Merge tag 'core-static_call-2020-10-12' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip
Pull static call support from Ingo Molnar:
"This introduces static_call(), which is the idea of static_branch()
applied to indirect function calls. Remove a data load (indirection)
by modifying the text.
They give the flexibility of function pointers, but with better
performance. (This is especially important for cases where retpolines
would otherwise be used, as retpolines can be pretty slow.)
API overview:
DECLARE_STATIC_CALL(name, func);
DEFINE_STATIC_CALL(name, func);
DEFINE_STATIC_CALL_NULL(name, typename);
static_call(name)(args...);
static_call_cond(name)(args...);
static_call_update(name, func);
x86 is supported via text patching, otherwise basic indirect calls are
used, with function pointers.
There's a second variant using inline code patching, inspired by
jump-labels, implemented on x86 as well.
The new APIs are utilized in the x86 perf code, a heavy user of
function pointers, where static calls speed up the PMU handler by
4.2% (!).
The generic implementation is not really excercised on other
architectures, outside of the trivial test_static_call_init()
self-test"
* tag 'core-static_call-2020-10-12' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip: (21 commits)
static_call: Fix return type of static_call_init
tracepoint: Fix out of sync data passing by static caller
tracepoint: Fix overly long tracepoint names
x86/perf, static_call: Optimize x86_pmu methods
tracepoint: Optimize using static_call()
static_call: Allow early init
static_call: Add some validation
static_call: Handle tail-calls
static_call: Add static_call_cond()
x86/alternatives: Teach text_poke_bp() to emulate RET
static_call: Add simple self-test for static calls
x86/static_call: Add inline static call implementation for x86-64
x86/static_call: Add out-of-line static call implementation
static_call: Avoid kprobes on inline static_call()s
static_call: Add inline static call infrastructure
static_call: Add basic static call infrastructure
compiler.h: Make __ADDRESSABLE() symbol truly unique
jump_label,module: Fix module lifetime for __jump_label_mod_text_reserved()
module: Properly propagate MODULE_STATE_COMING failure
module: Fix up module_notifier return values
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