Re: [PATCH v3 1/1] kprobes: retry blocked optprobe in do_free_cleaned_kprobes
From: Masami Hiramatsu (Google) <mhiramat@kernel.org>
Date: 2026-01-20 05:50:38
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On Thu, 15 Jan 2026 10:38:03 +0800 hongao [off-list ref] wrote:
Once the aggrprobe is fully reverted in do_free_cleaned_kprobes(), retry optimize_kprobe() on that sibling so it can return to OPTIMIZED. Also remove the stale comment in __disarm_kprobe().
Thanks, let me pick it.
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Signed-off-by: hongao <redacted> --- kernel/kprobes.c | 18 ++++++++++++------ 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)diff --git a/kernel/kprobes.c b/kernel/kprobes.c index ab8f9fc1f0d1..1bd84d3b4817 100644 --- a/kernel/kprobes.c +++ b/kernel/kprobes.c@@ -516,6 +516,7 @@ 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 /*@@ -593,6 +594,17 @@ static void do_free_cleaned_kprobes(void) */ continue; } + + /* + * 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. + */ + + struct kprobe *_p = get_optimized_kprobe(op->kp.addr); + if (unlikely(_p)) + optimize_kprobe(_p); + free_aggr_kprobe(&op->kp); } }@@ -1002,12 +1014,6 @@ static void __disarm_kprobe(struct kprobe *p, bool reopt) if (unlikely(_p) && reopt) optimize_kprobe(_p); } - /* - * 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 */-- 2.50.1
-- Masami Hiramatsu (Google) [off-list ref]