This series introduces four new kfuncs -- bpf_in_nmi(), bpf_in_hardirq(),
bpf_in_serving_softirq(), and bpf_in_task() -- to allow BPF programs to
query the current execution context.
While BPF programs can often infer their context from attachment points,
subsystems like sched_ext may call the same BPF logic from multiple
contexts (e.g., task-to-task wake-ups vs. interrupt-to-task wake-ups).
These kfuncs provide a reliable way to branch logic based on the
current CPU execution state.
The series includes a new selftest suite, ctx_kfunc, which uses
bpf_testmod to verify context detection across Task, HardIRQ, and
SoftIRQ boundaries via irq_work and tasklets. NMI context testing is
omitted from the suite as NMIs cannot be triggered deterministically
within the software-only environments typically used for BPF CI.
Changwoo Min (2):
bpf: Introduce execution context detection kfuncs
selftests/bpf: Add tests for execution context kfuncs
kernel/bpf/helpers.c | 44 ++++++++++++++
.../selftests/bpf/prog_tests/ctx_kfunc.c | 59 +++++++++++++++++++
tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/test_ctx.c | 51 ++++++++++++++++
.../selftests/bpf/test_kmods/bpf_testmod.c | 32 ++++++++++
.../bpf/test_kmods/bpf_testmod_kfunc.h | 4 ++
5 files changed, 190 insertions(+)
create mode 100644 tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/ctx_kfunc.c
create mode 100644 tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/test_ctx.c
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