unwinder.c

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/*
 * Copyright (C) 2009  Matt Fleming
 *
 * Based, in part, on kernel/time/clocksource.c.
 *
 * This file provides arbitration code for stack unwinders.
 *
 * Multiple stack unwinders can be available on a system, usually with
 * the most accurate unwinder being the currently active one.
 */
#include <linux/errno.h>
#include <linux/list.h>
#include <linux/spinlock.h>
#include <linux/module.h>
#include <asm/unwinder.h>
#include <linux/atomic.h>

/*
 * This is the most basic stack unwinder an architecture can
 * provide. For architectures without reliable frame pointers, e.g.
 * RISC CPUs, it can be implemented by looking through the stack for
 * addresses that lie within the kernel text section.
 *
 * Other CPUs, e.g. x86, can use their frame pointer register to
 * construct more accurate stack traces.
 */
static struct list_head unwinder_list;
static struct unwinder stack_reader = {
    .name = "stack-reader",
    .dump = stack_reader_dump,
    .rating = 50,
    .list = {
        .next = &unwinder_list,
        .prev = &unwinder_list,
    },
};

/*
 * "curr_unwinder" points to the stack unwinder currently in use. This
 * is the unwinder with the highest rating.
 *
 * "unwinder_list" is a linked-list of all available unwinders, sorted
 * by rating.
 *
 * All modifications of "curr_unwinder" and "unwinder_list" must be
 * performed whilst holding "unwinder_lock".
 */
static struct unwinder *curr_unwinder = &stack_reader;

static struct list_head unwinder_list = {
    .next = &stack_reader.list,
    .prev = &stack_reader.list,
};

static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(unwinder_lock);

static struct unwinder *select_unwinder(void)
{
    struct unwinder *best;

    if (list_empty(&unwinder_list))
        return NULL;

    best = list_entry(unwinder_list.next, struct unwinder, list);
    if (best == curr_unwinder)
        return NULL;

    return best;
}

/*
 * Enqueue the stack unwinder sorted by rating.
 */
static int unwinder_enqueue(struct unwinder *ops)
{
    struct list_head *tmp, *entry = &unwinder_list;

    list_for_each(tmp, &unwinder_list) {
        struct unwinder *o;

        o = list_entry(tmp, struct unwinder, list);
        if (o == ops)
            return -EBUSY;
        /* Keep track of the place, where to insert */
        if (o->rating >= ops->rating)
            entry = tmp;
    }
    list_add(&ops->list, entry);

    return 0;
}

int unwinder_register(struct unwinder *u)
{
    unsigned long flags;
    int ret;

    spin_lock_irqsave(&unwinder_lock, flags);
    ret = unwinder_enqueue(u);
    if (!ret)
        curr_unwinder = select_unwinder();
    spin_unlock_irqrestore(&unwinder_lock, flags);

    return ret;
}

int unwinder_faulted = 0;

/*
 * Unwind the call stack and pass information to the stacktrace_ops
 * functions. Also handle the case where we need to switch to a new
 * stack dumper because the current one faulted unexpectedly.
 */
void unwind_stack(struct task_struct *task, struct pt_regs *regs,
          unsigned long *sp, const struct stacktrace_ops *ops,
          void *data)
{
    unsigned long flags;

    /*
     * The problem with unwinders with high ratings is that they are
     * inherently more complicated than the simple ones with lower
     * ratings. We are therefore more likely to fault in the
     * complicated ones, e.g. hitting BUG()s. If we fault in the
     * code for the current stack unwinder we try to downgrade to
     * one with a lower rating.
     *
     * Hopefully this will give us a semi-reliable stacktrace so we
     * can diagnose why curr_unwinder->dump() faulted.
     */
    if (unwinder_faulted) {
        spin_lock_irqsave(&unwinder_lock, flags);

        /* Make sure no one beat us to changing the unwinder */
        if (unwinder_faulted && !list_is_singular(&unwinder_list)) {
            list_del(&curr_unwinder->list);
            curr_unwinder = select_unwinder();

            unwinder_faulted = 0;
        }

        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&unwinder_lock, flags);
    }

    curr_unwinder->dump(task, regs, sp, ops, data);
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(unwind_stack);