From: Amery Hung <ameryhung@gmail.com>
To: bpf@vger.kernel.org
Cc: alexei.starovoitov@gmail.com, andrii@kernel.org,
daniel@iogearbox.net, eddyz87@gmail.com, memxor@gmail.com,
ameryhung@gmail.com, kernel-team@meta.com
Subject: [PATCH bpf-next v2 13/18] bpf: Distinguish fixed- and variable-size kfunc mem args with MEM_FIXED_SIZE
Date: Fri, 24 Jul 2026 12:08:07 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260724190813.1458271-14-ameryhung@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260724190813.1458271-1-ameryhung@gmail.com>
A kfunc memory-pointer argument comes in two flavors: a fixed-size buffer
whose access size is derived from the pointed-to BTF type, and a
variable-size buffer paired with a following __sz/__szk size argument.
Both were represented by separate kfunc_ptr_arg_type values
(KF_ARG_PTR_TO_MEM vs KF_ARG_PTR_TO_MEM_SIZE) with the pointer classified
as the latter when a size argument followed.
Mirror how helpers describe the same distinction: classify both as
KF_ARG_PTR_TO_MEM and OR in MEM_FIXED_SIZE for the fixed-size case, just
as helpers use ARG_PTR_TO_MEM | MEM_FIXED_SIZE. The switches now key on
base_type(kf_arg_type) so the flag rides along, and the KF_ARG_PTR_TO_MEM
handler either resolves the size from BTF (MEM_FIXED_SIZE) or falls
through to the mem/size-pair check, which validates the buffer against the
following size register and skips it. No functional change.
Signed-off-by: Amery Hung <ameryhung@gmail.com>
---
kernel/bpf/verifier.c | 59 ++++++++++++++++++++-----------------------
1 file changed, 28 insertions(+), 31 deletions(-)
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
index 64668e7d184a..144c2d8aa492 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
@@ -11078,7 +11078,6 @@ enum kfunc_ptr_arg_type {
KF_ARG_PTR_TO_LIST_NODE,
KF_ARG_PTR_TO_BTF_ID, /* Also covers reg2btf_ids conversions */
KF_ARG_PTR_TO_MEM,
- KF_ARG_PTR_TO_MEM_SIZE, /* Size derived from next argument, skip it */
KF_ARG_PTR_TO_CALLBACK,
KF_ARG_PTR_TO_RB_ROOT,
KF_ARG_PTR_TO_RB_NODE,
@@ -11344,7 +11343,7 @@ bool bpf_is_kfunc_pkt_changing(struct bpf_call_arg_meta *meta)
return meta->func_id == special_kfunc_list[KF_bpf_xdp_pull_data];
}
-static enum kfunc_ptr_arg_type
+static int
get_kfunc_ptr_arg_type(struct bpf_verifier_env *env,
struct bpf_reg_state *regs, struct bpf_call_arg_meta *meta,
const struct btf_type *t, const struct btf_type *ref_t,
@@ -11444,7 +11443,7 @@ get_kfunc_ptr_arg_type(struct bpf_verifier_env *env,
btf_type_str(ref_t), ref_tname, arg_mem_size ? "void, " : "");
return -EINVAL;
}
- return arg_mem_size ? KF_ARG_PTR_TO_MEM_SIZE : KF_ARG_PTR_TO_MEM;
+ return arg_mem_size ? KF_ARG_PTR_TO_MEM : KF_ARG_PTR_TO_MEM | MEM_FIXED_SIZE;
}
static int process_kf_arg_ptr_to_btf_id(struct bpf_verifier_env *env,
@@ -12146,7 +12145,7 @@ static int check_kfunc_args(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, struct bpf_call_arg_me
ref_tname = btf_name_by_offset(btf, ref_t->name_off);
}
- switch (kf_arg_type) {
+ switch (base_type(kf_arg_type)) {
case KF_ARG_PTR_TO_ALLOC_BTF_ID:
case KF_ARG_PTR_TO_BTF_ID:
if (!is_trusted_reg(env, reg)) {
@@ -12169,7 +12168,6 @@ static int check_kfunc_args(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, struct bpf_call_arg_me
case KF_ARG_PTR_TO_RB_ROOT:
case KF_ARG_PTR_TO_RB_NODE:
case KF_ARG_PTR_TO_MEM:
- case KF_ARG_PTR_TO_MEM_SIZE:
case KF_ARG_PTR_TO_CALLBACK:
case KF_ARG_PTR_TO_CONST_STR:
case KF_ARG_PTR_TO_WORKQUEUE:
@@ -12200,7 +12198,7 @@ static int check_kfunc_args(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, struct bpf_call_arg_me
if (ret < 0)
return ret;
- switch (kf_arg_type) {
+ switch (base_type(kf_arg_type)) {
case KF_ARG_PTR_TO_CTX:
if (reg->type != PTR_TO_CTX) {
verbose(env, "%s expected pointer to ctx, but got %s\n",
@@ -12396,33 +12394,32 @@ static int check_kfunc_args(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, struct bpf_call_arg_me
return ret;
break;
case KF_ARG_PTR_TO_MEM:
- resolve_ret = btf_resolve_size(btf, ref_t, &type_size);
- if (IS_ERR(resolve_ret)) {
- verbose(env, "%s reference type('%s %s') size cannot be determined: %ld\n",
- reg_arg_name(env, argno), btf_type_str(ref_t),
- ref_tname, PTR_ERR(resolve_ret));
- return -EINVAL;
- }
- ret = check_mem_reg(env, reg, argno, type_size, BPF_READ | BPF_WRITE, meta);
- if (ret < 0)
- return ret;
- break;
- case KF_ARG_PTR_TO_MEM_SIZE:
- {
- struct bpf_reg_state *buff_reg = reg;
- struct bpf_reg_state *size_reg = get_func_arg_reg(caller, regs, i + 1);
- argno_t next_argno = argno_from_arg(i + 2);
-
- ret = check_mem_size_reg(env, buff_reg, size_reg, argno, next_argno,
- BPF_READ | BPF_WRITE, true, meta);
- if (ret < 0) {
- verbose(env, "%s and ", reg_arg_name(env, argno));
- verbose(env, "%s memory, len pair leads to invalid memory access\n",
- reg_arg_name(env, next_argno));
- return ret;
+ if (kf_arg_type & MEM_FIXED_SIZE) {
+ resolve_ret = btf_resolve_size(btf, ref_t, &type_size);
+ if (IS_ERR(resolve_ret)) {
+ verbose(env, "%s reference type('%s %s') size cannot be determined: %ld\n",
+ reg_arg_name(env, argno), btf_type_str(ref_t),
+ ref_tname, PTR_ERR(resolve_ret));
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
+ ret = check_mem_reg(env, reg, argno, type_size, BPF_READ | BPF_WRITE, meta);
+ if (ret < 0)
+ return ret;
+ } else {
+ struct bpf_reg_state *buff_reg = reg;
+ struct bpf_reg_state *size_reg = get_func_arg_reg(caller, regs, i + 1);
+ argno_t next_argno = argno_from_arg(i + 2);
+
+ ret = check_mem_size_reg(env, buff_reg, size_reg, argno, next_argno,
+ BPF_READ | BPF_WRITE, true, meta);
+ if (ret < 0) {
+ verbose(env, "%s and ", reg_arg_name(env, argno));
+ verbose(env, "%s memory, len pair leads to invalid memory access\n",
+ reg_arg_name(env, next_argno));
+ return ret;
+ }
}
break;
- }
case KF_ARG_PTR_TO_CALLBACK:
if (reg->type != PTR_TO_FUNC) {
verbose(env, "%s expected pointer to func\n", reg_arg_name(env, argno));
--
2.52.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-07-24 19:08 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 32+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-07-24 19:07 [PATCH bpf-next v2 00/18] Generate bpf_func_proto for kfunc Amery Hung
2026-07-24 19:07 ` [PATCH bpf-next v2 01/18] bpf: Drop process_timer_func wrappers Amery Hung
2026-07-25 1:39 ` Eduard Zingerman
2026-07-24 19:07 ` [PATCH bpf-next v2 02/18] bpf: Unify const map ptr argument checking for helpers and kfuncs Amery Hung
2026-07-24 19:28 ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-24 20:49 ` Amery Hung
2026-07-24 21:29 ` Kumar Kartikeya Dwivedi
2026-07-25 1:57 ` Eduard Zingerman
2026-07-24 19:07 ` [PATCH bpf-next v2 03/18] bpf: Split kfunc map argument into __const_map and __map Amery Hung
2026-07-24 19:07 ` [PATCH bpf-next v2 04/18] bpf: Pass kfunc meta to mem and mem_size check Amery Hung
2026-07-24 19:07 ` [PATCH bpf-next v2 05/18] bpf: Check helper and kfunc mem+size arguments identically Amery Hung
2026-07-24 19:08 ` [PATCH bpf-next v2 06/18] selftests/bpf: Add tests for helper and kfunc mem+size arguments Amery Hung
2026-07-24 19:25 ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-24 19:08 ` [PATCH bpf-next v2 07/18] bpf: Check fixed-size mem args of helpers and kfuncs the same way Amery Hung
2026-07-24 19:32 ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-24 20:39 ` Amery Hung
2026-07-24 19:08 ` [PATCH bpf-next v2 08/18] bpf: Express ARG_CONST_SIZE_OR_ZERO as ARG_CONST_SIZE | SCALAR_MAYBE_ZERO Amery Hung
2026-07-24 19:08 ` [PATCH bpf-next v2 09/18] bpf: Rename ARG_CONST_SIZE{,_OR_ZERO} to ARG_MEM_SIZE{,_OR_ZERO} Amery Hung
2026-07-24 19:08 ` [PATCH bpf-next v2 10/18] bpf: Fold __szk const size handling into the scalar arg path Amery Hung
2026-07-24 19:08 ` [PATCH bpf-next v2 11/18] bpf: Classify kfunc mem_size args from BTF without register state Amery Hung
2026-07-24 19:38 ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-24 22:52 ` Amery Hung
2026-07-24 19:08 ` [PATCH bpf-next v2 12/18] bpf: Handle NULL kfunc pointer args without a KF_ARG_PTR_TO_NULL type Amery Hung
2026-07-24 19:08 ` Amery Hung [this message]
2026-07-24 19:08 ` [PATCH bpf-next v2 14/18] bpf: Check helper mem+size in ARG_PTR_TO_MEM case Amery Hung
2026-07-24 19:47 ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-24 21:10 ` Amery Hung
2026-07-24 19:08 ` [PATCH bpf-next v2 15/18] bpf: Classify kfunc pointer arguments from BTF, resolve type against the register Amery Hung
2026-07-24 19:08 ` [PATCH bpf-next v2 16/18] bpf: Tag nullable kfunc pointer args with PTR_MAYBE_NULL Amery Hung
2026-07-24 19:38 ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-24 19:08 ` [PATCH bpf-next v2 17/18] bpf: Classify scalar kfunc arguments from BTF Amery Hung
2026-07-24 19:08 ` [PATCH bpf-next v2 18/18] bpf: Generate kfunc argument prototype at add-call time Amery Hung
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