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From: Amery Hung <ameryhung@gmail.com>
To: bpf@vger.kernel.org
Cc: alexei.starovoitov@gmail.com, andrii@kernel.org,
	daniel@iogearbox.net, eddyz87@gmail.com, memxor@gmail.com,
	ameryhung@gmail.com, kernel-team@meta.com
Subject: [PATCH bpf-next v1 08/22] bpf: Classify kfunc arguments the verifier ignores
Date: Sat,  5 Sep 2026 15:01:03 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260905220117.922028-9-ameryhung@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260905220117.922028-1-ameryhung@gmail.com>

The verifier does not inspect __ign arguments or the implicit
arguments of a KF_IMPLICIT_ARGS kfunc. get_kfunc_arg_type() leaves
them unclassified, so gen_kfunc_arg_proto() skips them and
check_kfunc_args() repeats the same BTF predicates for every call.

Add ARG_IGNORE and classify both cases in get_kfunc_arg_type(). The
generated prototype can then record every argument, and the call site
can consume the recorded type without deriving the classification
again.

No functional change.

Signed-off-by: Amery Hung <ameryhung@gmail.com>
---
 include/linux/bpf.h   |  1 +
 kernel/bpf/verifier.c | 11 ++++++-----
 2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/bpf.h b/include/linux/bpf.h
index 547703f54a89..1f78746e0601 100644
--- a/include/linux/bpf.h
+++ b/include/linux/bpf.h
@@ -923,6 +923,7 @@ enum bpf_arg_type {
 	ARG_PTR_TO_IRQ_FLAG,	/* pointer to saved IRQ flags on the stack */
 	ARG_PTR_TO_RES_SPIN_LOCK,	/* pointer to bpf_res_spin_lock */
 	ARG_PTR_TO_PROG_AUX,	/* pointer to the caller's bpf_prog_aux */
+	ARG_IGNORE,		/* argument the verifier does not check at all */
 	__BPF_ARG_TYPE_MAX,
 
 	/* Extended arg_types. */
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
index 22f5aff76b40..7416f1e16aa9 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
@@ -8797,6 +8797,8 @@ static int check_func_arg(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, u32 arg,
 		cur_aux(env)->arg_prog = regno;
 		return 0;
 	}
+	if (arg_type == ARG_IGNORE)
+		return 0;
 
 	err = check_reg_arg(env, regno, SRC_OP);
 	if (err)
@@ -12086,6 +12088,9 @@ get_kfunc_arg_type(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, struct bpf_call_arg_meta *meta,
 	if (is_kfunc_arg_prog_aux(meta->btf, &args[arg]))
 		return ARG_PTR_TO_PROG_AUX;
 
+	if (is_kfunc_arg_ignore(meta->btf, &args[arg]) || is_kfunc_arg_implicit(meta, arg))
+		return ARG_IGNORE;
+
 	t = btf_type_skip_modifiers(meta->btf, args[arg].type, NULL);
 
 	/* Scalar arguments are classified from their BTF suffix/name alone. */
@@ -12215,7 +12220,6 @@ get_kfunc_arg_type(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, struct bpf_call_arg_meta *meta,
 static int gen_kfunc_arg_proto(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, struct bpf_call_arg_meta *meta,
 			       struct bpf_func_proto *proto)
 {
-	const struct btf *btf = meta->btf;
 	const struct btf_param *args;
 	u32 i, nargs;
 	int arg_type;
@@ -12234,9 +12238,6 @@ static int gen_kfunc_arg_proto(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, struct bpf_call_arg
 	}
 
 	for (i = 0; i < nargs; i++) {
-		if (is_kfunc_arg_ignore(btf, &args[i]) || is_kfunc_arg_implicit(meta, i))
-			continue;
-
 		arg_type = get_kfunc_arg_type(env, meta, args, i, nargs);
 		if (arg_type < 0)
 			return arg_type;
@@ -12844,7 +12845,7 @@ static int check_kfunc_args(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, struct bpf_call_arg_me
 			continue;
 		}
 
-		if (is_kfunc_arg_ignore(btf, &args[i]) || is_kfunc_arg_implicit(meta, i))
+		if (arg_type == ARG_IGNORE)
 			continue;
 
 		t = btf_type_skip_modifiers(btf, args[i].type, NULL);
-- 
2.52.0


  parent reply	other threads:[~2026-09-05 22:01 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 54+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-09-05 22:00 [PATCH bpf-next v1 00/22] bpf: Unify helper and kfunc argument checks Amery Hung
2026-09-05 22:00 ` [PATCH bpf-next v1 01/22] bpf: Pass call metadata through shared " Amery Hung
2026-09-05 22:00 ` [PATCH bpf-next v1 02/22] bpf: Address check_func_arg() arguments by argno Amery Hung
2026-09-05 22:44   ` bot+bpf-ci
2026-09-09 17:37     ` Amery Hung
2026-09-05 22:00 ` [PATCH bpf-next v1 03/22] bpf: Only compare func_id against BPF_FUNC_* for helper calls Amery Hung
2026-09-05 22:00 ` [PATCH bpf-next v1 04/22] bpf: Only compare func_id against kfunc BTF IDs for kfunc calls Amery Hung
2026-09-05 22:44   ` bot+bpf-ci
2026-09-09 17:47     ` Amery Hung
2026-09-05 22:01 ` [PATCH bpf-next v1 05/22] bpf: Rename ambiguous function argument types Amery Hung
2026-09-05 23:08   ` bot+bpf-ci
2026-09-09 17:54     ` Amery Hung
2026-09-05 22:01 ` [PATCH bpf-next v1 06/22] bpf: Unify kfunc argument kinds with enum bpf_arg_type Amery Hung
2026-09-05 23:08   ` bot+bpf-ci
2026-09-09 18:04     ` Amery Hung
2026-09-05 22:01 ` [PATCH bpf-next v1 07/22] bpf: Align helper and kfunc ARG_PTR_TO_PROG_AUX handling Amery Hung
2026-09-05 23:08   ` bot+bpf-ci
2026-09-09 18:23     ` Amery Hung
2026-09-05 22:01 ` Amery Hung [this message]
2026-09-05 22:44   ` [PATCH bpf-next v1 08/22] bpf: Classify kfunc arguments the verifier ignores bot+bpf-ci
2026-09-09 18:27     ` Amery Hung
2026-09-05 22:01 ` [PATCH bpf-next v1 09/22] bpf: Set OBJ_RELEASE when generating kfunc argument types Amery Hung
2026-09-05 22:01 ` [PATCH bpf-next v1 10/22] bpf: Set MEM_UNINIT and dynptr subtypes when generating kfunc arg types Amery Hung
2026-09-05 22:01 ` [PATCH bpf-next v1 11/22] bpf: Set MEM_RCU when generating kfunc argument types Amery Hung
2026-09-05 22:44   ` bot+bpf-ci
2026-09-09 18:41     ` Amery Hung
2026-09-05 22:01 ` [PATCH bpf-next v1 12/22] bpf: Resolve BTF ID of ARG_PTR_TO_BTF_ID in kfunc bpf_func_proto Amery Hung
2026-09-05 23:08   ` bot+bpf-ci
2026-09-09 20:42     ` Amery Hung
2026-09-05 22:01 ` [PATCH bpf-next v1 13/22] bpf: Resolve ARG_PTR_TO_MEM | MEM_FIXED_SIZE size " Amery Hung
2026-09-05 22:01 ` [PATCH bpf-next v1 14/22] bpf: Consolidate runtime argument type resolution Amery Hung
2026-09-10 21:52   ` Alexei Starovoitov
2026-09-11 21:01     ` Amery Hung
2026-09-05 22:01 ` [PATCH bpf-next v1 15/22] bpf: Consolidate nullable argument validation Amery Hung
2026-09-05 22:01 ` [PATCH bpf-next v1 16/22] bpf: Drop redundant BTF pointer helper write rejection Amery Hung
2026-09-05 23:08   ` bot+bpf-ci
2026-09-09 20:48     ` Amery Hung
2026-09-05 22:01 ` [PATCH bpf-next v1 17/22] bpf: Consolidate helper and kfunc PTR_TO_BTF_ID argument matching Amery Hung
2026-09-05 22:01 ` [PATCH bpf-next v1 18/22] bpf: Admit kfunc argument registers through check_reg_type() Amery Hung
2026-09-05 23:23   ` bot+bpf-ci
2026-09-10 16:18     ` Amery Hung
2026-09-05 22:01 ` [PATCH bpf-next v1 19/22] selftests/bpf: Test kfunc packet memory direct writes Amery Hung
2026-09-05 22:44   ` bot+bpf-ci
2026-09-11 20:46     ` Amery Hung
2026-09-05 22:01 ` [PATCH bpf-next v1 20/22] bpf: Consolidate function call pkt_access validation Amery Hung
2026-09-05 22:01 ` [PATCH bpf-next v1 21/22] bpf: Consolidate release argument validation Amery Hung
2026-09-05 23:08   ` bot+bpf-ci
2026-09-11 20:47     ` Amery Hung
2026-09-05 22:01 ` [PATCH bpf-next v1 22/22] bpf: Check helper and kfunc arguments in one path Amery Hung
2026-09-05 22:33   ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-11 20:59     ` Amery Hung
2026-09-10 21:53   ` Alexei Starovoitov
2026-09-11 20:55     ` Amery Hung
2026-09-12  3:20 ` [PATCH bpf-next v1 00/22] bpf: Unify helper and kfunc argument checks patchwork-bot+netdevbpf

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