the member is an member of anonymous union/structure, the offset
> > - * of that anonymous union/structure is stored into @anon_offset. Caller
> > - * can calculate the correct offset from the root data structure by
> > - * adding anon_offset to the member's offset.
> > - */
> > -const struct btf_member *btf_find_struct_member(struct btf *btf,
> > -                                           const struct btf_type *type,
> > -                                           const char *member_name,
> > -                                           u32 *anon_offset)
> > -{
> > -   struct btf_anon_stack *anon_stack;
> > -   const struct btf_member *member;
> > -   u32 tid, cur_offset = 0;
> > -   const char *name;
> > -   int i, top = 0;
> > -
> > -   anon_stack = kcalloc(BTF_ANON_STACK_MAX, sizeof(*anon_stack), 
> > GFP_KERNEL);
> > -   if (!anon_stack)
> > -           return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
> > -
> > -retry:
> > -   if (!btf_type_is_struct(type)) {
> > -           member = ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
> > -           goto out;
> > -   }
> > -
> > -   for_each_member(i, type, member) {
> > -           if (!member->name_off) {
> > -                   /* Anonymous union/struct: push it for later use */
> > -                   type = btf_type_skip_modifiers(btf, member->type, &tid);
> > -                   if (type && top < BTF_ANON_STACK_MAX) {
> > -                           anon_stack[top].tid = tid;
> > -                           anon_stack[top++].offset =
> > -                                   cur_offset + member->offset;
> > -                   }
> > -           } else {
> > -                   name = btf_name_by_offset(btf, member->name_off);
> > -                   if (name && !strcmp(member_name, name)) {
> > -                           if (anon_offset)
> > -                                   *anon_offset = cur_offset;
> > -                           goto out;
> > -                   }
> > -           }
> > -   }
> > -   if (top > 0) {
> > -           /* Pop from the anonymous stack and retry */
> > -           tid = anon_stack[--top].tid;
> > -           cur_offset = anon_stack[top].offset;
> > -           type = btf_type_by_id(btf, tid);
> > -           goto retry;
> > -   }
> > -   member = NULL;
> > -
> > -out:
> > -   kfree(anon_stack);
> > -   return member;
> > -}
> > -
> > diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_btf.h b/kernel/trace/trace_btf.h
> > deleted file mode 100644
> > index 4bc44bc261e6..000000000000
> > --- a/kernel/trace/trace_btf.h
> > +++ /dev/null
> > @@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
> > -/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
> > -#include <linux/btf.h>
> > -
> > -const struct btf_type *btf_find_func_proto(const char *func_name,
> > -                                      struct btf **btf_p);
> > -const struct btf_param *btf_get_func_param(const struct btf_type 
> > *func_proto,
> > -                                      s32 *nr);
> > -const struct btf_member *btf_find_struct_member(struct btf *btf,
> > -                                           const struct btf_type *type,
> > -                                           const char *member_name,
> > -                                           u32 *anon_offset);
> > diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_probe.c b/kernel/trace/trace_probe.c
> > index 4dc74d73fc1d..b33c424b8ee0 100644
> > --- a/kernel/trace/trace_probe.c
> > +++ b/kernel/trace/trace_probe.c
> > @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
> >  #define pr_fmt(fmt)        "trace_probe: " fmt
> >  
> >  #include <linux/bpf.h>
> > -#include "trace_btf.h"
> > +#include <linux/btf.h>
> >  
> >  #include "trace_probe.h"
> >  
> 
> 


-- 
Masami Hiramatsu (Google) <[email protected]>

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