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python-bpf/tools/vmlinux-gen.py
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#!/usr/bin/env python3
"""
BTF to Python ctypes Converter
Converts Linux kernel BTF (BPF Type Format) to Python ctypes definitions.
This tool automates the process of:
1. Dumping BTF from vmlinux
2. Preprocessing enum definitions
3. Processing struct kioctx to extract anonymous nested structs
4. Running C preprocessor
5. Converting to Python ctypes using clang2py
6. Post-processing the output
Requirements:
- bpftool
- clang
- ctypeslib2 (pip install ctypeslib2)
"""
import argparse
import os
import re
import subprocess
import sys
import tempfile
class BTFConverter:
def __init__(
self,
btf_source="/sys/kernel/btf/vmlinux",
output_file="vmlinux.py",
keep_intermediate=False,
verbose=False,
):
self.btf_source = btf_source
self.output_file = output_file
self.keep_intermediate = keep_intermediate
self.verbose = verbose
self.temp_dir = tempfile.mkdtemp() if not keep_intermediate else "."
def log(self, message):
"""Print message if verbose mode is enabled."""
if self.verbose:
print(f"[*] {message}")
def run_command(self, cmd, description):
"""Run a shell command and handle errors."""
self.log(f"{description}...")
try:
result = subprocess.run(
cmd, shell=True, check=True, capture_output=True, text=True
)
if self.verbose and result.stdout:
print(result.stdout)
return result
except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
print(f"Error during {description}:", file=sys.stderr)
print(e.stderr, file=sys.stderr)
sys.exit(1)
def step1_dump_btf(self):
"""Step 1: Dump BTF from vmlinux."""
vmlinux_h = os.path.join(self.temp_dir, "vmlinux.h")
cmd = f"bpftool btf dump file {self.btf_source} format c > {vmlinux_h}"
self.run_command(cmd, "Dumping BTF from vmlinux")
return vmlinux_h
def step2_preprocess_enums(self, input_file):
"""Step 1.5: Preprocess enum definitions."""
self.log("Preprocessing enum definitions...")
with open(input_file, "r") as f:
original_code = f.read()
# Extract anonymous enums
enums = re.findall(
r"(?<!typedef\s)(enum\s*\{[^}]*\})\s*(\w+)\s*(?::\s*\d+)?\s*;",
original_code,
)
enum_defs = [enum_block + ";" for enum_block, _ in enums]
# Replace anonymous enums with int declarations
processed_code = re.sub(
r"(?<!typedef\s)enum\s*\{[^}]*\}\s*(\w+)\s*(?::\s*\d+)?\s*;",
r"int \1;",
original_code,
)
# Prepend enum definitions
if enum_defs:
enum_text = "\n".join(enum_defs) + "\n\n"
processed_code = enum_text + processed_code
output_file = os.path.join(self.temp_dir, "vmlinux_processed.h")
with open(output_file, "w") as f:
f.write(processed_code)
return output_file
def step2_5_process_kioctx(self, input_file):
# TODO: this is a very bad bug and design decision. A single struct has an issue mostly.
"""Step 2.5: Process struct kioctx to extract nested anonymous structs."""
self.log("Processing struct kioctx nested structs...")
with open(input_file, "r") as f:
content = f.read()
# Pattern to match struct kioctx with its full body (handles multiple nesting levels)
kioctx_pattern = (
r"struct\s+kioctx\s*\{(?:[^{}]|\{(?:[^{}]|\{[^{}]*\})*\})*\}\s*;"
)
def process_kioctx_replacement(match):
full_struct = match.group(0)
self.log(f"Found struct kioctx, length: {len(full_struct)} chars")
# Extract the struct body (everything between outermost { and })
body_match = re.search(
r"struct\s+kioctx\s*\{(.*)\}\s*;", full_struct, re.DOTALL
)
if not body_match:
return full_struct
body = body_match.group(1)
# Find all anonymous structs within the body
# Pattern: struct { ... } followed by ; (not a member name)
# anon_struct_pattern = r"struct\s*\{[^}]*\}"
anon_structs = []
anon_counter = 4 # Start from 4, counting down to 1
def replace_anonymous_struct(m):
nonlocal anon_counter
anon_struct_content = m.group(0)
# Extract the body of the anonymous struct
anon_body_match = re.search(
r"struct\s*\{(.*)\}", anon_struct_content, re.DOTALL
)
if not anon_body_match:
return anon_struct_content
anon_body = anon_body_match.group(1)
# Create the named struct definition
anon_name = f"__anon{anon_counter}"
member_name = f"a{anon_counter}"
# Store the struct definition
anon_structs.append(f"struct {anon_name} {{{anon_body}}};")
anon_counter -= 1
# Return the member declaration
return f"struct {anon_name} {member_name}"
# Process the body, finding and replacing anonymous structs
# We need to be careful to only match anonymous structs followed by ;
processed_body = body
# Find all occurrences and process them
pattern_with_semicolon = r"struct\s*\{([^}]*)\}\s*;"
matches = list(re.finditer(pattern_with_semicolon, body, re.DOTALL))
if not matches:
self.log("No anonymous structs found in kioctx")
return full_struct
self.log(f"Found {len(matches)} anonymous struct(s)")
# Process in reverse order to maintain string positions
for match in reversed(matches):
anon_struct_content = match.group(1)
start_pos = match.start()
end_pos = match.end()
# Create the named struct definition
anon_name = f"__anon{anon_counter}"
member_name = f"a{anon_counter}"
# Store the struct definition
anon_structs.insert(0, f"struct {anon_name} {{{anon_struct_content}}};")
# Replace in the body
replacement = f"struct {anon_name} {member_name};"
processed_body = (
processed_body[:start_pos] + replacement + processed_body[end_pos:]
)
anon_counter -= 1
# Rebuild the complete definition
if anon_structs:
# Prepend the anonymous struct definitions
anon_definitions = "\n".join(anon_structs) + "\n\n"
new_struct = f"struct kioctx {{{processed_body}}};"
return anon_definitions + new_struct
else:
return full_struct
# Apply the transformation
processed_content = re.sub(
kioctx_pattern, process_kioctx_replacement, content, flags=re.DOTALL
)
output_file = os.path.join(self.temp_dir, "vmlinux_kioctx_processed.h")
with open(output_file, "w") as f:
f.write(processed_content)
self.log(f"Saved kioctx-processed output to {output_file}")
return output_file
def step3_run_preprocessor(self, input_file):
"""Step 2: Run C preprocessor."""
output_file = os.path.join(self.temp_dir, "vmlinux.i")
cmd = f"clang -E {input_file} > {output_file}"
self.run_command(cmd, "Running C preprocessor")
return output_file
def step4_convert_to_ctypes(self, input_file):
"""Step 3: Convert to Python ctypes using clang2py."""
output_file = os.path.join(self.temp_dir, "vmlinux_raw.py")
cmd = (
f"clang2py {input_file} -o {output_file} "
f'--clang-args="-fno-ms-extensions -I/usr/include -I/usr/include/linux"'
)
self.run_command(cmd, "Converting to Python ctypes")
return output_file
def step5_postprocess(self, input_file):
"""Step 4: Post-process the generated Python file."""
self.log("Post-processing Python ctypes definitions...")
with open(input_file, "r") as f:
data = f.read()
# Remove lines like ('_45', ctypes.c_int64, 0)
data = re.sub(r"\('_[0-9]+',\s*ctypes\.[a-zA-Z0-9_]+,\s*0\),?\s*\n?", "", data)
# Replace ('_20', ctypes.c_uint64, 64) → ('_20', ctypes.c_uint64)
data = re.sub(
r"\('(_[0-9]+)',\s*(ctypes\.[a-zA-Z0-9_]+),\s*[0-9]+\)", r"('\1', \2)", data
)
# Replace ('_20', ctypes.c_char, 8) with ('_20', ctypes.c_uint8, 8)
data = re.sub(r"(ctypes\.c_char)(\s*,\s*\d+\))", r"ctypes.c_uint8\2", data)
# below to replace those c_bool with bitfield greater than 8
def repl(m):
name, bits = m.groups()
return (
f"('{name}', ctypes.c_uint32, {bits})" if int(bits) > 8 else m.group(0)
)
data = re.sub(r"\('([^']+)',\s*ctypes\.c_bool,\s*(\d+)\)", repl, data)
# Remove ctypes. prefix from invalid entries
invalid_ctypes = ["bpf_iter_state", "_cache_type", "fs_context_purpose"]
for name in invalid_ctypes:
data = re.sub(rf"\bctypes\.{name}\b", name, data)
with open(self.output_file, "w") as f:
f.write(data)
self.log(f"Saved final output to {self.output_file}")
def cleanup(self):
"""Remove temporary files if not keeping them."""
if not self.keep_intermediate and self.temp_dir != ".":
self.log(f"Cleaning up temporary directory: {self.temp_dir}")
import shutil
shutil.rmtree(self.temp_dir, ignore_errors=True)
def convert(self):
"""Run the complete conversion pipeline."""
try:
self.log("Starting BTF to Python ctypes conversion...")
# Check dependencies
self.check_dependencies()
# Run conversion pipeline
vmlinux_h = self.step1_dump_btf()
vmlinux_processed_h = self.step2_preprocess_enums(vmlinux_h)
vmlinux_kioctx_h = self.step2_5_process_kioctx(vmlinux_processed_h)
vmlinux_i = self.step3_run_preprocessor(vmlinux_kioctx_h)
vmlinux_raw_py = self.step4_convert_to_ctypes(vmlinux_i)
self.step5_postprocess(vmlinux_raw_py)
print(f"\n✓ Conversion complete! Output saved to: {self.output_file}")
except Exception as e:
print(f"\n✗ Error during conversion: {e}", file=sys.stderr)
import traceback
traceback.print_exc()
sys.exit(1)
finally:
self.cleanup()
def check_dependencies(self):
"""Check if required tools are available."""
self.log("Checking dependencies...")
dependencies = {
"bpftool": "bpftool --version",
"clang": "clang --version",
"clang2py": "clang2py --version",
}
missing = []
for tool, cmd in dependencies.items():
try:
subprocess.run(cmd, shell=True, check=True, capture_output=True)
except subprocess.CalledProcessError:
missing.append(tool)
if missing:
print("Error: Missing required dependencies:", file=sys.stderr)
for tool in missing:
print(f" - {tool}", file=sys.stderr)
if "clang2py" in missing:
print("\nInstall ctypeslib2: pip install ctypeslib2", file=sys.stderr)
sys.exit(1)
def main():
parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
description="Convert Linux kernel BTF to Python ctypes definitions",
formatter_class=argparse.RawDescriptionHelpFormatter,
epilog="""
Examples:
%(prog)s
%(prog)s -o kernel_types.py
%(prog)s --btf-source /sys/kernel/btf/custom_module -k -v
""",
)
parser.add_argument(
"--btf-source",
default="/sys/kernel/btf/vmlinux",
help="Path to BTF source (default: /sys/kernel/btf/vmlinux)",
)
parser.add_argument(
"-o",
"--output",
default="vmlinux.py",
help="Output Python file (default: vmlinux.py)",
)
parser.add_argument(
"-k",
"--keep-intermediate",
action="store_true",
help="Keep intermediate files (vmlinux.h, vmlinux_processed.h, etc.)",
)
parser.add_argument(
"-v", "--verbose", action="store_true", help="Enable verbose output"
)
args = parser.parse_args()
converter = BTFConverter(
btf_source=args.btf_source,
output_file=args.output,
keep_intermediate=args.keep_intermediate,
verbose=args.verbose,
)
converter.convert()
if __name__ == "__main__":
main()