From: Kaitao Cheng <kaitao.cheng@linux.dev>
To: 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>,
John Fastabend <john.fastabend@gmail.com>,
Shuah Khan <shuah@kernel.org>, Leon Hwang <leon.hwang@linux.dev>
Cc: bpf@vger.kernel.org, linux-kselftest@vger.kernel.org,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
Kaitao Cheng <kaitao.cheng@linux.dev>
Subject: [PATCH bpf-next v2 0/3] bpf: Allow selected kfuncs under bpf_spin_lock
Date: Wed, 5 Aug 2026 23:33:37 +0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260805153340.34776-1-kaitao.cheng@linux.dev> (raw)
The verifier currently has a hard-coded allowlist of kfuncs that may be
called while a BPF program holds a bpf_spin_lock. This works for the
small set of built-in kfuncs known to the verifier, but it does not give
kfunc providers a registration-time way to declare that a kfunc is safe
in such a region. In particular, module kfuncs cannot be added to that
allowlist without changing verifier code.
This series adds a new KF_SPINLOCK_SAFE kfunc flag and teaches the
verifier to use kfunc registration metadata when deciding whether a
kfunc call is allowed while a bpf_spin_lock is held.
The built-in kfuncs that are currently accepted by the verifier's
lock-held allowlist are annotated with the new flag. This preserves the
existing behavior while removing the verifier-side category checks and
uses the same mechanism for built-in and module kfuncs.
The selftest coverage marks one bpf_testmod kfunc as KF_SPINLOCK_SAFE
and verifies that it can be called under a bpf_spin_lock. It also calls
another registered but unmarked bpf_testmod kfunc under the lock and
checks that the verifier rejects it.
Changes in v2:
- Rename KF_SPIN_LOCK to KF_SPINLOCK_SAFE. (Kumar Kartikeya Dwivedi,
Leon Hwang)
- Deprecate the verifier's lock-held allowlist mechanism and annotate the
relevant kfuncs uniformly with KF_SPINLOCK_SAFE (Kumar Kartikeya Dwivedi)
- Add selftests. (Leon Hwang)
Link to v1:
https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/DKG0YUDSTBUY.1X220287HT9V3@gmail.com/
Kaitao Cheng (3):
bpf: Add KF_SPINLOCK_SAFE flag for kfuncs under bpf_spin_lock
bpf: Mark existing lock-safe kfuncs with KF_SPINLOCK_SAFE
selftests/bpf: Test module kfunc calls under spin lock
include/linux/btf.h | 1 +
kernel/bpf/arena.c | 6 +-
kernel/bpf/helpers.c | 56 ++++++++++---------
kernel/bpf/rqspinlock.c | 8 +--
kernel/bpf/verifier.c | 38 +++----------
.../selftests/bpf/prog_tests/kfunc_call.c | 2 +
.../selftests/bpf/progs/kfunc_call_fail.c | 12 ++++
.../selftests/bpf/progs/kfunc_call_test.c | 12 ++++
.../selftests/bpf/test_kmods/bpf_testmod.c | 2 +-
9 files changed, 72 insertions(+), 65 deletions(-)
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2.50.1 (Apple Git-155)
next reply other threads:[~2026-08-05 15:34 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-08-05 15:33 Kaitao Cheng [this message]
2026-08-05 15:33 ` [PATCH bpf-next v2 1/3] bpf: Add KF_SPINLOCK_SAFE flag for kfuncs under bpf_spin_lock Kaitao Cheng
2026-08-05 15:33 ` [PATCH bpf-next v2 2/3] bpf: Mark existing lock-safe kfuncs with KF_SPINLOCK_SAFE Kaitao Cheng
2026-08-05 15:33 ` [PATCH bpf-next v2 3/3] selftests/bpf: Test module kfunc calls under spin lock Kaitao Cheng
2026-08-05 16:51 ` [PATCH bpf-next v2 0/3] bpf: Allow selected kfuncs under bpf_spin_lock Leon Hwang
2026-08-06 9:10 ` patchwork-bot+netdevbpf
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