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[[PATCH v2] 1/1] kprobes: retry pending optprobe after freeing blocker

hongao posted 1 patch 2 months ago 
include/linux/kprobes.h |  1 +
kernel/kprobes.c        | 28 ++++++++++++++++++++++------
2 files changed, 23 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
[[PATCH v2] 1/1] kprobes: retry pending optprobe after freeing blocker
Posted by hongao 2 months ago 
The freeing_list cleanup now retries optimizing any sibling probe that was
deferred while this aggregator was being torn down.  Track the pending
address in struct optimized_kprobe so __disarm_kprobe() can defer the
retry until kprobe_optimizer() finishes disarming.

Signed-off-by: hongao <hongao@uniontech.com>
---
Changes since v1:
- Replace `kprobe_opcode_t *pending_reopt_addr` with `bool reopt_unblocked_probes`
  in `struct optimized_kprobe` to avoid storing an address and simplify logic.
- Use `op->kp.addr` when looking up the sibling optimized probe instead of
  keeping a separate stored address.
- Defer re-optimization by setting/clearing `op->reopt_unblocked_probes` in
  `__disarm_kprobe()` / consuming it in `do_free_cleaned_kprobes()` so the
  retry runs after the worker finishes disarming.
- Link to v1: https://lore.kernel.org/all/2B0BC73E9D190B7B+20251027130535.2296913-1-hongao@uniontech.com/
---
 include/linux/kprobes.h |  1 +
 kernel/kprobes.c        | 28 ++++++++++++++++++++++------
 2 files changed, 23 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/kprobes.h b/include/linux/kprobes.h
index 8c4f3bb24..4f49925a4 100644
--- a/include/linux/kprobes.h
+++ b/include/linux/kprobes.h
@@ -338,6 +338,7 @@ DEFINE_INSN_CACHE_OPS(insn);
 struct optimized_kprobe {
 	struct kprobe kp;
 	struct list_head list;	/* list for optimizing queue */
+	bool reopt_unblocked_probes;
 	struct arch_optimized_insn optinsn;
 };
 
diff --git a/kernel/kprobes.c b/kernel/kprobes.c
index da59c68df..799542dff 100644
--- a/kernel/kprobes.c
+++ b/kernel/kprobes.c
@@ -514,6 +514,7 @@ static LIST_HEAD(freeing_list);
 
 static void kprobe_optimizer(struct work_struct *work);
 static DECLARE_DELAYED_WORK(optimizing_work, kprobe_optimizer);
+static void optimize_kprobe(struct kprobe *p);
 #define OPTIMIZE_DELAY 5
 
 /*
@@ -591,6 +592,21 @@ static void do_free_cleaned_kprobes(void)
 			 */
 			continue;
 		}
+		if (op->reopt_unblocked_probes) {
+			struct kprobe *unblocked;
+
+			/*
+			 * The aggregator was holding back another probe while it sat on the
+			 * unoptimizing/freeing lists.  Now that the aggregator has been fully
+			 * reverted we can safely retry the optimization of that sibling.
+			 */
+
+			unblocked = get_optimized_kprobe(op->kp.addr);
+			if (unlikely(unblocked))
+				optimize_kprobe(unblocked);
+			op->reopt_unblocked_probes = false;
+		}
+
 		free_aggr_kprobe(&op->kp);
 	}
 }
@@ -1009,13 +1025,13 @@ static void __disarm_kprobe(struct kprobe *p, bool reopt)
 		_p = get_optimized_kprobe(p->addr);
 		if (unlikely(_p) && reopt)
 			optimize_kprobe(_p);
+	} else if (reopt && kprobe_aggrprobe(p)) {
+		struct optimized_kprobe *op =
+			container_of(p, struct optimized_kprobe, kp);
+
+		/* Defer the re-optimization until the worker finishes disarming. */
+		op->reopt_unblocked_probes = true;
 	}
-	/*
-	 * TODO: Since unoptimization and real disarming will be done by
-	 * the worker thread, we can not check whether another probe are
-	 * unoptimized because of this probe here. It should be re-optimized
-	 * by the worker thread.
-	 */
 }
 
 #else /* !CONFIG_OPTPROBES */
-- 
2.47.2
Re: [[PATCH v2] 1/1] kprobes: retry pending optprobe after freeing blocker
Posted by Masami Hiramatsu (Google) 1 month ago 
Hi Hongao,

Thanks for updating. After a detailed review, we don't need a new boolean
flag for it. Since the "queued unused probe" (which is handled by
do_free_cleaned_kprobes() eventually) is always disarmed. Thus, we only
need to check all probes to reoptimize sibling probes in the
do_free_cleaned_kprobes().

On Wed, 10 Dec 2025 11:33:21 +0800
hongao <hongao@uniontech.com> wrote:

> The freeing_list cleanup now retries optimizing any sibling probe that was
> deferred while this aggregator was being torn down.  Track the pending
> address in struct optimized_kprobe so __disarm_kprobe() can defer the
> retry until kprobe_optimizer() finishes disarming.
> 
> Signed-off-by: hongao <hongao@uniontech.com>
> ---
> Changes since v1:
> - Replace `kprobe_opcode_t *pending_reopt_addr` with `bool reopt_unblocked_probes`
>   in `struct optimized_kprobe` to avoid storing an address and simplify logic.
> - Use `op->kp.addr` when looking up the sibling optimized probe instead of
>   keeping a separate stored address.
> - Defer re-optimization by setting/clearing `op->reopt_unblocked_probes` in
>   `__disarm_kprobe()` / consuming it in `do_free_cleaned_kprobes()` so the
>   retry runs after the worker finishes disarming.
> - Link to v1: https://lore.kernel.org/all/2B0BC73E9D190B7B+20251027130535.2296913-1-hongao@uniontech.com/
> ---
>  include/linux/kprobes.h |  1 +
>  kernel/kprobes.c        | 28 ++++++++++++++++++++++------
>  2 files changed, 23 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/include/linux/kprobes.h b/include/linux/kprobes.h
> index 8c4f3bb24..4f49925a4 100644
> --- a/include/linux/kprobes.h
> +++ b/include/linux/kprobes.h
> @@ -338,6 +338,7 @@ DEFINE_INSN_CACHE_OPS(insn);
>  struct optimized_kprobe {
>  	struct kprobe kp;
>  	struct list_head list;	/* list for optimizing queue */
> +	bool reopt_unblocked_probes;
>  	struct arch_optimized_insn optinsn;
>  };

This is not needed. 

>  
> diff --git a/kernel/kprobes.c b/kernel/kprobes.c
> index da59c68df..799542dff 100644
> --- a/kernel/kprobes.c
> +++ b/kernel/kprobes.c
> @@ -514,6 +514,7 @@ static LIST_HEAD(freeing_list);
>  
>  static void kprobe_optimizer(struct work_struct *work);
>  static DECLARE_DELAYED_WORK(optimizing_work, kprobe_optimizer);
> +static void optimize_kprobe(struct kprobe *p);
>  #define OPTIMIZE_DELAY 5
>  
>  /*
> @@ -591,6 +592,21 @@ static void do_free_cleaned_kprobes(void)
>  			 */
>  			continue;
>  		}
> +		if (op->reopt_unblocked_probes) {
> +			struct kprobe *unblocked;
> +
> +			/*
> +			 * The aggregator was holding back another probe while it sat on the
> +			 * unoptimizing/freeing lists.  Now that the aggregator has been fully
> +			 * reverted we can safely retry the optimization of that sibling.
> +			 */
> +
> +			unblocked = get_optimized_kprobe(op->kp.addr);
> +			if (unlikely(unblocked))
> +				optimize_kprobe(unblocked);
> +			op->reopt_unblocked_probes = false;
> +		}

This is what we need. (but do not need to check/update reopt_unblocked_probes.

> +
>  		free_aggr_kprobe(&op->kp);
>  	}
>  }



> @@ -1009,13 +1025,13 @@ static void __disarm_kprobe(struct kprobe *p, bool reopt)
>  		_p = get_optimized_kprobe(p->addr);
>  		if (unlikely(_p) && reopt)
>  			optimize_kprobe(_p);
> +	} else if (reopt && kprobe_aggrprobe(p)) {
> +		struct optimized_kprobe *op =
> +			container_of(p, struct optimized_kprobe, kp);
> +
> +		/* Defer the re-optimization until the worker finishes disarming. */
> +		op->reopt_unblocked_probes = true;

Do not need this.

>  	}
> -	/*
> -	 * TODO: Since unoptimization and real disarming will be done by
> -	 * the worker thread, we can not check whether another probe are
> -	 * unoptimized because of this probe here. It should be re-optimized
> -	 * by the worker thread.
> -	 */

Only remove this comment.

Thank you,

>  }
>  
>  #else /* !CONFIG_OPTPROBES */
> -- 
> 2.47.2
> 


-- 
Masami Hiramatsu (Google) <mhiramat@kernel.org>
[PATCH v3 0/1]
Posted by hongao 3 weeks, 4 days ago 
Hi Masami,

Thanks for the review and clarification.

As suggested, I dropped the reopt_unblocked_probes flag and simply retry
optimize_kprobe() from do_free_cleaned_kprobes() after the aggregator is
fully reverted. The stale comment in __disarm_kprobe() is also removed.
No new state is added to struct optimized_kprobe.

Changes since v2:
- reoptimize the sibling directly in do_free_cleaned_kprobes()
- no new fields in struct optimized_kprobe
- remove the obsolete TODO in __disarm_kprobe()
- Link to v2: https://lore.kernel.org/all/C5E6295166D4EDE9+20251210033321.2895692-1-hongao@uniontech.com/

Thanks,
Hongao

---

Hongao (1):
  kprobes: retry blocked optprobe in do_free_cleaned_kprobes

 kernel/kprobes.c | 18 ++++++++++++------
 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

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2.50.1

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