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[v6,bpf-next,00/14] Support BTF-powered BPF tracing programs for kernel modules

Message ID 20201203204634.1325171-1-andrii@kernel.org
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Series Support BTF-powered BPF tracing programs for kernel modules | expand

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Andrii Nakryiko Dec. 3, 2020, 8:46 p.m. UTC 
This patch sets extends kernel and libbpf with support for attaching
BTF-powered raw tracepoint (tp_btf) and tracing (fentry/fexit/fmod_ret/lsm)
BPF programs to BPF hooks defined in kernel modules. As part of that, libbpf
now supports performing CO-RE relocations against types in kernel module BTFs,
in addition to existing vmlinux BTF support.

Kernel UAPI for BPF_PROG_LOAD now allows to specify kernel module (or vmlinux)
BTF object FD in attach_btf_obj_fd field, aliased to attach_prog_fd. This is
used to identify which BTF object needs to be used for finding BTF type by
provided attach_btf_id.

This patch set also sets up a convenient and fully-controlled custom kernel
module (called "bpf_testmod"), that is a predictable playground for all the
BPF selftests, that rely on module BTFs. Currently pahole doesn't generate
BTF_KIND_FUNC info for ftrace-able static functions in kernel modules, so
expose traced function in bpf_sidecar.ko. Once pahole is enhanced, we can go
back to static function.