On Wed, 16 Jul 2025 15:35:16 -0700
Alexei Starovoitov <alexei.starovoitov@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 4.
> Maybe we should extend clang/gcc to support attr(preserve_access_index)
> on x86 and other architectures ;)
> We rely heavily on it in bpf backend.
> Then one can simply write:
>
> struct rq___my {
> unsigned int nr_pinned;
> } __attribute__((preserve_access_index));
>
> struct rq___my *rq;
>
> rq = this_rq();
> rq->nr_pinned++;
>
> and the compiler will do its magic of offset adjustment.
> That's how BPF CORE works.
GNU Cauldron in Porto, Portugal is having a kernel track (hopefully if it
gets accepted). I highly recommend you attending and recommending these
features. It's happening two days after Kernel Recipes (I already booked my
plane tickets).
https://gcc.gnu.org/wiki/cauldron2025
Peter, maybe you can attend too?
-- Steve
