Re: [PATCH v2 bpf-next 0/7] libbpf: add tracing attach APIs

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On 06/20, Andrii Nakryiko wrote:
> This patchset adds the following APIs to allow attaching BPF programs to
> tracing entities:
> - bpf_program__attach_perf_event for attaching to any opened perf event FD,
>   allowing users full control;
> - bpf_program__attach_kprobe for attaching to kernel probes (both entry and
>   return probes);
> - bpf_program__attach_uprobe for attaching to user probes (both entry/return);
> - bpf_program__attach_tracepoint for attaching to kernel tracepoints;
> - bpf_program__attach_raw_tracepoint for attaching to raw kernel tracepoint
>   (wrapper around bpf_raw_tracepoint_open);
> 
> This set of APIs makes libbpf more useful for tracing applications.
> 
> Pre-patch #1 makes internal libbpf_strerror_r helper function work w/ negative
> error codes, lifting the burder off callers to keep track of error sign.
> Patch #2 adds attach_perf_event, which is the base for all other APIs.
> Patch #3 adds kprobe/uprobe APIs.
> Patch #4 adds tracepoint/raw_tracepoint APIs.
> Patch #5 converts one existing test to use attach_perf_event.
> Patch #6 adds new kprobe/uprobe tests.
> Patch #7 converts all the selftests currently using tracepoint to new APIs.
> 
> v1->v2:
> - preserve errno before close() call (Stanislav);
> - use libbpf_perf_event_disable_and_close in selftest (Stanislav);
> - remove unnecessary memset (Stanislav);
Reviewed-by: Stanislav Fomichev <sdf@xxxxxxxxxx>

Thanks!

> Andrii Nakryiko (7):
>   libbpf: make libbpf_strerror_r agnostic to sign of error
>   libbpf: add ability to attach/detach BPF to perf event
>   libbpf: add kprobe/uprobe attach API
>   libbpf: add tracepoint/raw tracepoint attach API
>   selftests/bpf: switch test to new attach_perf_event API
>   selftests/bpf: add kprobe/uprobe selftests
>   selftests/bpf: convert existing tracepoint tests to new APIs
> 
>  tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c                        | 346 ++++++++++++++++++
>  tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.h                        |  17 +
>  tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.map                      |   6 +
>  tools/lib/bpf/str_error.c                     |   2 +-
>  .../selftests/bpf/prog_tests/attach_probe.c   | 151 ++++++++
>  .../bpf/prog_tests/stacktrace_build_id.c      |  49 +--
>  .../bpf/prog_tests/stacktrace_build_id_nmi.c  |  24 +-
>  .../selftests/bpf/prog_tests/stacktrace_map.c |  42 +--
>  .../bpf/prog_tests/stacktrace_map_raw_tp.c    |  14 +-
>  .../bpf/prog_tests/task_fd_query_rawtp.c      |  10 +-
>  .../bpf/prog_tests/task_fd_query_tp.c         |  51 +--
>  .../bpf/prog_tests/tp_attach_query.c          |  56 +--
>  .../selftests/bpf/progs/test_attach_probe.c   |  55 +++
>  13 files changed, 651 insertions(+), 172 deletions(-)
>  create mode 100644 tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/attach_probe.c
>  create mode 100644 tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/test_attach_probe.c
> 
> -- 
> 2.17.1
> 



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