From: Eduard Zingerman <eddyz87@gmail.com>
To: bpf@vger.kernel.org, ast@kernel.org, andrii@kernel.org
Cc: daniel@iogearbox.net, kernel-team@fb.com,
yonghong.song@linux.dev, eddyz87@gmail.com, memxor@gmail.com
Subject: [PATCH bpf-next v2 1/2] bpf: reject pointer operands for 32-bit recurrences/latches
Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2026 11:56:08 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20261021185609.607075-1-eddyz87@gmail.com> (raw)
Avoid inferring loop bounds for the following program shapes:
32-bit latch (A) | 32-bit recurrence (B)
-------------------------+--------------------------
r1 = ... pointer ... | r1 = ... pointer ...
r2 = ... pointer ... | r2 = ... pointer ...
l: r1 += 8 | l: w1 += 8
... | ...
if w1 < w2 goto l | if r1 < r2 goto l
(A) Scalar bounds for pointers represent only offsets from their
common origin values. The 32-bit operations also depend on the
runtime base address: the addresses can wrap at 32 bits without
the tracked offsets wrapping. Thus, offsets alone do not determine
the iteration count.
(B) 32-bit operations on pointers either prohibited (wX += 1)
or convert them to scalars (wX = wX). No need to deal with
this at SCEV level.
Fixes: df4761bd441c ("bpf: Support 32-bit linear scalar evolution")
Signed-off-by: Eduard Zingerman <eddyz87@gmail.com>
---
kernel/bpf/scev.c | 10 +++++++---
1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/scev.c b/kernel/bpf/scev.c
index fea77772ca96..f9e2ca6a5a12 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/scev.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/scev.c
@@ -2024,7 +2024,8 @@ static void log_incompatible_scev_values(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, const cha
}
static bool scev_value_compatible(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, struct bpf_func_state *st,
- const struct scev_value *a, const struct scev_value *b)
+ const struct scev_value *a, const struct scev_value *b,
+ const struct linear_latch *latch)
{
const struct bpf_reg_state *ra, *rb;
@@ -2035,7 +2036,7 @@ static bool scev_value_compatible(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, struct bpf_func_
}
ra = scev_reg_for_read(env, st, a->ptr_reg);
rb = scev_reg_for_read(env, st, b->ptr_reg);
- if (ra && rb && bpf_same_memory_origin(ra, rb))
+ if (ra && rb && bpf_same_memory_origin(ra, rb) && !latch->zext32 && !latch->jmp32)
return true;
incompatible:
@@ -2267,7 +2268,7 @@ static bool compute_max_iters(struct bpf_verifier_env *env,
}
return false;
}
- if (!scev_value_compatible(env, st, &initial_val, &bound_val))
+ if (!scev_value_compatible(env, st, &initial_val, &bound_val, latch))
return false;
initial = initial_val.value;
@@ -2700,6 +2701,9 @@ int bpf_compute_loop_iters(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, struct bpf_verifier_sta
reg = scev_reg_for_linear(cur_func, r);
/* If SCEV for r is (linear <reg> <slope>) */
if (reg && is_simple_linear(scev, r_scev, &coefs) && is_widenable_reg_type(reg)) {
+ /* 32-bit ALU operations on pointers convert them to scalars */
+ if (coefs.zext32 && reg->type != SCALAR_VALUE)
+ goto cant_widen;
/* Spills at varying offsets lose precision */
if (test_bit(r, loop->store_base_regs)) {
spill_base = true;
--
2.56.0
next reply other threads:[~2026-10-21 18:56 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-10-21 18:56 Eduard Zingerman [this message]
2026-10-21 18:56 ` [PATCH bpf-next v2 2/2] selftests/bpf: pointer operands for 32-bit recurrences/latches Eduard Zingerman
2026-10-21 18:57 ` [PATCH bpf-next v2 1/2] bpf: reject " Eduard Zingerman
2026-10-21 22:22 ` Alexei Starovoitov
2026-10-21 22:50 ` Eduard Zingerman
2026-10-23 1:04 ` Eduard Zingerman
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