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2026-08-10preempt: Introduce HAS_SEPARATE_PREEMPT_RESCHED_BITSBoqun Feng3-2/+20
With the changes that enable preempt count to track IRQ disabling nesting, we don't have enough bits in 32-bit preempt count implementation, as a result we move NMI nesting bits out of the 32-bit preempt count. However on the architectures that can support 64-bit preempt count implementation, we can keep the NMI nesting bits in the 32-bit preempt count and avoid maintaining NMI nesting bits outside of the same cache line. Therefore HAS_SEPARATE_PREEMPT_RESCHED_BITS is introduced to allow architectures to select this. Note that under this Kconfig, preempt count is maintained in a 64-bit word however preempt_count() still remains as an int because all the effective bits still fit in (previously we mask out NEED_RESCHED bit in preempt_count()). This should make no functional changes for existing preempt_count() users. Enable this for x86_64 along with the introduction of the Kconfig. [boqun: Undo the __preempt_count_{add,sub}() optimization in 32-bit preempt count since it may introduce {over,under}flow] Originally-by: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org> Signed-off-by: Boqun Feng <boqun@kernel.org> Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@infradead.org> Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260804161447.84806-11-boqun@kernel.org
2026-08-10sched: Avoid signed comparison of preempt_count() in __cant_migrate()Boqun Feng1-1/+1
Currently preempt_count() is always a non-negative int on all archs (PREEMPT_NEED_RESCHED archs will mask out the MSB when returning preempt_count()), hence the checking in __cant_migrate() is in fact just checking whether preempt_count() is 0 or not. In a future change, we are going to use all the 32 bits of preempt_count(), which would make negative int values possible from preempt_count(). Therefore convert the "> 0" comparison into a zero check to prepare for the future change. No functional changes are intended. Signed-off-by: Boqun Feng <boqun@kernel.org> Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@infradead.org> Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260804161447.84806-10-boqun@kernel.org
2026-08-10sched: Remove the unused preempt_offset parameter of __cant_sleep()Boqun Feng1-2/+2
The preempt_offset is always 0 in all the callsites of __cant_sleep(), hence remove it. It also allows us to clear up the code a bit by no longer using a "preempt_count() > .." comparison. Signed-off-by: Boqun Feng <boqun@kernel.org> Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@infradead.org> Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260804161447.84806-9-boqun@kernel.org
2026-08-10locking: Switch to _irq_{disable,enable}() variants in cleanup guardsBoqun Feng1-6/+6
The semantics of various IRQ disabling guards match what *_irq_{disable,enable}() provide, i.e. the interrupt disabling is properly nested, therefore it's OK to switch to use *_irq_{disable,enable}() primitives. [boqun: Adjust the user-side changes in do_sched_cfs_*_timer() provided by Peter and Lyude] Signed-off-by: Boqun Feng <boqun@kernel.org> Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@infradead.org> Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260804161447.84806-8-boqun@kernel.org
2026-08-10irq: Add KUnit test for refcounted interrupt enable/disableLyude Paul2-0/+110
While making changes to the refcounted interrupt patch series, at some point on my local branch I broke something and ended up writing some kunit tests for testing refcounted interrupts as a result. So, let's include these tests now that we have refcounted interrupts. Signed-off-by: Lyude Paul <lyude@redhat.com> Signed-off-by: Boqun Feng <boqun@kernel.org> Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@infradead.org> Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260804161447.84806-7-boqun@kernel.org
2026-08-10irq,spin_lock: Add counted interrupt disabling/enablingBoqun Feng2-2/+57
Currently the nested interrupt disabling and enabling is represented by _irqsave() and _irqrestore() APIs, which are relatively unsafe, for example: <interrupts are enabled as beginning> spin_lock_irqsave(l1, flag1); spin_lock_irqsave(l2, flag2); spin_unlock_irqrestore(l1, flags1); <l2 is still held but interrupts are enabled> // accesses to interrupt-disable protected data will cause races This is even easier to trigger with guard facilities: unsigned long flag2; scoped_guard(spin_lock_irqsave, l1) { spin_lock_irqsave(l2, flag2); } // l2 locked but interrupts are enabled. spin_unlock_irqrestore(l2, flag2); (Hand-to-hand locking critical sections are not uncommon for a fine-grained lock design) And because of this unsafety, Rust cannot easily wrap the interrupt-disabling locks in a safe API, which complicates the design. To resolve this, introduce a new set of interrupt disabling APIs: * local_interrupt_disable(); * local_interrupt_enable(); They work like local_irq_save() and local_irq_restore() except that 1) the outermost local_interrupt_disable() call saves the interrupt state into a per-CPU variable, so that the outermost local_interrupt_enable() can restore the state, and 2) a per-CPU counter is added to record the nest level of these calls, so that interrupts are not accidentally enabled inside the outermost critical section. Also add the corresponding spin_lock primitives: spin_lock_irq_disable() and spin_unlock_irq_enable(), as a result, code as follows: spin_lock_irq_disable(l1); spin_lock_irq_disable(l2); spin_unlock_irq_enable(l1); // Interrupts are still disabled. spin_unlock_irq_enable(l2); doesn't have the issue that interrupts are accidentally enabled. This also makes the wrapper of interrupt-disabling locks on Rust easier to design. [boqun: Apply Peter's feedback and fix spell errors reported by Ingo] [boqun: Address the duplicate spin_acquire() spotted by sashiko] Co-developed-by: Lyude Paul <lyude@redhat.com> Signed-off-by: Lyude Paul <lyude@redhat.com> Signed-off-by: Boqun Feng <boqun@kernel.org> Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@infradead.org> Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260804182657.87716-1-boqun@kernel.org
2026-08-10fprobe: Simplify fprobe_remove_ips() by reusing existing helpersMasami Hiramatsu (Google)1-9/+2
fprobe_remove_ips() manually duplicates the unregister and filter-removal logic for both graph and ftrace ops. Simplify it by delegating to the existing fprobe_graph_remove_ips() and fprobe_ftrace_remove_ips() helpers. Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/178528139798.102586.5349128066643420018.stgit@devnote2/ Assisted-by: Antigravity:gemini-3.6-flash Signed-off-by: Masami Hiramatsu (Google) <mhiramat@kernel.org> Reviewed-by: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org>
2026-08-10futex: Sanitize and document task_struct::futex::state transitionsThomas Gleixner2-40/+73
The futex state is used to prevent a waiter from attaching to the lock owner while the owner runs the futex cleanup in exit() or exec(). Only the state transition from FUTEX_STATE_OK to FUTEX_STATE_EXITING must be done with the task's pi_lock held, the transition away from FUTEX_STATE_EXITING has no serialization requirements on the writer side, but it's completely non obvious why. It's magically protected by exit_pi_state(), which operates under tsk::pi_lock, as that's the state which has to be correct when the waiter observes the new state. OTOH, taking the pi_lock in futex_cleanup_end() is not a performance issue because at that point the lock should be uncontended in the vast majority of cases. Aside of that the handling of FUTEX_STATE_EXITING in attach_to_pi_owner() and handle_exit_race() is confusing at best. Protect the store in futex_cleanup_end() with tsk::pi_lock, handle FUTEX_STATE_EXITING in attach_to_pi_owner() explicitly and document how this is supposed to work. Reported-by: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org> Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@kernel.org> Reviewed-by: Kyle Zeng <kylebot@openai.com> Acked-by: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org> Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
2026-08-10futex/pi: Reject cross-mm private futex ownersKyle Zeng1-0/+20
A private futex key borrows the waiter's mm without taking an mm_users reference. Nevertheless, attach_to_pi_owner() currently accepts an owner from a different address space and copies the private key into the owner's PI state. When that owner exits, exit_pi_state_list() uses the saved key to find the hash bucket and acquires a reference to the waiter's private hash. If the last user of the waiter's mm exits concurrently, futex_hash_free() frees the hash while the owner still uses its bucket and reference. Prevent this by validating in attach_to_pi_owner() that, for private futexes, the owner mm and waiter mm are the same. Perform the check with the owner's pi_lock held and after validating owner::futex::state to serialize against a concurrent PI-state exit cleanup. [ tglx: Amended comment ] Fixes: 80367ad01d93 ("futex: Add basic infrastructure for local task local hash") Signed-off-by: Kyle Zeng <kylebot@openai.com> Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@kernel.org> Acked-by: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org> Assisted-by: Codex:gpt-5.6-sol Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
2026-08-09Merge tag 'trace-v7.2-rc6' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/trace/linux-traceLinus Torvalds3-17/+33
Pull tracing fixes from Steven Rostedt: - Fix use-after-free in eventfs_remove_rec() The freeing of the eventfs_inode children used list_for_each_entry() where the child is freed via srcu, but there's still a chance that it gets freed. It should be using list_for_each_entry_safe(). - Fix eventfs_inode SRCU use of list in freeing The iterator uses an SRCU protected list walk on the eventfs inodes. The eventfs inode uses its "list" field in a union with the RCU list head. When the inode gets added to the SRCU list it immediately corrupts the list pointer and can cause an issue with the iterator. Move the RCU list head to be shared with the children list head which allows the iterator to check the parent inode if is freed before referencing the child. Have the iterator check the parent "is_freed" field and break out if it is set. Also add memory barriers to make sure the ordering is correct. - Fix various RCU synchronization issues with direct_functions Updates to direct_functions have some missing RCU protection and synchronization. Restructure the code a bit to make sure updates to the direct_functions are protected. - Remove an unneeded comma from a scope_guard() There's a spurious comma in a scope_guard(). Remove it. - Fix race in per CPU buffer swap in the ring buffer When a per CPU buffer swap happens, it must make sure that it doesn't occur while a writer is active. Instead it returns an -EBUSY. But there's a small race window when a writer moves from one sub-buffer to the next that it resets the "committing" counter. If a swap happens at that moment, the buffer used for the commit of an event will not match the buffer the event is actually on. Instead of using the "committing" counter, use the recursive detection counter that does not get reset when the writer crosses sub-buffers. - Fix off-by-one in ftrace_free_mem() The function ftrace_free_mem() gets an "end_ptr" as a parameter that is exclusive to the rang to be freed. But its value is used to search for the records that expects an inclusive value. Subtract one from the parameter to convert it to an inclusive range. - Disable resizing of the ring buffer for persistent buffers Resizing the persistent buffer has undefined behavior. Prevent it from being resized. - Disable changing ring buffer subbuf order when resizing is disabled The ring buffer subbuffer order can not be changed during resizing. Use that instead of just checking if the buffer is mapped as mapped buffers also have resizing disabled. - Initialize subbuf_order of reader pages when they are created In rb_allocate_cpu_buffer() the bpage->order is not updated to the current subbuf_order leaving it as zero. This value is used when the page is freed. - Fix test_ringbuffer() to test for ERR_PTR before calling kthread_stop() The rb_threads[] array is assigned the output of kthread_run_on_cpu() which could return an ERR_PTR. At the end of the test, all threads in the array are cleaned up by kthread_stop() passing in the value in the array if it isn't zero. But if the array contains an ERR_PTR, kthread_stop() will not be able to handle it properly. * tag 'trace-v7.2-rc6' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/trace/linux-trace: ring-buffer: Fix crash passing ERR_PTR to kthread_stop() ring-buffer: Initialise reader page order in rb_allocate_cpu_buffer() ring-buffer: Prevent subbuf order change when resizing is disabled ring-buffer: Prevent resizing of persistent ring buffer ftrace: Fix off-by-one fentry site disable in ftrace_free_mem() ring-buffer: Use current_context for safe per-CPU buffer swap ftrace: Drop extra comma in trace_buffered_event_enable ftrace: Protect direct_functions in update_ftrace_direct_mod ftrace: Protect direct_functions in update_ftrace_direct_del ftrace: Protect direct_functions in ftrace_find_rec_direct eventfs: Use children field for rcu head and add memory barriers eventfs: Fix use-after-free in eventfs_remove_rec()
2026-08-08ring-buffer: Fix crash passing ERR_PTR to kthread_stop()Hui Su1-1/+1
In test_ringbuffer()'s out_free cleanup loop, the check `!rb_threads[cpu]` only catches NULL entries and misses entries that hold an ERR_PTR. rb_threads[] is static, so unassigned slots are NULL. But when kthread_run_on_cpu() fails for a cpu, it stores ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM) (or -EINTR) in rb_threads[cpu] before the creation loop jumps to out_free. That entry is non-NULL, so the old `!ptr` check does not break, and the cleanup proceeds to call kthread_stop() on the ERR_PTR. kthread_stop() then dereferences the bogus pointer, crashing the kernel during the late_initcall self-test. crash logs: BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 000000000000001c Oops: 0002 [#1] SMP NOPTI CPU: 1 PID: 1 Comm: swapper/0 Not tainted 7.2.0-rc6-dirty #7 PREEMPT(lazy) RIP: 0010:kthread_stop+0x2e/0x220 RBX: fffffffffffffff4 CR2: 000000000000001c Call Trace: <TASK> test_ringbuffer+0x1ec/0x650 do_one_initcall+0x6c/0x2c0 kernel_init_freeable+0x21d/0x420 kernel_init+0x15/0x1c0 ret_from_fork+0x21b/0x320 </TASK> Kernel panic - not syncing: Fatal exception Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org Fixes: 64ed3a049e3e ("ring-buffer: make use of the helper function kthread_run_on_cpu()") Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260807154145.2846521-2-sh_def@163.com Signed-off-by: Hui Su <sh_def@163.com> Reviewed-by: Vincent Donnefort <vdonnefort@google.com> Acked-by: Masami Hiramatsu (Google) <mhiramat@kernel.org> Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org>
2026-08-08ring-buffer: Initialise reader page order in rb_allocate_cpu_buffer()Vincent Donnefort1-0/+1
In rb_allocate_cpu_buffer(), bpage->order was omitted, leaving it as 0. This is an issue for a ring-buffer with subbufs bigger than PAGE_SIZE if when freed: free_buffer_page() relies on this value. Align the value with the actual allocation size (buffer::subbuf_order). Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org Fixes: f9b94daa542a ("ring-buffer: Set new size of the ring buffer sub page") Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260806211306.3704194-4-vdonnefort@google.com Signed-off-by: Vincent Donnefort <vdonnefort@google.com> Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org>
2026-08-08ring-buffer: Prevent subbuf order change when resizing is disabledVincent Donnefort1-1/+1
Because ring_buffer_subbuf_order_set() frees buffer pages, we can't allow it when resizing is disabled. A non-consuming reader is at risk of use-after-free (rb_advance_iter()). Return -EBUSY on resize_disabled, matching ring_buffer_resize() behaviour. Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org Fixes: f9b94daa542a ("ring-buffer: Set new size of the ring buffer sub page") Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260806211306.3704194-3-vdonnefort@google.com Reported-by: syzbot+e0cc44465d6bae735679@syzkaller.appspotmail.com Signed-off-by: Vincent Donnefort <vdonnefort@google.com> Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org>
2026-08-08ring-buffer: Prevent resizing of persistent ring bufferVincent Donnefort1-0/+2
Dynamically resizing a persistent ring buffer is not possible. Disable the feature. Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org Fixes: be68d63a139b ("ring-buffer: Add ring_buffer_alloc_range()") Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260806211306.3704194-2-vdonnefort@google.com Signed-off-by: Vincent Donnefort <vdonnefort@google.com> Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org>
2026-08-08ftrace: Fix off-by-one fentry site disable in ftrace_free_mem()Josh Poimboeuf1-1/+5
When a module's init text is freed, do_init_module() calls ftrace_free_mem() with a half-open [start, end) range. However the ftrace_cmp_recs() comparator treats the upper bound as inclusive, as all its other users do, passing 'ip + size - 1'. So ftrace_free_mem() can delete a record sitting exactly at 'end', which is outside the freed range. For a kernel without CFI or IBT, the first record of a function is at the function start, which for the first function in a module is also the base of its text allocation. As the module allocator packs its regions, that address is often the 'end' passed by a neighboring module's do_init_module(), causing the first function's ftrace location to get disabled, preventing an attempt to livepatch it: livepatch: failed to find location for function 'pcspkr_probe' Convert the exclusive end to the inclusive 'end - 1' the comparator expects, and return early for an empty range to avoid the subtraction from underflowing when the init text size is zero. Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org Fixes: 42c269c88dc1 ("ftrace: Allow for function tracing to record init functions on boot up") Link: https://patch.msgid.link/1b5ccfa8095bdb1277f84af1c2c2e2205aca03ae.1785992188.git.jpoimboe@kernel.org Signed-off-by: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@kernel.org> Acked-by: Masami Hiramatsu (Google) <mhiramat@kernel.org> Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org>
2026-08-08ring-buffer: Use current_context for safe per-CPU buffer swapTengda Wu1-4/+4
The ring_buffer_swap_cpu() function currently checks the per-CPU committing counter to determine if a buffer is actively being written to before performing the swap. However, there exists a race window where this check can be bypassed: ring_buffer_lock_reserve cpu_buffer = buffer->buffers[cpu]; // cpu_buffer_a rb_reserve_next_event rb_start_commit // inc committing if (unlikely(READ_ONCE(cpu_buffer->buffer) != buffer)) {...} __rb_reserve_next rb_move_tail rb_end_commit(cpu_buffer); // dec committing => 0 /* interrupt hits here, successfully swaps! */ local_inc(&cpu_buffer->committing); ring_buffer_unlock_commit cpu_buffer = buffer->buffers[cpu]; // cpu_buffer_b rb_commit rb_end_commit RB_WARN_ON(cpu_buffer, !local_read(&cpu_buffer->committing)) // triggers warning The committing counter can temporarily drop to 0 during a single write operation (within rb_move_tail), creating a window where swap can succeed even though the write is still in progress. This leads to inconsistent buffer state and triggers the RB_WARN_ON in rb_commit(). Replace the committing counter check with current_context checks, which are set at the entry of ring_buffer_lock_reserve() and remain valid throughout the entire write operation, providing a reliable indicator of buffer busy state during swap. Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org Fixes: 4239c38fe0b3 ("ring-buffer: Process commits whenever moving to a new page.") Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260803005640.2445666-2-wutengda@huaweicloud.com Signed-off-by: Tengda Wu <wutengda@huaweicloud.com> Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org>
2026-08-08Merge tag 'locking-urgent-2026-08-08' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tipLinus Torvalds1-3/+4
Pull futex fix from Ingo Molnar: - Fix race in futex_pivot_pending() during private hash resize that can cause stuck tasks (Yao Kai) * tag 'locking-urgent-2026-08-08' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip: futex: Fix race in futex_pivot_pending() during private hash resize
2026-08-08preempt: Track NMI nesting to separate per-CPU counterJoel Fernandes1-0/+2
Move NMI nesting tracking from the preempt_count bits to a separate per-CPU counter (nmi_nesting). This is to free up the NMI bits in the preempt_count, allowing those bits to be repurposed for other uses. Reduce NMI_BITS from 4 to 1, using it only to detect if we're in an NMI. The per-CPU counter currently caps nesting at 15. [boqun: Address Steven Rostedt's comment on the BUG_ON() condition] [boqun: Use preempt_count_set() in __nmi_exit() to avoid underflow] Suggested-by: Boqun Feng <boqun@kernel.org> Signed-off-by: Joel Fernandes <joelagnelf@nvidia.com> Signed-off-by: Lyude Paul <lyude@redhat.com> Signed-off-by: Boqun Feng <boqun@kernel.org> Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@infradead.org> Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260121223933.1568682-3-lyude@redhat.com Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260804161447.84806-2-boqun@kernel.org
2026-08-08eventfs: Define event fields before directory creationAnubhav Shelat1-6/+7
Move the event_define_fields() call in event_create_dir() before the eventfs directory creation. Previously, a failure after directory creation wouldn't clean up eventfs_inode because the error path didn't call eventfs_remove_dir(). This eliminates the need to clean up the eventfs directories if event_define_fields() fails. Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260715135231.338535-3-ashelat@redhat.com Signed-off-by: Anubhav Shelat <ashelat@redhat.com> Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org>
2026-08-08ftrace: Drop extra comma in trace_buffered_event_enableLeon Hwang1-1/+1
Drop the extra comma in "scoped_guard()" to cleanup the code. Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260730150411.88667-5-leon.hwang@linux.dev Acked-by: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@kernel.org> Signed-off-by: Leon Hwang <leon.hwang@linux.dev> Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org>
2026-08-08ftrace: Protect direct_functions in update_ftrace_direct_modLeon Hwang1-3/+8
Fix accessing the __rcu pointer direct_functions with RCU protection. Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260730150411.88667-4-leon.hwang@linux.dev Fixes: e93672f770d7 ("ftrace: Add update_ftrace_direct_mod function") Acked-by: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@kernel.org> Signed-off-by: Leon Hwang <leon.hwang@linux.dev> Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org>
2026-08-08ftrace: Protect direct_functions in update_ftrace_direct_delLeon Hwang1-5/+8
Fix accessing the __rcu pointer direct_functions with RCU protection. Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260730150411.88667-3-leon.hwang@linux.dev Fixes: 8d2c1233f371 ("ftrace: Add update_ftrace_direct_del function") Acked-by: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@kernel.org> Signed-off-by: Leon Hwang <leon.hwang@linux.dev> Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org>
2026-08-08ftrace: Protect direct_functions in ftrace_find_rec_directLeon Hwang1-1/+2
Fix accessing the __rcu pointer direct_functions with RCU protection. Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260730150411.88667-2-leon.hwang@linux.dev Fixes: d05cb470663a ("ftrace: Fix modification of direct_function hash while in use") Acked-by: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@kernel.org> Suggested-by: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org> Signed-off-by: Leon Hwang <leon.hwang@linux.dev> Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org>
2026-08-08tracing/boot: Add support for eprobe, fprobe, and tprobe eventsMasami Hiramatsu (Google)2-0/+102
Boot-time tracing currently supports kprobe-events and synthetic-events under per-event configuration options. Extend boot-time tracing to support newly added dynamic probe types: - event probes (eprobe) under the "eprobes" event group - function probes (fprobe) under the "fprobes" event group - tracepoint probes (tprobe) under the "tracepoints" or "tprobes" event group To support this cleanly, update dyn_event_create() in trace_dynevent.c so that passing NULL as the type parameter delegates to create_dyn_event(), allowing generic creation of any registered dynamic event type from a raw command string. Update Documentation/trace/boottime-trace.rst accordingly to describe the new per-event bootconfig options. Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/178613905149.259829.18185480460810689421.stgit@devnote2/ Assisted-by: Antigravity:gemini-3.6-flash Signed-off-by: Masami Hiramatsu (Google) <mhiramat@kernel.org> Changes in v3: - Check return values of strscpy() and snprintf() in trace_boot_add_probe_event() to prevent silent buffer truncation when constructing probe event strings. Changes in v2: - Fix raw command detection logic for eprobes, fprobes, and tprobes by requiring ':' or isspace() after type prefix. - Consolidate duplicate loop logic into trace_boot_add_probe_event() helper function.
2026-08-08futex: Tell kmemleak we're not leaking __futex_queuesPeter Zijlstra1-0/+2
Kmemleak doesn't know about runtime_const stuff and figures we're leaking __futex_queues. So add this little annotation to tell it all is well. Fixes: b78b0b658252 ("futex: Use runtime constants for __futex_hash() hot path") Reported-by: kernel test robot <oliver.sang@intel.com> Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/oe-lkp/202608071053.6db6276e-lkp@intel.com Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@infradead.org> Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260807152353.GP687043@noisy.programming.kicks-ass.net
2026-08-08bpf: Reject tracing/freplace progs for struct_ops with arena argsKumar Kartikeya Dwivedi1-0/+10
Reject tracing and freplace attachments to a target program with arena context arguments. The struct_ops indirect trampoline converts those arguments before entering the target, so a generic tracing trampoline would otherwise expose arena offsets using the target BTF pointer type. Signed-off-by: Kumar Kartikeya Dwivedi <memxor@gmail.com> Acked-by: Eduard Zingerman <eddyz87@gmail.com> Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260808003938.3486067-14-memxor@gmail.com Signed-off-by: Eduard Zingerman <eddyz87@gmail.com>
2026-08-08bpf: Support __arena and __arena__nullable on struct_ops argumentsTejun Heo4-22/+104
A struct_ops callback cannot receive an arena pointer directly, so passing one takes two steps. The pointer arrives as a bare u64 that the callback casts, and because the two sides address the arena through different bases it also has to be rebased by hand on the way in. Add the __arena and __arena__nullable stub argument suffixes to make this convenient. The callback declares the parameter as an arena pointer, receives it as a PTR_TO_ARENA register, and dereferences it directly, while the kernel caller just passes the natural kernel arena address (kaddr). The trampoline converts the value while saving the arguments into the BPF ctx, ctx[slot] = (u32)(kaddr - kern_vm_start), so the program never sees a kernel address and nothing rewrites the ctx after the fact. The converted value keeps the upper 32 bits clear as the JITs require of arena pointer registers and behaves like any cast_kern'ed arena pointer, so cast_user recovers the full user-visible address. __arena converts unconditionally and the kernel caller must not pass NULL. __arena__nullable preserves NULL, tested on the full 64-bit kernel pointer, and surfaces to the verifier as PTR_TO_ARENA (but not as a PTR_TO_ARENA | PTR_MAYBE_NULL). The reason is that PTR_TO_ARENA in the program's type state already encompasses NULL-ness, so it is not meaningful to force a NULL check for the program. The composite suffix intentionally ends in __nullable. Classify __arena__nullable before the generic suffix so scalar arena pointees do not take the generic nullable BTF pointer path. This patch adds the generic side. prepare_arg_info() records arena and nullable argument flags in the struct_ops function model, and bpf_tramp_arena_base() returns the arena base for a single-program struct_ops indirect trampoline. Only that trampoline converts: its program's arena is fixed at generation time. Generic trampolines can mix programs with different arenas and reject arena context arguments defensively, which is unreachable today as only struct_ops programs carry them. Architectures that do not implement the conversion are gated out at verification time with bpf_jit_supports_arena_args(). Co-developed-by: Kumar Kartikeya Dwivedi <memxor@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Tejun Heo <tj@kernel.org> Signed-off-by: Kumar Kartikeya Dwivedi <memxor@gmail.com> Acked-by: Eduard Zingerman <eddyz87@gmail.com> Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260808003938.3486067-6-memxor@gmail.com Signed-off-by: Eduard Zingerman <eddyz87@gmail.com>
2026-08-08bpf: Support __arena and __arena__nullable kfunc argument suffixesTejun Heo3-5/+64
Passing an arena pointer to a kfunc takes two steps today. There is no arena pointer argument type, so the pointer crosses the boundary as a bare scalar, and the kfunc then offsets it by the arena base and casts it before it can touch the memory. Every such kfunc open-codes the same translation. Add the __arena and __arena__nullable argument suffixes to make this more convenient. The kfunc declares the parameter by its real pointer type and dereferences it directly, with the JIT rebasing the value at the call site, rN = kern_vm_start + (u32)rN. No bounds check is needed: the u32 offset stays within the guard-padded arena kernel mapping, and a fault on an unpopulated page recovers through the per-arena scratch page. A suffixed argument accepts a PTR_TO_ARENA or scalar register, matching global subprog arena arguments. __arena rebases unconditionally, so the kfunc never sees NULL and a value with zero in the low 32 bits arrives as the arena base. __arena__nullable preserves NULL for optional arguments by skipping the rebase when the truncated value, arena offset 0, is zero. Keeping the plain form NULL-free saves the NULL test on every call. The double separator makes the annotations composable: __arena__nullable also ends in __nullable and naturally follows the common nullable argument path. Plain __arena follows that path too for verifier type checking because both forms accept a constant zero; the function-model flag still determines whether the JIT preserves NULL or rebases it to the arena base. This patch adds the verifier side: the suffixes are recognized in check_kfunc_args() and distilled into argument flags in the function model stored in the kfunc descriptor. JITs retrieve the model while emitting the call, avoiding per-call state in insn_aux_data. JITs declare support with bpf_jit_supports_arena_args() and verification fails with -ENOTSUPP elsewhere. Co-developed-by: Kumar Kartikeya Dwivedi <memxor@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Tejun Heo <tj@kernel.org> Signed-off-by: Kumar Kartikeya Dwivedi <memxor@gmail.com> Acked-by: Eduard Zingerman <eddyz87@gmail.com> Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260808003938.3486067-5-memxor@gmail.com Signed-off-by: Eduard Zingerman <eddyz87@gmail.com>
2026-08-08bpf: Collect kfuncs after resolving program resourcesKumar Kartikeya Dwivedi1-5/+6
The kfunc descriptors include argument prototypes generated while calls are collected. Some argument classifications need program auxiliary state derived from referenced maps, such as the arena associated with the program. This avoids a footgun in get_kfunc_arg_type() checks where we do validation on whether program has prog->aux->arena and it hasn't been resolved yet. check_and_resolve_insns() records used maps and populates that state. It must remain after bpf_check_btf_info(), which applies kernel-side CO-RE relocations, so that instruction validation and the program tag observe the relocated instruction stream. Move only add_kfuncs() after instruction and resource resolution. Subprogram discovery and validation remain before the full BTF phase because that phase needs the complete subprogram layout. Add a short comment describing the resource resolution phase at the call site. Signed-off-by: Kumar Kartikeya Dwivedi <memxor@gmail.com> Reviewed-by: Amery Hung <ameryhung@gmail.com> Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260808003938.3486067-4-memxor@gmail.com Signed-off-by: Eduard Zingerman <eddyz87@gmail.com>
2026-08-08bpf: Split subprogram and kfunc collectionKumar Kartikeya Dwivedi1-9/+32
add_subprog_and_kfunc() combines two operations with different ordering requirements. Subprogram discovery must precede validation of func_info and line_info, while kfunc descriptors are only needed by the verifier after its initial program setup is complete. Split the helper into add_subprogs() and add_kfuncs() so each operation can be placed according to its actual dependencies. Keep both calls adjacent and in their existing phase for now, and add short comments describing their roles. No functional change is intended for valid programs. Signed-off-by: Kumar Kartikeya Dwivedi <memxor@gmail.com> Reviewed-by: Amery Hung <ameryhung@gmail.com> Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260808003938.3486067-3-memxor@gmail.com Signed-off-by: Eduard Zingerman <eddyz87@gmail.com>
2026-08-08bpf: Rename 'early' BTF checking as a preparation phaseKumar Kartikeya Dwivedi2-8/+10
BTF processing is split around subprogram discovery. The first phase gets program BTF and imports func_info because a BTF-tagged exception callback may not be referenced by any instruction. Subprogram discovery needs this metadata to find it. The later phase validates func_info and line_info against the complete subprogram table and applies CO-RE relocations. This split breaks a real dependency cycle rather than merely running the same checks early. Rename bpf_check_btf_info_early() and check_btf_func_early() to preparation names that reflect this role. Add short call-site comments to make the two phases and their responsibilities clear. No functional change is intended. Signed-off-by: Kumar Kartikeya Dwivedi <memxor@gmail.com> Reviewed-by: Amery Hung <ameryhung@gmail.com> Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260808003938.3486067-2-memxor@gmail.com Signed-off-by: Eduard Zingerman <eddyz87@gmail.com>
2026-08-08bpf: Simplify the bpf_is_reg64()Eduard Zingerman1-82/+26
After the previous commit bpf_is_reg64() is only used in a context where destination register's property is queried, and only for instructions for which insn_def_regno() >= 0. Hence, simplify the function by: - removing unused parameters; - removing code paths considering BPF_JMP{,32} instructions; - streamlining the condition expressions. Signed-off-by: Eduard Zingerman <eddyz87@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Daniel Borkmann <daniel@iogearbox.net> Acked-by: Daniel Borkmann <daniel@iogearbox.net> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/20260807-static-zext-v4-6-b6c270013c77@gmail.com
2026-08-08bpf: Infer zext_dst based on static register liveness analysisEduard Zingerman3-116/+37
As reported in the thread [1], the verifier's 32-bit operations zero extension logic is broken. This logic is responsible for correct semantics of 32-bit operations on s390 architecture. According to BPF semantics, operation `w1 += 1` is supposed to zero extend the upper half of the register `r1`. On s390 the JIT relies on the verifier emitting explicit zero extension before such operations. The verifier attempts to minimize the amount of zero extensions inserted by tracking whether upper halves of the 64-bit registers are ever used. Previously such tracking worked as follows: - bpf_reg_state->subreg_def field was set by do_check_insn() for each operation defining lower but not the upper halves of the register. - Whenever an operation reading the whole register was verified, the verifier checked register's subreg_def and set bpf_insn_aux_data->zext_dst flag as true via a call to mark_insn_zext() function. - After the verification was complete, a special pass bpf_opt_subreg_zext_lo32_rnd_hi32() extended 32-bit operations with bpf_insn_aux_data->zext_dst set as true by adding explicit zero extension. Note that the logic above relies on bpf_reg_state->subreg_def, which is a property of a current verifier state. Before the commit [2] two additional steps happened: - The verifier tracked upper and lower register halves' liveness as flags REG_LIVE_READ{32,64} in bpf_reg_state->live. - The function propagate_liveness() called mark_insn_zext() in order to transfer the knowledge about which registers have their upper halves alive (and thus might require zero extension). The commit [2] removed the two steps described above, hence making possible a situation like below: - The register's upper half is set and is used on some verification path P1 and the register happens not to be marked as precise. - The checkpoint C is created while processing some instruction between register initialization and usage. - On some other verification path P2 the register's upper half is not initialized and that path ends hitting the checkpoint C. - In such a case the register's initialization on path P2 would lack zext_dst mark, making it possible for the program to inject an arbitrary value in the register's upper half. This commit replaces subreg_def based logic with computing zext_dst statically, as a part of the bpf_compute_live_registers() analysis: - The analysis now tracks usage of upper and lower halves of the registers separately. - If some instruction defines a 32-bit subregister, but not the whole register, *and* the upper half of the register is alive after that instruction, the instruction is marked as zext_dst. There is one notable drop in precision: whenever a BPF subprogram is called, all 64 bits of parameter registers are presumed to be used. The assumption is that such a drop in precision would not inflict a noticeable performance penalty. [1] https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/CAGKGUv=sOuqQtA1Ub-5JXfA4FPosJFYKAQE4B79cK+P1erxqtg@mail.gmail.com/ [2] commit 107e16979905 ("bpf: disable and remove registers chain based liveness") Fixes: 107e16979905 ("bpf: disable and remove registers chain based liveness") Reported-by: Min-gyu Kim <gimm78064@gmail.com> Reported-by: STAR Labs SG <info@starlabs.sg> Signed-off-by: Eduard Zingerman <eddyz87@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Daniel Borkmann <daniel@iogearbox.net> Acked-by: Daniel Borkmann <daniel@iogearbox.net> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/CAGKGUv=sOuqQtA1Ub-5JXfA4FPosJFYKAQE4B79cK+P1erxqtg@mail.gmail.com/ Link: https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/20260807-static-zext-v4-5-b6c270013c77@gmail.com
2026-08-08bpf: Track upper 32-bit register halves' liveness in compute_live_registers()Eduard Zingerman2-31/+59
Extend compute_live_registers() to track upper and lower register halves' liveness separately. This is mostly straightforward: - use/def masks are extended to track 2 bits per register; - compute_insn_live_regs() is updated to properly track these 2 bits according to the instruction semantics. Signed-off-by: Eduard Zingerman <eddyz87@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Daniel Borkmann <daniel@iogearbox.net> Acked-by: Daniel Borkmann <daniel@iogearbox.net> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/20260807-static-zext-v4-4-b6c270013c77@gmail.com
2026-08-08bpf: Move bpf_is_reg64() to fixups.cEduard Zingerman2-90/+90
The following patches are going to remove bpf_is_reg64() users from everywhere except fixups.c, and also make it dependent on functions local to fixups.c. Move the function before hand to simplify the review. Non functional change. Signed-off-by: Eduard Zingerman <eddyz87@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Daniel Borkmann <daniel@iogearbox.net> Acked-by: Daniel Borkmann <daniel@iogearbox.net> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/20260807-static-zext-v4-3-b6c270013c77@gmail.com
2026-08-08bpf: Extract is_addr_space_cast32() utility functionEduard Zingerman1-9/+26
bpf_do_misc_fixups() converts the following address space cast instructions to 32-bit moves: - cast from address space 1 (user) to address space 0 (kernel) - cast from address space 0 (kernel) to address space 1 (user) iff associated arena map has a BPF_F_NO_USER_CONV flag. Extract a predicate detecting such instructions for use in the following patches. Signed-off-by: Eduard Zingerman <eddyz87@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Daniel Borkmann <daniel@iogearbox.net> Acked-by: Daniel Borkmann <daniel@iogearbox.net> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/20260807-static-zext-v4-2-b6c270013c77@gmail.com
2026-08-08bpf: Do not print a newline after disassembly in bpf_verbose_insn()Eduard Zingerman4-38/+38
At the moment there are more callsites that want bpf_verbose_insn() to not print a newline after the instruction, than callsites that want a newline. Drop '\n' from disasm.c. Non-functional change. The changes in bpftool are verified by writing a bpf program using a variety of instructions and comparing `prog dump xlated` output in the following modes: plain, opcodes, visual, visual opcodes. The output before and after the changes is identical. Signed-off-by: Eduard Zingerman <eddyz87@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Daniel Borkmann <daniel@iogearbox.net> Reviewed-by: Quentin Monnet <qmo@kernel.org> Acked-by: Daniel Borkmann <daniel@iogearbox.net> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/20260807-static-zext-v4-1-b6c270013c77@gmail.com
2026-08-08bpf: Fix mmap_lock leak in irq_work pathSanghyun Park3-37/+56
stack_map_get_build_id_offset() introduced a per-CPU irq_work to defer mmap_read_unlock() from NMI context, and bpf_find_vma() later reused the same mmap_unlock_work. Both callers only check whether the work is busy before taking mmap_lock, so a nested caller can reuse the slot before the first caller queues it. Two read locks may then be acquired while only one deferred unlock runs, leaking a read lock and blocking exit_mmap(). Reserve the per-CPU slot before mmap_read_trylock(). Use the same wrapper in stackmap and bpf_find_vma() so both callers release the reservation on trylock failure. Keep rejecting the slot while the irq_work remains busy. Release it after the irq_work callback unlocks the mm. Fixes: eac9153f2b58 ("bpf/stackmap: Fix deadlock with rq_lock in bpf_get_stack()") Reported-by: syzbot+cdd6c0925e12b0af60cc@syzkaller.appspotmail.com Reported-by: sashiko-bot@kernel.org Signed-off-by: Sanghyun Park <sanghyun.park.cnu@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Andrii Nakryiko <andrii@kernel.org> Signed-off-by: Daniel Borkmann <daniel@iogearbox.net> Closes: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=cdd6c0925e12b0af60cc Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20260630033745.B80201F000E9@smtp.kernel.org Link: https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/20260805031425.2157475-2-sanghyun.park.cnu@gmail.com
2026-08-07tracing/mmiotrace: Use trace_assign_type() in mmio_print_mark()Masami Hiramatsu (Google)1-2/+5
In mmio_print_mark(), a raw C cast (struct print_entry *)entry is used to obtain the print_entry pointer. Use the standard trace_assign_type() macro instead, matching the usage in mmio_print_rw() and mmio_print_map(). Link: https://patch.msgid.link/178524301013.56416.9116249028160618790.stgit@devnote2 Assisted-by: Antigravity:gemini-3.6-flash Signed-off-by: Masami Hiramatsu (Google) <mhiramat@kernel.org> Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org>
2026-08-07bpf, cgroup: Fix storage null-ptr-deref after replacing progPu Lehui1-0/+17
Syzkaller reported a storage null-ptr-deref issue after replacing prog. This occurs in the following scenario: 1. prog A, an empty prog, is attached to a cgrp. 2. prog B uses BPF_MAP_TYPE_PERCPU_CGROUP_STORAGE and calls the bpf_get_local_storage helper. 3. link_update is called to replace prog A with prog B. The reason is that __cgroup_bpf_replace fails to alloc and assign the required cgrp storage for the incoming replacement prog. Consequently, the new prog inherits an uninit storage, leading to null-ptr-deref panic when kick the new prog. Fix this by rejecting a link update if new_prog's cgroup storage is incompatible with link->prog. Fixes: 0c991ebc8c69 ("bpf: Implement bpf_prog replacement for an active bpf_cgroup_link") Signed-off-by: Pu Lehui <pulehui@huawei.com> Signed-off-by: Andrii Nakryiko <andrii@kernel.org> Reviewed-by: Amery Hung <ameryhung@gmail.com> Acked-by: Leon Hwang <leon.hwang@linux.dev> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/20260728132336.2857800-1-pulehui@huaweicloud.com [0] Link: https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/f87b53c0-8f00-45a6-82db-8242fa9b143f@huaweicloud.com [1] Link: https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/20260807104403.1013064-1-pulehui@huaweicloud.com
2026-08-07Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/bpf/bpf 7.2-rc7Daniel Borkmann28-117/+367
Cross-merge BPF and other fixes after downstream PR. Signed-off-by: Daniel Borkmann <daniel@iogearbox.net>
2026-08-07Merge branches 'pm-sleep', 'pm-runtime', 'pm-powercap' and 'pm-tools'Rafael J. Wysocki4-36/+57
Merge updates related to system sleep handling and runtime PM, a power capping update, and power management tools updates for 7.3-rc1: - Rename the PM core module parameter prefix to "pm" and allow the PM transition (DPM) watchdog to be disabled by default (Tzung-Bi Shih) - Fix off-by-one in wakelocks number limit check in the system sleep sysfs interface (Haowen Tu) - Remove kernel-doc markings from helper descriptions in the core hibernation code (Adi Nata) - Use %pe to print error pointer values in the hibernation core (Ronan Marchal) - Fix memory leak in snapshot_write_next() error path (Malaya Kumar Rout) - Delay allocating and linking the next swap_map_page in the hibernation image saving code until another image page actually needs to be recorded (Haesung Kim) - Stop setting runtime_error on runtime resume callback failures to allow drivers to recover from resume issues (Praveen Talari) - Handle PMU registration failure during probe in the intel_rapl_tpmi driver (Sumeet Pawnikar) - Avoid optional imports in intel_pstate_tracer unless they are really needed (Yousef Alhouseen) - Add generic CPPC performance display to the cpupower utility, build and call CPPC information on non-AMD processors, make cpupower print kernel and hardware frequency information, and add libm to cpupower for generic CPPC view (Jeremy Linton) - Remove conditional return with no effect from cpupower (Sang-Heon Jeon) * pm-sleep: PM: sleep: Allow disabling DPM watchdog by default PM: sleep: Rename module parameters prefix to "pm" PM: hibernate: swap: defer linking the next map page PM: hibernate: Fix memory leak in snapshot_write_next() error path PM: hibernate: Use %pe to print error pointer values PM: hibernate: Remove kernel-doc markings from helper descriptions PM: sleep: Fix off-by-one in wakelocks number limit check * pm-runtime: PM: runtime: Only set runtime_error on suspend callback failures * pm-powercap: powercap: intel_rapl_tpmi: Handle PMU registration failure during probe * pm-tools: cpupower: remove conditional return with no effect tools/power: intel_pstate_tracer: avoid optional imports for help cpupower: Add libm to cpupower for generic CPPC view cpupower: Print kernel and hardware frequency information cpupower: Build and call CPPC information on non-AMD processors cpupower: Add generic CPPC performance display
2026-08-07Merge branch 'pm-cpufreq'Rafael J. Wysocki1-3/+5
Merge cpufreq updates for 7.3-rc1: - Minor fixes and cleanups in assorted cpufreq drivers (Dan Carpenter, Guru Das Srinagesh, Haoxiang Li, Karl Mehltretter, Sasha Finkelstein, and Pan Chuang) - Fix cpufreq table creation and bios_limits() callback in the Rust bindings (Priya Bala Govindasamy) - Add IPQ5210 support to qcom-nvmem driver (Varadarajan Narayanan) - Adjust the .adjust_perf() cpufreq driver callback to allow the maximum performance value to be passed to drivers and update the intel_pstate driver to use it (Rafael Wysocki) - Set policy->cur to the actual requested frequency in the intel_pstate driver when the performance policy is used (Rafael Wysocki) - Simplify HWP handling on Broadwell processors in intel_pstate (Rafael Wysocki) - Fix setting minimum P-state at init time in intel_pstate (Rafael Wysocki) - Consolidate frequency values computation in intel_pstate and clean up code in that driver (Rafael Wysocki) - Add missing kernel-doc desciptions for structure and union members in the amd-pstate driver (David Vernet) - Handle missing policy in dynamic EPP callbacks in the amd-pstate driver (EDAMAMEX) - Introduce EXPORT_SYMBOL_FOR_PSTATE_UT() to export amd-pstate driver symbols to the amd-pstate-ut subdriver (K Prateek Nayak) - Add dynamic EPP as an "energy_performance_preference" mode in amd-pstate, remove the "amd_dynamic_epp" kernel command line option and the "dynamic_epp" sysfs attribute, and update the dynamic_epp documentation accordingly (K Prateek Nayak) - Add unit tests for CPPC Performance Priority and the "dynamic" EPP mode in the amd-pstate driver (K Prateek Nayak) - Set min_limit_freq based on bios_min_perf in amd-pstate and remove the defensive check for bios_min_perf from it (K Prateek Nayak) - Fix EPP return type and handle errors in amd-pstate during initialization, toggle auto_sel in active mode on shared memory systems, and cache the firmware programmed EPP value (Marco Scardovi) - Skip tests in amd-pstate-ut if the amd-pstate driver is not in active use (Qianheng Peng) - Replace sprintf() with sysfs_emit() in sysfs show in the cpufreq schedutil governor and fix a self-contradictory comment in sugov_iowait_apply() (Zhongqiu Han) - Fix the usage example for the sampling_rate tunable of the ondemand cpufreq governor in admin-guide (wangxiaodong) * pm-cpufreq: (40 commits) cpufreq: imx6q: fix out-of-bounds write when probed more than once cpufreq: imx6q: fix devres accumulation across driver rebind rust: cpufreq: Fix temporary write in Registration::bios_limit_callback rust: cpufreq: Add CPUFREQ_TABLE_END as last table entry in TableBuilder::to_table cpufreq: intel_pstate: Adjust policy->cur in active mode to policy cpufreq/amd-pstate: Document missing kernel-doc members cpufreq/amd-pstate-ut: Add unit test for CPPC Performance Priority cpufreq/amd-pstate-ut: Add unit test for "dynamic" EPP mode cpufreq/amd-pstate: Reduce the scope of exported symbols Documentation/amd-pstate: Update dynamic_epp documentation with new behavior cpufreq/amd-pstate: Remove "amd_dynamic_epp" cmdline and "dynamic_epp" sysfs cpufreq/amd-pstate: Add dynamic EPP as an "energy_performance_preference" mode cpufreq/amd-pstate: Extract platform profile to EPP conversion into a helper cpufreq/amd-pstate: Remove the defensive check for bios_min_perf cpufreq/amd-pstate: Set min_limit_freq based on bios_min_perf cpufreq: apple-soc: Calculate frequency as a 64-bit value kselftest: cpufreq: Backup and restore governor for sptests selftests/cpufreq: Remove unnecessary sudo from quick_shuffle() selftests/cpufreq: Remove unused local variables from switch_show_governor() cpufreq/amd-pstate: handle missing policy in dynamic EPP callbacks ...
2026-08-07sched/topology: Restore SD_PREFER_SIBLING in domains with asymmetric capacityRicardo Neri1-4/+0
Commit 9c63e84db29b ("sched/core: Disable SD_PREFER_SIBLING on asymmetric CPU capacity domains") removed the SD_PREFER_SIBLING from the domains with asymmetric capacity. This was done to avoid spreading tasks to sibling scheduling groups with less capacity, but this does not happen: checks for capacity in update_sd_pick_busiest(), sched_balance_find_src_group(), and sched_balance_find_src_rq() prevent migrations from high- to low-capacity CPUs if the busiest group is not overloaded. The cluster topology is a notable example: some systems have scheduling domains spanning CPUs of asymmetric capacity, grouped into two or more equal-capacity clusters sharing an L2 cache. When CONFIG_SCHED_CLUSTER is enabled, SD_PREFER_SIBLING is needed in the domain to spread load across these clusters. CPUs with spare capacity, big or small, have always helped overloaded groups. Once the overloading condition disappears, misfit load will still be used to move high-utilization tasks to bigger CPUs if they have spare capacity. Adding the SD_PREFER_SIBLING flag shifts load balancing in shared-LLC domains from equalizing the number of idle CPUs to equalizing the number of running tasks. This enables migrations among clusters from newly-idle load balance, where the outgoing task is already dequeued but the CPU has not yet transitioned to idle. Signed-off-by: Ricardo Neri <ricardo.neri-calderon@linux.intel.com> Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@infradead.org> Reviewed-by: Vincent Guittot <vincent.guittot@linaro.org> Tested-by: Christian Loehle <christian.loehle@arm.com> Tested-by: Andrea Righi <arighi@nvidia.com> Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260720-rneri-fix-cas-clusters-v6-6-bb500bf4afd4@linux.intel.com
2026-08-07sched/fair: Allow load balancing between CPUs of identical capacityRicardo Neri1-1/+8
sched_balance_find_src_rq() avoids selecting a runqueue with a single running task as busiest if doing so results in migrating the task to a CPU with less than ~5% of extra capacity. It also unintentionally prevents migrations between CPUs of identical capacity. When CONFIG_SCHED_CLUSTER is enabled, load should be balanced across clusters of CPUs with the same capacity. Allowing migration between CPUs of identical capacity is necessary to meet this goal. Use get_actual_cpu_capacity() to reflect architectural capacity as well as diminished capacity due to hardware or cpufreq pressure. Guard this check with the sched_cluster_active static key so that systems without cluster topology are unaffected. Signed-off-by: Ricardo Neri <ricardo.neri-calderon@linux.intel.com> Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@infradead.org> Reviewed-by: Christian Loehle <christian.loehle@arm.com> Reviewed-by: Vincent Guittot <vincent.guittot@linaro.org> Tested-by: Christian Loehle <christian.loehle@arm.com> Tested-by: Andrea Righi <arighi@nvidia.com> Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260720-rneri-fix-cas-clusters-v6-5-bb500bf4afd4@linux.intel.com
2026-08-07sched/fair: Skip misfit load accounting when the destination CPU cannot helpRicardo Neri1-4/+17
In domains with asymmetric capacity, identifying misfit load in a scheduling group is not useful when the destination CPU cannot help (i.e., its capacity exceeds the group's maximum CPU capacity by less than ~5%). In such cases, it also prevents load balance among clusters of equal capacity when CONFIG_SCHED_CLUSTER is enabled. This happens because update_sd_pick_busiest() skips candidate groups of type misfit_task if the destination CPU has similar capacity. Skipping misfit load accounting in this situation allows the group to be classified as has_spare or fully_busy and lets load balancing proceed. Keep marking scheduling groups as overloaded when misfit tasks are present. The sg_overloaded flag propagates to the root domain and allows bigger CPUs in it to help via newly idle balance. Signed-off-by: Ricardo Neri <ricardo.neri-calderon@linux.intel.com> Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@infradead.org> Reviewed-by: Christian Loehle <christian.loehle@arm.com> Reviewed-by: Chen Yu <yu.c.chen@intel.com> Reviewed-by: Vincent Guittot <vincent.guittot@linaro.org> Tested-by: Christian Loehle <christian.loehle@arm.com> Tested-by: Andrea Righi <arighi@nvidia.com> Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260720-rneri-fix-cas-clusters-v6-4-bb500bf4afd4@linux.intel.com
2026-08-07sched/fair: Check CPU capacity before comparing group types during load balanceRicardo Neri1-11/+11
update_sd_pick_busiest() may incorrectly select a fully_busy group as the busiest group when its per-CPU capacity exceeds that of the destination CPU. This happens because the type of busiest group is initialized to group_has_spare and allows the fully_busy group to win the type comparison. update_sd_pick_busiest() should not choose a candidate scheduling group with at most one runnable task if its per-CPU capacity is greater than that of the destination CPU. Such a check already exists, but it is done too late: after the type comparison, preventing a subsequent fully_busy group of equal per-CPU capacity from being correctly selected. Move this check to occur before comparing group types. Fixes: 0b0695f2b34a ("sched/fair: Rework load_balance()") Signed-off-by: Ricardo Neri <ricardo.neri-calderon@linux.intel.com> Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@infradead.org> Reviewed-by: Christian Loehle <christian.loehle@arm.com> Reviewed-by: Chen Yu <yu.c.chen@intel.com> Reviewed-by: Tim Chen <tim.c.chen@linux.intel.com> Reviewed-by: Vincent Guittot <vincent.guittot@linaro.org> Tested-by: Christian Loehle <christian.loehle@arm.com> Tested-by: Andrea Righi <arighi@nvidia.com> Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260720-rneri-fix-cas-clusters-v6-3-bb500bf4afd4@linux.intel.com
2026-08-07sched/fair: Also gate overloaded status update for SD_ASYM_CPUCAPACITYRicardo Neri1-1/+3
The argument sg_overloaded of update_sg_lb_stats() is only consumed when balancing at the root domain. It only makes sense to update it in such a case. Commit 3229adbe7875 ("sched/fair: Do not compute overloaded status unnecessarily during lb") updated the logic accordingly but missed the case in which the root domain has the SD_ASYM_CPUCAPACITY flag. Fix this. Fixes: 3229adbe7875 ("sched/fair: Do not compute overloaded status unnecessarily during lb") Reported-by: Chen Yu <yu.c.chen@intel.com> Signed-off-by: Ricardo Neri <ricardo.neri-calderon@linux.intel.com> Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@infradead.org> Reviewed-by: Vincent Guittot <vincent.guittot@linaro.org> Tested-by: Christian Loehle <christian.loehle@arm.com> Tested-by: Andrea Righi <arighi@nvidia.com> Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260720-rneri-fix-cas-clusters-v6-2-bb500bf4afd4@linux.intel.com
2026-08-07sched/fair: Do not skip CPUs of similar capacity with busy SMT siblingsRicardo Neri1-3/+11
When picking a busiest CPU with only one running task, the function sched_balance_find_src_rq() skips candidate CPUs if the destination CPU has less than ~5% extra capacity. This condition only holds if all the SMT siblings of a CPU are idle. SMT siblings share the computing resources of a physical core and this results in reduced capacity if more than one sibling is busy. Skipping a CPU as described would prevent the load balancer from pulling tasks from a scheduling group previously and correctly identified as group_smt_balance (i.e., one with more than one task running). Do not skip a candidate CPU of similar capacity if it has busy SMT siblings. Signed-off-by: Ricardo Neri <ricardo.neri-calderon@linux.intel.com> Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@infradead.org> Reviewed-by: K Prateek Nayak <kprateek.nayak@amd.com> Reviewed-by: Vincent Guittot <vincent.guittot@linaro.org> Tested-by: Andrea Righi <arighi@nvidia.com> Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260720-rneri-fix-cas-clusters-v6-1-bb500bf4afd4@linux.intel.com
2026-08-07sched/fair: Prefer fully idle cores for NOHZ balancingAndrea Righi1-11/+44
find_new_ilb() selects the first idle housekeeping CPU without considering whether another thread is running on the same physical core. On an SMT system, the idle load balancer can therefore activate both siblings even when another housekeeping CPU has an entirely idle core. On most SMT systems, this is not problematic because the idle load balancer is a short-lived activity and the transient wakeup of a sibling has negligible performance impact. However, this can be particularly costly on NVIDIA Olympus cores used in Vera. Briefly activating an otherwise idle sibling can reduce the performance available to the other sibling and this effect does not necessarily end once the activated sibling becomes idle: after the ILB finishes and its CPU enters WFI, full single-thread performance is restored only after the sibling has remained idle for a qualification interval (10 Ki cycles on the tested Vera system). Repeated short sibling wakeups can therefore sustain the interference even with little actual overlap. Prevent this by preferring an idle housekeeping CPU whose entire SMT core is idle. Retain the first idle CPU as a fallback when no fully idle core is available, so NOHZ balancing continues to make forward progress. Once a partially busy core has been examined, skip its remaining SMT siblings to avoid repeating the core-idle check on wide SMT systems. Tests performed using an ad hoc GEMM benchmark running one CPU-intensive task per SMT core within its CPU affinity mask improved from approximately 6.2 TFLOP/s to 9.4 TFLOP/s. Note that this preference may wake a fully idle physical core instead of using an idle sibling of an active core, potentially increasing ILB wakeup latency or energy consumption on some architectures. It may also scan additional CPUs before selecting the one to run the ILB. The selection falls back to the first idle CPU when no fully idle SMT core is available. Non-SMT systems continue to select the first idle housekeeping CPU. Signed-off-by: Andrea Righi <arighi@nvidia.com> Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@infradead.org> Reviewed-by: Mete Durlu <meted@linux.ibm.com> Reviewed-by: Vincent Guittot <vincent.guittot@linaro.org> Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260804151324.918020-1-arighi@nvidia.com