From: Andi Kleen <ak@kernel.org>
To: Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@kernel.org>
Cc: Oleg Nesterov <oleg@redhat.com>,
Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-trace-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
x86@kernel.org, tglx@kernel.org, jolsa@kernel.org,
linux-perf-users@vger.kernel.org, adrian.hunter@intel.com,
Andi Kleen <ak@kernel.org>
Subject: [RFC PATCH v2 03/11] ptwrite uprobes: Add a sample module to exercise interface
Date: Thu, 17 Sep 2026 16:00:30 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260917230127.924985-4-ak@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260917230127.924985-1-ak@kernel.org>
Add a basic test module and a test program for uprobes ptwrite.
The module allows to configure and register a ptwrite uprobe in a
executable.
Use this for testing. It is not intended as a production interface.
Assisted-by: omp:gpt-5.6-luna
Signed-off-by: Andi Kleen <ak@kernel.org>
---
samples/Kconfig | 9 ++
samples/Makefile | 1 +
samples/uprobe-ptwrite/Makefile | 9 ++
samples/uprobe-ptwrite/test_prog.c | 38 +++++
samples/uprobe-ptwrite/uprobe_ptwrite_test.c | 153 +++++++++++++++++++
5 files changed, 210 insertions(+)
create mode 100644 samples/uprobe-ptwrite/Makefile
create mode 100644 samples/uprobe-ptwrite/test_prog.c
create mode 100644 samples/uprobe-ptwrite/uprobe_ptwrite_test.c
diff --git a/samples/Kconfig b/samples/Kconfig
index a75e8e78330d..79da903edb62 100644
--- a/samples/Kconfig
+++ b/samples/Kconfig
@@ -322,6 +322,15 @@ config SAMPLE_HUNG_TASK
Reading these files with multiple processes triggers hung task
detection by holding locks for a long time (256 seconds).
+config SAMPLE_UPROBE_PTWRITE
+ tristate "Build ptwrite uprobe test module -- loadable module only"
+ depends on UPROBES && X86_64 && m
+ help
+ Builds a prototype ptwrite uprobe driver for testing Intel PTWRITE
+ support. Use the module parameters to select a file, offset, arguments,
+ and event ID. This interface is for testing and is not intended for
+ production use.
+
source "samples/rust/Kconfig"
source "samples/damon/Kconfig"
diff --git a/samples/Makefile b/samples/Makefile
index 07641e177bd8..0c970d46653e 100644
--- a/samples/Makefile
+++ b/samples/Makefile
@@ -44,4 +44,5 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_SAMPLE_DAMON_WSSE) += damon/
obj-$(CONFIG_SAMPLE_DAMON_PRCL) += damon/
obj-$(CONFIG_SAMPLE_DAMON_MTIER) += damon/
obj-$(CONFIG_SAMPLE_HUNG_TASK) += hung_task/
+obj-$(CONFIG_SAMPLE_UPROBE_PTWRITE) += uprobe-ptwrite/
obj-$(CONFIG_SAMPLE_TSM_MR) += tsm-mr/
diff --git a/samples/uprobe-ptwrite/Makefile b/samples/uprobe-ptwrite/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..0b81311dd4b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/uprobe-ptwrite/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
+#
+# ptwrite uprobe prototype sample.
+#
+# Module build (in-tree or via make M=samples/uprobe-ptwrite).
+# The userspace test target is built by the in-tree selftest harness in
+# tools/testing/selftests/uprobes.
+
+obj-$(CONFIG_SAMPLE_UPROBE_PTWRITE) += uprobe_ptwrite_test.o
diff --git a/samples/uprobe-ptwrite/test_prog.c b/samples/uprobe-ptwrite/test_prog.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..1b57c522e215
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/uprobe-ptwrite/test_prog.c
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
+/*
+ * test_prog - userspace target for the ptwrite uprobe test.
+ *
+ * target() carries a 5-byte NOP (nopl 0(%rax,%rax,1) = 0f 1f 44 00 00) at
+ * its entry. A probe installed at that file offset emits rdi/rsi (a, b)
+ * via PTWRITE. In the test loop a == i and b == i + 1.
+ */
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+#ifndef noinline
+#define noinline __attribute__((noinline))
+#endif
+
+static noinline unsigned long
+target(unsigned long a, unsigned long b)
+{
+ /*
+ * 5-byte NOP: nopl 0(%rax,%rax,1) = 0f 1f 44 00 00.
+ * Emitted as raw bytes: the assembler would otherwise shrink
+ * "nopl (%rax,%rax,1)" to the 4-byte form (0f 1f 04 00), which
+ * the probe site validation rejects (jmp rel32 needs 5 bytes).
+ */
+ asm volatile(".globl target_site\n\t"
+ "target_site:\n\t"
+ ".byte 0x0f, 0x1f, 0x44, 0x00, 0x00");
+ return a * 31 + b;
+}
+
+int main(void)
+{
+ unsigned long i, acc = 0;
+
+ for (i = 0; i < 2000; i++)
+ acc += target(i, i + 1);
+ printf("acc=%lu\n", acc);
+ return 0;
+}
diff --git a/samples/uprobe-ptwrite/uprobe_ptwrite_test.c b/samples/uprobe-ptwrite/uprobe_ptwrite_test.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..94d01bf18faa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/uprobe-ptwrite/uprobe_ptwrite_test.c
@@ -0,0 +1,153 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
+/*
+ * uprobe_ptwrite_test - minimal ptwrite uprobe prototype driver.
+ *
+ * Registers a trap-free ptwrite uprobe at a user-specified file offset and
+ * emits the requested live registers / immediates into an externally
+ * configured Intel PT stream (no kernel entry at probe-hit time):
+ *
+ * perf record -e intel_pt/ptw=1,fup_on_ptw=1//u -o perf.data ./test_prog
+ *
+ * Usage (module params):
+ * path=/path/to/prog file to probe
+ * offset=0xADDR file offset of the probe site
+ * args="r0,r1,i0x42" comma-separated;
+ * r<N> = x86-64 GPR index 0..15,
+ * i<hex> = immediate constant,
+ * event_id=0x1234 identifier carried in the PTW header word
+ */
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/uprobes.h>
+#include <linux/fs.h>
+#include <linux/shmem_fs.h>
+#define pr_fmt(fmt) KBUILD_MODNAME ": " fmt
+
+static char *path = "/nonexistent";
+module_param(path, charp, 0444);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(path, "path of the binary to probe");
+
+static ulong offset;
+module_param(offset, ulong, 0444);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(offset, "file offset of the 5-byte NOP to probe");
+
+static ushort event_id = 0x1234;
+module_param(event_id, ushort, 0444);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(event_id, "event id carried in the PTW header word");
+
+static char *args = "r0";
+module_param(args, charp, 0444);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(args, "comma-separated args: r<N> GPR, i<hex> immediate, m<N>[:disp][:4|8] memory");
+
+static struct file *probe_file;
+static struct uprobe *probe;
+static struct uprobe_consumer consumer;
+static struct uprobe_ptwrite_desc desc;
+
+static int parse_probe_args(void)
+{
+ char *s, *p, *tok;
+ unsigned int n = 0;
+
+ s = kstrdup(args, GFP_KERNEL);
+ if (!s)
+ return -ENOMEM;
+
+ p = s;
+ while ((tok = strsep(&p, ",")) != NULL) {
+ struct uprobe_ptwrite_arg *a;
+
+ if (n >= UPROBE_PTWRITE_MAX_ARGS) {
+ pr_err("too many args\n");
+ goto err;
+ }
+ a = &desc.args[n];
+
+ a->size = 8;
+ if (tok[0] == 'r') {
+ unsigned long reg;
+
+ if (kstrtoul(tok + 1, 10, ®) || reg > 15) {
+ pr_err("bad reg '%s'\n", tok);
+ goto err;
+ }
+ a->src = UPROBE_PTW_SRC_REG;
+ a->reg = reg;
+ } else if (tok[0] == 'i') {
+ unsigned long long v;
+
+ if (kstrtoull(tok + 1, 0, &v)) {
+ pr_err("bad imm '%s'\n", tok);
+ goto err;
+ }
+ a->src = UPROBE_PTW_SRC_IMM;
+ a->val = v;
+
+ } else {
+ pr_err("bad arg '%s'\n", tok);
+ goto err;
+ }
+ n++;
+ }
+ if (!n) {
+ pr_err("need 1..%d args\n", UPROBE_PTWRITE_MAX_ARGS);
+ goto err;
+ }
+ desc.nargs = n;
+ kfree(s);
+ return 0;
+err:
+ kfree(s);
+ return -EINVAL;
+}
+
+static int __init uprobe_ptwrite_test_init(void)
+{
+ struct inode *inode;
+ int ret;
+
+ desc.event_id = event_id;
+ ret = parse_probe_args();
+ if (ret)
+ return ret;
+
+ probe_file = filp_open(path, O_RDONLY, 0);
+ if (IS_ERR(probe_file))
+ return PTR_ERR(probe_file);
+
+ inode = file_inode(probe_file);
+ if (!inode->i_mapping->a_ops->read_folio &&
+ !shmem_mapping(inode->i_mapping)) {
+ pr_err("unsupported mapping\n");
+ ret = -EIO;
+ goto out_file;
+ }
+
+ probe = uprobe_register_ptwrite(inode, probe_file, offset, &consumer, &desc);
+ if (IS_ERR(probe)) {
+ ret = PTR_ERR(probe);
+ pr_err("register failed: %d\n", ret);
+ goto out_file;
+ }
+
+ pr_info("probe %s+0x%lx, %u args, event_id=0x%x\n",
+ path, offset, desc.nargs, desc.event_id);
+ return 0;
+
+out_file:
+ fput(probe_file);
+ return ret;
+}
+
+static void __exit uprobe_ptwrite_test_exit(void)
+{
+ uprobe_unregister_nosync(probe, &consumer);
+ uprobe_unregister_sync();
+ fput(probe_file);
+ pr_info("unregistered\n");
+}
+
+module_init(uprobe_ptwrite_test_init);
+module_exit(uprobe_ptwrite_test_exit);
+
+MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
+MODULE_DESCRIPTION("ptwrite uprobes testing driver");
--
2.54.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-09-17 23:09 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 12+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-09-17 23:00 ptwrite uprobes v2 Andi Kleen
2026-09-17 23:00 ` [RFC PATCH v2 01/11] ptwrite uprobes: Add infrastructure for ptwrite uprobes Andi Kleen
2026-09-17 23:00 ` [RFC PATCH v2 02/11] ptwrite uprobes: Add minimal low level support for x86 Andi Kleen
2026-09-17 23:00 ` Andi Kleen [this message]
2026-09-17 23:00 ` [RFC PATCH v2 04/11] ptwrite uprobes: Add support to tracing infrastructure Andi Kleen
2026-09-17 23:00 ` [RFC PATCH v2 05/11] ptwrite uprobes: Factor file-backed instruction reads Andi Kleen
2026-09-17 23:00 ` [RFC PATCH v2 06/11] ptwrite uprobes: Add basic memory references Andi Kleen
2026-09-17 23:00 ` [RFC PATCH v2 07/11] ptwrite uprobes: Add multinop support Andi Kleen
2026-09-17 23:00 ` [RFC PATCH v2 08/11] ptwrite uprobes: Support instruction punning Andi Kleen
2026-09-17 23:00 ` [RFC PATCH v2 09/11] ptwrite uprobes: Use atomic patching for multinop sites Andi Kleen
2026-09-17 23:00 ` [RFC PATCH v2 10/11] ptwrite uprobes: Add a tutorial and overview documentation Andi Kleen
2026-09-17 23:00 ` [RFC PATCH v2 11/11] ptwrite uprobes: Add kernel self tests Andi Kleen
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