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From: Yonghong Song <yonghong.song@linux.dev>
To: bpf@vger.kernel.org
Cc: Alexei Starovoitov <ast@kernel.org>,
	Andrii Nakryiko <andrii@kernel.org>,
	Daniel Borkmann <daniel@iogearbox.net>,
	"Jose E . Marchesi" <jose.marchesi@oracle.com>,
	kernel-team@fb.com, Martin KaFai Lau <martin.lau@kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH bpf-next v2 07/23] bpf: Add precision marking and backtracking for stack argument slots
Date: Thu,  7 May 2026 14:30:18 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260507213018.1128602-1-yonghong.song@linux.dev> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260507212942.1122000-1-yonghong.song@linux.dev>

Extend the precision marking and backtracking infrastructure to
support stack argument slots (r11-based accesses). Without this,
precision demands for scalar values passed through stack arguments
are silently dropped, which could allow the verifier to incorrectly
prune states with different constant values in stack arg slots.

Signed-off-by: Yonghong Song <yonghong.song@linux.dev>
---
 include/linux/bpf_verifier.h |  8 +++++
 kernel/bpf/backtrack.c       | 64 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 kernel/bpf/verifier.c        | 32 +++++++++++++++---
 3 files changed, 98 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/bpf_verifier.h b/include/linux/bpf_verifier.h
index 2d5c8f36f451..24171221f6cf 100644
--- a/include/linux/bpf_verifier.h
+++ b/include/linux/bpf_verifier.h
@@ -443,6 +443,8 @@ enum {
 
 	INSN_F_DST_REG_STACK = BIT(1), /* dst_reg is PTR_TO_STACK */
 	INSN_F_SRC_REG_STACK = BIT(2), /* src_reg is PTR_TO_STACK */
+
+	INSN_F_STACK_ARG_ACCESS = BIT(3),
 };
 
 struct bpf_jmp_history_entry {
@@ -839,6 +841,7 @@ struct backtrack_state {
 	u32 frame;
 	u32 reg_masks[MAX_CALL_FRAMES];
 	u64 stack_masks[MAX_CALL_FRAMES];
+	u8 stack_arg_masks[MAX_CALL_FRAMES];
 };
 
 struct bpf_id_pair {
@@ -1237,6 +1240,11 @@ static inline void bpf_bt_set_frame_slot(struct backtrack_state *bt, u32 frame,
 	bt->stack_masks[frame] |= 1ull << slot;
 }
 
+static inline void bt_set_frame_stack_arg_slot(struct backtrack_state *bt, u32 frame, u32 slot)
+{
+	bt->stack_arg_masks[frame] |= 1 << slot;
+}
+
 static inline bool bt_is_frame_reg_set(struct backtrack_state *bt, u32 frame, u32 reg)
 {
 	return bt->reg_masks[frame] & (1 << reg);
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/backtrack.c b/kernel/bpf/backtrack.c
index 93738a076c88..17f254a02831 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/backtrack.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/backtrack.c
@@ -130,11 +130,21 @@ static inline u32 bt_empty(struct backtrack_state *bt)
 	int i;
 
 	for (i = 0; i <= bt->frame; i++)
-		mask |= bt->reg_masks[i] | bt->stack_masks[i];
+		mask |= bt->reg_masks[i] | bt->stack_masks[i] | bt->stack_arg_masks[i];
 
 	return mask == 0;
 }
 
+static inline void bt_clear_frame_stack_arg_slot(struct backtrack_state *bt, u32 frame, u32 slot)
+{
+	bt->stack_arg_masks[frame] &= ~(1 << slot);
+}
+
+static inline bool bt_is_frame_stack_arg_slot_set(struct backtrack_state *bt, u32 frame, u32 slot)
+{
+	return bt->stack_arg_masks[frame] & (1 << slot);
+}
+
 static inline int bt_subprog_enter(struct backtrack_state *bt)
 {
 	if (bt->frame == MAX_CALL_FRAMES - 1) {
@@ -195,6 +205,11 @@ static inline u64 bt_stack_mask(struct backtrack_state *bt)
 	return bt->stack_masks[bt->frame];
 }
 
+static inline u8 bt_stack_arg_mask(struct backtrack_state *bt)
+{
+	return bt->stack_arg_masks[bt->frame];
+}
+
 static inline bool bt_is_reg_set(struct backtrack_state *bt, u32 reg)
 {
 	return bt->reg_masks[bt->frame] & (1 << reg);
@@ -336,6 +351,19 @@ static int backtrack_insn(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, int idx, int subseq_idx,
 			return 0;
 		bt_clear_reg(bt, load_reg);
 
+		if (hist && hist->flags & INSN_F_STACK_ARG_ACCESS) {
+			spi = hist->spi;
+			/*
+			 * Stack arg read: callee reads from r11+off, but
+			 * the data lives in the caller's stack_arg_regs.
+			 * Set the mask in the caller frame so precision
+			 * is marked in the caller's slot at the callee
+			 * entry checkpoint.
+			 */
+			bt_set_frame_stack_arg_slot(bt, bt->frame - 1, spi);
+			return 0;
+		}
+
 		/* scalars can only be spilled into stack w/o losing precision.
 		 * Load from any other memory can be zero extended.
 		 * The desire to keep that precision is already indicated
@@ -358,6 +386,17 @@ static int backtrack_insn(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, int idx, int subseq_idx,
 			 * encountered a case of pointer subtraction.
 			 */
 			return -ENOTSUPP;
+
+		if (hist && hist->flags & INSN_F_STACK_ARG_ACCESS) {
+			spi = hist->spi;
+			if (!bt_is_frame_stack_arg_slot_set(bt, bt->frame, spi))
+				return 0;
+			bt_clear_frame_stack_arg_slot(bt, bt->frame, spi);
+			if (class == BPF_STX)
+				bt_set_reg(bt, sreg);
+			return 0;
+		}
+
 		/* scalars can only be spilled into stack */
 		if (!hist || !(hist->flags & INSN_F_STACK_ACCESS))
 			return 0;
@@ -426,6 +465,18 @@ static int backtrack_insn(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, int idx, int subseq_idx,
 						bpf_bt_set_frame_reg(bt, bt->frame - 1, i);
 					}
 				}
+				/*
+				 * propagate callee's incoming stack arg precision
+				 * to caller's outgoing stack arg slots
+				 */
+				if (bt_stack_arg_mask(bt)) {
+					for (i = 0; i < MAX_BPF_FUNC_ARGS - MAX_BPF_FUNC_REG_ARGS; i++) {
+						if (!bt_is_frame_stack_arg_slot_set(bt, bt->frame, i))
+							continue;
+						bt_clear_frame_stack_arg_slot(bt, bt->frame, i);
+						bt_set_frame_stack_arg_slot(bt, bt->frame - 1, i);
+					}
+				}
 				if (bt_subprog_exit(bt))
 					return -EFAULT;
 				return 0;
@@ -896,6 +947,17 @@ int bpf_mark_chain_precision(struct bpf_verifier_env *env,
 					*changed = true;
 				}
 			}
+			for (i = 0; i < func->out_stack_arg_cnt; i++) {
+				if (!bt_is_frame_stack_arg_slot_set(bt, fr, i))
+					continue;
+				reg = &func->stack_arg_regs[i];
+				if (reg->type != SCALAR_VALUE || reg->precise) {
+					bt_clear_frame_stack_arg_slot(bt, fr, i);
+				} else {
+					reg->precise = true;
+					*changed = true;
+				}
+			}
 			if (env->log.level & BPF_LOG_LEVEL2) {
 				fmt_reg_mask(env->tmp_str_buf, TMP_STR_BUF_LEN,
 					     bt_frame_reg_mask(bt, fr));
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
index 010efdb766ac..4827df9f817c 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
@@ -292,6 +292,11 @@ static int arg_from_argno(argno_t a)
 	return -1;
 }
 
+static int arg_idx_from_argno(argno_t a)
+{
+	return arg_from_argno(a) - 1;
+}
+
 static const char *btf_type_name(const struct btf *btf, u32 id)
 {
 	return btf_name_by_offset(btf, btf_type_by_id(btf, id)->name_off);
@@ -4118,7 +4123,8 @@ static int check_stack_arg_write(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, struct bpf_func_s
 		__mark_reg_known(arg, env->prog->insnsi[env->insn_idx].imm);
 	}
 	state->no_stack_arg_load = true;
-	return 0;
+	return bpf_push_jmp_history(env, env->cur_state,
+				    INSN_F_STACK_ARG_ACCESS, spi, 0, 0);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -4149,7 +4155,17 @@ static int check_stack_arg_read(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, struct bpf_func_st
 	arg = &caller->stack_arg_regs[spi];
 	cur = vstate->frame[vstate->curframe];
 	cur->regs[dst_regno] = *arg;
-	return 0;
+	return bpf_push_jmp_history(env, env->cur_state,
+				    INSN_F_STACK_ARG_ACCESS, spi, 0, 0);
+}
+
+static int mark_stack_arg_precision(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, int arg_idx)
+{
+	struct bpf_func_state *caller = cur_func(env);
+	int spi = arg_idx - MAX_BPF_FUNC_REG_ARGS;
+
+	bt_set_frame_stack_arg_slot(&env->bt, caller->frameno, spi);
+	return mark_chain_precision_batch(env, env->cur_state);
 }
 
 static int check_outgoing_stack_args(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, struct bpf_func_state *caller,
@@ -6878,8 +6894,14 @@ static int check_mem_size_reg(struct bpf_verifier_env *env,
 	}
 	err = check_helper_mem_access(env, mem_reg, mem_argno, reg_umax(size_reg),
 				      access_type, zero_size_allowed, meta);
-	if (!err)
-		err = mark_chain_precision(env, reg_from_argno(size_argno));
+	if (!err) {
+		int regno = reg_from_argno(size_argno);
+
+		if (regno >= 0)
+			err = mark_chain_precision(env, regno);
+		else
+			err = mark_stack_arg_precision(env, arg_idx_from_argno(size_argno));
+	}
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -7328,7 +7350,7 @@ static int process_iter_arg(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, struct bpf_reg_state *
 			    struct bpf_kfunc_call_arg_meta *meta)
 {
 	const struct btf_type *t;
-	u32 arg_idx = arg_from_argno(argno) - 1;
+	u32 arg_idx = arg_idx_from_argno(argno);
 	int spi, err, i, nr_slots, btf_id;
 
 	if (reg->type != PTR_TO_STACK) {
-- 
2.53.0-Meta


  parent reply	other threads:[~2026-05-07 21:30 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 68+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-05-07 21:29 [PATCH bpf-next v2 00/23] bpf: Support stack arguments for BPF functions and kfuncs Yonghong Song
2026-05-07 21:29 ` [PATCH bpf-next v2 01/23] bpf: Convert bpf_get_spilled_reg macro to static inline function Yonghong Song
2026-05-07 21:29 ` [PATCH bpf-next v2 02/23] bpf: Remove copy_register_state wrapper function Yonghong Song
2026-05-07 21:29 ` [PATCH bpf-next v2 03/23] bpf: Add helper functions for r11-based stack argument insns Yonghong Song
2026-05-07 21:30 ` [PATCH bpf-next v2 04/23] bpf: Set sub->arg_cnt earlier in btf_prepare_func_args() Yonghong Song
2026-05-07 22:11   ` bot+bpf-ci
2026-05-09 13:05     ` Yonghong Song
2026-05-07 21:30 ` [PATCH bpf-next v2 05/23] bpf: Support stack arguments for bpf functions Yonghong Song
2026-05-07 22:26   ` bot+bpf-ci
2026-05-09 12:52     ` Yonghong Song
2026-05-08 18:00   ` Alexei Starovoitov
2026-05-09 12:55     ` Yonghong Song
2026-05-07 21:30 ` [PATCH bpf-next v2 06/23] bpf: Refactor jmp history to use dedicated spi/frame fields Yonghong Song
2026-05-07 21:30 ` Yonghong Song [this message]
2026-05-07 22:11   ` [PATCH bpf-next v2 07/23] bpf: Add precision marking and backtracking for stack argument slots bot+bpf-ci
2026-05-09 13:08     ` Yonghong Song
2026-05-09  4:05   ` sashiko-bot
2026-05-10 16:41     ` Yonghong Song
2026-05-07 21:30 ` [PATCH bpf-next v2 08/23] bpf: Refactor record_call_access() to extract per-arg logic Yonghong Song
2026-05-07 21:30 ` [PATCH bpf-next v2 09/23] bpf: Extend liveness analysis to track stack argument slots Yonghong Song
2026-05-07 22:11   ` bot+bpf-ci
2026-05-09 13:29     ` Yonghong Song
2026-05-09  0:59   ` sashiko-bot
2026-05-10 16:47     ` Yonghong Song
2026-05-07 21:30 ` [PATCH bpf-next v2 10/23] bpf: Reject stack arguments in non-JITed programs Yonghong Song
2026-05-07 22:11   ` bot+bpf-ci
2026-05-09  2:10   ` sashiko-bot
2026-05-10 16:59     ` Yonghong Song
2026-05-07 21:30 ` [PATCH bpf-next v2 11/23] bpf: Prepare architecture JIT support for stack arguments Yonghong Song
2026-05-09  2:19   ` sashiko-bot
2026-05-10 17:05     ` Yonghong Song
2026-05-07 21:30 ` [PATCH bpf-next v2 12/23] bpf: Enable r11 based insns Yonghong Song
2026-05-09  2:59   ` sashiko-bot
2026-05-10 17:11     ` Yonghong Song
2026-05-07 21:30 ` [PATCH bpf-next v2 13/23] bpf: Support stack arguments for kfunc calls Yonghong Song
2026-05-07 21:30 ` [PATCH bpf-next v2 14/23] bpf: Reject stack arguments if tail call reachable Yonghong Song
2026-05-07 22:11   ` bot+bpf-ci
2026-05-09  1:42   ` sashiko-bot
2026-05-10 17:15     ` Yonghong Song
2026-05-07 21:30 ` [PATCH bpf-next v2 15/23] bpf,x86: Implement JIT support for stack arguments Yonghong Song
2026-05-07 22:26   ` bot+bpf-ci
2026-05-10 17:21     ` Yonghong Song
2026-05-09  2:21   ` sashiko-bot
2026-05-10 17:22     ` Yonghong Song
2026-05-07 21:31 ` [PATCH bpf-next v2 16/23] selftests/bpf: Add tests for BPF function " Yonghong Song
2026-05-07 21:31 ` [PATCH bpf-next v2 17/23] selftests/bpf: Add tests for stack argument validation Yonghong Song
2026-05-09  1:30   ` sashiko-bot
2026-05-10 17:23     ` Yonghong Song
2026-05-07 21:31 ` [PATCH bpf-next v2 18/23] selftests/bpf: Add BTF fixup for __naked subprog parameter names Yonghong Song
2026-05-09  1:40   ` sashiko-bot
2026-05-10 17:24     ` Yonghong Song
2026-05-07 21:31 ` [PATCH bpf-next v2 19/23] selftests/bpf: Add verifier tests for stack argument validation Yonghong Song
2026-05-07 22:11   ` bot+bpf-ci
2026-05-10 17:27     ` Yonghong Song
2026-05-09  1:38   ` sashiko-bot
2026-05-10 17:27     ` Yonghong Song
2026-05-07 21:31 ` [PATCH bpf-next v2 20/23] selftests/bpf: Add precision backtracking test for stack arguments Yonghong Song
2026-05-09  1:52   ` sashiko-bot
2026-05-10 17:31     ` Yonghong Song
2026-05-07 21:31 ` [PATCH bpf-next v2 21/23] bpf, arm64: Map BPF_REG_0 to x8 instead of x7 Yonghong Song
2026-05-08 18:01   ` Alexei Starovoitov
2026-05-09 13:44     ` Yonghong Song
2026-05-07 21:32 ` [PATCH bpf-next v2 22/23] bpf, arm64: Add JIT support for stack arguments Yonghong Song
2026-05-09  2:15   ` sashiko-bot
2026-05-10 17:32     ` Yonghong Song
2026-05-07 21:32 ` [PATCH bpf-next v2 23/23] selftests/bpf: Enable stack argument tests for arm64 Yonghong Song
2026-05-08 18:06 ` [PATCH bpf-next v2 00/23] bpf: Support stack arguments for BPF functions and kfuncs Alexei Starovoitov
2026-05-09 13:43   ` Yonghong Song

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