[PATCH bpf-next v4 1/2] bpf, x86: inline bpf_get_current_task() for x86_64
From: Menglong Dong
Date: Mon Jan 12 2026 - 05:45:45 EST
Inline bpf_get_current_task() and bpf_get_current_task_btf() for x86_64
to obtain better performance.
In !CONFIG_SMP case, the percpu variable is just a normal variable, and
we can read the current_task directly.
Signed-off-by: Menglong Dong <dongml2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
v4:
- handle the !CONFIG_SMP case
v3:
- implement it in the verifier with BPF_MOV64_PERCPU_REG() instead of in
x86_64 JIT.
---
kernel/bpf/verifier.c | 29 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 29 insertions(+)
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
index 3d44c5d06623..12e99171afd8 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
@@ -17688,6 +17688,8 @@ static bool verifier_inlines_helper_call(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, s32 imm)
switch (imm) {
#ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
case BPF_FUNC_get_smp_processor_id:
+ case BPF_FUNC_get_current_task_btf:
+ case BPF_FUNC_get_current_task:
return env->prog->jit_requested && bpf_jit_supports_percpu_insn();
#endif
default:
@@ -23273,6 +23275,33 @@ static int do_misc_fixups(struct bpf_verifier_env *env)
insn = new_prog->insnsi + i + delta;
goto next_insn;
}
+
+ /* Implement bpf_get_current_task() and bpf_get_current_task_btf() inline. */
+ if ((insn->imm == BPF_FUNC_get_current_task || insn->imm == BPF_FUNC_get_current_task_btf) &&
+ verifier_inlines_helper_call(env, insn->imm)) {
+#ifdef CONFIG_SMP
+ insn_buf[0] = BPF_MOV64_IMM(BPF_REG_0, (u32)(unsigned long)¤t_task);
+ insn_buf[1] = BPF_MOV64_PERCPU_REG(BPF_REG_0, BPF_REG_0);
+ insn_buf[2] = BPF_LDX_MEM(BPF_DW, BPF_REG_0, BPF_REG_0, 0);
+#else
+ struct bpf_insn ld_current_addr[2] = {
+ BPF_LD_IMM64(BPF_REG_0, (unsigned long)¤t_task)
+ };
+ insn_buf[0] = ld_current_addr[0];
+ insn_buf[1] = ld_current_addr[1];
+ insn_buf[2] = BPF_LDX_MEM(BPF_DW, BPF_REG_0, BPF_REG_0, 0);
+#endif
+ cnt = 3;
+
+ new_prog = bpf_patch_insn_data(env, i + delta, insn_buf, cnt);
+ if (!new_prog)
+ return -ENOMEM;
+
+ delta += cnt - 1;
+ env->prog = prog = new_prog;
+ insn = new_prog->insnsi + i + delta;
+ goto next_insn;
+ }
#endif
/* Implement bpf_get_func_arg inline. */
if (prog_type == BPF_PROG_TYPE_TRACING &&
--
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