[PATCH] arm64: Return early when break handler is found on linked-list
Liao Chang
liaochang1 at huawei.com
Tue Aug 27 04:00:46 PDT 2024
The search for breakpoint handlers iterate through the entire
linked list. Given that all registered hook has a valid fn field, and no
registered hooks share the same mask and imm. This commit optimize the
efficiency slightly by returning early as a matching handler is found.
Signed-off-by: Liao Chang <liaochang1 at huawei.com>
---
arch/arm64/kernel/debug-monitors.c | 7 ++++---
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/debug-monitors.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/debug-monitors.c
index 024a7b245056..fc998956f44c 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/debug-monitors.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/debug-monitors.c
@@ -281,6 +281,7 @@ static LIST_HEAD(kernel_break_hook);
void register_user_break_hook(struct break_hook *hook)
{
+ WARN_ON(!hook->fn);
register_debug_hook(&hook->node, &user_break_hook);
}
@@ -291,6 +292,7 @@ void unregister_user_break_hook(struct break_hook *hook)
void register_kernel_break_hook(struct break_hook *hook)
{
+ WARN_ON(!hook->fn);
register_debug_hook(&hook->node, &kernel_break_hook);
}
@@ -303,7 +305,6 @@ static int call_break_hook(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long esr)
{
struct break_hook *hook;
struct list_head *list;
- int (*fn)(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long esr) = NULL;
list = user_mode(regs) ? &user_break_hook : &kernel_break_hook;
@@ -313,10 +314,10 @@ static int call_break_hook(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long esr)
*/
list_for_each_entry_rcu(hook, list, node) {
if ((esr_brk_comment(esr) & ~hook->mask) == hook->imm)
- fn = hook->fn;
+ return hook->fn(regs, esr);
}
- return fn ? fn(regs, esr) : DBG_HOOK_ERROR;
+ return DBG_HOOK_ERROR;
}
NOKPROBE_SYMBOL(call_break_hook);
--
2.34.1
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