[for-next][PATCH 11/11] ftrace: Avoid needless updates of the ftrace function call

Steven Rostedt
2022-11-24T14:51:53Z

From: "Steven Rostedt (Google)" <rostedt@goodmis.org>

Song Shuai reported:

The list func (ftrace_ops_list_func) will be patched first
before the transition between old and new calls are set,
which fixed the race described in this commit `59338f75`.

While ftrace_trace_function changes from the list func to a
ftrace_ops func, like unregistering the klp_ops to leave the only
global_ops in ftrace_ops_list, the ftrace_[regs]_call will be
replaced with the list func although it already exists. So there
should be a condition to avoid this.

And suggested using another variable to keep track of what the ftrace
function is set to. But this could be simplified by using a helper
function that does the same with a static variable.

Link: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20221026132039.2236233-1-suagrfillet@gmail.com/
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-trace-kernel/20221122180905.737b6f52@gandalf.local.home

Reported-by: Song Shuai <suagrfillet@gmail.com>
Reviewed-by: Masami Hiramatsu (Google) <mhiramat@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt (Google) <rostedt@goodmis.org>
---
kernel/trace/ftrace.c | 17 +++++++++++++++--
1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/trace/ftrace.c b/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
index 65a5d36463e0..d04552c0c275 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
@@ -2763,6 +2763,19 @@ void __weak ftrace_arch_code_modify_post_process(void)
{
}

+static int update_ftrace_func(ftrace_func_t func)
+{
+ static ftrace_func_t save_func;
+
+ /* Avoid updating if it hasn't changed */
+ if (func == save_func)
+ return 0;
+
+ save_func = func;
+
+ return ftrace_update_ftrace_func(func);
+}
+
void ftrace_modify_all_code(int command)
{
int update = command & FTRACE_UPDATE_TRACE_FUNC;
@@ -2783,7 +2796,7 @@ void ftrace_modify_all_code(int command)
* traced.
*/
if (update) {
- err = ftrace_update_ftrace_func(ftrace_ops_list_func);
+ err = update_ftrace_func(ftrace_ops_list_func);
if (FTRACE_WARN_ON(err))
return;
}
@@ -2799,7 +2812,7 @@ void ftrace_modify_all_code(int command)
/* If irqs are disabled, we are in stop machine */
if (!irqs_disabled())
smp_call_function(ftrace_sync_ipi, NULL, 1);
- err = ftrace_update_ftrace_func(ftrace_trace_function);
+ err = update_ftrace_func(ftrace_trace_function);
if (FTRACE_WARN_ON(err))
return;
}
--
2.35.1