From: adubey@linux.ibm.com
To: linuxppc-dev@lists.ozlabs.org
Cc: hbathini@linux.ibm.com, bpf@vger.kernel.org, maddy@linux.ibm.com,
ast@kernel.org, andrii@kernel.org, daniel@iogearbox.net,
shuah@kernel.org, linux-kselftest@vger.kernel.org,
stable@vger.kernel.org, Abhishek Dubey <adubey@linux.ibm.com>
Subject: [PATCH v2 2/5] powerpc/bpf: Move out dummy_tramp_addr after Long branch stub
Date: Thu, 2 Apr 2026 20:40:08 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260403004011.44417-3-adubey@linux.ibm.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260403004011.44417-1-adubey@linux.ibm.com>
From: Abhishek Dubey <adubey@linux.ibm.com>
Move the long branch address space to the bottom of the long
branch stub. This allows uninterrupted disassembly until the
last 8 bytes. Exclude these last bytes from the overall
program length to prevent failure in assembly generation.
Also, align dummy_tramp_addr field with 8-byte boundary.
Following is disassembler output for test program with moved down
dummy_tramp_addr field:
.....
.....
pc:68 left:44 a6 03 08 7c : mtlr 0
pc:72 left:40 bc ff ff 4b : b .-68
pc:76 left:36 a6 02 68 7d : mflr 11
pc:80 left:32 05 00 9f 42 : bcl 20, 31, .+4
pc:84 left:28 a6 02 88 7d : mflr 12
pc:88 left:24 14 00 8c e9 : ld 12, 20(12)
pc:92 left:20 a6 03 89 7d : mtctr 12
pc:96 left:16 a6 03 68 7d : mtlr 11
pc:100 left:12 20 04 80 4e : bctr
pc:104 left:8 c0 34 1d 00 :
Failure log:
Can't disasm instruction at offset 104: c0 34 1d 00 00 00 00 c0
Disassembly logic can truncate at 104, ignoring last 8 bytes.
Update the dummy_tramp_addr field offset calculation from the end
of the program to reflect its new location, for bpf_arch_text_poke()
to update the actual trampoline's address in this field.
All BPF trampoline selftests continue to pass with this patch applied.
Signed-off-by: Abhishek Dubey <adubey@linux.ibm.com>
---
arch/powerpc/net/bpf_jit_comp.c | 35 ++++++++++++++++++++++-----------
1 file changed, 24 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/net/bpf_jit_comp.c b/arch/powerpc/net/bpf_jit_comp.c
index 3cbb3647f7a0..00abad48fa6c 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/net/bpf_jit_comp.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/net/bpf_jit_comp.c
@@ -93,27 +93,36 @@ void bpf_jit_build_fentry_stubs(u32 *image, u32 *fimage, struct codegen_context
/*
* Long branch stub:
- * .long <dummy_tramp_addr> // 8-byte aligned
* mflr r11
* bcl 20,31,$+4
- * mflr r12
- * ld r12, -8-SZL(r12)
+ * mflr r12 // lr/r12 stores current pc
+ * ld r12, 20(r12) // offset(dummy_tramp_addr) from prev inst. is 20
* mtctr r12
- * mtlr r11 // needed to retain ftrace ABI
+ * mtlr r11 // needed to retain ftrace ABI
* bctr
+ * nop // for alignment of following address field
+ * .long <dummy_tramp_addr> // 8-byte aligned
*/
- if (image)
- *((unsigned long *)&image[ctx->idx]) = (unsigned long)dummy_tramp;
-
- ctx->idx += SZL / 4;
long_branch_stub_idx = ctx->idx;
EMIT(PPC_RAW_MFLR(_R11));
EMIT(PPC_RAW_BCL4());
EMIT(PPC_RAW_MFLR(_R12));
- EMIT(PPC_RAW_LL(_R12, _R12, -8-SZL));
+ EMIT(PPC_RAW_LL(_R12, _R12, 20));
EMIT(PPC_RAW_MTCTR(_R12));
EMIT(PPC_RAW_MTLR(_R11));
EMIT(PPC_RAW_BCTR());
+ /*
+ * The start of Long branch stub is guaranteed to be aligned as
+ * result of optional NOP injection before OOL stub above.
+ * Append tail NOP to re-gain 8-byte alignment disturbed by odd
+ * instruction count in Long branch stub.
+ */
+ EMIT(PPC_RAW_NOP());
+
+ if (image)
+ *((unsigned long *)&image[ctx->idx]) = (unsigned long)dummy_tramp;
+
+ ctx->idx += SZL / 4;
if (!bpf_jit_ool_stub) {
bpf_jit_ool_stub = (ctx->idx - ool_stub_idx) * 4;
@@ -1309,6 +1318,7 @@ static void do_isync(void *info __maybe_unused)
* bpf_func:
* [nop|b] ool_stub
* 2. Out-of-line stub:
+ * nop // optional nop for alignment
* ool_stub:
* mflr r0
* [b|bl] <bpf_prog>/<long_branch_stub>
@@ -1316,7 +1326,6 @@ static void do_isync(void *info __maybe_unused)
* b bpf_func + 4
* 3. Long branch stub:
* long_branch_stub:
- * .long <branch_addr>/<dummy_tramp>
* mflr r11
* bcl 20,31,$+4
* mflr r12
@@ -1324,6 +1333,8 @@ static void do_isync(void *info __maybe_unused)
* mtctr r12
* mtlr r11 // needed to retain ftrace ABI
* bctr
+ * nop // nop for mem alignment of dummy_tramp_addr
+ * .long <branch_addr>/<dummy_tramp>
*
* dummy_tramp is used to reduce synchronization requirements.
*
@@ -1425,10 +1436,12 @@ int bpf_arch_text_poke(void *ip, enum bpf_text_poke_type old_t,
* 1. Update the address in the long branch stub:
* If new_addr is out of range, we will have to use the long branch stub, so patch new_addr
* here. Otherwise, revert to dummy_tramp, but only if we had patched old_addr here.
+ *
+ * dummy_tramp_addr moved to bottom of long branch stub.
*/
if ((new_addr && !is_offset_in_branch_range(new_addr - ip)) ||
(old_addr && !is_offset_in_branch_range(old_addr - ip)))
- ret = patch_ulong((void *)(bpf_func_end - bpf_jit_long_branch_stub - SZL),
+ ret = patch_ulong((void *)(bpf_func_end - SZL), /* SZL: dummy_tramp_addr offset */
(new_addr && !is_offset_in_branch_range(new_addr - ip)) ?
(unsigned long)new_addr : (unsigned long)dummy_tramp);
if (ret)
--
2.52.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-04-02 20:40 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-04-03 0:40 [PATCH v2 0/5] powerpc/bpf: Add support for verifier selftest adubey
2026-04-03 0:40 ` [PATCH v2 1/5] powerpc/bpf: fix alignment of long branch trampoline address adubey
2026-04-03 0:40 ` adubey [this message]
2026-04-03 0:40 ` [PATCH v2 3/5] selftest/bpf: Fixing powerpc JIT disassembly failure adubey
2026-04-03 0:40 ` [PATCH v2 4/5] selftest/bpf: Enable verifier selftest for powerpc64 adubey
2026-04-03 0:40 ` [PATCH v2 5/5] selftest/bpf: Add tailcall " adubey
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