[PATCH 1/1] lib/stackdepot: add __irq_svc to irq text section to filter it from traces

From: Maninder Singh

Date: Mon Sep 14 2026 - 06:43:05 EST


Stackdepot usage is growing exponentially because current irq filter
is not removing trace after __irq_svc frame, so adding __irq_svc in
irq text section.

stacktrace 1 stacktrace 2

kmem_cache_free+0x148/0x398 kmem_cache_free+0x148/0x398
mt_free_rcu+0x20/0x24 mt_free_rcu+0x20/0x24
rcu_core+0x338/0x9fc rcu_core+0x338/0x9fc
rcu_core_si+0x18/0x1c rcu_core_si+0x18/0x1c
handle_softirqs+0x194/0x47c handle_softirqs+0x194/0x47c
irq_exit+0xb0/0xdc irq_exit+0xb0/0xdc
generic_handle_arch_irq+0x48/0x4c generic_handle_arch_irq+0x48/0x4c
call_with_stack+0x1c/0x20 call_with_stack+0x1c/0x20
__irq_svc+0x128/0x154 __irq_svc+0x128/0x154
_raw_spin_unlock_irq+0x30/0x64 stack_trace_consume_entry+0x58/0x74
__vma_link_file+0x4c/0x70 arch_stack_walk+0x88/0x120
vma_link_file+0x40/0x4c stack_trace_save+0x48/0x54
__mmap_region+0x660/0x99c save_stack+0x5c/0x14c
mmap_region+0x6c/0x108 __set_page_owner+0x38/0x254
do_mmap+0x3c4/0x4d8 get_page_from_freelist+0x1714/0x1938
vm_mmap_pgoff+0xd0/0x16c __alloc_pages_noprof+0x120/0x1204

Co-developed-by: Hariom Panthi <hariom1.p@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Hariom Panthi <hariom1.p@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Maninder Singh <maninder1.s@xxxxxxxxxxx>
---
arch/arm/kernel/entry-armv.S | 2 ++
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/entry-armv.S b/arch/arm/kernel/entry-armv.S
index 2d2ea3ca880c..38696256d997 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/entry-armv.S
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/entry-armv.S
@@ -223,6 +223,7 @@ __dabt_svc:
ENDPROC(__dabt_svc)

.align 5
+.pushsection .irqentry.text, "ax"
__irq_svc:
svc_entry
irq_handler from_user=0
@@ -239,6 +240,7 @@ __irq_svc:
svc_exit r5, irq = 1 @ return from exception
UNWIND(.fnend )
ENDPROC(__irq_svc)
+.popsection

.ltorg

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