From: Puranjay Mohan <puranjay@kernel.org>
To: bpf@vger.kernel.org
Cc: Puranjay Mohan <puranjay@kernel.org>,
"Alexei Starovoitov" <ast@kernel.org>,
"Daniel Borkmann" <daniel@iogearbox.net>,
"Andrii Nakryiko" <andrii@kernel.org>,
"Martin KaFai Lau" <martin.lau@linux.dev>,
"Eduard Zingerman" <eddyz87@gmail.com>,
"Kumar Kartikeya Dwivedi" <memxor@gmail.com>,
"Song Liu" <song@kernel.org>,
"Yonghong Song" <yonghong.song@linux.dev>
Subject: [PATCH bpf-next v2 1/4] bpf: Inline bpf_iter_num_new() kfunc
Date: Fri, 17 Jul 2026 05:02:09 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260717120215.2171057-2-puranjay@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260717120215.2171057-1-puranjay@kernel.org>
The numeric iterator kfuncs bpf_iter_num_{new,next,destroy}() back the
open-coded iterator macro bpf_for() and are emitted as regular kfunc
calls by the verifier. bpf_iter_num_new() is small and only touches the
on-stack iterator state, so the verifier can open-code it and avoid the
call overhead of setting up an iterator.
Inline it in bpf_fixup_kfunc_call() by replacing the call with an
equivalent instruction sequence. R1 holds the pointer to the on-stack
bpf_iter_num, while R2 and R3 hold the start and end arguments. The
arithmetic and the error paths mirror the kfunc exactly, so a program
that inspects the return value keeps observing the same -EINVAL /
-E2BIG / 0 results.
The kfunc guards against overflow with a (s64)end - (s64)start range
check. The start > end case is rejected first, so start <= end at that
point and the range end - start fits in a u32. The inlined code computes
it with a 32-bit subtraction that zero-extends into a 64-bit register
and compares the result against BPF_MAX_LOOPS. Sign-extending the
operands with movsx instead would emit a cpuv4 instruction after
verification; JITs that do not implement movsx (e.g. x86-32, mips32,
sparc64) decode it as a plain move and would miscompile the check.
The emitted instructions are plain BPF and are handled by the
interpreter, so interpreter fallback stays correct and no jit_required
marking is needed.
Signed-off-by: Puranjay Mohan <puranjay@kernel.org>
---
kernel/bpf/verifier.c | 38 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 38 insertions(+)
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
index a78cdabf85607..9b9748b2a7cf5 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
@@ -19721,6 +19721,42 @@ static void __fixup_collection_insert_kfunc(struct bpf_insn_aux_data *insn_aux,
*cnt = 4;
}
+/*
+ * Inline bpf_iter_num_new(). R1 holds the pointer to the iterator, R2 and R3
+ * hold the (int) start and end arguments. Keep in sync with the kfunc in
+ * kernel/bpf/bpf_iter.c.
+ */
+static int inline_bpf_iter_num_new(struct bpf_insn *insn_buf)
+{
+ /* if (start > end) goto einval; */
+ insn_buf[0] = BPF_JMP32_REG(BPF_JSGT, BPF_REG_2, BPF_REG_3, 8);
+ /*
+ * start <= end here, so the range end - start fits in a u32; compute it
+ * as a 32-bit subtraction that zero-extends into r0.
+ */
+ insn_buf[1] = BPF_MOV32_REG(BPF_REG_0, BPF_REG_3);
+ insn_buf[2] = BPF_ALU32_REG(BPF_SUB, BPF_REG_0, BPF_REG_2);
+ /* if (r0 > BPF_MAX_LOOPS) goto e2big; */
+ insn_buf[3] = BPF_JMP_IMM(BPF_JSGT, BPF_REG_0, BPF_MAX_LOOPS, 8);
+ /* s->cur = start - 1; */
+ insn_buf[4] = BPF_ALU32_IMM(BPF_ADD, BPF_REG_2, -1);
+ insn_buf[5] = BPF_STX_MEM(BPF_W, BPF_REG_1, BPF_REG_2, 0);
+ /* s->end = end; */
+ insn_buf[6] = BPF_STX_MEM(BPF_W, BPF_REG_1, BPF_REG_3, 4);
+ /* return 0; */
+ insn_buf[7] = BPF_MOV64_IMM(BPF_REG_0, 0);
+ insn_buf[8] = BPF_JMP_A(5);
+ /* einval: s->cur = s->end = 0; return -EINVAL; */
+ insn_buf[9] = BPF_ST_MEM(BPF_DW, BPF_REG_1, 0, 0);
+ insn_buf[10] = BPF_MOV64_IMM(BPF_REG_0, -EINVAL);
+ insn_buf[11] = BPF_JMP_A(2);
+ /* e2big: s->cur = s->end = 0; return -E2BIG; */
+ insn_buf[12] = BPF_ST_MEM(BPF_DW, BPF_REG_1, 0, 0);
+ insn_buf[13] = BPF_MOV64_IMM(BPF_REG_0, -E2BIG);
+
+ return 14;
+}
+
int bpf_fixup_kfunc_call(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, struct bpf_insn *insn,
struct bpf_insn *insn_buf, int insn_idx, int *cnt)
{
@@ -19850,6 +19886,8 @@ int bpf_fixup_kfunc_call(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, struct bpf_insn *insn,
insn_buf[4] = BPF_ALU64_REG(BPF_SUB, BPF_REG_0, BPF_REG_1);
insn_buf[5] = BPF_ALU64_IMM(BPF_NEG, BPF_REG_0, 0);
*cnt = 6;
+ } else if (desc->func_id == special_kfunc_list[KF_bpf_iter_num_new]) {
+ *cnt = inline_bpf_iter_num_new(insn_buf);
}
if (env->insn_aux_data[insn_idx].arg_prog) {
--
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-07-17 12:02 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 10+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-07-17 12:02 [PATCH bpf-next v2 0/4] bpf: Inline the numeric open-coded iterator kfuncs Puranjay Mohan
2026-07-17 12:02 ` Puranjay Mohan [this message]
2026-07-17 19:30 ` [PATCH bpf-next v2 1/4] bpf: Inline bpf_iter_num_new() kfunc Eduard Zingerman
2026-07-17 12:02 ` [PATCH bpf-next v2 2/4] bpf: Inline bpf_iter_num_next() kfunc Puranjay Mohan
2026-07-17 19:44 ` Eduard Zingerman
2026-07-17 12:02 ` [PATCH bpf-next v2 3/4] bpf: Inline bpf_iter_num_destroy() kfunc Puranjay Mohan
2026-07-17 19:45 ` Eduard Zingerman
2026-07-17 12:02 ` [PATCH bpf-next v2 4/4] selftests/bpf: Add bpf_for() benchmark Puranjay Mohan
2026-07-17 19:02 ` Eduard Zingerman
2026-07-17 19:57 ` Eduard Zingerman
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