From: Amery Hung <ameryhung@gmail.com>
To: bpf@vger.kernel.org
Cc: netdev@vger.kernel.org, alexei.starovoitov@gmail.com,
andrii@kernel.org, daniel@iogearbox.net, eddyz87@gmail.com,
memxor@gmail.com, martin.lau@kernel.org,
mykyta.yatsenko5@gmail.com, ameryhung@gmail.com,
kernel-team@meta.com
Subject: [PATCH bpf-next v3 5/9] bpf: Remove redundant dynptr arg check for helper
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 2026 15:10:12 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260421221016.2967924-6-ameryhung@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260421221016.2967924-1-ameryhung@gmail.com>
unmark_stack_slots_dynptr() already makes sure that CONST_PTR_TO_DYNPTR
cannot be released. process_dynptr_func() also prevents passing
uninitialized dynptr to helpers expecting initialized dynptr. Now that
unmark_stack_slots_dynptr() also error returned from
release_reference(), there should be no reason to keep these redundant
checks.
Signed-off-by: Amery Hung <ameryhung@gmail.com>
---
kernel/bpf/verifier.c | 21 +------------------
.../testing/selftests/bpf/progs/dynptr_fail.c | 6 +++---
.../selftests/bpf/progs/user_ringbuf_fail.c | 4 ++--
3 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 25 deletions(-)
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
index 908a3af0e7c4..3ab9bc2fe0e3 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
@@ -8405,26 +8405,7 @@ static int check_func_arg(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, u32 arg,
skip_type_check:
if (arg_type_is_release(arg_type)) {
- if (arg_type_is_dynptr(arg_type)) {
- struct bpf_func_state *state = bpf_func(env, reg);
- int spi;
-
- /* Only dynptr created on stack can be released, thus
- * the get_spi and stack state checks for spilled_ptr
- * should only be done before process_dynptr_func for
- * PTR_TO_STACK.
- */
- if (reg->type == PTR_TO_STACK) {
- spi = dynptr_get_spi(env, reg);
- if (spi < 0 || !state->stack[spi].spilled_ptr.id) {
- verbose(env, "arg %d is an unacquired reference\n", regno);
- return -EINVAL;
- }
- } else {
- verbose(env, "cannot release unowned const bpf_dynptr\n");
- return -EINVAL;
- }
- } else if (!reg->ref_obj_id && !bpf_register_is_null(reg)) {
+ if (!arg_type_is_dynptr(arg_type) && !reg->ref_obj_id && !bpf_register_is_null(reg)) {
verbose(env, "R%d must be referenced when passed to release function\n",
regno);
return -EINVAL;
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/dynptr_fail.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/dynptr_fail.c
index b62773ce5219..b5fbc9b5c484 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/dynptr_fail.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/dynptr_fail.c
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ int ringbuf_missing_release_callback(void *ctx)
/* Can't call bpf_ringbuf_submit/discard_dynptr on a non-initialized dynptr */
SEC("?raw_tp")
-__failure __msg("arg 1 is an unacquired reference")
+__failure __msg("Expected an initialized dynptr as arg #0")
int ringbuf_release_uninit_dynptr(void *ctx)
{
struct bpf_dynptr ptr;
@@ -650,7 +650,7 @@ int invalid_offset(void *ctx)
/* Can't release a dynptr twice */
SEC("?raw_tp")
-__failure __msg("arg 1 is an unacquired reference")
+__failure __msg("Expected an initialized dynptr as arg #0")
int release_twice(void *ctx)
{
struct bpf_dynptr ptr;
@@ -677,7 +677,7 @@ static int release_twice_callback_fn(__u32 index, void *data)
* within a callback function, fails
*/
SEC("?raw_tp")
-__failure __msg("arg 1 is an unacquired reference")
+__failure __msg("Expected an initialized dynptr as arg #0")
int release_twice_callback(void *ctx)
{
struct bpf_dynptr ptr;
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/user_ringbuf_fail.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/user_ringbuf_fail.c
index 54de0389f878..c0d0422b8030 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/user_ringbuf_fail.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/user_ringbuf_fail.c
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ try_discard_dynptr(struct bpf_dynptr *dynptr, void *context)
* not be able to read past the end of the pointer.
*/
SEC("?raw_tp")
-__failure __msg("cannot release unowned const bpf_dynptr")
+__failure __msg("CONST_PTR_TO_DYNPTR cannot be released")
int user_ringbuf_callback_discard_dynptr(void *ctx)
{
bpf_user_ringbuf_drain(&user_ringbuf, try_discard_dynptr, NULL, 0);
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ try_submit_dynptr(struct bpf_dynptr *dynptr, void *context)
* not be able to read past the end of the pointer.
*/
SEC("?raw_tp")
-__failure __msg("cannot release unowned const bpf_dynptr")
+__failure __msg("CONST_PTR_TO_DYNPTR cannot be released")
int user_ringbuf_callback_submit_dynptr(void *ctx)
{
bpf_user_ringbuf_drain(&user_ringbuf, try_submit_dynptr, NULL, 0);
--
2.52.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-04-21 22:10 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 12+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-04-21 22:10 [PATCH bpf-next v3 0/9] Refactor verifier object relationship tracking Amery Hung
2026-04-21 22:10 ` [PATCH bpf-next v3 1/9] bpf: Unify dynptr handling in the verifier Amery Hung
2026-04-21 22:52 ` bot+bpf-ci
2026-04-21 22:10 ` [PATCH bpf-next v3 2/9] bpf: Assign reg->id when getting referenced kptr from ctx Amery Hung
2026-04-21 22:10 ` [PATCH bpf-next v3 3/9] bpf: Preserve reg->id of pointer objects after null-check Amery Hung
2026-04-21 22:52 ` bot+bpf-ci
2026-04-21 22:10 ` [PATCH bpf-next v3 4/9] bpf: Refactor object relationship tracking and fix dynptr UAF bug Amery Hung
2026-04-21 22:10 ` Amery Hung [this message]
2026-04-21 22:10 ` [PATCH bpf-next v3 6/9] selftests/bpf: Test creating dynptr from dynptr data and slice Amery Hung
2026-04-21 22:10 ` [PATCH bpf-next v3 7/9] selftests/bpf: Test using dynptr after freeing the underlying object Amery Hung
2026-04-21 22:10 ` [PATCH bpf-next v3 8/9] selftests/bpf: Test using slice after invalidating dynptr clone Amery Hung
2026-04-21 22:10 ` [PATCH bpf-next v3 9/9] selftests/bpf: Test using file dynptr after the reference on file is dropped Amery Hung
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