perf tools: Rework prologue generation code
Some functions we use for bpf prologue generation are going to be deprecated. This change reworks current code not to use them. We need to replace following functions/struct: bpf_program__set_prep bpf_program__nth_fd struct bpf_prog_prep_result Currently we use bpf_program__set_prep to hook perf callback before program is loaded and provide new instructions with the prologue. We replace this function/ality by taking instructions for specific program, attaching prologue to them and load such new ebpf programs with prologue using separate bpf_prog_load calls (outside libbpf load machinery). Before we can take and use program instructions, we need libbpf to actually load it. This way we get the final shape of its instructions with all relocations and verifier adjustments). There's one glitch though.. perf kprobe program already assumes generated prologue code with proper values in argument registers, so loading such program directly will fail in the verifier. That's where the fallback pre-load handler fits in and prepends the initialization code to the program. Once such program is loaded we take its instructions, cut off the initialization code and prepend the prologue. I know.. sorry ;-) To have access to the program when loading this patch adds support to register 'fallback' section handler to take care of perf kprobe programs. The fallback means that it handles any section definition besides the ones that libbpf handles. The handler serves two purposes: - allows perf programs to have special arguments in section name - allows perf to use pre-load callback where we can attach init code (zeroing all argument registers) to each perf program Suggested-by: Andrii Nakryiko <andrii@kernel.org> Signed-off-by: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@kernel.org> Signed-off-by: Andrii Nakryiko <andrii@kernel.org> Tested-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@redhat.com> Acked-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@redhat.com> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/20220616202214.70359-2-jolsa@kernel.org
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