[PATCH 1/1 fyi] tools headers: Sync uapi/linux/prctl.h with the kernel source
From: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo
Date: Fri Feb 27 2026 - 07:14:15 EST
tldr; Just FYI, I'm carrying this on the perf tools tree.
Full explanation:
There used to be no copies, with tools/ code using kernel headers
directly. From time to time tools/perf/ broke due to legitimate kernel
hacking. At some point Linus complained about such direct usage. Then we
adopted the current model.
See further details at:
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/tools/include/uapi/README
To pick up the changes in these csets:
5ca243f6e3c30b97 ("prctl: add arch-agnostic prctl()s for indirect branch tracking")
28621ec2d46c6adf ("rseq: Add prctl() to enable time slice extensions")
That don't introduced these new prctls:
$ tools/perf/trace/beauty/prctl_option.sh > before.txt
$ cp include/uapi/linux/prctl.h tools/perf/trace/beauty/include/uapi/linux/prctl.h
$ tools/perf/trace/beauty/prctl_option.sh > after.txt
$ diff -u before.txt after.txt
--- before.txt 2026-02-27 09:07:16.435611457 -0300
+++ after.txt 2026-02-27 09:07:28.189816531 -0300
@@ -73,6 +73,10 @@
[76] = "LOCK_SHADOW_STACK_STATUS",
[77] = "TIMER_CREATE_RESTORE_IDS",
[78] = "FUTEX_HASH",
+ [79] = "RSEQ_SLICE_EXTENSION",
+ [80] = "GET_INDIR_BR_LP_STATUS",
+ [81] = "SET_INDIR_BR_LP_STATUS",
+ [82] = "LOCK_INDIR_BR_LP_STATUS",
};
static const char *prctl_set_mm_options[] = {
[1] = "START_CODE",
$
That now will be used to decode the syscall option and also to compose
filters, for instance:
[root@five ~]# perf trace -e syscalls:sys_enter_prctl --filter option==SET_NAME
0.000 Isolated Servi/3474327 syscalls:sys_enter_prctl(option: SET_NAME, arg2: 0x7f23f13b7aee)
0.032 DOM Worker/3474327 syscalls:sys_enter_prctl(option: SET_NAME, arg2: 0x7f23deb25670)
7.920 :3474328/3474328 syscalls:sys_enter_prctl(option: SET_NAME, arg2: 0x7f23e24fbb10)
7.935 StreamT~s #374/3474328 syscalls:sys_enter_prctl(option: SET_NAME, arg2: 0x7f23e24fb970)
8.400 Isolated Servi/3474329 syscalls:sys_enter_prctl(option: SET_NAME, arg2: 0x7f23e24bab10)
8.418 StreamT~s #374/3474329 syscalls:sys_enter_prctl(option: SET_NAME, arg2: 0x7f23e24ba970)
^C[root@five ~]#
This addresses these perf build warnings:
Warning: Kernel ABI header differences:
diff -u tools/perf/trace/beauty/include/uapi/linux/prctl.h include/uapi/linux/prctl.h
Please see tools/include/uapi/README for further details.
Cc: Deepak Gupta <debug@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Paul Walmsley <pjw@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
.../trace/beauty/include/uapi/linux/prctl.h | 37 +++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 37 insertions(+)
diff --git a/tools/perf/trace/beauty/include/uapi/linux/prctl.h b/tools/perf/trace/beauty/include/uapi/linux/prctl.h
index 51c4e8c82b1e9889..55b0446fff9d95ab 100644
--- a/tools/perf/trace/beauty/include/uapi/linux/prctl.h
+++ b/tools/perf/trace/beauty/include/uapi/linux/prctl.h
@@ -386,4 +386,41 @@ struct prctl_mm_map {
# define PR_FUTEX_HASH_SET_SLOTS 1
# define PR_FUTEX_HASH_GET_SLOTS 2
+/* RSEQ time slice extensions */
+#define PR_RSEQ_SLICE_EXTENSION 79
+# define PR_RSEQ_SLICE_EXTENSION_GET 1
+# define PR_RSEQ_SLICE_EXTENSION_SET 2
+/*
+ * Bits for RSEQ_SLICE_EXTENSION_GET/SET
+ * PR_RSEQ_SLICE_EXT_ENABLE: Enable
+ */
+# define PR_RSEQ_SLICE_EXT_ENABLE 0x01
+
+/*
+ * Get the current indirect branch tracking configuration for the current
+ * thread, this will be the value configured via PR_SET_INDIR_BR_LP_STATUS.
+ */
+#define PR_GET_INDIR_BR_LP_STATUS 80
+
+/*
+ * Set the indirect branch tracking configuration. PR_INDIR_BR_LP_ENABLE will
+ * enable cpu feature for user thread, to track all indirect branches and ensure
+ * they land on arch defined landing pad instruction.
+ * x86 - If enabled, an indirect branch must land on an ENDBRANCH instruction.
+ * arch64 - If enabled, an indirect branch must land on a BTI instruction.
+ * riscv - If enabled, an indirect branch must land on an lpad instruction.
+ * PR_INDIR_BR_LP_DISABLE will disable feature for user thread and indirect
+ * branches will no more be tracked by cpu to land on arch defined landing pad
+ * instruction.
+ */
+#define PR_SET_INDIR_BR_LP_STATUS 81
+# define PR_INDIR_BR_LP_ENABLE (1UL << 0)
+
+/*
+ * Prevent further changes to the specified indirect branch tracking
+ * configuration. All bits may be locked via this call, including
+ * undefined bits.
+ */
+#define PR_LOCK_INDIR_BR_LP_STATUS 82
+
#endif /* _LINUX_PRCTL_H */
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2.53.0