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From: Kumar Kartikeya Dwivedi <memxor@gmail.com>
To: bpf@vger.kernel.org
Cc: Alexei Starovoitov <ast@kernel.org>,
	Andrii Nakryiko <andrii@kernel.org>,
	Daniel Borkmann <daniel@iogearbox.net>,
	Eduard Zingerman <eddyz87@gmail.com>,
	Emil Tsalapatis <emil@etsalapatis.com>,
	kkd@meta.com, kernel-team@meta.com
Subject: [PATCH bpf-next v3 16/17] bpf: Report Verifier Internal errors
Date: Mon, 13 Jul 2026 17:39:05 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260713153910.2556007-17-memxor@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260713153910.2556007-1-memxor@gmail.com>

Augment selected existing internal-error paths with Verifier Internal Error
reports. These reports avoid suggesting source-level fixes and instead identify
the verifier invariant that failed.

Cover non-overwritten BPF_PTR_POISON helper argument types and inconsistent
kfunc graph-node argument classification.

Signed-off-by: Kumar Kartikeya Dwivedi <memxor@gmail.com>
---
 include/linux/bpf_verifier.h | 10 +++++---
 kernel/bpf/diagnostics.c     | 50 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 kernel/bpf/verifier.c        | 13 +++++-----
 3 files changed, 62 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/bpf_verifier.h b/include/linux/bpf_verifier.h
index 625ea3e394a2..a120110aaf3e 100644
--- a/include/linux/bpf_verifier.h
+++ b/include/linux/bpf_verifier.h
@@ -1090,6 +1090,8 @@ __printf(3, 4) void verbose_linfo(struct bpf_verifier_env *env,
 				  u32 insn_off,
 				  const char *prefix_fmt, ...);
 
+__printf(2, 3) void bpf_verifier_log_bug(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, const char *fmt, ...);
+
 #define verifier_bug_if(cond, env, fmt, args...)						\
 	({											\
 		bool __cond = (cond);								\
@@ -1097,10 +1099,10 @@ __printf(3, 4) void verbose_linfo(struct bpf_verifier_env *env,
 			verifier_bug(env, fmt " (" #cond ")", ##args);				\
 		(__cond);									\
 	})
-#define verifier_bug(env, fmt, args...)								\
-	({											\
-		BPF_WARN_ONCE(1, "verifier bug: " fmt "\n", ##args);				\
-		bpf_log(&env->log, "verifier bug: " fmt "\n", ##args);				\
+#define verifier_bug(env, fmt, args...)                              \
+	({                                                           \
+		BPF_WARN_ONCE(1, "verifier bug: " fmt "\n", ##args); \
+		bpf_verifier_log_bug(env, fmt, ##args);              \
 	})
 
 static inline void mark_prune_point(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, int idx)
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/diagnostics.c b/kernel/bpf/diagnostics.c
index e2772c1deaff..eb4c2817e0f1 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/diagnostics.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/diagnostics.c
@@ -1346,6 +1346,56 @@ void bpf_diag_report_limit(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, u32 insn_idx, const cha
 	diag_report_suggestion(env, "%s", suggestion);
 }
 
+static void diag_internal_error(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, u32 insn_idx, const char *problem,
+				const char *reason)
+{
+	bpf_diag_report_header(env, CATEGORY_VERIFIER_INTERNAL_ERROR, problem);
+	diag_report_reason(env, "The verifier hit an internal error: %s", reason);
+
+	diag_report_section(env, "At");
+	bpf_diag_report_source(env, insn_idx, "error", "%s", problem);
+
+	diag_report_suggestion(env, "Report this problem to bpf@vger.kernel.org with the full "
+				    "verifier log and program.");
+}
+
+void bpf_verifier_log_bug(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, const char *fmt, ...)
+{
+	const char *fallback = "the verifier could not format details for this invariant violation";
+	va_list args, copy;
+	char *reason;
+	size_t len;
+
+	va_start(args, fmt);
+	if (bpf_verifier_log_needed(&env->log)) {
+		bpf_verifier_log_write(env, "verifier bug: ");
+		va_copy(copy, args);
+		bpf_verifier_vlog(&env->log, fmt, copy);
+		va_end(copy);
+		bpf_verifier_log_write(env, "\n");
+	}
+
+	if (!bpf_diag_enabled(env))
+		goto out;
+
+	va_copy(copy, args);
+	reason = kvasprintf(GFP_KERNEL_ACCOUNT, fmt, copy);
+	va_end(copy);
+	if (!reason) {
+		diag_internal_error(env, env->insn_idx, "verifier invariant violation", fallback);
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	len = strlen(reason);
+	while (len && reason[len - 1] == '\n')
+		reason[--len] = '\0';
+	diag_internal_error(env, env->insn_idx, "verifier invariant violation",
+			    *reason ? reason : fallback);
+	kfree(reason);
+out:
+	va_end(args);
+}
+
 void bpf_diag_report_invalid_deref(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, u32 insn_idx, int regno,
 				   const char *reg_name, const struct bpf_reg_state *reg,
 				   enum bpf_diag_invalid_deref_kind kind, s64 offset)
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
index 552b3d4dd5ae..f7c5beb88217 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
@@ -8650,9 +8650,8 @@ static int check_reg_type(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, struct bpf_reg_state *re
 				return -EACCES;
 		} else {
 			if (arg_btf_id == BPF_PTR_POISON) {
-				verbose(env, "verifier internal error:");
-				verbose(env, "%s has non-overwritten BPF_PTR_POISON type\n",
-					reg_arg_name(env, argno));
+				verifier_bug(env, "%s has non-overwritten BPF_PTR_POISON type",
+					     reg_arg_name(env, argno));
 				return -EACCES;
 			}
 
@@ -12748,14 +12747,14 @@ static bool check_kfunc_is_graph_node_api(struct bpf_verifier_env *env,
 		       kfunc_btf_id == special_kfunc_list[KF_bpf_rbtree_right]);
 		break;
 	default:
-		verbose(env, "verifier internal error: unexpected graph node argument type %s\n",
-			btf_field_type_name(node_field_type));
+		verifier_bug(env, "unexpected graph node argument type %s",
+			     btf_field_type_name(node_field_type));
 		return false;
 	}
 
 	if (!ret)
-		verbose(env, "verifier internal error: %s node arg for unknown kfunc\n",
-			btf_field_type_name(node_field_type));
+		verifier_bug(env, "%s node arg for unknown kfunc",
+			     btf_field_type_name(node_field_type));
 	return ret;
 }
 
-- 
2.53.0


  parent reply	other threads:[~2026-07-13 15:39 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 32+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-07-13 15:38 [PATCH bpf-next v3 00/17] Redesign Verification Errors Kumar Kartikeya Dwivedi
2026-07-13 15:38 ` [PATCH bpf-next v3 01/17] bpf: Add verifier diagnostics report helpers Kumar Kartikeya Dwivedi
2026-07-13 15:50   ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-13 15:38 ` [PATCH bpf-next v3 02/17] bpf: Add source and instruction diagnostic context Kumar Kartikeya Dwivedi
2026-07-13 15:38 ` [PATCH bpf-next v3 03/17] bpf: Add verifier diagnostic event log Kumar Kartikeya Dwivedi
2026-07-13 15:54   ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-13 15:38 ` [PATCH bpf-next v3 04/17] bpf: Prune verifier diagnostics when switching paths Kumar Kartikeya Dwivedi
2026-07-13 16:02   ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-13 15:38 ` [PATCH bpf-next v3 05/17] bpf: Track verifier register diagnostic events Kumar Kartikeya Dwivedi
2026-07-13 16:06   ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-13 15:38 ` [PATCH bpf-next v3 06/17] bpf: Track verifier reference " Kumar Kartikeya Dwivedi
2026-07-13 15:38 ` [PATCH bpf-next v3 07/17] bpf: Track verifier context " Kumar Kartikeya Dwivedi
2026-07-13 15:38 ` [PATCH bpf-next v3 08/17] bpf: Report Register Type Safety errors Kumar Kartikeya Dwivedi
2026-07-13 15:38 ` [PATCH bpf-next v3 09/17] bpf: Report Memory Safety bounds errors Kumar Kartikeya Dwivedi
2026-07-13 15:38 ` [PATCH bpf-next v3 10/17] bpf: Report Resource Lifetime reference leaks Kumar Kartikeya Dwivedi
2026-07-13 16:04   ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-13 15:39 ` [PATCH bpf-next v3 11/17] bpf: Report Call Type Safety argument errors Kumar Kartikeya Dwivedi
2026-07-13 15:51   ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-13 15:39 ` [PATCH bpf-next v3 12/17] bpf: Report Execution Context Safety errors Kumar Kartikeya Dwivedi
2026-07-13 15:53   ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-13 15:39 ` [PATCH bpf-next v3 13/17] bpf: Report Program Structure CFG errors Kumar Kartikeya Dwivedi
2026-07-14 20:00   ` Eduard Zingerman
2026-07-15  7:37     ` Kumar Kartikeya Dwivedi
2026-07-13 15:39 ` [PATCH bpf-next v3 14/17] bpf: Report Policy helper and kfunc errors Kumar Kartikeya Dwivedi
2026-07-13 16:09   ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-13 15:39 ` [PATCH bpf-next v3 15/17] bpf: Report Verifier Limit errors Kumar Kartikeya Dwivedi
2026-07-13 15:39 ` Kumar Kartikeya Dwivedi [this message]
2026-07-14 23:17   ` [PATCH bpf-next v3 16/17] bpf: Report Verifier Internal errors Eduard Zingerman
2026-07-15  7:36     ` Kumar Kartikeya Dwivedi
2026-07-13 15:39 ` [PATCH bpf-next v3 17/17] bpf: Gate verifier diagnostics on log level Kumar Kartikeya Dwivedi
2026-07-14  3:36   ` kernel test robot
2026-07-14  6:10 ` [syzbot ci] Re: Redesign Verification Errors syzbot ci

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