From: Emil Tsalapatis <emil@etsalapatis.com>
To: bpf@vger.kernel.org
Cc: ast@kernel.org, andrii@kernel.org, memxor@gmail.com,
daniel@iogearbox.net, eddyz87@gmail.com,
mattbobrowski@google.com, song@kernel.org,
Emil Tsalapatis <emil@etsalapatis.com>
Subject: [PATCH bpf-next 2/5] selftests/bpf: libarena: Fix can-loop zero variable definition
Date: Thu, 18 Jun 2026 04:56:23 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260618085626.19633-3-emil@etsalapatis.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260618085626.19633-1-emil@etsalapatis.com>
BPF can_loop based loops require the index variable to stay imprecise.
This means we must initialize them from a currently imprecise variable
instead of directly assigning 0 to them, like so:
static volatile u32 zero = 0;
for (i = zero; i < NUM_LOOPS; i++) {
/* loop body */
}
The libarena implementation of this technique is currently faulty. For
the technique to work, the variable must not be in a map. This includes
the .rodata DATASEC map used for const variables. However, libarena
still defines the zero variable as constant.
Modify the zero variable definition into a volatile variable. This
change adds a complication caused by the compiler optimizing array
derefences from
for (i = zero; i < NUM_LOOPS; i++) {
val = *(ptr + i);
}
into
for (i = zero; i < NUM_LOOPS; i++) {
val = *ptr++;
}
and causing verification failures. Use the barrier_var() clobber macro
to prevent this optimization from taking place. After that, remove the
bpf_for() invocations introduced in libarena for parallel spmc testing.
Reported-by: Eduard Zingerman <eddyz87@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Emil Tsalapatis <emil@etsalapatis.com>
---
.../selftests/bpf/libarena/include/libarena/common.h | 2 +-
.../bpf/libarena/selftests/test_asan_buddy.bpf.c | 8 ++++++--
.../selftests/bpf/libarena/selftests/test_buddy.bpf.c | 8 ++++++--
.../bpf/libarena/selftests/test_parallel_spmc.bpf.c | 9 ++++-----
tools/testing/selftests/bpf/libarena/src/common.bpf.c | 3 +--
5 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/libarena/include/libarena/common.h b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/libarena/include/libarena/common.h
index a3eb1641ac36..931ace9a49e2 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/libarena/include/libarena/common.h
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/libarena/include/libarena/common.h
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ struct {
* imprecise. To force the variable to be imprecise, initialize it with
* the opaque volatile variable 0 instead of the constant 0.
*/
-extern const volatile u32 zero;
+volatile u32 zero __weak;
extern volatile u64 asan_violated;
int arena_fls(__u64 word);
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/libarena/selftests/test_asan_buddy.bpf.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/libarena/selftests/test_asan_buddy.bpf.c
index 256d62a03ce7..3266a28f53d7 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/libarena/selftests/test_asan_buddy.bpf.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/libarena/selftests/test_asan_buddy.bpf.c
@@ -154,7 +154,8 @@ __weak int asan_test_buddy_oob(void)
size_t sizes[] = {
7, 8, 17, 18, 64, 256, 317, 512, 1024,
};
- int ret, i;
+ int ret;
+ u32 i;
ret = buddy_init(&buddy);
if (ret) {
@@ -163,6 +164,7 @@ __weak int asan_test_buddy_oob(void)
}
for (i = zero; i < sizeof(sizes) / sizeof(sizes[0]) && can_loop; i++) {
+ barrier_var(i);
ret = asan_test_buddy_oob_single(sizes[i]);
if (ret) {
arena_stdout("%s:%d Failed for size %lu", __func__,
@@ -190,7 +192,8 @@ __stderr("Call trace:\n"
__weak int asan_test_buddy_uaf(void)
{
size_t sizes[] = { 16, 32, 64, 128, 256, 512, 1024, 16384 };
- int ret, i;
+ int ret;
+ u32 i;
ret = buddy_init(&buddy);
if (ret) {
@@ -199,6 +202,7 @@ __weak int asan_test_buddy_uaf(void)
}
for (i = zero; i < sizeof(sizes) / sizeof(sizes[0]) && can_loop; i++) {
+ barrier_var(i);
ret = asan_test_buddy_uaf_single(sizes[i]);
if (ret) {
arena_stdout("%s:%d Failed for size %lu", __func__,
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/libarena/selftests/test_buddy.bpf.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/libarena/selftests/test_buddy.bpf.c
index b45a306816c0..5628f0987012 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/libarena/selftests/test_buddy.bpf.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/libarena/selftests/test_buddy.bpf.c
@@ -171,7 +171,8 @@ __weak int test_buddy_alloc_multiple(void)
SEC("syscall")
__weak int test_buddy_alignment(void)
{
- int ret, i;
+ int ret;
+ u32 i;
ret = buddy_init(&buddy);
if (ret)
@@ -179,6 +180,7 @@ __weak int test_buddy_alignment(void)
/* Allocate various sizes and check alignment */
for (i = zero; i < 17 && can_loop; i++) {
+ barrier_var(i);
ptrs[i] = buddy_alloc(&buddy, alignment_sizes[i]);
if (!ptrs[i]) {
arena_stdout("alignment test: alloc failed for size %lu",
@@ -198,8 +200,10 @@ __weak int test_buddy_alignment(void)
}
/* Free all allocations */
- for (i = zero; i < 17 && can_loop; i++)
+ for (i = zero; i < 17 && can_loop; i++) {
+ barrier_var(i);
buddy_free(&buddy, ptrs[i]);
+ }
buddy_destroy(&buddy);
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/libarena/selftests/test_parallel_spmc.bpf.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/libarena/selftests/test_parallel_spmc.bpf.c
index f08f2a92e194..5fa96eb74095 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/libarena/selftests/test_parallel_spmc.bpf.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/libarena/selftests/test_parallel_spmc.bpf.c
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ int spmc_quiesce_on_owner(u64 epoch)
{
u64 i;
- bpf_for(i, 0, TEST_SPMC_SYNC_SPINS) {
+ for (i = zero; i < TEST_SPMC_SYNC_SPINS && can_loop; i++) {
if (test_abort)
return -EINTR;
if (smp_load_acquire(&owner_epoch) >= epoch)
@@ -175,8 +175,7 @@ int spmc_quiesce_on_stealer(u64 epoch)
int err = -ETIMEDOUT;
target = STEALER_EPOCH(epoch);
- bpf_for(i, 0, TEST_SPMC_SYNC_SPINS) {
-
+ for (i = zero; i < TEST_SPMC_SYNC_SPINS && can_loop; i++) {
if (test_abort) {
err = -EINTR;
break;
@@ -391,7 +390,7 @@ int spmc_wait_for_stealers_to_start(u64 target)
{
u64 i;
- bpf_for(i, 0, TEST_SPMC_SYNC_SPINS) {
+ for (i = zero; i < TEST_SPMC_SYNC_SPINS && can_loop; i++) {
if (test_abort)
return -EINTR;
if (READ_ONCE(stealers_started) >= target)
@@ -537,7 +536,7 @@ static int spmc_wait_for_round_steals(u64 target)
arena_subprog_init();
- bpf_for(i, 0, TEST_SPMC_SYNC_SPINS) {
+ for (i = zero; i < TEST_SPMC_SYNC_SPINS && can_loop; i++) {
if (test_abort)
return -EINTR;
if (round_steals >= target)
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/libarena/src/common.bpf.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/libarena/src/common.bpf.c
index 50be57213dfb..1b4bb19b3c52 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/libarena/src/common.bpf.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/libarena/src/common.bpf.c
@@ -4,9 +4,8 @@
#include <libarena/asan.h>
#include <libarena/buddy.h>
-const volatile u32 zero = 0;
-
struct buddy __arena buddy;
+volatile u32 zero = 0;
int arena_fls(__u64 word)
{
--
2.54.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-06-18 8:56 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 10+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-06-18 8:56 [PATCH bpf-next 0/5] selftests/bpf: libarena cleanup and bitmap struct Emil Tsalapatis
2026-06-18 8:56 ` [PATCH bpf-next 1/5] libarena/selftests: Replace leftover st_ prefix with test_ Emil Tsalapatis
2026-06-18 8:56 ` Emil Tsalapatis [this message]
2026-06-18 9:09 ` [PATCH bpf-next 2/5] selftests/bpf: libarena: Fix can-loop zero variable definition sashiko-bot
2026-06-18 8:56 ` [PATCH bpf-next 3/5] selftests/bpf: libarena: Clean up allocation state before buddy tests Emil Tsalapatis
2026-06-18 9:47 ` bot+bpf-ci
2026-06-18 8:56 ` [PATCH bpf-next 4/5] selftests/bpf: Add arena-based bitmap data structure Emil Tsalapatis
2026-06-18 9:08 ` sashiko-bot
2026-06-18 9:47 ` bot+bpf-ci
2026-06-18 8:56 ` [PATCH bpf-next 5/5] selftests/bpf: libarena: Add bitmap selftets Emil Tsalapatis
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