fix(cardwired): quieter logs (zbus call dumps, lockdown verifier log)

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Description

Two log noise fixes found while running cardwired 0.12.3 on Fedora 44 (ROG Flow X13 GV302XV, 780M + RTX 4060).

Every D-Bus call was logged at info level. zbus instruments ObjectServer::dispatch_call with #[instrument], which defaults to info, so the default info filter logged each incoming call with the full message and header, several KB per call. A handful of CLI calls produced ~220 KB of journal in 15 minutes. The default filter is now info,zbus=warn, and RUST_LOG still overrides it. I checked this on the installed 0.12.3 daemon with Environment=RUST_LOG=info,zbus=warn: no dispatch_call lines, and the other info messages are still there.

The verifier log was dumped under kernel lockdown. With Secure Boot, Fedora enables lockdown ([integrity]), so sys_exit_getdents64 is rejected ("program of this type cannot use helper bpf_probe_write_user"). Cardwired already handles this by falling back to the weakened mode, but it printed the whole verifier log, a few hundred lines, at warn level on every start. When lockdown is enabled it now prints one line explaining the cause and the effect, and the verifier log goes to debug. Other load failures still print it at warn. I left the sys_enter_getdents64 path alone, since it only loads after sys_exit succeeded.

I also added a "Secure Boot and kernel lockdown" section to the troubleshooting page. It explains that blocking still works and the GPU still powers down (D3cold here), but a blocked GPU's sysfs entries stay listed and unreadable, so lspci shows it as Illegal Vendor ID ffff.

Not built locally: the eBPF crate needs bpf-linker with LLVM 23, and Fedora 44 has LLVM 22. I'm relying on CI for the build and the VM tests.

Side note, not changed here: on each mode switch cardwired logs [ERROR] (ignoring) failed to get inode for hwmon 0000:01:00.0 and backlight nvidia_0 when those nodes don't exist, for example while the GPU is in D3cold or when the laptop has no NVIDIA backlight. Maybe that should be debug or warn.

Assisted-by: Claude Opus 5.5

Checklist:

• My code follows the style guidelines of this project (cargo fmt)
• I have performed a self-review of my code
• I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas
• I have made corresponding changes to the mdBook documentation
• My changes generate no new warnings (clippy/clang): not built locally, see above
• New and existing unit tests pass locally with my changes (either use nix flake check or wait for the ci): waiting for CI

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• Bug Fixes

  • Reduced routine log output by suppressing informational messages about incoming D-Bus calls.
  • Improved warnings when Secure Boot or kernel lockdown prevents directory listings from hiding blocked GPUs. GPU blocking through sysfs continues to work, but affected devices may remain visible in directory listings.

• Documentation

  • Added troubleshooting guidance for Secure Boot and kernel lockdown, including what to expect when blocked GPUs remain visible but unreadable.

Walkthrough

The daemon now filters zbus info-level logs by default. The eBPF userspace code reports sys_exit_getdents64 load failures based on kernel lockdown status. The troubleshooting guide describes the Secure Boot and kernel lockdown behavior.

Changes

Daemon log filtering

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Set the default zbus log level crates/cardwire-daemon/src/daemon.rs	The default log filter changes to info,zbus=warn, filtering out zbus info-level logs.

Kernel lockdown diagnostics

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Report the lockdown fallback crates/cardwire-ebpf-userspace/src/lib.rs, docs/diagnostics/troubleshooting.md	When loading sys_exit_getdents64 fails, the code checks whether kernel lockdown is enabled. It logs a fallback warning and the error at debug level when lockdown is enabled; otherwise, it logs a generic load-failure warning. The troubleshooting guide describes the effects on GPU directory entries and blocking.

Priority: ⬇️ Low

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Change: Bug fix

Suggested reviewers: luytan

Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to b308e

Under lockdown, an unrelated eBPF load failure may be mistaken for the expected fallback. Correct the warning and guide before merge, or accept this bounded diagnostic risk.

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In `@crates/cardwire-ebpf-userspace/src/lib.rs`:
- Line 153: Update the lockdown branch in the eBPF load-error handling to keep
the full Aya error at debug level and make the warn-level message concise,
stating that lockdown may be the cause without formatting the error. Update the
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<title>aya 0.14.0 - Docs.rs</title> https://docs.rs/crate/aya/latest/source/src/programs/mod.rs //! When you call [`Ebpf::load_file`] or [`Ebpf::load`], all the programs included //! in the object code are parsed and relocated. Programs are not loaded //! automatically though, since often you will need to do some application //! specific setup before you can actually load them. ... //! In order to load and attach a program, you need to retrieve it using [`Ebpf::program_mut`], //! then call the `load()` and `attach()` methods, for example: ... aya_obj::{ ... VerifierLog, btf::BtfError, generated::{BPF_F_TEST_XDP_LIVE_FRAMES, bpf_attach_type, bpf_prog_info, bpf_prog_type}, programs::XdpAttachType, }; ... /// Error type returned when working with programs. #[derive(Debug, Error)] pub enum ProgramError { /// The program is already loaded. #[error("the program is already loaded")] AlreadyLoaded, /// The program is not loaded. #[error("the program is not loaded")] NotLoaded, ... /// The program is already ... #[error("the program was already ... AlreadyAttached ... /// The program ... . #[error("the program is not attached")] NotAttached, /// Loading the program failed. #[error("the BPF_PROG_LOAD syscall returned {io_error}. Verifier output: {verifier_log}")] LoadError { /// The [`io::Error`] returned by the `BPF_PROG_LOAD` syscall. #[source] io_error: io::Error, /// The error log produced by the kernel verifier. verifier_log: VerifierLog, }, ... /// A syscall failed. #[error(transparent)] SyscallError(#[from] SyscallError), ... #[derive(Debug)] pub(crate) struct ProgramData<T: Link> { pub(crate) name: Option<Cow<&`#39`;static, str>>, pub(crate) obj: Option<(aya_obj::Program, aya_obj::Function)>, pub(crate) fd: Option<ProgramFd>, pub(crate) links: Links<T>, pub(crate) attach_btf_obj_fd: Option<crate::MockableFd>, pub(crate) attach_btf_id: Option<u32>, pub(crate) attach_prog_fd: Option<ProgramFd>, pub(crate) btf_fd: Option<Arc<crate::MockableFd>>, pub(crate) verifier_log_level: VerifierLogLevel, pub(crate) path: Option<PathBuf>, pub(crate) flags: u32, } ... : Link> ProgramData ... obj: ( ... Program, aya ... ) -> Self ... obj: Some(obj), ... btf_obj ... fd: None ... : None, ... prog_fd: None, ... f_fd ... log_level, path: None, flags: 0, } ... } pub(crate) fn from_bpf_prog_info( name: Option<Cow<&`#39`;static, str>>, fd: crate::MockableFd, path: &Path, info: bpf_prog_info, verifier_log_level: VerifierLogLevel, ) -> Result<Self, ProgramError> { let attach_btf_id = (info.attach_btf_id > 0).then_some(info.attach_btf_id); let attach_btf_obj_fd = (info.attach_btf_obj_id != 0) .then(|| bpf_btf_get_fd_by_id(info.attach_btf_obj_id)) .transpose()?; Ok(Self { name, obj: None, fd: Some(ProgramFd(fd)), links: Links::new(), attach_btf_obj_fd, attach_btf_id, attach_prog_fd: None, btf_fd: None, verifier_log_level, path: Some(path.to_path_buf()), flags: 0, }) } pub(crate) fn from_pinned_path<P: AsRef<Path>>( path: P, verifier_log_level: VerifierLogLevel, ) -> Result<Self, ProgramError> { use std::os::unix::ffi::OsStrExt as _; // TODO: avoid this ... error variant. let path_string = CString::new(path.as_ref().as_os_str().as_bytes()).unwrap(); let fd = bpf_get_object(&path_string).map_err(|io_error| SyscallError { call: "bpf_obj_get", io ... error, })?; let info = ProgramInfo:: ... _from_fd(fd.as_fd())?; let name = info.name_as_str().map(ToOwned::to_owned).map(Into::into); Self::from_bpf_prog_info(name, fd, path.as_ref(), info.0, verifier_log ... level) } } ... fn load_program<T: Link>( prog_type: bpf_prog_type, expected_attach_type: Option<bpf_attach_type>, data: &mut ProgramData<T>, ) -> Result<(), ProgramError> { let ProgramData { name, obj, fd, links: _, attach_btf_obj_fd, attach_btf_id, attach_prog_fd, btf_fd, verifier_log_level, path: _, flags, } = data; if fd.is_some() { return Err(ProgramError::AlreadyLoaded); } if o…[truncated] <title>aya/src/programs/mod.rs at main · aya-rs/aya</title> https://github.com/aya-rs/aya/blob/main/aya/src/programs/mod.rs use aya_obj::{ VerifierLog, btf::BtfError, generated::{BPF_F_TEST_XDP_LIVE_FRAMES, bpf_attach_type, bpf_prog_info, bpf_prog_type}, programs::XdpAttachType, }; ... bpf_ ... /// Error type returned when working with programs. #[derive(Debug, Error)] pub enum ProgramError { /// The program is already loaded. #[error("the program is already loaded")] AlreadyLoaded, /// The program is not loaded. #[error("the program is not loaded")] NotLoaded, /// The program is already attached. #[error("the program was already attached")] AlreadyAttached, /// The program is not attached. #[error("the program is not attached")] NotAttached, /// Loading the program failed. #[error("the BPF_PROG_LOAD syscall returned {io_error}. Verifier output: {verifier_log}")] LoadError { /// The [`io::Error`] returned by the `BPF_PROG_LOAD` syscall. #[source] io_error: io::Error, /// The error log produced by the kernel verifier. verifier_log: VerifierLog, }, /// A syscall failed. #[error(transparent)] SyscallError(#[from] SyscallError), ... /// The network interface does not exist. ... #[error("unknown ... interface {name}")] ... UnknownInterface { ... /// An error occurred while working with IO. #[error(transparent)] IOError(#[from] io::Error), ... #[derive(Debug)] pub(crate) struct ProgramData<T: Link> { pub(crate) name: Option<Cow<&`#39`;static, str>>, pub(crate) obj: Option<(aya_obj::Program, aya_obj::Function)>, pub(crate) fd: Option<ProgramFd>, pub(crate) links: Links<T>, pub(crate) attach_btf_obj_fd: Option<crate::MockableFd>, pub(crate) attach_btf_id: Option<u32>, pub(crate) attach_prog_fd: Option<ProgramFd>, pub(crate) btf_fd: Option<Arc<crate::MockableFd>>, pub(crate) verifier_log_level: VerifierLogLevel, pub(crate) path: Option<PathBuf>, pub(crate) flags: u32, } ... impl<T: Link> ProgramData<T> { pub(crate) fn new( name: Option<Cow<&`#39`;static, str>>, obj: (aya_obj::Program, aya_obj::Function), btf_fd: Option<Arc<crate::MockableFd>>, verifier_log_level: VerifierLogLevel, ) -> Self { Self { name, obj: Some(obj), fd: None, links: Links::new(), attach_btf_obj_fd: None, attach_btf_id: None, attach_prog_fd: None, btf_fd, verifier_log_level, path: None, flags: 0, } } pub(crate) fn from_bpf_prog_info( name: Option<Cow<&`#39`;static, str>>, fd: crate::MockableFd, path: &Path, info: bpf_prog_info, verifier_log_level: VerifierLogLevel, ) -> Result<Self, ProgramError> { let attach_btf_id = (info.attach_btf_id > 0).then_some(info.attach_btf_id); let attach_btf_obj_fd = (info.attach_btf_obj_id != 0) .then(|| bpf_btf_get_fd_by_id(info.attach_btf_obj_id)) .transpose()?; Ok(Self { name, obj: None, fd: Some(ProgramFd(fd)), links: Links::new(), attach_btf_obj_fd, attach_btf_id, attach_prog_fd: None, btf_fd: None, verifier_log_level, path: Some(path.to_path_buf()), flags: 0, }) } pub(crate) fn from_pinned_path<P: AsRef<Path>>( path: P, verifier_log_level: VerifierLogLevel, ) -> Result<Self, ProgramError> { use std::os::unix::ffi::OsStrExt as _; // ... a new error variant. ... CString::new(path.as_ref().as_os_str().as_bytes()).unwrap(); let fd = bpf_get_object(&path ... ).map_err ... error| SyscallError ... call: "bpf_obj_get ... _error, })?; let info = ProgramInfo:: ... _from_fd(fd.as_fd())?; let name = info.name_as_str().map(ToOwned::to_owned).map(Into::into); Self::from_bpf_prog_info(name, fd, path.as_ref(), info.0, verifier_log ... level) } } ... T: Link ... fn load_program<T: Link>( prog_type: bpf_prog_type, expected_attach_type: Option<bpf_attach_type>, data: &mut ProgramData<T>, ) -> Result<(), ProgramError> { let ProgramData { name, obj, fd, links: _, attach_btf_obj_fd, attach_btf_id, attach_prog_fd, btf_fd, verifier_log_level, path: _, flags, } = data; if fd.is_some() { return Err(ProgramError::Al…[truncated] <title>EbpfError in aya - Rust</title> https://docs.rs/aya/latest/aya/enum.EbpfError.html EbpfError in aya - Rust # Enum EbpfError Source ``` pub enum EbpfError { FileError { path: PathBuf, error: Error, }, UnexpectedPinningType { name: u32, }, ParseError(ParseError), BtfError(BtfError), RelocationError(EbpfRelocationError), BtfRelocationError(BtfRelocationError), NoBTF, MapError(MapError), ProgramError(ProgramError), } ``` Expand description The error type returned by Ebpf::load_file and Ebpf::load. ## Variants§ § ### FileError Error loading file #### Fields § PathBuf`path: ` The file path § Error`error: ` The original io::Error § ### UnexpectedPinningType Unexpected pinning type #### Fields § u32`name: ` The value encountered § ### ParseError(ParseError) Error parsing BPF object § ### BtfError(BtfError) Error parsing BTF object § ### RelocationError(EbpfRelocationError) Error performing relocations § ### BtfRelocationError(BtfRelocationError) Error performing relocations § ### NoBTF No BTF parsed for object § ### MapError(MapError) A map error § ### ProgramError(ProgramError) A program error ## Trait Implementations§ § ### impl Debug for EbpfError § #### fn fmt(&self, f: &mut Formatter<&`#39`;_>) -> Result Formats the value using the given formatter. Read more § ### impl Display for EbpfError § #### fn fmt(&self, __formatter: &mut Formatter<&`#39`;_>) -> Result Formats the value using the given formatter. Read more § ### impl Error for EbpfError § #### fn source(&self) -> Option<&(dyn Error + &`#39`;static)> Returns the lower-level source of this error, if any. Read more 1.0.0 · Source§ #### fn description(&self) -> &str 👎Deprecated since 1.42.0: use the Display impl or to_string() Read more 1.0.0 · Source§ #### fn cause(&self) -> Option<&dyn Error> 👎Deprecated since 1.33.0: replaced by Error::source, which can support downcasting § #### fn provide<&`#39`;a>(&&`#39`;a self, request: &mut Request<&`#39`;a>) 🔬This is a nightly-only experimental API. (`error_generic_member_access`) Provides type-based access to context intended for error reports. Read more § ### impl From for EbpfError § #### fn from(source: BtfError) -> Self Converts to this type from the input type. § ### impl From for EbpfError § #### fn from(source: BtfRelocationError) -> Self Converts to this type from the input type. § ### impl From for EbpfError § #### fn from(source: EbpfRelocationError) -> Self Converts to this type from the input type. § ### impl From for EbpfError § #### fn from(source: MapError) -> Self Converts to this type from the input type. § ### impl From for EbpfError § #### fn from(source: ParseError) -> Self Converts to this type from the input type. § ### impl From for EbpfError § #### fn from(source: ProgramError) -> Self Converts to this type from the input type. ## Auto Trait Implementations§ § ### impl Freeze for EbpfError § ### impl !RefUnwindSafe for EbpfError § ### impl Send for EbpfError § ### impl Sync for EbpfError § ### impl Unpin for EbpfError § ### impl !UnwindSafe for EbpfError ## Blanket Implementations§ § ### impl Any for Twhere T: &`#39`;static + ?Sized, § #### fn type_id(&self) -> TypeId Gets the`TypeId` of`self`. Read more § ### impl Borrow for Twhere T: ?Sized, § #### fn borrow(&self) -> &T Immutably borrows from an owned value. Read more § ### impl BorrowMut for Twhere T: ?Sized, § #### fn borrow_mut(&mut self) -> &mut T Mutably borrows from an owned value. Read more § ### impl From for T § #### fn from(t: T) -> T Returns the argument unchanged. § ### impl<T, U> Into for Twhere U: From, § #### fn into(self) -> U Calls`U::from(self)`. That is, this conversion is whatever the implementation of From` for U` chooses to do. § ### impl ToString for Twhere T: Display + ?Sized, § #### fn to_string(&self) -> String Converts the given value to a`String`. Read more § ### impl<T, U> TryFrom for Twhere U: Into, § #### type Error = Infallible The type …[truncated] <title>ProgramError in aya::programs - Rust</title> https://docs.rs/aya/latest/aya/programs/enum.ProgramError.html ProgramError in aya::programs - Rust ... ``` pub enum ProgramError { ... Show 22 variants AlreadyLoaded, NotLoaded, AlreadyAttached, NotAttached, LoadError { io_error: Error, verifier_log: VerifierLog, }, SyscallError(SyscallError), UnknownInterface { name: String, }, UnexpectedProgramType, MapError(MapError), KProbeError(KProbeError), UProbeError(UProbeError), TracePointError(TracePointError), SocketFilterError(SocketFilterError), SkReuseportError(SkReuseportError), XdpError(XdpError), TcError(TcError), ExtensionError(ExtensionError), Btf(BtfError), InvalidName { name: String, }, IOError(Error), AttachCookieNotSupported, NetlinkError(NetlinkError), } ``` ... ### LoadError ... Loading the program failed. ... The io::Error returned by the`BPF_PROG_LOAD` syscall. ... The error log produced by the kernel verifier. ... ### IOError(Error) ... ### impl Display for ProgramError ... trait core::fmt::Display enum aya::programs::ProgramError ... ### impl Error for ProgramError ... trait core:: ... #### fn source(&self) -> Option<&(dyn Error + &`#39`;static)> ... use the Display impl or to ... ### impl From for EbpfError ... #### fn from(source: ProgramError) -> Self <title>aya: expose BPF verifier log level configuration</title> GitHub pull request 371 in aya-rs/aya (link omitted to avoid creating a cross-reference) # aya: expose BPF verifier log level configuration - State: merged - Author: conectado - Created: 2022-08-28T00:38:54Z - Updated: 2023-02-23T10:08:32Z - Repository: aya-rs/aya - Number: `#371` - +78 -31 in 3 files - Merged: 2022-08-29T18:03:14Z - Merge commit: b95adc3135f9b9cc74d16052250b5d8611caf9dc ## Labels - feature - aya --- Hi! Simple change that allows configuring verifier log level using `BpfLoader`. Reducing the log level is very useful when debugging since the last line of the verifier error is its cause, so when the buffer is out of space you can&`#39`;t see the cause. For reference: change discussed here ## Timeline - someone committed **netlify[bot]** commented on 2022-08-28T00:39:04Z: > ### ✅ Deploy Preview for *aya-rs* ready! > Built without sensitive environment variables > > | Name | Link | > |---------------------------------|------------------------| > | 🔨 Latest commit | a6025255f56a941c2614d8bbf395e07b47588b75 | > | 🔍 Latest deploy log | https://app.netlify.com/sites/aya-rs/deploys/630ced35c06e5a000a6745a1 | > | 😎 Deploy Preview | https://deploy-preview-371--aya-rs.netlify.app | > | 📱 Preview on mobile | Toggle QR Code... QR Code _Use your smartphone camera to open QR code link._ | > --- > > _To edit notification comments on pull requests, go to your Netlify site settings._ - Review by alessandrod: Thank you for doing this! 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Citations:

• 1: https://docs.rs/crate/aya/latest/source/src/programs/mod.rs
• 2: https://github.com/aya-rs/aya/blob/main/aya/src/programs/mod.rs
• 3: https://docs.rs/aya/latest/aya/enum.EbpfError.html
• 4: https://docs.rs/aya/latest/aya/programs/enum.ProgramError.html
• 5: GitHub pull request 371 in aya-rs/aya (link omitted to avoid creating a cross-reference)
• 6: GitHub issue 546 in aya-rs/aya (link omitted to avoid creating a cross-reference)
• 7: GitHub issue 1002 in aya-rs/aya (link omitted to avoid creating a cross-reference)
• 8: aya-rs/aya@302985c

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Do not format the full Aya load error at warn level.

CardwireEbpfError::aya stores Aya's display output. Aya's ProgramError::LoadError display includes the verifier output, so adding {} to the lockdown warning would reintroduce the lengthy verifier log.

Keep the full error at debug level. Make the warn-level message concise and state that lockdown may be the cause. Update the documentation to use the same conditional wording.

Suggested fix

                 if is_lockdown_enabled() {
-                    // Expected under lockdown, the verifier log is only noise then
                     warn!(
-                        "Kernel lockdown is enabled (e.g. by Secure Boot), sys_exit_getdents64 cannot be loaded: blocked GPUs will still show up in directory listings"
+                        "Failed to load sys_exit_getdents64; kernel lockdown may be the cause. Blocked GPUs will still show up in directory listings"
                     );
                     debug!("{}", err);

-If `[integrity]` or `[confidentiality]` is selected, the kernel refuses the eBPF program that hides blocked GPUs from directory listings, and cardwired logs:
+If `[integrity]` or `[confidentiality]` is selected, kernel lockdown can refuse the eBPF program that hides blocked GPUs from directory listings. Other load failures can produce the same fallback.

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In `@crates/cardwire-ebpf-userspace/src/lib.rs` at line 153, Update the lockdown
branch in the eBPF load-error handling to keep the full Aya error at debug level
and make the warn-level message concise, stating that lockdown may be the cause
without formatting the error. Update the corresponding documentation to describe
lockdown as a possible cause and acknowledge that other load failures can
trigger the same fallback.

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