[lttng-dev] loading modules with modprobe

François Belias beliasossim at gmail.com
Thu Jul 18 15:46:50 EDT 2024


Hello Kienan,

 my issue has been fixed. thanks for your help

Le jeu. 18 juill. 2024, à 10 h 58, Kienan Stewart <kstewart at efficios.com> a
écrit :

> A couple of addendums inline below
>
> On 7/18/24 10:47 AM, Kienan Stewart via lttng-dev wrote:
> > Hi François,
> >
> > The dmesg excerpts are spaced by a number of minutes each, are they from
> > different attempts to build and load the modules?
> >
> > On 7/17/24 8:44 PM, François Belias wrote:
> >> Hello Kienan,
> >>
> >> Thanks to your advice, I managed to load some modules. However, I
> >> encountered errors like these when running `dmesg | grep lttng`:
> >>
> >> ```
> >> [  218.043672] module lttng_kretprobes: .gnu.linkonce.this_module
> >> section size must match the kernel's built struct module size at run
> time
> >
> > This sounds like the version of the module is built against the wrong
> > kernel headers or source.
>
> Also, are you using lttng-modules master or did you swap back to
> stable-2.13?
>
> If you're still on master and have the most recent changes
> lttng_kretprobes isn't required anymore. You will also need lttng-tools
> from master with the corresponding changes so that it doesn't try to
> load lttng_kretprobes.
>
> >
> >> [  650.560883] lttng_kretprobes: module verification failed: signature
> >> and/or required key missing - tainting kernel
> >
> > Is your system running with secure boot enabled? If so, you either need
> > to disable secure boot or sign the built modules with a MOK key that is
> > correctly enrolled.
> >
> > See the following documentation:
> >
> > - https://lttng.org/docs/v2.13/#doc-linux-kernel-sig
> > - https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/admin-guide/module-signing.html
> > - https://github.com/dell/dkms
> > -
> >
> https://gitlab.com/linux-kernel/stable/-/blob/master/kernel/module/main.c#L2064
> >
> > Whatever you did for this test is pretty closed to working. The previous
> > errors with the section size check happen earlier in the module load
> > process. This check seems to be one of the last, c.f.
> > https://elixir.bootlin.com/linux/v6.10/source/kernel/module/main.c#L2908
> >
> >> [ 1468.329988] module lttng_ring_buffer_client_discard:
> >> .gnu.linkonce.this_module section size must match the kernel's built
> >> struct module size at run time
> >> ```
> >>
> >> I'm unsure of their meaning. After loading my module, how can I be
> >> certain that my tracepoints are active? I read online that people use
> >> `sudo lttng list -k` for this purpose, but when I tried it, I got the
> >> error: "Error: Unable to list kernel events: Kernel tracer not
> >> available". Is there another way?
> >
> > If you're still getting "kernel tracer not available" then either
> > required kernel modules haven't been loaded or you started lttng-session
> > with `--no-kernel` option. `lttng-sessiond -vvv`, dmesg, and/or
> > journalctl should have information on which modules failed to load.
> >
>
> I know you're doing `sudo lttng list -k`, but the basic checks still apply:
>
> - is the lttng-sessiond running as the root user
> - (when running without sudo) does the tracing group exist, and is your
> user a member of that group
>
> > kienan
> >
> >>
> >> Thank you for your assistance.
> >>
> >> Le mer. 17 juill. 2024, à 12 h 08, Kienan Stewart
> >> <kstewart at efficios.com <mailto:kstewart at efficios.com>> a écrit :
> >>
> >>     Hi François,
> >>
> >>     On 7/17/24 11:47 AM, François Belias wrote:
> >>      > Hello, Kienan
> >>      >
> >>      >
> >>      > *Right. Which kernel are you actually running at this time? You
> >>     can check
> >>      > using: `uname -a`*
> >>      > Linux philippe 6.5.0-41-generic #41~22.04.2-Ubuntu SMP
> >>     PREEMPT_DYNAMIC
> >>      > Mon Jun  3 11:32:55 UTC 2 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
> >>      >
> >>      > *Since you've got a few different images and headers installed,
> >> it is
> >>      > possible to check that same info the linux-source package:
> >> `dpkg -l |
> >>      > grep linux-source`.*
> >>      > ii  linux-source                                   5.15.0.116.116
> >>      >                               all          Linux kernel source
> >> with
> >>      > Ubuntu patches
> >>      > ii  linux-source-5.15.0                       5.15.0-116.126
> >>      >                         all          Linux kernel source for
> >> version
> >>      > 5.15.0 with Ubuntu patches
> >>      > ii  linux-source-6.5.0                      6.5.0-44.44~22.04.1
> >>      >                        all          Linux kernel source for
> >> version
> >>
> >>     Your currently running `6.5.0-41-generic #41~22.04.2-Ubuntu`
> >>
> >>     You have source installed for `6.5.0-44.44~22.04.1`. From your
> >> previous
> >>     e-mail, there is also a linux image installed:
> >>
> >>     ```
> >>     linux-image-6.5.0-44-generic 6.5.0-44.44~22.04.1
> >>     ```
> >>
> >>     Assuming you are using grub, could you verify that one of the
> options
> >>     for booting in `/boot/grub/grub.cfg` is linux 6.5.0-44.44. Look
> >> for the
> >>     lines similar to the following inside a menu entry block:
> >>
> >>     (Note my example is 5.15.0-116, but you will be lookng for
> >> 6.5.0-44 or
> >>     6.5.0-44.44)
> >>
> >>     ```
> >>     linux   /boot/vmlinuz-5.15.0-116-generic root=....
> >>     initrd  /boot/initrd.img-5.15.0-116-generic
> >>     ```
> >>
> >>     If you have a grub entry for linux 6.5.0-44.44, could you reboot
> >> to run
> >>     on the linux 6.5.0-44.44.
> >>
> >>     After rebooting verify with `uname -a` that your kernel version is
> >>     6.5.0-44.44.
> >>
> >>     Make sure you have unpacked the linux sources:
> >>
> >>     ```
> >>     # Approximating the version numbers, since I don't have 6.5.0
> >> installed
> >>     cd /usr/src/linux-source-6.5.0
> >>     bunzip2 linux-source-6.5.0.tar.bz2
> >>     tar -xf linux-source-6.5.0.tar
> >>     ```
> >>
> >>     Then retry the build with
> >>     `KERNELDIR=/usr/src/linux-source-6.5.0/linux-source-6.5.0/`
> >>
> >>     I haven't personally tried the full steps on an Ubuntu
> >> installation so
> >>     you may still need to tweak a couple of things, but I think this
> >> should
> >>     get you on the right path.
> >>
> >>     Really the important thing is to make sure that the kernel source
> >> code
> >>     matches the kernel you are running.
> >>
> >>      > 6.5.0 with Ubuntu patches
> >>      > *Could you run either `apt-cache policy` or `apt policy` and
> >>     `apt-mark
> >>      > showhold` in order to know which sources you have configured.*
> >>      > For this part, /*apt-mark showhold*/ gave me nothing I don't know
> >>     what
> >>      > is means.
> >>
> >>     `apt-mark showhold` will show any packages that are on hold - it is
> a
> >>     way of marking packages that shouldn't be updated.
> >>
> >>     As you have the linux-source for 6.5.0-44.44~22.04.1, I don't
> >> think it
> >>     will be necessary to have the output of `apt-cache policy`.
> >>
> >>     thanks,
> >>     kienan
> >>
> >>      >
> >>      > I am looking at the links, but nothing seems to match my kernel
> >>     version.
> >>      >
> >>      > Thanks for your assistance.
> >>      >
> >>      > Le mer. 17 juill. 2024, à 11 h 46, François Belias
> >>      > <beliasossim at gmail.com <mailto:beliasossim at gmail.com>
> >>     <mailto:beliasossim at gmail.com <mailto:beliasossim at gmail.com>>> a
> >> écrit :
> >>      >
> >>      >     Hello, Kienan
> >>      >
> >>      >
> >>      >     *Right. Which kernel are you actually running at this time?
> >>     You can
> >>      >     check
> >>      >     using: `uname -a`*
> >>      >     Linux philippe 6.5.0-41-generic #41~22.04.2-Ubuntu SMP
> >>      >     PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Mon Jun  3 11:32:55 UTC 2 x86_64 x86_64
> >>     x86_64 GNU/Linux
> >>      >
> >>      >     *Since you've got a few different images and headers
> >>     installed, it is
> >>      >     possible to check that same info the linux-source package:
> >>     `dpkg -l |
> >>      >     grep linux-source`.*
> >>      >     ii  linux-source       5.15.0.116.116
> >>      >                                       all          Linux kernel
> >>     source
> >>      >     with Ubuntu patches
> >>      >     ii  linux-source-5.15.0                       5.15.0-116.126
> >>      >                                 all          Linux kernel
> >> source for
> >>      >     version 5.15.0 with Ubuntu patches
> >>      >     ii  linux-source-6.5.0
> >> 6.5.0-44.44~22.04.1
> >>      >                                all          Linux kernel source
> >> for
> >>      >     version 6.5.0 with Ubuntu patches
> >>      >     *Could you run either `apt-cache policy` or `apt policy` and
> >>     `apt-mark
> >>      >     showhold` in order to know which sources you have
> configured.*
> >>      >     For this part, /*apt-mark showhold*/ gave me nothing I
> >> don't know
> >>      >     what is means.
> >>      >
> >>      >     I am looking at the links, but nothing seems to match my
> >> kernel
> >>      >     version.
> >>      >
> >>      >     Thanks for your assistance.
> >>      >
> >>      >     Le mer. 17 juill. 2024, à 10 h 55, Kienan Stewart
> >>      >     <kstewart at efficios.com <mailto:kstewart at efficios.com>
> >>     <mailto:kstewart at efficios.com <mailto:kstewart at efficios.com>>> a
> >> écrit :
> >>      >
> >>      >         Hi François,
> >>      >
> >>      >         On 7/16/24 4:34 PM, François Belias wrote:
> >>      >          > Hello Kienan,
> >>      >          >
> >>      >          > When I proceed with the following steps:
> >>      >          >
> >>      >          > ```
> >>      >          > # Warning: this removes all untracked content from the
> >>      >         lttng-modules
> >>      >          > directory
> >>      >          > cd /path/to/lttng-modules-source
> >>      >          > git clean -dxf
> >>      >          >
> >>      >          > make
> >>      >          > sudo make modules_install
> >>      >          > sudo depmod -a
> >>      >          > ```
> >>      >          >
> >>      >          > I encounter a warning in
> >>      >          > `/home/philippe/lttng-modules/src/probes/Kbuild:79`
> >>     stating
> >>      >         "File
> >>      >          > ./arch/x86/kvm/lapic.h not found. Probe 'kvm'
> >>     x86-specific is
> >>      >         disabled.
> >>      >          > Use full kernel source tree to enable it." Although
> >>      >         everything compiles
> >>      >          > fine and I'm able to load modules, when I execute
> >>     `sudo lttng
> >>      >         list -k`,
> >>      >          > I don't see the tracepoints `kvm_entry` and
> >>     `kvm_exit`, which
> >>      >         I believe
> >>      >          > should be available. Could this be due to not using my
> >>     full
> >>      >         kernel tree
> >>      >          > during compilation?
> >>      >
> >>      >
> >>      >         Exactly. Those probes depend on having the full kernel
> >>     source as
> >>      >         they
> >>      >         require private headers which aren't shipped as part of
> >> the
> >>      >         `linux-headers` package.
> >>      >
> >>      >          >
> >>      >          > Here are the answers to your questions:
> >>      >          >
> >>      >          > - *Where did `/usr/src/linux-source-6.5.0` come from?*
> >>      >          >    I initially attempted `sudo apt-get update && sudo
> >>     apt-get
> >>      >         install
> >>      >          > linux-source`, but it gave me this answer
> >>     */linux-source is
> >>      >         already the
> >>      >          > newest version (5.15.0.116.116)/*`, which doesn't
> >> match my
> >>      >         current
> >>      >          > kernel version. So, I downloaded it directly from
> >>     kernel.org <http://kernel.org>
> >>      >         <http://kernel.org <http://kernel.org>>
> >>      >          > <http://kernel.org <http://kernel.org>
> >>     <http://kernel.org <http://kernel.org>>> using this command:
> >>      >         `wget
> >>      >          >
> >>      > https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/linux-6.5.tar.xz`
> <https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/linux-6.5.tar.xz>
> >>     <https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/linux-6.5.tar.xz>
> >>      >
> >>  <https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/linux-6.5.tar.xz
> >>     <https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/linux-6.5.tar.xz>>
> >>      >          >
> >>      >
> >>  <https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/linux-6.5.tar.xz`
> <https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/linux-6.5.tar.xz>
> >>     <https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/linux-6.5.tar.xz>
> >>      >
> >>  <https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/linux-6.5.tar.xz
> >>     <https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/linux-6.5.tar.xz>>>.
> >>      >          >
> >>      >
> >>      >         Right. Which kernel are you actually running at this
> >>     time? You
> >>      >         can check
> >>      >         using: `uname -a`
> >>      >
> >>      >         In any case, Linux upstream 6.5 is not the same as
> >>     Ubuntus's 6.5.
> >>      >
> >>      >          > - *Which Linux distribution and version are you
> using?*
> >>      >          >    Running `lsb_release -a` gives me:
> >>      >          >    ```
> >>      >          >    No LSB modules are available.
> >>      >          >    Distributor ID: Ubuntu
> >>      >          >    Description:    Ubuntu 22.04.4 LTS
> >>      >          >    Release:        22.04
> >>      >          >    Codename:       jammy
> >>      >          >    ```
> >>      >          >
> >>      >          > - *Assuming your distribution has kernel packages,
> >>     which do
> >>      >         you have
> >>      >          > installed, and do you have the corresponding kernel
> >>     headers
> >>      >         package
> >>      >          > installed?*
> >>      >          >
> >>      >          >    Running `dpkg -l | grep linux-image` shows these
> >>     installed
> >>      >         packages:
> >>      >          >    ```
> >>      >          >    ii  linux-image-5.15.0-116-generic
> >> 5.15.0-116.126
> >>      >          >   amd64   Signed kernel image generic
> >>      >          >    ii  linux-image-6.5.0-28-generic
> >>      >         6.5.0-28.29~22.04.1
> >>      >          >   amd64   Signed kernel image generic
> >>      >          >    ii  linux-image-6.5.0-41-generic
> >>      >         6.5.0-41.41~22.04.2
> >>      >          >   amd64   Signed kernel image generic
> >>      >          >    ii  linux-image-6.5.0-44-generic
> >>      >         6.5.0-44.44~22.04.1
> >>      >          >   amd64   Signed kernel image generic
> >>      >          >    ii  linux-image-generic       5.15.0.116.116
> >>      >          >   amd64   Generic Linux kernel image
> >>      >          >    ii  linux-image-generic-hwe-22.04
> >>      >           6.5.0.44.44~22.04.1
> >>      >          >   amd64   Generic Linux kernel image
> >>      >          >    ```
> >>      >          >
> >>      >          >    And `dpkg -l | grep linux-headers` shows these
> >>     installed
> >>      >         header packages:
> >>      >          >    ```
> >>      >          >    ii  linux-headers-5.15.0-116
> >>      >         5.15.0-116.126      all
> >>      >          >      Header files related to Linux kernel version
> >> 5.15.0
> >>      >          >    ii  linux-headers-5.15.0-116-generic
> >> 5.15.0-116.126
> >>      >          >   amd64   Linux kernel headers for version 5.15.0 on
> >>     64 bit
> >>      >         x86 SMP
> >>      >          >    ii  linux-headers-6.5.0-28-generic
> >>      >         6.5.0-28.29~22.04.1
> >>      >          >   amd64   Linux kernel headers for version 6.5.0 on
> >> 64 bit
> >>      >         x86 SMP
> >>      >          >    ii  linux-headers-6.5.0-41-generic
> >>      >         6.5.0-41.41~22.04.2
> >>      >          >   amd64   Linux kernel headers for version 6.5.0 on
> >> 64 bit
> >>      >         x86 SMP
> >>      >          >    ii  linux-headers-6.5.0-44-generic
> >>      >         6.5.0-44.44~22.04.1
> >>      >          >   amd64   Linux kernel headers for version 6.5.0 on
> >> 64 bit
> >>      >         x86 SMP
> >>      >          >    ii  linux-headers-generic       5.15.0.116.116
> >>      >          >   amd64   Generic Linux kernel headers
> >>      >          >    ii  linux-headers-generic-hwe-22.04
> >>      >           6.5.0.44.44~22.04.1
> >>      >          >   amd64   Generic Linux kernel headers
> >>      >          >    ```
> >>      >          >
> >>      >
> >>      >         Since you've got a few different images and headers
> >>     installed,
> >>      >         it is
> >>      >         possible to check that same info the linux-source
> >>     package: `dpkg
> >>      >         -l |
> >>      >         grep linux-source`.
> >>      >
> >>      >         Maybe one thing tripping this process up is that you
> >>     don't have
> >>      >         an apt
> >>      >         source that provides linux-source that matches the
> >> kernel you
> >>      >         are using.
> >>      >         Could you run either `apt-cache policy` or `apt policy`
> >> and
> >>      >         `apt-mark
> >>      >         showhold` in order to know which sources you have
> >> configured.
> >>      >
> >>      >         There are also alternative sources for the full source
> >> tree:
> >>      >
> >>      >         - You could download the specific package from
> >>      > packages.ubuntu.com <http://packages.ubuntu.com>
> >>     <http://packages.ubuntu.com <http://packages.ubuntu.com>>. See
> >>      > https://packages.ubuntu.com <https://packages.ubuntu.com>
> >>     <https://packages.ubuntu.com <https://packages.ubuntu.com>> and
> >>      >         use `apt install ./downloaded_package.deb`
> >>      >
> >>      >         - You could clone the kernel source for Ubuntu and
> >>     checkout the
> >>      >         appropriate tag. See
> >>      >
> >>
> >>
> https://git.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-kernel/ubuntu/+source/linux/+git/jammy/refs/tags
> <
> https://git.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-kernel/ubuntu/+source/linux/+git/jammy/refs/tags>
> <
> https://git.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-kernel/ubuntu/+source/linux/+git/jammy/refs/tags
> <
> https://git.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-kernel/ubuntu/+source/linux/+git/jammy/refs/tags
> >>
> >>      >
> >>      >         thanks,
> >>      >         kienan
> >>      >
> >>
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