[PATCH v13 03/12] x86/hw_breakpoints: Add arch_modify_local_hw_breakpoint_addr() API
From: Masami Hiramatsu (Google)
Date: Sat Aug 22 2026 - 05:23:56 EST
From: Jinchao Wang <wangjinchao600@xxxxxxxxx>
Wprobe needs to move an active per-CPU watchpoint without releasing and
reserving its hardware slot.
Add arch_modify_local_hw_breakpoint_addr() as the architecture backend for
modify_local_hw_breakpoint_addr(). It validates the new address, finds the
installed local slot, and updates the hardware debug register and per-CPU
shadow register. The core layer (modify_local_hw_breakpoint_addr()) handles
updating bp->attr.bp_addr and counter_arch_bp(bp)->address.
The caller must provide an installed local event and a valid address.
Slot ownership, breakpoint type, length, mask and DR7 remain unchanged.
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/59637b96946653393a7ad3c7de094094796b39c2.1785067572.git.wangjinchao600@xxxxxxxxx/
Signed-off-by: Jinchao Wang <wangjinchao600@xxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Masami Hiramatsu (Google) <mhiramat@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
Changes in v13:
- Add compiler barrier (barrier()) before checking cpu_dr7_seq to
prevent hoisting the sequence check before set_debugreg().
- Clarify in commit log and code comment that the core layer manages
updating bp->attr.bp_addr and counter_arch_bp(bp)->address.
Changes in v11:
- Return int error code instead of void.
- Validate the new address using hw_breakpoint_arch_parse() before
updating registers.
- Increment cpu_dr7_seq in a sequence loop for NMI protection.
- Return -ENOENT if the breakpoint slot is not found on the local CPU.
---
arch/x86/include/asm/hw_breakpoint.h | 2 ++
arch/x86/kernel/hw_breakpoint.c | 44 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
2 files changed, 46 insertions(+)
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/hw_breakpoint.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/hw_breakpoint.h
index 0bc931cd0698..f35ec491f6dd 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/hw_breakpoint.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/hw_breakpoint.h
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ extern int hw_breakpoint_exceptions_notify(struct notifier_block *unused,
int arch_install_hw_breakpoint(struct perf_event *bp);
+int arch_modify_local_hw_breakpoint_addr(struct perf_event *bp,
+ unsigned long addr);
void arch_uninstall_hw_breakpoint(struct perf_event *bp);
void hw_breakpoint_pmu_read(struct perf_event *bp);
void hw_breakpoint_pmu_unthrottle(struct perf_event *bp);
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/hw_breakpoint.c b/arch/x86/kernel/hw_breakpoint.c
index 3204e75dc454..2227918b0163 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/hw_breakpoint.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/hw_breakpoint.c
@@ -129,6 +129,50 @@ int arch_install_hw_breakpoint(struct perf_event *bp)
return 0;
}
+/*
+ * Modify the address of an installed perf counter breakpoint on local CPU.
+ *
+ * This updates the debug address register and per-CPU shadow state without
+ * changing slot allocation or DR7. The core layer (modify_local_hw_breakpoint_addr())
+ * manages updating bp->attr.bp_addr and counter_arch_bp(bp)->address.
+ *
+ * Atomic: called with IRQs disabled and handles variables and registers
+ * local to this CPU.
+ */
+int arch_modify_local_hw_breakpoint_addr(struct perf_event *bp,
+ unsigned long addr)
+{
+ struct arch_hw_breakpoint hw;
+ struct perf_event_attr attr = bp->attr;
+ unsigned int seq;
+ int i, ret;
+
+ lockdep_assert_irqs_disabled();
+
+ attr.bp_addr = addr;
+ ret = hw_breakpoint_arch_parse(bp, &attr, &hw);
+ if (ret)
+ return ret;
+
+ for (i = 0; i < HBP_NUM; i++) {
+ if (this_cpu_read(bp_per_reg[i]) == bp)
+ break;
+ }
+
+ if (WARN_ONCE(i == HBP_NUM, "Can't find any breakpoint slot"))
+ return -ENOENT;
+
+ do {
+ seq = this_cpu_inc_return(cpu_dr7_seq);
+ this_cpu_write(cpu_debugreg[i], addr);
+ barrier();
+ set_debugreg(addr, i);
+ barrier();
+ } while (seq != this_cpu_read(cpu_dr7_seq));
+
+ return 0;
+}
+
/*
* Uninstall the breakpoint contained in the given counter.
*