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From: Wang Han <wanghan@linux.alibaba.com>
To: Paul Walmsley <pjw@kernel.org>,
	Palmer Dabbelt <palmer@dabbelt.com>,
	Albert Ou <aou@eecs.berkeley.edu>
Cc: "Steven Rostedt" <rostedt@goodmis.org>,
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	"Masami Hiramatsu" <mhiramat@kernel.org>,
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	"Puranjay Mohan" <puranjay@kernel.org>,
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	oliver.yang@linux.alibaba.com, xueshuai@linux.alibaba.com,
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	linux-riscv@lists.infradead.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
	linux-trace-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
	live-patching@vger.kernel.org, linux-kselftest@vger.kernel.org,
	linux-perf-users@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH v2 3/8] riscv: stacktrace: disable KASAN instrumentation for stacktrace.o
Date: Thu, 28 May 2026 16:23:05 +0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260528082310.1994388-4-wanghan@linux.alibaba.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260527123530.2593918-1-wanghan@linux.alibaba.com>

KASAN records stack traces for every alloc/free, which means it walks
the unwinder very frequently. Instrumenting the stack trace collection
code itself adds substantial overhead and makes the traces themselves
noisier.

Mark stacktrace.o as not KASAN-instrumented, matching the arm, arm64
and x86 treatment of their stack unwinding code. This is a prerequisite
preference for the upcoming reliable unwinder, but the change is valid
on its own.

Signed-off-by: Wang Han <wanghan@linux.alibaba.com>
---
 arch/riscv/kernel/Makefile | 5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

diff --git a/arch/riscv/kernel/Makefile b/arch/riscv/kernel/Makefile
index cabb99cadfb6..1cb6c9ab2981 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/kernel/Makefile
+++ b/arch/riscv/kernel/Makefile
@@ -44,6 +44,11 @@ CFLAGS_REMOVE_return_address.o	= $(CC_FLAGS_FTRACE)
 CFLAGS_REMOVE_sbi_ecall.o = $(CC_FLAGS_FTRACE)
 endif
 
+# When KASAN is enabled, a stack trace is recorded for every alloc/free, which
+# can significantly impact performance. Avoid instrumenting the stack trace
+# collection code to minimize this impact.
+KASAN_SANITIZE_stacktrace.o := n
+
 always-$(KBUILD_BUILTIN) += vmlinux.lds
 
 obj-y	+= head.o
-- 
2.43.0


  parent reply	other threads:[~2026-05-28  8:39 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 20+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-05-27 12:35 [PATCH 0/8] riscv: Add reliable stack unwinding for livepatch Wang Han
2026-05-27 12:35 ` [PATCH 1/8] scripts/sorttable: Handle RISC-V patchable ftrace entries Wang Han
2026-05-27 15:30   ` Steven Rostedt
2026-05-28  5:38     ` Wang Han
2026-05-27 12:35 ` [PATCH 2/8] riscv: stacktrace: Add frame record metadata Wang Han
2026-05-27 12:35 ` [PATCH 3/8] riscv: stacktrace: disable KASAN instrumentation for stacktrace.o Wang Han
2026-05-27 12:35 ` [PATCH 4/8] riscv: ftrace: always preserve s0 in dynamic ftrace register frame Wang Han
2026-05-27 12:35 ` [PATCH 5/8] riscv: stacktrace: introduce stack-bound tracking helpers Wang Han
2026-05-27 12:35 ` [PATCH 6/8] riscv: stacktrace: switch to frame-pointer based unwinder Wang Han
2026-05-27 12:35 ` [PATCH 7/8] riscv: Kconfig: enable HAVE_RELIABLE_STACKTRACE and HAVE_LIVEPATCH Wang Han
2026-05-27 12:35 ` [PATCH 8/8] selftests/livepatch: Add RISC-V syscall wrapper prefix Wang Han
2026-05-28  8:23 ` [PATCH v2 0/8] riscv: Add reliable stack unwinding for livepatch Wang Han
2026-05-28  8:23 ` [PATCH v2 1/8] scripts/sorttable: Handle RISC-V patchable ftrace entries Wang Han
2026-05-28  8:23 ` [PATCH v2 2/8] riscv: stacktrace: Add frame record metadata Wang Han
2026-05-28  8:23 ` Wang Han [this message]
2026-05-28  8:23 ` [PATCH v2 4/8] riscv: ftrace: always preserve s0 in dynamic ftrace register frame Wang Han
2026-05-28  8:23 ` [PATCH v2 5/8] riscv: stacktrace: introduce stack-bound tracking helpers Wang Han
2026-05-28  8:23 ` [PATCH v2 6/8] riscv: stacktrace: switch to frame-pointer based unwinder Wang Han
2026-05-28  8:23 ` [PATCH v2 7/8] riscv: Kconfig: enable HAVE_RELIABLE_STACKTRACE and HAVE_LIVEPATCH Wang Han
2026-05-28  8:23 ` [PATCH v2 8/8] selftests/livepatch: Add RISC-V syscall wrapper prefix Wang Han

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