Re: [PATCH] riscv: ftrace: Fix ftrace_modify_call failure on kprobed functions

[Paul Walmsley <pjw@kernel.org>]

Hi,

On Sun, 2 Aug 2026, Pu Lehui wrote:

> From: Pu Lehui <pulehui@huawei.com>
> 
> We are frequently hitting the following splat during the riscv bpf
> selftests:
> 
> 00000000026dc75a: expected (7c3ff297) but got (00100073)
> ------------[ ftrace bug ]------------
> ftrace failed to modify
> [<ffffffff03c44c1c>] bpf_kfunc_common_test+0x4/0x20 [bpf_testmod]
>  actual:   e7:82:c2:ce
> Updating ftrace call site to call a different ftrace function
> ftrace record flags: 80100002
>  (2)
>  expected tramp: ffffffff80043904
> ------------[ cut here ]------------
> WARNING: kernel/trace/ftrace.c:2278 at ftrace_bug+0x46e/0x4b0, CPU#1: test_progs/98
> ...
> [<ffffffff80008f4e>] ftrace_bug+0x46e/0x4b0
> [<ffffffff803d3e86>] ftrace_replace_code+0x16e/0x170
> [<ffffffff803d42b6>] ftrace_modify_all_code+0x12e/0x1b8
> [<ffffffff800430f4>] arch_ftrace_update_code+0x14/0x28
> [<ffffffff803e0324>] ftrace_startup+0x14c/0x2a0
> [<ffffffff803e133c>] ftrace_startup_subops+0x584/0x1050
> [<ffffffff804500e6>] register_ftrace_graph+0x4e6/0x1018
> [<ffffffff804cf9f6>] register_fprobe_ips+0xc66/0x12f8
> [<ffffffff8049abe8>] bpf_kprobe_multi_link_attach+0x5d8/0xe68
> [<ffffffff8050fcaa>] __sys_bpf+0x3d5a/0x47f0
> [<ffffffff805107ee>] __riscv_sys_bpf+0xae/0x168
> [<ffffffff80034d78>] syscall_handler+0x60/0x100
> [<ffffffff8228b4f4>] do_trap_ecall_u+0x174/0x208
> [<ffffffff822b69c4>] handle_exception+0x16c/0x178
> 
> After debugging, it can be triggered by similar commands below:
> ```
> echo do_nanosleep > set_ftrace_filter
> echo function > current_tracer
> echo 'p do_nanosleep' > kprobe_events
> echo 1 > events/kprobes/enable
> echo 'f do_nanosleep' > dynamic_events

I guess you meant 

echo 'f do_nanosleep' >> dynamic_events

instead?

> echo 1 > events/fprobes/enable
> ```
> 
> The reason is that attaching a kprobe to an ftrace-traced function entry
> replaces its initial auipc insn with ebreak. When ftrace_modify_call
> later runs, it expects auipc insn, so verification fails and triggers
> ftrace_bug.
> 
> The expected auipc logic remains conceptually unchanged, and kprobe
> single-stepping ensures normal execution. Therefore, if the first insn
> is ebreak, bypassing the check to continue patching the jalr insn is
> safe and avoids ftrace failures.
> 
> Fixes: b2137c3b6d7a ("riscv: ftrace: prepare ftrace for atomic code patching")
> Signed-off-by: Pu Lehui <pulehui@huawei.com>

I queued the patch with the reproduction sequence updated as mentioned 
above for v7.2-rc.  Please let me know ASAP if you don't agree -


- Paul