From: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@kernel.org>
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-trace-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
bpf@vger.kernel.org, x86@kernel.org
Cc: Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@kernel.org>,
Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@efficios.com>,
Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@kernel.org>,
Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>,
Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>, Jiri Olsa <jolsa@kernel.org>,
Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org>,
Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>,
Andrii Nakryiko <andrii@kernel.org>,
Indu Bhagat <indu.bhagat@oracle.com>,
"Jose E. Marchesi" <jemarch@gnu.org>,
Beau Belgrave <beaub@linux.microsoft.com>,
Jens Remus <jremus@linux.ibm.com>,
Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>,
Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>,
Jens Axboe <axboe@kernel.dk>, Florian Weimer <fweimer@redhat.com>,
Sam James <sam@gentoo.org>
Subject: [PATCH v14 03/12] unwind_user/deferred: Add unwind cache
Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2025 20:49:13 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20250717004956.907070321@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 20250717004910.297898999@kernel.org
From: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@kernel.org>
Cache the results of the unwind to ensure the unwind is only performed
once, even when called by multiple tracers.
The cache nr_entries gets cleared every time the task exits the kernel.
When a stacktrace is requested, nr_entries gets set to the number of
entries in the stacktrace. If another stacktrace is requested, if
nr_entries is not zero, then it contains the same stacktrace that would be
retrieved so it is not processed again and the entries is given to the
caller.
Co-developed-by: Steven Rostedt (Google) <rostedt@goodmis.org>
Signed-off-by: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt (Google) <rostedt@goodmis.org>
---
include/linux/entry-common.h | 2 ++
include/linux/unwind_deferred.h | 8 +++++++
include/linux/unwind_deferred_types.h | 7 +++++-
kernel/unwind/deferred.c | 31 +++++++++++++++++++++------
4 files changed, 40 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
diff --git a/include/linux/entry-common.h b/include/linux/entry-common.h
index f94f3fdf15fc..8908b8eeb99b 100644
--- a/include/linux/entry-common.h
+++ b/include/linux/entry-common.h
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
#include <linux/resume_user_mode.h>
#include <linux/tick.h>
#include <linux/kmsan.h>
+#include <linux/unwind_deferred.h>
#include <asm/entry-common.h>
#include <asm/syscall.h>
@@ -362,6 +363,7 @@ static __always_inline void exit_to_user_mode(void)
lockdep_hardirqs_on_prepare();
instrumentation_end();
+ unwind_reset_info();
user_enter_irqoff();
arch_exit_to_user_mode();
lockdep_hardirqs_on(CALLER_ADDR0);
diff --git a/include/linux/unwind_deferred.h b/include/linux/unwind_deferred.h
index a5f6e8f8a1a2..baacf4a1eb4c 100644
--- a/include/linux/unwind_deferred.h
+++ b/include/linux/unwind_deferred.h
@@ -12,6 +12,12 @@ void unwind_task_free(struct task_struct *task);
int unwind_user_faultable(struct unwind_stacktrace *trace);
+static __always_inline void unwind_reset_info(void)
+{
+ if (unlikely(current->unwind_info.cache))
+ current->unwind_info.cache->nr_entries = 0;
+}
+
#else /* !CONFIG_UNWIND_USER */
static inline void unwind_task_init(struct task_struct *task) {}
@@ -19,6 +25,8 @@ static inline void unwind_task_free(struct task_struct *task) {}
static inline int unwind_user_faultable(struct unwind_stacktrace *trace) { return -ENOSYS; }
+static inline void unwind_reset_info(void) {}
+
#endif /* !CONFIG_UNWIND_USER */
#endif /* _LINUX_UNWIND_USER_DEFERRED_H */
diff --git a/include/linux/unwind_deferred_types.h b/include/linux/unwind_deferred_types.h
index aa32db574e43..db5b54b18828 100644
--- a/include/linux/unwind_deferred_types.h
+++ b/include/linux/unwind_deferred_types.h
@@ -2,8 +2,13 @@
#ifndef _LINUX_UNWIND_USER_DEFERRED_TYPES_H
#define _LINUX_UNWIND_USER_DEFERRED_TYPES_H
+struct unwind_cache {
+ unsigned int nr_entries;
+ unsigned long entries[];
+};
+
struct unwind_task_info {
- unsigned long *entries;
+ struct unwind_cache *cache;
};
#endif /* _LINUX_UNWIND_USER_DEFERRED_TYPES_H */
diff --git a/kernel/unwind/deferred.c b/kernel/unwind/deferred.c
index a0badbeb3cc1..96368a5aa522 100644
--- a/kernel/unwind/deferred.c
+++ b/kernel/unwind/deferred.c
@@ -4,10 +4,13 @@
*/
#include <linux/kernel.h>
#include <linux/sched.h>
+#include <linux/sizes.h>
#include <linux/slab.h>
#include <linux/unwind_deferred.h>
-#define UNWIND_MAX_ENTRIES 512
+/* Make the cache fit in a 4K page */
+#define UNWIND_MAX_ENTRIES \
+ ((SZ_4K - sizeof(struct unwind_cache)) / sizeof(long))
/**
* unwind_user_faultable - Produce a user stacktrace in faultable context
@@ -24,6 +27,7 @@
int unwind_user_faultable(struct unwind_stacktrace *trace)
{
struct unwind_task_info *info = ¤t->unwind_info;
+ struct unwind_cache *cache;
/* Should always be called from faultable context */
might_fault();
@@ -31,17 +35,30 @@ int unwind_user_faultable(struct unwind_stacktrace *trace)
if (current->flags & PF_EXITING)
return -EINVAL;
- if (!info->entries) {
- info->entries = kmalloc_array(UNWIND_MAX_ENTRIES, sizeof(long),
- GFP_KERNEL);
- if (!info->entries)
+ if (!info->cache) {
+ info->cache = kzalloc(struct_size(cache, entries, UNWIND_MAX_ENTRIES),
+ GFP_KERNEL);
+ if (!info->cache)
return -ENOMEM;
}
+ cache = info->cache;
+ trace->entries = cache->entries;
+
+ if (cache->nr_entries) {
+ /*
+ * The user stack has already been previously unwound in this
+ * entry context. Skip the unwind and use the cache.
+ */
+ trace->nr = cache->nr_entries;
+ return 0;
+ }
+
trace->nr = 0;
- trace->entries = info->entries;
unwind_user(trace, UNWIND_MAX_ENTRIES);
+ cache->nr_entries = trace->nr;
+
return 0;
}
@@ -56,5 +73,5 @@ void unwind_task_free(struct task_struct *task)
{
struct unwind_task_info *info = &task->unwind_info;
- kfree(info->entries);
+ kfree(info->cache);
}
--
2.47.2
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2025-07-17 0:49 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 21+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2025-07-17 0:49 [PATCH v14 00/12] unwind_user: x86: Deferred unwinding infrastructure Steven Rostedt
2025-07-17 0:49 ` [PATCH v14 01/12] unwind_user: Add user space unwinding API with frame pointer support Steven Rostedt
2025-07-17 0:49 ` [PATCH v14 02/12] unwind_user/deferred: Add unwind_user_faultable() Steven Rostedt
2025-07-17 0:49 ` Steven Rostedt [this message]
2025-07-17 0:49 ` [PATCH v14 04/12] unwind_user/deferred: Add deferred unwinding interface Steven Rostedt
2025-07-17 0:49 ` [PATCH v14 05/12] unwind_user/deferred: Make unwind deferral requests NMI-safe Steven Rostedt
2025-07-17 0:49 ` [PATCH v14 06/12] unwind deferred: Use bitmask to determine which callbacks to call Steven Rostedt
2025-07-17 0:49 ` [PATCH v14 07/12] unwind deferred: Add unwind_completed mask to stop spurious callbacks Steven Rostedt
2025-07-17 0:49 ` [PATCH v14 08/12] unwind: Add USED bit to only have one conditional on way back to user space Steven Rostedt
2025-07-17 0:49 ` [PATCH v14 09/12] unwind deferred: Use SRCU unwind_deferred_task_work() Steven Rostedt
2025-07-17 4:43 ` Paul E. McKenney
2025-07-17 12:25 ` Steven Rostedt
2025-07-17 15:48 ` Paul E. McKenney
2025-07-17 16:10 ` Steven Rostedt
2025-07-17 16:27 ` Paul E. McKenney
2025-07-17 16:38 ` Steven Rostedt
2025-07-17 16:54 ` Paul E. McKenney
2025-07-17 0:49 ` [PATCH v14 10/12] unwind: Finish up unwind when a task exits Steven Rostedt
2025-07-17 0:49 ` [PATCH v14 11/12] unwind_user/x86: Enable frame pointer unwinding on x86 Steven Rostedt
2025-07-17 0:49 ` [PATCH v14 12/12] unwind deferred/x86: Do not defer stack tracing for compat tasks Steven Rostedt
2025-07-17 0:51 ` [PATCH v14 00/12] unwind_user: x86: Deferred unwinding infrastructure Steven Rostedt
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