From: Ihor Solodrai <ihor.solodrai@linux.dev>
To: Alexei Starovoitov <ast@kernel.org>,
Andrii Nakryiko <andrii@kernel.org>,
Daniel Borkmann <daniel@iogearbox.net>,
Eduard Zingerman <eddyz87@gmail.com>,
Kumar Kartikeya Dwivedi <memxor@gmail.com>
Cc: Tejun Heo <tj@kernel.org>,
bpf@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
kernel-team@meta.com
Subject: [PATCH bpf v1 1/2] bpf: Fix tracing of kfuncs with implicit args
Date: Thu, 9 Jul 2026 17:59:01 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260710005902.2234832-1-ihor.solodrai@linux.dev> (raw)
A kfunc marked with KF_IMPLICIT_ARGS flag takes implicit arguments
(such as bpf_prog_aux) that the verifier injects at load time.
resolve_btfids strips those from the kfunc's BTF-visible prototype and
keeps the real kernel ABI in a counterpart _impl prototype [1].
fentry/fexit/fmod_ret/fsession programs may attach to the kernel
functions, including those with implicit args. However
bpf_check_attach_target() and bpf_check_attach_btf_id_multi() extract
the struct btf_func_model from the wrong BTF prototype of the
kfunc. The btf_func_model is later read to construct the trampoline,
which then causes the injected implicit argument to be clobbered and
the kfunc dereferencing garbage [2].
Add btf_attach_func_proto() to resolve the real ABI prototype of the
kfunc the way the call site does: by looking up the _impl prototype
for a KF_IMPLICIT_ARGS kfunc. Use it at both attach-target model
construction sites.
To enable this, make two supporting changes:
* pass bpf_verifier_log instead of bpf_verifier_env to
find_kfunc_impl_proto(), so it can be reused from the attach path
* introduce btf_kfunc_accumulated_flags() helper to read a kfunc's
flags across all hooks, because a program attaching to a kfunc is
not in the kfunc's call-set
The remaining call sites of btf_distill_func_proto() are safe as
is. The BPF_TRACE_ITER case distills a registered iterator's
prototype, and bpf_struct_ops_desc_init() distills the
function-pointer members of a struct_ops type. Neither is a kfunc, and
so can't have implicit arguments.
[1] https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260120222638.3976562-1-ihor.solodrai@linux.dev/
Fixes: 64e1360524b9 ("bpf: Verifier support for KF_IMPLICIT_ARGS")
Reported-by: Tejun Heo <tj@kernel.org>
Link: https://github.com/sched-ext/scx/issues/3687#issuecomment-4906694106
Signed-off-by: Ihor Solodrai <ihor.solodrai@linux.dev>
---
This should probably be backported to 7.1
---
include/linux/btf.h | 1 +
kernel/bpf/btf.c | 20 +++++++++++++++++
kernel/bpf/verifier.c | 51 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----------
3 files changed, 59 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)
diff --git a/include/linux/btf.h b/include/linux/btf.h
index 240401d9b25b..c52245ae0df5 100644
--- a/include/linux/btf.h
+++ b/include/linux/btf.h
@@ -578,6 +578,7 @@ const char *btf_str_by_offset(const struct btf *btf, u32 offset);
struct btf *btf_parse_vmlinux(void);
struct btf *bpf_prog_get_target_btf(const struct bpf_prog *prog);
u32 *btf_kfunc_flags(const struct btf *btf, u32 kfunc_btf_id, const struct bpf_prog *prog);
+u32 btf_kfunc_accumulated_flags(const struct btf *btf, u32 kfunc_btf_id);
bool btf_kfunc_is_allowed(const struct btf *btf, u32 kfunc_btf_id, const struct bpf_prog *prog);
u32 *btf_kfunc_is_modify_return(const struct btf *btf, u32 kfunc_btf_id,
const struct bpf_prog *prog);
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/btf.c b/kernel/bpf/btf.c
index 64572f85edc8..20aeca6b4f95 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/btf.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/btf.c
@@ -9114,6 +9114,26 @@ u32 *btf_kfunc_flags(const struct btf *btf, u32 kfunc_btf_id, const struct bpf_p
return btf_kfunc_id_set_contains(btf, hook, kfunc_btf_id);
}
+/*
+ * Return the union of a kfunc's flags across all hooks.
+ * Unlike btf_kfunc_flags(), not restricted to a calling
+ * program's hook. Used when attaching to a kfunc for tracing.
+ */
+u32 btf_kfunc_accumulated_flags(const struct btf *btf, u32 kfunc_btf_id)
+{
+ enum btf_kfunc_hook hook;
+ u32 *hook_flags;
+ u32 flags = 0;
+
+ for (hook = 0; hook < BTF_KFUNC_HOOK_MAX; hook++) {
+ hook_flags = btf_kfunc_id_set_contains(btf, hook, kfunc_btf_id);
+ if (hook_flags)
+ flags |= *hook_flags;
+ }
+
+ return flags;
+}
+
u32 *btf_kfunc_is_modify_return(const struct btf *btf, u32 kfunc_btf_id,
const struct bpf_prog *prog)
{
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
index 6515d4d3c003..fde11a2f6869 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
@@ -2584,24 +2584,24 @@ static struct btf *find_kfunc_desc_btf(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, s16 offset)
#define KF_IMPL_SUFFIX "_impl"
-static const struct btf_type *find_kfunc_impl_proto(struct bpf_verifier_env *env,
- struct btf *btf,
- const char *func_name)
+static const struct btf_type *
+find_kfunc_impl_proto(struct bpf_verifier_log *log, struct btf *btf, const char *func_name)
{
- char *buf = env->tmp_str_buf;
const struct btf_type *func;
+ char buf[KSYM_NAME_LEN];
s32 impl_id;
int len;
- len = snprintf(buf, TMP_STR_BUF_LEN, "%s%s", func_name, KF_IMPL_SUFFIX);
- if (len < 0 || len >= TMP_STR_BUF_LEN) {
- verbose(env, "function name %s%s is too long\n", func_name, KF_IMPL_SUFFIX);
+ len = snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "%s%s", func_name, KF_IMPL_SUFFIX);
+ if (len < 0 || len >= sizeof(buf)) {
+ bpf_log(log, "function name %s%s is too long\n",
+ func_name, KF_IMPL_SUFFIX);
return NULL;
}
impl_id = btf_find_by_name_kind(btf, buf, BTF_KIND_FUNC);
if (impl_id <= 0) {
- verbose(env, "cannot find function %s in BTF\n", buf);
+ bpf_log(log, "cannot find function %s in BTF\n", buf);
return NULL;
}
@@ -2653,7 +2653,7 @@ static int fetch_kfunc_meta(struct bpf_verifier_env *env,
* can be found through the counterpart _impl kfunc.
*/
if (kfunc_flags && (*kfunc_flags & KF_IMPLICIT_ARGS))
- func_proto = find_kfunc_impl_proto(env, btf, func_name);
+ func_proto = find_kfunc_impl_proto(&env->log, btf, func_name);
else
func_proto = btf_type_by_id(btf, func->type);
@@ -18873,6 +18873,31 @@ static int btf_id_allow_sleepable(u32 btf_id, unsigned long addr, const struct b
return -EINVAL;
}
+/*
+ * Resolve the prototype describing a trace target's real ABI. A
+ * KF_IMPLICIT_ARGS kfunc has its injected args stripped from the public
+ * prototype, so use the _impl prototype; other targets use their own.
+ */
+static const struct btf_type *
+btf_attach_func_proto(struct bpf_verifier_log *log, struct btf *btf, u32 func_id)
+{
+ const struct btf_type *func;
+ const char *name;
+ u32 kfunc_flags;
+
+ func = btf_type_by_id(btf, func_id);
+ if (!func || !btf_type_is_func(func))
+ return NULL;
+
+ kfunc_flags = btf_kfunc_accumulated_flags(btf, func_id);
+ if (kfunc_flags & KF_IMPLICIT_ARGS) {
+ name = btf_name_by_offset(btf, func->name_off);
+ return find_kfunc_impl_proto(log, btf, name);
+ }
+
+ return btf_type_by_id(btf, func->type);
+}
+
int bpf_check_attach_target(struct bpf_verifier_log *log,
const struct bpf_prog *prog,
const struct bpf_prog *tgt_prog,
@@ -19121,8 +19146,8 @@ int bpf_check_attach_target(struct bpf_verifier_log *log,
if (prog_extension &&
btf_check_type_match(log, prog, btf, t))
return -EINVAL;
- t = btf_type_by_id(btf, t->type);
- if (!btf_type_is_func_proto(t))
+ t = btf_attach_func_proto(log, btf, btf_id);
+ if (!t || !btf_type_is_func_proto(t))
return -EINVAL;
if ((prog->aux->saved_dst_prog_type || prog->aux->saved_dst_attach_type) &&
@@ -19407,8 +19432,8 @@ int bpf_check_attach_btf_id_multi(struct btf *btf, struct bpf_prog *prog, u32 bt
return -EINVAL;
if (!btf_type_is_func(t))
return -EINVAL;
- t = btf_type_by_id(btf, t->type);
- if (!btf_type_is_func_proto(t))
+ t = btf_attach_func_proto(NULL, btf, btf_id);
+ if (!t || !btf_type_is_func_proto(t))
return -EINVAL;
err = btf_distill_func_proto(NULL, btf, t, tname, &tgt_info->fmodel);
if (err < 0)
--
2.55.0
next reply other threads:[~2026-07-10 0:59 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-07-10 0:59 Ihor Solodrai [this message]
2026-07-10 0:59 ` [PATCH bpf v1 2/2] selftests/bpf: Cover tracing implicit kfunc args Ihor Solodrai
2026-07-10 1:21 ` [PATCH bpf v1 1/2] bpf: Fix tracing of kfuncs with implicit args sashiko-bot
2026-07-10 17:08 ` Ihor Solodrai
2026-07-10 17:23 ` Kumar Kartikeya Dwivedi
2026-07-10 17:34 ` Ihor Solodrai
2026-07-10 17:40 ` Kumar Kartikeya Dwivedi
2026-07-10 19:34 ` Ihor Solodrai
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