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[v3,bpf-next,0/4] introduce bpf_iter for task_vma

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Song Liu Jan. 7, 2021, 4:17 a.m. UTC
This set introduces bpf_iter for task_vma, which can be used to generate
information similar to /proc/pid/maps. Patch 4/4 adds an example that
mimics /proc/pid/maps.

Current /proc/<pid>/maps and /proc/<pid>/smaps provide information of
vma's of a process. However, these information are not flexible enough to
cover all use cases. For example, if a vma cover mixed 2MB pages and 4kB
pages (x86_64), there is no easy way to tell which address ranges are
backed by 2MB pages. task_vma solves the problem by enabling the user to
generate customize information based on the vma (and vma->vm_mm,
vma->vm_file, etc.).

Changes v2 => v3:
  1. Rewrite 1/4 so that we hold mmap_lock while calling BPF program. This
     enables the BPF program to access the real vma with BTF. (Alexei)
  2. Fix the logic when the control is returned to user space. (Yonghong)
  3. Revise commit log and cover letter. (Yonghong)

Changes v1 => v2:
  1. Small fixes in task_iter.c and the selftests. (Yonghong)

Song Liu (4):
  bpf: introduce task_vma bpf_iter
  bpf: allow bpf_d_path in sleepable bpf_iter program
  libbpf: introduce section "iter.s/" for sleepable bpf_iter program
  selftests/bpf: add test for bpf_iter_task_vma

 kernel/bpf/task_iter.c                        | 212 +++++++++++++++++-
 kernel/trace/bpf_trace.c                      |   5 +
 tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c                        |   5 +
 .../selftests/bpf/prog_tests/bpf_iter.c       | 114 +++++++++-
 tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/bpf_iter.h  |   8 +
 .../selftests/bpf/progs/bpf_iter_task_vma.c   |  58 +++++
 6 files changed, 391 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/bpf_iter_task_vma.c

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Comments

KP Singh Jan. 8, 2021, 9:54 p.m. UTC | #1
On Thu, Jan 7, 2021 at 5:23 AM Song Liu <songliubraving@fb.com> wrote:
>
> task_file and task_vma iter programs have access to file->f_path. Enable
> bpf_d_path to print paths of these file.
>
> bpf_iter programs are generally called in sleepable context. However, it
> is still necessary to diffientiate sleepable and non-sleepable bpf_iter
> programs: sleepable programs have access to bpf_d_path; non-sleepable
> programs have access to bpf_spin_lock.
>
> Acked-by: Yonghong Song <yhs@fb.com>
> Signed-off-by: Song Liu <songliubraving@fb.com>

Acked-by: KP Singh <kpsingh@kernel.org>