From: Matt Bobrowski <mattbobrowski@google.com>
To: bpf@vger.kernel.org
Cc: Alexei Starovoitov <ast@kernel.org>,
Daniel Borkmann <daniel@iogearbox.net>,
Andrii Nakryiko <andrii@kernel.org>,
Martin KaFai Lau <martin.lau@linux.dev>,
Eduard Zingerman <eddyz87@gmail.com>, Song Liu <song@kernel.org>,
Yonghong Song <yonghong.song@linux.dev>,
Jiri Olsa <jolsa@kernel.org>,
Emil Tsalapatis <emil@etsalapatis.com>,
Matt Bobrowski <mattbobrowski@google.com>
Subject: [PATCH bpf-next] bpf: clean up btf_scan_decl_tags()
Date: Wed, 3 Jun 2026 20:18:22 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260603201822.770596-1-mattbobrowski@google.com> (raw)
Refactor the newly introduced btf_scan_decl_tags() to improve
readability and maintainability. The current implementation uses a
manual if-else chain and a magic number offset to strip the "arg:"
prefix from declaration tags.
Replace the if-else logic with a table-driven approach using a static
const array. This separates the tag data from the scanning logic, making
the helper more extensible for future tags. Additionally, replace the
magic number '4' with a sizeof-based calculation on the prefix string to
ensure the offset remains synchronized with the search key.
Finally, optimize the loop by moving the is_global check to the top of
the block. This allows the verifier to fail-fast on static subprograms
without performing unnecessary BTF string and type lookups.
Signed-off-by: Matt Bobrowski <mattbobrowski@google.com>
---
kernel/bpf/btf.c | 46 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------------
1 file changed, 30 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/btf.c b/kernel/bpf/btf.c
index 68921d9172b5..55aa3ba1b1e0 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/btf.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/btf.c
@@ -7808,14 +7808,28 @@ static int btf_scan_decl_tags(struct bpf_verifier_env *env,
u32 arg_idx, bool is_global, u32 *tags)
{
int id = btf_named_start_id(btf, false) - 1;
+ const char tag_key[] = "arg:";
+ static const struct {
+ const char *tag_value;
+ enum btf_arg_tag arg_tag;
+ } tag_values[] = {
+ { "ctx", ARG_TAG_CTX },
+ { "trusted", ARG_TAG_TRUSTED },
+ { "untrusted", ARG_TAG_UNTRUSTED },
+ { "nonnull", ARG_TAG_NONNULL },
+ { "nullable", ARG_TAG_NULLABLE },
+ { "arena", ARG_TAG_ARENA },
+ };
/*
* The 'arg:<tag>' decl_tag takes precedence over the derivation
* of the register type from the BTF type itself.
*/
- while ((id = btf_find_next_decl_tag(btf, fn_t, arg_idx, "arg:", id)) > 0) {
- const struct btf_type *tag_t = btf_type_by_id(btf, id);
- const char *tag = __btf_name_by_offset(btf, tag_t->name_off) + 4;
+ while ((id = btf_find_next_decl_tag(btf, fn_t, arg_idx, tag_key, id)) > 0) {
+ const struct btf_type *tag_t;
+ const char *tag;
+ int i;
+ bool found;
/* disallow arg tags in static subprogs */
if (!is_global) {
@@ -7825,19 +7839,19 @@ static int btf_scan_decl_tags(struct bpf_verifier_env *env,
return -EOPNOTSUPP;
}
- if (strcmp(tag, "ctx") == 0) {
- *tags |= ARG_TAG_CTX;
- } else if (strcmp(tag, "trusted") == 0) {
- *tags |= ARG_TAG_TRUSTED;
- } else if (strcmp(tag, "untrusted") == 0) {
- *tags |= ARG_TAG_UNTRUSTED;
- } else if (strcmp(tag, "nonnull") == 0) {
- *tags |= ARG_TAG_NONNULL;
- } else if (strcmp(tag, "nullable") == 0) {
- *tags |= ARG_TAG_NULLABLE;
- } else if (strcmp(tag, "arena") == 0) {
- *tags |= ARG_TAG_ARENA;
- } else {
+ tag_t = btf_type_by_id(btf, id);
+ tag = __btf_name_by_offset(btf, tag_t->name_off) + (sizeof(tag_key) - 1);
+
+ found = false;
+ for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(tag_values); ++i) {
+ if (!strcmp(tag, tag_values[i].tag_value)) {
+ *tags |= tag_values[i].arg_tag;
+ found = true;
+ break;
+ }
+ }
+
+ if (!found) {
bpf_log(&env->log, "arg#%d has unsupported set of tags\n", arg_idx);
return -EOPNOTSUPP;
}
--
2.54.0.1032.g2f8565e1d1-goog
next reply other threads:[~2026-06-03 20:18 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-06-03 20:18 Matt Bobrowski [this message]
2026-06-04 15:59 ` [PATCH bpf-next] bpf: clean up btf_scan_decl_tags() Emil Tsalapatis
2026-06-04 21:13 ` Matt Bobrowski
2026-06-04 16:50 ` patchwork-bot+netdevbpf
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