bpf: implement sleepable uprobes by chaining gps
uprobes work by raising a trap, setting a task flag from within the interrupt handler, and processing the actual work for the uprobe on the way back to userspace. As a result, uprobe handlers already execute in a might_fault/_sleep context. The primary obstacle to sleepable bpf uprobe programs is therefore on the bpf side. Namely, the bpf_prog_array attached to the uprobe is protected by normal rcu. In order for uprobe bpf programs to become sleepable, it has to be protected by the tasks_trace rcu flavor instead (and kfree() called after a corresponding grace period). Therefore, the free path for bpf_prog_array now chains a tasks_trace and normal grace periods one after the other. Users who iterate under tasks_trace read section would be safe, as would users who iterate under normal read sections (from non-sleepable locations). The downside is that the tasks_trace latency affects all perf_event-attached bpf programs (and not just uprobe ones). This is deemed safe given the possible attach rates for kprobe/uprobe/tp programs. Separately, non-sleepable programs need access to dynamically sized rcu-protected maps, so bpf_run_prog_array_sleepables now conditionally takes an rcu read section, in addition to the overarching tasks_trace section. Signed-off-by: Delyan Kratunov <delyank@fb.com> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/ce844d62a2fd0443b08c5ab02e95bc7149f9aeb1.1655248076.git.delyank@fb.comSigned-off-by: Alexei Starovoitov <ast@kernel.org>
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