[PATCH v20 00/15] arm64: entry: Convert to Generic Entry
Jinjie Ruan
ruanjinjie at huawei.com
Mon Oct 26 01:52:17 PDT 2026
在 2026/9/30 18:17, Jinjie Ruan 写道:
> This series converts arm64 to the generic entry infrastructure.
>
> Currently, architectures such as x86, RISC-V, LoongArch, PowerPC
> and s390 use generic entry, which significantly reduces maintenance
> burden and improves code elegance. arm64 already adopted generic IRQ
> entry in commit b3cf07851b6c ("arm64: entry: Switch to generic IRQ entry"),
> making it the right time to complete the conversion.
>
> This work brings arm64 in line with other major architectures,
> reducing duplicated code and enabling future improvements like
> Syscall User Dispatch and rseq time slice extension optimizations.
>
> The series is rebased on v7.3-rc4 and has been tested with stress-ng,
> hackbench, kselftests (ptrace, breakpoints, arm64/abi, arm64/fp, vDSO),
> ptrace stress test, Pseudo-NMI load test, and the rr test suite [1].
Hi Mark and all,
Ping.
Are there any further review comments or new suggestions for changes?
I’m happy to address anything that comes up.
Thanks!
Jinjie
>
> A new kselftest ("selftests/arm64: Add ptrace SYSEMU/single-step tests")
> is included at the end of the series, covering the syscall-exit
> pseudo-step and single-step behaviour touched by this work.
>
> Observable (non-ABI) changes worth calling out:
>
> - The traceable functions on the syscall path change: syscall_trace_enter,
> syscall_trace_exit and el0_svc_common.constprop.0 are replaced by
> trace_syscall_enter, trace_syscall_exit and syscall_enter_audit, the
> same names x86, RISC-V, LoongArch and s390 already expose.
>
> - CONFIG_DEBUG_RSEQ becomes unselectable on arm64 once GENERIC_ENTRY is
> set (rseq_syscall() becomes a no-op stub), so the earlier rseq_syscall()
> reordering is only temporary and the equivalent is handled by
> __rseq_debug_syscall_return().
>
> On gVisor with systrap mode, the Syscall User Dispatch (SUD) feature
> yields a slightly lower performance gain on arm64 (3% ~ 5%), similar to
> that on x86 [2].
>
> Result: the average over 1M getpid calls, ns/op
>
> | KVM VM Configuration | SUD | no-SUD | Savings % |
> | ------------------- | ----- | -------| --------- |
> | 2 vCPU, pinned | 4269.8 | 4509.5 | 5.3% |
> | 4 vCPU, pinned | 4175.4 | 4369.1 | 4.4% |
> | 8 vCPU, pinned | 4352.6 | 4485.4 | 3.0% |
>
> Note that this series does not yet enable SUD or the rseq time slice
> extension on arm64: SUD additionally needs
> ARCH_SUPPORTS_SYSCALL_USER_DISPATCH [3] and the rseq slice extension needs
> HAVE_GENERIC_TIF_BITS [4], neither of which arm64 selects today. The
> numbers above are the motivation for enabling them in a follow-up.
>
> Testing follow-up that still requires real hardware:
>
> - MTE: run the MTE selftests on real hardware; part of them do not run
> under QEMU.
>
> [1]: https://github.com/rr-debugger/rr/wiki/Building-And-Installing#tests
> [2]: https://github.com/google/gvisor/commit/a45d6227b521012109cde9a942d644d778eb773b
> [3]: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260721081858.1169276-16-ruanjinjie@huawei.com/
> [4]: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260320104222.1381274-1-ruanjinjie@huawei.com/
>
> Changes in v20:
> - Add a kselftest covering the syscall-exit pseudo-step
> and single-step behaviour.
> - Reword the first patch: it skips the pseudo-step for the emulated
> syscall rather than "fixing a redundant exit stop", and drop the
> Fixes: tag and Reviewed-by.
> - Add Tested-by.
> - Cover letter: document the observable changes and the testing
> follow-ups.
> - Link to v19: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260922035510.1090299-1-ruanjinjie@huawei.com/
>
> Changes in v19:
> - Rebased on v7.3-rc4.
> - Fix build problem as Karl pointed out.
> - Remove has_syscall_work() later to make it more clear.
> - Add gvisor test data.
> - Link to v18: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260902095537.602517-2-ruanjinjie@huawei.com/
>
> Changes in v18:
> - Rebased on v7.3-rc1.
> - Drop the SUD patch as Mark suggeted.
> - Update the commit message.
> - Add Reviewed-by.
> - Link to v17: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260721081858.1169276-1-ruanjinjie@huawei.com/
>
> For changes in v7 to v16, please refer to the individual patch threads:
> - v16: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260629130616.642022-1-ruanjinjie@huawei.com/
> - v15: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260511092103.1974980-1-ruanjinjie@huawei.com/
> - v14: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260320102620.1336796-1-ruanjinjie@huawei.com/
> - v13: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260317082020.737779-1-ruanjinjie@huawei.com/
> - v12: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260203133728.848283-1-ruanjinjie@huawei.com/
> - v11: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260128031934.3906955-1-ruanjinjie@huawei.com/
> - v10: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20251222114737.1334364-1-ruanjinjie@huawei.com/
> - v9: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20251204082123.2792067-1-ruanjinjie@huawei.com/
> - v8: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20251126071446.3234218-1-ruanjinjie@huawei.com/
> - v7: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20251117133048.53182-1-ruanjinjie@huawei.com/
>
>
>
> Jinjie Ruan (15):
> arm64: ptrace: Drop redundant pseudo-single-step for SYSEMU_SINGLESTEP
> arm64: ptrace: Rework audit_syscall_entry()
> arm64: ptrace: Open-code seccomp check in syscall_trace_enter()
> arm64: ptrace: Rename and clean up syscall_trace_enter()
> arm64: ptrace: Protect rseq_syscall() from tracer PC modifications
> arm64: syscall: Rework the syscall exit path in el0_svc_common()
> arm64: ptrace: Pass thread flags to trace enter/exit
> arm64: ptrace: Extract arm64_syscall_exit_to_user_mode_work() helper
> arm64: ptrace: Align syscall exit work semantics with generic entry
> arm64: syscall: Use exit-specific flags check in el0_svc_common()
> arm64: syscall: Simplify el0_svc_common() syscall exit path
> arm64: ptrace: Make return type of arm64_syscall_trace_enter() bool
> arm64: entry: Convert to generic entry
> arm64: Inline el0_svc_common()
> selftests/arm64: Add ptrace SYSEMU/single-step tests
>
> arch/arm64/Kconfig | 2 +-
> arch/arm64/include/asm/entry-common.h | 77 ++++++++++
> arch/arm64/include/asm/syscall.h | 5 +-
> arch/arm64/include/asm/thread_info.h | 16 +--
> arch/arm64/kernel/debug-monitors.c | 8 ++
> arch/arm64/kernel/entry-common.c | 2 +-
> arch/arm64/kernel/ptrace.c | 115 ---------------
> arch/arm64/kernel/signal.c | 2 +-
> arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c | 34 ++---
> tools/testing/selftests/arm64/Makefile | 2 +-
> tools/testing/selftests/arm64/ptrace/Makefile | 9 ++
> .../selftests/arm64/ptrace/ptrace_common.h | 84 +++++++++++
> .../arm64/ptrace/single_step_signal_handler.c | 131 ++++++++++++++++++
> .../arm64/ptrace/single_step_syscall_stop.c | 130 +++++++++++++++++
> .../ptrace/sysemu_singlestep_intercept.c | 93 +++++++++++++
> .../ptrace/sysemu_singlestep_no_exit_stop.c | 81 +++++++++++
> 16 files changed, 631 insertions(+), 160 deletions(-)
> create mode 100644 tools/testing/selftests/arm64/ptrace/Makefile
> create mode 100644 tools/testing/selftests/arm64/ptrace/ptrace_common.h
> create mode 100644 tools/testing/selftests/arm64/ptrace/single_step_signal_handler.c
> create mode 100644 tools/testing/selftests/arm64/ptrace/single_step_syscall_stop.c
> create mode 100644 tools/testing/selftests/arm64/ptrace/sysemu_singlestep_intercept.c
> create mode 100644 tools/testing/selftests/arm64/ptrace/sysemu_singlestep_no_exit_stop.c
>
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