Re: [PATCHv3 bpf-next 0/7] uprobe: uretprobe speed up

From: Jiri Olsa
Date: Mon Apr 22 2024 - 16:25:47 EST


On Tue, Apr 23, 2024 at 12:09:43AM +0900, Masami Hiramatsu wrote:
> Hi Jiri,
>
> On Sun, 21 Apr 2024 21:41:59 +0200
> Jiri Olsa <jolsa@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > hi,
> > as part of the effort on speeding up the uprobes [0] coming with
> > return uprobe optimization by using syscall instead of the trap
> > on the uretprobe trampoline.
> >
> > The speed up depends on instruction type that uprobe is installed
> > and depends on specific HW type, please check patch 1 for details.
> >
> > Patches 1-6 are based on bpf-next/master, but path 1 and 2 are
> > apply-able on linux-trace.git tree probes/for-next branch.
> > Patch 7 is based on man-pages master.
>
> Thanks for updated! I reviewed the series and just except for the
> manpage, it looks good to me.
>
> Reviewed-by: Masami Hiramatsu (Google) <mhiramat@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
> for the series.
> If Linux API maintainers are OK, I can pick this in probes/for-next.

great, thanks

> (BTW, who will pick the manpage patch?)

ugh, I cc-ed linux-api but not linux-man@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I'll add that for new version

jirka

>
> Thank you,
>
> >
> > v3 changes:
> > - added source ip check if the uretprobe syscall is called from
> > trampoline and sending SIGILL to process if it's not
> > - keep x86 compat process to use standard breakpoint
> > - split syscall wiring into separate change
> > - ran ltp and syzkaller locally, no issues found [Masami]
> > - building uprobe_compat binary in selftests which breaks
> > CI atm because of missing 32-bit delve packages, I will
> > need to fix that in separate changes once this is acked
> > - added man page change
> > - there were several changes so I removed acks [Oleg Andrii]
> >
> > Also available at:
> > https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jolsa/perf.git
> > uretprobe_syscall
> >
> > thanks,
> > jirka
> >
> >
> > Notes to check list items in Documentation/process/adding-syscalls.rst:
> >
> > - System Call Alternatives
> > New syscall seems like the best way in here, becase we need
> > just to quickly enter kernel with no extra arguments processing,
> > which we'd need to do if we decided to use another syscall.
> >
> > - Designing the API: Planning for Extension
> > The uretprobe syscall is very specific and most likely won't be
> > extended in the future.
> >
> > At the moment it does not take any arguments and even if it does
> > in future, it's allowed to be called only from trampoline prepared
> > by kernel, so there'll be no broken user.
> >
> > - Designing the API: Other Considerations
> > N/A because uretprobe syscall does not return reference to kernel
> > object.
> >
> > - Proposing the API
> > Wiring up of the uretprobe system call si in separate change,
> > selftests and man page changes are part of the patchset.
> >
> > - Generic System Call Implementation
> > There's no CONFIG option for the new functionality because it
> > keeps the same behaviour from the user POV.
> >
> > - x86 System Call Implementation
> > It's 64-bit syscall only.
> >
> > - Compatibility System Calls (Generic)
> > N/A uretprobe syscall has no arguments and is not supported
> > for compat processes.
> >
> > - Compatibility System Calls (x86)
> > N/A uretprobe syscall is not supported for compat processes.
> >
> > - System Calls Returning Elsewhere
> > N/A.
> >
> > - Other Details
> > N/A.
> >
> > - Testing
> > Adding new bpf selftests and ran ltp on top of this change.
> >
> > - Man Page
> > Attached.
> >
> > - Do not call System Calls in the Kernel
> > N/A.
> >
> >
> > [0] https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/ZeCXHKJ--iYYbmLj@krava/
> > ---
> > Jiri Olsa (6):
> > uprobe: Wire up uretprobe system call
> > uprobe: Add uretprobe syscall to speed up return probe
> > selftests/bpf: Add uretprobe syscall test for regs integrity
> > selftests/bpf: Add uretprobe syscall test for regs changes
> > selftests/bpf: Add uretprobe syscall call from user space test
> > selftests/bpf: Add uretprobe compat test
> >
> > arch/x86/entry/syscalls/syscall_64.tbl | 1 +
> > arch/x86/kernel/uprobes.c | 115 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> > include/linux/syscalls.h | 2 +
> > include/linux/uprobes.h | 3 +
> > include/uapi/asm-generic/unistd.h | 5 +-
> > kernel/events/uprobes.c | 24 +++++--
> > kernel/sys_ni.c | 2 +
> > tools/include/linux/compiler.h | 4 ++
> > tools/testing/selftests/bpf/.gitignore | 1 +
> > tools/testing/selftests/bpf/Makefile | 6 +-
> > tools/testing/selftests/bpf/bpf_testmod/bpf_testmod.c | 123 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
> > tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/uprobe_syscall.c | 362 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> > tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/uprobe_syscall.c | 15 ++++
> > tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/uprobe_syscall_call.c | 15 ++++
> > tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/uprobe_syscall_compat.c | 13 ++++
> > 15 files changed, 681 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
> > create mode 100644 tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/uprobe_syscall.c
> > create mode 100644 tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/uprobe_syscall.c
> > create mode 100644 tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/uprobe_syscall_call.c
> > create mode 100644 tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/uprobe_syscall_compat.c
> >
> >
> > Jiri Olsa (1):
> > man2: Add uretprobe syscall page
> >
> > man2/uretprobe.2 | 40 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> > 1 file changed, 40 insertions(+)
> > create mode 100644 man2/uretprobe.2
>
>
> --
> Masami Hiramatsu (Google) <mhiramat@xxxxxxxxxx>