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 v1 08/14] bpf: Report non-sleepable kfunc programs accurately
Date: Sun, 16 Aug 2026 03:57:36 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260816015746.2632990-9-memxor@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260816015746.2632990-1-memxor@gmail.com>
A sleepable kfunc call can fail either because the program is not sleepable
or because an otherwise sleepable program has entered a non-sleepable
critical section. check_kfunc_call() checks these conditions separately. The
first check is only gated by in_sleepable(), so the shared diagnostic can
blame an active RCU, preemption-disabled, IRQ-disabled, or locked region even
though leaving that region would not make the program sleepable. Adding a
second diagnostic entry point only to force the program context would
duplicate the API.
Reject the call once based on in_sleepable_context(). Teach the shared
bpf_diag_ctx_forbidden() reporter to prefer the non-sleepable program when the
current verifier state is not sleepable; otherwise preserve the RCU, preempt,
IRQ, and lock priority for active contexts. Select the kfunc message and
suggestion according to that cause, and align the helper and global-function
descriptions with the same priority.
This avoids a diagnostic-only wrapper while retaining context history for
sleepable programs that enter a forbidden region.
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/2e42a1a2bf45f4d2aba7495bdc9f147558055740e2f3c8b9dae255f6c57fc13c@mail.kernel.org/
Signed-off-by: Kumar Kartikeya Dwivedi <memxor@gmail.com>
---
kernel/bpf/diagnostics.c | 4 +++-
kernel/bpf/verifier.c | 34 ++++++++++++++++++----------------
2 files changed, 21 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/diagnostics.c b/kernel/bpf/diagnostics.c
index 2c475174a640..df9259fa0ea7 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/diagnostics.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/diagnostics.c
@@ -1083,7 +1083,9 @@ void bpf_diag_ctx_forbidden(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, u32 insn_idx,
const char *constraint, *context;
u32 depth;
- if (env->cur_state->active_rcu_locks)
+ if (!env->cur_state->in_sleepable)
+ ctx_kind = BPF_DIAG_CONTEXT_NONE;
+ else if (env->cur_state->active_rcu_locks)
ctx_kind = BPF_DIAG_CONTEXT_RCU;
else if (env->cur_state->active_preempt_locks)
ctx_kind = BPF_DIAG_CONTEXT_PREEMPT;
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
index da2ec0655b17..3de9e4f617b6 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
@@ -9912,7 +9912,7 @@ static int check_func_call(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, struct bpf_insn *insn,
sub_name, non_sleepable_context_description(env));
operation = bpf_diag_fmt(env, "sleepable global function %s()", sub_name);
bpf_diag_ctx_forbidden(env, *insn_idx, operation,
- "Move the call outside the critical section, or use a non-sleepable function.");
+ "Call the function from a sleepable program outside any critical section, or use a non-sleepable function.");
return -EINVAL;
}
@@ -10731,6 +10731,8 @@ static inline bool in_sleepable_context(struct bpf_verifier_env *env)
static const char *non_sleepable_context_description(struct bpf_verifier_env *env)
{
+ if (!in_sleepable(env))
+ return "non-sleepable prog";
if (env->cur_state->active_rcu_locks)
return "rcu_read_lock region";
if (env->cur_state->active_preempt_locks)
@@ -10739,7 +10741,7 @@ static const char *non_sleepable_context_description(struct bpf_verifier_env *en
return "IRQ-disabled region";
if (env->cur_state->active_locks)
return "lock region";
- return "non-sleepable prog";
+ return "non-sleepable context";
}
static int release_reg(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, struct bpf_reg_state *reg,
@@ -10835,7 +10837,7 @@ static int check_helper_call(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, struct bpf_insn *insn
operation = bpf_diag_fmt(env, "sleepable helper %s#%d",
func_id_name(func_id), func_id);
bpf_diag_ctx_forbidden(env, insn_idx, operation,
- "Move the helper call outside the critical section, or use a non-sleepable helper.");
+ "Call the helper from a sleepable program outside any critical section, or use a non-sleepable helper.");
return -EINVAL;
}
@@ -13760,11 +13762,20 @@ static int check_kfunc_call(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, struct bpf_insn *insn,
}
sleepable = bpf_is_kfunc_sleepable(&meta);
- if (sleepable && !in_sleepable(env)) {
- verbose(env, "program must be sleepable to call sleepable kfunc %s\n", func_name);
+ if (sleepable && !in_sleepable_context(env)) {
+ const char *suggestion;
+
+ if (in_sleepable(env)) {
+ verbose(env, "kernel func %s is sleepable within %s\n",
+ func_name, non_sleepable_context_description(env));
+ suggestion = "Move the kfunc call outside the critical section, or use a non-sleepable kfunc.";
+ } else {
+ verbose(env, "program must be sleepable to call sleepable kfunc %s\n",
+ func_name);
+ suggestion = "Mark the program sleepable if the program type allows it, or use a non-sleepable kfunc.";
+ }
operation = bpf_diag_fmt(env, "sleepable kfunc %s", func_name);
- bpf_diag_ctx_forbidden(env, insn_idx, operation,
- "Mark the program sleepable if the program type allows it, or use a non-sleepable kfunc.");
+ bpf_diag_ctx_forbidden(env, insn_idx, operation, suggestion);
return -EACCES;
}
@@ -13864,15 +13875,6 @@ static int check_kfunc_call(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, struct bpf_insn *insn,
invalidate_rcu_protected_refs(env);
}
- if (sleepable && !in_sleepable_context(env)) {
- verbose(env, "kernel func %s is sleepable within %s\n",
- func_name, non_sleepable_context_description(env));
- operation = bpf_diag_fmt(env, "sleepable kfunc %s", func_name);
- bpf_diag_ctx_forbidden(env, insn_idx, operation,
- "Move the kfunc call outside the critical section, or use a non-sleepable kfunc.");
- return -EACCES;
- }
-
if (in_rbtree_lock_required_cb(env) && (rcu_lock || rcu_unlock)) {
verbose(env, "Calling bpf_rcu_read_{lock,unlock} in unnecessary rbtree callback\n");
return -EACCES;
--
2.53.0
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Thread overview: 37+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-08-16 1:57 [PATCH bpf-next v1 00/14] Follow ups for verifier errors set Kumar Kartikeya Dwivedi
2026-08-16 1:57 ` [PATCH bpf-next v1 01/14] bpf: Correct verifier diagnostic attribution for stack reads Kumar Kartikeya Dwivedi
2026-08-16 6:34 ` Eduard Zingerman
2026-08-16 1:57 ` [PATCH bpf-next v1 02/14] selftests/bpf: Test verifier stack-read diagnostic attribution Kumar Kartikeya Dwivedi
2026-08-16 2:45 ` bot+bpf-ci
2026-08-16 6:35 ` Eduard Zingerman
2026-08-16 1:57 ` [PATCH bpf-next v1 03/14] bpf: Preserve R0 lineage across helper calls Kumar Kartikeya Dwivedi
2026-08-16 2:30 ` bot+bpf-ci
2026-08-16 6:12 ` Eduard Zingerman
2026-08-16 6:36 ` Eduard Zingerman
2026-08-16 1:57 ` [PATCH bpf-next v1 04/14] bpf: Drop dead spill diagnostic condition Kumar Kartikeya Dwivedi
2026-08-16 6:39 ` Eduard Zingerman
2026-08-16 1:57 ` [PATCH bpf-next v1 05/14] bpf: Use canonical stack argument names in diagnostics Kumar Kartikeya Dwivedi
2026-08-16 6:40 ` Eduard Zingerman
2026-08-16 1:57 ` [PATCH bpf-next v1 06/14] bpf: Correct kfunc argument diagnostics Kumar Kartikeya Dwivedi
2026-08-16 2:45 ` bot+bpf-ci
2026-08-16 6:50 ` Eduard Zingerman
2026-08-16 6:52 ` Eduard Zingerman
2026-08-16 1:57 ` [PATCH bpf-next v1 07/14] selftests/bpf: Test " Kumar Kartikeya Dwivedi
2026-08-16 6:53 ` Eduard Zingerman
2026-08-16 1:57 ` Kumar Kartikeya Dwivedi [this message]
2026-08-16 2:30 ` [PATCH bpf-next v1 08/14] bpf: Report non-sleepable kfunc programs accurately bot+bpf-ci
2026-08-16 7:32 ` Eduard Zingerman
2026-08-16 1:57 ` [PATCH bpf-next v1 09/14] selftests/bpf: Test non-sleepable kfunc context Kumar Kartikeya Dwivedi
2026-08-16 2:30 ` bot+bpf-ci
2026-08-16 7:37 ` Eduard Zingerman
2026-08-16 1:57 ` [PATCH bpf-next v1 10/14] bpf: Correct Program Structure diagnostic context Kumar Kartikeya Dwivedi
2026-08-16 2:45 ` bot+bpf-ci
2026-08-16 7:58 ` Eduard Zingerman
2026-08-16 1:57 ` [PATCH bpf-next v1 11/14] bpf: Preserve source attribution without source text Kumar Kartikeya Dwivedi
2026-08-16 8:01 ` Eduard Zingerman
2026-08-16 1:57 ` [PATCH bpf-next v1 12/14] selftests/bpf: Test Program Structure diagnostic context Kumar Kartikeya Dwivedi
2026-08-16 8:06 ` Eduard Zingerman
2026-08-16 1:57 ` [PATCH bpf-next v1 13/14] bpf: Distinguish function references in policy diagnostics Kumar Kartikeya Dwivedi
2026-08-16 8:09 ` Eduard Zingerman
2026-08-16 1:57 ` [PATCH bpf-next v1 14/14] selftests/bpf: Test pseudo-function " Kumar Kartikeya Dwivedi
2026-08-16 2:45 ` bot+bpf-ci
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