From: "Masami Hiramatsu (Google)" <mhiramat@kernel.org>
To: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org>,
Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>,
Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>,
x86@kernel.org
Cc: Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@efficios.com>,
Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@kernel.org>,
Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>,
Borislav Petkov <bp@alien8.de>,
Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@linux.intel.com>,
"H . Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>,
Alexander Shishkin <alexander.shishkin@linux.intel.com>,
Ian Rogers <irogers@google.com>,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-trace-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
linux-doc@vger.kernel.org, linux-perf-users@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [RFC PATCH 3/6] HWBP: Add modify_wide_hw_breakpoint_local() API
Date: Mon, 1 Sep 2025 23:45:08 +0900 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <175673790787.478080.2462229320641296631.stgit@devnote2> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <175673787502.478080.3342912952394010967.stgit@devnote2>
From: Masami Hiramatsu (Google) <mhiramat@kernel.org>
Add modify_wide_hw_breakpoint_local() arch-wide interface which allows
hwbp users to update watch address on-line. This is available if the
arch supports CONFIG_HAVE_REINSTALL_HW_BREAKPOINT.
Note that this can not change the type because it does not release and
reserve the hwbp slot based on type.
Signed-off-by: Masami Hiramatsu (Google) <mhiramat@kernel.org>
---
arch/Kconfig | 10 +++++++++
arch/x86/Kconfig | 1 +
arch/x86/include/asm/hw_breakpoint.h | 2 ++
arch/x86/kernel/hw_breakpoint.c | 11 ++++++++++
include/linux/hw_breakpoint.h | 6 ++++++
kernel/events/hw_breakpoint.c | 36 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
6 files changed, 66 insertions(+)
diff --git a/arch/Kconfig b/arch/Kconfig
index d1b4ffd6e085..e4787fc814df 100644
--- a/arch/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/Kconfig
@@ -418,6 +418,16 @@ config HAVE_MIXED_BREAKPOINTS_REGS
Select this option if your arch implements breakpoints under the
latter fashion.
+config HAVE_REINSTALL_HW_BREAKPOINT
+ bool
+ depends on HAVE_HW_BREAKPOINT
+ help
+ Depending on the arch implementation of hardware breakpoints,
+ some of them are able to update the breakpoint configuration
+ without release and reserve the hardware breakpoint register.
+ What configuration is able to update depends on hardware and
+ software implementation.
+
config HAVE_USER_RETURN_NOTIFIER
bool
diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig b/arch/x86/Kconfig
index 58d890fe2100..49d4ce2af94c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig
@@ -247,6 +247,7 @@ config X86
select HAVE_FUNCTION_TRACER
select HAVE_GCC_PLUGINS
select HAVE_HW_BREAKPOINT
+ select HAVE_REINSTALL_HW_BREAKPOINT
select HAVE_IOREMAP_PROT
select HAVE_IRQ_EXIT_ON_IRQ_STACK if X86_64
select HAVE_IRQ_TIME_ACCOUNTING
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/hw_breakpoint.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/hw_breakpoint.h
index bb7c70ad22fe..b3db25eb613f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/hw_breakpoint.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/hw_breakpoint.h
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ void arch_uninstall_hw_breakpoint(struct perf_event *bp);
void hw_breakpoint_pmu_read(struct perf_event *bp);
void hw_breakpoint_pmu_unthrottle(struct perf_event *bp);
+bool hw_breakpoint_arch_same_type(struct arch_hw_breakpoint *hw,
+ struct perf_event_attr *attr);
extern void
arch_fill_perf_breakpoint(struct perf_event *bp);
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/hw_breakpoint.c b/arch/x86/kernel/hw_breakpoint.c
index 89135229ed21..7dfc88ff6cd9 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/hw_breakpoint.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/hw_breakpoint.c
@@ -278,6 +278,17 @@ int arch_bp_generic_fields(int x86_len, int x86_type,
return 0;
}
+bool hw_breakpoint_arch_same_type(struct arch_hw_breakpoint *hw,
+ struct perf_event_attr *attr)
+{
+ int glen, gtype;
+
+ if (arch_bp_generic_fields(hw->len, hw->type, &glen, >ype) < 0)
+ return false;
+
+ return gtype == attr->bp_type;
+}
+
/*
* Check for virtual address in kernel space.
*/
diff --git a/include/linux/hw_breakpoint.h b/include/linux/hw_breakpoint.h
index db199d653dd1..ea373f2587f8 100644
--- a/include/linux/hw_breakpoint.h
+++ b/include/linux/hw_breakpoint.h
@@ -81,6 +81,9 @@ register_wide_hw_breakpoint(struct perf_event_attr *attr,
perf_overflow_handler_t triggered,
void *context);
+extern int modify_wide_hw_breakpoint_local(struct perf_event *bp,
+ struct perf_event_attr *attr);
+
extern int register_perf_hw_breakpoint(struct perf_event *bp);
extern void unregister_hw_breakpoint(struct perf_event *bp);
extern void unregister_wide_hw_breakpoint(struct perf_event * __percpu *cpu_events);
@@ -124,6 +127,9 @@ register_wide_hw_breakpoint(struct perf_event_attr *attr,
perf_overflow_handler_t triggered,
void *context) { return NULL; }
static inline int
+modify_wide_hw_breakpoint_local(struct perf_event *bp,
+ struct perf_event_attr *attr) { return -ENOSYS; }
+static inline int
register_perf_hw_breakpoint(struct perf_event *bp) { return -ENOSYS; }
static inline void unregister_hw_breakpoint(struct perf_event *bp) { }
static inline void
diff --git a/kernel/events/hw_breakpoint.c b/kernel/events/hw_breakpoint.c
index 8ec2cb688903..473a5b76941d 100644
--- a/kernel/events/hw_breakpoint.c
+++ b/kernel/events/hw_breakpoint.c
@@ -887,6 +887,42 @@ void unregister_wide_hw_breakpoint(struct perf_event * __percpu *cpu_events)
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(unregister_wide_hw_breakpoint);
+/**
+ * modify_wide_hw_breakpoint_local - update breakpoint config for local cpu
+ * @bp: the hwbp perf event for this cpu
+ * @attr: the new attribute for @bp
+ *
+ * This does not release and reserve the slot of HWBP, just reuse the current
+ * slot on local CPU. So the users must update the other CPUs by themselves.
+ * Also, since this does not release/reserve the slot, this can not change the
+ * type of the HWBP.
+ * Return err if attr is invalid or the cpu fails to update debug register
+ * for new @attr.
+ */
+#ifdef CONFIG_HAVE_REINSTALL_HW_BREAKPOINT
+int modify_wide_hw_breakpoint_local(struct perf_event *bp,
+ struct perf_event_attr *attr)
+{
+ int ret;
+
+ if (!hw_breakpoint_arch_same_type(counter_arch_bp(bp), attr))
+ return -EINVAL;
+
+ ret = hw_breakpoint_arch_parse(bp, attr, counter_arch_bp(bp));
+ if (ret)
+ return ret;
+
+ return arch_reinstall_hw_breakpoint(bp);
+}
+#else
+int modify_wide_hw_breakpoint_local(struct perf_event *bp,
+ struct perf_event_attr *attr)
+{
+ return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+}
+#endif
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(modify_wide_hw_breakpoint_local);
+
/**
* hw_breakpoint_is_used - check if breakpoints are currently used
*
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2025-09-01 14:45 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2025-09-01 14:44 [RFC PATCH 0/6] tracing: wprobe: Add wprobe for watchpoint Masami Hiramatsu (Google)
2025-09-01 14:44 ` [RFC PATCH 1/6] tracing: wprobe: Add watchpoint probe event based on hardware breakpoint Masami Hiramatsu (Google)
2025-09-01 14:44 ` [RFC PATCH 2/6] x86/HWBP: introduce arch_reinstall_hw_breakpoint() for atomic context Masami Hiramatsu (Google)
2025-09-01 14:45 ` Masami Hiramatsu (Google) [this message]
2025-09-01 14:45 ` [RFC PATCH 4/6] tracing: wprobe: Add wprobe event trigger Masami Hiramatsu (Google)
2025-09-01 14:45 ` [RFC PATCH 5/6] selftests: tracing: Add a basic testcase for wprobe Masami Hiramatsu (Google)
2025-09-01 14:45 ` [RFC PATCH 6/6] selftests: tracing: Add syntax " Masami Hiramatsu (Google)
2025-09-02 14:02 ` [RFC PATCH 0/6] tracing: wprobe: Add wprobe for watchpoint Masami Hiramatsu
2025-09-04 6:35 ` Jinchao Wang
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