[PATCH bpf-next v8 1/3] perf: Add rctx in perf_callchain_entry

From: Tao Chen

Date: Mon Jan 26 2026 - 02:45:29 EST


Record rctx inside the perf_callchain_entry itself, when callers of
get_callchain_entry no longer care about the assignment of rctx, and
will be used in the next patch.

Suggested-by: Andrii Nakryiko <andrii@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Tao Chen <chen.dylane@xxxxxxxxx>
---
include/linux/perf_event.h | 5 +++--
kernel/bpf/stackmap.c | 5 ++---
kernel/events/callchain.c | 27 ++++++++++++++++-----------
3 files changed, 21 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/perf_event.h b/include/linux/perf_event.h
index 9870d768db4..f0489843ebc 100644
--- a/include/linux/perf_event.h
+++ b/include/linux/perf_event.h
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@
#include <asm/local.h>

struct perf_callchain_entry {
+ int rctx;
u64 nr;
u64 ip[]; /* /proc/sys/kernel/perf_event_max_stack */
};
@@ -1723,8 +1724,8 @@ get_perf_callchain(struct pt_regs *regs, bool kernel, bool user,
u32 max_stack, bool crosstask, bool add_mark, u64 defer_cookie);
extern int get_callchain_buffers(int max_stack);
extern void put_callchain_buffers(void);
-extern struct perf_callchain_entry *get_callchain_entry(int *rctx);
-extern void put_callchain_entry(int rctx);
+extern struct perf_callchain_entry *get_callchain_entry(void);
+extern void put_callchain_entry(struct perf_callchain_entry *entry);

extern int sysctl_perf_event_max_stack;
extern int sysctl_perf_event_max_contexts_per_stack;
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/stackmap.c b/kernel/bpf/stackmap.c
index da3d328f5c1..e77dcdc2164 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/stackmap.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/stackmap.c
@@ -214,9 +214,8 @@ get_callchain_entry_for_task(struct task_struct *task, u32 max_depth)
{
#ifdef CONFIG_STACKTRACE
struct perf_callchain_entry *entry;
- int rctx;

- entry = get_callchain_entry(&rctx);
+ entry = get_callchain_entry();

if (!entry)
return NULL;
@@ -238,7 +237,7 @@ get_callchain_entry_for_task(struct task_struct *task, u32 max_depth)
to[i] = (u64)(from[i]);
}

- put_callchain_entry(rctx);
+ put_callchain_entry(entry);

return entry;
#else /* CONFIG_STACKTRACE */
diff --git a/kernel/events/callchain.c b/kernel/events/callchain.c
index b9c7e00725d..6cdbc5937b1 100644
--- a/kernel/events/callchain.c
+++ b/kernel/events/callchain.c
@@ -151,31 +151,36 @@ void put_callchain_buffers(void)
}
}

-struct perf_callchain_entry *get_callchain_entry(int *rctx)
+struct perf_callchain_entry *get_callchain_entry(void)
{
int cpu;
+ int rctx;
struct callchain_cpus_entries *entries;
+ struct perf_callchain_entry *entry;

- *rctx = get_recursion_context(this_cpu_ptr(callchain_recursion));
- if (*rctx == -1)
+ rctx = get_recursion_context(this_cpu_ptr(callchain_recursion));
+ if (rctx == -1)
return NULL;

entries = rcu_dereference(callchain_cpus_entries);
if (!entries) {
- put_recursion_context(this_cpu_ptr(callchain_recursion), *rctx);
+ put_recursion_context(this_cpu_ptr(callchain_recursion), rctx);
return NULL;
}

cpu = smp_processor_id();

- return (((void *)entries->cpu_entries[cpu]) +
- (*rctx * perf_callchain_entry__sizeof()));
+ entry = ((void *)entries->cpu_entries[cpu]) +
+ (rctx * perf_callchain_entry__sizeof());
+ entry->rctx = rctx;
+
+ return entry;
}

void
-put_callchain_entry(int rctx)
+put_callchain_entry(struct perf_callchain_entry *entry)
{
- put_recursion_context(this_cpu_ptr(callchain_recursion), rctx);
+ put_recursion_context(this_cpu_ptr(callchain_recursion), entry->rctx);
}

static void fixup_uretprobe_trampoline_entries(struct perf_callchain_entry *entry,
@@ -222,13 +227,13 @@ get_perf_callchain(struct pt_regs *regs, bool kernel, bool user,
{
struct perf_callchain_entry *entry;
struct perf_callchain_entry_ctx ctx;
- int rctx, start_entry_idx;
+ int start_entry_idx;

/* crosstask is not supported for user stacks */
if (crosstask && user && !kernel)
return NULL;

- entry = get_callchain_entry(&rctx);
+ entry = get_callchain_entry();
if (!entry)
return NULL;

@@ -272,7 +277,7 @@ get_perf_callchain(struct pt_regs *regs, bool kernel, bool user,
}

exit_put:
- put_callchain_entry(rctx);
+ put_callchain_entry(entry);

return entry;
}
--
2.48.1