Re: [PATCH bpf-next v2] bpf: Allow compiler to inline most of bpf_local_storage_lookup()

From: patchwork-bot+netdevbpf
Date: Sun Feb 11 2024 - 17:20:37 EST


Hello:

This patch was applied to bpf/bpf-next.git (master)
by Martin KaFai Lau <martin.lau@xxxxxxxxxx>:

On Wed, 7 Feb 2024 13:26:17 +0100 you wrote:
> In various performance profiles of kernels with BPF programs attached,
> bpf_local_storage_lookup() appears as a significant portion of CPU
> cycles spent. To enable the compiler generate more optimal code, turn
> bpf_local_storage_lookup() into a static inline function, where only the
> cache insertion code path is outlined
>
> Notably, outlining cache insertion helps avoid bloating callers by
> duplicating setting up calls to raw_spin_{lock,unlock}_irqsave() (on
> architectures which do not inline spin_lock/unlock, such as x86), which
> would cause the compiler produce worse code by deciding to outline
> otherwise inlinable functions. The call overhead is neutral, because we
> make 2 calls either way: either calling raw_spin_lock_irqsave() and
> raw_spin_unlock_irqsave(); or call __bpf_local_storage_insert_cache(),
> which calls raw_spin_lock_irqsave(), followed by a tail-call to
> raw_spin_unlock_irqsave() where the compiler can perform TCO and (in
> optimized uninstrumented builds) turns it into a plain jump. The call to
> __bpf_local_storage_insert_cache() can be elided entirely if
> cacheit_lockit is a false constant expression.
>
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
- [bpf-next,v2] bpf: Allow compiler to inline most of bpf_local_storage_lookup()
https://git.kernel.org/bpf/bpf-next/c/68bc61c26cac

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