[PATCHv3 bpf-next 06/12] bpf: Factor callchain_store function from __bpf_get_stack

Jiri Olsa <[email protected]> Mon, 3 Aug 2026 23:01:43 +0200
Newsgroups org.kernel.vger.bpf
Message-ID <[email protected]>
The new callchain_store function stores trace entries buffer into
user supplied buffer. It covers both just-ip and buildid data.

Signed-off-by: Jiri Olsa <[email protected]>
---
 kernel/bpf/stackmap.c | 39 +++++++++++++++++++++++++--------------
 1 file changed, 25 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/bpf/stackmap.c b/kernel/bpf/stackmap.c
index 5b18d728f4b8..ee9905d67b8e 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/stackmap.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/stackmap.c
@@ -741,6 +741,29 @@ const struct bpf_func_proto bpf_get_stackid_proto_pe = {
 	.arg3_type	= ARG_ANYTHING,
 };
 
+static u32 callchain_store(struct perf_callchain_entry *trace, void *buf,
+			   u32 elem_size, u64 flags)
+{
+	bool user_build_id = flags & BPF_F_USER_BUILD_ID;
+	u32 skip = flags & BPF_F_SKIP_FIELD_MASK;
+	u32 trace_nr, copy_len;
+	u64 *ips;
+
+	trace_nr = trace->nr - skip;
+	copy_len = trace_nr * elem_size;
+
+	ips = trace->ip + skip;
+	if (user_build_id) {
+		struct bpf_stack_build_id *id_offs = buf;
+
+		for (u32 i = 0; i < trace_nr; i++)
+			id_offs[i].ip = ips[i];
+	} else {
+		memcpy(buf, ips, copy_len);
+	}
+	return trace_nr;
+}
+
 static long __bpf_get_stack(struct pt_regs *regs, struct task_struct *task,
 			    struct perf_callchain_entry *trace_in,
 			    void *buf, u32 size, u64 flags, bool may_fault)
@@ -753,7 +776,6 @@ static long __bpf_get_stack(struct pt_regs *regs, struct task_struct *task,
 	struct perf_callchain_entry *trace;
 	bool kernel = !user;
 	int err = -EINVAL;
-	u64 *ips;
 
 	if (unlikely(flags & ~(BPF_F_SKIP_FIELD_MASK | BPF_F_USER_STACK |
 			       BPF_F_USER_BUILD_ID)))
@@ -798,21 +820,10 @@ static long __bpf_get_stack(struct pt_regs *regs, struct task_struct *task,
 		goto err_fault;
 	}
 
-	trace_nr = trace->nr - skip;
+	trace_nr = callchain_store(trace, buf, elem_size, flags);
 	copy_len = trace_nr * elem_size;
 
-	ips = trace->ip + skip;
-	if (user_build_id) {
-		struct bpf_stack_build_id *id_offs = buf;
-		u32 i;
-
-		for (i = 0; i < trace_nr; i++)
-			id_offs[i].ip = ips[i];
-	} else {
-		memcpy(buf, ips, copy_len);
-	}
-
-	/* trace/ips should not be dereferenced after this point */
+	/* trace should not be dereferenced after this point */
 	if (may_fault)
 		rcu_read_unlock();
 
-- 
2.54.0