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diff --git a/Documentation/coccinelle.txt b/Documentation/dev-tools/coccinelle.rst index 01fb1dae3163..4a64b4c69d3f 100644 --- a/Documentation/coccinelle.txt +++ b/Documentation/dev-tools/coccinelle.rst @@ -1,10 +1,18 @@ -Copyright 2010 Nicolas Palix <npalix@diku.dk> -Copyright 2010 Julia Lawall <julia@diku.dk> -Copyright 2010 Gilles Muller <Gilles.Muller@lip6.fr> +.. Copyright 2010 Nicolas Palix <npalix@diku.dk> +.. Copyright 2010 Julia Lawall <julia@diku.dk> +.. Copyright 2010 Gilles Muller <Gilles.Muller@lip6.fr> +.. highlight:: none - Getting Coccinelle -~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +Coccinelle +========== + +Coccinelle is a tool for pattern matching and text transformation that has +many uses in kernel development, including the application of complex, +tree-wide patches and detection of problematic programming patterns. + +Getting Coccinelle +------------------- The semantic patches included in the kernel use features and options which are provided by Coccinelle version 1.0.0-rc11 and above. @@ -22,24 +30,23 @@ of many distributions, e.g. : - NetBSD - FreeBSD - You can get the latest version released from the Coccinelle homepage at http://coccinelle.lip6.fr/ Information and tips about Coccinelle are also provided on the wiki pages at http://cocci.ekstranet.diku.dk/wiki/doku.php -Once you have it, run the following command: +Once you have it, run the following command:: ./configure make -as a regular user, and install it with +as a regular user, and install it with:: sudo make install - Supplemental documentation -~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +Supplemental documentation +--------------------------- For supplemental documentation refer to the wiki: @@ -47,49 +54,52 @@ https://bottest.wiki.kernel.org/coccicheck The wiki documentation always refers to the linux-next version of the script. - Using Coccinelle on the Linux kernel -~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +Using Coccinelle on the Linux kernel +------------------------------------ A Coccinelle-specific target is defined in the top level -Makefile. This target is named 'coccicheck' and calls the 'coccicheck' -front-end in the 'scripts' directory. +Makefile. This target is named ``coccicheck`` and calls the ``coccicheck`` +front-end in the ``scripts`` directory. -Four basic modes are defined: patch, report, context, and org. The mode to -use is specified by setting the MODE variable with 'MODE=<mode>'. +Four basic modes are defined: ``patch``, ``report``, ``context``, and +``org``. The mode to use is specified by setting the MODE variable with +``MODE=<mode>``. -'patch' proposes a fix, when possible. +- ``patch`` proposes a fix, when possible. -'report' generates a list in the following format: +- ``report`` generates a list in the following format: file:line:column-column: message -'context' highlights lines of interest and their context in a -diff-like style.Lines of interest are indicated with '-'. +- ``context`` highlights lines of interest and their context in a + diff-like style.Lines of interest are indicated with ``-``. -'org' generates a report in the Org mode format of Emacs. +- ``org`` generates a report in the Org mode format of Emacs. Note that not all semantic patches implement all modes. For easy use of Coccinelle, the default mode is "report". Two other modes provide some common combinations of these modes. -'chain' tries the previous modes in the order above until one succeeds. +- ``chain`` tries the previous modes in the order above until one succeeds. + +- ``rep+ctxt`` runs successively the report mode and the context mode. + It should be used with the C option (described later) + which checks the code on a file basis. -'rep+ctxt' runs successively the report mode and the context mode. - It should be used with the C option (described later) - which checks the code on a file basis. +Examples +~~~~~~~~ -Examples: - To make a report for every semantic patch, run the following command: +To make a report for every semantic patch, run the following command:: make coccicheck MODE=report - To produce patches, run: +To produce patches, run:: make coccicheck MODE=patch The coccicheck target applies every semantic patch available in the -sub-directories of 'scripts/coccinelle' to the entire Linux kernel. +sub-directories of ``scripts/coccinelle`` to the entire Linux kernel. For each semantic patch, a commit message is proposed. It gives a description of the problem being checked by the semantic patch, and @@ -99,15 +109,15 @@ As any static code analyzer, Coccinelle produces false positives. Thus, reports must be carefully checked, and patches reviewed. -To enable verbose messages set the V= variable, for example: +To enable verbose messages set the V= variable, for example:: make coccicheck MODE=report V=1 - Coccinelle parallelization -~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +Coccinelle parallelization +--------------------------- By default, coccicheck tries to run as parallel as possible. To change -the parallelism, set the J= variable. For example, to run across 4 CPUs: +the parallelism, set the J= variable. For example, to run across 4 CPUs:: make coccicheck MODE=report J=4 @@ -115,44 +125,47 @@ As of Coccinelle 1.0.2 Coccinelle uses Ocaml parmap for parallelization, if support for this is detected you will benefit from parmap parallelization. When parmap is enabled coccicheck will enable dynamic load balancing by using -'--chunksize 1' argument, this ensures we keep feeding threads with work +``--chunksize 1`` argument, this ensures we keep feeding threads with work one by one, so that we avoid the situation where most work gets done by only a few threads. With dynamic load balancing, if a thread finishes early we keep feeding it more work. When parmap is enabled, if an error occurs in Coccinelle, this error -value is propagated back, the return value of the 'make coccicheck' +value is propagated back, the return value of the ``make coccicheck`` captures this return value. - Using Coccinelle with a single semantic patch -~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +Using Coccinelle with a single semantic patch +--------------------------------------------- The optional make variable COCCI can be used to check a single semantic patch. In that case, the variable must be initialized with the name of the semantic patch to apply. -For instance: +For instance:: make coccicheck COCCI=<my_SP.cocci> MODE=patch -or + +or:: + make coccicheck COCCI=<my_SP.cocci> MODE=report - Controlling Which Files are Processed by Coccinelle -~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +Controlling Which Files are Processed by Coccinelle +--------------------------------------------------- + By default the entire kernel source tree is checked. -To apply Coccinelle to a specific directory, M= can be used. -For example, to check drivers/net/wireless/ one may write: +To apply Coccinelle to a specific directory, ``M=`` can be used. +For example, to check drivers/net/wireless/ one may write:: make coccicheck M=drivers/net/wireless/ To apply Coccinelle on a file basis, instead of a directory basis, the -following command may be used: +following command may be used:: make C=1 CHECK="scripts/coccicheck" -To check only newly edited code, use the value 2 for the C flag, i.e. +To check only newly edited code, use the value 2 for the C flag, i.e.:: make C=2 CHECK="scripts/coccicheck" @@ -166,8 +179,8 @@ semantic patch as shown in the previous section. The "report" mode is the default. You can select another one with the MODE variable explained above. - Debugging Coccinelle SmPL patches -~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +Debugging Coccinelle SmPL patches +--------------------------------- Using coccicheck is best as it provides in the spatch command line include options matching the options used when we compile the kernel. @@ -177,8 +190,8 @@ manually run Coccinelle with debug options added. Alternatively you can debug running Coccinelle against SmPL patches by asking for stderr to be redirected to stderr, by default stderr is redirected to /dev/null, if you'd like to capture stderr you -can specify the DEBUG_FILE="file.txt" option to coccicheck. For -instance: +can specify the ``DEBUG_FILE="file.txt"`` option to coccicheck. For +instance:: rm -f cocci.err make coccicheck COCCI=scripts/coccinelle/free/kfree.cocci MODE=report DEBUG_FILE=cocci.err @@ -186,7 +199,7 @@ instance: You can use SPFLAGS to add debugging flags, for instance you may want to add both --profile --show-trying to SPFLAGS when debugging. For instance -you may want to use: +you may want to use:: rm -f err.log export COCCI=scripts/coccinelle/misc/irqf_oneshot.cocci @@ -198,24 +211,24 @@ work. DEBUG_FILE support is only supported when using coccinelle >= 1.2. - .cocciconfig support -~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +.cocciconfig support +-------------------- Coccinelle supports reading .cocciconfig for default Coccinelle options that should be used every time spatch is spawned, the order of precedence for variables for .cocciconfig is as follows: - o Your current user's home directory is processed first - o Your directory from which spatch is called is processed next - o The directory provided with the --dir option is processed last, if used +- Your current user's home directory is processed first +- Your directory from which spatch is called is processed next +- The directory provided with the --dir option is processed last, if used Since coccicheck runs through make, it naturally runs from the kernel proper dir, as such the second rule above would be implied for picking up a -.cocciconfig when using 'make coccicheck'. +.cocciconfig when using ``make coccicheck``. -'make coccicheck' also supports using M= targets.If you do not supply +``make coccicheck`` also supports using M= targets.If you do not supply any M= target, it is assumed you want to target the entire kernel. -The kernel coccicheck script has: +The kernel coccicheck script has:: if [ "$KBUILD_EXTMOD" = "" ] ; then OPTIONS="--dir $srctree $COCCIINCLUDE" @@ -235,12 +248,12 @@ override any of the kernel's .coccicheck's settings using SPFLAGS. We help Coccinelle when used against Linux with a set of sensible defaults options for Linux with our own Linux .cocciconfig. This hints to coccinelle -git can be used for 'git grep' queries over coccigrep. A timeout of 200 +git can be used for ``git grep`` queries over coccigrep. A timeout of 200 seconds should suffice for now. The options picked up by coccinelle when reading a .cocciconfig do not appear as arguments to spatch processes running on your system, to confirm what -options will be used by Coccinelle run: +options will be used by Coccinelle run:: spatch --print-options-only @@ -252,219 +265,227 @@ carries its own .cocciconfig, you will need to use SPFLAGS to use idutils if desired. See below section "Additional flags" for more details on how to use idutils. - Additional flags -~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +Additional flags +---------------- Additional flags can be passed to spatch through the SPFLAGS variable. This works as Coccinelle respects the last flags -given to it when options are in conflict. +given to it when options are in conflict. :: make SPFLAGS=--use-glimpse coccicheck Coccinelle supports idutils as well but requires coccinelle >= 1.0.6. When no ID file is specified coccinelle assumes your ID database file is in the file .id-utils.index on the top level of the kernel, coccinelle -carries a script scripts/idutils_index.sh which creates the database with +carries a script scripts/idutils_index.sh which creates the database with:: mkid -i C --output .id-utils.index If you have another database filename you can also just symlink with this -name. +name. :: make SPFLAGS=--use-idutils coccicheck Alternatively you can specify the database filename explicitly, for -instance: +instance:: make SPFLAGS="--use-idutils /full-path/to/ID" coccicheck -See spatch --help to learn more about spatch options. +See ``spatch --help`` to learn more about spatch options. -Note that the '--use-glimpse' and '--use-idutils' options +Note that the ``--use-glimpse`` and ``--use-idutils`` options require external tools for indexing the code. None of them is thus active by default. However, by indexing the code with one of these tools, and according to the cocci file used, spatch could proceed the entire code base more quickly. - SmPL patch specific options -~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +SmPL patch specific options +--------------------------- SmPL patches can have their own requirements for options passed to Coccinelle. SmPL patch specific options can be provided by -providing them at the top of the SmPL patch, for instance: +providing them at the top of the SmPL patch, for instance:: -// Options: --no-includes --include-headers + // Options: --no-includes --include-headers - SmPL patch Coccinelle requirements -~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +SmPL patch Coccinelle requirements +---------------------------------- As Coccinelle features get added some more advanced SmPL patches may require newer versions of Coccinelle. If an SmPL patch requires at least a version of Coccinelle, this can be specified as follows, -as an example if requiring at least Coccinelle >= 1.0.5: +as an example if requiring at least Coccinelle >= 1.0.5:: -// Requires: 1.0.5 + // Requires: 1.0.5 - Proposing new semantic patches -~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +Proposing new semantic patches +------------------------------- New semantic patches can be proposed and submitted by kernel developers. For sake of clarity, they should be organized in the -sub-directories of 'scripts/coccinelle/'. +sub-directories of ``scripts/coccinelle/``. - Detailed description of the 'report' mode -~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +Detailed description of the ``report`` mode +------------------------------------------- + +``report`` generates a list in the following format:: -'report' generates a list in the following format: file:line:column-column: message -Example: +Example +~~~~~~~ -Running +Running:: make coccicheck MODE=report COCCI=scripts/coccinelle/api/err_cast.cocci -will execute the following part of the SmPL script. +will execute the following part of the SmPL script:: -<smpl> -@r depends on !context && !patch && (org || report)@ -expression x; -position p; -@@ + <smpl> + @r depends on !context && !patch && (org || report)@ + expression x; + position p; + @@ - ERR_PTR@p(PTR_ERR(x)) + ERR_PTR@p(PTR_ERR(x)) -@script:python depends on report@ -p << r.p; -x << r.x; -@@ + @script:python depends on report@ + p << r.p; + x << r.x; + @@ -msg="ERR_CAST can be used with %s" % (x) -coccilib.report.print_report(p[0], msg) -</smpl> + msg="ERR_CAST can be used with %s" % (x) + coccilib.report.print_report(p[0], msg) + </smpl> This SmPL excerpt generates entries on the standard output, as -illustrated below: +illustrated below:: -/home/user/linux/crypto/ctr.c:188:9-16: ERR_CAST can be used with alg -/home/user/linux/crypto/authenc.c:619:9-16: ERR_CAST can be used with auth -/home/user/linux/crypto/xts.c:227:9-16: ERR_CAST can be used with alg + /home/user/linux/crypto/ctr.c:188:9-16: ERR_CAST can be used with alg + /home/user/linux/crypto/authenc.c:619:9-16: ERR_CAST can be used with auth + /home/user/linux/crypto/xts.c:227:9-16: ERR_CAST can be used with alg - Detailed description of the 'patch' mode -~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +Detailed description of the ``patch`` mode +------------------------------------------ -When the 'patch' mode is available, it proposes a fix for each problem +When the ``patch`` mode is available, it proposes a fix for each problem identified. -Example: +Example +~~~~~~~ + +Running:: -Running make coccicheck MODE=patch COCCI=scripts/coccinelle/api/err_cast.cocci -will execute the following part of the SmPL script. +will execute the following part of the SmPL script:: -<smpl> -@ depends on !context && patch && !org && !report @ -expression x; -@@ + <smpl> + @ depends on !context && patch && !org && !report @ + expression x; + @@ -- ERR_PTR(PTR_ERR(x)) -+ ERR_CAST(x) -</smpl> + - ERR_PTR(PTR_ERR(x)) + + ERR_CAST(x) + </smpl> This SmPL excerpt generates patch hunks on the standard output, as -illustrated below: +illustrated below:: -diff -u -p a/crypto/ctr.c b/crypto/ctr.c ---- a/crypto/ctr.c 2010-05-26 10:49:38.000000000 +0200 -+++ b/crypto/ctr.c 2010-06-03 23:44:49.000000000 +0200 -@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ static struct crypto_instance *crypto_ct + diff -u -p a/crypto/ctr.c b/crypto/ctr.c + --- a/crypto/ctr.c 2010-05-26 10:49:38.000000000 +0200 + +++ b/crypto/ctr.c 2010-06-03 23:44:49.000000000 +0200 + @@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ static struct crypto_instance *crypto_ct alg = crypto_attr_alg(tb[1], CRYPTO_ALG_TYPE_CIPHER, CRYPTO_ALG_TYPE_MASK); if (IS_ERR(alg)) -- return ERR_PTR(PTR_ERR(alg)); -+ return ERR_CAST(alg); - + - return ERR_PTR(PTR_ERR(alg)); + + return ERR_CAST(alg); + /* Block size must be >= 4 bytes. */ err = -EINVAL; - Detailed description of the 'context' mode -~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +Detailed description of the ``context`` mode +-------------------------------------------- -'context' highlights lines of interest and their context +``context`` highlights lines of interest and their context in a diff-like style. -NOTE: The diff-like output generated is NOT an applicable patch. The - intent of the 'context' mode is to highlight the important lines - (annotated with minus, '-') and gives some surrounding context + **NOTE**: The diff-like output generated is NOT an applicable patch. The + intent of the ``context`` mode is to highlight the important lines + (annotated with minus, ``-``) and gives some surrounding context lines around. This output can be used with the diff mode of Emacs to review the code. -Example: +Example +~~~~~~~ + +Running:: -Running make coccicheck MODE=context COCCI=scripts/coccinelle/api/err_cast.cocci -will execute the following part of the SmPL script. +will execute the following part of the SmPL script:: -<smpl> -@ depends on context && !patch && !org && !report@ -expression x; -@@ + <smpl> + @ depends on context && !patch && !org && !report@ + expression x; + @@ -* ERR_PTR(PTR_ERR(x)) -</smpl> + * ERR_PTR(PTR_ERR(x)) + </smpl> This SmPL excerpt generates diff hunks on the standard output, as -illustrated below: +illustrated below:: -diff -u -p /home/user/linux/crypto/ctr.c /tmp/nothing ---- /home/user/linux/crypto/ctr.c 2010-05-26 10:49:38.000000000 +0200 -+++ /tmp/nothing -@@ -185,7 +185,6 @@ static struct crypto_instance *crypto_ct + diff -u -p /home/user/linux/crypto/ctr.c /tmp/nothing + --- /home/user/linux/crypto/ctr.c 2010-05-26 10:49:38.000000000 +0200 + +++ /tmp/nothing + @@ -185,7 +185,6 @@ static struct crypto_instance *crypto_ct alg = crypto_attr_alg(tb[1], CRYPTO_ALG_TYPE_CIPHER, CRYPTO_ALG_TYPE_MASK); if (IS_ERR(alg)) -- return ERR_PTR(PTR_ERR(alg)); - + - return ERR_PTR(PTR_ERR(alg)); + /* Block size must be >= 4 bytes. */ err = -EINVAL; - Detailed description of the 'org' mode -~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +Detailed description of the ``org`` mode +---------------------------------------- + +``org`` generates a report in the Org mode format of Emacs. -'org' generates a report in the Org mode format of Emacs. +Example +~~~~~~~ -Example: +Running:: -Running make coccicheck MODE=org COCCI=scripts/coccinelle/api/err_cast.cocci -will execute the following part of the SmPL script. +will execute the following part of the SmPL script:: -<smpl> -@r depends on !context && !patch && (org || report)@ -expression x; -position p; -@@ + <smpl> + @r depends on !context && !patch && (org || report)@ + expression x; + position p; + @@ - ERR_PTR@p(PTR_ERR(x)) + ERR_PTR@p(PTR_ERR(x)) -@script:python depends on org@ -p << r.p; -x << r.x; -@@ + @script:python depends on org@ + p << r.p; + x << r.x; + @@ -msg="ERR_CAST can be used with %s" % (x) -msg_safe=msg.replace("[","@(").replace("]",")") -coccilib.org.print_todo(p[0], msg_safe) -</smpl> + msg="ERR_CAST can be used with %s" % (x) + msg_safe=msg.replace("[","@(").replace("]",")") + coccilib.org.print_todo(p[0], msg_safe) + </smpl> This SmPL excerpt generates Org entries on the standard output, as -illustrated below: +illustrated below:: -* TODO [[view:/home/user/linux/crypto/ctr.c::face=ovl-face1::linb=188::colb=9::cole=16][ERR_CAST can be used with alg]] -* TODO [[view:/home/user/linux/crypto/authenc.c::face=ovl-face1::linb=619::colb=9::cole=16][ERR_CAST can be used with auth]] -* TODO [[view:/home/user/linux/crypto/xts.c::face=ovl-face1::linb=227::colb=9::cole=16][ERR_CAST can be used with alg]] + * TODO [[view:/home/user/linux/crypto/ctr.c::face=ovl-face1::linb=188::colb=9::cole=16][ERR_CAST can be used with alg]] + * TODO [[view:/home/user/linux/crypto/authenc.c::face=ovl-face1::linb=619::colb=9::cole=16][ERR_CAST can be used with auth]] + * TODO [[view:/home/user/linux/crypto/xts.c::face=ovl-face1::linb=227::colb=9::cole=16][ERR_CAST can be used with alg]] diff --git a/Documentation/dev-tools/gcov.rst b/Documentation/dev-tools/gcov.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..19eedfea8800 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/dev-tools/gcov.rst @@ -0,0 +1,256 @@ +Using gcov with the Linux kernel +================================ + +gcov profiling kernel support enables the use of GCC's coverage testing +tool gcov_ with the Linux kernel. Coverage data of a running kernel +is exported in gcov-compatible format via the "gcov" debugfs directory. +To get coverage data for a specific file, change to the kernel build +directory and use gcov with the ``-o`` option as follows (requires root):: + + # cd /tmp/linux-out + # gcov -o /sys/kernel/debug/gcov/tmp/linux-out/kernel spinlock.c + +This will create source code files annotated with execution counts +in the current directory. In addition, graphical gcov front-ends such +as lcov_ can be used to automate the process of collecting data +for the entire kernel and provide coverage overviews in HTML format. + +Possible uses: + +* debugging (has this line been reached at all?) +* test improvement (how do I change my test to cover these lines?) +* minimizing kernel configurations (do I need this option if the + associated code is never run?) + +.. _gcov: http://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc/Gcov.html +.. _lcov: http://ltp.sourceforge.net/coverage/lcov.php + + +Preparation +----------- + +Configure the kernel with:: + + CONFIG_DEBUG_FS=y + CONFIG_GCOV_KERNEL=y + +select the gcc's gcov format, default is autodetect based on gcc version:: + + CONFIG_GCOV_FORMAT_AUTODETECT=y + +and to get coverage data for the entire kernel:: + + CONFIG_GCOV_PROFILE_ALL=y + +Note that kernels compiled with profiling flags will be significantly +larger and run slower. Also CONFIG_GCOV_PROFILE_ALL may not be supported +on all architectures. + +Profiling data will only become accessible once debugfs has been +mounted:: + + mount -t debugfs none /sys/kernel/debug + + +Customization +------------- + +To enable profiling for specific files or directories, add a line +similar to the following to the respective kernel Makefile: + +- For a single file (e.g. main.o):: + + GCOV_PROFILE_main.o := y + +- For all files in one directory:: + + GCOV_PROFILE := y + +To exclude files from being profiled even when CONFIG_GCOV_PROFILE_ALL +is specified, use:: + + GCOV_PROFILE_main.o := n + +and:: + + GCOV_PROFILE := n + +Only files which are linked to the main kernel image or are compiled as +kernel modules are supported by this mechanism. + + +Files +----- + +The gcov kernel support creates the following files in debugfs: + +``/sys/kernel/debug/gcov`` + Parent directory for all gcov-related files. + +``/sys/kernel/debug/gcov/reset`` + Global reset file: resets all coverage data to zero when + written to. + +``/sys/kernel/debug/gcov/path/to/compile/dir/file.gcda`` + The actual gcov data file as understood by the gcov + tool. Resets file coverage data to zero when written to. + +``/sys/kernel/debug/gcov/path/to/compile/dir/file.gcno`` + Symbolic link to a static data file required by the gcov + tool. This file is generated by gcc when compiling with + option ``-ftest-coverage``. + + +Modules +------- + +Kernel modules may contain cleanup code which is only run during +module unload time. The gcov mechanism provides a means to collect +coverage data for such code by keeping a copy of the data associated +with the unloaded module. This data remains available through debugfs. +Once the module is loaded again, the associated coverage counters are +initialized with the data from its previous instantiation. + +This behavior can be deactivated by specifying the gcov_persist kernel +parameter:: + + gcov_persist=0 + +At run-time, a user can also choose to discard data for an unloaded +module by writing to its data file or the global reset file. + + +Separated build and test machines +--------------------------------- + +The gcov kernel profiling infrastructure is designed to work out-of-the +box for setups where kernels are built and run on the same machine. In +cases where the kernel runs on a separate machine, special preparations +must be made, depending on where the gcov tool is used: + +a) gcov is run on the TEST machine + + The gcov tool version on the test machine must be compatible with the + gcc version used for kernel build. Also the following files need to be + copied from build to test machine: + + from the source tree: + - all C source files + headers + + from the build tree: + - all C source files + headers + - all .gcda and .gcno files + - all links to directories + + It is important to note that these files need to be placed into the + exact same file system location on the test machine as on the build + machine. If any of the path components is symbolic link, the actual + directory needs to be used instead (due to make's CURDIR handling). + +b) gcov is run on the BUILD machine + + The following files need to be copied after each test case from test + to build machine: + + from the gcov directory in sysfs: + - all .gcda files + - all links to .gcno files + + These files can be copied to any location on the build machine. gcov + must then be called with the -o option pointing to that directory. + + Example directory setup on the build machine:: + + /tmp/linux: kernel source tree + /tmp/out: kernel build directory as specified by make O= + /tmp/coverage: location of the files copied from the test machine + + [user@build] cd /tmp/out + [user@build] gcov -o /tmp/coverage/tmp/out/init main.c + + +Troubleshooting +--------------- + +Problem + Compilation aborts during linker step. + +Cause + Profiling flags are specified for source files which are not + linked to the main kernel or which are linked by a custom + linker procedure. + +Solution + Exclude affected source files from profiling by specifying + ``GCOV_PROFILE := n`` or ``GCOV_PROFILE_basename.o := n`` in the + corresponding Makefile. + +Problem + Files copied from sysfs appear empty or incomplete. + +Cause + Due to the way seq_file works, some tools such as cp or tar + may not correctly copy files from sysfs. + +Solution + Use ``cat``' to read ``.gcda`` files and ``cp -d`` to copy links. + Alternatively use the mechanism shown in Appendix B. + + +Appendix A: gather_on_build.sh +------------------------------ + +Sample script to gather coverage meta files on the build machine +(see 6a):: + + #!/bin/bash + + KSRC=$1 + KOBJ=$2 + DEST=$3 + + if [ -z "$KSRC" ] || [ -z "$KOBJ" ] || [ -z "$DEST" ]; then + echo "Usage: $0 <ksrc directory> <kobj directory> <output.tar.gz>" >&2 + exit 1 + fi + + KSRC=$(cd $KSRC; printf "all:\n\t@echo \${CURDIR}\n" | make -f -) + KOBJ=$(cd $KOBJ; printf "all:\n\t@echo \${CURDIR}\n" | make -f -) + + find $KSRC $KOBJ \( -name '*.gcno' -o -name '*.[ch]' -o -type l \) -a \ + -perm /u+r,g+r | tar cfz $DEST -P -T - + + if [ $? -eq 0 ] ; then + echo "$DEST successfully created, copy to test system and unpack with:" + echo " tar xfz $DEST -P" + else + echo "Could not create file $DEST" + fi + + +Appendix B: gather_on_test.sh +----------------------------- + +Sample script to gather coverage data files on the test machine +(see 6b):: + + #!/bin/bash -e + + DEST=$1 + GCDA=/sys/kernel/debug/gcov + + if [ -z "$DEST" ] ; then + echo "Usage: $0 <output.tar.gz>" >&2 + exit 1 + fi + + TEMPDIR=$(mktemp -d) + echo Collecting data.. + find $GCDA -type d -exec mkdir -p $TEMPDIR/\{\} \; + find $GCDA -name '*.gcda' -exec sh -c 'cat < $0 > '$TEMPDIR'/$0' {} \; + find $GCDA -name '*.gcno' -exec sh -c 'cp -d $0 '$TEMPDIR'/$0' {} \; + tar czf $DEST -C $TEMPDIR sys + rm -rf $TEMPDIR + + echo "$DEST successfully created, copy to build system and unpack with:" + echo " tar xfz $DEST" diff --git a/Documentation/gdb-kernel-debugging.txt b/Documentation/dev-tools/gdb-kernel-debugging.rst index 7050ce8794b9..5e93c9bc6619 100644 --- a/Documentation/gdb-kernel-debugging.txt +++ b/Documentation/dev-tools/gdb-kernel-debugging.rst @@ -1,3 +1,5 @@ +.. highlight:: none + Debugging kernel and modules via gdb ==================================== @@ -13,54 +15,58 @@ be transferred to the other gdb stubs as well. Requirements ------------ - o gdb 7.2+ (recommended: 7.4+) with python support enabled (typically true - for distributions) +- gdb 7.2+ (recommended: 7.4+) with python support enabled (typically true + for distributions) Setup ----- - o Create a virtual Linux machine for QEMU/KVM (see www.linux-kvm.org and - www.qemu.org for more details). For cross-development, - http://landley.net/aboriginal/bin keeps a pool of machine images and - toolchains that can be helpful to start from. +- Create a virtual Linux machine for QEMU/KVM (see www.linux-kvm.org and + www.qemu.org for more details). For cross-development, + http://landley.net/aboriginal/bin keeps a pool of machine images and + toolchains that can be helpful to start from. - o Build the kernel with CONFIG_GDB_SCRIPTS enabled, but leave - CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO_REDUCED off. If your architecture supports - CONFIG_FRAME_POINTER, keep it enabled. +- Build the kernel with CONFIG_GDB_SCRIPTS enabled, but leave + CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO_REDUCED off. If your architecture supports + CONFIG_FRAME_POINTER, keep it enabled. - o Install that kernel on the guest. +- Install that kernel on the guest. + Alternatively, QEMU allows to boot the kernel directly using -kernel, + -append, -initrd command line switches. This is generally only useful if + you do not depend on modules. See QEMU documentation for more details on + this mode. - Alternatively, QEMU allows to boot the kernel directly using -kernel, - -append, -initrd command line switches. This is generally only useful if - you do not depend on modules. See QEMU documentation for more details on - this mode. +- Enable the gdb stub of QEMU/KVM, either - o Enable the gdb stub of QEMU/KVM, either - at VM startup time by appending "-s" to the QEMU command line - or + + or + - during runtime by issuing "gdbserver" from the QEMU monitor console - o cd /path/to/linux-build +- cd /path/to/linux-build - o Start gdb: gdb vmlinux +- Start gdb: gdb vmlinux - Note: Some distros may restrict auto-loading of gdb scripts to known safe - directories. In case gdb reports to refuse loading vmlinux-gdb.py, add + Note: Some distros may restrict auto-loading of gdb scripts to known safe + directories. In case gdb reports to refuse loading vmlinux-gdb.py, add:: add-auto-load-safe-path /path/to/linux-build - to ~/.gdbinit. See gdb help for more details. + to ~/.gdbinit. See gdb help for more details. + +- Attach to the booted guest:: |