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Demonstrations of trace. |
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trace probes functions you specify and displays trace messages if a particular |
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condition is met. You can control the message format to display function |
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arguments and return values. |
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For example, suppose you want to trace all commands being exec'd across the |
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system: |
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# trace 'sys_execve "%s", arg1' |
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PID COMM FUNC - |
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4402 bash sys_execve /usr/bin/man |
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4411 man sys_execve /usr/local/bin/less |
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4411 man sys_execve /usr/bin/less |
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4410 man sys_execve /usr/local/bin/nroff |
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4410 man sys_execve /usr/bin/nroff |
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4409 man sys_execve /usr/local/bin/tbl |
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4409 man sys_execve /usr/bin/tbl |
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4408 man sys_execve /usr/local/bin/preconv |
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4408 man sys_execve /usr/bin/preconv |
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4415 nroff sys_execve /usr/bin/locale |
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4416 nroff sys_execve /usr/bin/groff |
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4418 groff sys_execve /usr/bin/grotty |
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4417 groff sys_execve /usr/bin/troff |
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^C |
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The ::sys_execve syntax specifies that you want an entry probe (which is the |
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default), in a kernel function (which is the default) called sys_execve. Next, |
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the format string to print is simply "%s", which prints a string. Finally, the |
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value to print is the first argument to the sys_execve function, which happens |
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to be the command that is exec'd. The above trace was generated by executing |
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"man ls" in a separate shell. As you see, man executes a number of additional |
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programs to finally display the man page. |
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Next, suppose you are looking for large reads across the system. Let's trace |
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the read system call and inspect the third argument, which is the number of |
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bytes to be read: |
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# trace 'sys_read (arg3 > 20000) "read %d bytes", arg3' |
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PID COMM FUNC - |
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4490 dd sys_read read 1048576 bytes |
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4490 dd sys_read read 1048576 bytes |
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4490 dd sys_read read 1048576 bytes |
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4490 dd sys_read read 1048576 bytes |
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^C |
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During the trace, I executed "dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/null bs=1M count=4". |
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The individual reads are visible, with the custom format message printed for |
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each read. The parenthesized expression "(arg3 > 20000)" is a filter that is |
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evaluated for each invocation of the probe before printing anything. |
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You can also trace user functions. For example, let's simulate the bashreadline |
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script, which attaches to the readline function in bash and prints its return |
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value, effectively snooping all bash shell input across the system: |
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# trace 'r:bash:readline "%s", retval' |
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PID COMM FUNC - |
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2740 bash readline echo hi! |
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2740 bash readline man ls |
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^C |
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The special retval keyword stands for the function's return value, and can |
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be used only in a retprobe, specified by the 'r' prefix. The next component |
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of the probe is the library that contains the desired function. It's OK to |
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specify executables too, as long as they can be found in the PATH. Or, you |
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can specify the full path to the executable (e.g. "/usr/bin/bash"). |
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Sometimes it can be useful to see where in code the events happen. There are |
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flags to print the kernel stack (-K), the user stack (-U) and optionally |
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include the virtual address in the stacks as well (-a): |
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# trace.py -U -a 'r::sys_futex "%d", retval' |
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PID TID COMM FUNC - |
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793922 793951 poller sys_futex 0 |
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7f6c72b6497a __lll_unlock_wake+0x1a [libpthread-2.23.so] |
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627fef folly::FunctionScheduler::run()+0x46f [router] |
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7f6c7345f171 execute_native_thread_routine+0x21 [libstdc++.so.6.0.21] |
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7f6c72b5b7a9 start_thread+0xd9 [libpthread-2.23.so] |
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7f6c7223fa7d clone+0x6d [libc-2.23.so] |
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Multiple probes can be combined on the same command line. For example, let's |
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trace failed read and write calls on the libc level, and include a time column: |
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# trace 'r:c:read ((int)retval < 0) "read failed: %d", retval' \ |
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'r:c:write ((int)retval < 0) "write failed: %d", retval' -T |
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TIME PID COMM FUNC - |
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05:31:57 3388 bash write write failed: -1 |
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05:32:00 3388 bash write write failed: -1 |
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^C |
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Note that the retval variable must be cast to int before comparing to zero. |
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The reason is that the default type for argN and retval is an unsigned 64-bit |
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integer, which can never be smaller than 0. |
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trace has also some basic support for kernel tracepoints. For example, let's |
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trace the block:block_rq_complete tracepoint and print out the number of sectors |
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transferred: |
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# trace 't:block:block_rq_complete "sectors=%d", args->nr_sector' -T |
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TIME PID COMM FUNC - |
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01:23:51 0 swapper/0 block_rq_complete sectors=8 |
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01:23:55 10017 kworker/u64: block_rq_complete sectors=1 |
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01:23:55 0 swapper/0 block_rq_complete sectors=8 |
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^C |
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To discover the tracepoint structure format (which you can refer to as the "args" |
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pointer variable), use the tplist tool. For example: |
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# tplist -v block:block_rq_complete |
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block:block_rq_complete |
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dev_t dev; |
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sector_t sector; |
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unsigned int nr_sector; |
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int errors; |
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char rwbs[8]; |
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This output tells you that you can use "args->dev", "args->sector", etc. in your |
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predicate and trace arguments. |
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More and more high-level libraries are instrumented with USDT probe support. |
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These probes can be traced by trace just like kernel tracepoints. For example, |
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trace new threads being created and their function name, include time column |
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and on which CPU it happened: |
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# trace 'u:pthread:pthread_create "%U", arg3' -T -C |
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TIME CPU PID TID COMM FUNC - |
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13:22:01 25 2627 2629 automount pthread_create expire_proc_indirect+0x0 [automount] |
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13:22:01 5 21360 21414 osqueryd pthread_create [unknown] [osqueryd] |
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13:22:03 25 2627 2629 automount pthread_create expire_proc_indirect+0x0 [automount] |
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13:22:04 15 21360 21414 osqueryd pthread_create [unknown] [osqueryd] |
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13:22:07 25 2627 2629 automount pthread_create expire_proc_indirect+0x0 [automount] |
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13:22:07 4 21360 21414 osqueryd pthread_create [unknown] [osqueryd] |
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^C |
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The "%U" format specifier tells trace to resolve arg3 as a user-space symbol, |
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if possible. Similarly, use "%K" for kernel symbols. |
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Ruby, Node, and OpenJDK are also instrumented with USDT. For example, let's |
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trace Ruby methods being called (this requires a version of Ruby built with |
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the --enable-dtrace configure flag): |
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# trace 'u:ruby:method__entry "%s.%s", arg1, arg2' -p $(pidof irb) -T |
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TIME PID COMM FUNC - |
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12:08:43 18420 irb method__entry IRB::Context.verbose? |
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12:08:43 18420 irb method__entry RubyLex.ungetc |
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12:08:43 18420 irb method__entry RuxyLex.debug? |
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^C |
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In the previous invocation, arg1 and arg2 are the class name and method name |
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for the Ruby method being invoked. |
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You can also trace exported functions from shared libraries, or an imported |
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function on the actual executable: |
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# sudo ./trace.py 'r:/usr/lib64/libtinfo.so:curses_version "Version=%s", retval' |
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# tput -V |
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PID TID COMM FUNC - |
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21720 21720 tput curses_version Version=ncurses 6.0.20160709 |
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^C |
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Occasionally, it can be useful to filter specific strings. For example, you |
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might be interested in open() calls that open a specific file: |
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# trace 'p:c:open (STRCMP("test.txt", arg1)) "opening %s", arg1' -T |
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TIME PID COMM FUNC - |
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01:43:15 10938 cat open opening test.txt |
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01:43:20 10939 cat open opening test.txt |
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^C |
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In the preceding example, as well as in many others, readability may be |
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improved by providing the function's signature, which names the arguments and |
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lets you access structure sub-fields, which is hard with the "arg1", "arg2" |
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convention. For example: |
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# trace 'p:c:open(char *filename) "opening %s", filename' |
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PID TID COMM FUNC - |
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17507 17507 cat open opening FAQ.txt |
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^C |
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# trace 'p::SyS_nanosleep(struct timespec *ts) "sleep for %lld ns", ts->tv_nsec' |
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PID TID COMM FUNC - |
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777 785 automount SyS_nanosleep sleep for 500000000 ns |
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777 785 automount SyS_nanosleep sleep for 500000000 ns |
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777 785 automount SyS_nanosleep sleep for 500000000 ns |
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777 785 automount SyS_nanosleep sleep for 500000000 ns |
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^C |
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Remember to use the -I argument include the appropriate header file. We didn't |
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need to do that here because `struct timespec` is used internally by the tool, |
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so it always includes this header file. |
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As a final example, let's trace open syscalls for a specific process. By |
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default, tracing is system-wide, but the -p switch overrides this: |
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# trace -p 2740 'do_sys_open "%s", arg2' -T |
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TIME PID COMM FUNC - |
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05:36:16 15872 ls do_sys_open /etc/ld.so.cache |
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05:36:16 15872 ls do_sys_open /lib64/libselinux.so.1 |
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05:36:16 15872 ls do_sys_open /lib64/libcap.so.2 |
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05:36:16 15872 ls do_sys_open /lib64/libacl.so.1 |
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05:36:16 15872 ls do_sys_open /lib64/libc.so.6 |
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05:36:16 15872 ls do_sys_open /lib64/libpcre.so.1 |
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05:36:16 15872 ls do_sys_open /lib64/libdl.so.2 |
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05:36:16 15872 ls do_sys_open /lib64/libattr.so.1 |
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05:36:16 15872 ls do_sys_open /lib64/libpthread.so.0 |
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05:36:16 15872 ls do_sys_open /usr/lib/locale/locale-archive |
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05:36:16 15872 ls do_sys_open /home/vagrant |
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^C |
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In this example, we traced the "ls ~" command as it was opening its shared |
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libraries and then accessing the /home/vagrant directory listing. |
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Lastly, if a high-frequency event is traced you may overflow the perf ring |
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buffer. This shows as "Lost N samples": |
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# trace sys_open |
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5087 5087 pgrep sys_open |
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5087 5087 pgrep sys_open |
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5087 5087 pgrep sys_open |
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5087 5087 pgrep sys_open |
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5087 5087 pgrep sys_open |
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Lost 764896 samples |
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Lost 764896 samples |
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Lost 764896 samples |
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The perf ring buffer size can be changed with -b. The unit is size per-CPU buffer |
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size and is measured in pages. The value must be a power of two and defaults to |
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64 pages. |
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# trace.py 'sys_setsockopt(int fd, int level, int optname, char* optval, int optlen)(level==0 && optname == 1 && STRCMP("{0x6C, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00}", optval))' -U -M 1 --bin_cmp |
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PID TID COMM FUNC - |
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1855611 1863183 worker sys_setsockopt found |
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In this example we are catching setsockopt syscall to change IPv4 IP_TOS |
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value only for the cases where new TOS value is equal to 108. we are using |
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STRCMP helper in binary mode (--bin_cmp flag) to compare optval array |
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against int value of 108 (parametr of setsockopt call) in hex representation |
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(little endian format) |
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USAGE message: |
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usage: trace [-h] [-b BUFFER_PAGES] [-p PID] [-L TID] [-v] [-Z STRING_SIZE] |
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[-S] [-M MAX_EVENTS] [-t] [-T] [-K] [-U] [-a] [-I header] |
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probe [probe ...] |
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Attach to functions and print trace messages. |
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positional arguments: |
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probe probe specifier (see examples) |
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optional arguments: |
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-h, --help show this help message and exit |
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-b BUFFER_PAGES, --buffer-pages BUFFER_PAGES |
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number of pages to use for perf_events ring buffer |
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(default: 64) |
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-p PID, --pid PID id of the process to trace (optional) |
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-L TID, --tid TID id of the thread to trace (optional) |
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-v, --verbose print resulting BPF program code before executing |
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-Z STRING_SIZE, --string-size STRING_SIZE |
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maximum size to read from strings |
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-S, --include-self do not filter trace's own pid from the trace |
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-M MAX_EVENTS, --max-events MAX_EVENTS |
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number of events to print before quitting |
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-t, --timestamp print timestamp column (offset from trace start) |
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-T, --time print time column |
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-C, --print_cpu print CPU id |
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-B, --bin_cmp allow to use STRCMP with binary values |
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-K, --kernel-stack output kernel stack trace |
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-U, --user-stack output user stack trace |
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-a, --address print virtual address in stacks |
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-I header, --include header |
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additional header files to include in the BPF program |
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as either full path, or relative to current working directory, |
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or relative to default kernel header search path |
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EXAMPLES: |
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trace do_sys_open |
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Trace the open syscall and print a default trace message when entered |
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trace 'do_sys_open "%s", arg2' |
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Trace the open syscall and print the filename being opened |
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trace 'sys_read (arg3 > 20000) "read %d bytes", arg3' |
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Trace the read syscall and print a message for reads >20000 bytes |
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trace 'r::do_sys_open "%llx", retval' |
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Trace the return from the open syscall and print the return value |
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trace 'c:open (arg2 == 42) "%s %d", arg1, arg2' |
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Trace the open() call from libc only if the flags (arg2) argument is 42 |
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trace 'c:malloc "size = %d", arg1' |
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Trace malloc calls and print the size being allocated |
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trace 'p:c:write (arg1 == 1) "writing %d bytes to STDOUT", arg3' |
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Trace the write() call from libc to monitor writes to STDOUT |
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trace 'r::__kmalloc (retval == 0) "kmalloc failed!"' |
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Trace returns from __kmalloc which returned a null pointer |
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trace 'r:c:malloc (retval) "allocated = %x", retval' |
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Trace returns from malloc and print non-NULL allocated buffers |
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trace 't:block:block_rq_complete "sectors=%d", args->nr_sector' |
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Trace the block_rq_complete kernel tracepoint and print # of tx sectors |
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trace 'u:pthread:pthread_create (arg4 != 0)' |
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Trace the USDT probe pthread_create when its 4th argument is non-zero |
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trace 'p::SyS_nanosleep(struct timespec *ts) "sleep for %lld ns", ts->tv_nsec' |
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Trace the nanosleep syscall and print the sleep duration in ns |
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trace -I 'linux/fs.h' \ |
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'p::uprobe_register(struct inode *inode) "a_ops = %llx", inode->i_mapping->a_ops' |
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Trace the uprobe_register inode mapping ops, and the symbol can be found |
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in /proc/kallsyms |
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trace -I 'kernel/sched/sched.h' \ |
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'p::__account_cfs_rq_runtime(struct cfs_rq *cfs_rq) "%d", cfs_rq->runtime_remaining' |
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Trace the cfs scheduling runqueue remaining runtime. The struct cfs_rq is defined |
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in kernel/sched/sched.h which is in kernel source tree and not in kernel-devel |
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package. So this command needs to run at the kernel source tree root directory |
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so that the added header file can be found by the compiler. |
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trace -I 'net/sock.h' \\ |
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'udpv6_sendmsg(struct sock *sk) (sk->sk_dport == 13568)' |
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Trace udpv6 sendmsg calls only if socket's destination port is equal |
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to 53 (DNS; 13568 in big endian order) |
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trace -I 'linux/fs_struct.h' 'mntns_install "users = %d", $task->fs->users' |
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Trace the number of users accessing the file system of the current task |
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