Re: [PATCH] rust: kernel: Support more jump_label api
From: Chen Miao
Date: Wed Nov 05 2025 - 08:29:33 EST
On 11/4/2025 10:07 PM, Alice Ryhl wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 04, 2025 at 02:04:17AM +0000, chenmiao wrote:
>> The initial implementation of arch_static_branch was achieved by accessing
>> the offset from the original type. However, this approach extended the
>> path and introduced redundant calculations when dealing with types like
>> `static_key_true/false`, as shown below:
>>
>> ```
>> static_brach_unlikely(tp, tracepoint, key)
>> => tracepoint->key->key
>> => &tracepoint->key(static_key_false) == &tracepoint->key.key(static_key)
>> => off: tracepoint->key - tracepoint
>> ```
>>
>> In practice, the implementation of `arch_static_branch` overlooked many
>> detailed descriptions. To improve clarity, additional comments have been
>> added to the original logic. The approach has been modified to directly
>> locate the corresponding `static_key` instead of using offsets, thereby
>> reducing computational overhead.
>>
>> If finding the offset from the primitive type is necessary for this
>> implementation, I will abandon this change.
>>
>> Additionally, support for the `static_branch_enable/disable` APIs has been
>> introduced.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: chenmiao <chenmiao@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> + ($basety:ty, $branch:expr, $key:path, $keytyp:ty, $field:ident) => {{
>> let _key: *const $keytyp = ::core::ptr::addr_of!($key);
>> - let _key: *const $crate::bindings::static_key_false = ::core::ptr::addr_of!((*_key).$field);
>> + let _key: *const $basety = ::core::ptr::addr_of!((*_key).$field);
>> let _key: *const $crate::bindings::static_key = _key.cast();
>>
>> #[cfg(not(CONFIG_JUMP_LABEL))]
>> @@ -30,7 +71,88 @@ macro_rules! static_branch_unlikely {
>> }
>>
>> #[cfg(CONFIG_JUMP_LABEL)]
>> - $crate::jump_label::arch_static_branch! { $key, $keytyp, $field, false }
>> + {
>> + $crate::jump_label::arch_static_branch! { _key, $branch }
>> + }
> So ... this is changing from $key to _key. That's replacing the global
> variable with a local variable holding a pointer to the global variable.
> However, the arch_static_branch! macro uses the `sym` operand which
> requires you to pass it the global directly.
>
> Did you try this code? I don't believe it will work.
>
> Alice
I'm very sorry for making a fatal mistake. My misunderstanding of sym led to
this issue, so I shouldn't make any changes to that part. However, regarding
the other modifications, I believe it is necessary to support the direct
passing of structures similar to `static_key_false`, just as in C language.
Chen Miao