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From: Lorenz Bauer <lmb@isovalent.com>
To: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de>,
	Alexei Starovoitov <ast@kernel.org>,
	 Daniel Borkmann <daniel@iogearbox.net>,
	Andrii Nakryiko <andrii@kernel.org>,
	 Martin KaFai Lau <martin.lau@linux.dev>,
	 Eduard Zingerman <eddyz87@gmail.com>, Song Liu <song@kernel.org>,
	 Yonghong Song <yonghong.song@linux.dev>,
	 John Fastabend <john.fastabend@gmail.com>,
	KP Singh <kpsingh@kernel.org>,
	 Stanislav Fomichev <sdf@fomichev.me>,
	Hao Luo <haoluo@google.com>,  Jiri Olsa <jolsa@kernel.org>,
	Mykola Lysenko <mykolal@fb.com>,  Shuah Khan <shuah@kernel.org>
Cc: linux-arch@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
	 bpf@vger.kernel.org, linux-kselftest@vger.kernel.org,
	 Lorenz Bauer <lmb@isovalent.com>
Subject: [PATCH bpf-next v4 3/3] libbpf: Use mmap to parse vmlinux BTF from sysfs
Date: Sat, 10 May 2025 08:34:56 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20250510-vmlinux-mmap-v4-3-69e424b2a672@isovalent.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20250510-vmlinux-mmap-v4-0-69e424b2a672@isovalent.com>

Teach libbpf to use mmap when parsing vmlinux BTF from /sys. We don't
apply this to fall-back paths on the regular file system because there
is no way to ensure that modifications underlying the MAP_PRIVATE
mapping are not visible to the process.

Signed-off-by: Lorenz Bauer <lmb@isovalent.com>
---
 tools/lib/bpf/btf.c | 85 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------
 1 file changed, 69 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/btf.c b/tools/lib/bpf/btf.c
index f18d7e6a453cd9e5c384487659df04f7efafdf5a..42815a29c0a52a1a7eed2c6b22b9b1754ae01c9a 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/btf.c
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/btf.c
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include <sys/utsname.h>
 #include <sys/param.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <sys/mman.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/err.h>
 #include <linux/btf.h>
@@ -120,6 +121,9 @@ struct btf {
 	/* whether base_btf should be freed in btf_free for this instance */
 	bool owns_base;
 
+	/* whether raw_data is a (read-only) mmap */
+	bool raw_data_is_mmap;
+
 	/* BTF object FD, if loaded into kernel */
 	int fd;
 
@@ -951,6 +955,17 @@ static bool btf_is_modifiable(const struct btf *btf)
 	return (void *)btf->hdr != btf->raw_data;
 }
 
+static void btf_free_raw_data(struct btf *btf)
+{
+	if (btf->raw_data_is_mmap) {
+		munmap(btf->raw_data, btf->raw_size);
+		btf->raw_data_is_mmap = false;
+	} else {
+		free(btf->raw_data);
+	}
+	btf->raw_data = NULL;
+}
+
 void btf__free(struct btf *btf)
 {
 	if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(btf))
@@ -970,7 +985,7 @@ void btf__free(struct btf *btf)
 		free(btf->types_data);
 		strset__free(btf->strs_set);
 	}
-	free(btf->raw_data);
+	btf_free_raw_data(btf);
 	free(btf->raw_data_swapped);
 	free(btf->type_offs);
 	if (btf->owns_base)
@@ -1030,7 +1045,7 @@ struct btf *btf__new_empty_split(struct btf *base_btf)
 	return libbpf_ptr(btf_new_empty(base_btf));
 }
 
-static struct btf *btf_new(const void *data, __u32 size, struct btf *base_btf)
+static struct btf *btf_new(const void *data, __u32 size, struct btf *base_btf, bool is_mmap)
 {
 	struct btf *btf;
 	int err;
@@ -1050,12 +1065,18 @@ static struct btf *btf_new(const void *data, __u32 size, struct btf *base_btf)
 		btf->start_str_off = base_btf->hdr->str_len;
 	}
 
-	btf->raw_data = malloc(size);
-	if (!btf->raw_data) {
-		err = -ENOMEM;
-		goto done;
+	if (is_mmap) {
+		btf->raw_data = (void *)data;
+		btf->raw_data_is_mmap = true;
+	} else {
+		btf->raw_data = malloc(size);
+		if (!btf->raw_data) {
+			err = -ENOMEM;
+			goto done;
+		}
+		memcpy(btf->raw_data, data, size);
 	}
-	memcpy(btf->raw_data, data, size);
+
 	btf->raw_size = size;
 
 	btf->hdr = btf->raw_data;
@@ -1083,12 +1104,12 @@ static struct btf *btf_new(const void *data, __u32 size, struct btf *base_btf)
 
 struct btf *btf__new(const void *data, __u32 size)
 {
-	return libbpf_ptr(btf_new(data, size, NULL));
+	return libbpf_ptr(btf_new(data, size, NULL, false));
 }
 
 struct btf *btf__new_split(const void *data, __u32 size, struct btf *base_btf)
 {
-	return libbpf_ptr(btf_new(data, size, base_btf));
+	return libbpf_ptr(btf_new(data, size, base_btf, false));
 }
 
 struct btf_elf_secs {
@@ -1209,7 +1230,7 @@ static struct btf *btf_parse_elf(const char *path, struct btf *base_btf,
 
 	if (secs.btf_base_data) {
 		dist_base_btf = btf_new(secs.btf_base_data->d_buf, secs.btf_base_data->d_size,
-					NULL);
+					NULL, false);
 		if (IS_ERR(dist_base_btf)) {
 			err = PTR_ERR(dist_base_btf);
 			dist_base_btf = NULL;
@@ -1218,7 +1239,7 @@ static struct btf *btf_parse_elf(const char *path, struct btf *base_btf,
 	}
 
 	btf = btf_new(secs.btf_data->d_buf, secs.btf_data->d_size,
-		      dist_base_btf ?: base_btf);
+		      dist_base_btf ?: base_btf, false);
 	if (IS_ERR(btf)) {
 		err = PTR_ERR(btf);
 		goto done;
@@ -1335,7 +1356,7 @@ static struct btf *btf_parse_raw(const char *path, struct btf *base_btf)
 	}
 
 	/* finally parse BTF data */
-	btf = btf_new(data, sz, base_btf);
+	btf = btf_new(data, sz, base_btf, false);
 
 err_out:
 	free(data);
@@ -1354,6 +1375,36 @@ struct btf *btf__parse_raw_split(const char *path, struct btf *base_btf)
 	return libbpf_ptr(btf_parse_raw(path, base_btf));
 }
 
+static struct btf *btf_parse_raw_mmap(const char *path, struct btf *base_btf)
+{
+	struct stat st;
+	void *data;
+	struct btf *btf;
+	int fd, err;
+
+	fd = open(path, O_RDONLY);
+	if (fd < 0)
+		return libbpf_err_ptr(-errno);
+
+	if (fstat(fd, &st) < 0) {
+		err = -errno;
+		close(fd);
+		return libbpf_err_ptr(err);
+	}
+
+	data = mmap(NULL, st.st_size, PROT_READ, MAP_PRIVATE, fd, 0);
+	close(fd);
+
+	if (data == MAP_FAILED)
+		return NULL;
+
+	btf = btf_new(data, st.st_size, base_btf, true);
+	if (IS_ERR(btf))
+		munmap(data, st.st_size);
+
+	return btf;
+}
+
 static struct btf *btf_parse(const char *path, struct btf *base_btf, struct btf_ext **btf_ext)
 {
 	struct btf *btf;
@@ -1618,7 +1669,7 @@ struct btf *btf_get_from_fd(int btf_fd, struct btf *base_btf)
 		goto exit_free;
 	}
 
-	btf = btf_new(ptr, btf_info.btf_size, base_btf);
+	btf = btf_new(ptr, btf_info.btf_size, base_btf, false);
 
 exit_free:
 	free(ptr);
@@ -1659,8 +1710,7 @@ struct btf *btf__load_from_kernel_by_id(__u32 id)
 static void btf_invalidate_raw_data(struct btf *btf)
 {
 	if (btf->raw_data) {
-		free(btf->raw_data);
-		btf->raw_data = NULL;
+		btf_free_raw_data(btf);
 	}
 	if (btf->raw_data_swapped) {
 		free(btf->raw_data_swapped);
@@ -5331,7 +5381,10 @@ struct btf *btf__load_vmlinux_btf(void)
 		pr_warn("kernel BTF is missing at '%s', was CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO_BTF enabled?\n",
 			sysfs_btf_path);
 	} else {
-		btf = btf__parse(sysfs_btf_path, NULL);
+		btf = btf_parse_raw_mmap(sysfs_btf_path, NULL);
+		if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(btf))
+			btf = btf__parse(sysfs_btf_path, NULL);
+
 		if (!btf) {
 			err = -errno;
 			pr_warn("failed to read kernel BTF from '%s': %s\n",

-- 
2.49.0


  parent reply	other threads:[~2025-05-10 12:35 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 10+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2025-05-10 12:34 [PATCH bpf-next v4 0/3] Allow mmap of /sys/kernel/btf/vmlinux Lorenz Bauer
2025-05-10 12:34 ` [PATCH bpf-next v4 1/3] btf: allow mmap of vmlinux btf Lorenz Bauer
2025-05-10 12:34 ` [PATCH bpf-next v4 2/3] selftests: bpf: add a test for mmapable vmlinux BTF Lorenz Bauer
2025-05-10 12:34 ` Lorenz Bauer [this message]
2025-05-12 22:33   ` [PATCH bpf-next v4 3/3] libbpf: Use mmap to parse vmlinux BTF from sysfs Andrii Nakryiko
2025-05-15  7:51 ` [PATCH bpf-next v4 0/3] Allow mmap of /sys/kernel/btf/vmlinux Alan Maguire
2025-05-20 23:22   ` Tony Ambardar
2025-05-21 15:00     ` vmlinux BTF as a module (was Re: [PATCH bpf-next v4 0/3] Allow mmap of /sys/kernel/btf/vmlinux) Alan Maguire
2025-05-23  1:04       ` Alexei Starovoitov
2025-05-23 17:27         ` Andrii Nakryiko

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