From: Varun R Mallya <varunrmallya@gmail.com>
To: sashiko-reviews@lists.linux.dev
Cc: bpf@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH bpf-next 1/3] riscv: stacktrace: Implement arch_bpf_stack_walk() for BPF
Date: Sun, 28 Jun 2026 12:06:02 +0530 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <akDA0mbLQhktZNe-@computer> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260621145658.C8CBD1F000E9@smtp.kernel.org>
On Sun, Jun 21, 2026 at 02:56:58PM +0000, sashiko-bot@kernel.org wrote:
> [Severity: High]
> Does this code need to resolve the ftrace trampoline address?
Yes. I forgot to add that in there.
> Looking at the generic unwinder walk_stackframe() in the same file, it uses
> ftrace_graph_ret_addr() to recover the real instruction pointer when the
> ftrace function graph tracer is active.
>
> If a kernel function in the unwinding chain is traced by ftrace, frame->ra
> will point to return_to_handler on the stack. Because return_to_handler is a
> core kernel text address rather than a BPF program address, the stack walker
> might silently skip the caller's frame and miss the BPF exception boundary.
> This would leave the context uninitialized and trigger a kernel panic in
> bpf_throw() when it validates the missing boundary.
>
> Could pc be passed through ftrace_graph_ret_addr() here to ensure the real
> return address is consumed?
Addressing in next version.
-Varun
> > + }
> > +}
>
> --
> Sashiko AI review · https://sashiko.dev/#/patchset/20260621144259.288135-1-varunrmallya@gmail.com?part=1
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-06-28 6:36 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 12+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-06-21 14:42 [PATCH bpf-next 0/3] Add BPF Exceptions support for RISC-V Varun R Mallya
2026-06-21 14:42 ` [PATCH bpf-next 1/3] riscv: stacktrace: Implement arch_bpf_stack_walk() for BPF Varun R Mallya
2026-06-21 14:56 ` sashiko-bot
2026-06-28 6:36 ` Varun R Mallya [this message]
2026-06-22 14:13 ` Pu Lehui
2026-06-21 14:42 ` [PATCH bpf-next 2/3] riscv, bpf: Add support for BPF exceptions Varun R Mallya
2026-06-21 15:32 ` bot+bpf-ci
2026-06-28 6:37 ` Varun R Mallya
2026-06-23 2:11 ` Pu Lehui
2026-06-28 7:34 ` Varun R Mallya
2026-06-21 14:42 ` [PATCH bpf-next 3/3] riscv, bpf: Remove BPF exceptions from BPF CI denylist Varun R Mallya
2026-06-23 2:13 ` Pu Lehui
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