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Merge branch 'bpf-expand-the-usage-scenarios-of-bpf_kptr_xchg'
authorAlexei Starovoitov <ast@kernel.org>
Tue, 24 Feb 2026 01:37:06 +0000 (17:37 -0800)
committerAlexei Starovoitov <ast@kernel.org>
Tue, 24 Feb 2026 01:37:21 +0000 (17:37 -0800)
Kaitao Cheng says:

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When using bpf_kptr_xchg, we triggered the following error:
    31: (85) call bpf_kptr_xchg#194
    function calls are not allowed while holding a lock
bpf_kptr_xchg can now be used in lock-held contexts, so we extended
its usage scope in [patch 1/5].

When writing test cases using bpf_kptr_xchg and bpf_rbtree_*, the
following approach must be followed:

bpf_spin_lock(&lock);
rb_n = bpf_rbtree_root(&root);
while (rb_n && can_loop) {
rb_n = bpf_rbtree_remove(&root, rb_n);
if (!rb_n)
goto fail;

tnode = container_of(rb_n, struct tree_node, node);
node_data = bpf_kptr_xchg(&tnode->node_data, NULL);
if (!node_data)
goto fail;

data = node_data->data;
/* use data to do something */

node_data = bpf_kptr_xchg(&tnode->node_data, node_data);
if (node_data)
goto fail;

bpf_rbtree_add(&root, rb_n, less);

if (lookup_key < tnode->key)
rb_n = bpf_rbtree_left(&root, rb_n);
else
rb_n = bpf_rbtree_right(&root, rb_n);
}
bpf_spin_unlock(&lock);

The above illustrates a lock-remove-read-add-unlock workflow, which
exhibits lower performance. To address this, we introduced support
for a streamlined lock-read-unlock operation in [patch 2/5] and
[patch 4/5].

Changes in v7:
- Add a comma to the variable declaration in enum bpf_reg_type
- Modify the prefixes
Changes in v6:
- allow using bpf_kptr_xchg even if the MEM_RCU flag is set
- Add test case
Changes in v5:
- add lastname
Changes in v4:
- Fix the dead logic issue in the test case
Changes in v3:
- Fix compilation errors
Changes in v2:
- Allow using bpf_kptr_xchg even if the NON_OWN_REF flag is set
- Add test case

Link to v6:
https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260208024846.18653-1-pilgrimtao@gmail.com/
Link to v5:
https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260203022712.99347-1-pilgrimtao@gmail.com/
Link to v4:
https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260202090051.87802-1-pilgrimtao@gmail.com/
Link to V3:
https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260202055818.78231-1-pilgrimtao@gmail.com/
Link to V2:
https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260201031607.32940-1-pilgrimtao@gmail.com/
Link to V1:
https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260122081426.78472-1-pilgrimtao@gmail.com/
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Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260214124042.62229-1-pilgrimtao@gmail.com
Signed-off-by: Alexei Starovoitov <ast@kernel.org>

Trivial merge