[PATCH 3/3] HWBP: Add modify_local_hw_breakpoint_addr() API

From: Jinchao Wang

Date: Sun Jul 26 2026 - 08:23:42 EST


From: "Masami Hiramatsu (Google)" <mhiramat@xxxxxxxxxx>

Add modify_local_hw_breakpoint_addr() to update only the watched
address of an installed hardware breakpoint on the local CPU without
releasing and reserving its hardware slot. This is available when the
architecture selects CONFIG_HAVE_MODIFY_LOCAL_HW_BREAKPOINT_ADDR.

The caller must provide an installed local event and a valid address,
and update other CPUs separately.

Signed-off-by: Masami Hiramatsu (Google) <mhiramat@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Jinchao Wang <wangjinchao600@xxxxxxxxx>
---
arch/Kconfig | 8 ++++++++
arch/x86/Kconfig | 1 +
include/linux/hw_breakpoint.h | 6 ++++++
kernel/events/hw_breakpoint.c | 30 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
4 files changed, 45 insertions(+)

diff --git a/arch/Kconfig b/arch/Kconfig
index fa7507ac8e13..bea383408e32 100644
--- a/arch/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/Kconfig
@@ -457,6 +457,14 @@ config HAVE_MIXED_BREAKPOINTS_REGS
Select this option if your arch implements breakpoints under the
latter fashion.

+config HAVE_MODIFY_LOCAL_HW_BREAKPOINT_ADDR
+ bool
+ depends on HAVE_HW_BREAKPOINT
+ help
+ Select this if the architecture can modify the address of an
+ installed hardware breakpoint on the local CPU without releasing
+ and reserving its hardware slot.
+
config HAVE_USER_RETURN_NOTIFIER
bool

diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig b/arch/x86/Kconfig
index bdad90f210e4..09e599f2d0dd 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig
@@ -246,6 +246,7 @@ config X86
select HAVE_FUNCTION_TRACER
select HAVE_GCC_PLUGINS
select HAVE_HW_BREAKPOINT
+ select HAVE_MODIFY_LOCAL_HW_BREAKPOINT_ADDR
select HAVE_IOREMAP_PROT
select HAVE_IRQ_EXIT_ON_IRQ_STACK if X86_64
select HAVE_IRQ_TIME_ACCOUNTING
diff --git a/include/linux/hw_breakpoint.h b/include/linux/hw_breakpoint.h
index db199d653dd1..bf65c7fffd99 100644
--- a/include/linux/hw_breakpoint.h
+++ b/include/linux/hw_breakpoint.h
@@ -81,6 +81,9 @@ register_wide_hw_breakpoint(struct perf_event_attr *attr,
perf_overflow_handler_t triggered,
void *context);

+int modify_local_hw_breakpoint_addr(struct perf_event *bp,
+ unsigned long addr);
+
extern int register_perf_hw_breakpoint(struct perf_event *bp);
extern void unregister_hw_breakpoint(struct perf_event *bp);
extern void unregister_wide_hw_breakpoint(struct perf_event * __percpu *cpu_events);
@@ -124,6 +127,9 @@ register_wide_hw_breakpoint(struct perf_event_attr *attr,
perf_overflow_handler_t triggered,
void *context) { return NULL; }
static inline int
+modify_local_hw_breakpoint_addr(struct perf_event *bp,
+ unsigned long addr) { return -EOPNOTSUPP; }
+static inline int
register_perf_hw_breakpoint(struct perf_event *bp) { return -ENOSYS; }
static inline void unregister_hw_breakpoint(struct perf_event *bp) { }
static inline void
diff --git a/kernel/events/hw_breakpoint.c b/kernel/events/hw_breakpoint.c
index 789add0c185a..0b1fc01f1934 100644
--- a/kernel/events/hw_breakpoint.c
+++ b/kernel/events/hw_breakpoint.c
@@ -888,6 +888,36 @@ void unregister_wide_hw_breakpoint(struct perf_event * __percpu *cpu_events)
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(unregister_wide_hw_breakpoint);

+/**
+ * modify_local_hw_breakpoint_addr - update a local breakpoint address
+ * @bp: the hwbp perf event for this CPU
+ * @addr: the new address for @bp
+ *
+ * Update only the address of an installed breakpoint on the local CPU without
+ * releasing and reserving its hardware slot. The caller must update other CPUs.
+ * Return 0, or -EOPNOTSUPP if the architecture does not support this operation.
+ */
+#ifdef CONFIG_HAVE_MODIFY_LOCAL_HW_BREAKPOINT_ADDR
+int modify_local_hw_breakpoint_addr(struct perf_event *bp,
+ unsigned long addr)
+{
+ lockdep_assert_irqs_disabled();
+
+ counter_arch_bp(bp)->address = addr;
+ bp->attr.bp_addr = addr;
+ arch_modify_local_hw_breakpoint_addr(bp, addr);
+
+ return 0;
+}
+#else
+int modify_local_hw_breakpoint_addr(struct perf_event *bp,
+ unsigned long addr)
+{
+ return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+}
+#endif
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(modify_local_hw_breakpoint_addr);
+
/**
* hw_breakpoint_is_used - check if breakpoints are currently used
*
--
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