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From: Yafang Shao <laoar.shao@gmail.com>
To: jpoimboe@kernel.org, jikos@kernel.org, mbenes@suse.cz,
	pmladek@suse.com, joe.lawrence@redhat.com, rostedt@goodmis.org,
	mhiramat@kernel.org, mathieu.desnoyers@efficios.com,
	kpsingh@kernel.org, mattbobrowski@google.com, song@kernel.org,
	jolsa@kernel.org, ast@kernel.org, daniel@iogearbox.net,
	andrii@kernel.org, martin.lau@linux.dev, eddyz87@gmail.com,
	memxor@gmail.com, yonghong.song@linux.dev
Cc: live-patching@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
	linux-trace-kernel@vger.kernel.org, bpf@vger.kernel.org,
	Yafang Shao <laoar.shao@gmail.com>
Subject: [RFC PATCH 2/4] trace: Allow kprobes to override livepatched functions
Date: Thu,  2 Apr 2026 17:26:05 +0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260402092607.96430-3-laoar.shao@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260402092607.96430-1-laoar.shao@gmail.com>

Introduce the ability for kprobes to override the return values of
functions that have been livepatched. This functionality is guarded by the
CONFIG_KPROBE_OVERRIDE_KLP_FUNC configuration option.

Signed-off-by: Yafang Shao <laoar.shao@gmail.com>
---
 kernel/trace/Kconfig        | 14 ++++++++++++++
 kernel/trace/bpf_trace.c    |  3 ++-
 kernel/trace/trace_kprobe.c | 17 +++++++++++++++++
 kernel/trace/trace_probe.h  |  5 +++++
 4 files changed, 38 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/kernel/trace/Kconfig b/kernel/trace/Kconfig
index 49de13cae428..db712c8cb745 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/Kconfig
+++ b/kernel/trace/Kconfig
@@ -1279,6 +1279,20 @@ config HIST_TRIGGERS_DEBUG
 
           If unsure, say N.
 
+config KPROBE_OVERRIDE_KLP_FUNC
+	bool "Allow kprobes to override livepatched functions"
+	depends on KPROBES && LIVEPATCH
+	help
+	  This option allows BPF programs to use kprobes to override functions
+	  that have already been patched by Livepatch (KLP).
+
+	  Enabling this provides a mechanism to dynamically control execution
+	  flow without requiring a reboot or a new livepatch module. It
+	  effectively combines the persistence of livepatching with the
+	  programmability of BPF.
+
+	  If unsure, say N.
+
 source "kernel/trace/rv/Kconfig"
 
 endif # FTRACE
diff --git a/kernel/trace/bpf_trace.c b/kernel/trace/bpf_trace.c
index c901ace836cb..08ae2b1a912c 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/bpf_trace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/bpf_trace.c
@@ -1935,7 +1935,8 @@ int perf_event_attach_bpf_prog(struct perf_event *event,
 		if (!tp)
 			return -EINVAL;
 		if (!trace_kprobe_on_func_entry(tp) ||
-		    !trace_kprobe_error_injectable(tp))
+		    (!trace_kprobe_error_injectable(tp) &&
+		     !trace_kprobe_klp_func_overridable(tp)))
 			return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_kprobe.c b/kernel/trace/trace_kprobe.c
index 768702674a5c..6f05451fbc76 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_kprobe.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_kprobe.c
@@ -213,6 +213,23 @@ bool trace_kprobe_error_injectable(struct trace_kprobe *tp)
 	return within_error_injection_list(trace_kprobe_address(tp));
 }
 
+bool trace_kprobe_klp_func_overridable(struct trace_kprobe *tp)
+{
+	bool overridable = false;
+#ifdef CONFIG_KPROBE_OVERRIDE_KLP_FUNC
+	struct module *mod;
+	unsigned long addr;
+
+	addr = trace_kprobe_address(tp);
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	mod = __module_address(addr);
+	if (mod && mod->klp)
+		overridable = true;
+	rcu_read_unlock();
+#endif
+	return overridable;
+}
+
 static int register_kprobe_event(struct trace_kprobe *tk);
 static int unregister_kprobe_event(struct trace_kprobe *tk);
 
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_probe.h b/kernel/trace/trace_probe.h
index 958eb78a9068..84bd2617db7c 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_probe.h
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_probe.h
@@ -271,6 +271,7 @@ struct trace_kprobe {
 #ifdef CONFIG_KPROBE_EVENTS
 bool trace_kprobe_on_func_entry(struct trace_kprobe *tp);
 bool trace_kprobe_error_injectable(struct trace_kprobe *tp);
+bool trace_kprobe_klp_func_overridable(struct trace_kprobe *tp);
 #else
 static inline bool trace_kprobe_on_func_entry(struct trace_kprobe *tp)
 {
@@ -281,6 +282,10 @@ static inline bool trace_kprobe_error_injectable(struct trace_kprobe *tp)
 {
 	return false;
 }
+static inline bool trace_kprobe_klp_func_overridable(struct trace_kprobe *tp)
+{
+	return false;
+}
 #endif /* CONFIG_KPROBE_EVENTS */
 
 static inline unsigned int trace_probe_load_flag(struct trace_probe *tp)
-- 
2.47.3


  parent reply	other threads:[~2026-04-02  9:26 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 30+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-04-02  9:26 [RFC PATCH 0/4] trace, livepatch: Allow kprobe return overriding for livepatched functions Yafang Shao
2026-04-02  9:26 ` [RFC PATCH 1/4] trace: Simplify kprobe overridable function check Yafang Shao
2026-04-02 13:13   ` Masami Hiramatsu
2026-04-02  9:26 ` Yafang Shao [this message]
2026-04-02 12:48   ` [RFC PATCH 2/4] trace: Allow kprobes to override livepatched functions Menglong Dong
2026-04-02 13:20     ` Yafang Shao
2026-04-03 10:25       ` Menglong Dong
2026-04-03 11:30         ` Steven Rostedt
2026-04-03 13:30           ` Yafang Shao
2026-04-03 14:26             ` Alexei Starovoitov
2026-04-03 16:00               ` Yafang Shao
2026-04-03 13:26         ` Yafang Shao
2026-04-02  9:26 ` [RFC PATCH 3/4] livepatch: Add "replaceable" attribute to klp_patch Yafang Shao
2026-04-03 16:19   ` Song Liu
2026-04-03 20:55     ` Dylan Hatch
2026-04-03 21:35       ` Song Liu
2026-04-06 11:08         ` Yafang Shao
2026-04-06 18:11           ` Song Liu
2026-04-06 21:12             ` Joe Lawrence
2026-04-07  2:54               ` Song Liu
2026-04-07  3:16                 ` Yafang Shao
2026-04-02  9:26 ` [RFC PATCH 4/4] livepatch: Implement livepatch hybrid mode Yafang Shao
2026-04-03 16:06 ` [RFC PATCH 0/4] trace, livepatch: Allow kprobe return overriding for livepatched functions Song Liu
2026-04-06 10:55   ` Yafang Shao
2026-04-06 18:26     ` Song Liu
2026-04-07  2:21       ` Yafang Shao
2026-04-07  2:46         ` Song Liu
2026-04-07  3:13           ` Yafang Shao
2026-04-06  5:36 ` Christoph Hellwig
2026-04-06 10:57   ` Yafang Shao

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