linux/kernel
Chaitanya Kulkarni bc49af56ee blktrace: add support for REQ_OP_WRITE_ZEROES tracing
Currently, REQ_OP_WRITE_ZEROES operations are not handled in the
blktrace infrastructure, resulting in incorrect or missing operation
labels in ftrace blktrace output. This manifests as write-zeroes
operations appearing with incorrect labels like "N" instead of a
proper "WZ" designation.

This patch adds complete support for REQ_OP_WRITE_ZEROES across the
blktrace infrastructure:

Add BLK_TC_WRITE_ZEROES trace category in blktrace_api.h and update
BLK_TC_END_V2 marker accordingly
Map REQ_OP_WRITE_ZEROES to BLK_TC_WRITE_ZEROES in __blk_add_trace()
to ensure proper trace event categorization
Update fill_rwbs() to generate "WZ" label for write-zeroes operations
in ftrace output, making them easily identifiable
Add "write-zeroes" string mapping in act_to_str array for debugfs
filter interface
Update blk_fill_rwbs() to handle REQ_OP_WRITE_ZEROES for block layer
event tracing

With this fix, write-zeroes operations are now correctly traced and
displayed.

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BEFORE THIS PATCH
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blkdiscard -z -o 0 -l 40960 /dev/nvme0n1
   blkdiscard-3809 [030] .....  1212.253701: block_bio_queue: 259,0 NS 0 + 80 [blkdiscard]
   blkdiscard-3809 [030] .....  1212.253703: block_getrq: 259,0 NS 0 + 80 [blkdiscard]
   blkdiscard-3809 [030] .....  1212.253704: block_io_start: 259,0 NS 40960 () 0 + 80 be,0,4 [blkdiscard]
   blkdiscard-3809 [030] .....  1212.253704: block_plug: [blkdiscard]
   blkdiscard-3809 [030] .....  1212.253706: block_unplug: [blkdiscard] 1
   blkdiscard-3809 [030] .....  1212.253706: block_rq_insert: 259,0 NS 40960 () 0 + 80 be,0,4 [blkdiscard]
kworker/30:1H-566  [030] .....  1212.253726: block_rq_issue: 259,0 NS 40960 () 0 + 80 be,0,4 [kworker/30:1H]
       <idle>-0    [030] d.h1.  1212.253957: block_rq_complete: 259,0 NS () 0 + 80 be,0,4 [0]
       <idle>-0    [030] dNh1.  1212.253960: block_io_done: 259,0 NS 0 () 0 + 0 none,0,0 [swapper/30]

Trace Event Breakdown:
 Event             | Device | Op  | Sector | Sectors | Byte Size | Calculation

 block_bio_queue   | 259,0  | NS  | 0      | 80      | -         | 80 × 512 = 40,960
 block_getrq       | 259,0  | NS  | 0      | 80      | -         | 80 × 512 = 40,960
 block_io_start    | 259,0  | NS  | 0      | 80      | 40960     | Direct from trace
 block_rq_insert   | 259,0  | NS  | 0      | 80      | 40960     | Direct from trace
 block_rq_issue    | 259,0  | NS  | 0      | 80      | 40960     | Direct from trace
 block_rq_complete | 259,0  | NS  | 0      | 80      | -         | 80 × 512 = 40,960
 block_io_done     | 259,0  | NS  | 0      | 0       | 0         | Completion (no data)

  Total Bytes Transferred: Sectors: 80 Bytes: 80 × 512 = 40,960 bytes

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AFTER THIS PATCH
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blkdiscard -z -o 0 -l 40960 /dev/nvme0n1

   blkdiscard-2477 [020] .....   960.989131: block_bio_queue: 259,0 WZS 0 + 80 [blkdiscard]
   blkdiscard-2477 [020] .....   960.989134: block_getrq: 259,0 WZS 0 + 80 [blkdiscard]
   blkdiscard-2477 [020] .....   960.989135: block_io_start: 259,0 WZS 40960 () 0 + 80 be,0,4 [blkdiscard]
   blkdiscard-2477 [020] .....   960.989138: block_plug: [blkdiscard]
   blkdiscard-2477 [020] .....   960.989140: block_unplug: [blkdiscard] 1
   blkdiscard-2477 [020] .....   960.989141: block_rq_insert: 259,0 WZS 40960 () 0 + 80 be,0,4 [blkdiscard]
kworker/20:1H-736  [020] .....   960.989166: block_rq_issue: 259,0 WZS 40960 () 0 + 80 be,0,4 [kworker/20:1H]
       <idle>-0    [020] d.h1.   960.989476: block_rq_complete: 259,0 WZS () 0 + 80 be,0,4 [0]
       <idle>-0    [020] dNh1.   960.989482: block_io_done: 259,0 WZS 0 () 0 + 0 none,0,0 [swapper/20]

Trace Event Breakdown:
 Event             | Device | Op  | Sector | Sectors | Byte Size | Calculation

 block_bio_queue   | 259,0  | WZS | 0      | 80      | -         | 80 × 512 = 40,960
 block_getrq       | 259,0  | WZS | 0      | 80      | -         | 80 × 512 = 40,960
 block_io_start    | 259,0  | WZS | 0      | 80      | 40960     | Direct from trace
 block_rq_insert   | 259,0  | WZS | 0      | 80      | 40960     | Direct from trace
 block_rq_issue    | 259,0  | WZS | 0      | 80      | 40960     | Direct from trace
 block_rq_complete | 259,0  | WZS | 0      | 80      | -         | 80 × 512 = 40,960
 block_io_done     | 259,0  | WZS | 0      | 0       | 0         | Completion (no data)

  Total Bytes Transferred: Sectors: 80 Bytes: 80 × 512 = 40,960 bytes

Tested with ftrace blktrace on NVMe devices using blkdiscard with
the -z (write-zeroes) flag.

Signed-off-by: Chaitanya Kulkarni <ckulkarnilinux@gmail.com>
Reviewed-by: Johannes Thumshirn <johannes.thumshirn@wdc.com>
Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe <axboe@kernel.dk>
2025-11-03 08:30:56 -07:00
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