From: Leon Hwang <leon.hwang@linux.dev>
To: bpf@vger.kernel.org
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Subject: [PATCH bpf-next 2/3] bpf: Introduce BPF_BRANCH_SNAPSHOT_F_COPY flag for bpf_get_branch_snapshot helper
Date: Fri, 9 Jan 2026 23:34:19 +0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260109153420.32181-3-leon.hwang@linux.dev> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260109153420.32181-1-leon.hwang@linux.dev>
Introduce BPF_BRANCH_SNAPSHOT_F_COPY flag for tracing programs to copy
branch entries from *bpf_branch_snapshot*.
Instead of introducing a new kfunc, extend bpf_get_branch_snapshot
helper to add the BPF_BRANCH_SNAPSHOT_F_COPY flag support.
Therefore, when BPF_BRANCH_SNAPSHOT_F_COPY is specified:
* Check the *flags* value in verifier's 'check_helper_call()'.
* Skip inlining 'bpf_get_branch_snapshot()' helper in verifier's
'do_misc_fixups()'.
* 'memcpy()' branch entries in the 'bpf_get_branch_snapshot()' helper.
Signed-off-by: Leon Hwang <leon.hwang@linux.dev>
---
include/linux/bpf.h | 4 ++++
include/linux/bpf_verifier.h | 1 +
kernel/bpf/verifier.c | 30 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
kernel/trace/bpf_trace.c | 17 ++++++++++++++---
4 files changed, 49 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/include/linux/bpf.h b/include/linux/bpf.h
index 16dc21836a06..71ce225e5160 100644
--- a/include/linux/bpf.h
+++ b/include/linux/bpf.h
@@ -1249,6 +1249,10 @@ struct bpf_tramp_branch_entries {
DECLARE_PER_CPU(struct bpf_tramp_branch_entries, bpf_branch_snapshot);
#endif
+enum {
+ BPF_BRANCH_SNAPSHOT_F_COPY = 1, /* Copy branch snapshot from bpf_branch_snapshot. */
+};
+
/* Different use cases for BPF trampoline:
* 1. replace nop at the function entry (kprobe equivalent)
* flags = BPF_TRAMP_F_RESTORE_REGS
diff --git a/include/linux/bpf_verifier.h b/include/linux/bpf_verifier.h
index 130bcbd66f60..c60a145e0466 100644
--- a/include/linux/bpf_verifier.h
+++ b/include/linux/bpf_verifier.h
@@ -561,6 +561,7 @@ struct bpf_insn_aux_data {
bool non_sleepable; /* helper/kfunc may be called from non-sleepable context */
bool is_iter_next; /* bpf_iter_<type>_next() kfunc call */
bool call_with_percpu_alloc_ptr; /* {this,per}_cpu_ptr() with prog percpu alloc */
+ bool copy_branch_snapshot; /* BPF_BRANCH_SNAPSHOT_F_COPY for bpf_get_branch_snapshot helper */
u8 alu_state; /* used in combination with alu_limit */
/* true if STX or LDX instruction is a part of a spill/fill
* pattern for a bpf_fastcall call.
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
index 53635ea2e41b..0a537f9c2f8c 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
@@ -11772,6 +11772,33 @@ static int check_helper_call(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, struct bpf_insn *insn
err = push_callback_call(env, insn, insn_idx, meta.subprogno,
set_user_ringbuf_callback_state);
break;
+ case BPF_FUNC_get_branch_snapshot:
+ {
+ u64 flags;
+
+ if (!is_reg_const(®s[BPF_REG_3], false)) {
+ verbose(env, "Flags in bpf_get_branch_snapshot helper must be const.\n");
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
+ flags = reg_const_value(®s[BPF_REG_3], false);
+ if (flags & ~BPF_BRANCH_SNAPSHOT_F_COPY) {
+ verbose(env, "Invalid flags in bpf_get_branch_snapshot helper.\n");
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
+
+ if (flags & BPF_BRANCH_SNAPSHOT_F_COPY) {
+ if (env->prog->type != BPF_PROG_TYPE_TRACING ||
+ (env->prog->expected_attach_type != BPF_TRACE_FENTRY &&
+ env->prog->expected_attach_type != BPF_TRACE_FEXIT)) {
+ verbose(env, "Only fentry and fexit programs support BPF_BRANCH_SNAPSHOT_F_COPY.\n");
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
+
+ env->insn_aux_data[insn_idx].copy_branch_snapshot = true;
+ env->prog->copy_branch_snapshot = true;
+ }
+ break;
+ }
}
if (err)
@@ -23370,6 +23397,9 @@ static int do_misc_fixups(struct bpf_verifier_env *env)
*/
BUILD_BUG_ON(br_entry_size != 24);
+ if (env->insn_aux_data[i + delta].copy_branch_snapshot)
+ goto patch_call_imm;
+
/* if (unlikely(flags)) return -EINVAL */
insn_buf[0] = BPF_JMP_IMM(BPF_JNE, BPF_REG_3, 0, 7);
diff --git a/kernel/trace/bpf_trace.c b/kernel/trace/bpf_trace.c
index 6e076485bf70..e9e1698cf608 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/bpf_trace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/bpf_trace.c
@@ -1172,10 +1172,20 @@ BPF_CALL_3(bpf_get_branch_snapshot, void *, buf, u32, size, u64, flags)
static const u32 br_entry_size = sizeof(struct perf_branch_entry);
u32 entry_cnt = size / br_entry_size;
- entry_cnt = static_call(perf_snapshot_branch_stack)(buf, entry_cnt);
-
- if (unlikely(flags))
+ if (likely(!flags)) {
+ entry_cnt = static_call(perf_snapshot_branch_stack)(buf, entry_cnt);
+#ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
+ } else if (flags & BPF_BRANCH_SNAPSHOT_F_COPY) {
+ struct bpf_tramp_branch_entries *br;
+
+ br = this_cpu_ptr(&bpf_branch_snapshot);
+ entry_cnt = min_t(u32, entry_cnt, br->cnt);
+ if (entry_cnt)
+ memcpy(buf, (void *) br->entries, entry_cnt * br_entry_size);
+#endif
+ } else {
return -EINVAL;
+ }
if (!entry_cnt)
return -ENOENT;
@@ -1189,6 +1199,7 @@ const struct bpf_func_proto bpf_get_branch_snapshot_proto = {
.ret_type = RET_INTEGER,
.arg1_type = ARG_PTR_TO_UNINIT_MEM,
.arg2_type = ARG_CONST_SIZE_OR_ZERO,
+ .arg3_type = ARG_ANYTHING,
};
BPF_CALL_3(get_func_arg, void *, ctx, u32, n, u64 *, value)
--
2.52.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-01-09 15:37 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-01-09 15:34 [PATCH bpf-next 0/3] bpf: Introduce BPF_BRANCH_SNAPSHOT_F_COPY flag for bpf_get_branch_snapshot helper Leon Hwang
2026-01-09 15:34 ` [PATCH bpf-next 1/3] bpf, x64: Call perf_snapshot_branch_stack in trampoline Leon Hwang
2026-01-09 16:24 ` Alexei Starovoitov
2026-01-09 16:31 ` Leon Hwang
2026-01-09 15:34 ` Leon Hwang [this message]
2026-01-12 19:22 ` [PATCH bpf-next 2/3] bpf: Introduce BPF_BRANCH_SNAPSHOT_F_COPY flag for bpf_get_branch_snapshot helper kernel test robot
2026-01-13 1:43 ` Leon Hwang
2026-01-09 15:34 ` [PATCH bpf-next 3/3] selftests/bpf: Add BPF_BRANCH_SNAPSHOT_F_COPY test Leon Hwang
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