[PATCH v3 1/1] kprobes: retry blocked optprobe in do_free_cleaned_kprobes

From: hongao

Date: Wed Jan 14 2026 - 21:38:58 EST


Once the aggrprobe is fully reverted in do_free_cleaned_kprobes(), retry
optimize_kprobe() on that sibling so it can return to OPTIMIZED.

Also remove the stale comment in __disarm_kprobe().

Signed-off-by: hongao <hongao@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
kernel/kprobes.c | 18 ++++++++++++------
1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/kprobes.c b/kernel/kprobes.c
index ab8f9fc1f0d1..1bd84d3b4817 100644
--- a/kernel/kprobes.c
+++ b/kernel/kprobes.c
@@ -516,6 +516,7 @@ static LIST_HEAD(freeing_list);

static void kprobe_optimizer(struct work_struct *work);
static DECLARE_DELAYED_WORK(optimizing_work, kprobe_optimizer);
+static void optimize_kprobe(struct kprobe *p);
#define OPTIMIZE_DELAY 5

/*
@@ -593,6 +594,17 @@ static void do_free_cleaned_kprobes(void)
*/
continue;
}
+
+ /*
+ * The aggregator was holding back another probe while it sat on the
+ * unoptimizing/freeing lists. Now that the aggregator has been fully
+ * reverted we can safely retry the optimization of that sibling.
+ */
+
+ struct kprobe *_p = get_optimized_kprobe(op->kp.addr);
+ if (unlikely(_p))
+ optimize_kprobe(_p);
+
free_aggr_kprobe(&op->kp);
}
}
@@ -1002,12 +1014,6 @@ static void __disarm_kprobe(struct kprobe *p, bool reopt)
if (unlikely(_p) && reopt)
optimize_kprobe(_p);
}
- /*
- * TODO: Since unoptimization and real disarming will be done by
- * the worker thread, we can not check whether another probe are
- * unoptimized because of this probe here. It should be re-optimized
- * by the worker thread.
- */
}

#else /* !CONFIG_OPTPROBES */
--
2.50.1