From: Ian Rogers <irogers@google.com>
To: irogers@google.com, acme@kernel.org, namhyung@kernel.org,
Howard Chu <howardchu95@gmail.com>
Cc: adrian.hunter@intel.com, james.clark@linaro.org,
jolsa@kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
linux-perf-users@vger.kernel.org, mingo@redhat.com,
peterz@infradead.org
Subject: [PATCH v4 12/18] perf test common: Only disable probes in clear_all_probes
Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2026 14:19:26 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260918211932.2966061-13-irogers@google.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260918211932.2966061-1-irogers@google.com>
clear_all_probes() began by writing 0 to
/sys/kernel/debug/tracing/events/enable, which disables every tracepoint
on the system rather than just the probes the probe tests created. When
tests run in parallel that also silences the events of any concurrent
perf record, perf trace or ftrace session, so unrelated tests lose the
events they are waiting for and fail.
The write cannot simply be dropped. Clearing kprobe_events or
uprobe_events is all or nothing: dyn_events_release_all() walks every
probe of that type first and returns -EBUSY without removing any of them
if it finds one that is still enabled, where enabled means TP_FLAG_TRACE
from tracefs or TP_FLAG_PROFILE from a perf session. A probe left enabled
through tracefs would therefore block the whole clear and leave stale
probes behind to collide with the next run.
Disable the probes and only the probes. The set to disable is taken from
the kprobe_events and uprobe_events listings rather than from a guess at
which groups perf uses, so it matches what dyn_events_release_all() is
going to inspect: a probe an unrelated session left enabled in, say, the
kprobes group would otherwise still abort the clear.
Assisted-by: Antigravity:gemini-3.1-pro
Signed-off-by: Ian Rogers <irogers@google.com>
---
tools/perf/tests/shell/common/init.sh | 33 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
1 file changed, 32 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/shell/common/init.sh b/tools/perf/tests/shell/common/init.sh
index cbfc78bec974..7c2ca74298ca 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/shell/common/init.sh
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/shell/common/init.sh
@@ -130,9 +130,40 @@ check_uprobes_available()
test -e /sys/kernel/debug/tracing/uprobe_events
}
+# Disable every kprobe and uprobe event. The listings name each probe as
+# "TYPE:GROUP/EVENT ARGS...", for instance "p:probe/vfs_read vfs_read", and
+# events/GROUP/EVENT/enable is the switch for it.
+disable_all_probes()
+{
+ PROBE_SPECS=`cat /sys/kernel/debug/tracing/kprobe_events \
+ /sys/kernel/debug/tracing/uprobe_events 2> /dev/null |
+ cut -d ' ' -f 1`
+ for PROBE_SPEC in $PROBE_SPECS
+ do
+ case "$PROBE_SPEC" in
+ *:*/*) ;;
+ *) continue ;;
+ esac
+ PROBE_ENABLE="/sys/kernel/debug/tracing/events/${PROBE_SPEC#*:}/enable"
+ test -e "$PROBE_ENABLE" && echo 0 > "$PROBE_ENABLE"
+ done
+}
+
clear_all_probes()
{
- echo 0 > /sys/kernel/debug/tracing/events/enable
+ # Disable the probes before removing them. Writing to kprobe_events or
+ # uprobe_events is all or nothing: dyn_events_release_all() walks every
+ # probe of that type first and returns -EBUSY without removing any of
+ # them if it finds one that is still enabled, which would leave stale
+ # probes behind to collide with the next run. That covers probes this
+ # test suite never created, so disable all of them and not just the
+ # ones in the groups perf uses.
+ #
+ # Only probes are disabled. Writing to events/enable would also silence
+ # the tracepoints of any perf record, perf trace or ftrace session
+ # sharing the machine, which breaks those tests when they run in
+ # parallel with this one.
+ disable_all_probes
check_kprobes_available && echo > /sys/kernel/debug/tracing/kprobe_events
check_uprobes_available && echo > /sys/kernel/debug/tracing/uprobe_events
}
--
2.55.0.1082.g2b9226bbc0-goog
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-09-18 21:20 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 65+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-09-17 6:42 [PATCH v1 00/13] perf trace: Fix BPF filtering and make tracing tests non-exclusive Ian Rogers
2026-09-17 6:42 ` [PATCH v1 01/13] perf trace: Start BPF summary before starting workload Ian Rogers
2026-09-17 6:42 ` [PATCH v1 02/13] perf trace: Skip internal tracepoint fields in formatting and beauty map Ian Rogers
2026-09-17 6:42 ` [PATCH v1 03/13] perf trace: Do not set unaugmented BPF program on sys_exit map Ian Rogers
2026-09-17 6:42 ` [PATCH v1 04/13] perf trace: Filter events in BPF and avoid tracepoint vetoes Ian Rogers
2026-09-17 6:42 ` [PATCH v1 05/13] perf trace: Handle fork and exit directly in BPF filter maps Ian Rogers
2026-09-17 6:42 ` [PATCH v1 06/13] perf test test_task_analyzer: Isolate in temporary directory and make non-exclusive Ian Rogers
2026-09-17 6:42 ` [PATCH v1 07/13] perf test common: Do not globally disable tracing events in clear_all_probes Ian Rogers
2026-09-17 6:42 ` [PATCH v1 08/13] perf test probe_vfs_getname: Scope probe name to PID and make non-exclusive Ian Rogers
2026-09-17 6:42 ` [PATCH v1 09/13] perf test record+probe_libc_inet_pton: Scope event to PID, add retries, " Ian Rogers
2026-09-17 6:42 ` [PATCH v1 10/13] perf test trace_summary: Improve error diagnostics Ian Rogers
2026-09-17 6:42 ` [PATCH v1 11/13] perf test trace_btf_general: Drop --max-events=1 and make non-exclusive Ian Rogers
2026-09-17 6:42 ` [PATCH v1 12/13] perf test trace_summary: Make non-exclusive Ian Rogers
2026-09-17 6:42 ` [PATCH v1 13/13] perf test uprobe_from_different_cu: Scope probe name to PID Ian Rogers
2026-09-17 16:38 ` [PATCH v2 00/14] perf trace: Fix BPF filtering and make tracing tests non-exclusive Ian Rogers
2026-09-17 16:38 ` [PATCH v2 01/14] perf trace: Include the headers declaring pid_t and strcmp Ian Rogers
2026-09-17 16:38 ` [PATCH v2 02/14] perf trace: Start BPF summary before starting workload Ian Rogers
2026-09-17 16:38 ` [PATCH v2 03/14] perf trace: Skip internal tracepoint fields in formatting and beauty map Ian Rogers
2026-09-17 16:38 ` [PATCH v2 04/14] perf trace: Do not set unaugmented BPF program on sys_exit map Ian Rogers
2026-09-17 16:38 ` [PATCH v2 05/14] perf trace: Filter events in BPF and avoid tracepoint vetoes Ian Rogers
2026-09-17 16:38 ` [PATCH v2 06/14] perf trace: Handle fork and exit directly in BPF filter maps Ian Rogers
2026-09-17 16:38 ` [PATCH v2 07/14] perf test test_task_analyzer: Isolate in temporary directory and make non-exclusive Ian Rogers
2026-09-17 16:38 ` [PATCH v2 08/14] perf test common: Do not globally disable tracing events in clear_all_probes Ian Rogers
2026-09-17 16:38 ` [PATCH v2 09/14] perf test probe_vfs_getname: Scope probe name to PID and make non-exclusive Ian Rogers
2026-09-17 16:38 ` [PATCH v2 10/14] perf test record+probe_libc_inet_pton: Scope event to PID, add retries, " Ian Rogers
2026-09-17 16:38 ` [PATCH v2 11/14] perf test trace_summary: Improve error diagnostics Ian Rogers
2026-09-17 16:39 ` [PATCH v2 12/14] perf test trace_btf_general: Drop --max-events=1 and make non-exclusive Ian Rogers
2026-09-17 16:39 ` [PATCH v2 13/14] perf test trace_summary: Make non-exclusive Ian Rogers
2026-09-17 16:39 ` [PATCH v2 14/14] perf test uprobe_from_different_cu: Scope probe name to PID Ian Rogers
2026-09-18 14:06 ` [PATCH v3 00/16] perf trace: Fix BPF filtering and make tracing tests non-exclusive Ian Rogers
2026-09-18 14:06 ` [PATCH v3 01/16] perf trace: Include the headers declaring pid_t, strcmp and assert Ian Rogers
2026-09-18 14:06 ` [PATCH v3 02/16] perf trace: Free the whole evsel_trace in evsel__put_and_free_priv Ian Rogers
2026-09-18 14:06 ` [PATCH v3 03/16] perf trace: Start BPF summary before starting workload Ian Rogers
2026-09-18 14:06 ` [PATCH v3 04/16] perf trace: Skip internal tracepoint fields in formatting and beauty map Ian Rogers
2026-09-18 14:06 ` [PATCH v3 05/16] perf trace: Do not set unaugmented BPF program on sys_exit map Ian Rogers
2026-09-18 14:06 ` [PATCH v3 06/16] perf trace: Filter events in BPF and avoid tracepoint vetoes Ian Rogers
2026-09-18 14:06 ` [PATCH v3 07/16] perf trace: Handle fork and exit directly in BPF filter maps Ian Rogers
2026-09-18 14:06 ` [PATCH v3 08/16] perf trace: Enumerate the target again once BPF is attached Ian Rogers
2026-09-18 14:06 ` [PATCH v3 09/16] perf test test_task_analyzer: Isolate in temporary directory and make non-exclusive Ian Rogers
2026-09-18 14:06 ` [PATCH v3 10/16] perf test common: Only disable probes in clear_all_probes Ian Rogers
2026-09-18 14:06 ` [PATCH v3 11/16] perf test probe_vfs_getname: Scope probe name to PID and make non-exclusive Ian Rogers
2026-09-18 14:06 ` [PATCH v3 12/16] perf test record+probe_libc_inet_pton: Scope event to PID, add retries, " Ian Rogers
2026-09-18 14:06 ` [PATCH v3 13/16] perf test trace_summary: Improve error diagnostics Ian Rogers
2026-09-18 14:06 ` [PATCH v3 14/16] perf test trace_btf_general: Drop --max-events=1 and make non-exclusive Ian Rogers
2026-09-18 14:06 ` [PATCH v3 15/16] perf test trace_summary: Make non-exclusive Ian Rogers
2026-09-18 14:06 ` [PATCH v3 16/16] perf test uprobe_from_different_cu: Scope probe name to PID Ian Rogers
2026-09-18 21:19 ` [PATCH v4 00/18] perf trace: Fix BPF filtering and make tracing tests non-exclusive Ian Rogers
2026-09-18 21:19 ` [PATCH v4 01/18] perf trace: Include the headers declaring pid_t, strcmp and assert Ian Rogers
2026-09-18 21:19 ` [PATCH v4 02/18] perf trace: Free the whole evsel_trace in evsel__put_and_free_priv Ian Rogers
2026-09-18 21:19 ` [PATCH v4 03/18] perf evsel: Report an allocation failure as ENOMEM when setting filters Ian Rogers
2026-09-18 21:19 ` [PATCH v4 04/18] perf trace: Start BPF summary before starting workload Ian Rogers
2026-09-18 21:19 ` [PATCH v4 05/18] perf trace: Skip internal tracepoint fields in formatting and beauty map Ian Rogers
2026-09-18 21:19 ` [PATCH v4 06/18] perf trace: Do not set unaugmented BPF program on sys_exit map Ian Rogers
2026-09-18 21:19 ` [PATCH v4 07/18] perf trace: Filter events in BPF and avoid tracepoint vetoes Ian Rogers
2026-09-18 21:19 ` [PATCH v4 08/18] perf trace: Handle fork and exit directly in BPF filter maps Ian Rogers
2026-09-18 21:19 ` [PATCH v4 09/18] perf trace: Enumerate the target again once BPF is attached Ian Rogers
2026-09-18 21:19 ` [PATCH v4 10/18] perf trace: Drop targets that died before they were filtered Ian Rogers
2026-09-18 21:19 ` [PATCH v4 11/18] perf test test_task_analyzer: Isolate in temporary directory and make non-exclusive Ian Rogers
2026-09-18 21:19 ` Ian Rogers [this message]
2026-09-18 21:19 ` [PATCH v4 13/18] perf test probe_vfs_getname: Scope probe name to PID " Ian Rogers
2026-09-18 21:19 ` [PATCH v4 14/18] perf test record+probe_libc_inet_pton: Scope event to PID, add retries, " Ian Rogers
2026-09-18 21:19 ` [PATCH v4 15/18] perf test trace_summary: Improve error diagnostics Ian Rogers
2026-09-18 21:19 ` [PATCH v4 16/18] perf test trace_btf_general: Drop --max-events=1 and make non-exclusive Ian Rogers
2026-09-18 21:19 ` [PATCH v4 17/18] perf test trace_summary: Make non-exclusive Ian Rogers
2026-09-18 21:19 ` [PATCH v4 18/18] perf test uprobe_from_different_cu: Scope probe name to PID Ian Rogers
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