Merge branch 'introduce-bpf_preempt_-disable-enable'
Kumar Kartikeya Dwivedi says: ==================== Introduce bpf_preempt_{disable,enable} This set introduces two kfuncs, bpf_preempt_disable and bpf_preempt_enable, which are wrappers around preempt_disable and preempt_enable in the kernel. These functions allow a BPF program to have code sections where preemption is disabled. There are multiple use cases that are served by such a feature, a few are listed below: 1. Writing safe per-CPU alogrithms/data structures that work correctly across different contexts. 2. Writing safe per-CPU allocators similar to bpf_memalloc on top of array/arena memory blobs. 3. Writing locking algorithms in BPF programs natively. Note that local_irq_disable/enable equivalent is also needed for proper IRQ context protection, but that is a more involved change and will be sent later. While bpf_preempt_{disable,enable} is not sufficient for all of these usage scenarios on its own, it is still necessary. The same effect as these kfuncs can in some sense be already achieved using the bpf_spin_lock or rcu_read_lock APIs, therefore from the standpoint of kernel functionality exposure in the verifier, this is well understood territory. Note that these helpers do allow calling kernel helpers and kfuncs from within the non-preemptible region (unless sleepable). Otherwise, any locks built using the preemption helpers will be as limited as existing bpf_spin_lock. Nesting is allowed by keeping a counter for tracking remaining enables required to be performed. Similar approach can be applied to rcu_read_locks in a follow up. Changelog ========= v1: https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/20240423061922.2295517-1-memxor@gmail.com * Move kfunc BTF ID declerations above css task kfunc for !CONFIG_CGROUPS config (Alexei) * Add test case for global function call in non-preemptible region (Jiri) ==================== Acked-by: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@kernel.org> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20240424031315.2757363-1-memxor@gmail.comSigned-off-by: Alexei Starovoitov <ast@kernel.org>
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