[lttng-dev] [PATCH v2] Improve tracef/tracelog to use the stack for small strings

Mathieu Desnoyers mathieu.desnoyers at efficios.com
Mon Aug 1 11:12:47 EDT 2022


----- On Aug 1, 2022, at 10:35 AM, Norbert Lange via lttng-dev lttng-dev at lists.lttng.org wrote:

> From: Norbert Lange <nolange79 at gmail.com>
> 
> Support two common cases, one being that the resulting message is
> small enough to fit into a on-stack buffer.
> The seconds being the common 'printf("%s", "Message")' scheme.
> 
> Unfortunately, iterating a va_list is destructive,
> so it has to be copied before calling vprintf.
> 
> The implementation was moved to a separate file,
> used by both tracef.c and tracelog.c.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Norbert Lange <nolange79 at gmail.com>

Merged, thanks!

Mathieu

> ---
> v2 -> v3:
> 
> *   Wrap macro in do/while
> *   drop loop
> *   other changes in response to feedback
> 
> v2:
> -   move define into src/common/tracer.h
>    see https://lists.lttng.org/pipermail/lttng-dev/2021-May/029977.html
> -   moved macro magic into common tracelog-internal.h header
> -   rebased onto master
> ---
> src/common/tracer.h                   |  2 +
> src/lib/lttng-ust/tracef.c            | 32 +++------
> src/lib/lttng-ust/tracelog-internal.h | 95 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> src/lib/lttng-ust/tracelog.c          | 40 +++--------
> 4 files changed, 114 insertions(+), 55 deletions(-)
> create mode 100644 src/lib/lttng-ust/tracelog-internal.h
> 
> diff --git a/src/common/tracer.h b/src/common/tracer.h
> index 2affd6ab..8e18c9b5 100644
> --- a/src/common/tracer.h
> +++ b/src/common/tracer.h
> @@ -26,6 +26,8 @@
> #define LTTNG_RFLAG_EXTENDED		RING_BUFFER_RFLAG_END
> #define LTTNG_RFLAG_END			(LTTNG_RFLAG_EXTENDED << 1)
> 
> +#define LTTNG_TRACE_PRINTF_BUFSIZE	512
> +
> /*
>  * LTTng client type enumeration. Used by the consumer to map the
>  * callbacks from its own address space.
> diff --git a/src/lib/lttng-ust/tracef.c b/src/lib/lttng-ust/tracef.c
> index c05c7811..92911e1d 100644
> --- a/src/lib/lttng-ust/tracef.c
> +++ b/src/lib/lttng-ust/tracef.c
> @@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
> #define _LGPL_SOURCE
> #include <stdio.h>
> #include "common/macros.h"
> +#include "common/tracer.h"
> 
> /* The tracepoint definition is public, but the provider definition is hidden.
> */
> #define LTTNG_UST_TRACEPOINT_PROVIDER_HIDDEN_DEFINITION
> @@ -15,39 +16,22 @@
> #define LTTNG_UST_TRACEPOINT_DEFINE
> #include "lttng-ust-tracef-provider.h"
> 
> -static inline
> -void lttng_ust___vtracef(const char *fmt, va_list ap)
> -	__attribute__((always_inline, format(printf, 1, 0)));
> -static inline
> -void lttng_ust___vtracef(const char *fmt, va_list ap)
> -{
> -	char *msg;
> -	const int len = vasprintf(&msg, fmt, ap);
> -
> -	/* len does not include the final \0 */
> -	if (len < 0)
> -		goto end;
> -	lttng_ust_tracepoint_cb_lttng_ust_tracef___event(msg, len,
> -		LTTNG_UST_CALLER_IP());
> -	free(msg);
> -end:
> -	return;
> -}
> +#include "tracelog-internal.h"
> 
> void lttng_ust__vtracef(const char *fmt, va_list ap)
> 	__attribute__((format(printf, 1, 0)));
> void lttng_ust__vtracef(const char *fmt, va_list ap)
> {
> -	lttng_ust___vtracef(fmt, ap);
> +	LTTNG_UST_TRACELOG_VALIST(fmt, ap,
> +		lttng_ust_tracepoint_cb_lttng_ust_tracef___event,
> +		msg, len, LTTNG_UST_CALLER_IP());
> }
> 
> void lttng_ust__tracef(const char *fmt, ...)
> 	__attribute__((format(printf, 1, 2)));
> void lttng_ust__tracef(const char *fmt, ...)
> {
> -	va_list ap;
> -
> -	va_start(ap, fmt);
> -	lttng_ust___vtracef(fmt, ap);
> -	va_end(ap);
> +	LTTNG_UST_TRACELOG_VARARG(fmt,
> +		lttng_ust_tracepoint_cb_lttng_ust_tracef___event,
> +		msg, len, LTTNG_UST_CALLER_IP());
> }
> diff --git a/src/lib/lttng-ust/tracelog-internal.h
> b/src/lib/lttng-ust/tracelog-internal.h
> new file mode 100644
> index 00000000..34537023
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/src/lib/lttng-ust/tracelog-internal.h
> @@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
> +/*
> + * SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
> + *
> + * Copyright (C) 2013-2014 Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers at efficios.com>
> + * Copyright (C) 2021 Norbert Lange <nolange79 at gmail.com>
> + *
> + * Shared helper macro for tracelog and tracef.
> + */
> +
> +#define LTTNG_UST_TRACELOG_VARARG(fmt, callback, ...) \
> +	do { \
> +		va_list ap; \
> +		char local_buf[LTTNG_TRACE_PRINTF_BUFSIZE]; \
> +		size_t len = 0; \
> +		char *msg = local_buf; \
> +		char *alloc_buff = NULL; \
> +\
> +		if (caa_unlikely(fmt[0] == '%' && fmt[1] == 's' && fmt[2] == '\0')) { \
> +			va_start(ap, fmt); \
> +			msg = va_arg(ap, char *); \
> +			va_end(ap); \
> +			len = strlen(msg); \
> +		} else { \
> +			int ret; \
> +			size_t buflen = sizeof(local_buf); \
> +\
> +			/* On-stack buffer attempt */ \
> +			va_start(ap, fmt); \
> +			ret = vsnprintf(msg, buflen, fmt, ap); \
> +			va_end(ap); \
> +			if (caa_unlikely(ret < 0)) \
> +				break; \
> +			len = (size_t)ret; \
> +\
> +			if (caa_unlikely(len >= sizeof(local_buf))) { \
> +				buflen = len + 1; \
> +				alloc_buff = (char *)malloc(buflen); \
> +				if (!alloc_buff) \
> +					goto end; \
> +				msg = alloc_buff; \
> +				va_start(ap, fmt); \
> +				ret = vsnprintf(msg, buflen, fmt, ap); \
> +				va_end(ap); \
> +				lttng_ust_runtime_bug_on(ret < 0 || (size_t)ret != buflen - 1); \
> +				len = (size_t)ret; \
> +			} \
> +		} \
> +\
> +		callback(__VA_ARGS__); \
> +end: \
> +		/* Don't call a potentially instrumented forbidden free needlessly. */ \
> +		if (caa_unlikely(alloc_buff)) \
> +			free(alloc_buff); \
> +	} while(0)
> +
> +#define LTTNG_UST_TRACELOG_VALIST(fmt, ap, callback, ...) \
> +	do { \
> +		char local_buf[LTTNG_TRACE_PRINTF_BUFSIZE]; \
> +		size_t len = 0; \
> +		char *msg = local_buf; \
> +		char *alloc_buff = NULL; \
> +\
> +		if (caa_unlikely(fmt[0] == '%' && fmt[1] == 's' && fmt[2] == '\0')) { \
> +			msg = va_arg(ap, char *); \
> +			len = strlen(msg); \
> +		} else { \
> +			va_list ap2; \
> +			int ret; \
> +			size_t buflen = sizeof(local_buf); \
> +\
> +			va_copy(ap2, ap); \
> +			ret = vsnprintf(msg, buflen, fmt, ap2); \
> +			va_end(ap2); \
> +			if (caa_unlikely(ret < 0)) \
> +				break; \
> +			len = (size_t)ret; \
> +\
> +			if (caa_unlikely(len >= sizeof(local_buf))) { \
> +				buflen = len + 1; \
> +				alloc_buff = (char *)malloc(buflen); \
> +				if (!alloc_buff) \
> +					goto end; \
> +				msg = alloc_buff; \
> +				ret = vsnprintf(msg, buflen, fmt, ap); \
> +				lttng_ust_runtime_bug_on(ret < 0 || (size_t)ret != buflen - 1); \
> +				len = (size_t)ret; \
> +			} \
> +		} \
> +\
> +		callback(__VA_ARGS__); \
> +end: \
> +		/* Don't call a potentially instrumented forbidden free needlessly. */ \
> +		if (caa_unlikely(alloc_buff)) \
> +			free(alloc_buff); \
> +	} while (0)
> diff --git a/src/lib/lttng-ust/tracelog.c b/src/lib/lttng-ust/tracelog.c
> index 8147d7a3..bd38032c 100644
> --- a/src/lib/lttng-ust/tracelog.c
> +++ b/src/lib/lttng-ust/tracelog.c
> @@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
> #define _LGPL_SOURCE
> #include <stdio.h>
> #include "common/macros.h"
> +#include "common/tracer.h"
> 
> /* The tracepoint definition is public, but the provider definition is hidden.
> */
> #define LTTNG_UST_TRACEPOINT_PROVIDER_HIDDEN_DEFINITION
> @@ -15,32 +16,9 @@
> #define LTTNG_UST_TRACEPOINT_DEFINE
> #include "lttng-ust-tracelog-provider.h"
> 
> +#include "tracelog-internal.h"
> +
> #define LTTNG_UST_TRACELOG_CB(level) \
> -	static inline \
> -	void lttng_ust___vtracelog_##level(const char *file, \
> -			int line, const char *func, \
> -			const char *fmt, va_list ap) \
> -		__attribute__((always_inline, format(printf, 4, 0))); \
> -	\
> -	static inline \
> -	void lttng_ust___vtracelog_##level(const char *file, \
> -			int line, const char *func, \
> -			const char *fmt, va_list ap) \
> -	{ \
> -		char *msg; \
> -		const int len = vasprintf(&msg, fmt, ap); \
> -		\
> -		/* len does not include the final \0 */ \
> -		if (len < 0) \
> -			goto end; \
> -		lttng_ust_tracepoint_cb_lttng_ust_tracelog___##level(file, \
> -			line, func, msg, len, \
> -			LTTNG_UST_CALLER_IP()); \
> -		free(msg); \
> -	end: \
> -		return; \
> -	} \
> -	\
> 	void lttng_ust__vtracelog_##level(const char *file, \
> 			int line, const char *func, \
> 			const char *fmt, va_list ap) \
> @@ -53,7 +31,9 @@
> 			int line, const char *func, \
> 			const char *fmt, va_list ap) \
> 	{ \
> -		lttng_ust___vtracelog_##level(file, line, func, fmt, ap); \
> +		LTTNG_UST_TRACELOG_VALIST(fmt, ap, \
> +			lttng_ust_tracepoint_cb_lttng_ust_tracelog___##level, \
> +			file, line, func, msg, len, LTTNG_UST_CALLER_IP()); \
> 	} \
> 	\
> 	void lttng_ust__tracelog_##level(const char *file, \
> @@ -68,11 +48,9 @@
> 			int line, const char *func, \
> 			const char *fmt, ...) \
> 	{ \
> -		va_list ap; \
> -		\
> -		va_start(ap, fmt); \
> -		lttng_ust___vtracelog_##level(file, line, func, fmt, ap); \
> -		va_end(ap); \
> +		LTTNG_UST_TRACELOG_VARARG(fmt, \
> +			lttng_ust_tracepoint_cb_lttng_ust_tracelog___##level, \
> +			file, line, func, msg, len, LTTNG_UST_CALLER_IP()); \
> 	}
> 
> LTTNG_UST_TRACELOG_CB(LTTNG_UST_TRACEPOINT_LOGLEVEL_EMERG)
> --
> 2.35.1
> 
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Mathieu Desnoyers
EfficiOS Inc.
http://www.efficios.com


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