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Message-ID: <2396904.ElGaqSPkdT@7940hx>
Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2026 09:33:07 +0800
From: Menglong Dong <menglong.dong@...ux.dev>
To: Alexei Starovoitov <alexei.starovoitov@...il.com>
Cc: Menglong Dong <menglong8.dong@...il.com>,
 Alexei Starovoitov <ast@...nel.org>, Eduard <eddyz87@...il.com>,
 Daniel Borkmann <daniel@...earbox.net>,
 John Fastabend <john.fastabend@...il.com>,
 Andrii Nakryiko <andrii@...nel.org>, Martin KaFai Lau <martin.lau@...ux.dev>,
 Song Liu <song@...nel.org>, Yonghong Song <yonghong.song@...ux.dev>,
 KP Singh <kpsingh@...nel.org>, Stanislav Fomichev <sdf@...ichev.me>,
 Hao Luo <haoluo@...gle.com>, Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...nel.org>,
 bpf <bpf@...r.kernel.org>, LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH bpf-next v4 1/2] bpf,
 x86: inline bpf_get_current_task() for x86_64

On 2026/1/14 09:24 Alexei Starovoitov <alexei.starovoitov@...il.com> write:
> On Tue, Jan 13, 2026 at 5:19 PM Menglong Dong <menglong.dong@...ux.dev> wrote:
> >
> > On 2026/1/14 01:50 Alexei Starovoitov <alexei.starovoitov@...il.com> write:
> > > On Mon, Jan 12, 2026 at 2:45 AM Menglong Dong <menglong8.dong@...il.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Inline bpf_get_current_task() and bpf_get_current_task_btf() for x86_64
> > > > to obtain better performance.
> > > >
> > > > In !CONFIG_SMP case, the percpu variable is just a normal variable, and
> > > > we can read the current_task directly.
> > > >
> > > > Signed-off-by: Menglong Dong <dongml2@...natelecom.cn>
> > > > ---
> > > > v4:
> > > > - handle the !CONFIG_SMP case
> > > >
> > > > v3:
> > > > - implement it in the verifier with BPF_MOV64_PERCPU_REG() instead of in
> > > >   x86_64 JIT.
> > > > ---
> > > >  kernel/bpf/verifier.c | 29 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> > > >  1 file changed, 29 insertions(+)
> > > >
> > > > diff --git a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
> > > > index 3d44c5d06623..12e99171afd8 100644
> > > > --- a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
> > > > +++ b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
> > > > @@ -17688,6 +17688,8 @@ static bool verifier_inlines_helper_call(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, s32 imm)
> > > >         switch (imm) {
> > > >  #ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
> > > >         case BPF_FUNC_get_smp_processor_id:
> > > > +       case BPF_FUNC_get_current_task_btf:
> > > > +       case BPF_FUNC_get_current_task:
> > > >                 return env->prog->jit_requested && bpf_jit_supports_percpu_insn();
> > > >  #endif
> > > >         default:
> > > > @@ -23273,6 +23275,33 @@ static int do_misc_fixups(struct bpf_verifier_env *env)
> > > >                         insn      = new_prog->insnsi + i + delta;
> > > >                         goto next_insn;
> > > >                 }
> > > > +
> > > > +               /* Implement bpf_get_current_task() and bpf_get_current_task_btf() inline. */
> > > > +               if ((insn->imm == BPF_FUNC_get_current_task || insn->imm == BPF_FUNC_get_current_task_btf) &&
> > > > +                   verifier_inlines_helper_call(env, insn->imm)) {
> > >
> > > Though verifier_inlines_helper_call() gates this with CONFIG_X86_64,
> > > I think we still need explicit:
> > > #if defined(CONFIG_X86_64) && !defined(CONFIG_UML)
> > >
> > > just like we did for BPF_FUNC_get_smp_processor_id.
> > > Please check. I suspect UML will break without it.
> >
> > Do you mean that we need to use
> > #if defined(CONFIG_X86_64) && !defined(CONFIG_UML)
> > here?
> >
> > The whole code is already within it. You can have a look up:
> >
> > #if defined(CONFIG_X86_64) && !defined(CONFIG_UML)
> >                 /* Implement bpf_get_smp_processor_id() inline. */
> >                 if (insn->imm == BPF_FUNC_get_smp_processor_id &&
> >                     verifier_inlines_helper_call(env, insn->imm)) {
> > [......]
> >                 /* Implement bpf_get_current_task() and bpf_get_current_task_btf() inline. */
> >                 if ((insn->imm == BPF_FUNC_get_current_task || insn->imm == BPF_FUNC_get_current_task_btf) &&
> >                     verifier_inlines_helper_call(env, insn->imm)) {
> > [......]
> > #endif
> 
> oh. I see. I misread it as '+#endif' (with a +) and assumed
> it's part of new code.
> 
> >
> > >
> > > > +#ifdef CONFIG_SMP
> > > > +                       insn_buf[0] = BPF_MOV64_IMM(BPF_REG_0, (u32)(unsigned long)&current_task);
> > > > +                       insn_buf[1] = BPF_MOV64_PERCPU_REG(BPF_REG_0, BPF_REG_0);
> > > > +                       insn_buf[2] = BPF_LDX_MEM(BPF_DW, BPF_REG_0, BPF_REG_0, 0);
> > > > +#else
> > > > +                       struct bpf_insn ld_current_addr[2] = {
> > > > +                               BPF_LD_IMM64(BPF_REG_0, (unsigned long)&current_task)
> > > > +                       };
> > > > +                       insn_buf[0] = ld_current_addr[0];
> > > > +                       insn_buf[1] = ld_current_addr[1];
> > > > +                       insn_buf[2] = BPF_LDX_MEM(BPF_DW, BPF_REG_0, BPF_REG_0, 0);
> > > > +#endif
> > >
> > > I wouldn't bother with !SMP.
> > > If we need to add defined(CONFIG_X86_64) && !defined(CONFIG_UML)
> > > I would add && defined(CONFIG_SMP) to it.
> >
> > OK, let's skip the !SMP case to make the code more clear.
> 
> Similar thoughts about your other patch where you introduce
> decl_tag to deal with different configs.
> For bpf CI we don't need to do such things.
> The kernel has to be configured with selftest/bpf/config.
> So doing extra work in test_progs to recognize !SMP looks like overkill.

You are right, and that's why I removed that patch in this version
after I realized this point.

Thanks!
Menglong Dong