From: Kumar Kartikeya Dwivedi <memxor@gmail.com>
To: bpf@vger.kernel.org
Cc: Eduard Zingerman <eddyz87@gmail.com>,
Alexei Starovoitov <ast@kernel.org>,
Andrii Nakryiko <andrii@kernel.org>,
Daniel Borkmann <daniel@iogearbox.net>,
Emil Tsalapatis <emil@etsalapatis.com>,
kkd@meta.com, kernel-team@meta.com
Subject: [PATCH bpf-next v3 4/7] bpf: Report non-sleepable kfunc programs accurately
Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2026 19:06:38 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260924170646.2366016-5-memxor@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260924170646.2366016-1-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 and non_sleepable_context_description()
to consider active RCU, preempt, IRQ, and lock regions only when the
program is sleepable, and to fall back to the non-sleepable program
otherwise. A non-sleepable program can still hold that context state, so
relying on the existing no-context fallback alone would keep blaming the
critical section.
Select the suggestion at the kfunc, helper, and global-function sites
according to that cause, and choose between the two existing kfunc
verifier messages the same way, so a sleepable program is told to leave
the critical section and a non-sleepable program is told to become
sleepable.
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/
Acked-by: Eduard Zingerman <eddyz87@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Kumar Kartikeya Dwivedi <memxor@gmail.com>
---
kernel/bpf/diagnostics.c | 21 +++++++-------
kernel/bpf/verifier.c | 62 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----------------
2 files changed, 48 insertions(+), 35 deletions(-)
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/diagnostics.c b/kernel/bpf/diagnostics.c
index 496d24064532..69c168e03732 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/diagnostics.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/diagnostics.c
@@ -1119,16 +1119,17 @@ 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)
- ctx_kind = BPF_DIAG_CONTEXT_RCU;
- else if (env->cur_state->active_preempt_locks)
- ctx_kind = BPF_DIAG_CONTEXT_PREEMPT;
- else if (env->cur_state->active_irq_id)
- ctx_kind = BPF_DIAG_CONTEXT_IRQ;
- else if (env->cur_state->active_locks)
- ctx_kind = BPF_DIAG_CONTEXT_LOCK;
- else
- ctx_kind = BPF_DIAG_CONTEXT_NONE;
+ ctx_kind = BPF_DIAG_CONTEXT_NONE;
+ if (env->cur_state->in_sleepable) {
+ 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;
+ else if (env->cur_state->active_irq_id)
+ ctx_kind = BPF_DIAG_CONTEXT_IRQ;
+ else if (env->cur_state->active_locks)
+ ctx_kind = BPF_DIAG_CONTEXT_LOCK;
+ }
depth = diag_context_depth(env, ctx_kind);
opts = (struct bpf_diag_history_opts) {
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
index 7fbe32ce9449..d5a2ca9a24c2 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
@@ -11116,11 +11116,16 @@ static int check_func_call(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, struct bpf_insn *insn,
}
if (env->subprog_info[subprog].might_sleep && !in_sleepable_context(env)) {
+ const char *suggestion;
+
verbose(env, "sleepable global function %s() called in %s\n",
sub_name, non_sleepable_context_description(env));
+ if (in_sleepable(env))
+ suggestion = "Move the call outside the critical section, or use a non-sleepable function.";
+ else
+ suggestion = "Mark the program sleepable if the program type allows it, or use a non-sleepable function.";
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.");
+ bpf_diag_ctx_forbidden(env, *insn_idx, operation, suggestion);
return -EINVAL;
}
@@ -12049,14 +12054,16 @@ static inline bool in_sleepable_context(struct bpf_verifier_env *env)
static const char *non_sleepable_context_description(struct bpf_verifier_env *env)
{
- if (env->cur_state->active_rcu_locks)
- return "rcu_read_lock region";
- if (env->cur_state->active_preempt_locks)
- return "non-preemptible region";
- if (env->cur_state->active_irq_id)
- return "IRQ-disabled region";
- if (env->cur_state->active_locks)
- return "lock region";
+ if (in_sleepable(env)) {
+ if (env->cur_state->active_rcu_locks)
+ return "rcu_read_lock region";
+ if (env->cur_state->active_preempt_locks)
+ return "non-preemptible region";
+ if (env->cur_state->active_irq_id)
+ return "IRQ-disabled region";
+ if (env->cur_state->active_locks)
+ return "lock region";
+ }
return "non-sleepable prog";
}
@@ -12148,12 +12155,17 @@ static int check_helper_call(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, struct bpf_insn *insn
}
if (fn->might_sleep && !in_sleepable_context(env)) {
+ const char *suggestion;
+
verbose(env, "sleepable helper %s#%d in %s\n", func_id_name(func_id), func_id,
non_sleepable_context_description(env));
+ if (in_sleepable(env))
+ suggestion = "Move the helper call outside the critical section, or use a non-sleepable helper.";
+ else
+ suggestion = "Mark the program sleepable if the program type allows it, or use a non-sleepable helper.";
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.");
+ bpf_diag_ctx_forbidden(env, insn_idx, operation, suggestion);
return -EINVAL;
}
@@ -14787,11 +14799,20 @@ 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;
}
@@ -14905,15 +14926,6 @@ 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: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-09-24 17:06 [PATCH bpf-next v3 0/7] Follow ups for verifier errors set Kumar Kartikeya Dwivedi
2026-09-24 17:06 ` [PATCH bpf-next v3 1/7] bpf: Correct verifier diagnostic attribution for stack reads Kumar Kartikeya Dwivedi
2026-09-24 17:06 ` [PATCH bpf-next v3 2/7] selftests/bpf: Test verifier stack-read diagnostic attribution Kumar Kartikeya Dwivedi
2026-09-24 17:06 ` [PATCH bpf-next v3 3/7] bpf: Drop dead spill diagnostic condition Kumar Kartikeya Dwivedi
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2026-09-24 17:06 ` [PATCH bpf-next v3 5/7] selftests/bpf: Test non-sleepable kfunc context Kumar Kartikeya Dwivedi
2026-09-24 17:06 ` [PATCH bpf-next v3 6/7] bpf: Correct Program Structure diagnostic context Kumar Kartikeya Dwivedi
2026-09-24 17:06 ` [PATCH bpf-next v3 7/7] selftests/bpf: Test " Kumar Kartikeya Dwivedi
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