perf capstone: Support for dlopen-ing libcapstone.so
authorIan Rogers <irogers@google.com>
Fri, 30 Jan 2026 23:34:37 +0000 (15:34 -0800)
committerArnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@redhat.com>
Tue, 3 Feb 2026 14:34:02 +0000 (11:34 -0300)
If perf is built with LIBCAPSTONE_DLOPEN=1, support dlopen-ing
libcapstone.so and then calling the necessary functions by looking them
up using dlsym.

The types come from capstone.h which means the libcapstone feature check
needs to pass, and NO_CAPSTONE=1 hasn't been defined. This will cause
the definition of HAVE_LIBCAPSTONE_SUPPORT.

Earlier versions of this code tried to declare the necessary
capstone.h constants and structs, but they weren't stable and caused
breakages across libcapstone releases.

Signed-off-by: Ian Rogers <irogers@google.com>
Cc: Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@intel.com>
Cc: Alexander Shishkin <alexander.shishkin@linux.intel.com>
Cc: Bill Wendling <morbo@google.com>
Cc: Charlie Jenkins <charlie@rivosinc.com>
Cc: Collin Funk <collin.funk1@gmail.com>
Cc: Dmitriy Vyukov <dvyukov@google.com>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@redhat.com>
Cc: James Clark <james.clark@linaro.org>
Cc: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@kernel.org>
Cc: Justin Stitt <justinstitt@google.com>
Cc: Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@kernel.org>
Cc: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org>
Cc: Nathan Chancellor <nathan@kernel.org>
Cc: Nick Desaulniers <nick.desaulniers+lkml@gmail.com>
Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>
Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@redhat.com>
tools/perf/Makefile.config
tools/perf/tests/make
tools/perf/util/Build
tools/perf/util/capstone.c
tools/perf/util/capstone.h

index 63ca9b2..e085d27 100644 (file)
@@ -1078,8 +1078,12 @@ ifndef NO_CAPSTONE
   $(call feature_check,libcapstone)
   ifeq ($(feature-libcapstone), 1)
     CFLAGS += -DHAVE_LIBCAPSTONE_SUPPORT $(LIBCAPSTONE_CFLAGS)
-    LDFLAGS += $(LICAPSTONE_LDFLAGS)
-    EXTLIBS += -lcapstone
+    ifdef LIBCAPSTONE_DLOPEN
+      CFLAGS += -DLIBCAPSTONE_DLOPEN
+    else
+      LDFLAGS += $(LIBCAPSTONE_LDFLAGS)
+      EXTLIBS += -lcapstone
+    endif
     $(call detected,CONFIG_LIBCAPSTONE)
   else
     msg := $(warning No libcapstone found, disables disasm engine support for 'perf script', please install libcapstone-dev/capstone-devel);
index 0b16c9c..eb41516 100644 (file)
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ make_no_libdw       := NO_LIBDW=1
 make_libunwind      := LIBUNWIND=1
 make_no_backtrace   := NO_BACKTRACE=1
 make_no_libcapstone := NO_CAPSTONE=1
+make_libcapstone_dlopen := LIBCAPSTONE_DLOPEN=1
 make_no_libnuma     := NO_LIBNUMA=1
 make_no_libbionic   := NO_LIBBIONIC=1
 make_no_libbpf     := NO_LIBBPF=1
@@ -159,6 +160,7 @@ run += make_libunwind
 run += make_no_libdw_dwarf_unwind
 run += make_no_backtrace
 run += make_no_libcapstone
+run += make_libcapstone_dlopen
 run += make_no_libnuma
 run += make_no_libbionic
 run += make_no_libbpf
index b9925c6..c037b1e 100644 (file)
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ perf-util-y += block-info.o
 perf-util-y += block-range.o
 perf-util-y += build-id.o
 perf-util-y += cacheline.o
-perf-util-y += capstone.o
+perf-util-$(CONFIG_LIBCAPSTONE) += capstone.o
 perf-util-y += config.o
 perf-util-y += copyfile.o
 perf-util-y += ctype.o
index 9216916..25cf6e1 100644 (file)
 #include "print_insn.h"
 #include "symbol.h"
 #include "thread.h"
+#include <dlfcn.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
+#include <inttypes.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
-#ifdef HAVE_LIBCAPSTONE_SUPPORT
 #include <capstone/capstone.h>
+
+#ifdef LIBCAPSTONE_DLOPEN
+static void *perf_cs_dll_handle(void)
+{
+       static bool dll_handle_init;
+       static void *dll_handle;
+
+       if (!dll_handle_init) {
+               dll_handle_init = true;
+               dll_handle = dlopen("libcapstone.so", RTLD_LAZY);
+               if (!dll_handle)
+                       pr_debug("dlopen failed for libcapstone.so\n");
+       }
+       return dll_handle;
+}
+#endif
+
+static enum cs_err perf_cs_open(enum cs_arch arch, enum cs_mode mode, csh *handle)
+{
+#ifndef LIBCAPSTONE_DLOPEN
+       return cs_open(arch, mode, handle);
+#else
+       static bool fn_init;
+       static enum cs_err (*fn)(enum cs_arch arch, enum cs_mode mode, csh *handle);
+
+       if (!fn_init) {
+               fn = dlsym(perf_cs_dll_handle(), "cs_open");
+               if (!fn)
+                       pr_debug("dlsym failed for cs_open\n");
+               fn_init = true;
+       }
+       if (!fn)
+               return CS_ERR_HANDLE;
+       return fn(arch, mode, handle);
 #endif
+}
+
+static enum cs_err perf_cs_option(csh handle, enum cs_opt_type type, size_t value)
+{
+#ifndef LIBCAPSTONE_DLOPEN
+       return cs_option(handle, type, value);
+#else
+       static bool fn_init;
+       static enum cs_err (*fn)(csh handle, enum cs_opt_type type, size_t value);
+
+       if (!fn_init) {
+               fn = dlsym(perf_cs_dll_handle(), "cs_option");
+               if (!fn)
+                       pr_debug("dlsym failed for cs_option\n");
+               fn_init = true;
+       }
+       if (!fn)
+               return CS_ERR_HANDLE;
+       return fn(handle, type, value);
+#endif
+}
+
+static size_t perf_cs_disasm(csh handle, const uint8_t *code, size_t code_size,
+                       uint64_t address, size_t count, struct cs_insn **insn)
+{
+#ifndef LIBCAPSTONE_DLOPEN
+       return cs_disasm(handle, code, code_size, address, count, insn);
+#else
+       static bool fn_init;
+       static enum cs_err (*fn)(csh handle, const uint8_t *code, size_t code_size,
+                                uint64_t address, size_t count, struct cs_insn **insn);
+
+       if (!fn_init) {
+               fn = dlsym(perf_cs_dll_handle(), "cs_disasm");
+               if (!fn)
+                       pr_debug("dlsym failed for cs_disasm\n");
+               fn_init = true;
+       }
+       if (!fn)
+               return CS_ERR_HANDLE;
+       return fn(handle, code, code_size, address, count, insn);
+#endif
+}
+
+static void perf_cs_free(struct cs_insn *insn, size_t count)
+{
+#ifndef LIBCAPSTONE_DLOPEN
+       cs_free(insn, count);
+#else
+       static bool fn_init;
+       static void (*fn)(struct cs_insn *insn, size_t count);
+
+       if (!fn_init) {
+               fn = dlsym(perf_cs_dll_handle(), "cs_free");
+               if (!fn)
+                       pr_debug("dlsym failed for cs_free\n");
+               fn_init = true;
+       }
+       if (!fn)
+               return;
+       fn(insn, count);
+#endif
+}
+
+static enum cs_err perf_cs_close(csh *handle)
+{
+#ifndef LIBCAPSTONE_DLOPEN
+       return cs_close(handle);
+#else
+       static bool fn_init;
+       static enum cs_err (*fn)(csh *handle);
+
+       if (!fn_init) {
+               fn = dlsym(perf_cs_dll_handle(), "cs_close");
+               if (!fn)
+                       pr_debug("dlsym failed for cs_close\n");
+               fn_init = true;
+       }
+       if (!fn)
+               return CS_ERR_HANDLE;
+       return fn(handle);
+#endif
+}
 
-#ifdef HAVE_LIBCAPSTONE_SUPPORT
 static int capstone_init(struct machine *machine, csh *cs_handle, bool is64,
                         bool disassembler_style)
 {
-       cs_arch arch;
-       cs_mode mode;
+       enum cs_arch arch;
+       enum cs_mode mode;
 
        if (machine__is(machine, "x86_64") && is64) {
                arch = CS_ARCH_X86;
@@ -45,7 +162,7 @@ static int capstone_init(struct machine *machine, csh *cs_handle, bool is64,
                return -1;
        }
 
-       if (cs_open(arch, mode, cs_handle) != CS_ERR_OK) {
+       if (perf_cs_open(arch, mode, cs_handle) != CS_ERR_OK) {
                pr_warning_once("cs_open failed\n");
                return -1;
        }
@@ -57,27 +174,25 @@ static int capstone_init(struct machine *machine, csh *cs_handle, bool is64,
                 * is set via annotation args
                 */
                if (disassembler_style)
-                       cs_option(*cs_handle, CS_OPT_SYNTAX, CS_OPT_SYNTAX_ATT);
+                       perf_cs_option(*cs_handle, CS_OPT_SYNTAX, CS_OPT_SYNTAX_ATT);
                /*
                 * Resolving address operands to symbols is implemented
                 * on x86 by investigating instruction details.
                 */
-               cs_option(*cs_handle, CS_OPT_DETAIL, CS_OPT_ON);
+               perf_cs_option(*cs_handle, CS_OPT_DETAIL, CS_OPT_ON);
        }
 
        return 0;
 }
-#endif
 
-#ifdef HAVE_LIBCAPSTONE_SUPPORT
-static size_t print_insn_x86(struct thread *thread, u8 cpumode, cs_insn *insn,
+static size_t print_insn_x86(struct thread *thread, u8 cpumode, struct cs_insn *insn,
                             int print_opts, FILE *fp)
 {
        struct addr_location al;
        size_t printed = 0;
 
        if (insn->detail && insn->detail->x86.op_count == 1) {
-               cs_x86_op *op = &insn->detail->x86.operands[0];
+               struct cs_x86_op *op = &insn->detail->x86.operands[0];
 
                addr_location__init(&al);
                if (op->type == X86_OP_IMM &&
@@ -95,7 +210,6 @@ static size_t print_insn_x86(struct thread *thread, u8 cpumode, cs_insn *insn,
        printed += fprintf(fp, "%s %s", insn[0].mnemonic, insn[0].op_str);
        return printed;
 }
-#endif
 
 
 ssize_t capstone__fprintf_insn_asm(struct machine *machine __maybe_unused,
@@ -106,9 +220,8 @@ ssize_t capstone__fprintf_insn_asm(struct machine *machine __maybe_unused,
                                   uint64_t ip __maybe_unused, int *lenp __maybe_unused,
                                   int print_opts __maybe_unused, FILE *fp __maybe_unused)
 {
-#ifdef HAVE_LIBCAPSTONE_SUPPORT
        size_t printed;
-       cs_insn *insn;
+       struct cs_insn *insn;
        csh cs_handle;
        size_t count;
        int ret;
@@ -118,7 +231,7 @@ ssize_t capstone__fprintf_insn_asm(struct machine *machine __maybe_unused,
        if (ret < 0)
                return ret;
 
-       count = cs_disasm(cs_handle, code, code_size, ip, 1, &insn);
+       count = perf_cs_disasm(cs_handle, code, code_size, ip, 1, &insn);
        if (count > 0) {
                if (machine__normalized_is(machine, "x86"))
                        printed = print_insn_x86(thread, cpumode, &insn[0], print_opts, fp);
@@ -126,20 +239,16 @@ ssize_t capstone__fprintf_insn_asm(struct machine *machine __maybe_unused,
                        printed = fprintf(fp, "%s %s", insn[0].mnemonic, insn[0].op_str);
                if (lenp)
                        *lenp = insn->size;
-               cs_free(insn, count);
+               perf_cs_free(insn, count);
        } else {
                printed = -1;
        }
 
-       cs_close(&cs_handle);
+       perf_cs_close(&cs_handle);
        return printed;
-#else
-       return -1;
-#endif
 }
 
-#ifdef HAVE_LIBCAPSTONE_SUPPORT
-static void print_capstone_detail(cs_insn *insn, char *buf, size_t len,
+static void print_capstone_detail(struct cs_insn *insn, char *buf, size_t len,
                                  struct annotate_args *args, u64 addr)
 {
        int i;
@@ -154,7 +263,7 @@ static void print_capstone_detail(cs_insn *insn, char *buf, size_t len,
                return;
 
        for (i = 0; i < insn->detail->x86.op_count; i++) {
-               cs_x86_op *op = &insn->detail->x86.operands[i];
+               struct cs_x86_op *op = &insn->detail->x86.operands[i];
                u64 orig_addr;
 
                if (op->type != X86_OP_MEM)
@@ -195,9 +304,7 @@ static void print_capstone_detail(cs_insn *insn, char *buf, size_t len,
                break;
        }
 }
-#endif
 
-#ifdef HAVE_LIBCAPSTONE_SUPPORT
 struct find_file_offset_data {
        u64 ip;
        u64 offset;
@@ -214,13 +321,11 @@ static int find_file_offset(u64 start, u64 len, u64 pgoff, void *arg)
        }
        return 0;
 }
-#endif
 
 int symbol__disassemble_capstone(const char *filename __maybe_unused,
                                 struct symbol *sym __maybe_unused,
                                 struct annotate_args *args __maybe_unused)
 {
-#ifdef HAVE_LIBCAPSTONE_SUPPORT
        struct annotation *notes = symbol__annotation(sym);
        struct map *map = args->ms->map;
        struct dso *dso = map__dso(map);
@@ -235,7 +340,7 @@ int symbol__disassemble_capstone(const char *filename __maybe_unused,
        const u8 *buf;
        u64 buf_len;
        csh handle;
-       cs_insn *insn = NULL;
+       struct cs_insn *insn = NULL;
        char disasm_buf[512];
        struct disasm_line *dl;
        bool disassembler_style = false;
@@ -274,7 +379,7 @@ int symbol__disassemble_capstone(const char *filename __maybe_unused,
 
        needs_cs_close = true;
 
-       free_count = count = cs_disasm(handle, buf, buf_len, start, buf_len, &insn);
+       free_count = count = perf_cs_disasm(handle, buf, buf_len, start, buf_len, &insn);
        for (i = 0, offset = 0; i < count; i++) {
                int printed;
 
@@ -313,9 +418,9 @@ int symbol__disassemble_capstone(const char *filename __maybe_unused,
 
 out:
        if (needs_cs_close) {
-               cs_close(&handle);
+               perf_cs_close(&handle);
                if (free_count > 0)
-                       cs_free(insn, free_count);
+                       perf_cs_free(insn, free_count);
        }
        free(code_buf);
        return count < 0 ? count : 0;
@@ -335,16 +440,12 @@ err:
        }
        count = -1;
        goto out;
-#else
-       return -1;
-#endif
 }
 
 int symbol__disassemble_capstone_powerpc(const char *filename __maybe_unused,
                                         struct symbol *sym __maybe_unused,
                                         struct annotate_args *args __maybe_unused)
 {
-#ifdef HAVE_LIBCAPSTONE_SUPPORT
        struct annotation *notes = symbol__annotation(sym);
        struct map *map = args->ms->map;
        struct dso *dso = map__dso(map);
@@ -458,7 +559,7 @@ int symbol__disassemble_capstone_powerpc(const char *filename __maybe_unused,
 
 out:
        if (needs_cs_close)
-               cs_close(&handle);
+               perf_cs_close(&handle);
        free(buf);
        return count < 0 ? count : 0;
 
@@ -467,7 +568,4 @@ err:
                close(fd);
        count = -1;
        goto out;
-#else
-       return -1;
-#endif
 }
index 0f030ea..7c0baaa 100644 (file)
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
+#include <linux/compiler.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
 
 struct annotate_args;
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@ struct machine;
 struct symbol;
 struct thread;
 
+#ifdef HAVE_LIBCAPSTONE_SUPPORT
 ssize_t capstone__fprintf_insn_asm(struct machine *machine, struct thread *thread, u8 cpumode,
                                   bool is64bit, const uint8_t *code, size_t code_size,
                                   uint64_t ip, int *lenp, int print_opts, FILE *fp);
@@ -21,4 +23,35 @@ int symbol__disassemble_capstone(const char *filename, struct symbol *sym,
 int symbol__disassemble_capstone_powerpc(const char *filename, struct symbol *sym,
                                         struct annotate_args *args);
 
+#else /* !HAVE_LIBCAPSTONE_SUPPORT */
+static inline ssize_t capstone__fprintf_insn_asm(struct machine *machine __maybe_unused,
+                                                struct thread *thread __maybe_unused,
+                                                u8 cpumode __maybe_unused,
+                                                bool is64bit __maybe_unused,
+                                                const uint8_t *code __maybe_unused,
+                                                size_t code_size __maybe_unused,
+                                                uint64_t ip __maybe_unused,
+                                                int *lenp __maybe_unused,
+                                                int print_opts __maybe_unused,
+                                                FILE *fp __maybe_unused)
+{
+       return -1;
+}
+
+static inline int symbol__disassemble_capstone(const char *filename __maybe_unused,
+                                              struct symbol *sym __maybe_unused,
+                                              struct annotate_args *args __maybe_unused)
+{
+       return -1;
+}
+
+static inline int symbol__disassemble_capstone_powerpc(const char *filename __maybe_unused,
+                                                      struct symbol *sym __maybe_unused,
+                                                      struct annotate_args *args __maybe_unused)
+{
+       return -1;
+}
+
+#endif /* HAVE_LIBCAPSTONE_SUPPORT */
+
 #endif /* __PERF_CAPSTONE_H */