[PATCH v3 21/24] dyndbg: hoist classmap-filter-by-modname up to ddebug_add_module

From: Jim Cromie

Date: Mon Jun 01 2026 - 08:19:00 EST


The body of ddebug_attach_module_classes() is just a code-block that
finds the contiguous subrange of classmaps matching on modname, and
saves it into the ddebug_table's info record.

Implement this block in a macro to accommodate different component
vectors in the "box" (as named in the for_subvec macro). We will
reuse this macro shortly.

And hoist its invocation out of ddebug_attach_module_classes() up into
ddebug_add_module(). This moves the filtering step up closer to
dynamic_debug_init(), which already segments the builtin pr_debug
descriptors on their mod_name boundaries.

Signed-off-by: Jim Cromie <jim.cromie@xxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Louis Chauvet <louis.chauvet@xxxxxxxxxxx>
---
v3: expand block-comment in ddebug_add_module

v2: move RvB after SoB

finish hoist - drop old fn - ddebug_attach_module_classes

the v1 rev left the old ddebug_attach_module_classes in place, but it
is completely redundant now, since it already lost the list-linking
job it was doing.

It was being cut out later in the patchset (in the unsent API
adaptation phase), but for cleaner review, lets excise it now.

OLD all-in-1-series (pre split into reviewable chunks)

v10?- reordered params to match kdoc

v12- refactor/rename: s/dd_mark_vector_subrange/dd_set_module_subrange/

1. Renamed the macro from dd_mark_vector_subrange to
dd_set_module_subrange to better reflect its purpose of narrowing a
vector to a module-specific subrange.

2. Simplified the arguments by removing the redundant _dst, as the _di
pointer already provides access to the target _ddebug_info struct.

3. Refactored for Clarity: Instead of overwriting the struct's start
pointer while the for_subvec loop is using it to iterate, I
introduced a temporary __start variable. This avoids the "subtle"
side effect and makes the logic easier to follow.

4. Updated Documentation: Improved the comment block to explicitly
state that the macro scans for the first match and counts
contiguous elements.

fiuxp
---
lib/dynamic_debug.c | 84 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------------------------
1 file changed, 45 insertions(+), 39 deletions(-)

diff --git a/lib/dynamic_debug.c b/lib/dynamic_debug.c
index ebfff48c4a6c..fdb730db385e 100644
--- a/lib/dynamic_debug.c
+++ b/lib/dynamic_debug.c
@@ -161,8 +161,8 @@ static void vpr_info_dq(const struct ddebug_query *query, const char *msg)
}

static struct _ddebug_class_map *ddebug_find_valid_class(struct ddebug_table const *dt,
- const char *class_string,
- int *class_id)
+ const char *class_string,
+ int *class_id)
{
struct _ddebug_class_map *map;
int i, idx;
@@ -1167,34 +1167,34 @@ static const struct proc_ops proc_fops = {
.proc_write = ddebug_proc_write
};

-static void ddebug_attach_module_classes(struct ddebug_table *dt, struct _ddebug_info *di)
-{
- struct _ddebug_class_map *cm;
- int i, nc = 0;
-
- /*
- * Find this module's classmaps in a subrange/wholerange of
- * the builtin/modular classmap vector/section. Save the start
- * and length of the subrange at its edges.
- */
- for_subvec(i, cm, di, maps) {
- if (!strcmp(cm->mod_name, dt->info.mod_name)) {
- if (!nc) {
- v2pr_info("start subrange, class[%d]: module:%s base:%d len:%d ty:%d\n",
- i, cm->mod_name, cm->base, cm->length, cm->map_type);
- dt->info.maps.start = cm;
- }
- nc++;
- } else if (nc) {
- /* end of matching classmaps */
- break;
- }
- }
- if (nc) {
- dt->info.maps.len = nc;
- vpr_info("module:%s attached %d classes\n", dt->info.mod_name, nc);
- }
-}
+/*
+ * dd_set_module_subrange - find matching subrange of classmaps
+ * @_i: caller-provided index var
+ * @_sp: cursor into @_vec
+ * @_di: pointer to the struct _ddebug_info to be narrowed
+ * @_vec: name of the vector member (must have .start and .len)
+ *
+ * Narrow a _ddebug_info's vector (@_vec) of classmaps to the
+ * contiguous subrange of elements where ->mod_name matches
+ * @__di->mod_name. This is primarily for builtins, loadable modules
+ * have only their classmaps, and dont need this sub-selection.
+ */
+#define dd_set_module_subrange(_i, _sp, _di, _vec) ({ \
+ struct _ddebug_info *__di = (_di); \
+ typeof(__di->_vec.start) __start = NULL; \
+ int __nc = 0; \
+ for_subvec(_i, _sp, __di, _vec) { \
+ if (!strcmp((_sp)->mod_name, __di->mod_name)) { \
+ if (!__nc++) \
+ __start = (_sp); \
+ } else if (__nc) { \
+ break; /* end of consecutive matches */ \
+ } \
+ } \
+ if (__nc) \
+ __di->_vec.start = __start; \
+ __di->_vec.len = __nc; \
+})

/*
* Allocate a new ddebug_table for the given module
@@ -1203,6 +1203,8 @@ static void ddebug_attach_module_classes(struct ddebug_table *dt, struct _ddebug
static int ddebug_add_module(struct _ddebug_info *di)
{
struct ddebug_table *dt;
+ struct _ddebug_class_map *cm;
+ int i;

if (!di->descs.len)
return 0;
@@ -1215,17 +1217,21 @@ static int ddebug_add_module(struct _ddebug_info *di)
return -ENOMEM;
}
/*
- * For built-in modules, name (as supplied in di by its
- * callers) lives in .rodata and is immortal. For loaded
- * modules, name points at the name[] member of struct module,
- * which lives at least as long as this struct ddebug_table.
+ * For built-in modules, di is a partial cursor into the
+ * builtin dyndbg data; the descriptors are the subrange
+ * matching the modname, but the classmaps are the full set.
+ * We find and set the relevant subrange of classmaps here.
+ *
+ * The modname string is in .rodata, the descriptors and
+ * classmaps are in writable .data. All are immortal.
+ *
+ * For loaded modules, mod_name points at the name[] member
+ * of struct module, and the descriptors and classmaps point
+ * at the module's ELF sections; all have lifetimes matching
+ * the module's presence.
*/
dt->info = *di;
-
- INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dt->link);
-
- if (di->maps.len)
- ddebug_attach_module_classes(dt, di);
+ dd_set_module_subrange(i, cm, &dt->info, maps);

mutex_lock(&ddebug_lock);
list_add_tail(&dt->link, &ddebug_tables);

--
2.54.0