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bpf, arm64: inline bpf_get_current_task/_btf() helpers
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On ARM64, the pointer to task_struct is always available in the sp_el0
register and therefore the calls to bpf_get_current_task() and
bpf_get_current_task_btf() can be inlined into a single MRS instruction.

Here is the difference before and after this change:

Before:

; struct task_struct *task = bpf_get_current_task_btf();
  54:   mov     x10, #0xffffffffffff7978        // #-34440
  58:   movk    x10, #0x802b, lsl #16
  5c:   movk    x10, #0x8000, lsl #32
  60:   blr     x10          -------------->    0xffff8000802b7978 <+0>:     mrs     x0, sp_el0
  64:   add     x7, x0, #0x0 <--------------    0xffff8000802b797c <+4>:     ret

After:

; struct task_struct *task = bpf_get_current_task_btf();
  54:   mrs     x7, sp_el0

This shows around 1% performance improvement in artificial microbenchmark.

Signed-off-by: Puranjay Mohan <puranjay@kernel.org>
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puranjaymohan authored and Kernel Patches Daemon committed Jun 19, 2024
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9 changes: 9 additions & 0 deletions arch/arm64/net/bpf_jit_comp.c
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Expand Up @@ -1244,6 +1244,13 @@ static int build_insn(const struct bpf_insn *insn, struct jit_ctx *ctx,
break;
}

/* Implement helper call to bpf_get_current_task/_btf() inline */
if (insn->src_reg == 0 && (insn->imm == BPF_FUNC_get_current_task ||
insn->imm == BPF_FUNC_get_current_task_btf)) {
emit(A64_MRS_SP_EL0(r0), ctx);
break;
}

ret = bpf_jit_get_func_addr(ctx->prog, insn, extra_pass,
&func_addr, &func_addr_fixed);
if (ret < 0)
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -2581,6 +2588,8 @@ bool bpf_jit_inlines_helper_call(s32 imm)
{
switch (imm) {
case BPF_FUNC_get_smp_processor_id:
case BPF_FUNC_get_current_task:
case BPF_FUNC_get_current_task_btf:
return true;
default:
return false;
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