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Tue, 01 Sep 2026 06:46:14 -0700 (PDT) From: Donglin Peng To: rostedt@goodmis.org Cc: mhiramat@kernel.org, dolinux.peng@gmai.com, linux-trace-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, pengdonglin Subject: [PATCH v5 0/3] Use BTF to trim return values Date: Tue, 1 Sep 2026 21:46:01 +0800 Message-Id: <20260901134604.4052265-1-dolinux.peng@gmail.com> X-Mailer: git-send-email 2.34.1 Precedence: bulk X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit From: pengdonglin The funcgraph-retval option currently records one machine-word return value without considering the function's declared return type. As a result, void-returning functions can produce meaningless output, and return values narrower than a general-purpose register can include undefined high bits. This series uses kernel BTF to identify the return type of traced functions and to improve funcgraph-retval output: - Do not print a return value for functions with a void return type. - Trim integer, enum, struct, and union values to the available return value width when the BTF type provides suitable size information. - Format integer, enum, and boolean values according to their BTF encoding. - Mark values as "(trunc)" when the return type is wider than the value captured by the function graph tracer. Here is an output comparison: Before: # perf ftrace -G vfs_read --graph-opts retval ... 1) | touch_atime() { 1) | atime_needs_update() { 1) 0.069 us | make_vfsuid(); /* ret=0x0 */ 1) 0.067 us | make_vfsgid(); /* ret=0x0 */ 1) | current_time() { 1) 0.197 us | ktime_get_coarse_real_ts64_mg(); /* ret=0x187f886aec3ed6f5 */ 1) 0.352 us | } /* current_time ret=0x69380753 */ 1) 0.792 us | } /* atime_needs_update ret=0x0 */ 1) 0.937 us | } /* touch_atime ret=0x0 */ After: # perf ftrace -G vfs_read --graph-opts retval ... 2) | touch_atime() { 2) | atime_needs_update() { 2) 0.070 us | make_vfsuid(); /* ret=0x0 */ 2) 0.070 us | make_vfsgid(); /* ret=0x0 */ 2) | current_time() { 2) 0.162 us | ktime_get_coarse_real_ts64_mg(); 2) 0.312 us | } /* current_time ret=0x69380649(trunc) */ 2) 0.753 us | } /* atime_needs_update ret=false */ 2) 0.899 us | } /* touch_atime */ Changelog: v5: - Add an inline fallback for btf_trim_retval() when CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO_BTF is disabled. - Release the BTF reference after return type lookup. v4: - Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20251215034153.2367756-1-dolinux.peng@gmail.com/ - Build trace_btf.c when CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO_BTF is enabled. - Remove the redundant BPF_SYSCALL dependency from CONFIG_PROBE_EVENTS_BTF_ARGS. - Update the funcgraph-retval documentation and cover letter. v3: - Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20251209121349.525641-1-dolinux.peng@gmail.com/ - Print the return value based on its type for human readability, thanks Masami. - Update the documentation and cover letter. v2: - Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20251208131917.2444620-1-dolinux.peng@gmail.com/ - Update the funcgraph-retval documentation. - Revise the cover letter. v1: - Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20251207142742.229924-1-dolinux.peng@gmail.com/ pengdonglin (3): ftrace: Build trace_btf.c when CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO_BTF is enabled fgraph: Enhance funcgraph-retval with BTF-based type-aware output tracing: Update funcgraph-retval documentation Documentation/trace/ftrace.rst | 88 ++++++++++++++++------------ kernel/trace/Kconfig | 2 +- kernel/trace/Makefile | 2 +- kernel/trace/trace_btf.c | 68 +++++++++++++++++++++ kernel/trace/trace_btf.h | 16 +++++ kernel/trace/trace_functions_graph.c | 50 ++++++++++++---- 6 files changed, 173 insertions(+), 53 deletions(-) -- 2.34.1