From: Mykyta Yatsenko <mykyta.yatsenko5@gmail.com>
To: bpf@vger.kernel.org, ast@kernel.org, andrii@kernel.org,
daniel@iogearbox.net, kafai@meta.com, kernel-team@meta.com,
eddyz87@gmail.com, memxor@gmail.com
Cc: Mykyta Yatsenko <yatsenko@meta.com>
Subject: [RFC PATCH v1 06/10] bpf: add plumbing for file-backed dynptr
Date: Fri, 3 Oct 2025 17:04:12 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20251003160416.585080-7-mykyta.yatsenko5@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20251003160416.585080-1-mykyta.yatsenko5@gmail.com>
From: Mykyta Yatsenko <yatsenko@meta.com>
Add the necessary verifier plumbing for the new file-backed dynptr type.
Introduce two kfuncs for its lifecycle management:
* bpf_dynptr_from_file() for initialization
* bpf_dynptr_file_discard() for destruction
Currently there is no mechanism for kfunc to release dynptr, this patch
add one:
* Introduce is_dynptr_release_arg() to tell if given dynptr argument
should be released
* Set meta->release_regno and regs[regno].ref_obj_id to make release
happen
Signed-off-by: Mykyta Yatsenko <yatsenko@meta.com>
---
include/linux/bpf.h | 7 ++++++-
kernel/bpf/helpers.c | 12 ++++++++++++
kernel/bpf/log.c | 2 ++
kernel/bpf/verifier.c | 22 ++++++++++++++++++++--
4 files changed, 40 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/include/linux/bpf.h b/include/linux/bpf.h
index 9ab38eaa6af9..bd70117b8e84 100644
--- a/include/linux/bpf.h
+++ b/include/linux/bpf.h
@@ -785,12 +785,15 @@ enum bpf_type_flag {
/* DYNPTR points to skb_metadata_end()-skb_metadata_len() */
DYNPTR_TYPE_SKB_META = BIT(19 + BPF_BASE_TYPE_BITS),
+ /* DYNPTR points to file */
+ DYNPTR_TYPE_FILE = BIT(20 + BPF_BASE_TYPE_BITS),
+
__BPF_TYPE_FLAG_MAX,
__BPF_TYPE_LAST_FLAG = __BPF_TYPE_FLAG_MAX - 1,
};
#define DYNPTR_TYPE_FLAG_MASK (DYNPTR_TYPE_LOCAL | DYNPTR_TYPE_RINGBUF | DYNPTR_TYPE_SKB \
- | DYNPTR_TYPE_XDP | DYNPTR_TYPE_SKB_META)
+ | DYNPTR_TYPE_XDP | DYNPTR_TYPE_SKB_META | DYNPTR_TYPE_FILE)
/* Max number of base types. */
#define BPF_BASE_TYPE_LIMIT (1UL << BPF_BASE_TYPE_BITS)
@@ -1378,6 +1381,8 @@ enum bpf_dynptr_type {
BPF_DYNPTR_TYPE_XDP,
/* Points to skb_metadata_end()-skb_metadata_len() */
BPF_DYNPTR_TYPE_SKB_META,
+ /* Underlying data is a file */
+ BPF_DYNPTR_TYPE_FILE,
};
int bpf_dynptr_check_size(u64 size);
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/helpers.c b/kernel/bpf/helpers.c
index 44f4a561f845..6f6aba03dda8 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/helpers.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/helpers.c
@@ -4199,6 +4199,16 @@ __bpf_kfunc int bpf_task_work_schedule_resume(struct task_struct *task, struct b
return bpf_task_work_schedule(task, tw, map__map, callback, aux__prog, TWA_RESUME);
}
+__bpf_kfunc int bpf_dynptr_from_file(struct file *file, u32 flags, struct bpf_dynptr *ptr__uninit)
+{
+ return 0;
+}
+
+__bpf_kfunc int bpf_dynptr_file_discard(struct bpf_dynptr *dynptr)
+{
+ return 0;
+}
+
__bpf_kfunc_end_defs();
static void bpf_task_work_cancel_scheduled(struct irq_work *irq_work)
@@ -4374,6 +4384,8 @@ BTF_ID_FLAGS(func, bpf_cgroup_read_xattr, KF_RCU)
BTF_ID_FLAGS(func, bpf_stream_vprintk, KF_TRUSTED_ARGS)
BTF_ID_FLAGS(func, bpf_task_work_schedule_signal, KF_TRUSTED_ARGS)
BTF_ID_FLAGS(func, bpf_task_work_schedule_resume, KF_TRUSTED_ARGS)
+BTF_ID_FLAGS(func, bpf_dynptr_from_file)
+BTF_ID_FLAGS(func, bpf_dynptr_file_discard)
BTF_KFUNCS_END(common_btf_ids)
static const struct btf_kfunc_id_set common_kfunc_set = {
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/log.c b/kernel/bpf/log.c
index f50533169cc3..70221aafc35c 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/log.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/log.c
@@ -500,6 +500,8 @@ const char *dynptr_type_str(enum bpf_dynptr_type type)
return "xdp";
case BPF_DYNPTR_TYPE_SKB_META:
return "skb_meta";
+ case BPF_DYNPTR_TYPE_FILE:
+ return "file";
case BPF_DYNPTR_TYPE_INVALID:
return "<invalid>";
default:
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
index 0b4ea18584bb..e4441155a4bf 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
@@ -676,6 +676,8 @@ static enum bpf_dynptr_type arg_to_dynptr_type(enum bpf_arg_type arg_type)
return BPF_DYNPTR_TYPE_XDP;
case DYNPTR_TYPE_SKB_META:
return BPF_DYNPTR_TYPE_SKB_META;
+ case DYNPTR_TYPE_FILE:
+ return BPF_DYNPTR_TYPE_FILE;
default:
return BPF_DYNPTR_TYPE_INVALID;
}
@@ -694,6 +696,8 @@ static enum bpf_type_flag get_dynptr_type_flag(enum bpf_dynptr_type type)
return DYNPTR_TYPE_XDP;
case BPF_DYNPTR_TYPE_SKB_META:
return DYNPTR_TYPE_SKB_META;
+ case BPF_DYNPTR_TYPE_FILE:
+ return DYNPTR_TYPE_FILE;
default:
return 0;
}
@@ -701,7 +705,7 @@ static enum bpf_type_flag get_dynptr_type_flag(enum bpf_dynptr_type type)
static bool dynptr_type_refcounted(enum bpf_dynptr_type type)
{
- return type == BPF_DYNPTR_TYPE_RINGBUF;
+ return type == BPF_DYNPTR_TYPE_RINGBUF || type == BPF_DYNPTR_TYPE_FILE;
}
static void __mark_dynptr_reg(struct bpf_reg_state *reg,
@@ -12258,6 +12262,8 @@ enum special_kfunc_type {
KF_bpf_res_spin_unlock,
KF_bpf_res_spin_lock_irqsave,
KF_bpf_res_spin_unlock_irqrestore,
+ KF_bpf_dynptr_from_file,
+ KF_bpf_dynptr_file_discard,
KF___bpf_trap,
KF_bpf_task_work_schedule_signal,
KF_bpf_task_work_schedule_resume,
@@ -12330,6 +12336,8 @@ BTF_ID(func, bpf_res_spin_lock)
BTF_ID(func, bpf_res_spin_unlock)
BTF_ID(func, bpf_res_spin_lock_irqsave)
BTF_ID(func, bpf_res_spin_unlock_irqrestore)
+BTF_ID(func, bpf_dynptr_from_file)
+BTF_ID(func, bpf_dynptr_file_discard)
BTF_ID(func, __bpf_trap)
BTF_ID(func, bpf_task_work_schedule_signal)
BTF_ID(func, bpf_task_work_schedule_resume)
@@ -13293,6 +13301,11 @@ static int check_kfunc_args(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, struct bpf_kfunc_call_
dynptr_arg_type |= DYNPTR_TYPE_XDP;
} else if (meta->func_id == special_kfunc_list[KF_bpf_dynptr_from_skb_meta]) {
dynptr_arg_type |= DYNPTR_TYPE_SKB_META;
+ } else if (meta->func_id == special_kfunc_list[KF_bpf_dynptr_from_file]) {
+ dynptr_arg_type |= DYNPTR_TYPE_FILE;
+ } else if (meta->func_id == special_kfunc_list[KF_bpf_dynptr_file_discard]) {
+ dynptr_arg_type |= DYNPTR_TYPE_FILE;
+ meta->release_regno = regno;
} else if (meta->func_id == special_kfunc_list[KF_bpf_dynptr_clone] &&
(dynptr_arg_type & MEM_UNINIT)) {
enum bpf_dynptr_type parent_type = meta->initialized_dynptr.type;
@@ -13969,7 +13982,12 @@ static int check_kfunc_call(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, struct bpf_insn *insn,
* PTR_TO_BTF_ID in bpf_kfunc_arg_meta, do the release now.
*/
if (meta.release_regno) {
- err = release_reference(env, regs[meta.release_regno].ref_obj_id);
+ struct bpf_reg_state *reg = ®s[meta.release_regno];
+
+ if (meta.initialized_dynptr.ref_obj_id)
+ err = unmark_stack_slots_dynptr(env, reg);
+ else
+ err = release_reference(env, reg->ref_obj_id);
if (err) {
verbose(env, "kfunc %s#%d reference has not been acquired before\n",
func_name, meta.func_id);
--
2.51.0
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Thread overview: 41+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2025-10-03 16:04 [RFC PATCH v1 00/10] bpf: Introduce file dynptr Mykyta Yatsenko
2025-10-03 16:04 ` [RFC PATCH v1 01/10] selftests/bpf: remove unnecessary kfunc prototypes Mykyta Yatsenko
2025-10-03 17:46 ` Eduard Zingerman
2025-10-03 16:04 ` [RFC PATCH v1 02/10] bpf: widen dynptr size/offset to 64 bit Mykyta Yatsenko
2025-10-03 18:16 ` Andrii Nakryiko
2025-10-03 18:40 ` Eduard Zingerman
2025-10-03 18:53 ` Mykyta Yatsenko
2025-10-03 16:04 ` [RFC PATCH v1 03/10] lib: extract freader into a separate files Mykyta Yatsenko
2025-10-03 18:16 ` Andrii Nakryiko
2025-10-03 20:04 ` Alexei Starovoitov
2025-10-03 16:04 ` [RFC PATCH v1 04/10] lib/freader: support reading more than 2 folios Mykyta Yatsenko
2025-10-03 18:16 ` Andrii Nakryiko
2025-10-03 18:29 ` Mykyta Yatsenko
2025-10-03 18:46 ` Andrii Nakryiko
2025-10-03 16:04 ` [RFC PATCH v1 05/10] bpf: verifier: centralize const dynptr check in unmark_stack_slots_dynptr() Mykyta Yatsenko
2025-10-03 18:18 ` Andrii Nakryiko
2025-10-03 19:02 ` Eduard Zingerman
2025-10-03 16:04 ` Mykyta Yatsenko [this message]
2025-10-03 18:38 ` [RFC PATCH v1 06/10] bpf: add plumbing for file-backed dynptr Andrii Nakryiko
2025-10-03 20:55 ` Eduard Zingerman
2025-10-03 16:04 ` [RFC PATCH v1 07/10] bpf: add kfuncs and helpers support for file dynptrs Mykyta Yatsenko
2025-10-03 18:38 ` Andrii Nakryiko
2025-10-03 18:59 ` Mykyta Yatsenko
2025-10-03 21:35 ` Eduard Zingerman
2025-10-08 0:25 ` Mykyta Yatsenko
2025-10-03 16:04 ` [RFC PATCH v1 08/10] bpf: verifier: refactor kfunc specialization Mykyta Yatsenko
2025-10-03 22:08 ` Eduard Zingerman
2025-10-08 0:35 ` Mykyta Yatsenko
2025-10-08 18:27 ` Mykyta Yatsenko
2025-10-08 19:15 ` Eduard Zingerman
2025-10-03 16:04 ` [RFC PATCH v1 09/10] bpf: dispatch to sleepable file dynptr Mykyta Yatsenko
2025-10-03 18:45 ` Andrii Nakryiko
2025-10-03 20:10 ` Alexei Starovoitov
2025-10-03 22:17 ` Eduard Zingerman
2025-10-03 16:04 ` [RFC PATCH v1 10/10] selftests/bpf: add file dynptr tests Mykyta Yatsenko
2025-10-03 20:02 ` Andrii Nakryiko
2025-10-06 11:50 ` Mykyta Yatsenko
2025-10-06 16:15 ` Andrii Nakryiko
2025-10-03 22:24 ` Eduard Zingerman
2025-10-06 11:54 ` Mykyta Yatsenko
2025-10-08 0:39 ` Mykyta Yatsenko
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