From: Jann Horn <jannh@google.com>
To: Dmitry Vyukov <dvyukov@google.com>,
Andrey Konovalov <andreyknvl@gmail.com>,
Alexander Potapenko <glider@google.com>
Cc: Nathan Chancellor <nathan@kernel.org>,
Nick Desaulniers <nick.desaulniers+lkml@gmail.com>,
Bill Wendling <morbo@google.com>,
Justin Stitt <justinstitt@google.com>,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, kasan-dev@googlegroups.com,
llvm@lists.linux.dev, Jann Horn <jannh@google.com>
Subject: [PATCH RFC v3 02/12] kcov: refactor mode check out of check_kcov_mode()
Date: Tue, 08 Sep 2026 18:54:42 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260908-kcov-extrecord-v3-2-dcbc11593e88@google.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260908-kcov-extrecord-v3-0-dcbc11593e88@google.com>
The following patch will need to check t->kcov_mode in different ways at
different check_kcov_mode() call sites. In preparation for that, move the
mode check up the call hierarchy.
Signed-off-by: Jann Horn <jannh@google.com>
---
kernel/kcov.c | 31 +++++++++++++++++--------------
1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)
diff --git a/kernel/kcov.c b/kernel/kcov.c
index 5d9686c8b3ec..26baccaaefa9 100644
--- a/kernel/kcov.c
+++ b/kernel/kcov.c
@@ -167,10 +167,8 @@ static __always_inline bool in_softirq_really(void)
return in_serving_softirq() && !in_hardirq() && !in_nmi();
}
-static notrace bool check_kcov_mode(enum kcov_mode needed_mode, struct task_struct *t)
+static notrace bool check_kcov_context(struct task_struct *t)
{
- unsigned int mode;
-
/*
* We are interested in code coverage as a function of a syscall inputs,
* so we ignore code executed in interrupts, unless we are in a remote
@@ -178,7 +176,6 @@ static notrace bool check_kcov_mode(enum kcov_mode needed_mode, struct task_stru
*/
if (!in_task() && !(in_softirq_really() && t->kcov_softirq))
return false;
- mode = READ_ONCE(t->kcov_mode);
/*
* There is some code that runs in interrupts but for which
* in_interrupt() returns false (e.g. preempt_schedule_irq()).
@@ -187,7 +184,7 @@ static notrace bool check_kcov_mode(enum kcov_mode needed_mode, struct task_stru
* kcov_start().
*/
barrier();
- return mode == needed_mode;
+ return true;
}
static notrace unsigned long canonicalize_ip(unsigned long ip)
@@ -198,14 +195,12 @@ static notrace unsigned long canonicalize_ip(unsigned long ip)
return ip;
}
-static __always_inline void notrace kcov_add_pc_record(unsigned long record)
+static __always_inline void notrace kcov_add_pc_record(struct task_struct *t, unsigned long record)
{
- struct task_struct *t;
unsigned long *area;
unsigned long pos;
- t = current;
- if (!check_kcov_mode(KCOV_MODE_TRACE_PC, t))
+ if (!check_kcov_context(t))
return;
area = t->kcov_area;
@@ -213,7 +208,7 @@ static __always_inline void notrace kcov_add_pc_record(unsigned long record)
pos = READ_ONCE(area[0]) + 1;
if (likely(pos < t->kcov_size)) {
/* Previously we write pc before updating pos. However, some
- * early interrupt code could bypass check_kcov_mode() check
+ * early interrupt code could bypass check_kcov_context() check
* and invoke __sanitizer_cov_trace_pc(). If such interrupt is
* raised between writing pc and updating pos, the pc could be
* overitten by the recursive __sanitizer_cov_trace_pc().
@@ -231,20 +226,28 @@ static __always_inline void notrace kcov_add_pc_record(unsigned long record)
*/
void notrace __sanitizer_cov_trace_pc(void)
{
- kcov_add_pc_record(canonicalize_ip(_RET_IP_));
+ struct task_struct *cur = current;
+
+ if (READ_ONCE(cur->kcov_mode) != KCOV_MODE_TRACE_PC)
+ return;
+ kcov_add_pc_record(cur, canonicalize_ip(_RET_IP_));
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL(__sanitizer_cov_trace_pc);
#ifdef CONFIG_KCOV_EXT_RECORDS
void notrace __sanitizer_cov_trace_pc_entry(void)
{
+ struct task_struct *cur = current;
unsigned long record = canonicalize_ip(_RET_IP_);
+ unsigned int kcov_mode = READ_ONCE(cur->kcov_mode);
/*
* This hook replaces __sanitizer_cov_trace_pc() for the function entry
* basic block; it should still emit a record even in classic kcov mode.
*/
- kcov_add_pc_record(record);
+ if (kcov_mode != KCOV_MODE_TRACE_PC)
+ return;
+ kcov_add_pc_record(cur, record);
}
void notrace __sanitizer_cov_trace_pc_exit(void)
{
@@ -259,7 +262,7 @@ static void notrace write_comp_data(u64 type, u64 arg1, u64 arg2, u64 ip)
u64 count, start_index, end_pos, max_pos;
t = current;
- if (!check_kcov_mode(KCOV_MODE_TRACE_CMP, t))
+ if (READ_ONCE(t->kcov_mode) != KCOV_MODE_TRACE_CMP || !check_kcov_context(t))
return;
ip = canonicalize_ip(ip);
@@ -379,7 +382,7 @@ static void kcov_start(struct task_struct *t, struct kcov *kcov,
t->kcov_size = size;
t->kcov_area = area;
t->kcov_sequence = sequence;
- /* See comment in check_kcov_mode(). */
+ /* See comment in check_kcov_context(). */
barrier();
WRITE_ONCE(t->kcov_mode, mode);
}
--
2.55.0.979.g7e5102b832-goog
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-09-08 16:55 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 14+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-09-08 16:54 [PATCH RFC v3 00/12] KCOV: entry/exit records, memory access records, and delay injection Jann Horn
2026-09-08 16:54 ` [PATCH RFC v3 01/12] kcov: wire up compiler instrumentation for CONFIG_KCOV_EXT_RECORDS Jann Horn
2026-09-08 16:54 ` Jann Horn [this message]
2026-09-08 16:54 ` [PATCH RFC v3 03/12] kcov: introduce extended PC coverage collection mode Jann Horn
2026-09-08 16:54 ` [PATCH RFC v3 04/12] kcov: summarize entry/exit while disabled Jann Horn
2026-09-08 16:54 ` [PATCH RFC v3 05/12] kasan: refactor write/is_write arguments to flags Jann Horn
2026-09-08 16:54 ` [PATCH RFC v3 06/12] kcov: introduce memory access tracing Jann Horn
2026-09-08 16:54 ` [PATCH RFC v3 07/12] kasan: provide memory access information to KCOV Jann Horn
2026-09-08 16:54 ` [PATCH RFC v3 08/12] kcov: log freeing of SLUB objects and pages Jann Horn
2026-09-08 17:04 ` Jann Horn
2026-09-08 16:54 ` [PATCH RFC v3 09/12] kcov: record return address on function entry Jann Horn
2026-09-08 16:54 ` [PATCH RFC v3 10/12] kcov: log old value Jann Horn
2026-09-08 16:54 ` [PATCH RFC v3 11/12] kcov: introduce delay injection Jann Horn
2026-09-08 16:54 ` [PATCH RFC v3 12/12] Documentation/kcov: add documentation for EXT_RECORDS and KCOV_MEMORY Jann Horn
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