From: Donglin Peng <dolinux.peng@gmail.com>
To: ast@kernel.org, andrii.nakryiko@gmail.com, eddyz87@gmail.com
Cc: zhangxiaoqin@xiaomi.com, ihor.solodrai@linux.dev,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, bpf@vger.kernel.org,
pengdonglin <pengdonglin@xiaomi.com>,
Alan Maguire <alan.maguire@oracle.com>
Subject: [PATCH bpf-next v10 07/13] btf: Verify BTF Sorting
Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2025 19:30:45 +0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20251218113051.455293-8-dolinux.peng@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20251218113051.455293-1-dolinux.peng@gmail.com>
From: pengdonglin <pengdonglin@xiaomi.com>
This patch checks whether the BTF is sorted by name in ascending order.
If sorted, binary search will be used when looking up types.
Specifically, vmlinux and kernel module BTFs are always sorted during
the build phase with anonymous types placed before named types, so we
only need to identify the starting ID of named types.
Cc: Eduard Zingerman <eddyz87@gmail.com>
Cc: Alexei Starovoitov <ast@kernel.org>
Cc: Andrii Nakryiko <andrii.nakryiko@gmail.com>
Cc: Alan Maguire <alan.maguire@oracle.com>
Cc: Ihor Solodrai <ihor.solodrai@linux.dev>
Cc: Xiaoqin Zhang <zhangxiaoqin@xiaomi.com>
Signed-off-by: pengdonglin <pengdonglin@xiaomi.com>
---
kernel/bpf/btf.c | 56 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 56 insertions(+)
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/btf.c b/kernel/bpf/btf.c
index 0394f0c8ef74..a9e2345558c0 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/btf.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/btf.c
@@ -550,6 +550,60 @@ u32 btf_nr_types(const struct btf *btf)
return total;
}
+/*
+ * Assuming that types are sorted by name in ascending order.
+ */
+static int btf_compare_type_names(u32 *a, u32 *b, const struct btf *btf)
+{
+ const struct btf_type *ta = btf_type_by_id(btf, *a);
+ const struct btf_type *tb = btf_type_by_id(btf, *b);
+ const char *na, *nb;
+
+ na = btf_name_by_offset(btf, ta->name_off);
+ nb = btf_name_by_offset(btf, tb->name_off);
+ return strcmp(na, nb);
+}
+
+/* Note that vmlinux and kernel module BTFs are always sorted
+ * during the building phase.
+ */
+static void btf_check_sorted(struct btf *btf)
+{
+ const struct btf_type *t;
+ u32 sorted_start_id;
+ u32 i, n, k;
+
+ if (btf_is_kernel(btf) && !btf_is_module(btf)) {
+ for (i = btf_start_id(btf); i < n; i++) {
+ t = btf_type_by_id(btf, i);
+ if (t->name_off) {
+ btf->sorted_start_id = i;
+ return;
+ }
+ }
+ }
+
+ if (btf->nr_types < 2)
+ return;
+
+ sorted_start_id = 0;
+ n = btf_nr_types(btf);
+ for (i = btf_start_id(btf); i < n; i++) {
+ k = i + 1;
+ if (k < n && btf_compare_type_names(&i, &k, btf) > 0)
+ return;
+
+ if (sorted_start_id == 0) {
+ t = btf_type_by_id(btf, i);
+ if (t->name_off)
+ sorted_start_id = i;
+ }
+ }
+
+ if (sorted_start_id)
+ btf->sorted_start_id = sorted_start_id;
+}
+
static s32 btf_find_by_name_bsearch(const struct btf *btf, const char *name,
s32 start_id, s32 end_id)
{
@@ -6296,6 +6350,7 @@ static struct btf *btf_parse_base(struct btf_verifier_env *env, const char *name
if (err)
goto errout;
+ btf_check_sorted(btf);
refcount_set(&btf->refcnt, 1);
return btf;
@@ -6430,6 +6485,7 @@ static struct btf *btf_parse_module(const char *module_name, const void *data,
}
btf_verifier_env_free(env);
+ btf_check_sorted(btf);
refcount_set(&btf->refcnt, 1);
return btf;
--
2.34.1
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2025-12-18 11:31 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 72+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2025-12-18 11:30 [PATCH bpf-next v10 00/13] Improve the performance of BTF type lookups with binary search Donglin Peng
2025-12-18 11:30 ` [PATCH bpf-next v10 01/13] libbpf: Add BTF permutation support for type reordering Donglin Peng
2025-12-18 23:02 ` Andrii Nakryiko
2025-12-19 3:14 ` Donglin Peng
2025-12-19 3:16 ` Donglin Peng
2025-12-19 17:07 ` Andrii Nakryiko
2025-12-20 8:39 ` Donglin Peng
2025-12-18 11:30 ` [PATCH bpf-next v10 02/13] selftests/bpf: Add test cases for btf__permute functionality Donglin Peng
2025-12-18 23:03 ` Andrii Nakryiko
2025-12-19 3:30 ` Donglin Peng
2025-12-18 11:30 ` [PATCH bpf-next v10 03/13] tools/resolve_btfids: Support BTF sorting feature Donglin Peng
2025-12-18 23:09 ` Andrii Nakryiko
2025-12-19 3:42 ` Donglin Peng
2025-12-19 17:12 ` Andrii Nakryiko
2025-12-20 8:44 ` Donglin Peng
2025-12-18 11:30 ` [PATCH bpf-next v10 04/13] libbpf: Optimize type lookup with binary search for sorted BTF Donglin Peng
2025-12-18 19:32 ` Eduard Zingerman
2025-12-18 23:29 ` Andrii Nakryiko
2025-12-19 0:13 ` Eduard Zingerman
2025-12-19 0:19 ` Andrii Nakryiko
2025-12-19 0:24 ` Eduard Zingerman
2025-12-19 1:01 ` Andrii Nakryiko
2025-12-19 2:53 ` Donglin Peng
2025-12-19 17:28 ` Andrii Nakryiko
2025-12-20 9:38 ` Donglin Peng
2025-12-22 1:58 ` Donglin Peng
2026-01-06 0:38 ` Andrii Nakryiko
2026-01-06 2:42 ` Donglin Peng
2026-01-06 0:36 ` Andrii Nakryiko
2026-01-06 2:50 ` Donglin Peng
2025-12-18 11:30 ` [PATCH bpf-next v10 05/13] libbpf: Verify BTF Sorting Donglin Peng
2025-12-18 19:38 ` Eduard Zingerman
2025-12-18 23:44 ` Andrii Nakryiko
2025-12-19 5:06 ` Donglin Peng
2025-12-19 17:33 ` Andrii Nakryiko
[not found] ` <CAErzpmsvirekLBRrJYVgmRC0YKWCbo7OyRQXgNYrk83aF-Wz2Q@mail.gmail.com>
2026-01-07 3:45 ` Donglin Peng
2026-01-07 21:50 ` Andrii Nakryiko
2026-01-08 1:50 ` Donglin Peng
2025-12-18 11:30 ` [PATCH bpf-next v10 06/13] btf: Optimize type lookup with binary search Donglin Peng
2025-12-18 21:38 ` Eduard Zingerman
2025-12-19 5:07 ` Donglin Peng
2025-12-18 11:30 ` Donglin Peng [this message]
2025-12-18 21:43 ` [PATCH bpf-next v10 07/13] btf: Verify BTF Sorting Eduard Zingerman
2025-12-19 5:10 ` Donglin Peng
2025-12-18 23:46 ` Andrii Nakryiko
2025-12-19 5:10 ` Donglin Peng
2025-12-18 11:30 ` [PATCH bpf-next v10 08/13] bpf: Skip anonymous types in type lookup for performance Donglin Peng
2025-12-18 22:21 ` Eduard Zingerman
2025-12-18 23:59 ` Andrii Nakryiko
2025-12-19 5:40 ` Donglin Peng
2025-12-18 22:24 ` Eduard Zingerman
2025-12-18 11:30 ` [PATCH bpf-next v10 09/13] bpf: Optimize the performance of find_bpffs_btf_enums Donglin Peng
2025-12-19 0:01 ` Andrii Nakryiko
2025-12-19 5:41 ` Donglin Peng
2025-12-20 14:27 ` Donglin Peng
2025-12-18 11:30 ` [PATCH bpf-next v10 10/13] libbpf: Optimize the performance of determine_ptr_size Donglin Peng
2025-12-18 22:27 ` Eduard Zingerman
2025-12-19 0:03 ` Andrii Nakryiko
2025-12-19 5:42 ` Donglin Peng
2025-12-18 11:30 ` [PATCH bpf-next v10 11/13] libbpf: Add btf_is_sorted and btf_sorted_start_id helpers to refactor the code Donglin Peng
2025-12-18 22:33 ` Eduard Zingerman
2025-12-19 5:49 ` Donglin Peng
2025-12-19 0:05 ` Andrii Nakryiko
2025-12-19 5:51 ` Donglin Peng
2025-12-19 17:35 ` Andrii Nakryiko
2025-12-20 14:27 ` Donglin Peng
2025-12-18 11:30 ` [PATCH bpf-next v10 12/13] btf: Add btf_is_sorted " Donglin Peng
2025-12-18 22:30 ` Eduard Zingerman
2025-12-19 0:05 ` Andrii Nakryiko
2025-12-20 14:25 ` Donglin Peng
2025-12-18 11:30 ` [PATCH bpf-next v10 13/13] btf: Refactor the code by calling str_is_empty Donglin Peng
2025-12-18 22:34 ` Eduard Zingerman
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