From: Jiayuan Chen <jiayuan.chen@linux.dev>
To: bpf@vger.kernel.org
Cc: Jiayuan Chen <jiayuan.chen@linux.dev>,
Alexei Starovoitov <ast@kernel.org>,
Daniel Borkmann <daniel@iogearbox.net>,
Andrii Nakryiko <andrii@kernel.org>,
Eduard Zingerman <eddyz87@gmail.com>,
Kumar Kartikeya Dwivedi <memxor@gmail.com>,
Martin KaFai Lau <martin.lau@linux.dev>,
Song Liu <song@kernel.org>,
Yonghong Song <yonghong.song@linux.dev>,
Jiri Olsa <jolsa@kernel.org>,
Emil Tsalapatis <emil@etsalapatis.com>,
Ihor Solodrai <ihor.solodrai@linux.dev>,
Shuah Khan <shuah@kernel.org>,
Mykyta Yatsenko <yatsenko@meta.com>,
Alan Maguire <alan.maguire@oracle.com>,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-kselftest@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH bpf v3 5/5] selftests/bpf: Add test for showing a void BTF type
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 2026 19:01:10 +0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260831110314.150870-6-jiayuan.chen@linux.dev> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260831110314.150870-1-jiayuan.chen@linux.dev>
Call bpf_snprintf_btf() with type_ids from the vmlinux BTF that used to
NULL-deref in the BTF show path: a "const void" (checked to render the
"<unsupported kind:0>" placeholder) and a BTF_KIND_VAR (checked to render
without crashing). On an unfixed kernel each oopses the task (and panics
it under panic_on_oops), so the test doubles as a reproducer.
Signed-off-by: Jiayuan Chen <jiayuan.chen@linux.dev>
---
.../selftests/bpf/prog_tests/btf_show_void.c | 81 +++++++++++++++++++
.../selftests/bpf/progs/btf_show_void.c | 24 ++++++
2 files changed, 105 insertions(+)
create mode 100644 tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/btf_show_void.c
create mode 100644 tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/btf_show_void.c
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/btf_show_void.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/btf_show_void.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d73232dc2a04
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/btf_show_void.c
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+#include <test_progs.h>
+#include <bpf/btf.h>
+#include "btf_show_void.skel.h"
+
+/*
+ * bpf_snprintf_btf() renders a type_id taken straight from the vmlinux BTF.
+ * Two such type_ids used to NULL-deref in the BTF show path:
+ * - a "const void" (a modifier resolving to void) in btf_modifier_show()
+ * - a BTF_KIND_VAR in btf_var_show() (base BTF has no resolved_ids)
+ * A fixed kernel renders both without crashing.
+ */
+static long run(struct btf_show_void *skel, __u32 type_id)
+{
+ LIBBPF_OPTS(bpf_test_run_opts, topts);
+ char ctx[8] = {};
+
+ skel->bss->type_id = type_id;
+ topts.ctx_in = ctx;
+ topts.ctx_size_in = sizeof(ctx);
+ if (!ASSERT_OK(bpf_prog_test_run_opts(bpf_program__fd(skel->progs.dump_type),
+ &topts), "test_run"))
+ return -1;
+ return skel->bss->ret;
+}
+
+void test_btf_show_void(void)
+{
+ const struct btf_type *t;
+ struct btf_show_void *skel;
+ int i, n, cv = 0, var = 0;
+ struct btf *btf;
+
+ btf = btf__parse("/sys/kernel/btf/vmlinux", NULL);
+ if (!btf) {
+ test__skip();
+ return;
+ }
+
+ skel = btf_show_void__open_and_load();
+ if (!ASSERT_OK_PTR(skel, "skel_open_and_load"))
+ goto out_btf;
+
+ n = btf__type_cnt(btf);
+ for (i = 1; i < n && !(cv && var); i++) {
+ t = btf__type_by_id(btf, i);
+ if (!cv && btf_kind(t) == BTF_KIND_CONST && t->type == 0)
+ cv = i;
+ /* Pick a VAR small enough to render from the program's buffer. */
+ if (!var && btf_kind(t) == BTF_KIND_VAR) {
+ long sz = btf__resolve_size(btf, t->type);
+
+ if (sz > 0 && sz <= (long)sizeof(skel->bss->obj))
+ var = i;
+ }
+ }
+
+ /* "const void" renders the "<unsupported kind:0>" placeholder. */
+ if (test__start_subtest("const_void")) {
+ if (cv) {
+ ASSERT_EQ(run(skel, cv),
+ sizeof("<unsupported kind:0>") - 1, "ret");
+ ASSERT_STREQ(skel->bss->out, "<unsupported kind:0>",
+ "placeholder");
+ } else {
+ test__skip();
+ }
+ }
+
+ /* A BTF_KIND_VAR must resolve and render without error. */
+ if (test__start_subtest("var")) {
+ if (var)
+ ASSERT_GT(run(skel, var), 0, "ret");
+ else
+ test__skip();
+ }
+
+ btf_show_void__destroy(skel);
+out_btf:
+ btf__free(btf);
+}
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/btf_show_void.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/btf_show_void.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..44af80fbbb80
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/btf_show_void.c
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+#include "btf_ptr.h"
+#include <bpf/bpf_helpers.h>
+
+__u32 type_id;
+/* A buffer we own to render the selected type from, kept in bounds. */
+char obj[256];
+char out[64];
+long ret;
+
+SEC("raw_tp/sys_enter")
+int dump_type(void *ctx)
+{
+ struct btf_ptr ptr = {
+ .ptr = obj,
+ .type_id = type_id,
+ .flags = 0,
+ };
+
+ ret = bpf_snprintf_btf(out, sizeof(out), &ptr, sizeof(ptr), 0);
+ return 0;
+}
+
+char _license[] SEC("license") = "GPL";
--
2.43.0
prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-08-31 11:05 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 16+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-08-31 11:01 [PATCH bpf v3 0/5] bpf: Fix NULL-ptr-derefs when showing a void BTF type Jiayuan Chen
2026-08-31 11:01 ` [PATCH bpf v3 1/5] bpf: Reject key-less BTF for hash maps Jiayuan Chen
2026-08-31 12:05 ` bot+bpf-ci
2026-08-31 12:27 ` Jiayuan Chen
2026-08-31 21:01 ` Ihor Solodrai
2026-08-31 11:01 ` [PATCH bpf v3 2/5] bpf: Fix NULL-ptr-deref when showing a void BTF type Jiayuan Chen
2026-08-31 11:48 ` bot+bpf-ci
2026-08-31 12:48 ` Jiayuan Chen
2026-08-31 21:06 ` Ihor Solodrai
2026-08-31 11:01 ` [PATCH bpf v3 3/5] bpf: Fix NULL-ptr-deref in btf_var_show() Jiayuan Chen
2026-08-31 21:08 ` Ihor Solodrai
2026-08-31 11:01 ` [PATCH bpf v3 4/5] selftests/bpf: Add test for key-less BTF hash map Jiayuan Chen
2026-08-31 11:48 ` bot+bpf-ci
2026-08-31 12:54 ` Jiayuan Chen
2026-08-31 21:12 ` Ihor Solodrai
2026-08-31 11:01 ` Jiayuan Chen [this message]
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