From: Daniel Borkmann <daniel@iogearbox.net>
To: memxor@gmail.com
Cc: eddyz87@gmail.com, puranjay@kernel.org, bpf@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH bpf-next v3 1/6] bpf: Derive the atomic load register in one place
Date: Tue, 11 Aug 2026 15:15:55 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260811131600.506721-1-daniel@iogearbox.net> (raw)
check_atomic_rmw() open codes the mapping from a BPF_ATOMIC to the register
it reads the old value into, the BPF_STX case of insn_def_regno() open codes
the very same mapping a second time, the const folding and the liveness
transfer functions a third and a fourth time, and BPF JITs need it as well
to know which register a faulting BPF_PROBE_ATOMIC has to clear.
Add a small helper so that all of them can share it. No functional change.
The BPF_LOAD_ACQ case is there for the JITs, which do walk all instruction
classes. const_reg_xfer() loses its explicit BPF_ATOMIC mode test since the
helper checks class and mode itself; the BPF_PROBE_ATOMIC it additionally
accepts cannot be seen there as it is only set from bpf_do_misc_fixups(),
that is, after const folding has run. arg_track_xfer() keeps its mode test
since that also guards the stack clearing next to it.
Signed-off-by: Daniel Borkmann <daniel@iogearbox.net>
---
v2 -> v3:
- Also use the helper for const_fold and liveness (bpf ci)
- Drop the return value comment in verifier since the helper
comment already covers it (Jakub)
v1 -> v2:
- also convert insn_def_regno (Eduard, sashiko)
include/linux/filter.h | 24 ++++++++++++++++++++++++
kernel/bpf/const_fold.c | 11 +++--------
kernel/bpf/fixups.c | 11 +----------
kernel/bpf/liveness.c | 9 +++------
kernel/bpf/verifier.c | 13 ++-----------
5 files changed, 33 insertions(+), 35 deletions(-)
diff --git a/include/linux/filter.h b/include/linux/filter.h
index 4edba8182db1..15d83684c6e9 100644
--- a/include/linux/filter.h
+++ b/include/linux/filter.h
@@ -414,6 +414,30 @@ static inline bool bpf_atomic_is_load_acq(const struct bpf_insn *insn)
insn->imm == BPF_LOAD_ACQ;
}
+/*
+ * Given an instruction @insn, return the number of the BPF register that a
+ * BPF_ATOMIC reads the value at its memory operand into, or -1 if there is
+ * no such register. That is the register a BPF_PROBE_ATOMIC has to clear when
+ * the access faults. Like bpf_atomic_is_load_acq(), @insn is not assumed to
+ * be a BPF_ATOMIC here.
+ */
+static inline int bpf_atomic_load_reg(const struct bpf_insn *insn)
+{
+ if (BPF_CLASS(insn->code) != BPF_STX ||
+ (BPF_MODE(insn->code) != BPF_ATOMIC &&
+ BPF_MODE(insn->code) != BPF_PROBE_ATOMIC))
+ return -1;
+
+ switch (insn->imm) {
+ case BPF_LOAD_ACQ:
+ return insn->dst_reg;
+ case BPF_CMPXCHG:
+ return BPF_REG_0;
+ default:
+ return (insn->imm & BPF_FETCH) ? insn->src_reg : -1;
+ }
+}
+
/* Memory store, *(uint *) (dst_reg + off16) = imm32 */
#define BPF_ST_MEM(SIZE, DST, OFF, IMM) \
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/const_fold.c b/kernel/bpf/const_fold.c
index b2a19acadb91..4cf120c7b2cb 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/const_fold.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/const_fold.c
@@ -199,14 +199,9 @@ static void const_reg_xfer(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, struct const_arg_info *
ci_out[r] = unknown;
break;
case BPF_STX:
- if (mode != BPF_ATOMIC)
- break;
- if (insn->imm == BPF_CMPXCHG)
- ci_out[BPF_REG_0] = unknown;
- else if (insn->imm == BPF_LOAD_ACQ)
- *dst = unknown;
- else if (insn->imm & BPF_FETCH)
- *src = unknown;
+ r = bpf_atomic_load_reg(insn);
+ if (r >= 0)
+ ci_out[r] = unknown;
break;
}
}
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/fixups.c b/kernel/bpf/fixups.c
index 661e2d13a604..c4bd70befbb5 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/fixups.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/fixups.c
@@ -49,16 +49,7 @@ static int insn_def_regno(const struct bpf_insn *insn)
case BPF_ST:
return -1;
case BPF_STX:
- if (BPF_MODE(insn->code) == BPF_ATOMIC ||
- BPF_MODE(insn->code) == BPF_PROBE_ATOMIC) {
- if (insn->imm == BPF_CMPXCHG)
- return BPF_REG_0;
- else if (insn->imm == BPF_LOAD_ACQ)
- return insn->dst_reg;
- else if (insn->imm & BPF_FETCH)
- return insn->src_reg;
- }
- return -1;
+ return bpf_atomic_load_reg(insn);
default:
return insn->dst_reg;
}
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/liveness.c b/kernel/bpf/liveness.c
index ef9a5a922887..1c997aeba6fa 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/liveness.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/liveness.c
@@ -1209,12 +1209,9 @@ static void arg_track_xfer(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, struct bpf_insn *insn,
clear_stack_for_all_offs(insn, at_out, insn->dst_reg,
at_stack_out, sz);
- if (insn->imm == BPF_CMPXCHG)
- at_out[BPF_REG_0] = none;
- else if (insn->imm == BPF_LOAD_ACQ)
- *dst = none;
- else if (insn->imm & BPF_FETCH)
- *src = none;
+ r = bpf_atomic_load_reg(insn);
+ if (r >= 0)
+ at_out[r] = none;
}
} else if (class == BPF_ST && BPF_MODE(insn->code) == BPF_MEM) {
u32 sz = bpf_size_to_bytes(BPF_SIZE(insn->code));
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
index add3affc5703..61ef43325c6f 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
@@ -6485,21 +6485,12 @@ static int check_atomic_rmw(struct bpf_verifier_env *env,
return -EACCES;
}
- if (insn->imm & BPF_FETCH) {
- if (insn->imm == BPF_CMPXCHG)
- load_reg = BPF_REG_0;
- else
- load_reg = insn->src_reg;
-
+ load_reg = bpf_atomic_load_reg(insn);
+ if (load_reg >= 0) {
/* check and record load of old value */
err = check_reg_arg(env, load_reg, DST_OP);
if (err)
return err;
- } else {
- /* This instruction accesses a memory location but doesn't
- * actually load it into a register.
- */
- load_reg = -1;
}
dst_reg = cur_regs(env) + insn->dst_reg;
--
2.43.0
next reply other threads:[~2026-08-11 13:16 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 13+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-08-11 13:15 Daniel Borkmann [this message]
2026-08-11 13:15 ` [PATCH bpf-next v3 2/6] bpf, riscv: Clear fetch destination on faulting arena atomic Daniel Borkmann
2026-08-11 13:15 ` [PATCH bpf-next v3 3/6] bpf, x86: " Daniel Borkmann
2026-08-11 13:15 ` [PATCH bpf-next v3 4/6] bpf, arm64: " Daniel Borkmann
2026-08-12 12:18 ` Puranjay Mohan
2026-08-11 13:15 ` [PATCH bpf-next v3 5/6] bpf, s390: " Daniel Borkmann
2026-08-12 9:40 ` Ilya Leoshkevich
2026-08-11 13:16 ` [PATCH bpf-next v3 6/6] selftests/bpf: Add arena fault tests for atomics with fetch Daniel Borkmann
2026-08-11 14:27 ` bot+bpf-ci
2026-08-11 15:14 ` Daniel Borkmann
2026-08-11 15:57 ` Puranjay Mohan
2026-08-11 21:45 ` [PATCH bpf-next v3 1/6] bpf: Derive the atomic load register in one place Eduard Zingerman
2026-08-12 17:40 ` patchwork-bot+netdevbpf
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