From: Qiliang Yuan <odys.yuan@gmail.com>
To: Alexei Starovoitov <ast@kernel.org>,
Daniel Borkmann <daniel@iogearbox.net>,
John Fastabend <john.fastabend@gmail.com>,
Andrii Nakryiko <andrii@kernel.org>,
Eduard Zingerman <eddyz87@gmail.com>,
Kumar Kartikeya Dwivedi <memxor@gmail.com>,
Martin KaFai Lau <martin.lau@linux.dev>,
Song Liu <song@kernel.org>,
Yonghong Song <yonghong.song@linux.dev>,
Jiri Olsa <jolsa@kernel.org>,
Emil Tsalapatis <emil@etsalapatis.com>,
Ihor Solodrai <ihor.solodrai@linux.dev>,
Shuah Khan <shuah@kernel.org>
Cc: bpf@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
linux-kselftest@vger.kernel.org,
Qiliang Yuan <odys.yuan@gmail.com>
Subject: [PATCH bpf-next v2 09/22] bpf: Strip nops through the patch list
Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2026 07:51:54 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20261030-bpf-verifier-patch-batch-v2-9-55cd43439f7c@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20261030-bpf-verifier-patch-batch-v2-0-55cd43439f7c@gmail.com>
bpf_opt_remove_nops() removes every "ja 0" and "may_goto +0" with
verifier_remove_insns(). After removing may_goto +0, it looks at the
instruction in front of it again, since a may_goto +1 there has turned
into another may_goto +0.
Each removal moves the tail of the program and walks all of it, so
loading 131072 "ja 0" takes about 53 seconds.
Mark the nops in a bitmap first, queue their removal with
bpf_patch_list_del() and commit them once. Take a forward jump over
removed instructions as one of +0, and keep looking back from a
removed may_goto as long as that turns another one into a nop.
verifier_remove_insns() and its static helpers have no users left,
remove them.
Time of BPF_PROG_LOAD of n "ja 0" followed by "r0 = 0; exit", average
of three runs, x86_64 VM with 32 vCPUs, before and after this patch:
before after
n = 32768 3.207 s 0.203 s
n = 131072 52.940 s 0.766 s
Signed-off-by: Qiliang Yuan <odys.yuan@gmail.com>
---
kernel/bpf/fixups.c | 236 +++++++++++-----------------------------------------
1 file changed, 47 insertions(+), 189 deletions(-)
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/fixups.c b/kernel/bpf/fixups.c
index 95f4fe5d607e6..7c7c38eb9f0c2 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/fixups.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/fixups.c
@@ -298,14 +298,6 @@ static void adjust_insn_arrays(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, u32 first, u32 len)
bpf_insn_array_adjust(env->insn_array_maps[i], first, len);
}
-static void adjust_insn_arrays_after_remove(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, u32 off, u32 len)
-{
- int i;
-
- for (i = 0; i < env->insn_array_map_cnt; i++)
- bpf_insn_array_adjust_after_remove(env->insn_array_maps[i], off, len);
-}
-
static void adjust_poke_descs(struct bpf_prog *prog, u32 first, u32 len)
{
struct bpf_jit_poke_descriptor *tab = prog->aux->poke_tab;
@@ -743,133 +735,6 @@ static int adjust_jmp_off(struct bpf_prog *prog, u32 tgt_idx, u32 delta)
return 0;
}
-static int adjust_subprog_starts_after_remove(struct bpf_verifier_env *env,
- u32 off, u32 cnt)
-{
- int i, j;
-
- /* find first prog starting at or after off (first to remove) */
- for (i = 0; i < env->subprog_cnt; i++)
- if (env->subprog_info[i].start >= off)
- break;
- /* find first prog starting at or after off + cnt (first to stay) */
- for (j = i; j < env->subprog_cnt; j++)
- if (env->subprog_info[j].start >= off + cnt)
- break;
- /* if j doesn't start exactly at off + cnt, we are just removing
- * the front of previous prog
- */
- if (env->subprog_info[j].start != off + cnt)
- j--;
-
- if (j > i) {
- struct bpf_prog_aux *aux = env->prog->aux;
- int move;
-
- /* move fake 'exit' subprog as well */
- move = env->subprog_cnt + 1 - j;
-
- memmove(env->subprog_info + i,
- env->subprog_info + j,
- sizeof(*env->subprog_info) * move);
- env->subprog_cnt -= j - i;
-
- /* remove func_info and its aux */
- if (aux->func_info) {
- move = aux->func_info_cnt - j;
-
- memmove(aux->func_info + i,
- aux->func_info + j,
- sizeof(*aux->func_info) * move);
- if (aux->func_info_aux)
- memmove(aux->func_info_aux + i,
- aux->func_info_aux + j,
- sizeof(*aux->func_info_aux) * move);
- aux->func_info_cnt -= j - i;
- /* func_info->insn_off is set after all code rewrites,
- * in adjust_btf_func() - no need to adjust
- */
- }
- /* The exception callback is live, so it cannot sit inside the removed range. */
- if (env->exception_callback_subprog >= j)
- env->exception_callback_subprog -= j - i;
- } else {
- /* convert i from "first prog to remove" to "first to adjust" */
- if (env->subprog_info[i].start == off)
- i++;
- }
-
- /* update fake 'exit' subprog as well */
- for (; i <= env->subprog_cnt; i++)
- env->subprog_info[i].start -= cnt;
-
- return 0;
-}
-
-static int bpf_adj_linfo_after_remove(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, u32 off,
- u32 cnt)
-{
- struct bpf_prog *prog = env->prog;
- u32 i, l_off, l_cnt, nr_linfo;
- struct bpf_line_info *linfo;
-
- nr_linfo = prog->aux->nr_linfo;
- if (!nr_linfo)
- return 0;
-
- linfo = prog->aux->linfo;
-
- /* find first line info to remove, count lines to be removed */
- for (i = 0; i < nr_linfo; i++)
- if (linfo[i].insn_off >= off)
- break;
-
- l_off = i;
- l_cnt = 0;
- for (; i < nr_linfo; i++)
- if (linfo[i].insn_off < off + cnt)
- l_cnt++;
- else
- break;
-
- /* First live insn doesn't match first live linfo, it needs to "inherit"
- * last removed linfo. prog is already modified, so prog->len == off
- * means no live instructions after (tail of the program was removed).
- */
- if (prog->len != off && l_cnt &&
- (i == nr_linfo || linfo[i].insn_off != off + cnt)) {
- l_cnt--;
- linfo[--i].insn_off = off + cnt;
- }
-
- /* remove the line info which refer to the removed instructions */
- if (l_cnt) {
- memmove(linfo + l_off, linfo + i,
- sizeof(*linfo) * (nr_linfo - i));
-
- prog->aux->nr_linfo -= l_cnt;
- nr_linfo = prog->aux->nr_linfo;
- }
-
- /* pull all linfo[i].insn_off >= off + cnt in by cnt */
- for (i = l_off; i < nr_linfo; i++)
- linfo[i].insn_off -= cnt;
-
- /* fix up all subprogs (incl. 'exit') which start >= off */
- for (i = 0; i <= env->subprog_cnt; i++)
- if (env->subprog_info[i].linfo_idx > l_off) {
- /* program may have started in the removed region but
- * may not be fully removed
- */
- if (env->subprog_info[i].linfo_idx >= l_off + l_cnt)
- env->subprog_info[i].linfo_idx -= l_cnt;
- else
- env->subprog_info[i].linfo_idx = l_off;
- }
-
- return 0;
-}
-
/* Clean up dynamically allocated fields of aux data for instructions [start, ...] */
void bpf_clear_insn_aux_data(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, int start, int len)
{
@@ -886,44 +751,6 @@ void bpf_clear_insn_aux_data(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, int start, int len)
}
}
-static int verifier_remove_insns(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, u32 off, u32 cnt)
-{
- struct bpf_insn_aux_data *aux_data = env->insn_aux_data;
- unsigned int orig_prog_len = env->prog->len;
- int err;
-
- if (bpf_rewrite_must_abort())
- return -EINTR;
-
- if (bpf_prog_is_offloaded(env->prog->aux))
- bpf_prog_offload_remove_insns(env, off, cnt);
-
- bpf_clear_insn_aux_data(env, off, cnt);
-
- err = bpf_remove_insns(env->prog, off, cnt);
- if (err)
- return err;
-
- /* before subprogs are adjusted, since it looks at them */
- bpf_adjust_func_ptrs_after_remove(env, off, cnt);
-
- err = adjust_subprog_starts_after_remove(env, off, cnt);
- if (err)
- return err;
-
- err = bpf_adj_linfo_after_remove(env, off, cnt);
- if (err)
- return err;
-
- adjust_insn_arrays_after_remove(env, off, cnt);
-
- memmove(aux_data + off, aux_data + off + cnt,
- sizeof(*aux_data) * (orig_prog_len - off - cnt));
- env->insn_aux_data_len -= cnt;
-
- return 0;
-}
-
static const struct bpf_insn NOP = BPF_JMP_IMM(BPF_JA, 0, 0, 0);
static const struct bpf_insn MAY_GOTO_0 = BPF_RAW_INSN(BPF_JMP | BPF_JCOND, 0, 0, 0, 0);
@@ -1028,32 +855,63 @@ int bpf_opt_remove_dead_code(struct bpf_verifier_env *env)
return bpf_patch_list_commit(env);
}
+/*
+ * Whether insn i is a nop once the insns in 'removed' are gone. Only forward
+ * jumps over removed insns can turn into one.
+ */
+static bool insn_is_nop(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, int i,
+ const unsigned long *removed)
+{
+ struct bpf_insn insn = env->prog->insnsi[i];
+ int t = i + 1 + insn.off;
+
+ if (env->insn_aux_data[i].indirect_target)
+ return false;
+ if (insn.code != NOP.code && insn.code != MAY_GOTO_0.code)
+ return false;
+ if (insn.off > 0 && find_next_zero_bit(removed, t, i + 1) == t)
+ insn.off = 0;
+
+ return !memcmp(&insn, &NOP, sizeof(NOP)) ||
+ !memcmp(&insn, &MAY_GOTO_0, sizeof(MAY_GOTO_0));
+}
+
int bpf_opt_remove_nops(struct bpf_verifier_env *env)
{
- struct bpf_insn_aux_data *aux = env->insn_aux_data;
- struct bpf_insn *insn = env->prog->insnsi;
int insn_cnt = env->prog->len;
- bool is_may_goto_0, is_ja;
- int i, err;
+ unsigned long *removed;
+ int i, j, err = 0;
- for (i = 0; i < insn_cnt; i++) {
- is_may_goto_0 = !memcmp(&insn[i], &MAY_GOTO_0, sizeof(MAY_GOTO_0));
- is_ja = !memcmp(&insn[i], &NOP, sizeof(NOP));
+ removed = bitmap_zalloc(insn_cnt, GFP_KERNEL_ACCOUNT);
+ if (!removed)
+ return -ENOMEM;
- if (!is_may_goto_0 && !is_ja)
- continue;
- if (aux[i].indirect_target)
+ for (i = 0; i < insn_cnt; i++) {
+ if (!insn_is_nop(env, i, removed))
continue;
+ /*
+ * Removing may_goto +0 can turn the may_goto +1 in front of it
+ * into another one, look back as long as it does.
+ */
+ for (j = i; ; ) {
+ __set_bit(j, removed);
+ if (env->prog->insnsi[j].code != MAY_GOTO_0.code)
+ break;
+ while (--j >= 0 && test_bit(j, removed))
+ ;
+ if (j < 0 || !insn_is_nop(env, j, removed))
+ break;
+ }
+ }
- err = verifier_remove_insns(env, i, 1);
+ for_each_set_bit(i, removed, insn_cnt) {
+ err = bpf_patch_list_del(env, i);
if (err)
- return err;
- insn_cnt--;
- /* Go back one insn to catch may_goto +1; may_goto +0 sequence */
- i -= (is_may_goto_0 && i > 0) ? 2 : 1;
+ break;
}
+ bitmap_free(removed);
- return 0;
+ return err ?: bpf_patch_list_commit(env);
}
int bpf_opt_subreg_zext_lo32_rnd_hi32(struct bpf_verifier_env *env,
--
2.43.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-10-30 11:52 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 31+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-10-30 11:51 [PATCH bpf-next v2 00/22] bpf: Replace bpf_patch_insn_data() with a list of deferred patches Qiliang Yuan
2026-10-30 11:51 ` [PATCH bpf-next v2 01/22] bpf: Add a list of deferred instruction patches Qiliang Yuan
2026-10-30 11:51 ` [PATCH bpf-next v2 02/22] bpf: Remap the verifier state through the patch list Qiliang Yuan
2026-10-30 12:44 ` bot+bpf-ci
2026-10-30 11:51 ` [PATCH bpf-next v2 03/22] bpf: Apply single-instruction patches of the verifier in place Qiliang Yuan
2026-10-30 11:51 ` [PATCH bpf-next v2 04/22] bpf: Queue the rewrites of bpf_do_misc_fixups() Qiliang Yuan
2026-10-30 11:51 ` [PATCH bpf-next v2 05/22] bpf: Expand a backward may_goto to gotol when patches push it out of range Qiliang Yuan
2026-10-30 12:59 ` bot+bpf-ci
2026-10-30 11:51 ` [PATCH bpf-next v2 06/22] bpf: Drop the constant delta from bpf_do_misc_fixups() Qiliang Yuan
2026-10-30 11:51 ` [PATCH bpf-next v2 07/22] bpf: Let the patch list remove instructions Qiliang Yuan
2026-10-30 12:11 ` sashiko-bot
2026-10-30 11:51 ` [PATCH bpf-next v2 08/22] bpf: Remove dead code through the patch list Qiliang Yuan
2026-10-30 11:51 ` Qiliang Yuan [this message]
2026-10-30 12:45 ` [PATCH bpf-next v2 09/22] bpf: Strip nops " bot+bpf-ci
2026-10-30 11:51 ` [PATCH bpf-next v2 10/22] bpf: Batch the patches of bpf_opt_subreg_zext_lo32_rnd_hi32() Qiliang Yuan
2026-10-30 11:51 ` [PATCH bpf-next v2 11/22] bpf: Allow patching an instruction twice through the patch list Qiliang Yuan
2026-10-30 11:51 ` [PATCH bpf-next v2 12/22] bpf: Teach the patch list to insert in front of an instruction Qiliang Yuan
2026-10-30 12:44 ` bot+bpf-ci
2026-10-30 11:51 ` [PATCH bpf-next v2 13/22] bpf: Allow inserting in front of a queued patch Qiliang Yuan
2026-10-30 11:51 ` [PATCH bpf-next v2 14/22] bpf: Move bpf_convert_ctx_accesses() to the patch list Qiliang Yuan
2026-10-30 12:24 ` sashiko-bot
2026-10-30 11:52 ` [PATCH bpf-next v2 15/22] bpf: Insert the may_goto counter setup through " Qiliang Yuan
2026-10-30 11:52 ` [PATCH bpf-next v2 16/22] bpf: Append the hidden subprog " Qiliang Yuan
2026-10-30 11:52 ` [PATCH bpf-next v2 17/22] bpf: Inline bpf_loop() calls " Qiliang Yuan
2026-10-30 11:52 ` [PATCH bpf-next v2 18/22] bpf: Apply the patch list without a verifier env Qiliang Yuan
2026-10-30 11:52 ` [PATCH bpf-next v2 19/22] bpf: Blind constants through the patch list Qiliang Yuan
2026-10-30 12:44 ` bot+bpf-ci
2026-10-30 11:52 ` [PATCH bpf-next v2 20/22] bpf: Remove the old instruction patching code Qiliang Yuan
2026-10-30 11:52 ` [PATCH bpf-next v2 21/22] selftests/bpf: Test jumps around patches of bpf_do_misc_fixups() Qiliang Yuan
2026-10-30 11:52 ` [PATCH bpf-next v2 22/22] selftests/bpf: Cover a backward may_goto pushed out of range by patches Qiliang Yuan
2026-10-30 12:13 ` sashiko-bot
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