A ring-buffer remote is an entity outside of the kernel (most likely a
firmware or a hypervisor) capable of writing events in a ring-buffer
following the same format as the tracefs ring-buffer.

To setup the ring-buffer on the kernel side, a description of the pages
(struct trace_page_desc) is necessary. A callback (get_reader_page) must
also be provided. It is called whenever it is done reading the previous
reader page.

It is expected from the remote to keep the meta-page updated.

Signed-off-by: Vincent Donnefort <[email protected]>

diff --git a/include/linux/ring_buffer.h b/include/linux/ring_buffer.h
index 17fbb7855295..61e785adc011 100644
--- a/include/linux/ring_buffer.h
+++ b/include/linux/ring_buffer.h
@@ -248,4 +248,58 @@ int ring_buffer_map(struct trace_buffer *buffer, int cpu,
                    struct vm_area_struct *vma);
 int ring_buffer_unmap(struct trace_buffer *buffer, int cpu);
 int ring_buffer_map_get_reader(struct trace_buffer *buffer, int cpu);
+
+#define meta_pages_lost(__meta) \
+       ((__meta)->Reserved1)
+#define meta_pages_touched(__meta) \
+       ((__meta)->Reserved2)
+
+struct rb_page_desc {
+       int             cpu;
+       int             nr_page_va; /* exclude the meta page */
+       unsigned long   meta_va;
+       unsigned long   page_va[];
+};
+
+struct trace_page_desc {
+       int             nr_cpus;
+       char            __data[]; /* list of rb_page_desc */
+};
+
+static inline
+struct rb_page_desc *__next_rb_page_desc(struct rb_page_desc *pdesc)
+{
+       size_t len = struct_size(pdesc, page_va, pdesc->nr_page_va);
+
+       return (struct rb_page_desc *)((void *)pdesc + len);
+}
+
+static inline
+struct rb_page_desc *__first_rb_page_desc(struct trace_page_desc *trace_pdesc)
+{
+       return (struct rb_page_desc *)(&trace_pdesc->__data[0]);
+}
+
+#define for_each_rb_page_desc(__pdesc, __cpu, __trace_pdesc)           \
+       for (__pdesc = __first_rb_page_desc(__trace_pdesc), __cpu = 0;  \
+            __cpu < (__trace_pdesc)->nr_cpus;                          \
+            __cpu++, __pdesc = __next_rb_page_desc(__pdesc))
+
+struct ring_buffer_remote {
+       struct trace_page_desc  *pdesc;
+       int                     (*get_reader_page)(int cpu);
+       int                     (*reset)(int cpu);
+};
+
+int ring_buffer_poll_remote(struct trace_buffer *buffer, int cpu);
+
+struct trace_buffer *
+__ring_buffer_alloc_remote(struct ring_buffer_remote *remote,
+                          struct lock_class_key *key);
+
+#define ring_buffer_remote(remote)                             \
+({                                                             \
+       static struct lock_class_key __key;                     \
+       __ring_buffer_alloc_remote(remote, &__key);             \
+})
 #endif /* _LINUX_RING_BUFFER_H */
diff --git a/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c b/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
index 479bbbcbf61b..3d5d32ecd3fa 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
@@ -519,6 +519,8 @@ struct ring_buffer_per_cpu {
        struct trace_buffer_meta        *meta_page;
        struct ring_buffer_meta         *ring_meta;
 
+       struct ring_buffer_remote       *remote;
+
        /* ring buffer pages to update, > 0 to add, < 0 to remove */
        long                            nr_pages_to_update;
        struct list_head                new_pages; /* new pages to add */
@@ -541,6 +543,8 @@ struct trace_buffer {
 
        struct ring_buffer_per_cpu      **buffers;
 
+       struct ring_buffer_remote       *remote;
+
        struct hlist_node               node;
        u64                             (*clock)(void);
 
@@ -2132,6 +2136,42 @@ static int __rb_allocate_pages(struct 
ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer,
        return -ENOMEM;
 }
 
+static struct rb_page_desc *rb_page_desc(struct trace_page_desc *trace_pdesc,
+                                        int cpu)
+{
+       struct rb_page_desc *pdesc;
+       size_t len;
+       int i;
+
+       if (!trace_pdesc)
+               return NULL;
+
+       if (cpu >= trace_pdesc->nr_cpus)
+               return NULL;
+
+       pdesc = __first_rb_page_desc(trace_pdesc);
+       len = struct_size(pdesc, page_va, pdesc->nr_page_va);
+       pdesc += len * cpu;
+
+       if (pdesc->cpu == cpu)
+               return pdesc;
+
+       /* Missing CPUs, need to linear search */
+
+       for_each_rb_page_desc(pdesc, i, trace_pdesc) {
+               if (pdesc->cpu == cpu)
+                       return pdesc;
+       }
+
+       return NULL;
+}
+
+static void *rb_page_desc_page(struct rb_page_desc *pdesc, int page_id)
+{
+       return page_id > pdesc->nr_page_va ? NULL : (void 
*)pdesc->page_va[page_id];
+}
+
+
 static int rb_allocate_pages(struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer,
                             unsigned long nr_pages)
 {
@@ -2192,6 +2232,31 @@ rb_allocate_cpu_buffer(struct trace_buffer *buffer, long 
nr_pages, int cpu)
 
        cpu_buffer->reader_page = bpage;
 
+       if (buffer->remote) {
+               struct rb_page_desc *pdesc = 
rb_page_desc(buffer->remote->pdesc, cpu);
+
+               if (!pdesc)
+                       goto fail_free_reader;
+
+               cpu_buffer->remote = buffer->remote;
+               cpu_buffer->meta_page = (struct trace_buffer_meta *)(void 
*)pdesc->meta_va;
+               cpu_buffer->subbuf_ids = pdesc->page_va;
+               cpu_buffer->nr_pages = pdesc->nr_page_va - 1;
+               atomic_inc(&cpu_buffer->record_disabled);
+               atomic_inc(&cpu_buffer->resize_disabled);
+
+               bpage->page = rb_page_desc_page(pdesc,
+                                               
cpu_buffer->meta_page->reader.id);
+               if (!bpage->page)
+                       goto fail_free_reader;
+               /*
+                * The meta-page can only describe which of the ring-buffer page
+                * is the reader. There is no need to init the rest of the
+                * ring-buffer.
+                */
+               return cpu_buffer;
+       }
+
        if (buffer->range_addr_start) {
                /*
                 * Range mapped buffers have the same restrictions as memory
@@ -2269,6 +2334,10 @@ static void rb_free_cpu_buffer(struct 
ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer)
 
        irq_work_sync(&cpu_buffer->irq_work.work);
 
+       /* remote ring-buffer. We do not own the data pages */
+       if (cpu_buffer->remote)
+               cpu_buffer->reader_page->page = NULL;
+
        free_buffer_page(cpu_buffer->reader_page);
 
        if (head) {
@@ -2290,7 +2359,8 @@ static void rb_free_cpu_buffer(struct ring_buffer_per_cpu 
*cpu_buffer)
 static struct trace_buffer *alloc_buffer(unsigned long size, unsigned flags,
                                         int order, unsigned long start,
                                         unsigned long end,
-                                        struct lock_class_key *key)
+                                        struct lock_class_key *key,
+                                        struct ring_buffer_remote *remote)
 {
        struct trace_buffer *buffer;
        long nr_pages;
@@ -2318,6 +2388,11 @@ static struct trace_buffer *alloc_buffer(unsigned long 
size, unsigned flags,
        buffer->flags = flags;
        buffer->clock = trace_clock_local;
        buffer->reader_lock_key = key;
+       if (remote) {
+               buffer->remote = remote;
+               /* The writer is remote. This ring-buffer is read-only */
+               atomic_inc(&buffer->record_disabled);
+       }
 
        init_irq_work(&buffer->irq_work.work, rb_wake_up_waiters);
        init_waitqueue_head(&buffer->irq_work.waiters);
@@ -2424,7 +2499,7 @@ struct trace_buffer *__ring_buffer_alloc(unsigned long 
size, unsigned flags,
                                        struct lock_class_key *key)
 {
        /* Default buffer page size - one system page */
-       return alloc_buffer(size, flags, 0, 0, 0,key);
+       return alloc_buffer(size, flags, 0, 0, 0, key, NULL);
 
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__ring_buffer_alloc);
@@ -2448,7 +2523,17 @@ struct trace_buffer *__ring_buffer_alloc_range(unsigned 
long size, unsigned flag
                                               unsigned long range_size,
                                               struct lock_class_key *key)
 {
-       return alloc_buffer(size, flags, order, start, start + range_size, key);
+       return alloc_buffer(size, flags, order, start, start + range_size, key, 
NULL);
+}
+
+/**
+ * __ring_buffer_alloc_remote
+ *
+ */
+struct trace_buffer *__ring_buffer_alloc_remote(struct ring_buffer_remote 
*remote,
+                                               struct lock_class_key *key)
+{
+       return alloc_buffer(0, 0, 0, 0, 0, key, remote);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -5197,8 +5282,54 @@ rb_update_iter_read_stamp(struct ring_buffer_iter *iter,
        }
 }
 
+static bool rb_read_remote_meta_page(struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer)
+{
+       local_set(&cpu_buffer->entries, 
READ_ONCE(cpu_buffer->meta_page->entries));
+       local_set(&cpu_buffer->overrun, 
READ_ONCE(cpu_buffer->meta_page->overrun));
+       local_set(&cpu_buffer->pages_touched, 
READ_ONCE(meta_pages_touched(cpu_buffer->meta_page)));
+       local_set(&cpu_buffer->pages_lost, 
READ_ONCE(meta_pages_lost(cpu_buffer->meta_page)));
+       /*
+        * No need to get the "read" field, it can be tracked here as any
+        * reader will have to go through a rign_buffer_per_cpu.
+        */
+
+       return rb_num_of_entries(cpu_buffer);
+}
+
 static struct buffer_page *
-rb_get_reader_page(struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer)
+__rb_get_reader_page_from_remote(struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer)
+{
+       u32 prev_reader;
+
+       if (!rb_read_remote_meta_page(cpu_buffer))
+               return NULL;
+
+       /* More to read on the reader page */
+       if (cpu_buffer->reader_page->read < 
rb_page_size(cpu_buffer->reader_page))
+               return cpu_buffer->reader_page;
+
+       prev_reader = cpu_buffer->meta_page->reader.id;
+
+       WARN_ON(cpu_buffer->remote->get_reader_page(cpu_buffer->cpu));
+       /* nr_pages doesn't include the reader page */
+       if (cpu_buffer->meta_page->reader.id > cpu_buffer->nr_pages) {
+               WARN_ON(1);
+               return NULL;
+       }
+
+       cpu_buffer->reader_page->page =
+               (void 
*)cpu_buffer->subbuf_ids[cpu_buffer->meta_page->reader.id];
+       cpu_buffer->reader_page->read = 0;
+       cpu_buffer->read_stamp = cpu_buffer->reader_page->page->time_stamp;
+       cpu_buffer->lost_events = cpu_buffer->meta_page->reader.lost_events;
+
+       WARN_ON(prev_reader == cpu_buffer->meta_page->reader.id);
+
+       return cpu_buffer->reader_page;
+}
+
+static struct buffer_page *
+__rb_get_reader_page(struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer)
 {
        struct buffer_page *reader = NULL;
        unsigned long bsize = READ_ONCE(cpu_buffer->buffer->subbuf_size);
@@ -5369,6 +5500,13 @@ rb_get_reader_page(struct ring_buffer_per_cpu 
*cpu_buffer)
        return reader;
 }
 
+static struct buffer_page *
+rb_get_reader_page(struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer)
+{
+       return cpu_buffer->remote ? 
__rb_get_reader_page_from_remote(cpu_buffer) :
+                                   __rb_get_reader_page(cpu_buffer);
+}
+
 static void rb_advance_reader(struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer)
 {
        struct ring_buffer_event *event;
@@ -5773,7 +5911,7 @@ ring_buffer_read_prepare(struct trace_buffer *buffer, int 
cpu, gfp_t flags)
        struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer;
        struct ring_buffer_iter *iter;
 
-       if (!cpumask_test_cpu(cpu, buffer->cpumask))
+       if (!cpumask_test_cpu(cpu, buffer->cpumask) || buffer->remote)
                return NULL;
 
        iter = kzalloc(sizeof(*iter), flags);
@@ -5943,6 +6081,22 @@ rb_reset_cpu(struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer)
 {
        struct buffer_page *page;
 
+       if (cpu_buffer->remote) {
+               if (!cpu_buffer->remote->reset)
+                       return;
+
+               cpu_buffer->remote->reset(cpu_buffer->cpu);
+               rb_read_remote_meta_page(cpu_buffer);
+
+               /* Read related values, not covered by the meta-page */
+               local_set(&cpu_buffer->pages_read, 0);
+               cpu_buffer->read = 0;
+               cpu_buffer->read_bytes = 0;
+               cpu_buffer->last_overrun = 0;
+
+               return;
+       }
+
        rb_head_page_deactivate(cpu_buffer);
 
        cpu_buffer->head_page
@@ -6190,6 +6344,49 @@ bool ring_buffer_empty_cpu(struct trace_buffer *buffer, 
int cpu)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ring_buffer_empty_cpu);
 
+int ring_buffer_poll_remote(struct trace_buffer *buffer, int cpu)
+{
+       struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer;
+       unsigned long flags;
+
+       if (cpu != RING_BUFFER_ALL_CPUS) {
+               if (!cpumask_test_cpu(cpu, buffer->cpumask))
+                       return -EINVAL;
+
+               cpu_buffer = buffer->buffers[cpu];
+
+               raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&cpu_buffer->reader_lock, flags);
+               if (rb_read_remote_meta_page(cpu_buffer))
+                       rb_wakeups(buffer, cpu_buffer);
+               raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&cpu_buffer->reader_lock, flags);
+
+               return 0;
+       }
+
+       /*
+        * Make sure all the ring buffers are up to date before we start reading
+        * them.
+        */
+       for_each_buffer_cpu(buffer, cpu) {
+               cpu_buffer = buffer->buffers[cpu];
+
+               raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&cpu_buffer->reader_lock, flags);
+               rb_read_remote_meta_page(buffer->buffers[cpu]);
+               raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&cpu_buffer->reader_lock, flags);
+       }
+
+       for_each_buffer_cpu(buffer, cpu) {
+               cpu_buffer = buffer->buffers[cpu];
+
+               raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&cpu_buffer->reader_lock, flags);
+               if (rb_num_of_entries(cpu_buffer))
+                       rb_wakeups(buffer, buffer->buffers[cpu]);
+               raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&cpu_buffer->reader_lock, flags);
+       }
+
+       return 0;
+}
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_RING_BUFFER_ALLOW_SWAP
 /**
  * ring_buffer_swap_cpu - swap a CPU buffer between two ring buffers
@@ -6441,6 +6638,7 @@ int ring_buffer_read_page(struct trace_buffer *buffer,
        unsigned int commit;
        unsigned int read;
        u64 save_timestamp;
+       bool force_memcpy;
        int ret = -1;
 
        if (!cpumask_test_cpu(cpu, buffer->cpumask))
@@ -6478,6 +6676,8 @@ int ring_buffer_read_page(struct trace_buffer *buffer,
        /* Check if any events were dropped */
        missed_events = cpu_buffer->lost_events;
 
+       force_memcpy = cpu_buffer->mapped || cpu_buffer->remote;
+
        /*
         * If this page has been partially read or
         * if len is not big enough to read the rest of the page or
@@ -6487,7 +6687,7 @@ int ring_buffer_read_page(struct trace_buffer *buffer,
         */
        if (read || (len < (commit - read)) ||
            cpu_buffer->reader_page == cpu_buffer->commit_page ||
-           cpu_buffer->mapped) {
+           force_memcpy) {
                struct buffer_data_page *rpage = cpu_buffer->reader_page->page;
                unsigned int rpos = read;
                unsigned int pos = 0;
@@ -7067,7 +7267,7 @@ int ring_buffer_map(struct trace_buffer *buffer, int cpu,
        unsigned long flags, *subbuf_ids;
        int err = 0;
 
-       if (!cpumask_test_cpu(cpu, buffer->cpumask))
+       if (!cpumask_test_cpu(cpu, buffer->cpumask) || buffer->remote)
                return -EINVAL;
 
        cpu_buffer = buffer->buffers[cpu];
-- 
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