Sorry for the top post. I've been wanting to do this as well for some time. It's quite useful. I am out of office this week and away from work machine. I will take a look at your patches next week once I'm back at work. Thanks.

Best,
J

On Sun, Sep 16, 2018, 12:08 AM Sai Prakash Ranjan <saiprakash.ranjan@codeaurora.org> wrote:
On 9/9/2018 1:57 AM, Sai Prakash Ranjan wrote:
> Currently pstore has function trace support which can be
> used to get the function call chain with limited data.
> Event tracing has extra data which is useful to debug wide
> variety of issues and is heavily used across the kernel.
>
> Adding this support to pstore can be very helpful to debug
> different subsystems since almost all of them have trace
> events already available. And also it is useful to debug
> unknown resets or crashes since we can get lot more info
> from event tracing by viewing the last occurred events.
>
> High frequency tracepoints such as sched and irq has also
> been tested. This implementation is similar to "tp_printk"
> command line feature of ftrace by Steven.
>
> For example, sample pstore output of tracing sched events
> after reboot:
>
>    # mount -t pstore pstore /sys/fs/pstore/
>    # tail /sys/fs/pstore/event-ramoops-0
>    sched_switch: prev_comm=swapper/1 prev_pid=0 prev_prio=120 prev_state=S ==> next_comm=rcu_preempt next_pid=10 next_prio=120
>    sched_switch: prev_comm=rcu_preempt prev_pid=10 prev_prio=120 prev_state=R+ ==> next_comm=swapper/1 next_pid=0 next_prio=120
>    sched_waking: comm=rcu_sched pid=11 prio=120 target_cpu=002
>    sched_wakeup: comm=rcu_sched pid=11 prio=120 target_cpu=002
>    sched_switch: prev_comm=swapper/2 prev_pid=0 prev_prio=120 prev_state=S ==> next_comm=rcu_sched next_pid=11 next_prio=120
>    sched_switch: prev_comm=rcu_sched prev_pid=11 prev_prio=120 prev_state=R+ ==> next_comm=swapper/2 next_pid=0 next_prio=120
>    sched_waking: comm=reboot pid=1867 prio=120 target_cpu=000
>    sched_wakeup: comm=reboot pid=1867 prio=120 target_cpu=000
>    sched_switch: prev_comm=swapper/0 prev_pid=0 prev_prio=120 prev_state=S ==> next_comm=reboot next_pid=1867 next_prio=120
>
> Signed-off-by: Sai Prakash Ranjan <saiprakash.ranjan@codeaurora.org>
> ---
>   fs/pstore/Kconfig          |  2 +-
>   fs/pstore/ftrace.c         | 55 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>   fs/pstore/inode.c          |  4 +++
>   fs/pstore/ram.c            | 44 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++---
>   include/linux/pstore.h     |  2 ++
>   include/linux/pstore_ram.h |  1 +
>   6 files changed, 104 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/fs/pstore/Kconfig b/fs/pstore/Kconfig
> index 503086f7f7c1..6fe087b13a51 100644
> --- a/fs/pstore/Kconfig
> +++ b/fs/pstore/Kconfig
> @@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ config PSTORE_PMSG
>   
>   config PSTORE_FTRACE
>       bool "Persistent function tracer"
> -     depends on PSTORE
> +     depends on PSTORE && PSTORE!=m
>       depends on FUNCTION_TRACER
>       depends on DEBUG_FS
>       help
> diff --git a/fs/pstore/ftrace.c b/fs/pstore/ftrace.c
> index 06aab07b6bb7..d47dc93ac098 100644
> --- a/fs/pstore/ftrace.c
> +++ b/fs/pstore/ftrace.c
> @@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
>   #include <linux/debugfs.h>
>   #include <linux/err.h>
>   #include <linux/cache.h>
> +#include <linux/slab.h>
> +#include <linux/trace_events.h>
>   #include <asm/barrier.h>
>   #include "internal.h"
>   
> @@ -62,6 +64,59 @@ static struct ftrace_ops pstore_ftrace_ops __read_mostly = {
>       .func   = pstore_ftrace_call,
>   };
>   
> +void notrace pstore_event_call(struct trace_event_buffer *fbuffer)
> +{
> +     struct trace_iterator *iter;
> +     struct trace_seq *s;
> +     struct trace_event_call *event_call;
> +     struct pstore_record record;
> +     struct trace_event *event;
> +     struct seq_buf *seq;
> +     unsigned long flags;
> +
> +     if (!psinfo)
> +             return;
> +
> +     if (unlikely(oops_in_progress))
> +             return;
> +
> +     pstore_record_init(&record, psinfo);
> +     record.type = PSTORE_TYPE_EVENT;
> +
> +     iter = kmalloc(sizeof(*iter), GFP_KERNEL);
> +     if (!iter)
> +             return;
> +
> +     event_call = fbuffer->trace_file->event_call;
> +     if (!event_call || !event_call->event.funcs ||
> +         !event_call->event.funcs->trace)
> +             goto fail_event;
> +
> +     event = &fbuffer->trace_file->event_call->event;
> +
> +     spin_lock_irqsave(&psinfo->buf_lock, flags);
> +
> +     trace_seq_init(&iter->seq);
> +     iter->ent = fbuffer->entry;
> +     event_call->event.funcs->trace(iter, 0, event);
> +     trace_seq_putc(&iter->seq, 0);
> +
> +     if (seq->size > psinfo->bufsize)
> +             seq->size = psinfo->bufsize;
> +
> +     s = &iter->seq;
> +     seq = &s->seq;
> +
> +     record.buf = (char *)(seq->buffer);
> +     record.size = seq->len;
> +     psinfo->write(&record);
> +
> +     spin_unlock_irqrestore(&psinfo->buf_lock, flags);
> +
> +fail_event:
> +     kfree(iter);
> +}
> +
>   static DEFINE_MUTEX(pstore_ftrace_lock);
>   static bool pstore_ftrace_enabled;
>   
> diff --git a/fs/pstore/inode.c b/fs/pstore/inode.c
> index 5fcb845b9fec..f099152abbbd 100644
> --- a/fs/pstore/inode.c
> +++ b/fs/pstore/inode.c
> @@ -345,6 +345,10 @@ int pstore_mkfile(struct dentry *root, struct pstore_record *record)
>               scnprintf(name, sizeof(name), "console-%s-%llu",
>                         record->psi->name, record->id);
>               break;
> +     case PSTORE_TYPE_EVENT:
> +             scnprintf(name, sizeof(name), "event-%s-%llu",
> +                       record->psi->name, record->id);
> +             break;
>       case PSTORE_TYPE_FTRACE:
>               scnprintf(name, sizeof(name), "ftrace-%s-%llu",
>                         record->psi->name, record->id);
> diff --git a/fs/pstore/ram.c b/fs/pstore/ram.c
> index bbd1e357c23d..f60d41c0309e 100644
> --- a/fs/pstore/ram.c
> +++ b/fs/pstore/ram.c
> @@ -48,6 +48,10 @@ static ulong ramoops_console_size = MIN_MEM_SIZE;
>   module_param_named(console_size, ramoops_console_size, ulong, 0400);
>   MODULE_PARM_DESC(console_size, "size of kernel console log");
>   
> +static ulong ramoops_event_size = MIN_MEM_SIZE;
> +module_param_named(event_size, ramoops_event_size, ulong, 0400);
> +MODULE_PARM_DESC(event_size, "size of event log");
> +
>   static ulong ramoops_ftrace_size = MIN_MEM_SIZE;
>   module_param_named(ftrace_size, ramoops_ftrace_size, ulong, 0400);
>   MODULE_PARM_DESC(ftrace_size, "size of ftrace log");
> @@ -86,6 +90,7 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(ramoops_ecc,
>   struct ramoops_context {
>       struct persistent_ram_zone **dprzs;     /* Oops dump zones */
>       struct persistent_ram_zone *cprz;       /* Console zone */
> +     struct persistent_ram_zone *eprz;       /* Event zone */
>       struct persistent_ram_zone **fprzs;     /* Ftrace zones */
>       struct persistent_ram_zone *mprz;       /* PMSG zone */
>       phys_addr_t phys_addr;
> @@ -93,6 +98,7 @@ struct ramoops_context {
>       unsigned int memtype;
>       size_t record_size;
>       size_t console_size;
> +     size_t event_size;
>       size_t ftrace_size;
>       size_t pmsg_size;
>       int dump_oops;
> @@ -103,6 +109,7 @@ struct ramoops_context {
>       /* _read_cnt need clear on ramoops_pstore_open */
>       unsigned int dump_read_cnt;
>       unsigned int console_read_cnt;
> +     unsigned int event_read_cnt;
>       unsigned int max_ftrace_cnt;
>       unsigned int ftrace_read_cnt;
>       unsigned int pmsg_read_cnt;
> @@ -118,6 +125,7 @@ static int ramoops_pstore_open(struct pstore_info *psi)
>   
>       cxt->dump_read_cnt = 0;
>       cxt->console_read_cnt = 0;
> +     cxt->event_read_cnt = 0;
>       cxt->ftrace_read_cnt = 0;
>       cxt->pmsg_read_cnt = 0;
>       return 0;
> @@ -277,6 +285,11 @@ static ssize_t ramoops_pstore_read(struct pstore_record *record)
>                                          1, &record->id, &record->type,
>                                          PSTORE_TYPE_CONSOLE, 0);
>   
> +     if (!prz_ok(prz))
> +             prz = ramoops_get_next_prz(&cxt->eprz, &cxt->event_read_cnt,
> +                                        1, &record->id, &record->type,
> +                                        PSTORE_TYPE_EVENT, 0);
> +
>       if (!prz_ok(prz))
>               prz = ramoops_get_next_prz(&cxt->mprz, &cxt->pmsg_read_cnt,
>                                          1, &record->id, &record->type,
> @@ -385,6 +398,11 @@ static int notrace ramoops_pstore_write(struct pstore_record *record)
>                       return -ENOMEM;
>               persistent_ram_write(cxt->cprz, record->buf, record->size);
>               return 0;
> +     } else if (record->type == PSTORE_TYPE_EVENT) {
> +             if (!cxt->eprz)
> +                     return -ENOMEM;
> +             persistent_ram_write(cxt->eprz, record->buf, record->size);
> +             return 0;
>       } else if (record->type == PSTORE_TYPE_FTRACE) {
>               int zonenum;
>   
> @@ -475,6 +493,9 @@ static int ramoops_pstore_erase(struct pstore_record *record)
>       case PSTORE_TYPE_CONSOLE:
>               prz = cxt->cprz;
>               break;
> +     case PSTORE_TYPE_EVENT:
> +             prz = cxt->eprz;
> +             break;
>       case PSTORE_TYPE_FTRACE:
>               if (record->id >= cxt->max_ftrace_cnt)
>                       return -EINVAL;
> @@ -699,6 +720,7 @@ static int ramoops_parse_dt(struct platform_device *pdev,
>   
>       parse_size("record-size", pdata->record_size);
>       parse_size("console-size", pdata->console_size);
> +     parse_size("event-size", pdata->event_size);
>       parse_size("ftrace-size", pdata->ftrace_size);
>       parse_size("pmsg-size", pdata->pmsg_size);
>       parse_size("ecc-size", pdata->ecc_info.ecc_size);
> @@ -747,7 +769,8 @@ static int ramoops_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
>       }
>   
>       if (!pdata->mem_size || (!pdata->record_size && !pdata->console_size &&
> -                     !pdata->ftrace_size && !pdata->pmsg_size)) {
> +                     !pdata->event_size && !pdata->ftrace_size &&
> +                     !pdata->pmsg_size)) {
>               pr_err("The memory size and the record/console size must be "
>                       "non-zero\n");
>               goto fail_out;
> @@ -757,6 +780,8 @@ static int ramoops_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
>               pdata->record_size = rounddown_pow_of_two(pdata->record_size);
>       if (pdata->console_size && !is_power_of_2(pdata->console_size))
>               pdata->console_size = rounddown_pow_of_two(pdata->console_size);
> +     if (pdata->event_size && !is_power_of_2(pdata->event_size))
> +             pdata->event_size = rounddown_pow_of_two(pdata->event_size);
>       if (pdata->ftrace_size && !is_power_of_2(pdata->ftrace_size))
>               pdata->ftrace_size = rounddown_pow_of_two(pdata->ftrace_size);
>       if (pdata->pmsg_size && !is_power_of_2(pdata->pmsg_size))
> @@ -767,6 +792,7 @@ static int ramoops_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
>       cxt->memtype = pdata->mem_type;
>       cxt->record_size = pdata->record_size;
>       cxt->console_size = pdata->console_size;
> +     cxt->event_size = pdata->event_size;
>       cxt->ftrace_size = pdata->ftrace_size;
>       cxt->pmsg_size = pdata->pmsg_size;
>       cxt->dump_oops = pdata->dump_oops;
> @@ -775,8 +801,8 @@ static int ramoops_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
>   
>       paddr = cxt->phys_addr;
>   
> -     dump_mem_sz = cxt->size - cxt->console_size - cxt->ftrace_size
> -                     - cxt->pmsg_size;
> +     dump_mem_sz = cxt->size - cxt->console_size - cxt->event_size
> +                     - cxt->ftrace_size - cxt->pmsg_size;
>       err = ramoops_init_przs("dump", dev, cxt, &cxt->dprzs, &paddr,
>                               dump_mem_sz, cxt->record_size,
>                               &cxt->max_dump_cnt, 0, 0);
> @@ -788,6 +814,11 @@ static int ramoops_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
>       if (err)
>               goto fail_init_cprz;
>   
> +     err = ramoops_init_prz("event", dev, cxt, &cxt->eprz, &paddr,
> +                            cxt->event_size, 0);
> +     if (err)
> +             goto fail_init_eprz;
> +
>       cxt->max_ftrace_cnt = (cxt->flags & RAMOOPS_FLAG_FTRACE_PER_CPU)
>                               ? nr_cpu_ids
>                               : 1;
> @@ -825,6 +856,8 @@ static int ramoops_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
>       cxt->pstore.flags = PSTORE_FLAGS_DMESG;
>       if (cxt->console_size)
>               cxt->pstore.flags |= PSTORE_FLAGS_CONSOLE;
> +     if (cxt->event_size)
> +             cxt->pstore.flags |= PSTORE_FLAGS_EVENT;
>       if (cxt->ftrace_size)
>               cxt->pstore.flags |= PSTORE_FLAGS_FTRACE;
>       if (cxt->pmsg_size)
> @@ -845,6 +878,7 @@ static int ramoops_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
>       record_size = pdata->record_size;
>       dump_oops = pdata->dump_oops;
>       ramoops_console_size = pdata->console_size;
> +     ramoops_event_size = pdata->event_size;
>       ramoops_pmsg_size = pdata->pmsg_size;
>       ramoops_ftrace_size = pdata->ftrace_size;
>   
> @@ -858,6 +892,8 @@ static int ramoops_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
>       kfree(cxt->pstore.buf);
>   fail_clear:
>       cxt->pstore.bufsize = 0;
> +     persistent_ram_free(cxt->eprz);
> +fail_init_eprz:
>       persistent_ram_free(cxt->mprz);
>   fail_init_mprz:
>   fail_init_fprz:
> @@ -877,6 +913,7 @@ static int ramoops_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
>       kfree(cxt->pstore.buf);
>       cxt->pstore.bufsize = 0;
>   
> +     persistent_ram_free(cxt->eprz);
>       persistent_ram_free(cxt->mprz);
>       persistent_ram_free(cxt->cprz);
>       ramoops_free_przs(cxt);
> @@ -916,6 +953,7 @@ static void ramoops_register_dummy(void)
>       dummy_data->mem_type = mem_type;
>       dummy_data->record_size = record_size;
>       dummy_data->console_size = ramoops_console_size;
> +     dummy_data->event_size = ramoops_event_size;
>       dummy_data->ftrace_size = ramoops_ftrace_size;
>       dummy_data->pmsg_size = ramoops_pmsg_size;
>       dummy_data->dump_oops = dump_oops;
> diff --git a/include/linux/pstore.h b/include/linux/pstore.h
> index a15bc4d48752..c31bb9567b4a 100644
> --- a/include/linux/pstore.h
> +++ b/include/linux/pstore.h
> @@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ enum pstore_type_id {
>       PSTORE_TYPE_PPC_COMMON  = 6,
>       PSTORE_TYPE_PMSG        = 7,
>       PSTORE_TYPE_PPC_OPAL    = 8,
> +     PSTORE_TYPE_EVENT       = 9,
>       PSTORE_TYPE_UNKNOWN     = 255
>   };
>   
> @@ -193,6 +194,7 @@ struct pstore_info {
>   #define PSTORE_FLAGS_CONSOLE        (1 << 1)
>   #define PSTORE_FLAGS_FTRACE (1 << 2)
>   #define PSTORE_FLAGS_PMSG   (1 << 3)
> +#define PSTORE_FLAGS_EVENT   (1 << 4)
>   
>   extern int pstore_register(struct pstore_info *);
>   extern void pstore_unregister(struct pstore_info *);
> diff --git a/include/linux/pstore_ram.h b/include/linux/pstore_ram.h
> index e6d226464838..f01055c6cc40 100644
> --- a/include/linux/pstore_ram.h
> +++ b/include/linux/pstore_ram.h
> @@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ struct ramoops_platform_data {
>       unsigned int    mem_type;
>       unsigned long   record_size;
>       unsigned long   console_size;
> +     unsigned long   event_size;
>       unsigned long   ftrace_size;
>       unsigned long   pmsg_size;
>       int             dump_oops;
>

Hi,

Anyone here?