From: Alan Maguire <alan.maguire@oracle.com>
To: ast@kernel.org, andrii@kernel.org, eddyz87@gmail.com, qmo@kernel.org
Cc: jolsa@kernel.org, daniel@iogearbox.net, ihor.solodrai@linux.dev,
yonghong.song@linux.dev, song@kernel.org, martin.lau@linux.dev,
memxor@gmail.com, emil@etsalapatis.com, bpf@vger.kernel.org,
nsc@kernel.org, puranjay@kernel.org, yatsenko@meta.com,
Alan Maguire <alan.maguire@oracle.com>
Subject: [PATCH v4 bpf-next 01/11] btf: Extend UAPI to support BTF location (inline site) info
Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:14:18 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260924111428.75957-2-alan.maguire@oracle.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260924111428.75957-1-alan.maguire@oracle.com>
Add BTF_KIND_LOC_PARAM, BTF_KIND_LOC_PROTO and BTF_KIND_LOCSEC
to help represent location information for functions.
BTF_KIND_LOC_PARAM is used to represent how we retrieve data at a
location; either via register(s), or register+offset, a dereference
of a register+offset or a constant value.
BTF_KIND_LOC_PROTO represents location information about a location
with multiple BTF_KIND_LOC_PARAMs.
And finally BTF_KIND_LOCSEC is a set of location sites, each
of which has
- a BTF_KIND_FUNC function associated with the inline site
- a location prototype specifying where to find the function
parameters
- an address offset relative to the kernel base address
This can be used to support representing
- a fully-inlined function at potentially multiple inline sites
with potentially different parameter availability
- a partially-inlined function where some _LOC_PROTOs represent
inlined sites as above and others have normal _FUNC representations
Also BTF_KIND_LOCSEC struct btf_loc will have two type id
references; one for the associated func, the other for the loc_proto.
Accordingly increase the number of m_offs references in btf_field_desc
to 2.
Signed-off-by: Alan Maguire <alan.maguire@oracle.com>
Acked-by: Eduard Zingerman <eddyz87@gmail.com>
---
include/linux/btf.h | 22 ++-
include/uapi/linux/btf.h | 83 ++++++++-
kernel/bpf/btf.c | 322 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
tools/include/uapi/linux/btf.h | 83 ++++++++-
4 files changed, 499 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
diff --git a/include/linux/btf.h b/include/linux/btf.h
index ddd0f4f32d24..f29ed358b7a8 100644
--- a/include/linux/btf.h
+++ b/include/linux/btf.h
@@ -261,6 +261,11 @@ const char *btf_type_str(const struct btf_type *t);
i < btf_type_vlen(datasec_type); \
i++, member++)
+#define for_each_loc(i, locsec_type, member) \
+ for (i = 0, member = btf_type_loc_secinfo(locsec_type); \
+ i < btf_type_vlen(locsec_type); \
+ i++, member++)
+
static inline bool btf_type_is_ptr(const struct btf_type *t)
{
return BTF_INFO_KIND(t->info) == BTF_KIND_PTR;
@@ -329,6 +334,21 @@ static inline u64 btf_enum64_value(const struct btf_enum64 *e)
return ((u64)e->val_hi32 << 32) | e->val_lo32;
}
+static inline struct btf_loc_param *btf_loc_param(const struct btf_type *t)
+{
+ return (struct btf_loc_param *)(t + 1);
+}
+
+static inline __u32 *btf_loc_proto_params(const struct btf_type *t)
+{
+ return (__u32 *)(t + 1);
+}
+
+static inline struct btf_loc *btf_type_loc_secinfo(const struct btf_type *t)
+{
+ return (struct btf_loc *)(t + 1);
+}
+
static inline bool btf_is_composite(const struct btf_type *t)
{
u16 kind = btf_kind(t);
@@ -559,7 +579,7 @@ struct btf_field_desc {
/* member struct size, or zero, if no members */
int m_sz;
/* repeated per-member offsets */
- int m_off_cnt, m_offs[1];
+ int m_off_cnt, m_offs[2];
};
struct btf_field_iter {
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/btf.h b/include/uapi/linux/btf.h
index 618167cab4e6..11d65871d163 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/btf.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/btf.h
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ struct btf_type {
* decl_tag and type_tag
*/
__u32 info;
- /* "size" is used by INT, ENUM, STRUCT, UNION, DATASEC and ENUM64.
- * "size" tells the size of the type it is describing.
+ /* "size" is used by INT, ENUM, STRUCT, UNION, DATASEC, ENUM64
+ * and LOC_PARAM. "size" tells the size of the type it is describing.
*
* "type" is used by PTR, TYPEDEF, VOLATILE, CONST, RESTRICT,
* FUNC, FUNC_PROTO, VAR, DECL_TAG and TYPE_TAG.
@@ -92,7 +92,9 @@ enum {
BTF_KIND_DECL_TAG = 17, /* Decl Tag */
BTF_KIND_TYPE_TAG = 18, /* Type Tag */
BTF_KIND_ENUM64 = 19, /* Enumeration up to 64-bit values */
-
+ BTF_KIND_LOC_PARAM = 20, /* Location parameter information */
+ BTF_KIND_LOC_PROTO = 21, /* Location prototype for site */
+ BTF_KIND_LOCSEC = 22, /* Location section */
NR_BTF_KINDS,
BTF_KIND_MAX = NR_BTF_KINDS - 1,
};
@@ -212,4 +214,79 @@ struct btf_enum64 {
__u32 val_hi32;
};
+/*
+ * BTF_KIND_LOC_PARAM is followed by a single "struct btf_loc_param"
+ * that contains flags specifying the contents of the vlen-specified
+ * number of 4-byte values that follow.
+ */
+struct btf_loc_param {
+ __u32 flags;
+ __u32 values[];
+};
+
+/*
+ * The combination of size, vlen and flags gives us the means to interpret
+ * the following vlen-specified set of 4-byte values:
+ *
+ * - a BTF_LOC_PARAM_CONST is a constant value; combination
+ * of size, vlen and _SIGNED flag determines it. If the value requires
+ * 64 bits it is stored in {lo,hi} order.
+ * - a BTF_LOC_PARAM_ADDR|BTF_LOC_PARAM_CONST is an address that should be
+ * normalized with respect to kernel/module base address.
+ * - a BTF_LOC_PARAM_REG with vlen 1 is a simple register number;
+ * with vlen 2 it is a multi-register parameter. Register numbers are
+ * numbers derived from DW_OP_reg values, i.e. 0 is DW_OP_reg0; since
+ * DW_OP_fbreg has its own special DW_OP_value and DW_OP_regx can refer
+ * to an arbitrary register number, we reserve BTF_LOC_PARAM_FBREG for
+ * the frame base register to avoid collisions.
+ * - a _REG | OFFSET describes an address without dereferencing it.
+ * - a _REG | DEREF with vlen 1 dereferences the value in the register
+ * number specified.
+ * - a REG | DEREF | OFFSET with vlen > 1 specifies the register number
+ * in the first 4-byte value and the offset in the remainder.
+ * In the case of REG and OFFSET combinations, the OFFSET has the width
+ * of the value words while the type size describes the represented parameter,
+ * so for example a REG | DEREF | OFFSET with size 8 and vlen 2 would be
+ * an 8-byte register dereference with signed 4-byte offset, since the vlen 2
+ * values consist of a register value and the signed value.
+ */
+enum btf_loc_param_flags {
+ BTF_LOC_PARAM_SIGNED = 0x1,
+ BTF_LOC_PARAM_CONST = 0x2,
+ BTF_LOC_PARAM_ADDR = 0x4,
+ BTF_LOC_PARAM_REG = 0x8,
+ BTF_LOC_PARAM_DEREF = 0x10,
+ BTF_LOC_PARAM_OFFSET = 0x20,
+};
+
+enum {
+ BTF_LOC_PARAM_FBREG = 0xffffffff
+};
+
+/*
+ * BTF_KIND_LOC_PROTO specifies location prototypes; i.e. how locations relate
+ * to parameters; a struct btf_type of BTF_KIND_LOC_PROTO is followed by a
+ * vlen-specified number of __u32 BTF type ids which specify the associated
+ * BTF_KIND_LOC_PARAM for each function parameter associated with the
+ * location. The type should either be 0 (no location info) or point at
+ * a BTF_KIND_LOC_PARAM.
+ */
+
+/*
+ * BTF_KIND_LOCSEC consists of vlen-specified number of "struct btf_loc"
+ * containing location site-specific information for a specific ELF section;
+ * for example locations in ".text" are in a LOCSEC named "inline.text".
+ *
+ * - function (func)
+ * - location prototype type id (loc_proto)
+ * - address offset (offset) relative to the runtime base address of the
+ * ELF section associated with the LOCSEC
+ */
+
+struct btf_loc {
+ __u32 func;
+ __u32 loc_proto;
+ __u32 offset;
+};
+
#endif /* _UAPI__LINUX_BTF_H__ */
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/btf.c b/kernel/bpf/btf.c
index 314ecb0e593b..2ef28c6f14f9 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/btf.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/btf.c
@@ -346,6 +346,9 @@ static const char * const btf_kind_str[NR_BTF_KINDS] = {
[BTF_KIND_DECL_TAG] = "DECL_TAG",
[BTF_KIND_TYPE_TAG] = "TYPE_TAG",
[BTF_KIND_ENUM64] = "ENUM64",
+ [BTF_KIND_LOC_PARAM] = "LOC_PARAM",
+ [BTF_KIND_LOC_PROTO] = "LOC_PROTO",
+ [BTF_KIND_LOCSEC] = "LOCSEC",
};
const char *btf_type_str(const struct btf_type *t)
@@ -518,11 +521,27 @@ static bool btf_type_is_decl_tag(const struct btf_type *t)
return BTF_INFO_KIND(t->info) == BTF_KIND_DECL_TAG;
}
+static bool btf_type_is_loc_param(const struct btf_type *t)
+{
+ return BTF_INFO_KIND(t->info) == BTF_KIND_LOC_PARAM;
+}
+
+static bool btf_type_is_loc_proto(const struct btf_type *t)
+{
+ return BTF_INFO_KIND(t->info) == BTF_KIND_LOC_PROTO;
+}
+
+static bool btf_type_is_locsec(const struct btf_type *t)
+{
+ return BTF_INFO_KIND(t->info) == BTF_KIND_LOCSEC;
+}
+
static bool btf_type_nosize(const struct btf_type *t)
{
return btf_type_is_void(t) || btf_type_is_fwd(t) ||
btf_type_is_func(t) || btf_type_is_func_proto(t) ||
- btf_type_is_decl_tag(t);
+ btf_type_is_decl_tag(t) || btf_type_is_loc_param(t) ||
+ btf_type_is_loc_proto(t) || btf_type_is_locsec(t);
}
static bool btf_type_nosize_or_null(const struct btf_type *t)
@@ -769,7 +788,9 @@ static bool btf_type_is_resolve_source_only(const struct btf_type *t)
{
return btf_type_is_var(t) ||
btf_type_is_decl_tag(t) ||
- btf_type_is_datasec(t);
+ btf_type_is_datasec(t) ||
+ btf_type_is_loc_proto(t) ||
+ btf_type_is_locsec(t);
}
/* What types need to be resolved?
@@ -797,7 +818,9 @@ static bool btf_type_needs_resolve(const struct btf_type *t)
btf_type_is_var(t) ||
btf_type_is_func(t) ||
btf_type_is_decl_tag(t) ||
- btf_type_is_datasec(t);
+ btf_type_is_datasec(t) ||
+ btf_type_is_loc_proto(t) ||
+ btf_type_is_locsec(t);
}
/* t->size can be used */
@@ -4730,6 +4753,293 @@ static const struct btf_kind_operations enum64_ops = {
.show = btf_enum64_show,
};
+static s32 btf_loc_param_check_meta(struct btf_verifier_env *env,
+ const struct btf_type *t,
+ u32 meta_left)
+{
+ const struct btf_loc_param *p = btf_loc_param(t);
+ u32 size, meta_needed, vlen = btf_vlen(t);
+
+ meta_needed = sizeof(*p) + sizeof(__u32) * vlen;
+ if (meta_left < meta_needed) {
+ btf_verifier_log_basic(env, t,
+ "meta_left:%u meta_needed:%u",
+ meta_left, meta_needed);
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
+
+ if (t->name_off) {
+ btf_verifier_log_type(env, t, "Invalid name");
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
+ size = t->size;
+ if (!size || size > 16) {
+ btf_verifier_log_type(env, t, "Unexpected size");
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
+
+ if (btf_type_kflag(t)) {
+ btf_verifier_log_type(env, t, "Invalid btf_info kind_flag");
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
+
+ btf_verifier_log_type(env, t, NULL);
+
+ return meta_needed;
+}
+
+static void btf_loc_param_log(struct btf_verifier_env *env,
+ const struct btf_type *t)
+{
+ const struct btf_loc_param *p = btf_loc_param(t);
+ u32 i, vlen = btf_vlen(t);
+
+ btf_verifier_log(env, "size=%u vlen=%u flags=0x%x", t->size, vlen, p->flags);
+ for (i = 0; i < vlen; i++)
+ btf_verifier_log(env, ", %u", p->values[i]);
+}
+
+static const struct btf_kind_operations loc_param_ops = {
+ .check_meta = btf_loc_param_check_meta,
+ .resolve = btf_df_resolve,
+ .check_member = btf_df_check_member,
+ .check_kflag_member = btf_df_check_kflag_member,
+ .log_details = btf_loc_param_log,
+ .show = btf_df_show,
+};
+
+static s32 btf_loc_proto_check_meta(struct btf_verifier_env *env,
+ const struct btf_type *t,
+ u32 meta_left)
+{
+ u32 meta_needed;
+
+ meta_needed = sizeof(__u32) * btf_type_vlen(t);
+
+ if (meta_left < meta_needed) {
+ btf_verifier_log_basic(env, t,
+ "meta_left:%u meta_needed:%u",
+ meta_left, meta_needed);
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
+
+ if (t->name_off) {
+ btf_verifier_log_type(env, t, "Invalid name");
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
+
+ if (btf_type_kflag(t)) {
+ btf_verifier_log_type(env, t, "Invalid btf_info kind_flag");
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
+
+ btf_verifier_log_type(env, t, NULL);
+
+ return meta_needed;
+}
+
+static void btf_loc_proto_log(struct btf_verifier_env *env,
+ const struct btf_type *t)
+{
+ const __u32 *params = btf_loc_proto_params(t);
+ u32 i, nr_params = btf_type_vlen(t);
+
+ btf_verifier_log(env, "vlen=%u", nr_params);
+ for (i = 0; i < nr_params; i++, params++)
+ btf_verifier_log(env, ", %u", *params);
+}
+
+static int btf_loc_proto_resolve(struct btf_verifier_env *env,
+ const struct resolve_vertex *v)
+{
+ const struct btf_type *t = v->t;
+ const __u32 *params = btf_loc_proto_params(t);
+ u32 i, nr_params = btf_type_vlen(t);
+ struct btf *btf = env->btf;
+
+ if (t->type) {
+ btf_verifier_log_type(env, t, "Invalid loc_proto type");
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
+
+ for (i = 0; i < nr_params; i++) {
+ const struct btf_type *param_type;
+ u32 param_type_id = params[i];
+
+ if (!param_type_id)
+ continue;
+
+ param_type = btf_type_by_id(btf, param_type_id);
+ if (!param_type || !btf_type_is_loc_param(param_type)) {
+ btf_verifier_log_type(env, t,
+ "Invalid loc_param#%u", i + 1);
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
+ }
+
+ env_stack_pop_resolved(env, 0, 0);
+ return 0;
+}
+
+static const struct btf_kind_operations loc_proto_ops = {
+ .check_meta = btf_loc_proto_check_meta,
+ .resolve = btf_loc_proto_resolve,
+ .check_member = btf_df_check_member,
+ .check_kflag_member = btf_df_check_kflag_member,
+ .log_details = btf_loc_proto_log,
+ .show = btf_df_show,
+};
+
+__printf(4, 5)
+static void btf_verifier_log_loc(struct btf_verifier_env *env,
+ const struct btf_type *locsec_type,
+ const struct btf_loc *loc,
+ const char *fmt, ...)
+{
+ struct bpf_verifier_log *log = &env->log;
+ va_list args;
+
+ if (!bpf_verifier_log_needed(log))
+ return;
+ if (log->level == BPF_LOG_KERNEL && !fmt)
+ return;
+ if (env->phase != CHECK_META)
+ btf_verifier_log_type(env, locsec_type, NULL);
+
+ __btf_verifier_log(log, "\t func=%u loc_proto=%u offset=%u",
+ loc->func, loc->loc_proto, loc->offset);
+ if (fmt && *fmt) {
+ __btf_verifier_log(log, " ");
+ va_start(args, fmt);
+ bpf_verifier_vlog(log, fmt, args);
+ va_end(args);
+ }
+
+ __btf_verifier_log(log, "\n");
+}
+
+static s32 btf_locsec_check_meta(struct btf_verifier_env *env,
+ const struct btf_type *t,
+ u32 meta_left)
+{
+ u32 i, meta_needed, vlen = btf_type_vlen(t);
+ const struct btf_loc *loc;
+
+ meta_needed = sizeof(struct btf_loc) * vlen;
+
+ if (meta_left < meta_needed) {
+ btf_verifier_log_basic(env, t,
+ "meta_left:%u meta_needed:%u",
+ meta_left, meta_needed);
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
+
+ if (btf_type_kflag(t)) {
+ btf_verifier_log_type(env, t, "Invalid btf_info kind_flag");
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
+
+ if (!t->name_off ||
+ !btf_name_valid_section(env->btf, t->name_off)) {
+ btf_verifier_log_type(env, t, "Invalid name");
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
+
+ for_each_loc(i, t, loc) {
+ /* A loc func, loc proto cannot be in type void */
+ if (!loc->func || !BTF_TYPE_ID_VALID(loc->func)) {
+ btf_verifier_log_loc(env, t, loc, "Invalid func");
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
+ if (!loc->loc_proto || !BTF_TYPE_ID_VALID(loc->loc_proto)) {
+ btf_verifier_log_loc(env, t, loc, "Invalid loc_proto");
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
+ btf_verifier_log_loc(env, t, loc, NULL);
+ }
+
+ return meta_needed;
+}
+
+static void btf_locsec_log(struct btf_verifier_env *env,
+ const struct btf_type *t)
+{
+ btf_verifier_log(env, "vlen=%u", btf_type_vlen(t));
+}
+
+static int btf_locsec_resolve(struct btf_verifier_env *env,
+ const struct resolve_vertex *v)
+{
+ const struct btf_type *t = v->t;
+ const struct btf_loc *loc;
+ struct btf *btf = env->btf;
+ u32 i;
+
+ if (t->type) {
+ btf_verifier_log_type(env, t, "Invalid locsec type");
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
+
+ env->resolve_mode = RESOLVE_TBD;
+ for (i = v->next_member, loc = btf_type_loc_secinfo(t) + i;
+ i < btf_type_vlen(t); i++, loc++) {
+ const struct btf_type *func_type, *func_proto_type;
+ const struct btf_type *loc_proto_type;
+ u32 func_type_id = loc->func;
+ u32 loc_proto_type_id = loc->loc_proto;
+ u32 proto_vlen;
+
+ func_type = btf_type_by_id(btf, func_type_id);
+ if (!func_type || !btf_type_is_func(func_type)) {
+ btf_verifier_log_type(env, t,
+ "Invalid func#%u", i + 1);
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
+ func_proto_type = btf_type_by_id(btf, func_type->type);
+ if (!func_proto_type || !btf_type_is_func_proto(func_proto_type)) {
+ btf_verifier_log_type(env, t,
+ "Invalid func#%u", i + 1);
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
+ proto_vlen = btf_vlen(func_proto_type);
+
+ if (!env_type_is_resolved(env, func_type_id)) {
+ env_stack_set_next_member(env, i);
+ return env_stack_push(env, func_type, func_type_id);
+ }
+
+ loc_proto_type = btf_type_by_id(btf, loc_proto_type_id);
+ if (!loc_proto_type || !btf_type_is_loc_proto(loc_proto_type)) {
+ btf_verifier_log_type(env, t,
+ "Invalid loc_proto#%u", i + 1);
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
+ if (proto_vlen != btf_vlen(loc_proto_type)) {
+ btf_verifier_log_type(env, t,
+ "Mismatched vlen for loc_proto#%u", i + 1);
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
+
+ if (!env_type_is_resolved(env, loc_proto_type_id)) {
+ env_stack_set_next_member(env, i + 1);
+ return env_stack_push(env, loc_proto_type,
+ loc_proto_type_id);
+ }
+ }
+
+ env_stack_pop_resolved(env, 0, 0);
+ return 0;
+}
+
+static const struct btf_kind_operations locsec_ops = {
+ .check_meta = btf_locsec_check_meta,
+ .resolve = btf_locsec_resolve,
+ .check_member = btf_df_check_member,
+ .check_kflag_member = btf_df_check_kflag_member,
+ .log_details = btf_locsec_log,
+ .show = btf_df_show,
+};
+
static s32 btf_func_proto_check_meta(struct btf_verifier_env *env,
const struct btf_type *t,
u32 meta_left)
@@ -5399,6 +5709,9 @@ static const struct btf_kind_operations * const kind_ops[NR_BTF_KINDS] = {
[BTF_KIND_DECL_TAG] = &decl_tag_ops,
[BTF_KIND_TYPE_TAG] = &modifier_ops,
[BTF_KIND_ENUM64] = &enum64_ops,
+ [BTF_KIND_LOC_PARAM] = &loc_param_ops,
+ [BTF_KIND_LOC_PROTO] = &loc_proto_ops,
+ [BTF_KIND_LOCSEC] = &locsec_ops,
};
static s32 btf_check_meta(struct btf_verifier_env *env,
@@ -5473,7 +5786,8 @@ static bool btf_resolve_valid(struct btf_verifier_env *env,
if (!env_type_is_resolved(env, type_id))
return false;
- if (btf_type_is_struct(t) || btf_type_is_datasec(t))
+ if (btf_type_is_struct(t) || btf_type_is_datasec(t) ||
+ btf_type_is_loc_proto(t) || btf_type_is_locsec(t))
return !btf_resolved_type_id(btf, type_id) &&
!btf_resolved_type_size(btf, type_id);
diff --git a/tools/include/uapi/linux/btf.h b/tools/include/uapi/linux/btf.h
index 618167cab4e6..11d65871d163 100644
--- a/tools/include/uapi/linux/btf.h
+++ b/tools/include/uapi/linux/btf.h
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ struct btf_type {
* decl_tag and type_tag
*/
__u32 info;
- /* "size" is used by INT, ENUM, STRUCT, UNION, DATASEC and ENUM64.
- * "size" tells the size of the type it is describing.
+ /* "size" is used by INT, ENUM, STRUCT, UNION, DATASEC, ENUM64
+ * and LOC_PARAM. "size" tells the size of the type it is describing.
*
* "type" is used by PTR, TYPEDEF, VOLATILE, CONST, RESTRICT,
* FUNC, FUNC_PROTO, VAR, DECL_TAG and TYPE_TAG.
@@ -92,7 +92,9 @@ enum {
BTF_KIND_DECL_TAG = 17, /* Decl Tag */
BTF_KIND_TYPE_TAG = 18, /* Type Tag */
BTF_KIND_ENUM64 = 19, /* Enumeration up to 64-bit values */
-
+ BTF_KIND_LOC_PARAM = 20, /* Location parameter information */
+ BTF_KIND_LOC_PROTO = 21, /* Location prototype for site */
+ BTF_KIND_LOCSEC = 22, /* Location section */
NR_BTF_KINDS,
BTF_KIND_MAX = NR_BTF_KINDS - 1,
};
@@ -212,4 +214,79 @@ struct btf_enum64 {
__u32 val_hi32;
};
+/*
+ * BTF_KIND_LOC_PARAM is followed by a single "struct btf_loc_param"
+ * that contains flags specifying the contents of the vlen-specified
+ * number of 4-byte values that follow.
+ */
+struct btf_loc_param {
+ __u32 flags;
+ __u32 values[];
+};
+
+/*
+ * The combination of size, vlen and flags gives us the means to interpret
+ * the following vlen-specified set of 4-byte values:
+ *
+ * - a BTF_LOC_PARAM_CONST is a constant value; combination
+ * of size, vlen and _SIGNED flag determines it. If the value requires
+ * 64 bits it is stored in {lo,hi} order.
+ * - a BTF_LOC_PARAM_ADDR|BTF_LOC_PARAM_CONST is an address that should be
+ * normalized with respect to kernel/module base address.
+ * - a BTF_LOC_PARAM_REG with vlen 1 is a simple register number;
+ * with vlen 2 it is a multi-register parameter. Register numbers are
+ * numbers derived from DW_OP_reg values, i.e. 0 is DW_OP_reg0; since
+ * DW_OP_fbreg has its own special DW_OP_value and DW_OP_regx can refer
+ * to an arbitrary register number, we reserve BTF_LOC_PARAM_FBREG for
+ * the frame base register to avoid collisions.
+ * - a _REG | OFFSET describes an address without dereferencing it.
+ * - a _REG | DEREF with vlen 1 dereferences the value in the register
+ * number specified.
+ * - a REG | DEREF | OFFSET with vlen > 1 specifies the register number
+ * in the first 4-byte value and the offset in the remainder.
+ * In the case of REG and OFFSET combinations, the OFFSET has the width
+ * of the value words while the type size describes the represented parameter,
+ * so for example a REG | DEREF | OFFSET with size 8 and vlen 2 would be
+ * an 8-byte register dereference with signed 4-byte offset, since the vlen 2
+ * values consist of a register value and the signed value.
+ */
+enum btf_loc_param_flags {
+ BTF_LOC_PARAM_SIGNED = 0x1,
+ BTF_LOC_PARAM_CONST = 0x2,
+ BTF_LOC_PARAM_ADDR = 0x4,
+ BTF_LOC_PARAM_REG = 0x8,
+ BTF_LOC_PARAM_DEREF = 0x10,
+ BTF_LOC_PARAM_OFFSET = 0x20,
+};
+
+enum {
+ BTF_LOC_PARAM_FBREG = 0xffffffff
+};
+
+/*
+ * BTF_KIND_LOC_PROTO specifies location prototypes; i.e. how locations relate
+ * to parameters; a struct btf_type of BTF_KIND_LOC_PROTO is followed by a
+ * vlen-specified number of __u32 BTF type ids which specify the associated
+ * BTF_KIND_LOC_PARAM for each function parameter associated with the
+ * location. The type should either be 0 (no location info) or point at
+ * a BTF_KIND_LOC_PARAM.
+ */
+
+/*
+ * BTF_KIND_LOCSEC consists of vlen-specified number of "struct btf_loc"
+ * containing location site-specific information for a specific ELF section;
+ * for example locations in ".text" are in a LOCSEC named "inline.text".
+ *
+ * - function (func)
+ * - location prototype type id (loc_proto)
+ * - address offset (offset) relative to the runtime base address of the
+ * ELF section associated with the LOCSEC
+ */
+
+struct btf_loc {
+ __u32 func;
+ __u32 loc_proto;
+ __u32 offset;
+};
+
#endif /* _UAPI__LINUX_BTF_H__ */
--
2.43.5
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2026-09-24 11:14 [PATCH v4 bpf-next 00/11] Support inline functions in BTF Alan Maguire
2026-09-24 11:14 ` Alan Maguire [this message]
2026-09-24 12:12 ` [PATCH v4 bpf-next 01/11] btf: Extend UAPI to support BTF location (inline site) info bot+bpf-ci
2026-09-24 15:18 ` Alexei Starovoitov
2026-09-24 11:14 ` [PATCH v4 bpf-next 02/11] libbpf: Add support for BTF kinds LOC[_PARAM|_PROTO|SEC] Alan Maguire
2026-09-24 12:12 ` bot+bpf-ci
2026-09-24 11:14 ` [PATCH v4 bpf-next 03/11] selftests/bpf: Test helper support for BTF_KIND_LOC[_PARAM|_PROTO|SEC] Alan Maguire
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2026-09-24 11:14 ` [PATCH v4 bpf-next 06/11] selftests/bpf: BTF distill tests to ensure LOC[_PARAM|_PROTO] add to split BTF Alan Maguire
2026-09-24 11:56 ` bot+bpf-ci
2026-09-24 11:14 ` [PATCH v4 bpf-next 07/11] bpftool: Handle multi-split BTF by supporting multiple base BTFs Alan Maguire
2026-09-24 11:14 ` [PATCH v4 bpf-next 08/11] bpftool: Document support for multi-split BTF Alan Maguire
2026-09-24 11:14 ` [PATCH v4 bpf-next 09/11] bpftool: Add ability to dump LOC_PARAM, LOC_PROTO and LOCSEC Alan Maguire
2026-09-24 15:16 ` Alexei Starovoitov
2026-09-24 15:33 ` Alan Maguire
2026-09-24 16:02 ` Alexei Starovoitov
2026-09-24 11:14 ` [PATCH v4 bpf-next 10/11] selftests/bpf: Test bpftool dump of BTF location info Alan Maguire
2026-09-24 11:56 ` bot+bpf-ci
2026-09-24 11:14 ` [PATCH v4 bpf-next 11/11] Documentation/bpf: Describe new location-related BTF kinds Alan Maguire
2026-09-24 11:56 ` bot+bpf-ci
2026-09-24 12:19 ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-24 16:10 ` [PATCH v4 bpf-next 00/11] Support inline functions in BTF patchwork-bot+netdevbpf
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