From: Daniel Borkmann <daniel@iogearbox.net>
To: bpf@vger.kernel.org
Cc: puranjay@kernel.org, ast@kernel.org, eddyz87@gmail.com, info@starlabs.sg
Subject: [PATCH bpf-next v2 2/2] selftests/bpf: Add more precision tracking tests for atomics
Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2026 00:20:20 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260331222020.401848-2-daniel@iogearbox.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260331222020.401848-1-daniel@iogearbox.net>
Add verifier precision tracking tests for BPF atomic fetch operations.
Validate that backtrack_insn correctly propagates precision from the
fetch dst_reg to the stack slot for {fetch_add,xchg,cmpxchg} atomics.
For the first two src_reg gets the old memory value, and for the last
one r0. The fetched register is used for pointer arithmetic to trigger
backtracking. Also add coverage for fetch_{or,and,xor} flavors which
exercises the bitwise atomic fetch variants going through the same
insn->imm & BPF_FETCH check but with different imm values.
Add dual-precision regression tests for fetch_add and cmpxchg where
both the fetched value and a reread of the same stack slot are tracked
for precision. After the atomic operation, the stack slot is STACK_MISC,
so the ldx does not set INSN_F_STACK_ACCESS. These tests verify that
stack precision propagates solely through the atomic fetch's load side.
Add map-based tests for fetch_add and cmpxchg which validate that non-
stack atomic fetch completes precision tracking without falling back
to mark_all_scalars_precise. Lastly, add 32-bit variants for {fetch_add,
cmpxchg} on map values to cover the second valid atomic operand size.
# LDLIBS=-static PKG_CONFIG='pkg-config --static' ./vmtest.sh -- ./test_progs -t verifier_precision
[...]
+ /etc/rcS.d/S50-startup
./test_progs -t verifier_precision
[ 1.697105] bpf_testmod: loading out-of-tree module taints kernel.
[ 1.700220] bpf_testmod: module verification failed: signature and/or required key missing - tainting kernel
[ 1.777043] tsc: Refined TSC clocksource calibration: 3407.986 MHz
[ 1.777619] clocksource: tsc: mask: 0xffffffffffffffff max_cycles: 0x311fc6d7268, max_idle_ns: 440795260133 ns
[ 1.778658] clocksource: Switched to clocksource tsc
#633/1 verifier_precision/bpf_neg:OK
#633/2 verifier_precision/bpf_end_to_le:OK
#633/3 verifier_precision/bpf_end_to_be:OK
#633/4 verifier_precision/bpf_end_bswap:OK
#633/5 verifier_precision/bpf_load_acquire:OK
#633/6 verifier_precision/bpf_store_release:OK
#633/7 verifier_precision/state_loop_first_last_equal:OK
#633/8 verifier_precision/bpf_cond_op_r10:OK
#633/9 verifier_precision/bpf_cond_op_not_r10:OK
#633/10 verifier_precision/bpf_atomic_fetch_add_precision:OK
#633/11 verifier_precision/bpf_atomic_xchg_precision:OK
#633/12 verifier_precision/bpf_atomic_fetch_or_precision:OK
#633/13 verifier_precision/bpf_atomic_fetch_and_precision:OK
#633/14 verifier_precision/bpf_atomic_fetch_xor_precision:OK
#633/15 verifier_precision/bpf_atomic_cmpxchg_precision:OK
#633/16 verifier_precision/bpf_atomic_fetch_add_dual_precision:OK
#633/17 verifier_precision/bpf_atomic_cmpxchg_dual_precision:OK
#633/18 verifier_precision/bpf_atomic_fetch_add_map_precision:OK
#633/19 verifier_precision/bpf_atomic_cmpxchg_map_precision:OK
#633/20 verifier_precision/bpf_atomic_fetch_add_32bit_precision:OK
#633/21 verifier_precision/bpf_atomic_cmpxchg_32bit_precision:OK
#633/22 verifier_precision/bpf_neg_2:OK
#633/23 verifier_precision/bpf_neg_3:OK
#633/24 verifier_precision/bpf_neg_4:OK
#633/25 verifier_precision/bpf_neg_5:OK
#633 verifier_precision:OK
Summary: 1/25 PASSED, 0 SKIPPED, 0 FAILED
Signed-off-by: Daniel Borkmann <daniel@iogearbox.net>
---
v1 -> v2:
- Add more coverage
.../selftests/bpf/progs/verifier_precision.c | 341 ++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 341 insertions(+)
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/verifier_precision.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/verifier_precision.c
index 1fe090cd6744..4794903aec8e 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/verifier_precision.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/verifier_precision.c
@@ -5,6 +5,13 @@
#include "../../../include/linux/filter.h"
#include "bpf_misc.h"
+struct {
+ __uint(type, BPF_MAP_TYPE_ARRAY);
+ __uint(max_entries, 1);
+ __type(key, __u32);
+ __type(value, __u64);
+} precision_map SEC(".maps");
+
SEC("?raw_tp")
__success __log_level(2)
__msg("mark_precise: frame0: regs=r2 stack= before 3: (bf) r1 = r10")
@@ -301,4 +308,338 @@ __naked int bpf_neg_5(void)
::: __clobber_all);
}
+SEC("?raw_tp")
+__success __log_level(2)
+__msg("mark_precise: frame0: regs=r2 stack= before 4: (bf) r3 = r10")
+__msg("mark_precise: frame0: regs=r2 stack= before 3: (db) r2 = atomic64_fetch_add((u64 *)(r10 -8), r2)")
+__msg("mark_precise: frame0: regs= stack=-8 before 2: (b7) r2 = 0")
+__msg("mark_precise: frame0: regs= stack=-8 before 1: (7b) *(u64 *)(r10 -8) = r1")
+__msg("mark_precise: frame0: regs=r1 stack= before 0: (b7) r1 = 8")
+__naked int bpf_atomic_fetch_add_precision(void)
+{
+ asm volatile (
+ "r1 = 8;"
+ "*(u64 *)(r10 - 8) = r1;"
+ "r2 = 0;"
+ ".8byte %[fetch_add_insn];" /* r2 = atomic_fetch_add(*(u64 *)(r10 - 8), r2) */
+ "r3 = r10;"
+ "r3 += r2;" /* mark_precise */
+ "r0 = 0;"
+ "exit;"
+ :
+ : __imm_insn(fetch_add_insn,
+ BPF_ATOMIC_OP(BPF_DW, BPF_ADD | BPF_FETCH, BPF_REG_10, BPF_REG_2, -8))
+ : __clobber_all);
+}
+
+SEC("?raw_tp")
+__success __log_level(2)
+__msg("mark_precise: frame0: regs=r2 stack= before 4: (bf) r3 = r10")
+__msg("mark_precise: frame0: regs=r2 stack= before 3: (db) r2 = atomic64_xchg((u64 *)(r10 -8), r2)")
+__msg("mark_precise: frame0: regs= stack=-8 before 2: (b7) r2 = 0")
+__msg("mark_precise: frame0: regs= stack=-8 before 1: (7b) *(u64 *)(r10 -8) = r1")
+__msg("mark_precise: frame0: regs=r1 stack= before 0: (b7) r1 = 8")
+__naked int bpf_atomic_xchg_precision(void)
+{
+ asm volatile (
+ "r1 = 8;"
+ "*(u64 *)(r10 - 8) = r1;"
+ "r2 = 0;"
+ ".8byte %[xchg_insn];" /* r2 = atomic_xchg(*(u64 *)(r10 - 8), r2) */
+ "r3 = r10;"
+ "r3 += r2;" /* mark_precise */
+ "r0 = 0;"
+ "exit;"
+ :
+ : __imm_insn(xchg_insn,
+ BPF_ATOMIC_OP(BPF_DW, BPF_XCHG, BPF_REG_10, BPF_REG_2, -8))
+ : __clobber_all);
+}
+
+SEC("?raw_tp")
+__success __log_level(2)
+__msg("mark_precise: frame0: regs=r2 stack= before 4: (bf) r3 = r10")
+__msg("mark_precise: frame0: regs=r2 stack= before 3: (db) r2 = atomic64_fetch_or((u64 *)(r10 -8), r2)")
+__msg("mark_precise: frame0: regs= stack=-8 before 2: (b7) r2 = 0")
+__msg("mark_precise: frame0: regs= stack=-8 before 1: (7b) *(u64 *)(r10 -8) = r1")
+__msg("mark_precise: frame0: regs=r1 stack= before 0: (b7) r1 = 8")
+__naked int bpf_atomic_fetch_or_precision(void)
+{
+ asm volatile (
+ "r1 = 8;"
+ "*(u64 *)(r10 - 8) = r1;"
+ "r2 = 0;"
+ ".8byte %[fetch_or_insn];" /* r2 = atomic_fetch_or(*(u64 *)(r10 - 8), r2) */
+ "r3 = r10;"
+ "r3 += r2;" /* mark_precise */
+ "r0 = 0;"
+ "exit;"
+ :
+ : __imm_insn(fetch_or_insn,
+ BPF_ATOMIC_OP(BPF_DW, BPF_OR | BPF_FETCH, BPF_REG_10, BPF_REG_2, -8))
+ : __clobber_all);
+}
+
+SEC("?raw_tp")
+__success __log_level(2)
+__msg("mark_precise: frame0: regs=r2 stack= before 4: (bf) r3 = r10")
+__msg("mark_precise: frame0: regs=r2 stack= before 3: (db) r2 = atomic64_fetch_and((u64 *)(r10 -8), r2)")
+__msg("mark_precise: frame0: regs= stack=-8 before 2: (b7) r2 = 0")
+__msg("mark_precise: frame0: regs= stack=-8 before 1: (7b) *(u64 *)(r10 -8) = r1")
+__msg("mark_precise: frame0: regs=r1 stack= before 0: (b7) r1 = 8")
+__naked int bpf_atomic_fetch_and_precision(void)
+{
+ asm volatile (
+ "r1 = 8;"
+ "*(u64 *)(r10 - 8) = r1;"
+ "r2 = 0;"
+ ".8byte %[fetch_and_insn];" /* r2 = atomic_fetch_and(*(u64 *)(r10 - 8), r2) */
+ "r3 = r10;"
+ "r3 += r2;" /* mark_precise */
+ "r0 = 0;"
+ "exit;"
+ :
+ : __imm_insn(fetch_and_insn,
+ BPF_ATOMIC_OP(BPF_DW, BPF_AND | BPF_FETCH, BPF_REG_10, BPF_REG_2, -8))
+ : __clobber_all);
+}
+
+SEC("?raw_tp")
+__success __log_level(2)
+__msg("mark_precise: frame0: regs=r2 stack= before 4: (bf) r3 = r10")
+__msg("mark_precise: frame0: regs=r2 stack= before 3: (db) r2 = atomic64_fetch_xor((u64 *)(r10 -8), r2)")
+__msg("mark_precise: frame0: regs= stack=-8 before 2: (b7) r2 = 0")
+__msg("mark_precise: frame0: regs= stack=-8 before 1: (7b) *(u64 *)(r10 -8) = r1")
+__msg("mark_precise: frame0: regs=r1 stack= before 0: (b7) r1 = 8")
+__naked int bpf_atomic_fetch_xor_precision(void)
+{
+ asm volatile (
+ "r1 = 8;"
+ "*(u64 *)(r10 - 8) = r1;"
+ "r2 = 0;"
+ ".8byte %[fetch_xor_insn];" /* r2 = atomic_fetch_xor(*(u64 *)(r10 - 8), r2) */
+ "r3 = r10;"
+ "r3 += r2;" /* mark_precise */
+ "r0 = 0;"
+ "exit;"
+ :
+ : __imm_insn(fetch_xor_insn,
+ BPF_ATOMIC_OP(BPF_DW, BPF_XOR | BPF_FETCH, BPF_REG_10, BPF_REG_2, -8))
+ : __clobber_all);
+}
+
+SEC("?raw_tp")
+__success __log_level(2)
+__msg("mark_precise: frame0: regs=r0 stack= before 5: (bf) r3 = r10")
+__msg("mark_precise: frame0: regs=r0 stack= before 4: (db) r0 = atomic64_cmpxchg((u64 *)(r10 -8), r0, r2)")
+__msg("mark_precise: frame0: regs= stack=-8 before 3: (b7) r2 = 0")
+__msg("mark_precise: frame0: regs= stack=-8 before 2: (b7) r0 = 0")
+__msg("mark_precise: frame0: regs= stack=-8 before 1: (7b) *(u64 *)(r10 -8) = r1")
+__msg("mark_precise: frame0: regs=r1 stack= before 0: (b7) r1 = 8")
+__naked int bpf_atomic_cmpxchg_precision(void)
+{
+ asm volatile (
+ "r1 = 8;"
+ "*(u64 *)(r10 - 8) = r1;"
+ "r0 = 0;"
+ "r2 = 0;"
+ ".8byte %[cmpxchg_insn];" /* r0 = atomic_cmpxchg(*(u64 *)(r10 - 8), r0, r2) */
+ "r3 = r10;"
+ "r3 += r0;" /* mark_precise */
+ "r0 = 0;"
+ "exit;"
+ :
+ : __imm_insn(cmpxchg_insn,
+ BPF_ATOMIC_OP(BPF_DW, BPF_CMPXCHG, BPF_REG_10, BPF_REG_2, -8))
+ : __clobber_all);
+}
+
+/* Regression test for dual precision: Both the fetched value (r2) and
+ * a reread of the same stack slot (r3) are tracked for precision. After
+ * the atomic operation, the stack slot is STACK_MISC. Thus, the ldx at
+ * insn 4 does NOT set INSN_F_STACK_ACCESS. Precision for the stack slot
+ * propagates solely through the atomic fetch's load side (insn 3).
+ */
+SEC("?raw_tp")
+__success __log_level(2)
+__msg("mark_precise: frame0: regs=r2,r3 stack= before 4: (79) r3 = *(u64 *)(r10 -8)")
+__msg("mark_precise: frame0: regs=r2 stack= before 3: (db) r2 = atomic64_fetch_add((u64 *)(r10 -8), r2)")
+__msg("mark_precise: frame0: regs= stack=-8 before 2: (b7) r2 = 0")
+__msg("mark_precise: frame0: regs= stack=-8 before 1: (7b) *(u64 *)(r10 -8) = r1")
+__msg("mark_precise: frame0: regs=r1 stack= before 0: (b7) r1 = 8")
+__naked int bpf_atomic_fetch_add_dual_precision(void)
+{
+ asm volatile (
+ "r1 = 8;"
+ "*(u64 *)(r10 - 8) = r1;"
+ "r2 = 0;"
+ ".8byte %[fetch_add_insn];" /* r2 = atomic_fetch_add(*(u64 *)(r10 - 8), r2) */
+ "r3 = *(u64 *)(r10 - 8);"
+ "r4 = r2;"
+ "r4 += r3;"
+ "r4 &= 7;"
+ "r5 = r10;"
+ "r5 += r4;" /* mark_precise */
+ "r0 = 0;"
+ "exit;"
+ :
+ : __imm_insn(fetch_add_insn,
+ BPF_ATOMIC_OP(BPF_DW, BPF_ADD | BPF_FETCH, BPF_REG_10, BPF_REG_2, -8))
+ : __clobber_all);
+}
+
+SEC("?raw_tp")
+__success __log_level(2)
+__msg("mark_precise: frame0: regs=r0,r3 stack= before 5: (79) r3 = *(u64 *)(r10 -8)")
+__msg("mark_precise: frame0: regs=r0 stack= before 4: (db) r0 = atomic64_cmpxchg((u64 *)(r10 -8), r0, r2)")
+__msg("mark_precise: frame0: regs= stack=-8 before 3: (b7) r2 = 0")
+__msg("mark_precise: frame0: regs= stack=-8 before 2: (b7) r0 = 8")
+__msg("mark_precise: frame0: regs= stack=-8 before 1: (7b) *(u64 *)(r10 -8) = r1")
+__msg("mark_precise: frame0: regs=r1 stack= before 0: (b7) r1 = 8")
+__naked int bpf_atomic_cmpxchg_dual_precision(void)
+{
+ asm volatile (
+ "r1 = 8;"
+ "*(u64 *)(r10 - 8) = r1;"
+ "r0 = 8;"
+ "r2 = 0;"
+ ".8byte %[cmpxchg_insn];" /* r0 = atomic_cmpxchg(*(u64 *)(r10 - 8), r0, r2) */
+ "r3 = *(u64 *)(r10 - 8);"
+ "r4 = r0;"
+ "r4 += r3;"
+ "r4 &= 7;"
+ "r5 = r10;"
+ "r5 += r4;" /* mark_precise */
+ "r0 = 0;"
+ "exit;"
+ :
+ : __imm_insn(cmpxchg_insn,
+ BPF_ATOMIC_OP(BPF_DW, BPF_CMPXCHG, BPF_REG_10, BPF_REG_2, -8))
+ : __clobber_all);
+}
+
+SEC("?raw_tp")
+__success __log_level(2)
+__msg("mark_precise: frame0: regs=r1 stack= before 10: (57) r1 &= 7")
+__msg("mark_precise: frame0: regs=r1 stack= before 9: (db) r1 = atomic64_fetch_add((u64 *)(r0 +0), r1)")
+__not_msg("falling back to forcing all scalars precise")
+__naked int bpf_atomic_fetch_add_map_precision(void)
+{
+ asm volatile (
+ "r1 = 0;"
+ "*(u64 *)(r10 - 8) = r1;"
+ "r2 = r10;"
+ "r2 += -8;"
+ "r1 = %[precision_map] ll;"
+ "call %[bpf_map_lookup_elem];"
+ "if r0 == 0 goto 1f;"
+ "r1 = 0;"
+ ".8byte %[fetch_add_insn];" /* r1 = atomic_fetch_add(*(u64 *)(r0 + 0), r1) */
+ "r1 &= 7;"
+ "r2 = r10;"
+ "r2 += r1;" /* mark_precise */
+ "1: r0 = 0;"
+ "exit;"
+ :
+ : __imm_addr(precision_map),
+ __imm(bpf_map_lookup_elem),
+ __imm_insn(fetch_add_insn,
+ BPF_ATOMIC_OP(BPF_DW, BPF_ADD | BPF_FETCH, BPF_REG_0, BPF_REG_1, 0))
+ : __clobber_all);
+}
+
+SEC("?raw_tp")
+__success __log_level(2)
+__msg("mark_precise: frame0: regs=r0 stack= before 12: (57) r0 &= 7")
+__msg("mark_precise: frame0: regs=r0 stack= before 11: (db) r0 = atomic64_cmpxchg((u64 *)(r6 +0), r0, r1)")
+__not_msg("falling back to forcing all scalars precise")
+__naked int bpf_atomic_cmpxchg_map_precision(void)
+{
+ asm volatile (
+ "r1 = 0;"
+ "*(u64 *)(r10 - 8) = r1;"
+ "r2 = r10;"
+ "r2 += -8;"
+ "r1 = %[precision_map] ll;"
+ "call %[bpf_map_lookup_elem];"
+ "if r0 == 0 goto 1f;"
+ "r6 = r0;"
+ "r0 = 0;"
+ "r1 = 0;"
+ ".8byte %[cmpxchg_insn];" /* r0 = atomic_cmpxchg(*(u64 *)(r6 + 0), r0, r1) */
+ "r0 &= 7;"
+ "r2 = r10;"
+ "r2 += r0;" /* mark_precise */
+ "1: r0 = 0;"
+ "exit;"
+ :
+ : __imm_addr(precision_map),
+ __imm(bpf_map_lookup_elem),
+ __imm_insn(cmpxchg_insn,
+ BPF_ATOMIC_OP(BPF_DW, BPF_CMPXCHG, BPF_REG_6, BPF_REG_1, 0))
+ : __clobber_all);
+}
+
+SEC("?raw_tp")
+__success __log_level(2)
+__msg("mark_precise: frame0: regs=r1 stack= before 10: (57) r1 &= 7")
+__msg("mark_precise: frame0: regs=r1 stack= before 9: (c3) r1 = atomic_fetch_add((u32 *)(r0 +0), r1)")
+__not_msg("falling back to forcing all scalars precise")
+__naked int bpf_atomic_fetch_add_32bit_precision(void)
+{
+ asm volatile (
+ "r1 = 0;"
+ "*(u64 *)(r10 - 8) = r1;"
+ "r2 = r10;"
+ "r2 += -8;"
+ "r1 = %[precision_map] ll;"
+ "call %[bpf_map_lookup_elem];"
+ "if r0 == 0 goto 1f;"
+ "r1 = 0;"
+ ".8byte %[fetch_add_insn];" /* r1 = atomic_fetch_add(*(u32 *)(r0 + 0), r1) */
+ "r1 &= 7;"
+ "r2 = r10;"
+ "r2 += r1;" /* mark_precise */
+ "1: r0 = 0;"
+ "exit;"
+ :
+ : __imm_addr(precision_map),
+ __imm(bpf_map_lookup_elem),
+ __imm_insn(fetch_add_insn,
+ BPF_ATOMIC_OP(BPF_W, BPF_ADD | BPF_FETCH, BPF_REG_0, BPF_REG_1, 0))
+ : __clobber_all);
+}
+
+SEC("?raw_tp")
+__success __log_level(2)
+__msg("mark_precise: frame0: regs=r0 stack= before 12: (57) r0 &= 7")
+__msg("mark_precise: frame0: regs=r0 stack= before 11: (c3) r0 = atomic_cmpxchg((u32 *)(r6 +0), r0, r1)")
+__not_msg("falling back to forcing all scalars precise")
+__naked int bpf_atomic_cmpxchg_32bit_precision(void)
+{
+ asm volatile (
+ "r1 = 0;"
+ "*(u64 *)(r10 - 8) = r1;"
+ "r2 = r10;"
+ "r2 += -8;"
+ "r1 = %[precision_map] ll;"
+ "call %[bpf_map_lookup_elem];"
+ "if r0 == 0 goto 1f;"
+ "r6 = r0;"
+ "r0 = 0;"
+ "r1 = 0;"
+ ".8byte %[cmpxchg_insn];" /* r0 = atomic_cmpxchg(*(u32 *)(r6 + 0), r0, r1) */
+ "r0 &= 7;"
+ "r2 = r10;"
+ "r2 += r0;" /* mark_precise */
+ "1: r0 = 0;"
+ "exit;"
+ :
+ : __imm_addr(precision_map),
+ __imm(bpf_map_lookup_elem),
+ __imm_insn(cmpxchg_insn,
+ BPF_ATOMIC_OP(BPF_W, BPF_CMPXCHG, BPF_REG_6, BPF_REG_1, 0))
+ : __clobber_all);
+}
+
char _license[] SEC("license") = "GPL";
--
2.43.0
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2026-03-31 22:20 [PATCH bpf-next v2 1/2] bpf: Fix incorrect pruning due to atomic fetch precision tracking Daniel Borkmann
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