[PATCH bpf-next v4 7/9] libbpf: add support for tracing session

Menglong Dong posted 9 patches 1 month, 3 weeks ago
[PATCH bpf-next v4 7/9] libbpf: add support for tracing session
Posted by Menglong Dong 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Add BPF_TRACE_SESSION to libbpf and bpftool.

Signed-off-by: Menglong Dong <dongml2@chinatelecom.cn>
---
 tools/bpf/bpftool/common.c | 1 +
 tools/lib/bpf/bpf.c        | 2 ++
 tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c     | 3 +++
 3 files changed, 6 insertions(+)

diff --git a/tools/bpf/bpftool/common.c b/tools/bpf/bpftool/common.c
index e8daf963ecef..534be6cfa2be 100644
--- a/tools/bpf/bpftool/common.c
+++ b/tools/bpf/bpftool/common.c
@@ -1191,6 +1191,7 @@ const char *bpf_attach_type_input_str(enum bpf_attach_type t)
 	case BPF_TRACE_FENTRY:			return "fentry";
 	case BPF_TRACE_FEXIT:			return "fexit";
 	case BPF_MODIFY_RETURN:			return "mod_ret";
+	case BPF_TRACE_SESSION:			return "fsession";
 	case BPF_SK_REUSEPORT_SELECT:		return "sk_skb_reuseport_select";
 	case BPF_SK_REUSEPORT_SELECT_OR_MIGRATE:	return "sk_skb_reuseport_select_or_migrate";
 	default:	return libbpf_bpf_attach_type_str(t);
diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/bpf.c b/tools/lib/bpf/bpf.c
index 21b57a629916..5042df4a5df7 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/bpf.c
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/bpf.c
@@ -794,6 +794,7 @@ int bpf_link_create(int prog_fd, int target_fd,
 	case BPF_TRACE_FENTRY:
 	case BPF_TRACE_FEXIT:
 	case BPF_MODIFY_RETURN:
+	case BPF_TRACE_SESSION:
 	case BPF_LSM_MAC:
 		attr.link_create.tracing.cookie = OPTS_GET(opts, tracing.cookie, 0);
 		if (!OPTS_ZEROED(opts, tracing))
@@ -917,6 +918,7 @@ int bpf_link_create(int prog_fd, int target_fd,
 	case BPF_TRACE_FENTRY:
 	case BPF_TRACE_FEXIT:
 	case BPF_MODIFY_RETURN:
+	case BPF_TRACE_SESSION:
 		return bpf_raw_tracepoint_open(NULL, prog_fd);
 	default:
 		return libbpf_err(err);
diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
index c7c79014d46c..0c095195df31 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ static const char * const attach_type_name[] = {
 	[BPF_TRACE_FENTRY]		= "trace_fentry",
 	[BPF_TRACE_FEXIT]		= "trace_fexit",
 	[BPF_MODIFY_RETURN]		= "modify_return",
+	[BPF_TRACE_SESSION]		= "trace_session",
 	[BPF_LSM_MAC]			= "lsm_mac",
 	[BPF_LSM_CGROUP]		= "lsm_cgroup",
 	[BPF_SK_LOOKUP]			= "sk_lookup",
@@ -9853,6 +9854,8 @@ static const struct bpf_sec_def section_defs[] = {
 	SEC_DEF("fentry.s+",		TRACING, BPF_TRACE_FENTRY, SEC_ATTACH_BTF | SEC_SLEEPABLE, attach_trace),
 	SEC_DEF("fmod_ret.s+",		TRACING, BPF_MODIFY_RETURN, SEC_ATTACH_BTF | SEC_SLEEPABLE, attach_trace),
 	SEC_DEF("fexit.s+",		TRACING, BPF_TRACE_FEXIT, SEC_ATTACH_BTF | SEC_SLEEPABLE, attach_trace),
+	SEC_DEF("fsession+",		TRACING, BPF_TRACE_SESSION, SEC_ATTACH_BTF, attach_trace),
+	SEC_DEF("fsession.s+",		TRACING, BPF_TRACE_SESSION, SEC_ATTACH_BTF | SEC_SLEEPABLE, attach_trace),
 	SEC_DEF("freplace+",		EXT, 0, SEC_ATTACH_BTF, attach_trace),
 	SEC_DEF("lsm+",			LSM, BPF_LSM_MAC, SEC_ATTACH_BTF, attach_lsm),
 	SEC_DEF("lsm.s+",		LSM, BPF_LSM_MAC, SEC_ATTACH_BTF | SEC_SLEEPABLE, attach_lsm),
-- 
2.52.0
Re: [PATCH bpf-next v4 7/9] libbpf: add support for tracing session
Posted by Andrii Nakryiko 1 month, 2 weeks ago
On Wed, Dec 17, 2025 at 1:55 AM Menglong Dong <menglong8.dong@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Add BPF_TRACE_SESSION to libbpf and bpftool.
>
> Signed-off-by: Menglong Dong <dongml2@chinatelecom.cn>
> ---
>  tools/bpf/bpftool/common.c | 1 +
>  tools/lib/bpf/bpf.c        | 2 ++
>  tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c     | 3 +++
>  3 files changed, 6 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/tools/bpf/bpftool/common.c b/tools/bpf/bpftool/common.c
> index e8daf963ecef..534be6cfa2be 100644
> --- a/tools/bpf/bpftool/common.c
> +++ b/tools/bpf/bpftool/common.c
> @@ -1191,6 +1191,7 @@ const char *bpf_attach_type_input_str(enum bpf_attach_type t)
>         case BPF_TRACE_FENTRY:                  return "fentry";
>         case BPF_TRACE_FEXIT:                   return "fexit";
>         case BPF_MODIFY_RETURN:                 return "mod_ret";
> +       case BPF_TRACE_SESSION:                 return "fsession";
>         case BPF_SK_REUSEPORT_SELECT:           return "sk_skb_reuseport_select";
>         case BPF_SK_REUSEPORT_SELECT_OR_MIGRATE:        return "sk_skb_reuseport_select_or_migrate";
>         default:        return libbpf_bpf_attach_type_str(t);
> diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/bpf.c b/tools/lib/bpf/bpf.c
> index 21b57a629916..5042df4a5df7 100644
> --- a/tools/lib/bpf/bpf.c
> +++ b/tools/lib/bpf/bpf.c
> @@ -794,6 +794,7 @@ int bpf_link_create(int prog_fd, int target_fd,
>         case BPF_TRACE_FENTRY:
>         case BPF_TRACE_FEXIT:
>         case BPF_MODIFY_RETURN:
> +       case BPF_TRACE_SESSION:
>         case BPF_LSM_MAC:
>                 attr.link_create.tracing.cookie = OPTS_GET(opts, tracing.cookie, 0);
>                 if (!OPTS_ZEROED(opts, tracing))
> @@ -917,6 +918,7 @@ int bpf_link_create(int prog_fd, int target_fd,
>         case BPF_TRACE_FENTRY:
>         case BPF_TRACE_FEXIT:
>         case BPF_MODIFY_RETURN:
> +       case BPF_TRACE_SESSION:

no need, this is a legacy fallback path for programs that were (at
some point for older kernels) attachable only through
BPF_RAW_TRACEPOINT_OPEN. BPF_LINK_CREATE is sufficient, drop this
line.

>                 return bpf_raw_tracepoint_open(NULL, prog_fd);
>         default:
>                 return libbpf_err(err);
> diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
> index c7c79014d46c..0c095195df31 100644
> --- a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
> +++ b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
> @@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ static const char * const attach_type_name[] = {
>         [BPF_TRACE_FENTRY]              = "trace_fentry",
>         [BPF_TRACE_FEXIT]               = "trace_fexit",
>         [BPF_MODIFY_RETURN]             = "modify_return",
> +       [BPF_TRACE_SESSION]             = "trace_session",

let's use fsession terminology consistently


>         [BPF_LSM_MAC]                   = "lsm_mac",
>         [BPF_LSM_CGROUP]                = "lsm_cgroup",
>         [BPF_SK_LOOKUP]                 = "sk_lookup",
> @@ -9853,6 +9854,8 @@ static const struct bpf_sec_def section_defs[] = {
>         SEC_DEF("fentry.s+",            TRACING, BPF_TRACE_FENTRY, SEC_ATTACH_BTF | SEC_SLEEPABLE, attach_trace),
>         SEC_DEF("fmod_ret.s+",          TRACING, BPF_MODIFY_RETURN, SEC_ATTACH_BTF | SEC_SLEEPABLE, attach_trace),
>         SEC_DEF("fexit.s+",             TRACING, BPF_TRACE_FEXIT, SEC_ATTACH_BTF | SEC_SLEEPABLE, attach_trace),
> +       SEC_DEF("fsession+",            TRACING, BPF_TRACE_SESSION, SEC_ATTACH_BTF, attach_trace),
> +       SEC_DEF("fsession.s+",          TRACING, BPF_TRACE_SESSION, SEC_ATTACH_BTF | SEC_SLEEPABLE, attach_trace),
>         SEC_DEF("freplace+",            EXT, 0, SEC_ATTACH_BTF, attach_trace),
>         SEC_DEF("lsm+",                 LSM, BPF_LSM_MAC, SEC_ATTACH_BTF, attach_lsm),
>         SEC_DEF("lsm.s+",               LSM, BPF_LSM_MAC, SEC_ATTACH_BTF | SEC_SLEEPABLE, attach_lsm),
> --
> 2.52.0
>