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[RFC,v4,12/17] powerpc64/ftrace: Move ftrace sequence out of line

Message ID 9cf2cdddba74ec167ae1af5ec189bba8f704fb51.1720942106.git.naveen@kernel.org (mailing list archive)
State Handled Elsewhere
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Series powerpc: Core ftrace rework, support for ftrace direct and bpf trampolines | expand

Commit Message

Naveen N Rao July 14, 2024, 8:27 a.m. UTC
Function profile sequence on powerpc includes two instructions at the
beginning of each function:
	mflr	r0
	bl	ftrace_caller

The call to ftrace_caller() gets nop'ed out during kernel boot and is
patched in when ftrace is enabled.

Given the sequence, we cannot return from ftrace_caller with 'blr' as we
need to keep LR and r0 intact. This results in link stack (return
address predictor) imbalance when ftrace is enabled. To address that, we
would like to use a three instruction sequence:
	mflr	r0
	bl	ftrace_caller
	mtlr	r0

Further more, to support DYNAMIC_FTRACE_WITH_CALL_OPS, we need to
reserve two instruction slots before the function. This results in a
total of five instruction slots to be reserved for ftrace use on each
function that is traced.

Move the function profile sequence out-of-line to minimize its impact.
To do this, we reserve a single nop at function entry using
-fpatchable-function-entry=1 and add a pass on vmlinux.o to determine
the total number of functions that can be traced. This is then used to
generate a .S file reserving the appropriate amount of space for use as
ftrace stubs, which is built and linked into vmlinux.

On bootup, the stub space is split into separate stubs per function and
populated with the proper instruction sequence. A pointer to the
associated stub is maintained in dyn_arch_ftrace.

For modules, space for ftrace stubs is reserved from the generic module
stub space.

This is restricted to and enabled by default only on 64-bit powerpc,
though there are some changes to accommodate 32-bit powerpc. This is
done so that 32-bit powerpc could choose to opt into this based on
further tests and benchmarks.

As an example, after this patch, kernel functions will have a single nop
at function entry:
<kernel_clone>:
	addis	r2,r12,467
	addi	r2,r2,-16028
	nop
	mfocrf	r11,8
	...

When ftrace is enabled, the nop is converted to an unconditional branch
to the stub associated with that function:
<kernel_clone>:
	addis	r2,r12,467
	addi	r2,r2,-16028
	b	ftrace_ool_stub_text_end+0x11b28
	mfocrf	r11,8
	...

The associated stub:
<ftrace_ool_stub_text_end+0x11b28>:
	mflr	r0
	bl	ftrace_caller
	mtlr	r0
	b	kernel_clone+0xc
	...

Signed-off-by: Naveen N Rao <naveen@kernel.org>
---
 arch/powerpc/Kconfig                       |   5 +
 arch/powerpc/Makefile                      |   4 +
 arch/powerpc/include/asm/ftrace.h          |  11 ++
 arch/powerpc/include/asm/module.h          |   5 +
 arch/powerpc/kernel/asm-offsets.c          |   4 +
 arch/powerpc/kernel/module_64.c            |  58 +++++++-
 arch/powerpc/kernel/trace/ftrace.c         | 157 +++++++++++++++++++--
 arch/powerpc/kernel/trace/ftrace_entry.S   | 116 +++++++++++----
 arch/powerpc/tools/Makefile                |  10 ++
 arch/powerpc/tools/ftrace-gen-ool-stubs.sh |  48 +++++++
 10 files changed, 381 insertions(+), 37 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 arch/powerpc/tools/Makefile
 create mode 100755 arch/powerpc/tools/ftrace-gen-ool-stubs.sh

Comments

Nicholas Piggin July 15, 2024, 8:25 a.m. UTC | #1
On Sun Jul 14, 2024 at 6:27 PM AEST, Naveen N Rao wrote:
> Function profile sequence on powerpc includes two instructions at the
> beginning of each function:
> 	mflr	r0
> 	bl	ftrace_caller
>
> The call to ftrace_caller() gets nop'ed out during kernel boot and is
> patched in when ftrace is enabled.
>
> Given the sequence, we cannot return from ftrace_caller with 'blr' as we
> need to keep LR and r0 intact. This results in link stack (return
> address predictor) imbalance when ftrace is enabled. To address that, we
> would like to use a three instruction sequence:
> 	mflr	r0
> 	bl	ftrace_caller
> 	mtlr	r0
>
> Further more, to support DYNAMIC_FTRACE_WITH_CALL_OPS, we need to
> reserve two instruction slots before the function. This results in a
> total of five instruction slots to be reserved for ftrace use on each
> function that is traced.
>
> Move the function profile sequence out-of-line to minimize its impact.
> To do this, we reserve a single nop at function entry using
> -fpatchable-function-entry=1 and add a pass on vmlinux.o to determine
> the total number of functions that can be traced. This is then used to
> generate a .S file reserving the appropriate amount of space for use as
> ftrace stubs, which is built and linked into vmlinux.

These are all going into .tramp.ftrace.text AFAIKS? Should that be
moved after some of the other text in the linker script then if it
could get quite large? sched and lock and other things should be
closer to the rest of text and hot code.

Thanks,
Nick
David Laight July 15, 2024, 12:42 p.m. UTC | #2
From: Nicholas Piggin
> Sent: 15 July 2024 09:25
> 
> On Sun Jul 14, 2024 at 6:27 PM AEST, Naveen N Rao wrote:
> > Function profile sequence on powerpc includes two instructions at the
> > beginning of each function:
> > 	mflr	r0
> > 	bl	ftrace_caller
> >
> > The call to ftrace_caller() gets nop'ed out during kernel boot and is
> > patched in when ftrace is enabled.
> >
> > Given the sequence, we cannot return from ftrace_caller with 'blr' as we
> > need to keep LR and r0 intact. This results in link stack (return
> > address predictor) imbalance when ftrace is enabled. To address that, we
> > would like to use a three instruction sequence:
> > 	mflr	r0
> > 	bl	ftrace_caller
> > 	mtlr	r0
> >
> > Further more, to support DYNAMIC_FTRACE_WITH_CALL_OPS, we need to
> > reserve two instruction slots before the function. This results in a
> > total of five instruction slots to be reserved for ftrace use on each
> > function that is traced.
> >
> > Move the function profile sequence out-of-line to minimize its impact.
> > To do this, we reserve a single nop at function entry using
> > -fpatchable-function-entry=1 and add a pass on vmlinux.o to determine
> > the total number of functions that can be traced. This is then used to
> > generate a .S file reserving the appropriate amount of space for use as
> > ftrace stubs, which is built and linked into vmlinux.
> 
> These are all going into .tramp.ftrace.text AFAIKS? Should that be
> moved after some of the other text in the linker script then if it
> could get quite large? sched and lock and other things should be
> closer to the rest of text and hot code.

Can't you allocate the space for the 'function profile sequence'
at run-time when (if) ftrace is enabled?
When ftrace gets disabled it is likely possible to save the trampoline
number in the nop - so the same memory can be used next time.

	David

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Masahiro Yamada Aug. 27, 2024, 9:12 a.m. UTC | #3
On Sun, Jul 14, 2024 at 5:29 PM Naveen N Rao <naveen@kernel.org> wrote:
>
> Function profile sequence on powerpc includes two instructions at the
> beginning of each function:
>         mflr    r0
>         bl      ftrace_caller
>
> The call to ftrace_caller() gets nop'ed out during kernel boot and is
> patched in when ftrace is enabled.
>
> Given the sequence, we cannot return from ftrace_caller with 'blr' as we
> need to keep LR and r0 intact. This results in link stack (return
> address predictor) imbalance when ftrace is enabled. To address that, we
> would like to use a three instruction sequence:
>         mflr    r0
>         bl      ftrace_caller
>         mtlr    r0
>
> Further more, to support DYNAMIC_FTRACE_WITH_CALL_OPS, we need to
> reserve two instruction slots before the function. This results in a
> total of five instruction slots to be reserved for ftrace use on each
> function that is traced.
>
> Move the function profile sequence out-of-line to minimize its impact.
> To do this, we reserve a single nop at function entry using
> -fpatchable-function-entry=1 and add a pass on vmlinux.o to determine
> the total number of functions that can be traced. This is then used to
> generate a .S file reserving the appropriate amount of space for use as
> ftrace stubs, which is built and linked into vmlinux.
>
> On bootup, the stub space is split into separate stubs per function and
> populated with the proper instruction sequence. A pointer to the
> associated stub is maintained in dyn_arch_ftrace.
>
> For modules, space for ftrace stubs is reserved from the generic module
> stub space.
>
> This is restricted to and enabled by default only on 64-bit powerpc,
> though there are some changes to accommodate 32-bit powerpc. This is
> done so that 32-bit powerpc could choose to opt into this based on
> further tests and benchmarks.
>
> As an example, after this patch, kernel functions will have a single nop
> at function entry:
> <kernel_clone>:
>         addis   r2,r12,467
>         addi    r2,r2,-16028
>         nop
>         mfocrf  r11,8
>         ...
>
> When ftrace is enabled, the nop is converted to an unconditional branch
> to the stub associated with that function:
> <kernel_clone>:
>         addis   r2,r12,467
>         addi    r2,r2,-16028
>         b       ftrace_ool_stub_text_end+0x11b28
>         mfocrf  r11,8
>         ...
>
> The associated stub:
> <ftrace_ool_stub_text_end+0x11b28>:
>         mflr    r0
>         bl      ftrace_caller
>         mtlr    r0
>         b       kernel_clone+0xc
>         ...
>
> Signed-off-by: Naveen N Rao <naveen@kernel.org>



> diff --git a/arch/powerpc/tools/Makefile b/arch/powerpc/tools/Makefile
> new file mode 100644
> index 000000000000..31dd3151c272
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/arch/powerpc/tools/Makefile
> @@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
> +# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
> +
> +quiet_cmd_gen_ftrace_ool_stubs = FTRACE  $@


This is not "FTRACE".

"GEN" or something like that.



> +      cmd_gen_ftrace_ool_stubs = $< $(objtree)/vmlinux.o $@
> +
> +targets += .arch.vmlinux.o
> +.arch.vmlinux.o: $(srctree)/arch/powerpc/tools/ftrace-gen-ool-stubs.sh $(objtree)/vmlinux.o FORCE
> +       $(call if_changed,gen_ftrace_ool_stubs)
> +
> +clean-files += $(objtree)/.arch.vmlinux.S $(objtree)/.arch.vmlinux.o



This is wrong. $(objtree) is always '.'

It will attempt to clean up:

arch/powerpc/tools/.arch.vmlinux.S
arch/powerpc/tools/.arch.vmlinux.o



You must not create the intermediate file,
.arch.vmlinux.S at the top directory because
this build step is pretty much PowerPC-specific.


Rather, I'd recommend to create *.S and *.o in
arch/powerpc/tools/:

arch/powerpc/tools/vmlinux.S
arch/powerpc/tools/vmlinux.o




When you submit the next version, please run 'make clean'
and confirm that any powerpc-specific build artifacts
not being left-over.






> diff --git a/arch/powerpc/tools/ftrace-gen-ool-stubs.sh b/arch/powerpc/tools/ftrace-gen-ool-stubs.sh
> new file mode 100755
> index 000000000000..0b85cd5262ff
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/arch/powerpc/tools/ftrace-gen-ool-stubs.sh
> @@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
> +#!/bin/sh
> +# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
> +
> +# Error out on error
> +set -e
> +
> +is_enabled() {
> +       grep -q "^$1=y" include/config/auto.conf
> +}
> +
> +vmlinux_o=${1}
> +arch_vmlinux_o=${2}
> +arch_vmlinux_S=$(dirname ${arch_vmlinux_o})/$(basename ${arch_vmlinux_o} .o).S
> +
> +RELOCATION=R_PPC64_ADDR64
> +if is_enabled CONFIG_PPC32; then
> +       RELOCATION=R_PPC_ADDR32
> +fi
> +
> +num_ool_stubs_text=$(${CROSS_COMPILE}objdump -r -j __patchable_function_entries ${vmlinux_o} |
> +                    grep -v ".init.text" | grep "${RELOCATION}" | wc -l)
> +num_ool_stubs_inittext=$(${CROSS_COMPILE}objdump -r -j __patchable_function_entries ${vmlinux_o} |
> +                        grep ".init.text" | grep "${RELOCATION}" | wc -l)
> +
> +cat > ${arch_vmlinux_S} <<EOF
> +#include <asm/asm-offsets.h>
> +#include <linux/linkage.h>
> +
> +.pushsection .tramp.ftrace.text,"aw"
> +SYM_DATA(ftrace_ool_stub_text_end_count, .long ${num_ool_stubs_text})
> +
> +SYM_CODE_START(ftrace_ool_stub_text_end)
> +       .space ${num_ool_stubs_text} * FTRACE_OOL_STUB_SIZE
> +SYM_CODE_END(ftrace_ool_stub_text_end)
> +.popsection
> +
> +.pushsection .tramp.ftrace.init,"aw"
> +SYM_DATA(ftrace_ool_stub_inittext_count, .long ${num_ool_stubs_inittext})
> +
> +SYM_CODE_START(ftrace_ool_stub_inittext)
> +       .space ${num_ool_stubs_inittext} * FTRACE_OOL_STUB_SIZE
> +SYM_CODE_END(ftrace_ool_stub_inittext)
> +.popsection
> +EOF
> +
> +${CC} ${NOSTDINC_FLAGS} ${LINUXINCLUDE} ${KBUILD_CPPFLAGS} \
> +      ${KBUILD_AFLAGS} ${KBUILD_AFLAGS_KERNEL} \
> +      -c -o ${arch_vmlinux_o} ${arch_vmlinux_S}


Please do not compile this within a shell script.

scripts/Makefile.build provides rule_as_o_S to do this.




[1] vmlinux.o --> arch/powerpc/tools/vmlinux.S

[2] arch/powerpc/tools/vmlinux.S --> arch/powerpc/tools/vmlinux.o


Please split these in separate build rules.





> --
> 2.45.2
>


--
Best Regards
Masahiro Yamada
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Patch

diff --git a/arch/powerpc/Kconfig b/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
index 68f0e7a5576f..f50cfd15bb73 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
@@ -568,6 +568,11 @@  config ARCH_USING_PATCHABLE_FUNCTION_ENTRY
 	def_bool $(success,$(srctree)/arch/powerpc/tools/gcc-check-fpatchable-function-entry.sh $(CC) -mlittle-endian) if PPC64 && CPU_LITTLE_ENDIAN
 	def_bool $(success,$(srctree)/arch/powerpc/tools/gcc-check-fpatchable-function-entry.sh $(CC) -mbig-endian) if PPC64 && CPU_BIG_ENDIAN
 
+config PPC_FTRACE_OUT_OF_LINE
+	def_bool PPC64 && ARCH_USING_PATCHABLE_FUNCTION_ENTRY
+	depends on PPC64
+	select ARCH_WANTS_PRE_LINK_VMLINUX
+
 config HOTPLUG_CPU
 	bool "Support for enabling/disabling CPUs"
 	depends on SMP && (PPC_PSERIES || \
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/Makefile b/arch/powerpc/Makefile
index bbfe4a1f06ef..c973e6cd1ae8 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/Makefile
+++ b/arch/powerpc/Makefile
@@ -155,7 +155,11 @@  CC_FLAGS_NO_FPU		:= $(call cc-option,-msoft-float)
 ifdef CONFIG_FUNCTION_TRACER
 ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_USING_PATCHABLE_FUNCTION_ENTRY
 KBUILD_CPPFLAGS	+= -DCC_USING_PATCHABLE_FUNCTION_ENTRY
+ifdef CONFIG_PPC_FTRACE_OUT_OF_LINE
+CC_FLAGS_FTRACE := -fpatchable-function-entry=1
+else
 CC_FLAGS_FTRACE := -fpatchable-function-entry=2
+endif
 else
 CC_FLAGS_FTRACE := -pg
 ifdef CONFIG_MPROFILE_KERNEL
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/ftrace.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/ftrace.h
index 201f9d15430a..0589bb252de7 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/ftrace.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/ftrace.h
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@  unsigned long prepare_ftrace_return(unsigned long parent, unsigned long ip,
 struct module;
 struct dyn_ftrace;
 struct dyn_arch_ftrace {
+#ifdef CONFIG_PPC_FTRACE_OUT_OF_LINE
+	/* pointer to the associated out-of-line stub */
+	unsigned long ool_stub;
+#endif
 };
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_DYNAMIC_FTRACE_WITH_ARGS
@@ -132,6 +136,13 @@  static inline u8 this_cpu_get_ftrace_enabled(void) { return 1; }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_FUNCTION_TRACER
 extern unsigned int ftrace_tramp_text[], ftrace_tramp_init[];
+#ifdef CONFIG_PPC_FTRACE_OUT_OF_LINE
+struct ftrace_ool_stub {
+	u32	insn[4];
+};
+extern struct ftrace_ool_stub ftrace_ool_stub_text_end[], ftrace_ool_stub_inittext[];
+extern unsigned int ftrace_ool_stub_text_end_count, ftrace_ool_stub_inittext_count;
+#endif
 void ftrace_free_init_tramp(void);
 unsigned long ftrace_call_adjust(unsigned long addr);
 #else
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/module.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/module.h
index 300c777cc307..9ee70a4a0fde 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/module.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/module.h
@@ -47,6 +47,11 @@  struct mod_arch_specific {
 #ifdef CONFIG_DYNAMIC_FTRACE
 	unsigned long tramp;
 	unsigned long tramp_regs;
+#ifdef CONFIG_PPC_FTRACE_OUT_OF_LINE
+	struct ftrace_ool_stub *ool_stubs;
+	unsigned int ool_stub_count;
+	unsigned int ool_stub_index;
+#endif
 #endif
 };
 
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/asm-offsets.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/asm-offsets.c
index 23733282de4d..6854547d3164 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/asm-offsets.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/asm-offsets.c
@@ -674,5 +674,9 @@  int main(void)
 	DEFINE(BPT_SIZE, BPT_SIZE);
 #endif
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_PPC_FTRACE_OUT_OF_LINE
+	DEFINE(FTRACE_OOL_STUB_SIZE, sizeof(struct ftrace_ool_stub));
+#endif
+
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/module_64.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/module_64.c
index 1db88409bd95..6816e9967cab 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/module_64.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/module_64.c
@@ -205,7 +205,9 @@  static int relacmp(const void *_x, const void *_y)
 
 /* Get size of potential trampolines required. */
 static unsigned long get_stubs_size(const Elf64_Ehdr *hdr,
-				    const Elf64_Shdr *sechdrs)
+				    const Elf64_Shdr *sechdrs,
+				    char *secstrings,
+				    struct module *me)
 {
 	/* One extra reloc so it's always 0-addr terminated */
 	unsigned long relocs = 1;
@@ -244,6 +246,24 @@  static unsigned long get_stubs_size(const Elf64_Ehdr *hdr,
 	/* stubs for ftrace_caller and ftrace_regs_caller */
 	relocs += IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_DYNAMIC_FTRACE) + IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_DYNAMIC_FTRACE_WITH_REGS);
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_PPC_FTRACE_OUT_OF_LINE
+	/* stubs for the function tracer */
+	for (i = 1; i < hdr->e_shnum; i++) {
+		if (!strcmp(secstrings + sechdrs[i].sh_name, "__patchable_function_entries")) {
+			me->arch.ool_stub_count = sechdrs[i].sh_size / sizeof(unsigned long);
+			me->arch.ool_stub_index = 0;
+			relocs += roundup(me->arch.ool_stub_count * sizeof(struct ftrace_ool_stub),
+					  sizeof(struct ppc64_stub_entry)) /
+				  sizeof(struct ppc64_stub_entry);
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+	if (i == hdr->e_shnum) {
+		pr_err("%s: doesn't contain __patchable_function_entries.\n", me->name);
+		return -ENOEXEC;
+	}
+#endif
+
 	pr_debug("Looks like a total of %lu stubs, max\n", relocs);
 	return relocs * sizeof(struct ppc64_stub_entry);
 }
@@ -454,7 +474,7 @@  int module_frob_arch_sections(Elf64_Ehdr *hdr,
 #endif
 
 	/* Override the stubs size */
-	sechdrs[me->arch.stubs_section].sh_size = get_stubs_size(hdr, sechdrs);
+	sechdrs[me->arch.stubs_section].sh_size = get_stubs_size(hdr, sechdrs, secstrings, me);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -1079,6 +1099,37 @@  int module_trampoline_target(struct module *mod, unsigned long addr,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int setup_ftrace_ool_stubs(const Elf64_Shdr *sechdrs, unsigned long addr, struct module *me)
+{
+#ifdef CONFIG_PPC_FTRACE_OUT_OF_LINE
+	unsigned int i, total_stubs, num_stubs;
+	struct ppc64_stub_entry *stub;
+
+	total_stubs = sechdrs[me->arch.stubs_section].sh_size / sizeof(*stub);
+	num_stubs = roundup(me->arch.ool_stub_count * sizeof(struct ftrace_ool_stub),
+			    sizeof(struct ppc64_stub_entry)) / sizeof(struct ppc64_stub_entry);
+
+	/* Find the next available entry */
+	stub = (void *)sechdrs[me->arch.stubs_section].sh_addr;
+	for (i = 0; stub_func_addr(stub[i].funcdata); i++)
+		if (WARN_ON(i >= total_stubs))
+			return -1;
+
+	if (WARN_ON(i + num_stubs > total_stubs))
+		return -1;
+
+	stub += i;
+	me->arch.ool_stubs = (struct ftrace_ool_stub *)stub;
+
+	/* reserve stubs */
+	for (i = 0; i < num_stubs; i++)
+		if (patch_u32((void *)&stub->funcdata, PPC_RAW_NOP()))
+			return -1;
+#endif
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 int module_finalize_ftrace(struct module *mod, const Elf_Shdr *sechdrs)
 {
 	mod->arch.tramp = stub_for_addr(sechdrs,
@@ -1097,6 +1148,9 @@  int module_finalize_ftrace(struct module *mod, const Elf_Shdr *sechdrs)
 	if (!mod->arch.tramp)
 		return -ENOENT;
 
+	if (setup_ftrace_ool_stubs(sechdrs, mod->arch.tramp, mod))
+		return -ENOENT;
+
 	return 0;
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/trace/ftrace.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
index 719517265d39..c03336301bad 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@  unsigned long ftrace_call_adjust(unsigned long addr)
 	if (addr >= (unsigned long)__exittext_begin && addr < (unsigned long)__exittext_end)
 		return 0;
 
-	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ARCH_USING_PATCHABLE_FUNCTION_ENTRY))
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ARCH_USING_PATCHABLE_FUNCTION_ENTRY) &&
+	    !IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PPC_FTRACE_OUT_OF_LINE))
 		addr += MCOUNT_INSN_SIZE;
 
 	return addr;
@@ -127,11 +128,25 @@  static unsigned long ftrace_lookup_module_stub(unsigned long ip, unsigned long a
 }
 #endif
 
+static unsigned long ftrace_get_ool_stub(struct dyn_ftrace *rec)
+{
+#ifdef CONFIG_PPC_FTRACE_OUT_OF_LINE
+	return rec->arch.ool_stub;
+#else
+	BUILD_BUG();
+#endif
+}
+
 static int ftrace_get_call_inst(struct dyn_ftrace *rec, unsigned long addr, ppc_inst_t *call_inst)
 {
-	unsigned long ip = rec->ip;
+	unsigned long ip;
 	unsigned long stub;
 
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PPC_FTRACE_OUT_OF_LINE))
+		ip = ftrace_get_ool_stub(rec) + MCOUNT_INSN_SIZE; /* second instruction in stub */
+	else
+		ip = rec->ip;
+
 	if (is_offset_in_branch_range(addr - ip))
 		/* Within range */
 		stub = addr;
@@ -142,7 +157,7 @@  static int ftrace_get_call_inst(struct dyn_ftrace *rec, unsigned long addr, ppc_
 		stub = ftrace_lookup_module_stub(ip, addr);
 
 	if (!stub) {
-		pr_err("0x%lx: No ftrace stubs reachable\n", ip);
+		pr_err("0x%lx (0x%lx): No ftrace stubs reachable\n", ip, rec->ip);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
@@ -150,6 +165,87 @@  static int ftrace_get_call_inst(struct dyn_ftrace *rec, unsigned long addr, ppc_
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int ftrace_init_ool_stub(struct module *mod, struct dyn_ftrace *rec)
+{
+#ifdef CONFIG_PPC_FTRACE_OUT_OF_LINE
+	static int ool_stub_text_end_index, ool_stub_inittext_index;
+	int ret = 0, ool_stub_count, *ool_stub_index;
+	ppc_inst_t inst;
+	/*
+	 * See ftrace_entry.S if changing the below instruction sequence, as we rely on
+	 * decoding the last branch instruction here to recover the correct function ip.
+	 */
+	struct ftrace_ool_stub *ool_stub, ool_stub_template = {
+		.insn = {
+			PPC_RAW_MFLR(_R0),
+			PPC_RAW_NOP(),		/* bl ftrace_caller */
+			PPC_RAW_MTLR(_R0),
+			PPC_RAW_NOP()		/* b rec->ip + 4 */
+		}
+	};
+
+	WARN_ON(rec->arch.ool_stub);
+
+	if (is_kernel_inittext(rec->ip)) {
+		ool_stub = ftrace_ool_stub_inittext;
+		ool_stub_index = &ool_stub_inittext_index;
+		ool_stub_count = ftrace_ool_stub_inittext_count;
+	} else if (is_kernel_text(rec->ip)) {
+		ool_stub = ftrace_ool_stub_text_end;
+		ool_stub_index = &ool_stub_text_end_index;
+		ool_stub_count = ftrace_ool_stub_text_end_count;
+#ifdef CONFIG_MODULES
+	} else if (mod) {
+		ool_stub = mod->arch.ool_stubs;
+		ool_stub_index = &mod->arch.ool_stub_index;
+		ool_stub_count = mod->arch.ool_stub_count;
+#endif
+	} else {
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	ool_stub += (*ool_stub_index)++;
+
+	if (WARN_ON(*ool_stub_index > ool_stub_count))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	if (!is_offset_in_branch_range((long)rec->ip - (long)&ool_stub->insn[0]) ||
+	    !is_offset_in_branch_range((long)(rec->ip + MCOUNT_INSN_SIZE) - (long)&ool_stub->insn[3])) {
+		pr_err("%s: ftrace ool stub out of range (%p -> %p).\n",
+					__func__, (void *)rec->ip, (void *)&ool_stub->insn[0]);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	rec->arch.ool_stub = (unsigned long)&ool_stub->insn[0];
+
+	/* bl ftrace_caller */
+	if (mod)
+		/*
+		 * We can't use ftrace_get_call_inst() since that uses __module_text_address(rec->ip)
+		 * to look up the module. But, since the module is not fully formed at this stage,
+		 * the lookup fails. We know the target though, so generate the branch inst directly.
+		 */
+		inst = ftrace_create_branch_inst(ftrace_get_ool_stub(rec) + MCOUNT_INSN_SIZE,
+						 mod->arch.tramp, 1);
+	else
+		ret = ftrace_get_call_inst(rec, (unsigned long)ftrace_caller, &inst);
+	ool_stub_template.insn[1] = ppc_inst_val(inst);
+
+	/* b rec->ip + 4 */
+	if (!ret && create_branch(&inst, &ool_stub->insn[3], rec->ip + MCOUNT_INSN_SIZE, 0))
+		return -EINVAL;
+	ool_stub_template.insn[3] = ppc_inst_val(inst);
+
+	if (!ret)
+		ret = patch_instructions((u32 *)ool_stub, (u32 *)&ool_stub_template,
+					 sizeof(ool_stub_template), false);
+
+	return ret;
+#else /* !CONFIG_PPC_FTRACE_OUT_OF_LINE */
+	BUILD_BUG();
+#endif
+}
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_DYNAMIC_FTRACE_WITH_REGS
 int ftrace_modify_call(struct dyn_ftrace *rec, unsigned long old_addr, unsigned long addr)
 {
@@ -162,18 +258,29 @@  int ftrace_modify_call(struct dyn_ftrace *rec, unsigned long old_addr, unsigned
 int ftrace_make_call(struct dyn_ftrace *rec, unsigned long addr)
 {
 	ppc_inst_t old, new;
-	int ret;
+	unsigned long ip = rec->ip;
+	int ret = 0;
 
 	/* This can only ever be called during module load */
-	if (WARN_ON(!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_MODULES) || core_kernel_text(rec->ip)))
+	if (WARN_ON(!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_MODULES) || core_kernel_text(ip)))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	old = ppc_inst(PPC_RAW_NOP());
-	ret = ftrace_get_call_inst(rec, addr, &new);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PPC_FTRACE_OUT_OF_LINE)) {
+		ip = ftrace_get_ool_stub(rec) + MCOUNT_INSN_SIZE; /* second instruction in stub */
+		ret = ftrace_get_call_inst(rec, (unsigned long)ftrace_caller, &old);
+	}
 
-	return ftrace_modify_code(rec->ip, old, new);
+	ret |= ftrace_get_call_inst(rec, addr, &new);
+
+	if (!ret)
+		ret = ftrace_modify_code(ip, old, new);
+
+	if (!ret && IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PPC_FTRACE_OUT_OF_LINE))
+		ret = ftrace_modify_code(rec->ip, ppc_inst(PPC_RAW_NOP()),
+			 ppc_inst(PPC_RAW_BRANCH((long)ftrace_get_ool_stub(rec) - (long)rec->ip)));
+
+	return ret;
 }
 
 int ftrace_make_nop(struct module *mod, struct dyn_ftrace *rec, unsigned long addr)
@@ -206,6 +313,13 @@  void ftrace_replace_code(int enable)
 		new_addr = ftrace_get_addr_new(rec);
 		update = ftrace_update_record(rec, enable);
 
+		if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PPC_FTRACE_OUT_OF_LINE) && update != FTRACE_UPDATE_IGNORE) {
+			ip = ftrace_get_ool_stub(rec) + MCOUNT_INSN_SIZE;
+			ret = ftrace_get_call_inst(rec, (unsigned long)ftrace_caller, &nop_inst);
+			if (ret)
+				goto out;
+		}
+
 		switch (update) {
 		case FTRACE_UPDATE_IGNORE:
 		default:
@@ -230,6 +344,24 @@  void ftrace_replace_code(int enable)
 
 		if (!ret)
 			ret = ftrace_modify_code(ip, old, new);
+
+		if (!ret && IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PPC_FTRACE_OUT_OF_LINE) &&
+		    (update == FTRACE_UPDATE_MAKE_NOP || update == FTRACE_UPDATE_MAKE_CALL)) {
+			/* Update the actual ftrace location */
+			call_inst = ppc_inst(PPC_RAW_BRANCH((long)ftrace_get_ool_stub(rec) -
+							    (long)rec->ip));
+			nop_inst = ppc_inst(PPC_RAW_NOP());
+			ip = rec->ip;
+
+			if (update == FTRACE_UPDATE_MAKE_NOP)
+				ret = ftrace_modify_code(ip, call_inst, nop_inst);
+			else
+				ret = ftrace_modify_code(ip, nop_inst, call_inst);
+
+			if (ret)
+				goto out;
+		}
+
 		if (ret)
 			goto out;
 	}
@@ -249,7 +381,8 @@  int ftrace_init_nop(struct module *mod, struct dyn_ftrace *rec)
 	/* Verify instructions surrounding the ftrace location */
 	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ARCH_USING_PATCHABLE_FUNCTION_ENTRY)) {
 		/* Expect nops */
-		ret = ftrace_validate_inst(ip - 4, ppc_inst(PPC_RAW_NOP()));
+		if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PPC_FTRACE_OUT_OF_LINE))
+			ret = ftrace_validate_inst(ip - 4, ppc_inst(PPC_RAW_NOP()));
 		if (!ret)
 			ret = ftrace_validate_inst(ip, ppc_inst(PPC_RAW_NOP()));
 	} else if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PPC32)) {
@@ -277,6 +410,10 @@  int ftrace_init_nop(struct module *mod, struct dyn_ftrace *rec)
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
+	/* Set up out-of-line stub */
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PPC_FTRACE_OUT_OF_LINE))
+		return ftrace_init_ool_stub(mod, rec);
+
 	/* Nop-out the ftrace location */
 	new = ppc_inst(PPC_RAW_NOP());
 	addr = MCOUNT_ADDR;
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/trace/ftrace_entry.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/trace/ftrace_entry.S
index 244a1c7bb1e8..71f6a63cd861 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/trace/ftrace_entry.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/trace/ftrace_entry.S
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ 
 	SAVE_GPR(2, r1)
 	SAVE_GPRS(11, 31, r1)
 	.else
-#ifdef CONFIG_LIVEPATCH_64
+#if defined(CONFIG_LIVEPATCH_64) || defined(CONFIG_PPC_FTRACE_OUT_OF_LINE)
 	SAVE_GPR(14, r1)
 #endif
 	.endif
@@ -78,10 +78,6 @@ 
 
 	/* Get the _mcount() call site out of LR */
 	mflr	r7
-	/* Save it as pt_regs->nip */
-	PPC_STL	r7, _NIP(r1)
-	/* Also save it in B's stackframe header for proper unwind */
-	PPC_STL	r7, LRSAVE+SWITCH_FRAME_SIZE(r1)
 	/* Save the read LR in pt_regs->link */
 	PPC_STL	r0, _LINK(r1)
 
@@ -96,16 +92,6 @@ 
 	lwz	r5,function_trace_op@l(r3)
 #endif
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_LIVEPATCH_64
-	mr	r14, r7		/* remember old NIP */
-#endif
-
-	/* Calculate ip from nip-4 into r3 for call below */
-	subi    r3, r7, MCOUNT_INSN_SIZE
-
-	/* Put the original return address in r4 as parent_ip */
-	mr	r4, r0
-
 	/* Save special regs */
 	PPC_STL	r8, _MSR(r1)
 	.if \allregs == 1
@@ -114,17 +100,69 @@ 
 	PPC_STL	r11, _CCR(r1)
 	.endif
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_PPC_FTRACE_OUT_OF_LINE
+	/* Save our real return address in nvr for return */
+	.if \allregs == 0
+	SAVE_GPR(15, r1)
+	.endif
+	mr	r15, r7
+	/*
+	 * We want the ftrace location in the function, but our lr (in r7)
+	 * points at the 'mtlr r0' instruction in the out of line stub.  To
+	 * recover the ftrace location, we read the branch instruction in the
+	 * stub, and adjust our lr by the branch offset.
+	 *
+	 * See ftrace_init_ool_stub() for the profile sequence.
+	 */
+	lwz	r8, MCOUNT_INSN_SIZE(r7)
+	slwi	r8, r8, 6
+	srawi	r8, r8, 6
+	add	r3, r7, r8
+	/*
+	 * Override our nip to point past the branch in the original function.
+	 * This allows reliable stack trace and the ftrace stack tracer to work as-is.
+	 */
+	add	r7, r3, MCOUNT_INSN_SIZE
+#else
+	/* Calculate ip from nip-4 into r3 for call below */
+	subi    r3, r7, MCOUNT_INSN_SIZE
+#endif
+
+	/* Save NIP as pt_regs->nip */
+	PPC_STL	r7, _NIP(r1)
+	/* Also save it in B's stackframe header for proper unwind */
+	PPC_STL	r7, LRSAVE+SWITCH_FRAME_SIZE(r1)
+#if defined(CONFIG_LIVEPATCH_64) || defined(CONFIG_PPC_FTRACE_OUT_OF_LINE)
+	mr	r14, r7		/* remember old NIP */
+#endif
+
+	/* Put the original return address in r4 as parent_ip */
+	mr	r4, r0
+
 	/* Load &pt_regs in r6 for call below */
 	addi    r6, r1, STACK_INT_FRAME_REGS
 .endm
 
 .macro	ftrace_regs_exit allregs
+#ifndef CONFIG_PPC_FTRACE_OUT_OF_LINE
 	/* Load ctr with the possibly modified NIP */
 	PPC_LL	r3, _NIP(r1)
 	mtctr	r3
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_LIVEPATCH_64
 	cmpd	r14, r3		/* has NIP been altered? */
+#endif
+#else /* !CONFIG_PPC_FTRACE_OUT_OF_LINE */
+	/* Load LR with the possibly modified NIP */
+	PPC_LL	r3, _NIP(r1)
+	cmpd	r14, r3		/* has NIP been altered? */
+	bne-	1f
+
+	mr	r3, r15
+	.if \allregs == 0
+	REST_GPR(15, r1)
+	.endif
+1:	mtlr	r3
 #endif
 
 	/* Restore gprs */
@@ -132,14 +170,16 @@ 
 	REST_GPRS(2, 31, r1)
 	.else
 	REST_GPRS(3, 10, r1)
-#ifdef CONFIG_LIVEPATCH_64
+#if defined(CONFIG_LIVEPATCH_64) || defined(CONFIG_PPC_FTRACE_OUT_OF_LINE)
 	REST_GPR(14, r1)
 #endif
 	.endif
 
 	/* Restore possibly modified LR */
 	PPC_LL	r0, _LINK(r1)
+#ifndef CONFIG_PPC_FTRACE_OUT_OF_LINE
 	mtlr	r0
+#endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PPC64
 	/* Restore callee's TOC */
@@ -153,7 +193,16 @@ 
         /* Based on the cmpd above, if the NIP was altered handle livepatch */
 	bne-	livepatch_handler
 #endif
-	bctr			/* jump after _mcount site */
+	/* jump after _mcount site */
+#ifdef CONFIG_PPC_FTRACE_OUT_OF_LINE
+	/*
+	 * Return with blr to keep the link stack balanced. The function profiling sequence
+	 * uses 'mtlr r0' to restore LR.
+	 */
+	blr
+#else
+	bctr
+#endif
 .endm
 
 _GLOBAL(ftrace_regs_caller)
@@ -177,6 +226,11 @@  _GLOBAL(ftrace_stub)
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PPC64
 ftrace_no_trace:
+#ifdef CONFIG_PPC_FTRACE_OUT_OF_LINE
+	REST_GPR(3, r1)
+	addi	r1, r1, SWITCH_FRAME_SIZE+STACK_FRAME_MIN_SIZE
+	blr
+#else
 	mflr	r3
 	mtctr	r3
 	REST_GPR(3, r1)
@@ -184,6 +238,7 @@  ftrace_no_trace:
 	mtlr	r0
 	bctr
 #endif
+#endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_LIVEPATCH_64
 	/*
@@ -194,11 +249,17 @@  ftrace_no_trace:
 	 * We get here when a function A, calls another function B, but B has
 	 * been live patched with a new function C.
 	 *
-	 * On entry:
-	 *  - we have no stack frame and can not allocate one
+	 * On entry, we have no stack frame and can not allocate one.
+	 *
+	 * With PPC_FTRACE_OUT_OF_LINE=n, on entry:
 	 *  - LR points back to the original caller (in A)
 	 *  - CTR holds the new NIP in C
 	 *  - r0, r11 & r12 are free
+	 *
+	 * With PPC_FTRACE_OUT_OF_LINE=y, on entry:
+	 *  - r0 points back to the original caller (in A)
+	 *  - LR holds the new NIP in C
+	 *  - r11 & r12 are free
 	 */
 livepatch_handler:
 	ld	r12, PACA_THREAD_INFO(r13)
@@ -208,18 +269,23 @@  livepatch_handler:
 	addi	r11, r11, 24
 	std	r11, TI_livepatch_sp(r12)
 
-	/* Save toc & real LR on livepatch stack */
-	std	r2,  -24(r11)
-	mflr	r12
-	std	r12, -16(r11)
-
 	/* Store stack end marker */
 	lis     r12, STACK_END_MAGIC@h
 	ori     r12, r12, STACK_END_MAGIC@l
 	std	r12, -8(r11)
 
-	/* Put ctr in r12 for global entry and branch there */
+	/* Save toc & real LR on livepatch stack */
+	std	r2,  -24(r11)
+#ifndef CONFIG_PPC_FTRACE_OUT_OF_LINE
+	mflr	r12
+	std	r12, -16(r11)
 	mfctr	r12
+#else
+	std	r0, -16(r11)
+	mflr	r12
+	/* Put ctr in r12 for global entry and branch there */
+	mtctr	r12
+#endif
 	bctrl
 
 	/*
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/tools/Makefile b/arch/powerpc/tools/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..31dd3151c272
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/powerpc/tools/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@ 
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
+
+quiet_cmd_gen_ftrace_ool_stubs = FTRACE  $@
+      cmd_gen_ftrace_ool_stubs = $< $(objtree)/vmlinux.o $@
+
+targets += .arch.vmlinux.o
+.arch.vmlinux.o: $(srctree)/arch/powerpc/tools/ftrace-gen-ool-stubs.sh $(objtree)/vmlinux.o FORCE
+	$(call if_changed,gen_ftrace_ool_stubs)
+
+clean-files += $(objtree)/.arch.vmlinux.S $(objtree)/.arch.vmlinux.o
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/tools/ftrace-gen-ool-stubs.sh b/arch/powerpc/tools/ftrace-gen-ool-stubs.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000000..0b85cd5262ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/powerpc/tools/ftrace-gen-ool-stubs.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@ 
+#!/bin/sh
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
+
+# Error out on error
+set -e
+
+is_enabled() {
+	grep -q "^$1=y" include/config/auto.conf
+}
+
+vmlinux_o=${1}
+arch_vmlinux_o=${2}
+arch_vmlinux_S=$(dirname ${arch_vmlinux_o})/$(basename ${arch_vmlinux_o} .o).S
+
+RELOCATION=R_PPC64_ADDR64
+if is_enabled CONFIG_PPC32; then
+	RELOCATION=R_PPC_ADDR32
+fi
+
+num_ool_stubs_text=$(${CROSS_COMPILE}objdump -r -j __patchable_function_entries ${vmlinux_o} |
+		     grep -v ".init.text" | grep "${RELOCATION}" | wc -l)
+num_ool_stubs_inittext=$(${CROSS_COMPILE}objdump -r -j __patchable_function_entries ${vmlinux_o} |
+			 grep ".init.text" | grep "${RELOCATION}" | wc -l)
+
+cat > ${arch_vmlinux_S} <<EOF
+#include <asm/asm-offsets.h>
+#include <linux/linkage.h>
+
+.pushsection .tramp.ftrace.text,"aw"
+SYM_DATA(ftrace_ool_stub_text_end_count, .long ${num_ool_stubs_text})
+
+SYM_CODE_START(ftrace_ool_stub_text_end)
+	.space ${num_ool_stubs_text} * FTRACE_OOL_STUB_SIZE
+SYM_CODE_END(ftrace_ool_stub_text_end)
+.popsection
+
+.pushsection .tramp.ftrace.init,"aw"
+SYM_DATA(ftrace_ool_stub_inittext_count, .long ${num_ool_stubs_inittext})
+
+SYM_CODE_START(ftrace_ool_stub_inittext)
+	.space ${num_ool_stubs_inittext} * FTRACE_OOL_STUB_SIZE
+SYM_CODE_END(ftrace_ool_stub_inittext)
+.popsection
+EOF
+
+${CC} ${NOSTDINC_FLAGS} ${LINUXINCLUDE} ${KBUILD_CPPFLAGS} \
+      ${KBUILD_AFLAGS} ${KBUILD_AFLAGS_KERNEL} \
+      -c -o ${arch_vmlinux_o} ${arch_vmlinux_S}