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Andrii Nakryiko ba225407f8 Merge branch 'ftrace-bpf-use-single-direct-ops-for-bpf-trampolines'
Jiri Olsa says:

====================
ftrace,bpf: Use single direct ops for bpf trampolines

hi,
while poking the multi-tracing interface I ended up with just one ftrace_ops
object to attach all trampolines.

This change allows to use less direct API calls during the attachment changes
in the future code, so in effect speeding up the attachment.

In current code we get a speed up from using just a single ftrace_ops object.

- with current code:

  Performance counter stats for 'bpftrace -e fentry:vmlinux:ksys_* {} -c true':

     6,364,157,902      cycles:k
       828,728,902      cycles:u
     1,064,803,824      instructions:u                   #    1.28  insn per cycle
    23,797,500,067      instructions:k                   #    3.74  insn per cycle

       4.416004987 seconds time elapsed

       0.164121000 seconds user
       1.289550000 seconds sys

- with the fix:

   Performance counter stats for 'bpftrace -e fentry:vmlinux:ksys_* {} -c true':

     6,535,857,905      cycles:k
       810,809,429      cycles:u
     1,064,594,027      instructions:u                   #    1.31  insn per cycle
    23,962,552,894      instructions:k                   #    3.67  insn per cycle

       1.666961239 seconds time elapsed

       0.157412000 seconds user
       1.283396000 seconds sys

The speedup seems to be related to the fact that with single ftrace_ops object
we don't call ftrace_shutdown anymore (we use ftrace_update_ops instead) and
we skip the synchronize rcu calls (each ~100ms) at the end of that function.

rfc: https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/20250729102813.1531457-1-jolsa@kernel.org/
v1:  https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/20250923215147.1571952-1-jolsa@kernel.org/
v2:  https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/20251113123750.2507435-1-jolsa@kernel.org/
v3:  https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/20251120212402.466524-1-jolsa@kernel.org/
v4:  https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/20251203082402.78816-1-jolsa@kernel.org/
v5:  https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/20251215211402.353056-10-jolsa@kernel.org/

v6 changes:
- rename add_hash_entry_direct to add_ftrace_hash_entry_direct [Steven]
- factor hash_add/hash_sub [Steven]
- add kerneldoc header for update_ftrace_direct_* functions [Steven]
- few assorted smaller fixes [Steven]
- added missing direct_ops wrappers for !CONFIG_DYNAMIC_FTRACE_WITH_DIRECT_CALLS
  case [Steven]

v5 changes:
- do not export ftrace_hash object [Steven]
- fix update_ftrace_direct_add new_filter_hash leak [ci]

v4 changes:
- rebased on top of bpf-next/master (with jmp attach changes)
  added patch 1 to deal with that
- added extra checks for update_ftrace_direct_del/mod to address
  the ci bot review

v3 changes:
- rebased on top of bpf-next/master
- fixed update_ftrace_direct_del cleanup path
- added missing inline to update_ftrace_direct_* stubs

v2 changes:
- rebased on top fo bpf-next/master plus Song's livepatch fixes [1]
- renamed the API functions [2] [Steven]
- do not export the new api [Steven]
- kept the original direct interface:

  I'm not sure if we want to melt both *_ftrace_direct and the new interface
  into single one. It's bit different in semantic (hence the name change as
  Steven suggested [2]) and I don't think the changes are not that big so
  we could easily keep both APIs.

v1 changes:
- make the change x86 specific, after discussing with Mark options for
  arm64 [Mark]

thanks,
jirka

[1] https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/20251027175023.1521602-1-song@kernel.org/
[2] https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/20250924050415.4aefcb91@batman.local.home/
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====================

Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20251230145010.103439-1-jolsa@kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Andrii Nakryiko <andrii@kernel.org>
History 2026-01-28 11:45:00 -08:00
arch bpf,x86: Use single ftrace_ops for direct calls 2026-01-28 11:44:59 -08:00
block block-6.19-20260109 2026-01-09 15:42:46 -10:00
certs sign-file,extract-cert: use pkcs11 provider for OPENSSL MAJOR >= 3 2024-09-20 19:52:48 +03:00
crypto crypto: seqiv - Do not use req->iv after crypto_aead_encrypt 2025-12-19 14:47:06 +08:00
Documentation bpf,docs: Document KF_IMPLICIT_ARGS flag 2026-01-20 16:22:38 -08:00
drivers HID: Use bpf_wq_set_callback kernel function 2026-01-20 16:15:57 -08:00
fs Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/bpf/bpf after rc5 2026-01-14 15:22:01 -08:00
include ftrace: Factor ftrace_ops ops_func interface 2026-01-28 11:44:57 -08:00
init kbuild: Sync kconfig when PAHOLE_VERSION changes 2025-12-19 10:55:40 -08:00
io_uring io_uring-6.19-20260109 2026-01-09 15:21:15 -10:00
ipc Significant patch series in this pull request: 2025-12-06 14:01:20 -08:00
kernel bpf,x86: Use single ftrace_ops for direct calls 2026-01-28 11:44:59 -08:00
lib Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/bpf/bpf after rc5 2026-01-14 15:22:01 -08:00
LICENSES LICENSES: Add modern form of the LGPL-2.1 tags to the usage guide section 2025-10-22 07:58:19 +02:00
mm bpf: Revert "bpf: drop KF_ACQUIRE flag on BPF kfunc bpf_get_root_mem_cgroup()" 2026-01-21 09:38:16 -08:00
net bpf, sockmap: Fix FIONREAD for sockmap 2026-01-27 09:11:30 -08:00
rust Driver core fixes for 6.19-rc5 2026-01-10 15:04:04 -10:00
samples samples/ftrace: Adjust LoongArch register restore order in direct calls 2025-12-31 15:19:25 +08:00
scripts scripts/gen-btf.sh: Use CONFIG_SHELL for execution 2026-01-21 12:36:32 -08:00
security kernel/kexec: change the prototype of kimage_map_segment() 2025-12-23 11:23:13 -08:00
sound ALSA: hda/realtek: add HP Laptop 15s-eq1xxx mute LED quirk 2026-01-02 14:34:23 +01:00
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usr initramfs: add gen_init_cpio to hostprogs unconditionally 2025-11-26 21:55:40 +01:00
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.clang-format s390/pci: Fix cyclic dead-lock in zpci_zdev_put() and zpci_scan_devices() 2025-12-14 11:03:58 +01:00
.clippy.toml rust: clean Rust 1.88.0's warning about clippy::disallowed_macros configuration 2025-05-07 00:11:47 +02:00
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Kconfig io_uring: Rename KConfig to Kconfig 2025-02-19 14:53:27 -07:00
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Linux kernel
============

The Linux kernel is the core of any Linux operating system. It manages hardware,
system resources, and provides the fundamental services for all other software.

Quick Start
-----------

* Report a bug: See Documentation/admin-guide/reporting-issues.rst
* Get the latest kernel: https://kernel.org
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* Join the community: https://lore.kernel.org/

Essential Documentation
-----------------------

All users should be familiar with:

* Building requirements: Documentation/process/changes.rst
* Code of Conduct: Documentation/process/code-of-conduct.rst
* License: See COPYING

Documentation can be built with make htmldocs or viewed online at:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/


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============

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* New Kernel Developer - Getting started with kernel development
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* System Administrator - Configuring and troubleshooting
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* Hardware Vendor - Writing drivers for new hardware
* Distribution Maintainer - Packaging kernels for distros


For Specific Users
==================

New Kernel Developer
--------------------

Welcome! Start your kernel development journey here:

* Getting Started: Documentation/process/development-process.rst
* Your First Patch: Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst
* Coding Style: Documentation/process/coding-style.rst
* Build System: Documentation/kbuild/index.rst
* Development Tools: Documentation/dev-tools/index.rst
* Kernel Hacking Guide: Documentation/kernel-hacking/hacking.rst
* Core APIs: Documentation/core-api/index.rst

Academic Researcher
-------------------

Explore the kernel's architecture and internals:

* Researcher Guidelines: Documentation/process/researcher-guidelines.rst
* Memory Management: Documentation/mm/index.rst
* Scheduler: Documentation/scheduler/index.rst
* Networking Stack: Documentation/networking/index.rst
* Filesystems: Documentation/filesystems/index.rst
* RCU (Read-Copy Update): Documentation/RCU/index.rst
* Locking Primitives: Documentation/locking/index.rst
* Power Management: Documentation/power/index.rst

Security Expert
---------------

Security documentation and hardening guides:

* Security Documentation: Documentation/security/index.rst
* LSM Development: Documentation/security/lsm-development.rst
* Self Protection: Documentation/security/self-protection.rst
* Reporting Vulnerabilities: Documentation/process/security-bugs.rst
* CVE Procedures: Documentation/process/cve.rst
* Embargoed Hardware Issues: Documentation/process/embargoed-hardware-issues.rst
* Security Features: Documentation/userspace-api/seccomp_filter.rst

Backport/Maintenance Engineer
-----------------------------

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* Stable Kernel Rules: Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst
* Backporting Guide: Documentation/process/backporting.rst
* Applying Patches: Documentation/process/applying-patches.rst
* Subsystem Profile: Documentation/maintainer/maintainer-entry-profile.rst
* Git for Maintainers: Documentation/maintainer/configure-git.rst

System Administrator
--------------------

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* Admin Guide: Documentation/admin-guide/index.rst
* Kernel Parameters: Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.rst
* Sysctl Tuning: Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/index.rst
* Tracing/Debugging: Documentation/trace/index.rst
* Performance Security: Documentation/admin-guide/perf-security.rst
* Hardware Monitoring: Documentation/hwmon/index.rst

Maintainer
----------

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* Maintainer Handbook: Documentation/maintainer/index.rst
* Pull Requests: Documentation/maintainer/pull-requests.rst
* Managing Patches: Documentation/maintainer/modifying-patches.rst
* Rebasing and Merging: Documentation/maintainer/rebasing-and-merging.rst
* Development Process: Documentation/process/maintainer-handbooks.rst
* Maintainer Entry Profile: Documentation/maintainer/maintainer-entry-profile.rst
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---------------

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* Driver API Guide: Documentation/driver-api/index.rst
* Driver Model: Documentation/driver-api/driver-model/driver.rst
* Device Drivers: Documentation/driver-api/infrastructure.rst
* Bus Types: Documentation/driver-api/driver-model/bus.rst
* Device Tree Bindings: Documentation/devicetree/bindings/
* Power Management: Documentation/driver-api/pm/index.rst
* DMA API: Documentation/core-api/dma-api.rst

Distribution Maintainer
-----------------------

Package and distribute the kernel:

* Stable Kernel Rules: Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst
* ABI Documentation: Documentation/ABI/README
* Kernel Configuration: Documentation/kbuild/kconfig.rst
* Module Signing: Documentation/admin-guide/module-signing.rst
* Kernel Parameters: Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.rst
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=========================

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