Re: [PATCH bpf-next v3 2/7] bpf: enable detaching links of struct_ops objects.

[Martin KaFai Lau <martin.lau@linux.dev>]

On 5/9/24 5:29 PM, Kui-Feng Lee wrote:
> +static int bpf_struct_ops_map_link_detach(struct bpf_link *link)
> +{
> +	struct bpf_struct_ops_link *st_link = container_of(link, struct bpf_struct_ops_link, link);
> +	struct bpf_struct_ops_map *st_map;
> +	struct bpf_map *map;
> +
> +	mutex_lock(&update_mutex);
> +
> +	map = rcu_dereference_protected(st_link->map, lockdep_is_held(&update_mutex));
> +	if (!map) {
> +		mutex_unlock(&update_mutex);
> +		return -EINVAL;
> +	}
> +	st_map = container_of(map, struct bpf_struct_ops_map, map);
> +
> +	st_map->st_ops_desc->st_ops->unreg(&st_map->kvalue.data, link);
> +
> +	rcu_assign_pointer(st_link->map, NULL);
> +	/* Pair with bpf_map_get() in bpf_struct_ops_link_create() or
> +	 * bpf_map_inc() in bpf_struct_ops_map_link_update().
> +	 */
> +	bpf_map_put(&st_map->map);
> +
> +	mutex_unlock(&update_mutex);
> +
> +	return 0;
> +}
> +
>   static const struct bpf_link_ops bpf_struct_ops_map_lops = {
>   	.dealloc = bpf_struct_ops_map_link_dealloc,
> +	.detach = bpf_struct_ops_map_link_detach,
>   	.show_fdinfo = bpf_struct_ops_map_link_show_fdinfo,
>   	.fill_link_info = bpf_struct_ops_map_link_fill_link_info,
>   	.update_map = bpf_struct_ops_map_link_update,
> @@ -1176,13 +1208,19 @@ int bpf_struct_ops_link_create(union bpf_attr *attr)
>   	if (err)
>   		goto err_out;
>   
> +	/* Init link->map before calling reg() in case being detached
> +	 * immediately.
> +	 */

It is not obvious in the patch how this (immediate detach by subsystem after 
reg) may work without race, so I think it is easier to ask.

[ I put back the err_out context at the end ]

> +	RCU_INIT_POINTER(link->map, map);
> +
>   	err = st_map->st_ops_desc->st_ops->reg(st_map->kvalue.data, &link->link);
>   	if (err) {
> +		RCU_INIT_POINTER(link->map, NULL);

In the bpf_struct_ops_map_link_detach() above, the update to link->map is 
protected by the update_mutex. Could you explain how the link->map update to 
NULL is safe here without holding the update_mutex?

>   		bpf_link_cleanup(&link_primer);
> +		/* The link has been free by bpf_link_cleanup() */
>   		link = NULL;
>   		goto err_out;
>   	}
> -	RCU_INIT_POINTER(link->map, map);
>   
>   	return bpf_link_settle(&link_primer);
>

err_out:
	bpf_map_put(map);
	kfree(link);
	return err;
}