When using GCC on x86-64 to compile an usdt prog with -O1 or higher optimization, the compiler will generate SIB addressing mode for global array and PC-relative addressing mode for global variable, e.g. "1@-96(%rbp,%rax,8)" and "-1@4+t1(%rip)".
The current USDT implementation in libbpf cannot parse these two formats, causing `bpf_program__attach_usdt()` to fail with -ENOENT (unrecognized register).
This patch series adds support for SIB addressing mode in USDT probes. The main changes include: - add correct handling logic for SIB-addressed arguments in `parse_usdt_arg`. - add an usdt_o2 test case to cover SIB addressing mode.
Testing shows that the SIB probe correctly generates 8@(%rcx,%rax,8) argument spec and passes all validation checks.
The modification history of this patch series: Change since v1: - refactor the code to make it more readable - modify the commit message to explain why and how
Change since v2: - fix the `scale` uninitialized error
Change since v3: - force -O2 optimization for usdt.test.o to generate SIB addressing usdt and pass all test cases.
Change since v4: - split the patch into two parts, one for the fix and the other for the test
Change since v5: - Only enable optimization for x86 architecture to generate SIB addressing usdt argument spec.
Change since v6: - Add an usdt_o2 test case to cover SIB addressing mode. - Reinstate the usdt.c test case.
Do we need to add support for PC-relative USDT argument spec handling in libbpf? I have some interest in this question, but currently have no ideas. Getting offsets based on symbols requires dependency on the symbol table. However, once the binary file is stripped, the symtab will also be removed, which will cause this approach to fail. Does anyone have any thoughts on this?
Jiawei Zhao (2): libbpf: fix USDT SIB argument handling causing unrecognized register error selftests/bpf: Force -O2 for USDT selftests to cover SIB handling logic
tools/lib/bpf/usdt.bpf.h | 33 ++++++++- tools/lib/bpf/usdt.c | 43 +++++++++-- tools/testing/selftests/bpf/Makefile | 8 +++ .../selftests/bpf/prog_tests/usdt_o2.c | 71 +++++++++++++++++++ .../selftests/bpf/progs/test_usdt_o2.c | 37 ++++++++++ 5 files changed, 185 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) create mode 100644 tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/usdt_o2.c create mode 100644 tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/test_usdt_o2.c