Re: [PATCH] riscv: ftrace: only use pre-function NOPs with call ops
From: Rui Qi <hidden>
Date: 2026-08-29 03:46:23
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On 7/6/26 8:35 PM, Rui Qi wrote:
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Commit c217157bcd1d ("riscv: Implement HAVE_DYNAMIC_FTRACE_WITH_CALL_OPS") changed CC_FLAGS_FTRACE to use -fpatchable-function-entry=8,4 or -fpatchable-function-entry=4,2 for all dynamic ftrace builds. That layout makes the compiler place an 8-byte area before the function entry, which is used as the per-callsite ftrace_ops literal when CONFIG_DYNAMIC_FTRACE_WITH_CALL_OPS is enabled. RISC-V can still build with CONFIG_DYNAMIC_FTRACE=y and CONFIG_DYNAMIC_FTRACE_WITH_CALL_OPS=n, for example when CONFIG_CFI_CLANG is enabled because HAVE_DYNAMIC_FTRACE_WITH_CALL_OPS is selected only when !CFI_CLANG. In that configuration ftrace_call_adjust() does not skip the pre-function literal area and only returns addr + MCOUNT_AUIPC_SIZE. With the pre-function layout, that points into the pre-entry padding instead of the callsite jalr, so dynamic ftrace records the wrong patch address. Use the pre-function literal layout only when call ops are enabled. Otherwise keep the previous patchable-function-entry counts so the recorded address matches ftrace_call_adjust() non-call-ops path. Fixes: c217157bcd1d ("riscv: Implement HAVE_DYNAMIC_FTRACE_WITH_CALL_OPS") Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org Signed-off-by: Rui Qi <redacted> --- arch/riscv/Makefile | 8 ++++++++ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)diff --git a/arch/riscv/Makefile b/arch/riscv/Makefile index 3070c3874305..235730a243aa 100644 --- a/arch/riscv/Makefile +++ b/arch/riscv/Makefile@@ -14,11 +14,19 @@ endif ifeq ($(CONFIG_DYNAMIC_FTRACE),y) LDFLAGS_vmlinux += --no-relax KBUILD_CPPFLAGS += -DCC_USING_PATCHABLE_FUNCTION_ENTRY +ifeq ($(CONFIG_DYNAMIC_FTRACE_WITH_CALL_OPS),y) ifeq ($(CONFIG_RISCV_ISA_C),y) CC_FLAGS_FTRACE := -fpatchable-function-entry=8,4 else CC_FLAGS_FTRACE := -fpatchable-function-entry=4,2 endif +else +ifeq ($(CONFIG_RISCV_ISA_C),y) + CC_FLAGS_FTRACE := -fpatchable-function-entry=4 +else + CC_FLAGS_FTRACE := -fpatchable-function-entry=2 +endif +endif endif ifeq ($(CONFIG_CMODEL_MEDLOW),y)
Hi, Gentle ping on this patch. It's been about two months since submission without any review feedback. The patch fixes a bug where ftrace_call_adjust() returns the wrong patch address when CONFIG_DYNAMIC_FTRACE_WITH_CALL_OPS is disabled (e.g., under CONFIG_CFI_CLANG), because the pre-function literal layout is still used unconditionally. Adding the ftrace maintainers and mailing list, which were missing from the original submission — that likely explains the lack of response. Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20260706123554.455065-1-qirui.001@bytedance.com (local) Thanks, Rui