From: KaFai Wan <kafai.wan@linux.dev>
To: ast@kernel.org, daniel@iogearbox.net, john.fastabend@gmail.com,
andrii@kernel.org, martin.lau@linux.dev, eddyz87@gmail.com,
song@kernel.org, yonghong.song@linux.dev, kpsingh@kernel.org,
sdf@fomichev.me, haoluo@google.com, jolsa@kernel.org,
mrpre@163.com, mannkafai@gmail.com, bpf@vger.kernel.org,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Cc: KaFai Wan <kafai.wan@linux.dev>, Felix Fietkau <nbd@nbd.name>
Subject: [PATCH bpf-next 1/1] bpf: Allow fall back to interpreter for programs with stack size <= 512
Date: Tue, 5 Aug 2025 19:55:13 +0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20250805115513.4018532-1-kafai.wan@linux.dev> (raw)
OpenWRT users reported regression on ARMv6 devices after updating to latest
HEAD, where tcpdump filter:
tcpdump -i mon1 \
"not wlan addr3 3c37121a2b3c and not wlan addr2 184ecbca2a3a \
and not wlan addr2 14130b4d3f47 and not wlan addr2 f0f61cf440b7 \
and not wlan addr3 a84b4dedf471 and not wlan addr3 d022be17e1d7 \
and not wlan addr3 5c497967208b and not wlan addr2 706655784d5b"
fails with warning: "Kernel filter failed: No error information"
when using config:
# CONFIG_BPF_JIT_ALWAYS_ON is not set
CONFIG_BPF_JIT_DEFAULT_ON=y
The issue arises because commits:
1. "bpf: Fix array bounds error with may_goto" changed default runtime to
__bpf_prog_ret0_warn when jit_requested = 1
2. "bpf: Avoid __bpf_prog_ret0_warn when jit fails" returns error when
jit_requested = 1 but jit fails
This change restores interpreter fallback capability for BPF programs with
stack size <= 512 bytes when jit fails.
Reported-by: Felix Fietkau <nbd@nbd.name>
Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/2e267b4b-0540-45d8-9310-e127bf95fc63@nbd.name/
Fixes: 6ebc5030e0c5 ("bpf: Fix array bounds error with may_goto")
Fixes: 86bc9c742426 ("bpf: Avoid __bpf_prog_ret0_warn when jit fails")
Signed-off-by: KaFai Wan <kafai.wan@linux.dev>
---
kernel/bpf/core.c | 12 +++++++-----
1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/core.c b/kernel/bpf/core.c
index 5d1650af899d..2d86bd4b0b97 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/core.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/core.c
@@ -2366,8 +2366,8 @@ static unsigned int __bpf_prog_ret0_warn(const void *ctx,
const struct bpf_insn *insn)
{
/* If this handler ever gets executed, then BPF_JIT_ALWAYS_ON
- * is not working properly, or interpreter is being used when
- * prog->jit_requested is not 0, so warn about it!
+ * or may_goto may cause stack size > 512 is not working properly,
+ * so warn about it!
*/
WARN_ON_ONCE(1);
return 0;
@@ -2478,10 +2478,10 @@ static void bpf_prog_select_func(struct bpf_prog *fp)
* But for non-JITed programs, we don't need bpf_func, so no bounds
* check needed.
*/
- if (!fp->jit_requested &&
- !WARN_ON_ONCE(idx >= ARRAY_SIZE(interpreters))) {
+ if (idx < ARRAY_SIZE(interpreters)) {
fp->bpf_func = interpreters[idx];
} else {
+ WARN_ON_ONCE(!fp->jit_requested);
fp->bpf_func = __bpf_prog_ret0_warn;
}
#else
@@ -2505,7 +2505,7 @@ struct bpf_prog *bpf_prog_select_runtime(struct bpf_prog *fp, int *err)
/* In case of BPF to BPF calls, verifier did all the prep
* work with regards to JITing, etc.
*/
- bool jit_needed = fp->jit_requested;
+ bool jit_needed = false;
if (fp->bpf_func)
goto finalize;
@@ -2515,6 +2515,8 @@ struct bpf_prog *bpf_prog_select_runtime(struct bpf_prog *fp, int *err)
jit_needed = true;
bpf_prog_select_func(fp);
+ if (fp->bpf_func == __bpf_prog_ret0_warn)
+ jit_needed = true;
/* eBPF JITs can rewrite the program in case constant
* blinding is active. However, in case of error during
--
2.43.0
next reply other threads:[~2025-08-05 11:55 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2025-08-05 11:55 KaFai Wan [this message]
2025-08-05 17:45 ` [PATCH bpf-next 1/1] bpf: Allow fall back to interpreter for programs with stack size <= 512 Yonghong Song
2025-08-06 10:57 ` KaFai Wan
2025-08-06 17:37 ` Yonghong Song
2025-08-07 16:50 ` Alexei Starovoitov
2025-08-11 11:28 ` KaFai Wan
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