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+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
+/*
+ * NOTE: This example is works on x86 and powerpc.
+ * Here's a sample kernel module showing the use of kprobes to dump a
+ * stack trace and selected registers when kernel_clone() is called.
+ *
+ * For more information on theory of operation of kprobes, see
+ * Documentation/trace/kprobes.rst
+ *
+ * You will see the trace data in /var/log/messages and on the console
+ * whenever kernel_clone() is invoked to create a new process.
+ */
+
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/kprobes.h>
+
+#define MAX_SYMBOL_LEN 64
+static char symbol[MAX_SYMBOL_LEN] = "kernel_clone";
+module_param_string(symbol, symbol, sizeof(symbol), 0644);
+
+/* For each probe you need to allocate a kprobe structure */
+static struct kprobe kp = {
+ .symbol_name = symbol,
+};
+
+/* kprobe pre_handler: called just before the probed instruction is executed */
+static int __kprobes handler_pre(struct kprobe *p, struct pt_regs *regs)
+{
+#ifdef CONFIG_X86
+ pr_info("<%s> pre_handler: p->addr = 0x%p, ip = %lx, flags = 0x%lx\n",
+ p->symbol_name, p->addr, regs->ip, regs->flags);
+#endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_PPC
+ pr_info("<%s> pre_handler: p->addr = 0x%p, nip = 0x%lx, msr = 0x%lx\n",
+ p->symbol_name, p->addr, regs->nip, regs->msr);
+#endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_MIPS
+ pr_info("<%s> pre_handler: p->addr = 0x%p, epc = 0x%lx, status = 0x%lx\n",
+ p->symbol_name, p->addr, regs->cp0_epc, regs->cp0_status);
+#endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_ARM64
+ pr_info("<%s> pre_handler: p->addr = 0x%p, pc = 0x%lx,"
+ " pstate = 0x%lx\n",
+ p->symbol_name, p->addr, (long)regs->pc, (long)regs->pstate);
+#endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_S390
+ pr_info("<%s> pre_handler: p->addr, 0x%p, ip = 0x%lx, flags = 0x%lx\n",
+ p->symbol_name, p->addr, regs->psw.addr, regs->flags);
+#endif
+
+ /* A dump_stack() here will give a stack backtrace */
+ return 0;
+}
+
+/* kprobe post_handler: called after the probed instruction is executed */
+static void __kprobes handler_post(struct kprobe *p, struct pt_regs *regs,
+ unsigned long flags)
+{
+#ifdef CONFIG_X86
+ pr_info("<%s> post_handler: p->addr = 0x%p, flags = 0x%lx\n",
+ p->symbol_name, p->addr, regs->flags);
+#endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_PPC
+ pr_info("<%s> post_handler: p->addr = 0x%p, msr = 0x%lx\n",
+ p->symbol_name, p->addr, regs->msr);
+#endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_MIPS
+ pr_info("<%s> post_handler: p->addr = 0x%p, status = 0x%lx\n",
+ p->symbol_name, p->addr, regs->cp0_status);
+#endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_ARM64
+ pr_info("<%s> post_handler: p->addr = 0x%p, pstate = 0x%lx\n",
+ p->symbol_name, p->addr, (long)regs->pstate);
+#endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_S390
+ pr_info("<%s> pre_handler: p->addr, 0x%p, flags = 0x%lx\n",
+ p->symbol_name, p->addr, regs->flags);
+#endif
+}
+
+/*
+ * fault_handler: this is called if an exception is generated for any
+ * instruction within the pre- or post-handler, or when Kprobes
+ * single-steps the probed instruction.
+ */
+static int handler_fault(struct kprobe *p, struct pt_regs *regs, int trapnr)
+{
+ pr_info("fault_handler: p->addr = 0x%p, trap #%dn", p->addr, trapnr);
+ /* Return 0 because we don't handle the fault. */
+ return 0;
+}
+/* NOKPROBE_SYMBOL() is also available */
+NOKPROBE_SYMBOL(handler_fault);
+
+static int __init kprobe_init(void)
+{
+ int ret;
+ kp.pre_handler = handler_pre;
+ kp.post_handler = handler_post;
+ kp.fault_handler = handler_fault;
+
+ ret = register_kprobe(&kp);
+ if (ret < 0) {
+ pr_err("register_kprobe failed, returned %d\n", ret);
+ return ret;
+ }
+ pr_info("Planted kprobe at %p\n", kp.addr);
+ return 0;
+}
+
+static void __exit kprobe_exit(void)
+{
+ unregister_kprobe(&kp);
+ pr_info("kprobe at %p unregistered\n", kp.addr);
+}
+
+module_init(kprobe_init)
+module_exit(kprobe_exit)
+MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");