[PATCH 07/13] kprobes: Use kprobe iterator in get_optimized_kprobe

From: Jiri Olsa

Date: Mon Nov 09 2026 - 15:03:26 EST


Use the kprobe tree iterator to find optimized probes whose instruction
ranges may contain the given address. This replaces repeated hash lookups
for each preceding instruction address.

Signed-off-by: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
kernel/kprobes.c | 18 ++++++++++--------
1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/kprobes.c b/kernel/kprobes.c
index 6655c24bb66f..371ecc7d5b54 100644
--- a/kernel/kprobes.c
+++ b/kernel/kprobes.c
@@ -591,23 +591,25 @@ bool kprobe_disarmed(struct kprobe *p)
*/
static struct kprobe *get_optimized_kprobe(kprobe_opcode_t *addr)
{
- int i;
- struct kprobe *p;
+ unsigned long offset = MAX_OPTIMIZED_LENGTH / sizeof(kprobe_opcode_t) - 1;
+ unsigned long addr_val = (unsigned long)addr;
+ struct kprobe *p, *candidate = NULL;
struct optimized_kprobe *op;
+ struct kprobe_iter iter;

- /* Don't check i == 0, since that is a breakpoint case. */
- for (i = 1; i < MAX_OPTIMIZED_LENGTH / sizeof(kprobe_opcode_t); i++) {
- p = get_kprobe(addr - i);
+ /* Don't check addr itself, since that is a breakpoint case. */
+ for_each_kprobe(iter, p, addr_val - offset, addr_val - 1) {
/* A disabled probe can have prepared, but inactive, optinsns. */
- if (!p || !kprobe_optready(p) || kprobe_disarmed(p))
+ if (!kprobe_optready(p) || kprobe_disarmed(p))
continue;

+ /* The iterator walks low to high; keep the nearest matching probe. */
op = container_of(p, struct optimized_kprobe, kp);
if (arch_within_optimized_kprobe(op, addr))
- return p;
+ candidate = p;
}

- return NULL;
+ return candidate;
}

#define OPTPROBE_GEN_MAX 2
--
2.43.0