Re: [PATCH v4 6/7] LoongArch: BPF: Enhance the bpf_arch_text_poke() function

From: Hengqi Chen

Date: Sat Dec 20 2025 - 09:07:37 EST


On Wed, Dec 17, 2025 at 2:15 PM Chenghao Duan <duanchenghao@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Enhance the bpf_arch_text_poke() function to enable accurate location
> of BPF program entry points.
>
> When modifying the entry point of a BPF program, skip the move t0, ra
> instruction to ensure the correct logic and copy of the jump address.
>
> Signed-off-by: Chenghao Duan <duanchenghao@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> arch/loongarch/net/bpf_jit.c | 15 ++++++++++++++-
> 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/arch/loongarch/net/bpf_jit.c b/arch/loongarch/net/bpf_jit.c
> index 3dbabacc8856..0c16a1b18e8f 100644
> --- a/arch/loongarch/net/bpf_jit.c
> +++ b/arch/loongarch/net/bpf_jit.c
> @@ -1290,6 +1290,10 @@ int bpf_arch_text_poke(void *ip, enum bpf_text_poke_type old_t,
> void *new_addr)

The signature of bpf_arch_text_poke() was changed in v6.19 ([1]), please rebase.

[1]: https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/ae4a3160d19cd16b874737ebc1798c7bc2fe3c9e

> {
> int ret;
> + unsigned long size = 0;
> + unsigned long offset = 0;
> + char namebuf[KSYM_NAME_LEN];
> + void *image = NULL;
> bool is_call;
> u32 old_insns[LOONGARCH_LONG_JUMP_NINSNS] = {[0 ... 4] = INSN_NOP};
> u32 new_insns[LOONGARCH_LONG_JUMP_NINSNS] = {[0 ... 4] = INSN_NOP};
> @@ -1297,9 +1301,18 @@ int bpf_arch_text_poke(void *ip, enum bpf_text_poke_type old_t,
> /* Only poking bpf text is supported. Since kernel function entry
> * is set up by ftrace, we rely on ftrace to poke kernel functions.
> */
> - if (!is_bpf_text_address((unsigned long)ip))
> + if (!__bpf_address_lookup((unsigned long)ip, &size, &offset, namebuf))
> return -ENOTSUPP;
>
> + image = ip - offset;
> + /* zero offset means we're poking bpf prog entry */
> + if (offset == 0)
> + /* skip to the nop instruction in bpf prog entry:
> + * move t0, ra
> + * nop
> + */
> + ip = image + LOONGARCH_INSN_SIZE;
> +
> is_call = old_t == BPF_MOD_CALL;
> ret = emit_jump_or_nops(old_addr, ip, old_insns, is_call);
> if (ret)
> --
> 2.25.1
>