[patch V2 03/12] rseq: Provide static branch for time slice extensions

Thomas Gleixner posted 12 patches 3 months, 2 weeks ago
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[patch V2 03/12] rseq: Provide static branch for time slice extensions
Posted by Thomas Gleixner 3 months, 2 weeks ago
Guard the time slice extension functionality with a static key, which can
be disabled on the kernel command line.

Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
Cc: Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@efficios.com>
Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>
Cc: "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@kernel.org>
Cc: Boqun Feng <boqun.feng@gmail.com>
---
V2: Return 1 from __setup() - Prateek
---
 include/linux/rseq_entry.h |   11 +++++++++++
 kernel/rseq.c              |   17 +++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 28 insertions(+)

--- a/include/linux/rseq_entry.h
+++ b/include/linux/rseq_entry.h
@@ -75,6 +75,17 @@ DECLARE_STATIC_KEY_MAYBE(CONFIG_RSEQ_DEB
 #define rseq_inline __always_inline
 #endif
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_RSEQ_SLICE_EXTENSION
+DECLARE_STATIC_KEY_TRUE(rseq_slice_extension_key);
+
+static __always_inline bool rseq_slice_extension_enabled(void)
+{
+	return static_branch_likely(&rseq_slice_extension_key);
+}
+#else /* CONFIG_RSEQ_SLICE_EXTENSION */
+static inline bool rseq_slice_extension_enabled(void) { return false; }
+#endif /* !CONFIG_RSEQ_SLICE_EXTENSION */
+
 bool rseq_debug_update_user_cs(struct task_struct *t, struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long csaddr);
 bool rseq_debug_validate_ids(struct task_struct *t);
 
--- a/kernel/rseq.c
+++ b/kernel/rseq.c
@@ -484,3 +484,20 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE4(rseq, struct rseq __user
 efault:
 	return -EFAULT;
 }
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_RSEQ_SLICE_EXTENSION
+DEFINE_STATIC_KEY_TRUE(rseq_slice_extension_key);
+
+static int __init rseq_slice_cmdline(char *str)
+{
+	bool on;
+
+	if (kstrtobool(str, &on))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	if (!on)
+		static_branch_disable(&rseq_slice_extension_key);
+	return 1;
+}
+__setup("rseq_slice_ext=", rseq_slice_cmdline);
+#endif /* CONFIG_RSEQ_SLICE_EXTENSION */
Re: [patch V2 03/12] rseq: Provide static branch for time slice extensions
Posted by Sebastian Andrzej Siewior 3 months, 2 weeks ago
On 2025-10-22 14:57:32 [+0200], Thomas Gleixner wrote:
> Guard the time slice extension functionality with a static key, which can
> be disabled on the kernel command line.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
> Cc: Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@efficios.com>
> Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>
> Cc: "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@kernel.org>
> Cc: Boqun Feng <boqun.feng@gmail.com>

Reviewed-by: Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <bigeasy@linutronix.de>

Might want to fold:

diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
index 6c42061ca20e5..34325cf61b8de 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -6482,6 +6482,10 @@
 
 	rootflags=	[KNL] Set root filesystem mount option string
 
+	rseq_slice_ext= [KNL] RSEQ slice extension
+			Disable the slice extension at boot time by
+			setting it to "off". Default is "on".
+
 	initramfs_options= [KNL]
                         Specify mount options for for the initramfs mount.
 

Sebastian