[PATCH v2 1/2] plugins: add plugin API to read guest memory

Rowan Hart posted 2 patches 2 months, 4 weeks ago
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[PATCH v2 1/2] plugins: add plugin API to read guest memory
Posted by Rowan Hart 2 months, 4 weeks ago
Signed-off-by: Rowan Hart <rowanbhart@gmail.com>
---
 include/qemu/qemu-plugin.h   | 32 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 plugins/api.c                | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++
 plugins/qemu-plugins.symbols |  1 +
 3 files changed, 52 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/include/qemu/qemu-plugin.h b/include/qemu/qemu-plugin.h
index c71c705b69..10f9db8cdc 100644
--- a/include/qemu/qemu-plugin.h
+++ b/include/qemu/qemu-plugin.h
@@ -57,11 +57,19 @@ typedef uint64_t qemu_plugin_id_t;
  * - Remove qemu_plugin_register_vcpu_{tb, insn, mem}_exec_inline.
  *   Those functions are replaced by *_per_vcpu variants, which guarantee
  *   thread-safety for operations.
+ *
+ * version 3:
+ * - modified arguments and return value of qemu_plugin_insn_data to copy
+ *   the data into a user-provided buffer instead of returning a pointer
+ *   to the data.
+ *
+ * version 4:
+ * - added qemu_plugin_read_memory_vaddr
  */
 
 extern QEMU_PLUGIN_EXPORT int qemu_plugin_version;
 
-#define QEMU_PLUGIN_VERSION 3
+#define QEMU_PLUGIN_VERSION 4
 
 /**
  * struct qemu_info_t - system information for plugins
@@ -852,6 +860,28 @@ typedef struct {
 QEMU_PLUGIN_API
 GArray *qemu_plugin_get_registers(void);
 
+/**
+ * qemu_plugin_read_memory_vaddr() - read from memory using a virtual address
+ *
+ * @addr: A virtual address to read from
+ * @data: A byte array to store data into
+ * @len: The number of bytes to read, starting from @addr
+
+ * @len bytes of data is read starting at @addr and stored into @data. If @data
+ * is not large enough to hold @len bytes, it will be expanded to the necessary
+ * size, reallocating if necessary. @len must be greater than 0.
+ *
+ * This function does not ensure writes are flushed prior to reading, so
+ * callers should take care when calling this function in plugin callbacks to
+ * avoid attempting to read data which may not yet be written and should use
+ * the memory callback API instead.
+ *
+ * Returns true on success and false on failure.
+ */
+QEMU_PLUGIN_API
+bool qemu_plugin_read_memory_vaddr(uint64_t addr,
+                                          GByteArray *data, size_t len);
+
 /**
  * qemu_plugin_read_register() - read register for current vCPU
  *
diff --git a/plugins/api.c b/plugins/api.c
index 2ff13d09de..cb7d818918 100644
--- a/plugins/api.c
+++ b/plugins/api.c
@@ -527,6 +527,26 @@ GArray *qemu_plugin_get_registers(void)
     return create_register_handles(regs);
 }
 
+bool qemu_plugin_read_memory_vaddr(vaddr addr, GByteArray *data, size_t len)
+{
+    g_assert(current_cpu);
+
+    if (len == 0) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    g_byte_array_set_size(data, len);
+
+    int result = cpu_memory_rw_debug(current_cpu, addr, data->data,
+                                data->len, 0);
+
+    if (result < 0) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}
+
 int qemu_plugin_read_register(struct qemu_plugin_register *reg, GByteArray *buf)
 {
     g_assert(current_cpu);
diff --git a/plugins/qemu-plugins.symbols b/plugins/qemu-plugins.symbols
index ca773d8d9f..3ad479a924 100644
--- a/plugins/qemu-plugins.symbols
+++ b/plugins/qemu-plugins.symbols
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
   qemu_plugin_num_vcpus;
   qemu_plugin_outs;
   qemu_plugin_path_to_binary;
+  qemu_plugin_read_memory_vaddr;
   qemu_plugin_read_register;
   qemu_plugin_register_atexit_cb;
   qemu_plugin_register_flush_cb;
-- 
2.46.0
Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] plugins: add plugin API to read guest memory
Posted by Pierrick Bouvier 2 months, 4 weeks ago
On 8/26/24 19:18, Rowan Hart wrote:
> Signed-off-by: Rowan Hart <rowanbhart@gmail.com>
> ---
>   include/qemu/qemu-plugin.h   | 32 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
>   plugins/api.c                | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++
>   plugins/qemu-plugins.symbols |  1 +
>   3 files changed, 52 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/include/qemu/qemu-plugin.h b/include/qemu/qemu-plugin.h
> index c71c705b69..10f9db8cdc 100644
> --- a/include/qemu/qemu-plugin.h
> +++ b/include/qemu/qemu-plugin.h
> @@ -57,11 +57,19 @@ typedef uint64_t qemu_plugin_id_t;
>    * - Remove qemu_plugin_register_vcpu_{tb, insn, mem}_exec_inline.
>    *   Those functions are replaced by *_per_vcpu variants, which guarantee
>    *   thread-safety for operations.
> + *
> + * version 3:
> + * - modified arguments and return value of qemu_plugin_insn_data to copy
> + *   the data into a user-provided buffer instead of returning a pointer
> + *   to the data.
> + *
> + * version 4:
> + * - added qemu_plugin_read_memory_vaddr
>    */
>   
>   extern QEMU_PLUGIN_EXPORT int qemu_plugin_version;
>   
> -#define QEMU_PLUGIN_VERSION 3
> +#define QEMU_PLUGIN_VERSION 4
>   
>   /**
>    * struct qemu_info_t - system information for plugins
> @@ -852,6 +860,28 @@ typedef struct {
>   QEMU_PLUGIN_API
>   GArray *qemu_plugin_get_registers(void);
>   
> +/**
> + * qemu_plugin_read_memory_vaddr() - read from memory using a virtual address
> + *
> + * @addr: A virtual address to read from
> + * @data: A byte array to store data into
> + * @len: The number of bytes to read, starting from @addr
> +

Missing '*' on this line, generating an error when building doc.

> + * @len bytes of data is read starting at @addr and stored into @data. If @data
> + * is not large enough to hold @len bytes, it will be expanded to the necessary
> + * size, reallocating if necessary. @len must be greater than 0.
> + *
> + * This function does not ensure writes are flushed prior to reading, so
> + * callers should take care when calling this function in plugin callbacks to
> + * avoid attempting to read data which may not yet be written and should use
> + * the memory callback API instead.
> + *
> + * Returns true on success and false on failure.
> + */
> +QEMU_PLUGIN_API
> +bool qemu_plugin_read_memory_vaddr(uint64_t addr,
> +                                          GByteArray *data, size_t len);
> +
>   /**
>    * qemu_plugin_read_register() - read register for current vCPU
>    *
> diff --git a/plugins/api.c b/plugins/api.c
> index 2ff13d09de..cb7d818918 100644
> --- a/plugins/api.c
> +++ b/plugins/api.c
> @@ -527,6 +527,26 @@ GArray *qemu_plugin_get_registers(void)
>       return create_register_handles(regs);
>   }
>   
> +bool qemu_plugin_read_memory_vaddr(vaddr addr, GByteArray *data, size_t len)
> +{
> +    g_assert(current_cpu);
> +
> +    if (len == 0) {
> +        return false;
> +    }
> +
> +    g_byte_array_set_size(data, len);
> +
> +    int result = cpu_memory_rw_debug(current_cpu, addr, data->data,
> +                                data->len, 0);
> +
> +    if (result < 0) {
> +        return false;
> +    }
> +
> +    return true;
> +}
> +
>   int qemu_plugin_read_register(struct qemu_plugin_register *reg, GByteArray *buf)
>   {
>       g_assert(current_cpu);
> diff --git a/plugins/qemu-plugins.symbols b/plugins/qemu-plugins.symbols
> index ca773d8d9f..3ad479a924 100644
> --- a/plugins/qemu-plugins.symbols
> +++ b/plugins/qemu-plugins.symbols
> @@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
>     qemu_plugin_num_vcpus;
>     qemu_plugin_outs;
>     qemu_plugin_path_to_binary;
> +  qemu_plugin_read_memory_vaddr;
>     qemu_plugin_read_register;
>     qemu_plugin_register_atexit_cb;
>     qemu_plugin_register_flush_cb;

Otherwise,
Reviewed-by: Pierrick Bouvier <pierrick.bouvier@linaro.org>

@Rowan, for v3, you can add this "Reviewed-by: ..." line in your commit 
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