[PATCH bpf-next 3/4] bpf, arm64: tailcall: Eliminate max_entries and bpf_func access at runtime
Leon Hwang
leon.hwang at linux.dev
Fri Jan 2 07:00:31 PST 2026
Apply the same tail call optimization to arm64 as done for x86_64.
When the prog array map is known at verification time (dyn_array=false):
- Embed max_entries as an immediate value instead of loading from memory
- Use the precomputed target from array->ptrs[max_entries + index]
- Jump directly to the cached target without dereferencing prog->bpf_func
When the map is dynamically determined (dyn_array=true):
- Load max_entries from the array at runtime
- Look up prog from array->ptrs[index] and compute the target address
Implement bpf_arch_tail_call_prologue_offset() returning
"PROLOGUE_OFFSET * 4" to convert the instruction count to bytes.
Signed-off-by: Leon Hwang <leon.hwang at linux.dev>
---
arch/arm64/net/bpf_jit_comp.c | 71 +++++++++++++++++++++++++----------
1 file changed, 51 insertions(+), 20 deletions(-)
diff --git a/arch/arm64/net/bpf_jit_comp.c b/arch/arm64/net/bpf_jit_comp.c
index 0c4d44bcfbf4..bcd890bff36a 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/net/bpf_jit_comp.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/net/bpf_jit_comp.c
@@ -620,8 +620,10 @@ static int build_prologue(struct jit_ctx *ctx, bool ebpf_from_cbpf)
return 0;
}
-static int emit_bpf_tail_call(struct jit_ctx *ctx)
+static int emit_bpf_tail_call(struct jit_ctx *ctx, u32 map_index, bool dyn_array)
{
+ struct bpf_map *map = ctx->prog->aux->used_maps[map_index];
+
/* bpf_tail_call(void *prog_ctx, struct bpf_array *array, u64 index) */
const u8 r2 = bpf2a64[BPF_REG_2];
const u8 r3 = bpf2a64[BPF_REG_3];
@@ -638,9 +640,13 @@ static int emit_bpf_tail_call(struct jit_ctx *ctx)
/* if (index >= array->map.max_entries)
* goto out;
*/
- off = offsetof(struct bpf_array, map.max_entries);
- emit_a64_mov_i64(tmp, off, ctx);
- emit(A64_LDR32(tmp, r2, tmp), ctx);
+ if (dyn_array) {
+ off = offsetof(struct bpf_array, map.max_entries);
+ emit_a64_mov_i64(tmp, off, ctx);
+ emit(A64_LDR32(tmp, r2, tmp), ctx);
+ } else {
+ emit_a64_mov_i64(tmp, map->max_entries, ctx);
+ }
emit(A64_MOV(0, r3, r3), ctx);
emit(A64_CMP(0, r3, tmp), ctx);
branch1 = ctx->image + ctx->idx;
@@ -659,15 +665,26 @@ static int emit_bpf_tail_call(struct jit_ctx *ctx)
/* (*tail_call_cnt_ptr)++; */
emit(A64_ADD_I(1, tcc, tcc, 1), ctx);
- /* prog = array->ptrs[index];
- * if (prog == NULL)
- * goto out;
- */
- off = offsetof(struct bpf_array, ptrs);
- emit_a64_mov_i64(tmp, off, ctx);
- emit(A64_ADD(1, tmp, r2, tmp), ctx);
- emit(A64_LSL(1, prg, r3, 3), ctx);
- emit(A64_LDR64(prg, tmp, prg), ctx);
+ if (dyn_array) {
+ /* prog = array->ptrs[index];
+ * if (prog == NULL)
+ * goto out;
+ */
+ off = offsetof(struct bpf_array, ptrs);
+ emit_a64_mov_i64(tmp, off, ctx);
+ emit(A64_ADD(1, tmp, r2, tmp), ctx);
+ emit(A64_LSL(1, prg, r3, 3), ctx);
+ emit(A64_LDR64(prg, tmp, prg), ctx);
+ } else {
+ /* tgt = array->ptrs[max_entries + index];
+ * if (tgt == 0)
+ * goto out;
+ */
+ emit(A64_LSL(1, prg, r3, 3), ctx);
+ off = offsetof(struct bpf_array, ptrs) + map->max_entries * sizeof(void *);
+ emit_a64_add_i(1, prg, prg, tmp, off, ctx);
+ emit(A64_LDR64(prg, r2, prg), ctx);
+ }
branch3 = ctx->image + ctx->idx;
emit(A64_NOP, ctx);
@@ -680,12 +697,17 @@ static int emit_bpf_tail_call(struct jit_ctx *ctx)
pop_callee_regs(ctx);
- /* goto *(prog->bpf_func + prologue_offset); */
- off = offsetof(struct bpf_prog, bpf_func);
- emit_a64_mov_i64(tmp, off, ctx);
- emit(A64_LDR64(tmp, prg, tmp), ctx);
- emit(A64_ADD_I(1, tmp, tmp, sizeof(u32) * PROLOGUE_OFFSET), ctx);
- emit(A64_BR(tmp), ctx);
+ if (dyn_array) {
+ /* goto *(prog->bpf_func + prologue_offset); */
+ off = offsetof(struct bpf_prog, bpf_func);
+ emit_a64_mov_i64(tmp, off, ctx);
+ emit(A64_LDR64(tmp, prg, tmp), ctx);
+ emit(A64_ADD_I(1, tmp, tmp, sizeof(u32) * PROLOGUE_OFFSET), ctx);
+ emit(A64_BR(tmp), ctx);
+ } else {
+ /* goto *tgt; */
+ emit(A64_BR(prg), ctx);
+ }
if (ctx->image) {
off = &ctx->image[ctx->idx] - branch1;
@@ -701,6 +723,12 @@ static int emit_bpf_tail_call(struct jit_ctx *ctx)
return 0;
}
+int bpf_arch_tail_call_prologue_offset(void)
+{
+ /* offset is in instructions, convert to bytes */
+ return PROLOGUE_OFFSET * 4;
+}
+
static int emit_atomic_ld_st(const struct bpf_insn *insn, struct jit_ctx *ctx)
{
const s32 imm = insn->imm;
@@ -1617,7 +1645,10 @@ static int build_insn(const struct bpf_insn *insn, struct jit_ctx *ctx,
}
/* tail call */
case BPF_JMP | BPF_TAIL_CALL:
- if (emit_bpf_tail_call(ctx))
+ bool dynamic_array = (insn->imm >> 8) & 0xFF;
+ u32 map_index = insn->imm & 0xFF;
+
+ if (emit_bpf_tail_call(ctx, map_index, dynamic_array))
return -EFAULT;
break;
/* function return */
--
2.52.0
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