From: Puranjay Mohan <puranjay@kernel.org>
To: bpf@vger.kernel.org
Cc: Puranjay Mohan <puranjay@kernel.org>,
Puranjay Mohan <puranjay12@gmail.com>,
Alexei Starovoitov <ast@kernel.org>,
Andrii Nakryiko <andrii@kernel.org>,
Daniel Borkmann <daniel@iogearbox.net>,
Martin KaFai Lau <martin.lau@kernel.org>,
Eduard Zingerman <eddyz87@gmail.com>,
Kumar Kartikeya Dwivedi <memxor@gmail.com>,
Mykyta Yatsenko <mykyta.yatsenko5@gmail.com>,
kernel-team@meta.com, Mykyta Yatsenko <yatsenko@meta.com>
Subject: [PATCH bpf-next 1/3] bpf: Consolidate sleepable checks in check_helper_call()
Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2026 10:43:24 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260318174327.3151925-2-puranjay@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260318174327.3151925-1-puranjay@kernel.org>
check_helper_call() prints the error message for every
env->cur_state->active* element when calling a sleepable helper.
Consolidate all of them into a single print statement.
The check for env->cur_state->active_locks was not part of the removed
print statements and will not be triggered with the consolidated print
as well because it is checked in do_check() before check_helper_call()
is even reached.
Acked-by: Mykyta Yatsenko <yatsenko@meta.com>
Acked-by: Eduard Zingerman <eddyz87@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Puranjay Mohan <puranjay@kernel.org>
---
kernel/bpf/verifier.c | 44 +++++++------------
.../selftests/bpf/prog_tests/summarization.c | 2 +-
.../bpf/progs/verifier_async_cb_context.c | 4 +-
3 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 30 deletions(-)
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
index 01c18f4268de..4e0f6be5d2d5 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
@@ -11678,6 +11678,19 @@ static inline bool in_sleepable_context(struct bpf_verifier_env *env)
in_sleepable(env);
}
+static const char *non_sleepable_context_description(struct bpf_verifier_env *env)
+{
+ if (env->cur_state->active_rcu_locks)
+ return "rcu_read_lock region";
+ if (env->cur_state->active_preempt_locks)
+ return "non-preemptible region";
+ if (env->cur_state->active_irq_id)
+ return "IRQ-disabled region";
+ if (env->cur_state->active_locks)
+ return "lock region";
+ return "non-sleepable prog";
+}
+
static int check_helper_call(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, struct bpf_insn *insn,
int *insn_idx_p)
{
@@ -11717,11 +11730,6 @@ static int check_helper_call(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, struct bpf_insn *insn
return -EINVAL;
}
- if (!in_sleepable(env) && fn->might_sleep) {
- verbose(env, "helper call might sleep in a non-sleepable prog\n");
- return -EINVAL;
- }
-
/* With LD_ABS/IND some JITs save/restore skb from r1. */
changes_data = bpf_helper_changes_pkt_data(func_id);
if (changes_data && fn->arg1_type != ARG_PTR_TO_CTX) {
@@ -11738,28 +11746,10 @@ static int check_helper_call(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, struct bpf_insn *insn
return err;
}
- if (env->cur_state->active_rcu_locks) {
- if (fn->might_sleep) {
- verbose(env, "sleepable helper %s#%d in rcu_read_lock region\n",
- func_id_name(func_id), func_id);
- return -EINVAL;
- }
- }
-
- if (env->cur_state->active_preempt_locks) {
- if (fn->might_sleep) {
- verbose(env, "sleepable helper %s#%d in non-preemptible region\n",
- func_id_name(func_id), func_id);
- return -EINVAL;
- }
- }
-
- if (env->cur_state->active_irq_id) {
- if (fn->might_sleep) {
- verbose(env, "sleepable helper %s#%d in IRQ-disabled region\n",
- func_id_name(func_id), func_id);
- return -EINVAL;
- }
+ if (fn->might_sleep && !in_sleepable_context(env)) {
+ verbose(env, "sleepable helper %s#%d in %s\n", func_id_name(func_id), func_id,
+ non_sleepable_context_description(env));
+ return -EINVAL;
}
/* Track non-sleepable context for helpers. */
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/summarization.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/summarization.c
index 5dd6c120a838..6951786044ca 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/summarization.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/summarization.c
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ static void test_aux(const char *main_prog_name,
* this particular combination can be enabled.
*/
if (!strcmp("might_sleep", replacement) && err) {
- ASSERT_HAS_SUBSTR(log, "helper call might sleep in a non-sleepable prog", "error log");
+ ASSERT_HAS_SUBSTR(log, "sleepable helper bpf_copy_from_user#", "error log");
ASSERT_EQ(err, -EINVAL, "err");
test__skip();
goto out;
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/verifier_async_cb_context.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/verifier_async_cb_context.c
index 39aff82549c9..6bf95550a024 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/verifier_async_cb_context.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/verifier_async_cb_context.c
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ static int timer_cb(void *map, int *key, struct bpf_timer *timer)
}
SEC("fentry/bpf_fentry_test1")
-__failure __msg("helper call might sleep in a non-sleepable prog")
+__failure __msg("sleepable helper bpf_copy_from_user#{{[0-9]+}} in non-sleepable prog")
int timer_non_sleepable_prog(void *ctx)
{
struct timer_elem *val;
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ int timer_non_sleepable_prog(void *ctx)
}
SEC("lsm.s/file_open")
-__failure __msg("helper call might sleep in a non-sleepable prog")
+__failure __msg("sleepable helper bpf_copy_from_user#{{[0-9]+}} in non-sleepable prog")
int timer_sleepable_prog(void *ctx)
{
struct timer_elem *val;
--
2.52.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-03-18 17:43 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-03-18 17:43 [PATCH bpf-next 0/3] bpf: Consolidate sleepable context checks in verifier Puranjay Mohan
2026-03-18 17:43 ` Puranjay Mohan [this message]
2026-03-19 9:56 ` [PATCH bpf-next 1/3] bpf: Consolidate sleepable checks in check_helper_call() Kumar Kartikeya Dwivedi
2026-03-18 17:43 ` [PATCH bpf-next 2/3] bpf: Consolidate sleepable checks in check_kfunc_call() Puranjay Mohan
2026-03-19 9:57 ` Kumar Kartikeya Dwivedi
2026-03-18 17:43 ` [PATCH bpf-next 3/3] bpf: Consolidate sleepable checks in check_func_call() Puranjay Mohan
2026-03-19 9:57 ` Kumar Kartikeya Dwivedi
2026-03-21 20:20 ` [PATCH bpf-next 0/3] bpf: Consolidate sleepable context checks in verifier patchwork-bot+netdevbpf
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