#!/usr/bin/python
# @lint-avoid-python-3-compatibility-imports
#
# ttysnoop Watch live output from a tty or pts device.
# For Linux, uses BCC, eBPF. Embedded C.
#
# Due to a limited buffer size (see BUFSIZE), some commands (eg, a vim
# session) are likely to be printed a little messed up.
#
# Copyright (c) 2016 Brendan Gregg.
# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License")
#
# Idea: from ttywatcher.
#
# 15-Oct-2016 Brendan Gregg Created this.
from __future__ import print_function
from bcc import BPF
import ctypes as ct
from subprocess import call
import argparse
from sys import argv
import sys
from os import stat
def usage():
print("USAGE: %s [-Ch] {PTS | /dev/ttydev} # try -h for help" % argv[0])
exit()
# arguments
examples = """examples:
./ttysnoop /dev/pts/2 # snoop output from /dev/pts/2
./ttysnoop 2 # snoop output from /dev/pts/2 (shortcut)
./ttysnoop /dev/console # snoop output from the system console
./ttysnoop /dev/tty0 # snoop output from /dev/tty0
"""
parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
description="Snoop output from a pts or tty device, eg, a shell",
formatter_class=argparse.RawDescriptionHelpFormatter,
epilog=examples)
parser.add_argument("-C", "--noclear", action="store_true",
help="don't clear the screen")
parser.add_argument("device", default="-1",
help="path to a tty device (eg, /dev/tty0) or pts number")
parser.add_argument("--ebpf", action="store_true",
help=argparse.SUPPRESS)
args = parser.parse_args()
debug = 0
if args.device == "-1":
usage()
path = args.device
if path.find('/') != 0:
path = "/dev/pts/" + path
try:
pi = stat(path)
except:
print("Unable to read device %s. Exiting." % path)
exit()
# define BPF program
bpf_text = """
#include <uapi/linux/ptrace.h>
#include <linux/fs.h>
#define BUFSIZE 256
struct data_t {
int count;
char buf[BUFSIZE];
};
BPF_PERF_OUTPUT(events);
int kprobe__tty_write(struct pt_regs *ctx, struct file *file,
const char __user *buf, size_t count)
{
if (file->f_inode->i_ino != PTS)
return 0;
// bpf_probe_read() can only use a fixed size, so truncate to count
// in user space:
struct data_t data = {};
bpf_probe_read(&data.buf, BUFSIZE, (void *)buf);
if (count > BUFSIZE)
data.count = BUFSIZE;
else
data.count = count;
events.perf_submit(ctx, &data, sizeof(data));
return 0;
};
"""
bpf_text = bpf_text.replace('PTS', str(pi.st_ino))
if debug or args.ebpf:
print(bpf_text)
if args.ebpf:
exit()
# initialize BPF
b = BPF(text=bpf_text)
BUFSIZE = 256
class Data(ct.Structure):
_fields_ = [
("count", ct.c_int),
("buf", ct.c_char * BUFSIZE)
]
if not args.noclear:
call("clear")
# process event
def print_event(cpu, data, size):
event = ct.cast(data, ct.POINTER(Data)).contents
print("%s" % event.buf[0:event.count].decode('utf-8', 'replace'), end="")
sys.stdout.flush()
# loop with callback to print_event
b["events"].open_perf_buffer(print_event)
while 1:
b.perf_buffer_poll()