Adding upstream version 6.1.76.upstream/6.1.76

Signed-off-by: Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org>

1 files changed, 2351 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_events_synth.c b/kernel/trace/trace_events_synth.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..94a2e9d21
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_events_synth.c
@@ -0,0 +1,2351 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+/*
+ * trace_events_synth - synthetic trace events
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2015, 2020 Tom Zanussi <tom.zanussi@linux.intel.com>
+ */
+
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/kallsyms.h>
+#include <linux/security.h>
+#include <linux/mutex.h>
+#include <linux/slab.h>
+#include <linux/stacktrace.h>
+#include <linux/rculist.h>
+#include <linux/tracefs.h>
+
+/* for gfp flag names */
+#include <linux/trace_events.h>
+#include <trace/events/mmflags.h>
+#include "trace_probe.h"
+#include "trace_probe_kernel.h"
+
+#include "trace_synth.h"
+
+#undef ERRORS
+#define ERRORS	\
+	C(BAD_NAME,		"Illegal name"),		\
+	C(INVALID_CMD,		"Command must be of the form: <name> field[;field] ..."),\
+	C(INVALID_DYN_CMD,	"Command must be of the form: s or -:[synthetic/]<name> field[;field] ..."),\
+	C(EVENT_EXISTS,		"Event already exists"),	\
+	C(TOO_MANY_FIELDS,	"Too many fields"),		\
+	C(INCOMPLETE_TYPE,	"Incomplete type"),		\
+	C(INVALID_TYPE,		"Invalid type"),		\
+	C(INVALID_FIELD,        "Invalid field"),		\
+	C(INVALID_ARRAY_SPEC,	"Invalid array specification"),
+
+#undef C
+#define C(a, b)		SYNTH_ERR_##a
+
+enum { ERRORS };
+
+#undef C
+#define C(a, b)		b
+
+static const char *err_text[] = { ERRORS };
+
+static DEFINE_MUTEX(lastcmd_mutex);
+static char *last_cmd;
+
+static int errpos(const char *str)
+{
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	mutex_lock(&lastcmd_mutex);
+	if (!str || !last_cmd)
+		goto out;
+
+	ret = err_pos(last_cmd, str);
+ out:
+	mutex_unlock(&lastcmd_mutex);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static void last_cmd_set(const char *str)
+{
+	if (!str)
+		return;
+
+	mutex_lock(&lastcmd_mutex);
+	kfree(last_cmd);
+	last_cmd = kstrdup(str, GFP_KERNEL);
+	mutex_unlock(&lastcmd_mutex);
+}
+
+static void synth_err(u8 err_type, u16 err_pos)
+{
+	mutex_lock(&lastcmd_mutex);
+	if (!last_cmd)
+		goto out;
+
+	tracing_log_err(NULL, "synthetic_events", last_cmd, err_text,
+			err_type, err_pos);
+ out:
+	mutex_unlock(&lastcmd_mutex);
+}
+
+static int create_synth_event(const char *raw_command);
+static int synth_event_show(struct seq_file *m, struct dyn_event *ev);
+static int synth_event_release(struct dyn_event *ev);
+static bool synth_event_is_busy(struct dyn_event *ev);
+static bool synth_event_match(const char *system, const char *event,
+			int argc, const char **argv, struct dyn_event *ev);
+
+static struct dyn_event_operations synth_event_ops = {
+	.create = create_synth_event,
+	.show = synth_event_show,
+	.is_busy = synth_event_is_busy,
+	.free = synth_event_release,
+	.match = synth_event_match,
+};
+
+static bool is_synth_event(struct dyn_event *ev)
+{
+	return ev->ops == &synth_event_ops;
+}
+
+static struct synth_event *to_synth_event(struct dyn_event *ev)
+{
+	return container_of(ev, struct synth_event, devent);
+}
+
+static bool synth_event_is_busy(struct dyn_event *ev)
+{
+	struct synth_event *event = to_synth_event(ev);
+
+	return event->ref != 0;
+}
+
+static bool synth_event_match(const char *system, const char *event,
+			int argc, const char **argv, struct dyn_event *ev)
+{
+	struct synth_event *sev = to_synth_event(ev);
+
+	return strcmp(sev->name, event) == 0 &&
+		(!system || strcmp(system, SYNTH_SYSTEM) == 0);
+}
+
+struct synth_trace_event {
+	struct trace_entry	ent;
+	u64			fields[];
+};
+
+static int synth_event_define_fields(struct trace_event_call *call)
+{
+	struct synth_trace_event trace;
+	int offset = offsetof(typeof(trace), fields);
+	struct synth_event *event = call->data;
+	unsigned int i, size, n_u64;
+	char *name, *type;
+	bool is_signed;
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	for (i = 0, n_u64 = 0; i < event->n_fields; i++) {
+		size = event->fields[i]->size;
+		is_signed = event->fields[i]->is_signed;
+		type = event->fields[i]->type;
+		name = event->fields[i]->name;
+		ret = trace_define_field(call, type, name, offset, size,
+					 is_signed, FILTER_OTHER);
+		if (ret)
+			break;
+
+		event->fields[i]->offset = n_u64;
+
+		if (event->fields[i]->is_string && !event->fields[i]->is_dynamic) {
+			offset += STR_VAR_LEN_MAX;
+			n_u64 += STR_VAR_LEN_MAX / sizeof(u64);
+		} else {
+			offset += sizeof(u64);
+			n_u64++;
+		}
+	}
+
+	event->n_u64 = n_u64;
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static bool synth_field_signed(char *type)
+{
+	if (str_has_prefix(type, "u"))
+		return false;
+	if (strcmp(type, "gfp_t") == 0)
+		return false;
+
+	return true;
+}
+
+static int synth_field_is_string(char *type)
+{
+	if (strstr(type, "char[") != NULL)
+		return true;
+
+	return false;
+}
+
+static int synth_field_is_stack(char *type)
+{
+	if (strstr(type, "long[") != NULL)
+		return true;
+
+	return false;
+}
+
+static int synth_field_string_size(char *type)
+{
+	char buf[4], *end, *start;
+	unsigned int len;
+	int size, err;
+
+	start = strstr(type, "char[");
+	if (start == NULL)
+		return -EINVAL;
+	start += sizeof("char[") - 1;
+
+	end = strchr(type, ']');
+	if (!end || end < start || type + strlen(type) > end + 1)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	len = end - start;
+	if (len > 3)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	if (len == 0)
+		return 0; /* variable-length string */
+
+	strncpy(buf, start, len);
+	buf[len] = '\0';
+
+	err = kstrtouint(buf, 0, &size);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
+	if (size > STR_VAR_LEN_MAX)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	return size;
+}
+
+static int synth_field_size(char *type)
+{
+	int size = 0;
+
+	if (strcmp(type, "s64") == 0)
+		size = sizeof(s64);
+	else if (strcmp(type, "u64") == 0)
+		size = sizeof(u64);
+	else if (strcmp(type, "s32") == 0)
+		size = sizeof(s32);
+	else if (strcmp(type, "u32") == 0)
+		size = sizeof(u32);
+	else if (strcmp(type, "s16") == 0)
+		size = sizeof(s16);
+	else if (strcmp(type, "u16") == 0)
+		size = sizeof(u16);
+	else if (strcmp(type, "s8") == 0)
+		size = sizeof(s8);
+	else if (strcmp(type, "u8") == 0)
+		size = sizeof(u8);
+	else if (strcmp(type, "char") == 0)
+		size = sizeof(char);
+	else if (strcmp(type, "unsigned char") == 0)
+		size = sizeof(unsigned char);
+	else if (strcmp(type, "int") == 0)
+		size = sizeof(int);
+	else if (strcmp(type, "unsigned int") == 0)
+		size = sizeof(unsigned int);
+	else if (strcmp(type, "long") == 0)
+		size = sizeof(long);
+	else if (strcmp(type, "unsigned long") == 0)
+		size = sizeof(unsigned long);
+	else if (strcmp(type, "bool") == 0)
+		size = sizeof(bool);
+	else if (strcmp(type, "pid_t") == 0)
+		size = sizeof(pid_t);
+	else if (strcmp(type, "gfp_t") == 0)
+		size = sizeof(gfp_t);
+	else if (synth_field_is_string(type))
+		size = synth_field_string_size(type);
+	else if (synth_field_is_stack(type))
+		size = 0;
+
+	return size;
+}
+
+static const char *synth_field_fmt(char *type)
+{
+	const char *fmt = "%llu";
+
+	if (strcmp(type, "s64") == 0)
+		fmt = "%lld";
+	else if (strcmp(type, "u64") == 0)
+		fmt = "%llu";
+	else if (strcmp(type, "s32") == 0)
+		fmt = "%d";
+	else if (strcmp(type, "u32") == 0)
+		fmt = "%u";
+	else if (strcmp(type, "s16") == 0)
+		fmt = "%d";
+	else if (strcmp(type, "u16") == 0)
+		fmt = "%u";
+	else if (strcmp(type, "s8") == 0)
+		fmt = "%d";
+	else if (strcmp(type, "u8") == 0)
+		fmt = "%u";
+	else if (strcmp(type, "char") == 0)
+		fmt = "%d";
+	else if (strcmp(type, "unsigned char") == 0)
+		fmt = "%u";
+	else if (strcmp(type, "int") == 0)
+		fmt = "%d";
+	else if (strcmp(type, "unsigned int") == 0)
+		fmt = "%u";
+	else if (strcmp(type, "long") == 0)
+		fmt = "%ld";
+	else if (strcmp(type, "unsigned long") == 0)
+		fmt = "%lu";
+	else if (strcmp(type, "bool") == 0)
+		fmt = "%d";
+	else if (strcmp(type, "pid_t") == 0)
+		fmt = "%d";
+	else if (strcmp(type, "gfp_t") == 0)
+		fmt = "%x";
+	else if (synth_field_is_string(type))
+		fmt = "%.*s";
+	else if (synth_field_is_stack(type))
+		fmt = "%s";
+
+	return fmt;
+}
+
+static void print_synth_event_num_val(struct trace_seq *s,
+				      char *print_fmt, char *name,
+				      int size, u64 val, char *space)
+{
+	switch (size) {
+	case 1:
+		trace_seq_printf(s, print_fmt, name, (u8)val, space);
+		break;
+
+	case 2:
+		trace_seq_printf(s, print_fmt, name, (u16)val, space);
+		break;
+
+	case 4:
+		trace_seq_printf(s, print_fmt, name, (u32)val, space);
+		break;
+
+	default:
+		trace_seq_printf(s, print_fmt, name, val, space);
+		break;
+	}
+}
+
+static enum print_line_t print_synth_event(struct trace_iterator *iter,
+					   int flags,
+					   struct trace_event *event)
+{
+	struct trace_array *tr = iter->tr;
+	struct trace_seq *s = &iter->seq;
+	struct synth_trace_event *entry;
+	struct synth_event *se;
+	unsigned int i, n_u64;
+	char print_fmt[32];
+	const char *fmt;
+
+	entry = (struct synth_trace_event *)iter->ent;
+	se = container_of(event, struct synth_event, call.event);
+
+	trace_seq_printf(s, "%s: ", se->name);
+
+	for (i = 0, n_u64 = 0; i < se->n_fields; i++) {
+		if (trace_seq_has_overflowed(s))
+			goto end;
+
+		fmt = synth_field_fmt(se->fields[i]->type);
+
+		/* parameter types */
+		if (tr && tr->trace_flags & TRACE_ITER_VERBOSE)
+			trace_seq_printf(s, "%s ", fmt);
+
+		snprintf(print_fmt, sizeof(print_fmt), "%%s=%s%%s", fmt);
+
+		/* parameter values */
+		if (se->fields[i]->is_string) {
+			if (se->fields[i]->is_dynamic) {
+				u32 offset, data_offset;
+				char *str_field;
+
+				offset = (u32)entry->fields[n_u64];
+				data_offset = offset & 0xffff;
+
+				str_field = (char *)entry + data_offset;
+
+				trace_seq_printf(s, print_fmt, se->fields[i]->name,
+						 STR_VAR_LEN_MAX,
+						 str_field,
+						 i == se->n_fields - 1 ? "" : " ");
+				n_u64++;
+			} else {
+				trace_seq_printf(s, print_fmt, se->fields[i]->name,
+						 STR_VAR_LEN_MAX,
+						 (char *)&entry->fields[n_u64],
+						 i == se->n_fields - 1 ? "" : " ");
+				n_u64 += STR_VAR_LEN_MAX / sizeof(u64);
+			}
+		} else if (se->fields[i]->is_stack) {
+			u32 offset, data_offset, len;
+			unsigned long *p, *end;
+
+			offset = (u32)entry->fields[n_u64];
+			data_offset = offset & 0xffff;
+			len = offset >> 16;
+
+			p = (void *)entry + data_offset;
+			end = (void *)p + len - (sizeof(long) - 1);
+
+			trace_seq_printf(s, "%s=STACK:\n", se->fields[i]->name);
+
+			for (; *p && p < end; p++)
+				trace_seq_printf(s, "=> %pS\n", (void *)*p);
+			n_u64++;
+
+		} else {
+			struct trace_print_flags __flags[] = {
+			    __def_gfpflag_names, {-1, NULL} };
+			char *space = (i == se->n_fields - 1 ? "" : " ");
+
+			print_synth_event_num_val(s, print_fmt,
+						  se->fields[i]->name,
+						  se->fields[i]->size,
+						  entry->fields[n_u64],
+						  space);
+
+			if (strcmp(se->fields[i]->type, "gfp_t") == 0) {
+				trace_seq_puts(s, " (");
+				trace_print_flags_seq(s, "|",
+						      entry->fields[n_u64],
+						      __flags);
+				trace_seq_putc(s, ')');
+			}
+			n_u64++;
+		}
+	}
+end:
+	trace_seq_putc(s, '\n');
+
+	return trace_handle_return(s);
+}
+
+static struct trace_event_functions synth_event_funcs = {
+	.trace		= print_synth_event
+};
+
+static unsigned int trace_string(struct synth_trace_event *entry,
+				 struct synth_event *event,
+				 char *str_val,
+				 bool is_dynamic,
+				 unsigned int data_size,
+				 unsigned int *n_u64)
+{
+	unsigned int len = 0;
+	char *str_field;
+	int ret;
+
+	if (is_dynamic) {
+		u32 data_offset;
+
+		data_offset = offsetof(typeof(*entry), fields);
+		data_offset += event->n_u64 * sizeof(u64);
+		data_offset += data_size;
+
+		len = kern_fetch_store_strlen((unsigned long)str_val);
+
+		data_offset |= len << 16;
+		*(u32 *)&entry->fields[*n_u64] = data_offset;
+
+		ret = kern_fetch_store_string((unsigned long)str_val, &entry->fields[*n_u64], entry);
+
+		(*n_u64)++;
+	} else {
+		str_field = (char *)&entry->fields[*n_u64];
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_NON_OVERLAPPING_ADDRESS_SPACE
+		if ((unsigned long)str_val < TASK_SIZE)
+			ret = strncpy_from_user_nofault(str_field, (const void __user *)str_val, STR_VAR_LEN_MAX);
+		else
+#endif
+			ret = strncpy_from_kernel_nofault(str_field, str_val, STR_VAR_LEN_MAX);
+
+		if (ret < 0)
+			strcpy(str_field, FAULT_STRING);
+
+		(*n_u64) += STR_VAR_LEN_MAX / sizeof(u64);
+	}
+
+	return len;
+}
+
+static unsigned int trace_stack(struct synth_trace_event *entry,
+				 struct synth_event *event,
+				 long *stack,
+				 unsigned int data_size,
+				 unsigned int *n_u64)
+{
+	unsigned int len;
+	u32 data_offset;
+	void *data_loc;
+
+	data_offset = struct_size(entry, fields, event->n_u64);
+	data_offset += data_size;
+
+	for (len = 0; len < HIST_STACKTRACE_DEPTH; len++) {
+		if (!stack[len])
+			break;
+	}
+
+	/* Include the zero'd element if it fits */
+	if (len < HIST_STACKTRACE_DEPTH)
+		len++;
+
+	len *= sizeof(long);
+
+	/* Find the dynamic section to copy the stack into. */
+	data_loc = (void *)entry + data_offset;
+	memcpy(data_loc, stack, len);
+
+	/* Fill in the field that holds the offset/len combo */
+	data_offset |= len << 16;
+	*(u32 *)&entry->fields[*n_u64] = data_offset;
+
+	(*n_u64)++;
+
+	return len;
+}
+
+static notrace void trace_event_raw_event_synth(void *__data,
+						u64 *var_ref_vals,
+						unsigned int *var_ref_idx)
+{
+	unsigned int i, n_u64, val_idx, len, data_size = 0;
+	struct trace_event_file *trace_file = __data;
+	struct synth_trace_event *entry;
+	struct trace_event_buffer fbuffer;
+	struct trace_buffer *buffer;
+	struct synth_event *event;
+	int fields_size = 0;
+
+	event = trace_file->event_call->data;
+
+	if (trace_trigger_soft_disabled(trace_file))
+		return;
+
+	fields_size = event->n_u64 * sizeof(u64);
+
+	for (i = 0; i < event->n_dynamic_fields; i++) {
+		unsigned int field_pos = event->dynamic_fields[i]->field_pos;
+		char *str_val;
+
+		val_idx = var_ref_idx[field_pos];
+		str_val = (char *)(long)var_ref_vals[val_idx];
+
+		len = kern_fetch_store_strlen((unsigned long)str_val);
+
+		fields_size += len;
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * Avoid ring buffer recursion detection, as this event
+	 * is being performed within another event.
+	 */
+	buffer = trace_file->tr->array_buffer.buffer;
+	ring_buffer_nest_start(buffer);
+
+	entry = trace_event_buffer_reserve(&fbuffer, trace_file,
+					   sizeof(*entry) + fields_size);
+	if (!entry)
+		goto out;
+
+	for (i = 0, n_u64 = 0; i < event->n_fields; i++) {
+		val_idx = var_ref_idx[i];
+		if (event->fields[i]->is_string) {
+			char *str_val = (char *)(long)var_ref_vals[val_idx];
+
+			len = trace_string(entry, event, str_val,
+					   event->fields[i]->is_dynamic,
+					   data_size, &n_u64);
+			data_size += len; /* only dynamic string increments */
+		} else if (event->fields[i]->is_stack) {
+			long *stack = (long *)(long)var_ref_vals[val_idx];
+
+			len = trace_stack(entry, event, stack,
+					   data_size, &n_u64);
+			data_size += len;
+		} else {
+			struct synth_field *field = event->fields[i];
+			u64 val = var_ref_vals[val_idx];
+
+			switch (field->size) {
+			case 1:
+				*(u8 *)&entry->fields[n_u64] = (u8)val;
+				break;
+
+			case 2:
+				*(u16 *)&entry->fields[n_u64] = (u16)val;
+				break;
+
+			case 4:
+				*(u32 *)&entry->fields[n_u64] = (u32)val;
+				break;
+
+			default:
+				entry->fields[n_u64] = val;
+				break;
+			}
+			n_u64++;
+		}
+	}
+
+	trace_event_buffer_commit(&fbuffer);
+out:
+	ring_buffer_nest_end(buffer);
+}
+
+static void free_synth_event_print_fmt(struct trace_event_call *call)
+{
+	if (call) {
+		kfree(call->print_fmt);
+		call->print_fmt = NULL;
+	}
+}
+
+static int __set_synth_event_print_fmt(struct synth_event *event,
+				       char *buf, int len)
+{
+	const char *fmt;
+	int pos = 0;
+	int i;
+
+	/* When len=0, we just calculate the needed length */
+#define LEN_OR_ZERO (len ? len - pos : 0)
+
+	pos += snprintf(buf + pos, LEN_OR_ZERO, "\"");
+	for (i = 0; i < event->n_fields; i++) {
+		fmt = synth_field_fmt(event->fields[i]->type);
+		pos += snprintf(buf + pos, LEN_OR_ZERO, "%s=%s%s",
+				event->fields[i]->name, fmt,
+				i == event->n_fields - 1 ? "" : ", ");
+	}
+	pos += snprintf(buf + pos, LEN_OR_ZERO, "\"");
+
+	for (i = 0; i < event->n_fields; i++) {
+		if (event->fields[i]->is_string &&
+		    event->fields[i]->is_dynamic)
+			pos += snprintf(buf + pos, LEN_OR_ZERO,
+				", __get_str(%s)", event->fields[i]->name);
+		else if (event->fields[i]->is_stack)
+			pos += snprintf(buf + pos, LEN_OR_ZERO,
+				", __get_stacktrace(%s)", event->fields[i]->name);
+		else
+			pos += snprintf(buf + pos, LEN_OR_ZERO,
+					", REC->%s", event->fields[i]->name);
+	}
+
+#undef LEN_OR_ZERO
+
+	/* return the length of print_fmt */
+	return pos;
+}
+
+static int set_synth_event_print_fmt(struct trace_event_call *call)
+{
+	struct synth_event *event = call->data;
+	char *print_fmt;
+	int len;
+
+	/* First: called with 0 length to calculate the needed length */
+	len = __set_synth_event_print_fmt(event, NULL, 0);
+
+	print_fmt = kmalloc(len + 1, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!print_fmt)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	/* Second: actually write the @print_fmt */
+	__set_synth_event_print_fmt(event, print_fmt, len + 1);
+	call->print_fmt = print_fmt;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void free_synth_field(struct synth_field *field)
+{
+	kfree(field->type);
+	kfree(field->name);
+	kfree(field);
+}
+
+static int check_field_version(const char *prefix, const char *field_type,
+			       const char *field_name)
+{
+	/*
+	 * For backward compatibility, the old synthetic event command
+	 * format did not require semicolons, and in order to not
+	 * break user space, that old format must still work. If a new
+	 * feature is added, then the format that uses the new feature
+	 * will be required to have semicolons, as nothing that uses
+	 * the old format would be using the new, yet to be created,
+	 * feature. When a new feature is added, this will detect it,
+	 * and return a number greater than 1, and require the format
+	 * to use semicolons.
+	 */
+	return 1;
+}
+
+static struct synth_field *parse_synth_field(int argc, char **argv,
+					     int *consumed, int *field_version)
+{
+	const char *prefix = NULL, *field_type = argv[0], *field_name, *array;
+	struct synth_field *field;
+	int len, ret = -ENOMEM;
+	struct seq_buf s;
+	ssize_t size;
+
+	if (!strcmp(field_type, "unsigned")) {
+		if (argc < 3) {
+			synth_err(SYNTH_ERR_INCOMPLETE_TYPE, errpos(field_type));
+			return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
+		}
+		prefix = "unsigned ";
+		field_type = argv[1];
+		field_name = argv[2];
+		*consumed += 3;
+	} else {
+		field_name = argv[1];
+		*consumed += 2;
+	}
+
+	if (!field_name) {
+		synth_err(SYNTH_ERR_INVALID_FIELD, errpos(field_type));
+		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
+	}
+
+	*field_version = check_field_version(prefix, field_type, field_name);
+
+	field = kzalloc(sizeof(*field), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!field)
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+
+	len = strlen(field_name);
+	array = strchr(field_name, '[');
+	if (array)
+		len -= strlen(array);
+
+	field->name = kmemdup_nul(field_name, len, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!field->name)
+		goto free;
+
+	if (!is_good_name(field->name)) {
+		synth_err(SYNTH_ERR_BAD_NAME, errpos(field_name));
+		ret = -EINVAL;
+		goto free;
+	}
+
+	len = strlen(field_type) + 1;
+
+	if (array)
+		len += strlen(array);
+
+	if (prefix)
+		len += strlen(prefix);
+
+	field->type = kzalloc(len, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!field->type)
+		goto free;
+
+	seq_buf_init(&s, field->type, len);
+	if (prefix)
+		seq_buf_puts(&s, prefix);
+	seq_buf_puts(&s, field_type);
+	if (array)
+		seq_buf_puts(&s, array);
+	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(!seq_buf_buffer_left(&s)))
+		goto free;
+
+	s.buffer[s.len] = '\0';
+
+	size = synth_field_size(field->type);
+	if (size < 0) {
+		if (array)
+			synth_err(SYNTH_ERR_INVALID_ARRAY_SPEC, errpos(field_name));
+		else
+			synth_err(SYNTH_ERR_INVALID_TYPE, errpos(field_type));
+		ret = -EINVAL;
+		goto free;
+	} else if (size == 0) {
+		if (synth_field_is_string(field->type) ||
+		    synth_field_is_stack(field->type)) {
+			char *type;
+
+			len = sizeof("__data_loc ") + strlen(field->type) + 1;
+			type = kzalloc(len, GFP_KERNEL);
+			if (!type)
+				goto free;
+
+			seq_buf_init(&s, type, len);
+			seq_buf_puts(&s, "__data_loc ");
+			seq_buf_puts(&s, field->type);
+
+			if (WARN_ON_ONCE(!seq_buf_buffer_left(&s)))
+				goto free;
+			s.buffer[s.len] = '\0';
+
+			kfree(field->type);
+			field->type = type;
+
+			field->is_dynamic = true;
+			size = sizeof(u64);
+		} else {
+			synth_err(SYNTH_ERR_INVALID_TYPE, errpos(field_type));
+			ret = -EINVAL;
+			goto free;
+		}
+	}
+	field->size = size;
+
+	if (synth_field_is_string(field->type))
+		field->is_string = true;
+	else if (synth_field_is_stack(field->type))
+		field->is_stack = true;
+
+	field->is_signed = synth_field_signed(field->type);
+ out:
+	return field;
+ free:
+	free_synth_field(field);
+	field = ERR_PTR(ret);
+	goto out;
+}
+
+static void free_synth_tracepoint(struct tracepoint *tp)
+{
+	if (!tp)
+		return;
+
+	kfree(tp->name);
+	kfree(tp);
+}
+
+static struct tracepoint *alloc_synth_tracepoint(char *name)
+{
+	struct tracepoint *tp;
+
+	tp = kzalloc(sizeof(*tp), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!tp)
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+
+	tp->name = kstrdup(name, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!tp->name) {
+		kfree(tp);
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+	}
+
+	return tp;
+}
+
+struct synth_event *find_synth_event(const char *name)
+{
+	struct dyn_event *pos;
+	struct synth_event *event;
+
+	for_each_dyn_event(pos) {
+		if (!is_synth_event(pos))
+			continue;
+		event = to_synth_event(pos);
+		if (strcmp(event->name, name) == 0)
+			return event;
+	}
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+static struct trace_event_fields synth_event_fields_array[] = {
+	{ .type = TRACE_FUNCTION_TYPE,
+	  .define_fields = synth_event_define_fields },
+	{}
+};
+
+static int register_synth_event(struct synth_event *event)
+{
+	struct trace_event_call *call = &event->call;
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	event->call.class = &event->class;
+	event->class.system = kstrdup(SYNTH_SYSTEM, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!event->class.system) {
+		ret = -ENOMEM;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	event->tp = alloc_synth_tracepoint(event->name);
+	if (IS_ERR(event->tp)) {
+		ret = PTR_ERR(event->tp);
+		event->tp = NULL;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&call->class->fields);
+	call->event.funcs = &synth_event_funcs;
+	call->class->fields_array = synth_event_fields_array;
+
+	ret = register_trace_event(&call->event);
+	if (!ret) {
+		ret = -ENODEV;
+		goto out;
+	}
+	call->flags = TRACE_EVENT_FL_TRACEPOINT;
+	call->class->reg = trace_event_reg;
+	call->class->probe = trace_event_raw_event_synth;
+	call->data = event;
+	call->tp = event->tp;
+
+	ret = trace_add_event_call(call);
+	if (ret) {
+		pr_warn("Failed to register synthetic event: %s\n",
+			trace_event_name(call));
+		goto err;
+	}
+
+	ret = set_synth_event_print_fmt(call);
+	/* unregister_trace_event() will be called inside */
+	if (ret < 0)
+		trace_remove_event_call(call);
+ out:
+	return ret;
+ err:
+	unregister_trace_event(&call->event);
+	goto out;
+}
+
+static int unregister_synth_event(struct synth_event *event)
+{
+	struct trace_event_call *call = &event->call;
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = trace_remove_event_call(call);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static void free_synth_event(struct synth_event *event)
+{
+	unsigned int i;
+
+	if (!event)
+		return;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < event->n_fields; i++)
+		free_synth_field(event->fields[i]);
+
+	kfree(event->fields);
+	kfree(event->dynamic_fields);
+	kfree(event->name);
+	kfree(event->class.system);
+	free_synth_tracepoint(event->tp);
+	free_synth_event_print_fmt(&event->call);
+	kfree(event);
+}
+
+static struct synth_event *alloc_synth_event(const char *name, int n_fields,
+					     struct synth_field **fields)
+{
+	unsigned int i, j, n_dynamic_fields = 0;
+	struct synth_event *event;
+
+	event = kzalloc(sizeof(*event), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!event) {
+		event = ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	event->name = kstrdup(name, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!event->name) {
+		kfree(event);
+		event = ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	event->fields = kcalloc(n_fields, sizeof(*event->fields), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!event->fields) {
+		free_synth_event(event);
+		event = ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	for (i = 0; i < n_fields; i++)
+		if (fields[i]->is_dynamic)
+			n_dynamic_fields++;
+
+	if (n_dynamic_fields) {
+		event->dynamic_fields = kcalloc(n_dynamic_fields,
+						sizeof(*event->dynamic_fields),
+						GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (!event->dynamic_fields) {
+			free_synth_event(event);
+			event = ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+			goto out;
+		}
+	}
+
+	dyn_event_init(&event->devent, &synth_event_ops);
+
+	for (i = 0, j = 0; i < n_fields; i++) {
+		fields[i]->field_pos = i;
+		event->fields[i] = fields[i];
+
+		if (fields[i]->is_dynamic)
+			event->dynamic_fields[j++] = fields[i];
+	}
+	event->n_dynamic_fields = j;
+	event->n_fields = n_fields;
+ out:
+	return event;
+}
+
+static int synth_event_check_arg_fn(void *data)
+{
+	struct dynevent_arg_pair *arg_pair = data;
+	int size;
+
+	size = synth_field_size((char *)arg_pair->lhs);
+	if (size == 0) {
+		if (strstr((char *)arg_pair->lhs, "["))
+			return 0;
+	}
+
+	return size ? 0 : -EINVAL;
+}
+
+/**
+ * synth_event_add_field - Add a new field to a synthetic event cmd
+ * @cmd: A pointer to the dynevent_cmd struct representing the new event
+ * @type: The type of the new field to add
+ * @name: The name of the new field to add
+ *
+ * Add a new field to a synthetic event cmd object.  Field ordering is in
+ * the same order the fields are added.
+ *
+ * See synth_field_size() for available types. If field_name contains
+ * [n] the field is considered to be an array.
+ *
+ * Return: 0 if successful, error otherwise.
+ */
+int synth_event_add_field(struct dynevent_cmd *cmd, const char *type,
+			  const char *name)
+{
+	struct dynevent_arg_pair arg_pair;
+	int ret;
+
+	if (cmd->type != DYNEVENT_TYPE_SYNTH)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	if (!type || !name)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	dynevent_arg_pair_init(&arg_pair, 0, ';');
+
+	arg_pair.lhs = type;
+	arg_pair.rhs = name;
+
+	ret = dynevent_arg_pair_add(cmd, &arg_pair, synth_event_check_arg_fn);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	if (++cmd->n_fields > SYNTH_FIELDS_MAX)
+		ret = -EINVAL;
+
+	return ret;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(synth_event_add_field);
+
+/**
+ * synth_event_add_field_str - Add a new field to a synthetic event cmd
+ * @cmd: A pointer to the dynevent_cmd struct representing the new event
+ * @type_name: The type and name of the new field to add, as a single string
+ *
+ * Add a new field to a synthetic event cmd object, as a single
+ * string.  The @type_name string is expected to be of the form 'type
+ * name', which will be appended by ';'.  No sanity checking is done -
+ * what's passed in is assumed to already be well-formed.  Field
+ * ordering is in the same order the fields are added.
+ *
+ * See synth_field_size() for available types. If field_name contains
+ * [n] the field is considered to be an array.
+ *
+ * Return: 0 if successful, error otherwise.
+ */
+int synth_event_add_field_str(struct dynevent_cmd *cmd, const char *type_name)
+{
+	struct dynevent_arg arg;
+	int ret;
+
+	if (cmd->type != DYNEVENT_TYPE_SYNTH)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	if (!type_name)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	dynevent_arg_init(&arg, ';');
+
+	arg.str = type_name;
+
+	ret = dynevent_arg_add(cmd, &arg, NULL);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	if (++cmd->n_fields > SYNTH_FIELDS_MAX)
+		ret = -EINVAL;
+
+	return ret;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(synth_event_add_field_str);
+
+/**
+ * synth_event_add_fields - Add multiple fields to a synthetic event cmd
+ * @cmd: A pointer to the dynevent_cmd struct representing the new event
+ * @fields: An array of type/name field descriptions
+ * @n_fields: The number of field descriptions contained in the fields array
+ *
+ * Add a new set of fields to a synthetic event cmd object.  The event
+ * fields that will be defined for the event should be passed in as an
+ * array of struct synth_field_desc, and the number of elements in the
+ * array passed in as n_fields.  Field ordering will retain the
+ * ordering given in the fields array.
+ *
+ * See synth_field_size() for available types. If field_name contains
+ * [n] the field is considered to be an array.
+ *
+ * Return: 0 if successful, error otherwise.
+ */
+int synth_event_add_fields(struct dynevent_cmd *cmd,
+			   struct synth_field_desc *fields,
+			   unsigned int n_fields)
+{
+	unsigned int i;
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < n_fields; i++) {
+		if (fields[i].type == NULL || fields[i].name == NULL) {
+			ret = -EINVAL;
+			break;
+		}
+
+		ret = synth_event_add_field(cmd, fields[i].type, fields[i].name);
+		if (ret)
+			break;
+	}
+
+	return ret;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(synth_event_add_fields);
+
+/**
+ * __synth_event_gen_cmd_start - Start a synthetic event command from arg list
+ * @cmd: A pointer to the dynevent_cmd struct representing the new event
+ * @name: The name of the synthetic event
+ * @mod: The module creating the event, NULL if not created from a module
+ * @args: Variable number of arg (pairs), one pair for each field
+ *
+ * NOTE: Users normally won't want to call this function directly, but
+ * rather use the synth_event_gen_cmd_start() wrapper, which
+ * automatically adds a NULL to the end of the arg list.  If this
+ * function is used directly, make sure the last arg in the variable
+ * arg list is NULL.
+ *
+ * Generate a synthetic event command to be executed by
+ * synth_event_gen_cmd_end().  This function can be used to generate
+ * the complete command or only the first part of it; in the latter
+ * case, synth_event_add_field(), synth_event_add_field_str(), or
+ * synth_event_add_fields() can be used to add more fields following
+ * this.
+ *
+ * There should be an even number variable args, each pair consisting
+ * of a type followed by a field name.
+ *
+ * See synth_field_size() for available types. If field_name contains
+ * [n] the field is considered to be an array.
+ *
+ * Return: 0 if successful, error otherwise.
+ */
+int __synth_event_gen_cmd_start(struct dynevent_cmd *cmd, const char *name,
+				struct module *mod, ...)
+{
+	struct dynevent_arg arg;
+	va_list args;
+	int ret;
+
+	cmd->event_name = name;
+	cmd->private_data = mod;
+
+	if (cmd->type != DYNEVENT_TYPE_SYNTH)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	dynevent_arg_init(&arg, 0);
+	arg.str = name;
+	ret = dynevent_arg_add(cmd, &arg, NULL);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	va_start(args, mod);
+	for (;;) {
+		const char *type, *name;
+
+		type = va_arg(args, const char *);
+		if (!type)
+			break;
+		name = va_arg(args, const char *);
+		if (!name)
+			break;
+
+		if (++cmd->n_fields > SYNTH_FIELDS_MAX) {
+			ret = -EINVAL;
+			break;
+		}
+
+		ret = synth_event_add_field(cmd, type, name);
+		if (ret)
+			break;
+	}
+	va_end(args);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__synth_event_gen_cmd_start);
+
+/**
+ * synth_event_gen_cmd_array_start - Start synthetic event command from an array
+ * @cmd: A pointer to the dynevent_cmd struct representing the new event
+ * @name: The name of the synthetic event
+ * @fields: An array of type/name field descriptions
+ * @n_fields: The number of field descriptions contained in the fields array
+ *
+ * Generate a synthetic event command to be executed by
+ * synth_event_gen_cmd_end().  This function can be used to generate
+ * the complete command or only the first part of it; in the latter
+ * case, synth_event_add_field(), synth_event_add_field_str(), or
+ * synth_event_add_fields() can be used to add more fields following
+ * this.
+ *
+ * The event fields that will be defined for the event should be
+ * passed in as an array of struct synth_field_desc, and the number of
+ * elements in the array passed in as n_fields.  Field ordering will
+ * retain the ordering given in the fields array.
+ *
+ * See synth_field_size() for available types. If field_name contains
+ * [n] the field is considered to be an array.
+ *
+ * Return: 0 if successful, error otherwise.
+ */
+int synth_event_gen_cmd_array_start(struct dynevent_cmd *cmd, const char *name,
+				    struct module *mod,
+				    struct synth_field_desc *fields,
+				    unsigned int n_fields)
+{
+	struct dynevent_arg arg;
+	unsigned int i;
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	cmd->event_name = name;
+	cmd->private_data = mod;
+
+	if (cmd->type != DYNEVENT_TYPE_SYNTH)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	if (n_fields > SYNTH_FIELDS_MAX)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	dynevent_arg_init(&arg, 0);
+	arg.str = name;
+	ret = dynevent_arg_add(cmd, &arg, NULL);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < n_fields; i++) {
+		if (fields[i].type == NULL || fields[i].name == NULL)
+			return -EINVAL;
+
+		ret = synth_event_add_field(cmd, fields[i].type, fields[i].name);
+		if (ret)
+			break;
+	}
+
+	return ret;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(synth_event_gen_cmd_array_start);
+
+static int __create_synth_event(const char *name, const char *raw_fields)
+{
+	char **argv, *field_str, *tmp_fields, *saved_fields = NULL;
+	struct synth_field *field, *fields[SYNTH_FIELDS_MAX];
+	int consumed, cmd_version = 1, n_fields_this_loop;
+	int i, argc, n_fields = 0, ret = 0;
+	struct synth_event *event = NULL;
+
+	/*
+	 * Argument syntax:
+	 *  - Add synthetic event: <event_name> field[;field] ...
+	 *  - Remove synthetic event: !<event_name> field[;field] ...
+	 *      where 'field' = type field_name
+	 */
+
+	if (name[0] == '\0') {
+		synth_err(SYNTH_ERR_INVALID_CMD, 0);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	if (!is_good_name(name)) {
+		synth_err(SYNTH_ERR_BAD_NAME, errpos(name));
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	mutex_lock(&event_mutex);
+
+	event = find_synth_event(name);
+	if (event) {
+		synth_err(SYNTH_ERR_EVENT_EXISTS, errpos(name));
+		ret = -EEXIST;
+		goto err;
+	}
+
+	tmp_fields = saved_fields = kstrdup(raw_fields, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!tmp_fields) {
+		ret = -ENOMEM;
+		goto err;
+	}
+
+	while ((field_str = strsep(&tmp_fields, ";")) != NULL) {
+		argv = argv_split(GFP_KERNEL, field_str, &argc);
+		if (!argv) {
+			ret = -ENOMEM;
+			goto err;
+		}
+
+		if (!argc) {
+			argv_free(argv);
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		n_fields_this_loop = 0;
+		consumed = 0;
+		while (argc > consumed) {
+			int field_version;
+
+			field = parse_synth_field(argc - consumed,
+						  argv + consumed, &consumed,
+						  &field_version);
+			if (IS_ERR(field)) {
+				ret = PTR_ERR(field);
+				goto err_free_arg;
+			}
+
+			/*
+			 * Track the highest version of any field we
+			 * found in the command.
+			 */
+			if (field_version > cmd_version)
+				cmd_version = field_version;
+
+			/*
+			 * Now sort out what is and isn't valid for
+			 * each supported version.
+			 *
+			 * If we see more than 1 field per loop, it
+			 * means we have multiple fields between
+			 * semicolons, and that's something we no
+			 * longer support in a version 2 or greater
+			 * command.
+			 */
+			if (cmd_version > 1 && n_fields_this_loop >= 1) {
+				synth_err(SYNTH_ERR_INVALID_CMD, errpos(field_str));
+				ret = -EINVAL;
+				goto err_free_arg;
+			}
+
+			if (n_fields == SYNTH_FIELDS_MAX) {
+				synth_err(SYNTH_ERR_TOO_MANY_FIELDS, 0);
+				ret = -EINVAL;
+				goto err_free_arg;
+			}
+			fields[n_fields++] = field;
+
+			n_fields_this_loop++;
+		}
+		argv_free(argv);
+
+		if (consumed < argc) {
+			synth_err(SYNTH_ERR_INVALID_CMD, 0);
+			ret = -EINVAL;
+			goto err;
+		}
+
+	}
+
+	if (n_fields == 0) {
+		synth_err(SYNTH_ERR_INVALID_CMD, 0);
+		ret = -EINVAL;
+		goto err;
+	}
+
+	event = alloc_synth_event(name, n_fields, fields);
+	if (IS_ERR(event)) {
+		ret = PTR_ERR(event);
+		event = NULL;
+		goto err;
+	}
+	ret = register_synth_event(event);
+	if (!ret)
+		dyn_event_add(&event->devent, &event->call);
+	else
+		free_synth_event(event);
+ out:
+	mutex_unlock(&event_mutex);
+
+	kfree(saved_fields);
+
+	return ret;
+ err_free_arg:
+	argv_free(argv);
+ err:
+	for (i = 0; i < n_fields; i++)
+		free_synth_field(fields[i]);
+
+	goto out;
+}
+
+/**
+ * synth_event_create - Create a new synthetic event
+ * @name: The name of the new synthetic event
+ * @fields: An array of type/name field descriptions
+ * @n_fields: The number of field descriptions contained in the fields array
+ * @mod: The module creating the event, NULL if not created from a module
+ *
+ * Create a new synthetic event with the given name under the
+ * trace/events/synthetic/ directory.  The event fields that will be
+ * defined for the event should be passed in as an array of struct
+ * synth_field_desc, and the number elements in the array passed in as
+ * n_fields. Field ordering will retain the ordering given in the
+ * fields array.
+ *
+ * If the new synthetic event is being created from a module, the mod
+ * param must be non-NULL.  This will ensure that the trace buffer
+ * won't contain unreadable events.
+ *
+ * The new synth event should be deleted using synth_event_delete()
+ * function.  The new synthetic event can be generated from modules or
+ * other kernel code using trace_synth_event() and related functions.
+ *
+ * Return: 0 if successful, error otherwise.
+ */
+int synth_event_create(const char *name, struct synth_field_desc *fields,
+		       unsigned int n_fields, struct module *mod)
+{
+	struct dynevent_cmd cmd;
+	char *buf;
+	int ret;
+
+	buf = kzalloc(MAX_DYNEVENT_CMD_LEN, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!buf)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	synth_event_cmd_init(&cmd, buf, MAX_DYNEVENT_CMD_LEN);
+
+	ret = synth_event_gen_cmd_array_start(&cmd, name, mod,
+					      fields, n_fields);
+	if (ret)
+		goto out;
+
+	ret = synth_event_gen_cmd_end(&cmd);
+ out:
+	kfree(buf);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(synth_event_create);
+
+static int destroy_synth_event(struct synth_event *se)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	if (se->ref)
+		return -EBUSY;
+
+	if (trace_event_dyn_busy(&se->call))
+		return -EBUSY;
+
+	ret = unregister_synth_event(se);
+	if (!ret) {
+		dyn_event_remove(&se->devent);
+		free_synth_event(se);
+	}
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+/**
+ * synth_event_delete - Delete a synthetic event
+ * @event_name: The name of the new synthetic event
+ *
+ * Delete a synthetic event that was created with synth_event_create().
+ *
+ * Return: 0 if successful, error otherwise.
+ */
+int synth_event_delete(const char *event_name)
+{
+	struct synth_event *se = NULL;
+	struct module *mod = NULL;
+	int ret = -ENOENT;
+
+	mutex_lock(&event_mutex);
+	se = find_synth_event(event_name);
+	if (se) {
+		mod = se->mod;
+		ret = destroy_synth_event(se);
+	}
+	mutex_unlock(&event_mutex);
+
+	if (mod) {
+		/*
+		 * It is safest to reset the ring buffer if the module
+		 * being unloaded registered any events that were
+		 * used. The only worry is if a new module gets
+		 * loaded, and takes on the same id as the events of
+		 * this module. When printing out the buffer, traced
+		 * events left over from this module may be passed to
+		 * the new module events and unexpected results may
+		 * occur.
+		 */
+		tracing_reset_all_online_cpus();
+	}
+
+	return ret;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(synth_event_delete);
+
+static int check_command(const char *raw_command)
+{
+	char **argv = NULL, *cmd, *saved_cmd, *name_and_field;
+	int argc, ret = 0;
+
+	cmd = saved_cmd = kstrdup(raw_command, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!cmd)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	name_and_field = strsep(&cmd, ";");
+	if (!name_and_field) {
+		ret = -EINVAL;
+		goto free;
+	}
+
+	if (name_and_field[0] == '!')
+		goto free;
+
+	argv = argv_split(GFP_KERNEL, name_and_field, &argc);
+	if (!argv) {
+		ret = -ENOMEM;
+		goto free;
+	}
+	argv_free(argv);
+
+	if (argc < 3)
+		ret = -EINVAL;
+free:
+	kfree(saved_cmd);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static int create_or_delete_synth_event(const char *raw_command)
+{
+	char *name = NULL, *fields, *p;
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	raw_command = skip_spaces(raw_command);
+	if (raw_command[0] == '\0')
+		return ret;
+
+	last_cmd_set(raw_command);
+
+	ret = check_command(raw_command);
+	if (ret) {
+		synth_err(SYNTH_ERR_INVALID_CMD, 0);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	p = strpbrk(raw_command, " \t");
+	if (!p && raw_command[0] != '!') {
+		synth_err(SYNTH_ERR_INVALID_CMD, 0);
+		ret = -EINVAL;
+		goto free;
+	}
+
+	name = kmemdup_nul(raw_command, p ? p - raw_command : strlen(raw_command), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!name)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	if (name[0] == '!') {
+		ret = synth_event_delete(name + 1);
+		goto free;
+	}
+
+	fields = skip_spaces(p);
+
+	ret = __create_synth_event(name, fields);
+free:
+	kfree(name);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static int synth_event_run_command(struct dynevent_cmd *cmd)
+{
+	struct synth_event *se;
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = create_or_delete_synth_event(cmd->seq.buffer);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	se = find_synth_event(cmd->event_name);
+	if (WARN_ON(!se))
+		return -ENOENT;
+
+	se->mod = cmd->private_data;
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+/**
+ * synth_event_cmd_init - Initialize a synthetic event command object
+ * @cmd: A pointer to the dynevent_cmd struct representing the new event
+ * @buf: A pointer to the buffer used to build the command
+ * @maxlen: The length of the buffer passed in @buf
+ *
+ * Initialize a synthetic event command object.  Use this before
+ * calling any of the other dyenvent_cmd functions.
+ */
+void synth_event_cmd_init(struct dynevent_cmd *cmd, char *buf, int maxlen)
+{
+	dynevent_cmd_init(cmd, buf, maxlen, DYNEVENT_TYPE_SYNTH,
+			  synth_event_run_command);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(synth_event_cmd_init);
+
+static inline int
+__synth_event_trace_init(struct trace_event_file *file,
+			 struct synth_event_trace_state *trace_state)
+{
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	memset(trace_state, '\0', sizeof(*trace_state));
+
+	/*
+	 * Normal event tracing doesn't get called at all unless the
+	 * ENABLED bit is set (which attaches the probe thus allowing
+	 * this code to be called, etc).  Because this is called
+	 * directly by the user, we don't have that but we still need
+	 * to honor not logging when disabled.  For the iterated
+	 * trace case, we save the enabled state upon start and just
+	 * ignore the following data calls.
+	 */
+	if (!(file->flags & EVENT_FILE_FL_ENABLED) ||
+	    trace_trigger_soft_disabled(file)) {
+		trace_state->disabled = true;
+		ret = -ENOENT;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	trace_state->event = file->event_call->data;
+out:
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static inline int
+__synth_event_trace_start(struct trace_event_file *file,
+			  struct synth_event_trace_state *trace_state,
+			  int dynamic_fields_size)
+{
+	int entry_size, fields_size = 0;
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	fields_size = trace_state->event->n_u64 * sizeof(u64);
+	fields_size += dynamic_fields_size;
+
+	/*
+	 * Avoid ring buffer recursion detection, as this event
+	 * is being performed within another event.
+	 */
+	trace_state->buffer = file->tr->array_buffer.buffer;
+	ring_buffer_nest_start(trace_state->buffer);
+
+	entry_size = sizeof(*trace_state->entry) + fields_size;
+	trace_state->entry = trace_event_buffer_reserve(&trace_state->fbuffer,
+							file,
+							entry_size);
+	if (!trace_state->entry) {
+		ring_buffer_nest_end(trace_state->buffer);
+		ret = -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static inline void
+__synth_event_trace_end(struct synth_event_trace_state *trace_state)
+{
+	trace_event_buffer_commit(&trace_state->fbuffer);
+
+	ring_buffer_nest_end(trace_state->buffer);
+}
+
+/**
+ * synth_event_trace - Trace a synthetic event
+ * @file: The trace_event_file representing the synthetic event
+ * @n_vals: The number of values in vals
+ * @args: Variable number of args containing the event values
+ *
+ * Trace a synthetic event using the values passed in the variable
+ * argument list.
+ *
+ * The argument list should be a list 'n_vals' u64 values.  The number
+ * of vals must match the number of field in the synthetic event, and
+ * must be in the same order as the synthetic event fields.
+ *
+ * All vals should be cast to u64, and string vals are just pointers
+ * to strings, cast to u64.  Strings will be copied into space
+ * reserved in the event for the string, using these pointers.
+ *
+ * Return: 0 on success, err otherwise.
+ */
+int synth_event_trace(struct trace_event_file *file, unsigned int n_vals, ...)
+{
+	unsigned int i, n_u64, len, data_size = 0;
+	struct synth_event_trace_state state;
+	va_list args;
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = __synth_event_trace_init(file, &state);
+	if (ret) {
+		if (ret == -ENOENT)
+			ret = 0; /* just disabled, not really an error */
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	if (state.event->n_dynamic_fields) {
+		va_start(args, n_vals);
+
+		for (i = 0; i < state.event->n_fields; i++) {
+			u64 val = va_arg(args, u64);
+
+			if (state.event->fields[i]->is_string &&
+			    state.event->fields[i]->is_dynamic) {
+				char *str_val = (char *)(long)val;
+
+				data_size += strlen(str_val) + 1;
+			}
+		}
+
+		va_end(args);
+	}
+
+	ret = __synth_event_trace_start(file, &state, data_size);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	if (n_vals != state.event->n_fields) {
+		ret = -EINVAL;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	data_size = 0;
+
+	va_start(args, n_vals);
+	for (i = 0, n_u64 = 0; i < state.event->n_fields; i++) {
+		u64 val;
+
+		val = va_arg(args, u64);
+
+		if (state.event->fields[i]->is_string) {
+			char *str_val = (char *)(long)val;
+
+			len = trace_string(state.entry, state.event, str_val,
+					   state.event->fields[i]->is_dynamic,
+					   data_size, &n_u64);
+			data_size += len; /* only dynamic string increments */
+		} else {
+			struct synth_field *field = state.event->fields[i];
+
+			switch (field->size) {
+			case 1:
+				*(u8 *)&state.entry->fields[n_u64] = (u8)val;
+				break;
+
+			case 2:
+				*(u16 *)&state.entry->fields[n_u64] = (u16)val;
+				break;
+
+			case 4:
+				*(u32 *)&state.entry->fields[n_u64] = (u32)val;
+				break;
+
+			default:
+				state.entry->fields[n_u64] = val;
+				break;
+			}
+			n_u64++;
+		}
+	}
+	va_end(args);
+out:
+	__synth_event_trace_end(&state);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(synth_event_trace);
+
+/**
+ * synth_event_trace_array - Trace a synthetic event from an array
+ * @file: The trace_event_file representing the synthetic event
+ * @vals: Array of values
+ * @n_vals: The number of values in vals
+ *
+ * Trace a synthetic event using the values passed in as 'vals'.
+ *
+ * The 'vals' array is just an array of 'n_vals' u64.  The number of
+ * vals must match the number of field in the synthetic event, and
+ * must be in the same order as the synthetic event fields.
+ *
+ * All vals should be cast to u64, and string vals are just pointers
+ * to strings, cast to u64.  Strings will be copied into space
+ * reserved in the event for the string, using these pointers.
+ *
+ * Return: 0 on success, err otherwise.
+ */
+int synth_event_trace_array(struct trace_event_file *file, u64 *vals,
+			    unsigned int n_vals)
+{
+	unsigned int i, n_u64, field_pos, len, data_size = 0;
+	struct synth_event_trace_state state;
+	char *str_val;
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = __synth_event_trace_init(file, &state);
+	if (ret) {
+		if (ret == -ENOENT)
+			ret = 0; /* just disabled, not really an error */
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	if (state.event->n_dynamic_fields) {
+		for (i = 0; i < state.event->n_dynamic_fields; i++) {
+			field_pos = state.event->dynamic_fields[i]->field_pos;
+			str_val = (char *)(long)vals[field_pos];
+			len = strlen(str_val) + 1;
+			data_size += len;
+		}
+	}
+
+	ret = __synth_event_trace_start(file, &state, data_size);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	if (n_vals != state.event->n_fields) {
+		ret = -EINVAL;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	data_size = 0;
+
+	for (i = 0, n_u64 = 0; i < state.event->n_fields; i++) {
+		if (state.event->fields[i]->is_string) {
+			char *str_val = (char *)(long)vals[i];
+
+			len = trace_string(state.entry, state.event, str_val,
+					   state.event->fields[i]->is_dynamic,
+					   data_size, &n_u64);
+			data_size += len; /* only dynamic string increments */
+		} else {
+			struct synth_field *field = state.event->fields[i];
+			u64 val = vals[i];
+
+			switch (field->size) {
+			case 1:
+				*(u8 *)&state.entry->fields[n_u64] = (u8)val;
+				break;
+
+			case 2:
+				*(u16 *)&state.entry->fields[n_u64] = (u16)val;
+				break;
+
+			case 4:
+				*(u32 *)&state.entry->fields[n_u64] = (u32)val;
+				break;
+
+			default:
+				state.entry->fields[n_u64] = val;
+				break;
+			}
+			n_u64++;
+		}
+	}
+out:
+	__synth_event_trace_end(&state);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(synth_event_trace_array);
+
+/**
+ * synth_event_trace_start - Start piecewise synthetic event trace
+ * @file: The trace_event_file representing the synthetic event
+ * @trace_state: A pointer to object tracking the piecewise trace state
+ *
+ * Start the trace of a synthetic event field-by-field rather than all
+ * at once.
+ *
+ * This function 'opens' an event trace, which means space is reserved
+ * for the event in the trace buffer, after which the event's
+ * individual field values can be set through either
+ * synth_event_add_next_val() or synth_event_add_val().
+ *
+ * A pointer to a trace_state object is passed in, which will keep
+ * track of the current event trace state until the event trace is
+ * closed (and the event finally traced) using
+ * synth_event_trace_end().
+ *
+ * Note that synth_event_trace_end() must be called after all values
+ * have been added for each event trace, regardless of whether adding
+ * all field values succeeded or not.
+ *
+ * Note also that for a given event trace, all fields must be added
+ * using either synth_event_add_next_val() or synth_event_add_val()
+ * but not both together or interleaved.
+ *
+ * Return: 0 on success, err otherwise.
+ */
+int synth_event_trace_start(struct trace_event_file *file,
+			    struct synth_event_trace_state *trace_state)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	if (!trace_state)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	ret = __synth_event_trace_init(file, trace_state);
+	if (ret) {
+		if (ret == -ENOENT)
+			ret = 0; /* just disabled, not really an error */
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	if (trace_state->event->n_dynamic_fields)
+		return -ENOTSUPP;
+
+	ret = __synth_event_trace_start(file, trace_state, 0);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(synth_event_trace_start);
+
+static int __synth_event_add_val(const char *field_name, u64 val,
+				 struct synth_event_trace_state *trace_state)
+{
+	struct synth_field *field = NULL;
+	struct synth_trace_event *entry;
+	struct synth_event *event;
+	int i, ret = 0;
+
+	if (!trace_state) {
+		ret = -EINVAL;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	/* can't mix add_next_synth_val() with add_synth_val() */
+	if (field_name) {
+		if (trace_state->add_next) {
+			ret = -EINVAL;
+			goto out;
+		}
+		trace_state->add_name = true;
+	} else {
+		if (trace_state->add_name) {
+			ret = -EINVAL;
+			goto out;
+		}
+		trace_state->add_next = true;
+	}
+
+	if (trace_state->disabled)
+		goto out;
+
+	event = trace_state->event;
+	if (trace_state->add_name) {
+		for (i = 0; i < event->n_fields; i++) {
+			field = event->fields[i];
+			if (strcmp(field->name, field_name) == 0)
+				break;
+		}
+		if (!field) {
+			ret = -EINVAL;
+			goto out;
+		}
+	} else {
+		if (trace_state->cur_field >= event->n_fields) {
+			ret = -EINVAL;
+			goto out;
+		}
+		field = event->fields[trace_state->cur_field++];
+	}
+
+	entry = trace_state->entry;
+	if (field->is_string) {
+		char *str_val = (char *)(long)val;
+		char *str_field;
+
+		if (field->is_dynamic) { /* add_val can't do dynamic strings */
+			ret = -EINVAL;
+			goto out;
+		}
+
+		if (!str_val) {
+			ret = -EINVAL;
+			goto out;
+		}
+
+		str_field = (char *)&entry->fields[field->offset];
+		strscpy(str_field, str_val, STR_VAR_LEN_MAX);
+	} else {
+		switch (field->size) {
+		case 1:
+			*(u8 *)&trace_state->entry->fields[field->offset] = (u8)val;
+			break;
+
+		case 2:
+			*(u16 *)&trace_state->entry->fields[field->offset] = (u16)val;
+			break;
+
+		case 4:
+			*(u32 *)&trace_state->entry->fields[field->offset] = (u32)val;
+			break;
+
+		default:
+			trace_state->entry->fields[field->offset] = val;
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+ out:
+	return ret;
+}
+
+/**
+ * synth_event_add_next_val - Add the next field's value to an open synth trace
+ * @val: The value to set the next field to
+ * @trace_state: A pointer to object tracking the piecewise trace state
+ *
+ * Set the value of the next field in an event that's been opened by
+ * synth_event_trace_start().
+ *
+ * The val param should be the value cast to u64.  If the value points
+ * to a string, the val param should be a char * cast to u64.
+ *
+ * This function assumes all the fields in an event are to be set one
+ * after another - successive calls to this function are made, one for
+ * each field, in the order of the fields in the event, until all
+ * fields have been set.  If you'd rather set each field individually
+ * without regard to ordering, synth_event_add_val() can be used
+ * instead.
+ *
+ * Note however that synth_event_add_next_val() and
+ * synth_event_add_val() can't be intermixed for a given event trace -
+ * one or the other but not both can be used at the same time.
+ *
+ * Note also that synth_event_trace_end() must be called after all
+ * values have been added for each event trace, regardless of whether
+ * adding all field values succeeded or not.
+ *
+ * Return: 0 on success, err otherwise.
+ */
+int synth_event_add_next_val(u64 val,
+			     struct synth_event_trace_state *trace_state)
+{
+	return __synth_event_add_val(NULL, val, trace_state);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(synth_event_add_next_val);
+
+/**
+ * synth_event_add_val - Add a named field's value to an open synth trace
+ * @field_name: The name of the synthetic event field value to set
+ * @val: The value to set the named field to
+ * @trace_state: A pointer to object tracking the piecewise trace state
+ *
+ * Set the value of the named field in an event that's been opened by
+ * synth_event_trace_start().
+ *
+ * The val param should be the value cast to u64.  If the value points
+ * to a string, the val param should be a char * cast to u64.
+ *
+ * This function looks up the field name, and if found, sets the field
+ * to the specified value.  This lookup makes this function more
+ * expensive than synth_event_add_next_val(), so use that or the
+ * none-piecewise synth_event_trace() instead if efficiency is more
+ * important.
+ *
+ * Note however that synth_event_add_next_val() and
+ * synth_event_add_val() can't be intermixed for a given event trace -
+ * one or the other but not both can be used at the same time.
+ *
+ * Note also that synth_event_trace_end() must be called after all
+ * values have been added for each event trace, regardless of whether
+ * adding all field values succeeded or not.
+ *
+ * Return: 0 on success, err otherwise.
+ */
+int synth_event_add_val(const char *field_name, u64 val,
+			struct synth_event_trace_state *trace_state)
+{
+	return __synth_event_add_val(field_name, val, trace_state);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(synth_event_add_val);
+
+/**
+ * synth_event_trace_end - End piecewise synthetic event trace
+ * @trace_state: A pointer to object tracking the piecewise trace state
+ *
+ * End the trace of a synthetic event opened by
+ * synth_event_trace__start().
+ *
+ * This function 'closes' an event trace, which basically means that
+ * it commits the reserved event and cleans up other loose ends.
+ *
+ * A pointer to a trace_state object is passed in, which will keep
+ * track of the current event trace state opened with
+ * synth_event_trace_start().
+ *
+ * Note that this function must be called after all values have been
+ * added for each event trace, regardless of whether adding all field
+ * values succeeded or not.
+ *
+ * Return: 0 on success, err otherwise.
+ */
+int synth_event_trace_end(struct synth_event_trace_state *trace_state)
+{
+	if (!trace_state)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	__synth_event_trace_end(trace_state);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(synth_event_trace_end);
+
+static int create_synth_event(const char *raw_command)
+{
+	char *fields, *p;
+	const char *name;
+	int len, ret = 0;
+
+	raw_command = skip_spaces(raw_command);
+	if (raw_command[0] == '\0')
+		return ret;
+
+	last_cmd_set(raw_command);
+
+	name = raw_command;
+
+	/* Don't try to process if not our system */
+	if (name[0] != 's' || name[1] != ':')
+		return -ECANCELED;
+	name += 2;
+
+	p = strpbrk(raw_command, " \t");
+	if (!p) {
+		synth_err(SYNTH_ERR_INVALID_CMD, 0);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	fields = skip_spaces(p);
+
+	/* This interface accepts group name prefix */
+	if (strchr(name, '/')) {
+		len = str_has_prefix(name, SYNTH_SYSTEM "/");
+		if (len == 0) {
+			synth_err(SYNTH_ERR_INVALID_DYN_CMD, 0);
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+		name += len;
+	}
+
+	len = name - raw_command;
+
+	ret = check_command(raw_command + len);
+	if (ret) {
+		synth_err(SYNTH_ERR_INVALID_CMD, 0);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	name = kmemdup_nul(raw_command + len, p - raw_command - len, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!name)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	ret = __create_synth_event(name, fields);
+
+	kfree(name);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static int synth_event_release(struct dyn_event *ev)
+{
+	struct synth_event *event = to_synth_event(ev);
+	int ret;
+
+	if (event->ref)
+		return -EBUSY;
+
+	if (trace_event_dyn_busy(&event->call))
+		return -EBUSY;
+
+	ret = unregister_synth_event(event);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	dyn_event_remove(ev);
+	free_synth_event(event);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int __synth_event_show(struct seq_file *m, struct synth_event *event)
+{
+	struct synth_field *field;
+	unsigned int i;
+	char *type, *t;
+
+	seq_printf(m, "%s\t", event->name);
+
+	for (i = 0; i < event->n_fields; i++) {
+		field = event->fields[i];
+
+		type = field->type;
+		t = strstr(type, "__data_loc");
+		if (t) { /* __data_loc belongs in format but not event desc */
+			t += sizeof("__data_loc");
+			type = t;
+		}
+
+		/* parameter values */
+		seq_printf(m, "%s %s%s", type, field->name,
+			   i == event->n_fields - 1 ? "" : "; ");
+	}
+
+	seq_putc(m, '\n');
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int synth_event_show(struct seq_file *m, struct dyn_event *ev)
+{
+	struct synth_event *event = to_synth_event(ev);
+
+	seq_printf(m, "s:%s/", event->class.system);
+
+	return __synth_event_show(m, event);
+}
+
+static int synth_events_seq_show(struct seq_file *m, void *v)
+{
+	struct dyn_event *ev = v;
+
+	if (!is_synth_event(ev))
+		return 0;
+
+	return __synth_event_show(m, to_synth_event(ev));
+}
+
+static const struct seq_operations synth_events_seq_op = {
+	.start	= dyn_event_seq_start,
+	.next	= dyn_event_seq_next,
+	.stop	= dyn_event_seq_stop,
+	.show	= synth_events_seq_show,
+};
+
+static int synth_events_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = security_locked_down(LOCKDOWN_TRACEFS);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	if ((file->f_mode & FMODE_WRITE) && (file->f_flags & O_TRUNC)) {
+		ret = dyn_events_release_all(&synth_event_ops);
+		if (ret < 0)
+			return ret;
+	}
+
+	return seq_open(file, &synth_events_seq_op);
+}
+
+static ssize_t synth_events_write(struct file *file,
+				  const char __user *buffer,
+				  size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
+{
+	return trace_parse_run_command(file, buffer, count, ppos,
+				       create_or_delete_synth_event);
+}
+
+static const struct file_operations synth_events_fops = {
+	.open           = synth_events_open,
+	.write		= synth_events_write,
+	.read           = seq_read,
+	.llseek         = seq_lseek,
+	.release        = seq_release,
+};
+
+/*
+ * Register dynevent at core_initcall. This allows kernel to setup kprobe
+ * events in postcore_initcall without tracefs.
+ */
+static __init int trace_events_synth_init_early(void)
+{
+	int err = 0;
+
+	err = dyn_event_register(&synth_event_ops);
+	if (err)
+		pr_warn("Could not register synth_event_ops\n");
+
+	return err;
+}
+core_initcall(trace_events_synth_init_early);
+
+static __init int trace_events_synth_init(void)
+{
+	struct dentry *entry = NULL;
+	int err = 0;
+	err = tracing_init_dentry();
+	if (err)
+		goto err;
+
+	entry = tracefs_create_file("synthetic_events", TRACE_MODE_WRITE,
+				    NULL, NULL, &synth_events_fops);
+	if (!entry) {
+		err = -ENODEV;
+		goto err;
+	}
+
+	return err;
+ err:
+	pr_warn("Could not create tracefs 'synthetic_events' entry\n");
+
+	return err;
+}
+
+fs_initcall(trace_events_synth_init);