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Add framework for tunables The tunables framework allows us to uniformly manage and expose global variables inside glibc as switches to users. tunables/README has instructions for glibc developers to add new tunables. Tunables support can be enabled by passing the --enable-tunables configure flag to the configure script. This patch only adds a framework and does not pose any limitations on how tunable values are read from the user. It also adds environment variables used in malloc behaviour tweaking to the tunables framework as a PoC of the compatibility interface. * manual/install.texi: Add --enable-tunables option. * INSTALL: Regenerate. * README.tunables: New file. * Makeconfig (CPPFLAGS): Define TOP_NAMESPACE. (before-compile): Generate dl-tunable-list.h early. * config.h.in: Add HAVE_TUNABLES. * config.make.in: Add have-tunables. * configure.ac: Add --enable-tunables option. * configure: Regenerate. * csu/init-first.c (__libc_init_first): Move __libc_init_secure earlier... * csu/init-first.c (LIBC_START_MAIN):... to here. Include dl-tunables.h, libc-internal.h. (LIBC_START_MAIN) [!SHARED]: Initialize tunables for static binaries. * elf/Makefile (dl-routines): Add dl-tunables. * elf/Versions (ld): Add __tunable_set_val to GLIBC_PRIVATE namespace. * elf/dl-support (_dl_nondynamic_init): Unset MALLOC_CHECK_ only when !HAVE_TUNABLES. * elf/rtld.c (process_envvars): Likewise. * elf/dl-sysdep.c [HAVE_TUNABLES]: Include dl-tunables.h (_dl_sysdep_start): Call __tunables_init. * elf/dl-tunable-types.h: New file. * elf/dl-tunables.c: New file. * elf/dl-tunables.h: New file. * elf/dl-tunables.list: New file. * malloc/tst-malloc-usable-static.c: New test case. * malloc/Makefile (tests-static): Add it. * malloc/arena.c [HAVE_TUNABLES]: Include dl-tunables.h. Define TUNABLE_NAMESPACE. (DL_TUNABLE_CALLBACK (set_mallopt_check)): New function. (DL_TUNABLE_CALLBACK_FNDECL): New macro. Use it to define callback functions. (ptmalloc_init): Set tunable values. * scripts/gen-tunables.awk: New file. * sysdeps/mach/hurd/dl-sysdep.c: Include dl-tunables.h. (_dl_sysdep_start): Call __tunables_init.
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TUNABLE FRAMEWORK
=================
Tunables is a feature in the GNU C Library that allows application authors and
distribution maintainers to alter the runtime library behaviour to match their
workload.
The tunable framework allows modules within glibc to register variables that
may be tweaked through an environment variable. It aims to enforce a strict
namespace rule to bring consistency to naming of these tunable environment
variables across the project. This document is a guide for glibc developers to
add tunables to the framework.
ADDING A NEW TUNABLE
--------------------
The TOP_NAMESPACE macro is defined by default as 'glibc'. If distributions
intend to add their own tunables, they should do so in a different top
namespace by overriding the TOP_NAMESPACE macro for that tunable. Downstream
implementations are discouraged from using the 'glibc' top namespace for
tunables they don't already have consensus to push upstream.
tunables: Clean up hooks to get and set tunables The TUNABLE_SET_VALUE and family of macros (and my later attempt to add a TUNABLE_GET) never quite went together very well because the overall interface was not clearly defined. This patch is an attempt to do just that. This patch consolidates the API to two simple sets of macros, TUNABLE_GET* and TUNABLE_SET*. If TUNABLE_NAMESPACE is defined, TUNABLE_GET takes just the tunable name, type and a (optionally NULL) callback function to get the value of the tunable. The callback function, if non-NULL, is called if the tunable was externally set (i.e. via GLIBC_TUNABLES or any future mechanism). For example: val = TUNABLE_GET (check, int32_t, check_callback) returns the value of the glibc.malloc.check tunable (assuming TUNABLE_NAMESPACE is set to malloc) as an int32_t into VAL after calling check_callback. Likewise, TUNABLE_SET can be used to set the value of the tunable, although this is currently possible only in the dynamic linker before it relocates itself. For example: TUNABLE_SET (check, int32_t, 2) will set glibc.malloc.check to 2. Of course, this is not possible since we set (or read) glibc.malloc.check long after it is relocated. To access or set a tunable outside of TUNABLE_NAMESPACE, use the TUNABLE_GET_FULL and TUNABLE_SET_FULL macros, which have the following prototype: TUNABLE_GET_FULL (glibc, tune, hwcap_mask, uint64_t, NULL) TUNABLE_SET_FULL (glibc, tune, hwcap_mask, uint64_t, 0xffff) In future the tunable list may get split into mutable and immutable tunables where mutable tunables can be modified by the library and userspace after relocation as well and TUNABLE_SET will be more useful than it currently is. However whenever we actually do that split, we will have to ensure that the mutable tunables are protected with locks. * elf/Versions (__tunable_set_val): Rename to __tunable_get_val. * elf/dl-tunables.c: Likewise. (do_tunable_update_val): New function. (__tunable_set_val): New function. (__tunable_get_val): Call CB only if the tunable was externally initialized. (tunables_strtoul): Replace strval with initialized. * elf/dl-tunables.h (strval): Replace with a bool initialized. (TUNABLE_ENUM_NAME, TUNABLE_ENUM_NAME1): Adjust names to prevent collision. (__tunable_set_val): New function. (TUNABLE_GET, TUNABLE_GET_FULL): New macros. (TUNABLE_SET, TUNABLE_SET_FULL): Likewise. (TUNABLE_SET_VAL): Remove. (TUNABLE_SET_VAL_WITH_CALLBACK): Likewise. * README.tunables: Document the new macros. * malloc/arena.c (ptmalloc_init): Adjust.
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There are three steps to adding a tunable:
Add framework for tunables The tunables framework allows us to uniformly manage and expose global variables inside glibc as switches to users. tunables/README has instructions for glibc developers to add new tunables. Tunables support can be enabled by passing the --enable-tunables configure flag to the configure script. This patch only adds a framework and does not pose any limitations on how tunable values are read from the user. It also adds environment variables used in malloc behaviour tweaking to the tunables framework as a PoC of the compatibility interface. * manual/install.texi: Add --enable-tunables option. * INSTALL: Regenerate. * README.tunables: New file. * Makeconfig (CPPFLAGS): Define TOP_NAMESPACE. (before-compile): Generate dl-tunable-list.h early. * config.h.in: Add HAVE_TUNABLES. * config.make.in: Add have-tunables. * configure.ac: Add --enable-tunables option. * configure: Regenerate. * csu/init-first.c (__libc_init_first): Move __libc_init_secure earlier... * csu/init-first.c (LIBC_START_MAIN):... to here. Include dl-tunables.h, libc-internal.h. (LIBC_START_MAIN) [!SHARED]: Initialize tunables for static binaries. * elf/Makefile (dl-routines): Add dl-tunables. * elf/Versions (ld): Add __tunable_set_val to GLIBC_PRIVATE namespace. * elf/dl-support (_dl_nondynamic_init): Unset MALLOC_CHECK_ only when !HAVE_TUNABLES. * elf/rtld.c (process_envvars): Likewise. * elf/dl-sysdep.c [HAVE_TUNABLES]: Include dl-tunables.h (_dl_sysdep_start): Call __tunables_init. * elf/dl-tunable-types.h: New file. * elf/dl-tunables.c: New file. * elf/dl-tunables.h: New file. * elf/dl-tunables.list: New file. * malloc/tst-malloc-usable-static.c: New test case. * malloc/Makefile (tests-static): Add it. * malloc/arena.c [HAVE_TUNABLES]: Include dl-tunables.h. Define TUNABLE_NAMESPACE. (DL_TUNABLE_CALLBACK (set_mallopt_check)): New function. (DL_TUNABLE_CALLBACK_FNDECL): New macro. Use it to define callback functions. (ptmalloc_init): Set tunable values. * scripts/gen-tunables.awk: New file. * sysdeps/mach/hurd/dl-sysdep.c: Include dl-tunables.h. (_dl_sysdep_start): Call __tunables_init.
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tunables: Clean up hooks to get and set tunables The TUNABLE_SET_VALUE and family of macros (and my later attempt to add a TUNABLE_GET) never quite went together very well because the overall interface was not clearly defined. This patch is an attempt to do just that. This patch consolidates the API to two simple sets of macros, TUNABLE_GET* and TUNABLE_SET*. If TUNABLE_NAMESPACE is defined, TUNABLE_GET takes just the tunable name, type and a (optionally NULL) callback function to get the value of the tunable. The callback function, if non-NULL, is called if the tunable was externally set (i.e. via GLIBC_TUNABLES or any future mechanism). For example: val = TUNABLE_GET (check, int32_t, check_callback) returns the value of the glibc.malloc.check tunable (assuming TUNABLE_NAMESPACE is set to malloc) as an int32_t into VAL after calling check_callback. Likewise, TUNABLE_SET can be used to set the value of the tunable, although this is currently possible only in the dynamic linker before it relocates itself. For example: TUNABLE_SET (check, int32_t, 2) will set glibc.malloc.check to 2. Of course, this is not possible since we set (or read) glibc.malloc.check long after it is relocated. To access or set a tunable outside of TUNABLE_NAMESPACE, use the TUNABLE_GET_FULL and TUNABLE_SET_FULL macros, which have the following prototype: TUNABLE_GET_FULL (glibc, tune, hwcap_mask, uint64_t, NULL) TUNABLE_SET_FULL (glibc, tune, hwcap_mask, uint64_t, 0xffff) In future the tunable list may get split into mutable and immutable tunables where mutable tunables can be modified by the library and userspace after relocation as well and TUNABLE_SET will be more useful than it currently is. However whenever we actually do that split, we will have to ensure that the mutable tunables are protected with locks. * elf/Versions (__tunable_set_val): Rename to __tunable_get_val. * elf/dl-tunables.c: Likewise. (do_tunable_update_val): New function. (__tunable_set_val): New function. (__tunable_get_val): Call CB only if the tunable was externally initialized. (tunables_strtoul): Replace strval with initialized. * elf/dl-tunables.h (strval): Replace with a bool initialized. (TUNABLE_ENUM_NAME, TUNABLE_ENUM_NAME1): Adjust names to prevent collision. (__tunable_set_val): New function. (TUNABLE_GET, TUNABLE_GET_FULL): New macros. (TUNABLE_SET, TUNABLE_SET_FULL): Likewise. (TUNABLE_SET_VAL): Remove. (TUNABLE_SET_VAL_WITH_CALLBACK): Likewise. * README.tunables: Document the new macros. * malloc/arena.c (ptmalloc_init): Adjust.
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1. Add a tunable to the list and fully specify its properties:
Add framework for tunables The tunables framework allows us to uniformly manage and expose global variables inside glibc as switches to users. tunables/README has instructions for glibc developers to add new tunables. Tunables support can be enabled by passing the --enable-tunables configure flag to the configure script. This patch only adds a framework and does not pose any limitations on how tunable values are read from the user. It also adds environment variables used in malloc behaviour tweaking to the tunables framework as a PoC of the compatibility interface. * manual/install.texi: Add --enable-tunables option. * INSTALL: Regenerate. * README.tunables: New file. * Makeconfig (CPPFLAGS): Define TOP_NAMESPACE. (before-compile): Generate dl-tunable-list.h early. * config.h.in: Add HAVE_TUNABLES. * config.make.in: Add have-tunables. * configure.ac: Add --enable-tunables option. * configure: Regenerate. * csu/init-first.c (__libc_init_first): Move __libc_init_secure earlier... * csu/init-first.c (LIBC_START_MAIN):... to here. Include dl-tunables.h, libc-internal.h. (LIBC_START_MAIN) [!SHARED]: Initialize tunables for static binaries. * elf/Makefile (dl-routines): Add dl-tunables. * elf/Versions (ld): Add __tunable_set_val to GLIBC_PRIVATE namespace. * elf/dl-support (_dl_nondynamic_init): Unset MALLOC_CHECK_ only when !HAVE_TUNABLES. * elf/rtld.c (process_envvars): Likewise. * elf/dl-sysdep.c [HAVE_TUNABLES]: Include dl-tunables.h (_dl_sysdep_start): Call __tunables_init. * elf/dl-tunable-types.h: New file. * elf/dl-tunables.c: New file. * elf/dl-tunables.h: New file. * elf/dl-tunables.list: New file. * malloc/tst-malloc-usable-static.c: New test case. * malloc/Makefile (tests-static): Add it. * malloc/arena.c [HAVE_TUNABLES]: Include dl-tunables.h. Define TUNABLE_NAMESPACE. (DL_TUNABLE_CALLBACK (set_mallopt_check)): New function. (DL_TUNABLE_CALLBACK_FNDECL): New macro. Use it to define callback functions. (ptmalloc_init): Set tunable values. * scripts/gen-tunables.awk: New file. * sysdeps/mach/hurd/dl-sysdep.c: Include dl-tunables.h. (_dl_sysdep_start): Call __tunables_init.
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tunables: Clean up hooks to get and set tunables The TUNABLE_SET_VALUE and family of macros (and my later attempt to add a TUNABLE_GET) never quite went together very well because the overall interface was not clearly defined. This patch is an attempt to do just that. This patch consolidates the API to two simple sets of macros, TUNABLE_GET* and TUNABLE_SET*. If TUNABLE_NAMESPACE is defined, TUNABLE_GET takes just the tunable name, type and a (optionally NULL) callback function to get the value of the tunable. The callback function, if non-NULL, is called if the tunable was externally set (i.e. via GLIBC_TUNABLES or any future mechanism). For example: val = TUNABLE_GET (check, int32_t, check_callback) returns the value of the glibc.malloc.check tunable (assuming TUNABLE_NAMESPACE is set to malloc) as an int32_t into VAL after calling check_callback. Likewise, TUNABLE_SET can be used to set the value of the tunable, although this is currently possible only in the dynamic linker before it relocates itself. For example: TUNABLE_SET (check, int32_t, 2) will set glibc.malloc.check to 2. Of course, this is not possible since we set (or read) glibc.malloc.check long after it is relocated. To access or set a tunable outside of TUNABLE_NAMESPACE, use the TUNABLE_GET_FULL and TUNABLE_SET_FULL macros, which have the following prototype: TUNABLE_GET_FULL (glibc, tune, hwcap_mask, uint64_t, NULL) TUNABLE_SET_FULL (glibc, tune, hwcap_mask, uint64_t, 0xffff) In future the tunable list may get split into mutable and immutable tunables where mutable tunables can be modified by the library and userspace after relocation as well and TUNABLE_SET will be more useful than it currently is. However whenever we actually do that split, we will have to ensure that the mutable tunables are protected with locks. * elf/Versions (__tunable_set_val): Rename to __tunable_get_val. * elf/dl-tunables.c: Likewise. (do_tunable_update_val): New function. (__tunable_set_val): New function. (__tunable_get_val): Call CB only if the tunable was externally initialized. (tunables_strtoul): Replace strval with initialized. * elf/dl-tunables.h (strval): Replace with a bool initialized. (TUNABLE_ENUM_NAME, TUNABLE_ENUM_NAME1): Adjust names to prevent collision. (__tunable_set_val): New function. (TUNABLE_GET, TUNABLE_GET_FULL): New macros. (TUNABLE_SET, TUNABLE_SET_FULL): Likewise. (TUNABLE_SET_VAL): Remove. (TUNABLE_SET_VAL_WITH_CALLBACK): Likewise. * README.tunables: Document the new macros. * malloc/arena.c (ptmalloc_init): Adjust.
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For each tunable you want to add, make an entry in elf/dl-tunables.list. The
format of the file is as follows:
Add framework for tunables The tunables framework allows us to uniformly manage and expose global variables inside glibc as switches to users. tunables/README has instructions for glibc developers to add new tunables. Tunables support can be enabled by passing the --enable-tunables configure flag to the configure script. This patch only adds a framework and does not pose any limitations on how tunable values are read from the user. It also adds environment variables used in malloc behaviour tweaking to the tunables framework as a PoC of the compatibility interface. * manual/install.texi: Add --enable-tunables option. * INSTALL: Regenerate. * README.tunables: New file. * Makeconfig (CPPFLAGS): Define TOP_NAMESPACE. (before-compile): Generate dl-tunable-list.h early. * config.h.in: Add HAVE_TUNABLES. * config.make.in: Add have-tunables. * configure.ac: Add --enable-tunables option. * configure: Regenerate. * csu/init-first.c (__libc_init_first): Move __libc_init_secure earlier... * csu/init-first.c (LIBC_START_MAIN):... to here. Include dl-tunables.h, libc-internal.h. (LIBC_START_MAIN) [!SHARED]: Initialize tunables for static binaries. * elf/Makefile (dl-routines): Add dl-tunables. * elf/Versions (ld): Add __tunable_set_val to GLIBC_PRIVATE namespace. * elf/dl-support (_dl_nondynamic_init): Unset MALLOC_CHECK_ only when !HAVE_TUNABLES. * elf/rtld.c (process_envvars): Likewise. * elf/dl-sysdep.c [HAVE_TUNABLES]: Include dl-tunables.h (_dl_sysdep_start): Call __tunables_init. * elf/dl-tunable-types.h: New file. * elf/dl-tunables.c: New file. * elf/dl-tunables.h: New file. * elf/dl-tunables.list: New file. * malloc/tst-malloc-usable-static.c: New test case. * malloc/Makefile (tests-static): Add it. * malloc/arena.c [HAVE_TUNABLES]: Include dl-tunables.h. Define TUNABLE_NAMESPACE. (DL_TUNABLE_CALLBACK (set_mallopt_check)): New function. (DL_TUNABLE_CALLBACK_FNDECL): New macro. Use it to define callback functions. (ptmalloc_init): Set tunable values. * scripts/gen-tunables.awk: New file. * sysdeps/mach/hurd/dl-sysdep.c: Include dl-tunables.h. (_dl_sysdep_start): Call __tunables_init.
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TOP_NAMESPACE {
NAMESPACE1 {
TUNABLE1 {
# tunable attributes, one per line
}
# A tunable with default attributes, i.e. string variable.
TUNABLE2
TUNABLE3 {
# its attributes
}
}
NAMESPACE2 {
...
}
}
The list of allowed attributes are:
- type: Data type. Defaults to STRING. Allowed types are:
INT_32, UINT_64, SIZE_T and STRING. Numeric types may
be in octal or hexadecimal format too.
Add framework for tunables The tunables framework allows us to uniformly manage and expose global variables inside glibc as switches to users. tunables/README has instructions for glibc developers to add new tunables. Tunables support can be enabled by passing the --enable-tunables configure flag to the configure script. This patch only adds a framework and does not pose any limitations on how tunable values are read from the user. It also adds environment variables used in malloc behaviour tweaking to the tunables framework as a PoC of the compatibility interface. * manual/install.texi: Add --enable-tunables option. * INSTALL: Regenerate. * README.tunables: New file. * Makeconfig (CPPFLAGS): Define TOP_NAMESPACE. (before-compile): Generate dl-tunable-list.h early. * config.h.in: Add HAVE_TUNABLES. * config.make.in: Add have-tunables. * configure.ac: Add --enable-tunables option. * configure: Regenerate. * csu/init-first.c (__libc_init_first): Move __libc_init_secure earlier... * csu/init-first.c (LIBC_START_MAIN):... to here. Include dl-tunables.h, libc-internal.h. (LIBC_START_MAIN) [!SHARED]: Initialize tunables for static binaries. * elf/Makefile (dl-routines): Add dl-tunables. * elf/Versions (ld): Add __tunable_set_val to GLIBC_PRIVATE namespace. * elf/dl-support (_dl_nondynamic_init): Unset MALLOC_CHECK_ only when !HAVE_TUNABLES. * elf/rtld.c (process_envvars): Likewise. * elf/dl-sysdep.c [HAVE_TUNABLES]: Include dl-tunables.h (_dl_sysdep_start): Call __tunables_init. * elf/dl-tunable-types.h: New file. * elf/dl-tunables.c: New file. * elf/dl-tunables.h: New file. * elf/dl-tunables.list: New file. * malloc/tst-malloc-usable-static.c: New test case. * malloc/Makefile (tests-static): Add it. * malloc/arena.c [HAVE_TUNABLES]: Include dl-tunables.h. Define TUNABLE_NAMESPACE. (DL_TUNABLE_CALLBACK (set_mallopt_check)): New function. (DL_TUNABLE_CALLBACK_FNDECL): New macro. Use it to define callback functions. (ptmalloc_init): Set tunable values. * scripts/gen-tunables.awk: New file. * sysdeps/mach/hurd/dl-sysdep.c: Include dl-tunables.h. (_dl_sysdep_start): Call __tunables_init.
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- minval: Optional minimum acceptable value. For a string type
this is the minimum length of the value.
- maxval: Optional maximum acceptable value. For a string type
this is the maximum length of the value.
- default: Specify an optional default value for the tunable.
Add framework for tunables The tunables framework allows us to uniformly manage and expose global variables inside glibc as switches to users. tunables/README has instructions for glibc developers to add new tunables. Tunables support can be enabled by passing the --enable-tunables configure flag to the configure script. This patch only adds a framework and does not pose any limitations on how tunable values are read from the user. It also adds environment variables used in malloc behaviour tweaking to the tunables framework as a PoC of the compatibility interface. * manual/install.texi: Add --enable-tunables option. * INSTALL: Regenerate. * README.tunables: New file. * Makeconfig (CPPFLAGS): Define TOP_NAMESPACE. (before-compile): Generate dl-tunable-list.h early. * config.h.in: Add HAVE_TUNABLES. * config.make.in: Add have-tunables. * configure.ac: Add --enable-tunables option. * configure: Regenerate. * csu/init-first.c (__libc_init_first): Move __libc_init_secure earlier... * csu/init-first.c (LIBC_START_MAIN):... to here. Include dl-tunables.h, libc-internal.h. (LIBC_START_MAIN) [!SHARED]: Initialize tunables for static binaries. * elf/Makefile (dl-routines): Add dl-tunables. * elf/Versions (ld): Add __tunable_set_val to GLIBC_PRIVATE namespace. * elf/dl-support (_dl_nondynamic_init): Unset MALLOC_CHECK_ only when !HAVE_TUNABLES. * elf/rtld.c (process_envvars): Likewise. * elf/dl-sysdep.c [HAVE_TUNABLES]: Include dl-tunables.h (_dl_sysdep_start): Call __tunables_init. * elf/dl-tunable-types.h: New file. * elf/dl-tunables.c: New file. * elf/dl-tunables.h: New file. * elf/dl-tunables.list: New file. * malloc/tst-malloc-usable-static.c: New test case. * malloc/Makefile (tests-static): Add it. * malloc/arena.c [HAVE_TUNABLES]: Include dl-tunables.h. Define TUNABLE_NAMESPACE. (DL_TUNABLE_CALLBACK (set_mallopt_check)): New function. (DL_TUNABLE_CALLBACK_FNDECL): New macro. Use it to define callback functions. (ptmalloc_init): Set tunable values. * scripts/gen-tunables.awk: New file. * sysdeps/mach/hurd/dl-sysdep.c: Include dl-tunables.h. (_dl_sysdep_start): Call __tunables_init.
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- env_alias: An alias environment variable
- security_level: Specify security level of the tunable. Valid values:
SXID_ERASE: (default) Don't read for AT_SECURE binaries and
removed so that child processes can't read it.
SXID_IGNORE: Don't read for AT_SECURE binaries, but retained for
non-AT_SECURE subprocesses.
NONE: Read all the time.
Add framework for tunables The tunables framework allows us to uniformly manage and expose global variables inside glibc as switches to users. tunables/README has instructions for glibc developers to add new tunables. Tunables support can be enabled by passing the --enable-tunables configure flag to the configure script. This patch only adds a framework and does not pose any limitations on how tunable values are read from the user. It also adds environment variables used in malloc behaviour tweaking to the tunables framework as a PoC of the compatibility interface. * manual/install.texi: Add --enable-tunables option. * INSTALL: Regenerate. * README.tunables: New file. * Makeconfig (CPPFLAGS): Define TOP_NAMESPACE. (before-compile): Generate dl-tunable-list.h early. * config.h.in: Add HAVE_TUNABLES. * config.make.in: Add have-tunables. * configure.ac: Add --enable-tunables option. * configure: Regenerate. * csu/init-first.c (__libc_init_first): Move __libc_init_secure earlier... * csu/init-first.c (LIBC_START_MAIN):... to here. Include dl-tunables.h, libc-internal.h. (LIBC_START_MAIN) [!SHARED]: Initialize tunables for static binaries. * elf/Makefile (dl-routines): Add dl-tunables. * elf/Versions (ld): Add __tunable_set_val to GLIBC_PRIVATE namespace. * elf/dl-support (_dl_nondynamic_init): Unset MALLOC_CHECK_ only when !HAVE_TUNABLES. * elf/rtld.c (process_envvars): Likewise. * elf/dl-sysdep.c [HAVE_TUNABLES]: Include dl-tunables.h (_dl_sysdep_start): Call __tunables_init. * elf/dl-tunable-types.h: New file. * elf/dl-tunables.c: New file. * elf/dl-tunables.h: New file. * elf/dl-tunables.list: New file. * malloc/tst-malloc-usable-static.c: New test case. * malloc/Makefile (tests-static): Add it. * malloc/arena.c [HAVE_TUNABLES]: Include dl-tunables.h. Define TUNABLE_NAMESPACE. (DL_TUNABLE_CALLBACK (set_mallopt_check)): New function. (DL_TUNABLE_CALLBACK_FNDECL): New macro. Use it to define callback functions. (ptmalloc_init): Set tunable values. * scripts/gen-tunables.awk: New file. * sysdeps/mach/hurd/dl-sysdep.c: Include dl-tunables.h. (_dl_sysdep_start): Call __tunables_init.
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tunables: Clean up hooks to get and set tunables The TUNABLE_SET_VALUE and family of macros (and my later attempt to add a TUNABLE_GET) never quite went together very well because the overall interface was not clearly defined. This patch is an attempt to do just that. This patch consolidates the API to two simple sets of macros, TUNABLE_GET* and TUNABLE_SET*. If TUNABLE_NAMESPACE is defined, TUNABLE_GET takes just the tunable name, type and a (optionally NULL) callback function to get the value of the tunable. The callback function, if non-NULL, is called if the tunable was externally set (i.e. via GLIBC_TUNABLES or any future mechanism). For example: val = TUNABLE_GET (check, int32_t, check_callback) returns the value of the glibc.malloc.check tunable (assuming TUNABLE_NAMESPACE is set to malloc) as an int32_t into VAL after calling check_callback. Likewise, TUNABLE_SET can be used to set the value of the tunable, although this is currently possible only in the dynamic linker before it relocates itself. For example: TUNABLE_SET (check, int32_t, 2) will set glibc.malloc.check to 2. Of course, this is not possible since we set (or read) glibc.malloc.check long after it is relocated. To access or set a tunable outside of TUNABLE_NAMESPACE, use the TUNABLE_GET_FULL and TUNABLE_SET_FULL macros, which have the following prototype: TUNABLE_GET_FULL (glibc, tune, hwcap_mask, uint64_t, NULL) TUNABLE_SET_FULL (glibc, tune, hwcap_mask, uint64_t, 0xffff) In future the tunable list may get split into mutable and immutable tunables where mutable tunables can be modified by the library and userspace after relocation as well and TUNABLE_SET will be more useful than it currently is. However whenever we actually do that split, we will have to ensure that the mutable tunables are protected with locks. * elf/Versions (__tunable_set_val): Rename to __tunable_get_val. * elf/dl-tunables.c: Likewise. (do_tunable_update_val): New function. (__tunable_set_val): New function. (__tunable_get_val): Call CB only if the tunable was externally initialized. (tunables_strtoul): Replace strval with initialized. * elf/dl-tunables.h (strval): Replace with a bool initialized. (TUNABLE_ENUM_NAME, TUNABLE_ENUM_NAME1): Adjust names to prevent collision. (__tunable_set_val): New function. (TUNABLE_GET, TUNABLE_GET_FULL): New macros. (TUNABLE_SET, TUNABLE_SET_FULL): Likewise. (TUNABLE_SET_VAL): Remove. (TUNABLE_SET_VAL_WITH_CALLBACK): Likewise. * README.tunables: Document the new macros. * malloc/arena.c (ptmalloc_init): Adjust.
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2. Use TUNABLE_GET/TUNABLE_SET to get and set tunables.
3. OPTIONAL: If tunables in a namespace are being used multiple times within a
specific module, set the TUNABLE_NAMESPACE macro to reduce the amount of
typing.
GETTING AND SETTING TUNABLES
----------------------------
When the TUNABLE_NAMESPACE macro is defined, one may get tunables in that
module using the TUNABLE_GET macro as follows:
val = TUNABLE_GET (check, int32_t, TUNABLE_CALLBACK (check_callback))
where 'check' is the tunable name, 'int32_t' is the C type of the tunable and
'check_callback' is the function to call if the tunable got initialized to a
non-default value. The macro returns the value as type 'int32_t'.
The callback function should be defined as follows:
void
TUNABLE_CALLBACK (check_callback) (int32_t *valp)
{
...
}
where it can expect the tunable value to be passed in VALP.
Tunables in the module can be updated using:
TUNABLE_SET (check, int32_t, val)
where 'check' is the tunable name, 'int32_t' is the C type of the tunable and
'val' is a value of same type.
To get and set tunables in a different namespace from that module, use the full
form of the macros as follows:
val = TUNABLE_GET_FULL (glibc, tune, hwcap_mask, uint64_t, NULL)
TUNABLE_SET_FULL (glibc, tune, hwcap_mask, uint64_t, val)
where 'glibc' is the top namespace, 'tune' is the tunable namespace and the
remaining arguments are the same as the short form macros.
When TUNABLE_NAMESPACE is not defined in a module, TUNABLE_GET is equivalent to
TUNABLE_GET_FULL, so you will need to provide full namespace information for
both macros. Likewise for TUNABLE_SET and TUNABLE_SET_FULL.
** IMPORTANT NOTE **
The tunable list is set as read-only after the dynamic linker relocates itself,
so setting tunable values must be limited only to tunables within the dynamic
linker, that too before relocation.
Add framework for tunables The tunables framework allows us to uniformly manage and expose global variables inside glibc as switches to users. tunables/README has instructions for glibc developers to add new tunables. Tunables support can be enabled by passing the --enable-tunables configure flag to the configure script. This patch only adds a framework and does not pose any limitations on how tunable values are read from the user. It also adds environment variables used in malloc behaviour tweaking to the tunables framework as a PoC of the compatibility interface. * manual/install.texi: Add --enable-tunables option. * INSTALL: Regenerate. * README.tunables: New file. * Makeconfig (CPPFLAGS): Define TOP_NAMESPACE. (before-compile): Generate dl-tunable-list.h early. * config.h.in: Add HAVE_TUNABLES. * config.make.in: Add have-tunables. * configure.ac: Add --enable-tunables option. * configure: Regenerate. * csu/init-first.c (__libc_init_first): Move __libc_init_secure earlier... * csu/init-first.c (LIBC_START_MAIN):... to here. Include dl-tunables.h, libc-internal.h. (LIBC_START_MAIN) [!SHARED]: Initialize tunables for static binaries. * elf/Makefile (dl-routines): Add dl-tunables. * elf/Versions (ld): Add __tunable_set_val to GLIBC_PRIVATE namespace. * elf/dl-support (_dl_nondynamic_init): Unset MALLOC_CHECK_ only when !HAVE_TUNABLES. * elf/rtld.c (process_envvars): Likewise. * elf/dl-sysdep.c [HAVE_TUNABLES]: Include dl-tunables.h (_dl_sysdep_start): Call __tunables_init. * elf/dl-tunable-types.h: New file. * elf/dl-tunables.c: New file. * elf/dl-tunables.h: New file. * elf/dl-tunables.list: New file. * malloc/tst-malloc-usable-static.c: New test case. * malloc/Makefile (tests-static): Add it. * malloc/arena.c [HAVE_TUNABLES]: Include dl-tunables.h. Define TUNABLE_NAMESPACE. (DL_TUNABLE_CALLBACK (set_mallopt_check)): New function. (DL_TUNABLE_CALLBACK_FNDECL): New macro. Use it to define callback functions. (ptmalloc_init): Set tunable values. * scripts/gen-tunables.awk: New file. * sysdeps/mach/hurd/dl-sysdep.c: Include dl-tunables.h. (_dl_sysdep_start): Call __tunables_init.
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FUTURE WORK
-----------
The framework currently only allows a one-time initialization of variables
through environment variables and in some cases, modification of variables via
an API call. A future goals for this project include:
- Setting system-wide and user-wide defaults for tunables through some
mechanism like a configuration file.
- Allow tweaking of some tunables at runtime