[PATCH v5 4/6] powerpc64/bpf: Add arch_bpf_stack_walk() for BPF JIT
adubey at linux.ibm.com
adubey at linux.ibm.com
Sat Jan 24 18:52:21 AEDT 2026
From: Abhishek Dubey <adubey at linux.ibm.com>
This function is used by bpf_throw() to unwind the stack
until frame of exception-boundary during BPF exception
handling.
This function is necessary to support BPF exceptions on
PowerPC.
Signed-off-by: Abhishek Dubey <adubey at linux.ibm.com>
---
arch/powerpc/net/bpf_jit_comp64.c | 41 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 41 insertions(+)
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/net/bpf_jit_comp64.c b/arch/powerpc/net/bpf_jit_comp64.c
index 18da5a866447..1bba068f2c4c 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/net/bpf_jit_comp64.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/net/bpf_jit_comp64.c
@@ -247,6 +247,47 @@ void bpf_jit_build_epilogue(u32 *image, struct codegen_context *ctx)
bpf_jit_build_fentry_stubs(image, ctx);
}
+/*
+ * arch_bpf_stack_walk() - BPF stack walker for PowerPC
+ *
+ * Based on arch_stack_walk() from stacktrace.c.
+ * PowerPC uses stack frames rather than stack pointers. See [1] for
+ * the equivalence between frame pointers and stack pointers.
+ * Additional reference at [2].
+ * TODO: refactor with arch_stack_walk()
+ *
+ * [1]: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20200220115141.2707-1-mpe@ellerman.id.au/
+ * [2]: https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/20260122211854.5508-5-adubey@linux.ibm.com/
+ */
+
+void arch_bpf_stack_walk(bool (*consume_fn)(void *, u64, u64, u64), void *cookie)
+{
+ // callback processing always in current context
+ unsigned long sp = current_stack_frame();
+
+ for (;;) {
+ unsigned long *stack = (unsigned long *) sp;
+ unsigned long ip;
+
+ if (!validate_sp(sp, current))
+ return;
+
+ ip = stack[STACK_FRAME_LR_SAVE];
+ if (!ip)
+ break;
+
+ /*
+ * consume_fn common code expects stack pointer in third
+ * argument. There is no sp in ppc64, rather pass frame
+ * pointer(named sp here).
+ */
+ if (ip && !consume_fn(cookie, ip, sp, sp))
+ break;
+
+ sp = stack[0];
+ }
+}
+
int bpf_jit_emit_func_call_rel(u32 *image, u32 *fimage, struct codegen_context *ctx, u64 func)
{
unsigned long func_addr = func ? ppc_function_entry((void *)func) : 0;
--
2.48.1
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