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* Infinite recursion in `perf record`
@ 2022-05-16 15:22 Avi Kivity
  2022-05-16 22:04 ` Ian Rogers
  2022-05-17 14:52 ` Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo
  0 siblings, 2 replies; 6+ messages in thread
From: Avi Kivity @ 2022-05-16 15:22 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: linux-perf-users

In bpf-event.c we have:


struct btf * __weak btf__load_from_kernel_by_id(__u32 id)
{
        struct btf *btf;
#pragma GCC diagnostic push
#pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wdeprecated-declarations"
        int err = btf__get_from_id(id, &btf);
#pragma GCC diagnostic pop

        return err ? ERR_PTR(err) : btf;
}

and in btf.c we have:


int btf__get_from_id(__u32 id, struct btf **btf)
{
         struct btf *res;
         int err;

         *btf = NULL;
         res = btf__load_from_kernel_by_id(id);
         err = libbpf_get_error(res);

         if (err)
                 return libbpf_err(err);

         *btf = res;
         return 0;
}

Obviously, if the first weak symbol isn't overridden we get into an 
infinite recursion, which is what I see immediately on running perf record:


(gdb) bt
#0  0x00007f3d94c26d76 in btf__get_from_id (id=282, 
btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab4010) at btf.c:1410
#1  0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized 
out>) at util/bpf-event.c:30
#2  0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>, 
btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab4060) at btf.c:1411
#3  0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized 
out>) at util/bpf-event.c:30
#4  0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>, 
btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab40b0) at btf.c:1411
#5  0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized 
out>) at util/bpf-event.c:30
#6  0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>, 
btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab4100) at btf.c:1411
#7  0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized 
out>) at util/bpf-event.c:30
#8  0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>, 
btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab4150) at btf.c:1411
#9  0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized 
out>) at util/bpf-event.c:30
#10 0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>, 
btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab41a0) at btf.c:1411
#11 0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized 
out>) at util/bpf-event.c:30
#12 0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>, 
btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab41f0) at btf.c:1411
#13 0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized 
out>) at util/bpf-event.c:30
#14 0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>, 
btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab4240) at btf.c:1411
#15 0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized 
out>) at util/bpf-event.c:30
#16 0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>, 
btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab4290) at btf.c:1411
#17 0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized 
out>) at util/bpf-event.c:30
#18 0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>, 
btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab42e0) at btf.c:1411
#19 0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized 
out>) at util/bpf-event.c:30
#20 0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>, 
btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab4330) at btf.c:1411
#21 0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized 
out>) at util/bpf-event.c:30
#22 0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>, 
btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab4380) at btf.c:1411
#23 0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized 
out>) at util/bpf-event.c:30
#24 0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>, 
btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab43d0) at btf.c:1411
#25 0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized 
out>) at util/bpf-event.c:30
#26 0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>, 
btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab4420) at btf.c:1411
#27 0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized 
out>) at util/bpf-event.c:30
#28 0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>, 
btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab4470) at btf.c:1411
#29 0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized 
out>) at util/bpf-event.c:30
#30 0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>, 
btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab44c0) at btf.c:1411
#31 0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized 
out>) at util/bpf-event.c:30
#32 0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>, 
btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab4510) at btf.c:1411
#33 0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized 
out>) at util/bpf-event.c:30
#34 0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>, 
btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab4560) at btf.c:1411
#35 0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized 
out>) at util/bpf-event.c:30
#36 0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>, 
btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab45b0) at btf.c:1411
#37 0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized 
out>) at util/bpf-event.c:30
#38 0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>, 
btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab4600) at btf.c:1411
#39 0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized 
out>) at util/bpf-event.c:30
#40 0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>, 
btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab4650) at btf.c:1411
#41 0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized 
out>) at util/bpf-event.c:30
#42 0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>, 
btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab46a0) at btf.c:1411
#43 0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized 
out>) at util/bpf-event.c:30
#44 0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>, 
btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab46f0) at btf.c:1411
#45 0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized 
out>) at util/bpf-event.c:30
#46 0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>, 
btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab4740) at btf.c:1411
#47 0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized 
out>) at util/bpf-event.c:30
#48 0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>, 
btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab4790) at btf.c:1411
#49 0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized 
out>) at util/bpf-event.c:30
#50 0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>, 
btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab47e0) at btf.c:1411
#51 0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized 
out>) at util/bpf-event.c:30
#52 0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>, 
btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab4830) at btf.c:1411
#53 0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized 
out>) at util/bpf-event.c:30
#54 0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>, 
btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab4880) at btf.c:1411
#55 0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized 
out>) at util/bpf-event.c:30
#56 0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>, 
btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab48d0) at btf.c:1411
#57 0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized 
out>) at util/bpf-event.c:30
#58 0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>, 
btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab4920) at btf.c:1411
#59 0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized 
out>) at util/bpf-event.c:30
#60 0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>, 
btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab4970) at btf.c:1411
#61 0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized 
out>) at util/bpf-event.c:30
#62 0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>, 
btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab49c0) at btf.c:1411
#63 0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized 
out>) at util/bpf-event.c:30
#64 0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>, 
btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab4a10) at btf.c:1411
#65 0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized 
out>) at util/bpf-event.c:30
#66 0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>, 
btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab4a60) at btf.c:1411
#67 0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized 
out>) at util/bpf-event.c:30
#68 0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>, 
btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab4ab0) at btf.c:1411
#69 0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized 
out>) at util/bpf-event.c:30
#70 0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>, 
btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab4b00) at btf.c:1411
#71 0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized 
out>) at util/bpf-event.c:30
#72 0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>, 
btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab4b50) at btf.c:1411
#73 0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized 
out>) at util/bpf-event.c:30
#74 0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>, 
btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab4ba0) at btf.c:1411
#75 0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized 
out>) at util/bpf-event.c:30
#76 0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>, 
btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab4bf0) at btf.c:1411
#77 0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized 
out>) at util/bpf-event.c:30
#78 0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>, 
btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab4c40) at btf.c:1411
#79 0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized 
out>) at util/bpf-event.c:30
--Type <RET> for more, q to quit, c to continue without paging--


(rest of infinite stack trace omitted)


I guess I should load some library or other, but I have no idea which, 
and in any case this is quite a fragile interface.


perf-5.17.6-300.fc36.x86_64



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* Re: Infinite recursion in `perf record`
  2022-05-16 15:22 Infinite recursion in `perf record` Avi Kivity
@ 2022-05-16 22:04 ` Ian Rogers
  2022-05-17 13:23   ` Avi Kivity
  2022-05-17 14:52 ` Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo
  1 sibling, 1 reply; 6+ messages in thread
From: Ian Rogers @ 2022-05-16 22:04 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Avi Kivity; +Cc: linux-perf-users

On Mon, May 16, 2022 at 8:23 AM Avi Kivity <avi@scylladb.com> wrote:
>
> In bpf-event.c we have:
>
>
> struct btf * __weak btf__load_from_kernel_by_id(__u32 id)
> {
>         struct btf *btf;
> #pragma GCC diagnostic push
> #pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wdeprecated-declarations"
>         int err = btf__get_from_id(id, &btf);
> #pragma GCC diagnostic pop
>
>         return err ? ERR_PTR(err) : btf;
> }
>
> and in btf.c we have:
>
>
> int btf__get_from_id(__u32 id, struct btf **btf)
> {
>          struct btf *res;
>          int err;
>
>          *btf = NULL;
>          res = btf__load_from_kernel_by_id(id);
>          err = libbpf_get_error(res);
>
>          if (err)
>                  return libbpf_err(err);
>
>          *btf = res;
>          return 0;
> }
>
> Obviously, if the first weak symbol isn't overridden we get into an
> infinite recursion, which is what I see immediately on running perf record:
>
>
> (gdb) bt
> #0  0x00007f3d94c26d76 in btf__get_from_id (id=282,
> btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab4010) at btf.c:1410
> #1  0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized
> out>) at util/bpf-event.c:30
> #2  0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>,
> btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab4060) at btf.c:1411
> #3  0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized
> out>) at util/bpf-event.c:30
> #4  0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>,
> btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab40b0) at btf.c:1411
> #5  0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized
> out>) at util/bpf-event.c:30
> #6  0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>,
> btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab4100) at btf.c:1411
> #7  0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized
> out>) at util/bpf-event.c:30
> #8  0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>,
> btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab4150) at btf.c:1411
> #9  0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized
> out>) at util/bpf-event.c:30
> #10 0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>,
> btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab41a0) at btf.c:1411
> #11 0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized
> out>) at util/bpf-event.c:30
> #12 0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>,
> btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab41f0) at btf.c:1411
> #13 0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized
> out>) at util/bpf-event.c:30
> #14 0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>,
> btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab4240) at btf.c:1411
> #15 0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized
> out>) at util/bpf-event.c:30
> #16 0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>,
> btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab4290) at btf.c:1411
> #17 0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized
> out>) at util/bpf-event.c:30
> #18 0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>,
> btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab42e0) at btf.c:1411
> #19 0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized
> out>) at util/bpf-event.c:30
> #20 0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>,
> btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab4330) at btf.c:1411
> #21 0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized
> out>) at util/bpf-event.c:30
> #22 0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>,
> btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab4380) at btf.c:1411
> #23 0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized
> out>) at util/bpf-event.c:30
> #24 0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>,
> btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab43d0) at btf.c:1411
> #25 0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized
> out>) at util/bpf-event.c:30
> #26 0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>,
> btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab4420) at btf.c:1411
> #27 0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized
> out>) at util/bpf-event.c:30
> #28 0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>,
> btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab4470) at btf.c:1411
> #29 0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized
> out>) at util/bpf-event.c:30
> #30 0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>,
> btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab44c0) at btf.c:1411
> #31 0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized
> out>) at util/bpf-event.c:30
> #32 0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>,
> btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab4510) at btf.c:1411
> #33 0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized
> out>) at util/bpf-event.c:30
> #34 0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>,
> btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab4560) at btf.c:1411
> #35 0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized
> out>) at util/bpf-event.c:30
> #36 0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>,
> btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab45b0) at btf.c:1411
> #37 0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized
> out>) at util/bpf-event.c:30
> #38 0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>,
> btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab4600) at btf.c:1411
> #39 0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized
> out>) at util/bpf-event.c:30
> #40 0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>,
> btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab4650) at btf.c:1411
> #41 0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized
> out>) at util/bpf-event.c:30
> #42 0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>,
> btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab46a0) at btf.c:1411
> #43 0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized
> out>) at util/bpf-event.c:30
> #44 0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>,
> btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab46f0) at btf.c:1411
> #45 0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized
> out>) at util/bpf-event.c:30
> #46 0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>,
> btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab4740) at btf.c:1411
> #47 0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized
> out>) at util/bpf-event.c:30
> #48 0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>,
> btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab4790) at btf.c:1411
> #49 0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized
> out>) at util/bpf-event.c:30
> #50 0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>,
> btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab47e0) at btf.c:1411
> #51 0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized
> out>) at util/bpf-event.c:30
> #52 0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>,
> btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab4830) at btf.c:1411
> #53 0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized
> out>) at util/bpf-event.c:30
> #54 0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>,
> btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab4880) at btf.c:1411
> #55 0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized
> out>) at util/bpf-event.c:30
> #56 0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>,
> btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab48d0) at btf.c:1411
> #57 0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized
> out>) at util/bpf-event.c:30
> #58 0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>,
> btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab4920) at btf.c:1411
> #59 0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized
> out>) at util/bpf-event.c:30
> #60 0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>,
> btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab4970) at btf.c:1411
> #61 0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized
> out>) at util/bpf-event.c:30
> #62 0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>,
> btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab49c0) at btf.c:1411
> #63 0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized
> out>) at util/bpf-event.c:30
> #64 0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>,
> btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab4a10) at btf.c:1411
> #65 0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized
> out>) at util/bpf-event.c:30
> #66 0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>,
> btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab4a60) at btf.c:1411
> #67 0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized
> out>) at util/bpf-event.c:30
> #68 0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>,
> btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab4ab0) at btf.c:1411
> #69 0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized
> out>) at util/bpf-event.c:30
> #70 0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>,
> btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab4b00) at btf.c:1411
> #71 0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized
> out>) at util/bpf-event.c:30
> #72 0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>,
> btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab4b50) at btf.c:1411
> #73 0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized
> out>) at util/bpf-event.c:30
> #74 0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>,
> btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab4ba0) at btf.c:1411
> #75 0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized
> out>) at util/bpf-event.c:30
> #76 0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>,
> btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab4bf0) at btf.c:1411
> #77 0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized
> out>) at util/bpf-event.c:30
> #78 0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>,
> btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab4c40) at btf.c:1411
> #79 0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized
> out>) at util/bpf-event.c:30
> --Type <RET> for more, q to quit, c to continue without paging--
>
>
> (rest of infinite stack trace omitted)
>
>
> I guess I should load some library or other, but I have no idea which,
> and in any case this is quite a fragile interface.
>
>
> perf-5.17.6-300.fc36.x86_64
>

Hi, could you provide more details of the build? I have a bazel based
build and weak symbols are a problem for me too. For example, arm and
arm64 code needs building and linking together on an arm64 build for
the symbols to work properly - normally we just need 1 arch. There
have also been issues with constant propagation. I'd prefer if we
could use #ifdefs where we explicitly say what we expect to happen on
each architecture. Weak symbols' implicit behavior is troublesome.
With #ifdefs if things are broken then linking fails, which provides
useful signal.

Thanks,
Ian

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* Re: Infinite recursion in `perf record`
  2022-05-16 22:04 ` Ian Rogers
@ 2022-05-17 13:23   ` Avi Kivity
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 6+ messages in thread
From: Avi Kivity @ 2022-05-17 13:23 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Ian Rogers; +Cc: linux-perf-users


On 17/05/2022 01.04, Ian Rogers wrote:
>
>> perf-5.17.6-300.fc36.x86_64
>>
> Hi, could you provide more details of the build? I have a bazel based
> build and weak symbols are a problem for me too. For example, arm and
> arm64 code needs building and linking together on an arm64 build for
> the symbols to work properly - normally we just need 1 arch. There
> have also been issues with constant propagation. I'd prefer if we
> could use #ifdefs where we explicitly say what we expect to happen on
> each architecture. Weak symbols' implicit behavior is troublesome.
> With #ifdefs if things are broken then linking fails, which provides
> useful signal.


I'm not sure what details you want. The full build log is available here 
[1].


[1] 
https://kojipkgs.fedoraproject.org//packages/kernel/5.17.6/300.fc36/data/logs/x86_64/build.log


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* Re: Infinite recursion in `perf record`
  2022-05-16 15:22 Infinite recursion in `perf record` Avi Kivity
  2022-05-16 22:04 ` Ian Rogers
@ 2022-05-17 14:52 ` Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo
  2022-05-17 14:59   ` Avi Kivity
  1 sibling, 1 reply; 6+ messages in thread
From: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo @ 2022-05-17 14:52 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Avi Kivity
  Cc: linux-perf-users, Jiri Olsa, Ian Rogers, Namhyung Kim, Adrian Hunter

Em Mon, May 16, 2022 at 06:22:35PM +0300, Avi Kivity escreveu:
> In bpf-event.c we have:
> 
> 
> struct btf * __weak btf__load_from_kernel_by_id(__u32 id)
> {
>        struct btf *btf;
> #pragma GCC diagnostic push
> #pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wdeprecated-declarations"
>        int err = btf__get_from_id(id, &btf);
> #pragma GCC diagnostic pop
> 
>        return err ? ERR_PTR(err) : btf;
> }
> 
> and in btf.c we have:

> int btf__get_from_id(__u32 id, struct btf **btf)
> {
>         struct btf *res;
>         int err;
> 
>         *btf = NULL;
>         res = btf__load_from_kernel_by_id(id);
>         err = libbpf_get_error(res);
> 
>         if (err)
>                 return libbpf_err(err);
> 
>         *btf = res;
>         return 0;
> }
> 
> Obviously, if the first weak symbol isn't overridden we get into an infinite
> recursion, which is what I see immediately on running perf record:

So the intent was to be able to dynamicly link with older and newer
libbpf versions, as btf__get_from_id() is being deprecated and
btf__load_from_kernel_by_id() isn't available in older libbpf versions.

This is all only when linking with the system's libbpf, not with the one
in tools/lib/bpf/, when perf does a static link.

So I think (will check) that your build is using LIBBPF_DYNAMIC=1, and
while there is a test build for that in 'make -C tools/perf build-test'.

         make_libbpf_dynamic_O: make LIBBPF_DYNAMIC=1

It will cover testing just with the libbpf-devel installed on the
tester's machine/container.

I couldn't find the perf build log, the link you provided:

https://kojipkgs.fedoraproject.org//packages/kernel/5.17.6/300.fc36/data/logs/x86_64/build.log

is for the kernel, not tools/perf.

I agree with Ian I should have done this using ifdef, a
tools/build/feature check that tries to build a test app linking against
libbpf-devel with btf__load_from_kernel_by_id(), if it is there, then
use it directly, if not, implement it in terms of btf__get_from_id().

I'll try to use my unbroken fingers to do that 8-)

- Arnaldo


 
> (gdb) bt
> #0  0x00007f3d94c26d76 in btf__get_from_id (id=282,
> btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab4010) at btf.c:1410
> #1  0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized out>)
> at util/bpf-event.c:30
> #2  0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>,
> btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab4060) at btf.c:1411
> #3  0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized out>)
> at util/bpf-event.c:30
> #4  0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>,
> btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab40b0) at btf.c:1411
> #5  0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized out>)
> at util/bpf-event.c:30
> #6  0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>,
> btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab4100) at btf.c:1411
> #7  0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized out>)
> at util/bpf-event.c:30
> #8  0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>,
> btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab4150) at btf.c:1411
> #9  0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized out>)
> at util/bpf-event.c:30
> #10 0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>,
> btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab41a0) at btf.c:1411
> #11 0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized out>)
> at util/bpf-event.c:30
> #12 0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>,
> btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab41f0) at btf.c:1411
> #13 0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized out>)
> at util/bpf-event.c:30
> #14 0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>,
> btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab4240) at btf.c:1411
> #15 0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized out>)
> at util/bpf-event.c:30
> #16 0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>,
> btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab4290) at btf.c:1411
> #17 0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized out>)
> at util/bpf-event.c:30
> #18 0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>,
> btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab42e0) at btf.c:1411
> #19 0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized out>)
> at util/bpf-event.c:30
> #20 0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>,
> btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab4330) at btf.c:1411
> #21 0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized out>)
> at util/bpf-event.c:30
> #22 0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>,
> btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab4380) at btf.c:1411
> #23 0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized out>)
> at util/bpf-event.c:30
> #24 0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>,
> btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab43d0) at btf.c:1411
> #25 0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized out>)
> at util/bpf-event.c:30
> #26 0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>,
> btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab4420) at btf.c:1411
> #27 0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized out>)
> at util/bpf-event.c:30
> #28 0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>,
> btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab4470) at btf.c:1411
> #29 0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized out>)
> at util/bpf-event.c:30
> #30 0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>,
> btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab44c0) at btf.c:1411
> #31 0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized out>)
> at util/bpf-event.c:30
> #32 0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>,
> btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab4510) at btf.c:1411
> #33 0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized out>)
> at util/bpf-event.c:30
> #34 0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>,
> btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab4560) at btf.c:1411
> #35 0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized out>)
> at util/bpf-event.c:30
> #36 0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>,
> btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab45b0) at btf.c:1411
> #37 0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized out>)
> at util/bpf-event.c:30
> #38 0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>,
> btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab4600) at btf.c:1411
> #39 0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized out>)
> at util/bpf-event.c:30
> #40 0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>,
> btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab4650) at btf.c:1411
> #41 0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized out>)
> at util/bpf-event.c:30
> #42 0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>,
> btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab46a0) at btf.c:1411
> #43 0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized out>)
> at util/bpf-event.c:30
> #44 0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>,
> btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab46f0) at btf.c:1411
> #45 0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized out>)
> at util/bpf-event.c:30
> #46 0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>,
> btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab4740) at btf.c:1411
> #47 0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized out>)
> at util/bpf-event.c:30
> #48 0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>,
> btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab4790) at btf.c:1411
> #49 0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized out>)
> at util/bpf-event.c:30
> #50 0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>,
> btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab47e0) at btf.c:1411
> #51 0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized out>)
> at util/bpf-event.c:30
> #52 0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>,
> btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab4830) at btf.c:1411
> #53 0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized out>)
> at util/bpf-event.c:30
> #54 0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>,
> btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab4880) at btf.c:1411
> #55 0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized out>)
> at util/bpf-event.c:30
> #56 0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>,
> btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab48d0) at btf.c:1411
> #57 0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized out>)
> at util/bpf-event.c:30
> #58 0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>,
> btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab4920) at btf.c:1411
> #59 0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized out>)
> at util/bpf-event.c:30
> #60 0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>,
> btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab4970) at btf.c:1411
> #61 0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized out>)
> at util/bpf-event.c:30
> #62 0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>,
> btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab49c0) at btf.c:1411
> #63 0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized out>)
> at util/bpf-event.c:30
> #64 0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>,
> btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab4a10) at btf.c:1411
> #65 0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized out>)
> at util/bpf-event.c:30
> #66 0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>,
> btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab4a60) at btf.c:1411
> #67 0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized out>)
> at util/bpf-event.c:30
> #68 0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>,
> btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab4ab0) at btf.c:1411
> #69 0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized out>)
> at util/bpf-event.c:30
> #70 0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>,
> btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab4b00) at btf.c:1411
> #71 0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized out>)
> at util/bpf-event.c:30
> #72 0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>,
> btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab4b50) at btf.c:1411
> #73 0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized out>)
> at util/bpf-event.c:30
> #74 0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>,
> btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab4ba0) at btf.c:1411
> #75 0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized out>)
> at util/bpf-event.c:30
> #76 0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>,
> btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab4bf0) at btf.c:1411
> #77 0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized out>)
> at util/bpf-event.c:30
> #78 0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>,
> btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab4c40) at btf.c:1411
> #79 0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized out>)
> at util/bpf-event.c:30
> --Type <RET> for more, q to quit, c to continue without paging--
> 
> 
> (rest of infinite stack trace omitted)
> 
> 
> I guess I should load some library or other, but I have no idea which, and
> in any case this is quite a fragile interface.
> 
> 
> perf-5.17.6-300.fc36.x86_64
> 

-- 

- Arnaldo

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* Re: Infinite recursion in `perf record`
  2022-05-17 14:52 ` Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo
@ 2022-05-17 14:59   ` Avi Kivity
  2022-05-17 21:17     ` Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 6+ messages in thread
From: Avi Kivity @ 2022-05-17 14:59 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo
  Cc: linux-perf-users, Jiri Olsa, Ian Rogers, Namhyung Kim, Adrian Hunter


On 17/05/2022 17.52, Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo wrote:
> Em Mon, May 16, 2022 at 06:22:35PM +0300, Avi Kivity escreveu:
>> In bpf-event.c we have:
>>
>>
>> struct btf * __weak btf__load_from_kernel_by_id(__u32 id)
>> {
>>         struct btf *btf;
>> #pragma GCC diagnostic push
>> #pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wdeprecated-declarations"
>>         int err = btf__get_from_id(id, &btf);
>> #pragma GCC diagnostic pop
>>
>>         return err ? ERR_PTR(err) : btf;
>> }
>>
>> and in btf.c we have:
>> int btf__get_from_id(__u32 id, struct btf **btf)
>> {
>>          struct btf *res;
>>          int err;
>>
>>          *btf = NULL;
>>          res = btf__load_from_kernel_by_id(id);
>>          err = libbpf_get_error(res);
>>
>>          if (err)
>>                  return libbpf_err(err);
>>
>>          *btf = res;
>>          return 0;
>> }
>>
>> Obviously, if the first weak symbol isn't overridden we get into an infinite
>> recursion, which is what I see immediately on running perf record:
> So the intent was to be able to dynamicly link with older and newer
> libbpf versions, as btf__get_from_id() is being deprecated and
> btf__load_from_kernel_by_id() isn't available in older libbpf versions.
>
> This is all only when linking with the system's libbpf, not with the one
> in tools/lib/bpf/, when perf does a static link.
>
> So I think (will check) that your build is using LIBBPF_DYNAMIC=1, and
> while there is a test build for that in 'make -C tools/perf build-test'.
>
>           make_libbpf_dynamic_O: make LIBBPF_DYNAMIC=1
>
> It will cover testing just with the libbpf-devel installed on the
> tester's machine/container.
>
> I couldn't find the perf build log, the link you provided:
>
> https://kojipkgs.fedoraproject.org//packages/kernel/5.17.6/300.fc36/data/logs/x86_64/build.log


This link should work:


https://kojipkgs.fedoraproject.org//packages/kernel-tools/5.17.6/300.fc36/data/logs/x86_64/build.log


> is for the kernel, not tools/perf.
>
> I agree with Ian I should have done this using ifdef, a
> tools/build/feature check that tries to build a test app linking against
> libbpf-devel with btf__load_from_kernel_by_id(), if it is there, then
> use it directly, if not, implement it in terms of btf__get_from_id().
>
> I'll try to use my unbroken fingers to do that 8-)


Thanks, I hope it doesn't cause more damage.


> - Arnaldo
>
>
>   
>> (gdb) bt
>> #0  0x00007f3d94c26d76 in btf__get_from_id (id=282,
>> btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab4010) at btf.c:1410
>> #1  0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized out>)
>> at util/bpf-event.c:30
>> #2  0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>,
>> btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab4060) at btf.c:1411
>> #3  0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized out>)
>> at util/bpf-event.c:30
>> #4  0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>,
>> btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab40b0) at btf.c:1411
>> #5  0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized out>)
>> at util/bpf-event.c:30
>> #6  0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>,
>> btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab4100) at btf.c:1411
>> #7  0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized out>)
>> at util/bpf-event.c:30
>> #8  0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>,
>> btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab4150) at btf.c:1411
>> #9  0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized out>)
>> at util/bpf-event.c:30
>> #10 0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>,
>> btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab41a0) at btf.c:1411
>> #11 0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized out>)
>> at util/bpf-event.c:30
>> #12 0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>,
>> btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab41f0) at btf.c:1411
>> #13 0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized out>)
>> at util/bpf-event.c:30
>> #14 0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>,
>> btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab4240) at btf.c:1411
>> #15 0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized out>)
>> at util/bpf-event.c:30
>> #16 0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>,
>> btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab4290) at btf.c:1411
>> #17 0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized out>)
>> at util/bpf-event.c:30
>> #18 0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>,
>> btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab42e0) at btf.c:1411
>> #19 0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized out>)
>> at util/bpf-event.c:30
>> #20 0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>,
>> btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab4330) at btf.c:1411
>> #21 0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized out>)
>> at util/bpf-event.c:30
>> #22 0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>,
>> btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab4380) at btf.c:1411
>> #23 0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized out>)
>> at util/bpf-event.c:30
>> #24 0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>,
>> btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab43d0) at btf.c:1411
>> #25 0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized out>)
>> at util/bpf-event.c:30
>> #26 0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>,
>> btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab4420) at btf.c:1411
>> #27 0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized out>)
>> at util/bpf-event.c:30
>> #28 0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>,
>> btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab4470) at btf.c:1411
>> #29 0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized out>)
>> at util/bpf-event.c:30
>> #30 0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>,
>> btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab44c0) at btf.c:1411
>> #31 0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized out>)
>> at util/bpf-event.c:30
>> #32 0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>,
>> btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab4510) at btf.c:1411
>> #33 0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized out>)
>> at util/bpf-event.c:30
>> #34 0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>,
>> btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab4560) at btf.c:1411
>> #35 0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized out>)
>> at util/bpf-event.c:30
>> #36 0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>,
>> btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab45b0) at btf.c:1411
>> #37 0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized out>)
>> at util/bpf-event.c:30
>> #38 0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>,
>> btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab4600) at btf.c:1411
>> #39 0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized out>)
>> at util/bpf-event.c:30
>> #40 0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>,
>> btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab4650) at btf.c:1411
>> #41 0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized out>)
>> at util/bpf-event.c:30
>> #42 0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>,
>> btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab46a0) at btf.c:1411
>> #43 0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized out>)
>> at util/bpf-event.c:30
>> #44 0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>,
>> btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab46f0) at btf.c:1411
>> #45 0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized out>)
>> at util/bpf-event.c:30
>> #46 0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>,
>> btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab4740) at btf.c:1411
>> #47 0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized out>)
>> at util/bpf-event.c:30
>> #48 0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>,
>> btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab4790) at btf.c:1411
>> #49 0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized out>)
>> at util/bpf-event.c:30
>> #50 0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>,
>> btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab47e0) at btf.c:1411
>> #51 0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized out>)
>> at util/bpf-event.c:30
>> #52 0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>,
>> btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab4830) at btf.c:1411
>> #53 0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized out>)
>> at util/bpf-event.c:30
>> #54 0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>,
>> btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab4880) at btf.c:1411
>> #55 0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized out>)
>> at util/bpf-event.c:30
>> #56 0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>,
>> btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab48d0) at btf.c:1411
>> #57 0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized out>)
>> at util/bpf-event.c:30
>> #58 0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>,
>> btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab4920) at btf.c:1411
>> #59 0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized out>)
>> at util/bpf-event.c:30
>> #60 0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>,
>> btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab4970) at btf.c:1411
>> #61 0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized out>)
>> at util/bpf-event.c:30
>> #62 0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>,
>> btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab49c0) at btf.c:1411
>> #63 0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized out>)
>> at util/bpf-event.c:30
>> #64 0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>,
>> btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab4a10) at btf.c:1411
>> #65 0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized out>)
>> at util/bpf-event.c:30
>> #66 0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>,
>> btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab4a60) at btf.c:1411
>> #67 0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized out>)
>> at util/bpf-event.c:30
>> #68 0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>,
>> btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab4ab0) at btf.c:1411
>> #69 0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized out>)
>> at util/bpf-event.c:30
>> #70 0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>,
>> btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab4b00) at btf.c:1411
>> #71 0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized out>)
>> at util/bpf-event.c:30
>> #72 0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>,
>> btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab4b50) at btf.c:1411
>> #73 0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized out>)
>> at util/bpf-event.c:30
>> #74 0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>,
>> btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab4ba0) at btf.c:1411
>> #75 0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized out>)
>> at util/bpf-event.c:30
>> #76 0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>,
>> btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab4bf0) at btf.c:1411
>> #77 0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized out>)
>> at util/bpf-event.c:30
>> #78 0x00007f3d94c26d8d in btf__get_from_id (id=<optimized out>,
>> btf=btf@entry=0x7ffc1dab4c40) at btf.c:1411
>> #79 0x000055f3ff6d5004 in btf__load_from_kernel_by_id (id=<optimized out>)
>> at util/bpf-event.c:30
>> --Type <RET> for more, q to quit, c to continue without paging--
>>
>>
>> (rest of infinite stack trace omitted)
>>
>>
>> I guess I should load some library or other, but I have no idea which, and
>> in any case this is quite a fragile interface.
>>
>>
>> perf-5.17.6-300.fc36.x86_64
>>

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* Re: Infinite recursion in `perf record`
  2022-05-17 14:59   ` Avi Kivity
@ 2022-05-17 21:17     ` Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 6+ messages in thread
From: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo @ 2022-05-17 21:17 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Avi Kivity
  Cc: linux-perf-users, Jiri Olsa, Ian Rogers, Namhyung Kim, Adrian Hunter

Em Tue, May 17, 2022 at 05:59:17PM +0300, Avi Kivity escreveu:
> 
> On 17/05/2022 17.52, Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo wrote:
> > Em Mon, May 16, 2022 at 06:22:35PM +0300, Avi Kivity escreveu:
> > > In bpf-event.c we have:
> > > 
> > > 
> > > struct btf * __weak btf__load_from_kernel_by_id(__u32 id)
> > > {
> > >         struct btf *btf;
> > > #pragma GCC diagnostic push
> > > #pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wdeprecated-declarations"
> > >         int err = btf__get_from_id(id, &btf);
> > > #pragma GCC diagnostic pop
> > > 
> > >         return err ? ERR_PTR(err) : btf;
> > > }
> > > 
> > > and in btf.c we have:
> > > int btf__get_from_id(__u32 id, struct btf **btf)
> > > {
> > >          struct btf *res;
> > >          int err;
> > > 
> > >          *btf = NULL;
> > >          res = btf__load_from_kernel_by_id(id);
> > >          err = libbpf_get_error(res);
> > > 
> > >          if (err)
> > >                  return libbpf_err(err);
> > > 
> > >          *btf = res;
> > >          return 0;
> > > }
> > > 
> > > Obviously, if the first weak symbol isn't overridden we get into an infinite
> > > recursion, which is what I see immediately on running perf record:
> > So the intent was to be able to dynamicly link with older and newer
> > libbpf versions, as btf__get_from_id() is being deprecated and
> > btf__load_from_kernel_by_id() isn't available in older libbpf versions.
> > 
> > This is all only when linking with the system's libbpf, not with the one
> > in tools/lib/bpf/, when perf does a static link.
> > 
> > So I think (will check) that your build is using LIBBPF_DYNAMIC=1, and
> > while there is a test build for that in 'make -C tools/perf build-test'.
> > 
> >           make_libbpf_dynamic_O: make LIBBPF_DYNAMIC=1
> > 
> > It will cover testing just with the libbpf-devel installed on the
> > tester's machine/container.
> > 
> > I couldn't find the perf build log, the link you provided:
> > 
> > https://kojipkgs.fedoraproject.org//packages/kernel/5.17.6/300.fc36/data/logs/x86_64/build.log
> 
> 
> This link should work:

> https://kojipkgs.fedoraproject.org//packages/kernel-tools/5.17.6/300.fc36/data/logs/x86_64/build.log

Thanks, I'll check.
 
> > is for the kernel, not tools/perf.
> > 
> > I agree with Ian I should have done this using ifdef, a
> > tools/build/feature check that tries to build a test app linking against
> > libbpf-devel with btf__load_from_kernel_by_id(), if it is there, then
> > use it directly, if not, implement it in terms of btf__get_from_id().
> > 
> > I'll try to use my unbroken fingers to do that 8-)
 
> Thanks, I hope it doesn't cause more damage.

Hopefully not :-)

- Arnaldo

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