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authorThomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>2025-12-15 19:52:15 +0300
committerPeter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>2026-01-22 13:11:17 +0300
commit99d2592023e5d0a31f5f5a83c694df48239a1e6c (patch)
treef58a294e6f752c04fdf00f9d6c7360380722d4d4
parent28621ec2d46c6adf7d33a6facbd83e2fa566bd34 (diff)
downloadlinux-99d2592023e5d0a31f5f5a83c694df48239a1e6c.tar.xz
rseq: Implement sys_rseq_slice_yield()
Provide a new syscall which has the only purpose to yield the CPU after the kernel granted a time slice extension. sched_yield() is not suitable for that because it unconditionally schedules, but the end of the time slice extension is not required to schedule when the task was already preempted. This also allows to have a strict check for termination to catch user space invoking random syscalls including sched_yield() from a time slice extension region. Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@infradead.org> Reviewed-by: Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@efficios.com> Acked-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de> Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20251215155708.929634896@linutronix.de
-rw-r--r--arch/alpha/kernel/syscalls/syscall.tbl1
-rw-r--r--arch/arm/tools/syscall.tbl1
-rw-r--r--arch/arm64/tools/syscall_32.tbl1
-rw-r--r--arch/m68k/kernel/syscalls/syscall.tbl1
-rw-r--r--arch/microblaze/kernel/syscalls/syscall.tbl1
-rw-r--r--arch/mips/kernel/syscalls/syscall_n32.tbl1
-rw-r--r--arch/mips/kernel/syscalls/syscall_n64.tbl1
-rw-r--r--arch/mips/kernel/syscalls/syscall_o32.tbl1
-rw-r--r--arch/parisc/kernel/syscalls/syscall.tbl1
-rw-r--r--arch/powerpc/kernel/syscalls/syscall.tbl1
-rw-r--r--arch/s390/kernel/syscalls/syscall.tbl1
-rw-r--r--arch/sh/kernel/syscalls/syscall.tbl1
-rw-r--r--arch/sparc/kernel/syscalls/syscall.tbl1
-rw-r--r--arch/x86/entry/syscalls/syscall_32.tbl1
-rw-r--r--arch/x86/entry/syscalls/syscall_64.tbl1
-rw-r--r--arch/xtensa/kernel/syscalls/syscall.tbl1
-rw-r--r--include/linux/rseq_types.h2
-rw-r--r--include/linux/syscalls.h1
-rw-r--r--include/uapi/asm-generic/unistd.h5
-rw-r--r--kernel/rseq.c21
-rw-r--r--kernel/sys_ni.c1
-rw-r--r--scripts/syscall.tbl1
22 files changed, 46 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/arch/alpha/kernel/syscalls/syscall.tbl b/arch/alpha/kernel/syscalls/syscall.tbl
index 3fed97478058..f31b7afffc34 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/kernel/syscalls/syscall.tbl
+++ b/arch/alpha/kernel/syscalls/syscall.tbl
@@ -510,3 +510,4 @@
578 common file_getattr sys_file_getattr
579 common file_setattr sys_file_setattr
580 common listns sys_listns
+581 common rseq_slice_yield sys_rseq_slice_yield
diff --git a/arch/arm/tools/syscall.tbl b/arch/arm/tools/syscall.tbl
index fd09afae72a2..94351e22bfcf 100644
--- a/arch/arm/tools/syscall.tbl
+++ b/arch/arm/tools/syscall.tbl
@@ -485,3 +485,4 @@
468 common file_getattr sys_file_getattr
469 common file_setattr sys_file_setattr
470 common listns sys_listns
+471 common rseq_slice_yield sys_rseq_slice_yield
diff --git a/arch/arm64/tools/syscall_32.tbl b/arch/arm64/tools/syscall_32.tbl
index 8cdfe5d4dac9..62d93d88e0fe 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/tools/syscall_32.tbl
+++ b/arch/arm64/tools/syscall_32.tbl
@@ -482,3 +482,4 @@
468 common file_getattr sys_file_getattr
469 common file_setattr sys_file_setattr
470 common listns sys_listns
+471 common rseq_slice_yield sys_rseq_slice_yield
diff --git a/arch/m68k/kernel/syscalls/syscall.tbl b/arch/m68k/kernel/syscalls/syscall.tbl
index 871a5d67bf41..248934257101 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/kernel/syscalls/syscall.tbl
+++ b/arch/m68k/kernel/syscalls/syscall.tbl
@@ -470,3 +470,4 @@
468 common file_getattr sys_file_getattr
469 common file_setattr sys_file_setattr
470 common listns sys_listns
+471 common rseq_slice_yield sys_rseq_slice_yield
diff --git a/arch/microblaze/kernel/syscalls/syscall.tbl b/arch/microblaze/kernel/syscalls/syscall.tbl
index 022fc85d94b3..223d26303627 100644
--- a/arch/microblaze/kernel/syscalls/syscall.tbl
+++ b/arch/microblaze/kernel/syscalls/syscall.tbl
@@ -476,3 +476,4 @@
468 common file_getattr sys_file_getattr
469 common file_setattr sys_file_setattr
470 common listns sys_listns
+471 common rseq_slice_yield sys_rseq_slice_yield
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/syscalls/syscall_n32.tbl b/arch/mips/kernel/syscalls/syscall_n32.tbl
index 8cedc83c3266..7430714e2b8f 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/syscalls/syscall_n32.tbl
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/syscalls/syscall_n32.tbl
@@ -409,3 +409,4 @@
468 n32 file_getattr sys_file_getattr
469 n32 file_setattr sys_file_setattr
470 n32 listns sys_listns
+471 n32 rseq_slice_yield sys_rseq_slice_yield
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/syscalls/syscall_n64.tbl b/arch/mips/kernel/syscalls/syscall_n64.tbl
index 9b92bddf06b5..630aab9e5425 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/syscalls/syscall_n64.tbl
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/syscalls/syscall_n64.tbl
@@ -385,3 +385,4 @@
468 n64 file_getattr sys_file_getattr
469 n64 file_setattr sys_file_setattr
470 n64 listns sys_listns
+471 n64 rseq_slice_yield sys_rseq_slice_yield
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/syscalls/syscall_o32.tbl b/arch/mips/kernel/syscalls/syscall_o32.tbl
index f810b8a55716..128653112284 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/syscalls/syscall_o32.tbl
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/syscalls/syscall_o32.tbl
@@ -458,3 +458,4 @@
468 o32 file_getattr sys_file_getattr
469 o32 file_setattr sys_file_setattr
470 o32 listns sys_listns
+471 o32 rseq_slice_yield sys_rseq_slice_yield
diff --git a/arch/parisc/kernel/syscalls/syscall.tbl b/arch/parisc/kernel/syscalls/syscall.tbl
index 39bdacaa530b..f6e2d0379d57 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/kernel/syscalls/syscall.tbl
+++ b/arch/parisc/kernel/syscalls/syscall.tbl
@@ -469,3 +469,4 @@
468 common file_getattr sys_file_getattr
469 common file_setattr sys_file_setattr
470 common listns sys_listns
+471 common rseq_slice_yield sys_rseq_slice_yield
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/syscalls/syscall.tbl b/arch/powerpc/kernel/syscalls/syscall.tbl
index ec4458cdb97b..4fcc7c58a105 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/syscalls/syscall.tbl
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/syscalls/syscall.tbl
@@ -561,3 +561,4 @@
468 common file_getattr sys_file_getattr
469 common file_setattr sys_file_setattr
470 common listns sys_listns
+471 nospu rseq_slice_yield sys_rseq_slice_yield
diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/syscalls/syscall.tbl b/arch/s390/kernel/syscalls/syscall.tbl
index 417ed16b3c63..09a7ef04d979 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/syscalls/syscall.tbl
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/syscalls/syscall.tbl
@@ -397,3 +397,4 @@
468 common file_getattr sys_file_getattr
469 common file_setattr sys_file_setattr
470 common listns sys_listns
+471 common rseq_slice_yield sys_rseq_slice_yield
diff --git a/arch/sh/kernel/syscalls/syscall.tbl b/arch/sh/kernel/syscalls/syscall.tbl
index 969c11325ade..70b315cbe710 100644
--- a/arch/sh/kernel/syscalls/syscall.tbl
+++ b/arch/sh/kernel/syscalls/syscall.tbl
@@ -474,3 +474,4 @@
468 common file_getattr sys_file_getattr
469 common file_setattr sys_file_setattr
470 common listns sys_listns
+471 common rseq_slice_yield sys_rseq_slice_yield
diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/syscalls/syscall.tbl b/arch/sparc/kernel/syscalls/syscall.tbl
index 39aa26b6a50b..d5b1a7198410 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/syscalls/syscall.tbl
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/syscalls/syscall.tbl
@@ -516,3 +516,4 @@
468 common file_getattr sys_file_getattr
469 common file_setattr sys_file_setattr
470 common listns sys_listns
+471 common rseq_slice_yield sys_rseq_slice_yield
diff --git a/arch/x86/entry/syscalls/syscall_32.tbl b/arch/x86/entry/syscalls/syscall_32.tbl
index e979a3eac7a3..f832ebd2d79b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/entry/syscalls/syscall_32.tbl
+++ b/arch/x86/entry/syscalls/syscall_32.tbl
@@ -476,3 +476,4 @@
468 i386 file_getattr sys_file_getattr
469 i386 file_setattr sys_file_setattr
470 i386 listns sys_listns
+471 i386 rseq_slice_yield sys_rseq_slice_yield
diff --git a/arch/x86/entry/syscalls/syscall_64.tbl b/arch/x86/entry/syscalls/syscall_64.tbl
index 8a4ac4841be6..524155d655da 100644
--- a/arch/x86/entry/syscalls/syscall_64.tbl
+++ b/arch/x86/entry/syscalls/syscall_64.tbl
@@ -395,6 +395,7 @@
468 common file_getattr sys_file_getattr
469 common file_setattr sys_file_setattr
470 common listns sys_listns
+471 common rseq_slice_yield sys_rseq_slice_yield
#
# Due to a historical design error, certain syscalls are numbered differently
diff --git a/arch/xtensa/kernel/syscalls/syscall.tbl b/arch/xtensa/kernel/syscalls/syscall.tbl
index 438a3b170402..a9bca4e484de 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/kernel/syscalls/syscall.tbl
+++ b/arch/xtensa/kernel/syscalls/syscall.tbl
@@ -441,3 +441,4 @@
468 common file_getattr sys_file_getattr
469 common file_setattr sys_file_setattr
470 common listns sys_listns
+471 common rseq_slice_yield sys_rseq_slice_yield
diff --git a/include/linux/rseq_types.h b/include/linux/rseq_types.h
index 67e40c059b1b..8c540e775161 100644
--- a/include/linux/rseq_types.h
+++ b/include/linux/rseq_types.h
@@ -89,9 +89,11 @@ union rseq_slice_state {
/**
* struct rseq_slice - Status information for rseq time slice extension
* @state: Time slice extension state
+ * @yielded: Indicator for rseq_slice_yield()
*/
struct rseq_slice {
union rseq_slice_state state;
+ u8 yielded;
};
/**
diff --git a/include/linux/syscalls.h b/include/linux/syscalls.h
index cf84d98964b2..6c8a570cf44a 100644
--- a/include/linux/syscalls.h
+++ b/include/linux/syscalls.h
@@ -961,6 +961,7 @@ asmlinkage long sys_statx(int dfd, const char __user *path, unsigned flags,
unsigned mask, struct statx __user *buffer);
asmlinkage long sys_rseq(struct rseq __user *rseq, uint32_t rseq_len,
int flags, uint32_t sig);
+asmlinkage long sys_rseq_slice_yield(void);
asmlinkage long sys_open_tree(int dfd, const char __user *path, unsigned flags);
asmlinkage long sys_open_tree_attr(int dfd, const char __user *path,
unsigned flags,
diff --git a/include/uapi/asm-generic/unistd.h b/include/uapi/asm-generic/unistd.h
index 942370b3f5d2..a627acc8fb5f 100644
--- a/include/uapi/asm-generic/unistd.h
+++ b/include/uapi/asm-generic/unistd.h
@@ -860,8 +860,11 @@ __SYSCALL(__NR_file_setattr, sys_file_setattr)
#define __NR_listns 470
__SYSCALL(__NR_listns, sys_listns)
+#define __NR_rseq_slice_yield 471
+__SYSCALL(__NR_rseq_slice_yield, sys_rseq_slice_yield)
+
#undef __NR_syscalls
-#define __NR_syscalls 471
+#define __NR_syscalls 472
/*
* 32 bit systems traditionally used different
diff --git a/kernel/rseq.c b/kernel/rseq.c
index 09848bb14ec2..d8e1992edffa 100644
--- a/kernel/rseq.c
+++ b/kernel/rseq.c
@@ -553,6 +553,27 @@ die:
return -EFAULT;
}
+/**
+ * sys_rseq_slice_yield - yield the current processor side effect free if a
+ * task granted with a time slice extension is done with
+ * the critical work before being forced out.
+ *
+ * Return: 1 if the task successfully yielded the CPU within the granted slice.
+ * 0 if the slice extension was either never granted or was revoked by
+ * going over the granted extension, using a syscall other than this one
+ * or being scheduled out earlier due to a subsequent interrupt.
+ *
+ * The syscall does not schedule because the syscall entry work immediately
+ * relinquishes the CPU and schedules if required.
+ */
+SYSCALL_DEFINE0(rseq_slice_yield)
+{
+ int yielded = !!current->rseq.slice.yielded;
+
+ current->rseq.slice.yielded = 0;
+ return yielded;
+}
+
static int __init rseq_slice_cmdline(char *str)
{
bool on;
diff --git a/kernel/sys_ni.c b/kernel/sys_ni.c
index bf5d05c635ff..add3032da16f 100644
--- a/kernel/sys_ni.c
+++ b/kernel/sys_ni.c
@@ -390,6 +390,7 @@ COND_SYSCALL(setuid16);
/* restartable sequence */
COND_SYSCALL(rseq);
+COND_SYSCALL(rseq_slice_yield);
COND_SYSCALL(uretprobe);
COND_SYSCALL(uprobe);
diff --git a/scripts/syscall.tbl b/scripts/syscall.tbl
index e74868be513c..7a42b32b6577 100644
--- a/scripts/syscall.tbl
+++ b/scripts/syscall.tbl
@@ -411,3 +411,4 @@
468 common file_getattr sys_file_getattr
469 common file_setattr sys_file_setattr
470 common listns sys_listns
+471 common rseq_slice_yield sys_rseq_slice_yield