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,
memxor@gmail.com, eddyz87@gmail.com
Cc: Mykyta Yatsenko <yatsenko@meta.com>
Subject: [PATCH bpf-next v6 06/10] bpf: Add verifier support for bpf_timer argument in kfuncs
Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:59:15 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260120-timer_nolock-v6-6-670ffdd787b4@meta.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260120-timer_nolock-v6-0-670ffdd787b4@meta.com>
From: Mykyta Yatsenko <yatsenko@meta.com>
Extend the verifier to recognize struct bpf_timer as a valid kfunc
argument type. Previously, bpf_timer was only supported in BPF helpers.
This prepares for adding timer-related kfuncs in subsequent patches.
Signed-off-by: Mykyta Yatsenko <yatsenko@meta.com>
Acked-by: Andrii Nakryiko <andrii@kernel.org>
---
kernel/bpf/verifier.c | 59 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------
1 file changed, 53 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
index 9de0ec0c3ed998b0b135d85d64fe07ee0f8df6d5..ae189a6af1dbcbf2da30f70dd9b848c4f90bb5cf 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
@@ -8566,17 +8566,15 @@ static int check_map_field_pointer(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, u32 regno,
}
static int process_timer_func(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, int regno,
- struct bpf_call_arg_meta *meta)
+ struct bpf_map *map)
{
- struct bpf_reg_state *reg = reg_state(env, regno);
- struct bpf_map *map = reg->map_ptr;
int err;
err = check_map_field_pointer(env, regno, BPF_TIMER);
if (err)
return err;
- if (meta->map_ptr) {
+ if (map) {
verifier_bug(env, "Two map pointers in a timer helper");
return -EFAULT;
}
@@ -8584,8 +8582,36 @@ static int process_timer_func(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, int regno,
verbose(env, "bpf_timer cannot be used for PREEMPT_RT.\n");
return -EOPNOTSUPP;
}
+ return 0;
+}
+
+static int process_timer_helper(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, int regno,
+ struct bpf_call_arg_meta *meta)
+{
+ struct bpf_reg_state *reg = reg_state(env, regno);
+ int err;
+
+ err = process_timer_func(env, regno, meta->map_ptr);
+ if (err)
+ return err;
+
meta->map_uid = reg->map_uid;
- meta->map_ptr = map;
+ meta->map_ptr = reg->map_ptr;
+ return 0;
+}
+
+static int process_timer_kfunc(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, int regno,
+ struct bpf_kfunc_call_arg_meta *meta)
+{
+ struct bpf_reg_state *reg = reg_state(env, regno);
+ int err;
+
+ err = process_timer_func(env, regno, meta->map.ptr);
+ if (err)
+ return err;
+
+ meta->map.uid = reg->map_uid;
+ meta->map.ptr = reg->map_ptr;
return 0;
}
@@ -9913,7 +9939,7 @@ static int check_func_arg(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, u32 arg,
}
break;
case ARG_PTR_TO_TIMER:
- err = process_timer_func(env, regno, meta);
+ err = process_timer_helper(env, regno, meta);
if (err)
return err;
break;
@@ -12166,6 +12192,7 @@ enum {
KF_ARG_WORKQUEUE_ID,
KF_ARG_RES_SPIN_LOCK_ID,
KF_ARG_TASK_WORK_ID,
+ KF_ARG_TIMER_ID,
};
BTF_ID_LIST(kf_arg_btf_ids)
@@ -12177,6 +12204,7 @@ BTF_ID(struct, bpf_rb_node)
BTF_ID(struct, bpf_wq)
BTF_ID(struct, bpf_res_spin_lock)
BTF_ID(struct, bpf_task_work)
+BTF_ID(struct, bpf_timer)
static bool __is_kfunc_ptr_arg_type(const struct btf *btf,
const struct btf_param *arg, int type)
@@ -12220,6 +12248,11 @@ static bool is_kfunc_arg_rbtree_node(const struct btf *btf, const struct btf_par
return __is_kfunc_ptr_arg_type(btf, arg, KF_ARG_RB_NODE_ID);
}
+static bool is_kfunc_arg_timer(const struct btf *btf, const struct btf_param *arg)
+{
+ return __is_kfunc_ptr_arg_type(btf, arg, KF_ARG_TIMER_ID);
+}
+
static bool is_kfunc_arg_wq(const struct btf *btf, const struct btf_param *arg)
{
return __is_kfunc_ptr_arg_type(btf, arg, KF_ARG_WORKQUEUE_ID);
@@ -12314,6 +12347,7 @@ enum kfunc_ptr_arg_type {
KF_ARG_PTR_TO_NULL,
KF_ARG_PTR_TO_CONST_STR,
KF_ARG_PTR_TO_MAP,
+ KF_ARG_PTR_TO_TIMER,
KF_ARG_PTR_TO_WORKQUEUE,
KF_ARG_PTR_TO_IRQ_FLAG,
KF_ARG_PTR_TO_RES_SPIN_LOCK,
@@ -12559,6 +12593,9 @@ get_kfunc_ptr_arg_type(struct bpf_verifier_env *env,
if (is_kfunc_arg_wq(meta->btf, &args[argno]))
return KF_ARG_PTR_TO_WORKQUEUE;
+ if (is_kfunc_arg_timer(meta->btf, &args[argno]))
+ return KF_ARG_PTR_TO_TIMER;
+
if (is_kfunc_arg_task_work(meta->btf, &args[argno]))
return KF_ARG_PTR_TO_TASK_WORK;
@@ -13345,6 +13382,7 @@ static int check_kfunc_args(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, struct bpf_kfunc_call_
case KF_ARG_PTR_TO_REFCOUNTED_KPTR:
case KF_ARG_PTR_TO_CONST_STR:
case KF_ARG_PTR_TO_WORKQUEUE:
+ case KF_ARG_PTR_TO_TIMER:
case KF_ARG_PTR_TO_TASK_WORK:
case KF_ARG_PTR_TO_IRQ_FLAG:
case KF_ARG_PTR_TO_RES_SPIN_LOCK:
@@ -13644,6 +13682,15 @@ static int check_kfunc_args(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, struct bpf_kfunc_call_
if (ret < 0)
return ret;
break;
+ case KF_ARG_PTR_TO_TIMER:
+ if (reg->type != PTR_TO_MAP_VALUE) {
+ verbose(env, "arg#%d doesn't point to a map value\n", i);
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
+ ret = process_timer_kfunc(env, regno, meta);
+ if (ret < 0)
+ return ret;
+ break;
case KF_ARG_PTR_TO_TASK_WORK:
if (reg->type != PTR_TO_MAP_VALUE) {
verbose(env, "arg#%d doesn't point to a map value\n", i);
--
2.52.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-01-20 15:59 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 15+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-01-20 15:59 [PATCH bpf-next v6 00/10] bpf: Avoid locks in bpf_timer and bpf_wq Mykyta Yatsenko
2026-01-20 15:59 ` [PATCH bpf-next v6 01/10] bpf: Factor out timer deletion helper Mykyta Yatsenko
2026-01-20 15:59 ` [PATCH bpf-next v6 02/10] bpf: Remove unnecessary arguments from bpf_async_set_callback() Mykyta Yatsenko
2026-01-20 15:59 ` [PATCH bpf-next v6 03/10] bpf: Introduce lock-free bpf_async_update_prog_callback() Mykyta Yatsenko
2026-01-20 15:59 ` [PATCH bpf-next v6 04/10] bpf: Simplify bpf_timer_cancel() Mykyta Yatsenko
2026-01-20 15:59 ` [PATCH bpf-next v6 05/10] bpf: Enable bpf timer and workqueue use in NMI Mykyta Yatsenko
2026-01-20 18:31 ` Andrii Nakryiko
2026-01-20 21:17 ` Mykyta Yatsenko
2026-01-21 0:26 ` Andrii Nakryiko
2026-01-20 15:59 ` Mykyta Yatsenko [this message]
2026-01-20 15:59 ` [PATCH bpf-next v6 07/10] bpf: Introduce bpf_timer_cancel_async() kfunc Mykyta Yatsenko
2026-01-20 15:59 ` [PATCH bpf-next v6 08/10] selftests/bpf: Refactor timer selftests Mykyta Yatsenko
2026-01-20 15:59 ` [PATCH bpf-next v6 09/10] selftests/bpf: Add stress test for timer async cancel Mykyta Yatsenko
2026-01-20 15:59 ` [PATCH bpf-next v6 10/10] selftests/bpf: Verify bpf_timer_cancel_async works Mykyta Yatsenko
2026-01-21 2:30 ` [PATCH bpf-next v6 00/10] bpf: Avoid locks in bpf_timer and bpf_wq patchwork-bot+netdevbpf
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