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        "Subject": "[PATCH v3 0/4] powerpc/bpf: Add support for instruction array and\n indirect jump",
        "Date": "Wed,  1 Apr 2026 11:21:29 -0400",
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    "content": "From: Abhishek Dubey <adubey@linux.ibm.com>\n\nThe first 2 patch enable support for instruction array. Now, the\ninstruction offset map maintain the mapping:\noriginal inst -> xlated inst -> jited inst\n\nThe last two patch enable support for indirect jump. Any eligile\nregister can store jump target address for control flow to jump.\n\nThe later features will be enabled on ppc32 in a separate series.\n\nThe patch series is rebased over:\nhttps://lore.kernel.org/bpf/20260401141043.41513-1-adubey@linux.ibm.com\n\nAll selftest related to instruction array and indirect jump\nare passing on ppc64.\n\n# ./test_progs-cpuv4 -n 20\n#20/1    bpf_gotox/one-switch:OK\n#20/2    bpf_gotox/one-switch-non-zero-sec-offset:OK\n#20/3    bpf_gotox/two-switches:OK\n#20/4    bpf_gotox/big-jump-table:OK\n#20/5    bpf_gotox/static-global:OK\n#20/6    bpf_gotox/nonstatic-global:OK\n#20/7    bpf_gotox/other-sec:OK\n#20/8    bpf_gotox/static-global-other-sec:OK\n#20/9    bpf_gotox/nonstatic-global-other-sec:OK\n#20/10   bpf_gotox/one-jump-two-maps:OK\n#20/11   bpf_gotox/one-map-two-jumps:OK\n#20/12   bpf_gotox/check-ldimm64-off:OK\n#20/13   bpf_gotox/check-ldimm64-off-gotox:OK\n#20      bpf_gotox:OK\nSummary: 1/13 PASSED, 0 SKIPPED, 0 FAILED\n\n# ./test_progs-cpuv4 -n 21\n#21/1    bpf_insn_array/one2one:OK\n#21/2    bpf_insn_array/simple:OK\n#21/3    bpf_insn_array/deletions:OK\n#21/4    bpf_insn_array/deletions-with-functions:OK\n#21/5    bpf_insn_array/blindness:OK\n#21/6    bpf_insn_array/incorrect-index:OK\n#21/7    bpf_insn_array/load-unfrozen-map:OK\n#21/8    bpf_insn_array/no-map-reuse:OK\n#21/9    bpf_insn_array/bpf-side-ops:OK\n#21      bpf_insn_array:OK\nSummary: 1/9 PASSED, 0 SKIPPED, 0 FAILED\n\nv2->v3:\n  Address minor comments\n  Collecting Tested-by and Acked-by tags\nv1->v2:\n  Handle image offset for ABIv1\n\n[v2]: https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/20260227014315.39980-1-adubey@linux.ibm.com\n[v1]: https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/20260225010950.20218-1-adubey@linux.ibm.com\n\nAbhishek Dubey (4):\n  powerpc/bpf: Add support for instruction array\n  selftest/bpf: Enable instruction array test for powerpc\n  powerpc64/bpf: Add support for indirect jump\n  selftest/bpf: Enable gotox tests for powerpc64\n\n arch/powerpc/net/bpf_jit_comp.c                         | 7 +++++++\n arch/powerpc/net/bpf_jit_comp64.c                       | 8 ++++++++\n tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/bpf_insn_array.c | 2 +-\n tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/verifier_gotox.c      | 4 ++--\n 4 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)"
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