Re: [PATCH bpf-next 00/13] uprobes: Add support to optimize usdt probes on x86_64

Peter Zijlstra
2024-12-13T10:51:11Z

On Wed, Dec 11, 2024 at 02:33:49PM +0100, Jiri Olsa wrote:
> hi,
> this patchset adds support to optimize usdt probes on top of 5-byte
> nop instruction.
>
> The generic approach (optimize all uprobes) is hard due to emulating
> possible multiple original instructions and its related issues. The
> usdt case, which stores 5-byte nop seems much easier, so starting
> with that.
>
> The basic idea is to replace breakpoint exception with syscall which
> is faster on x86_64. For more details please see changelog of patch 8.

So ideally we'd put a check in the syscall, which verifies it comes from
one of our trampolines and reject any and all other usage.

The reason to do this is that we can then delete all this code the
moment it becomes irrelevant without having to worry userspace might be
'creative' somewhere.