v2->v3: fixed issues in backtracking pointed out by Andrii. The next step is to add a lot more tests for backtracking. v1->v2: addressed Andrii's feedback. this patch set introduces verifier support for bounded loops and adds several other improvements. Ideally they would be introduced one at a time, but to support bounded loop the verifier needs to 'step back' in the patch 1. That patch introduces tracking of spill/fill of constants through the stack. Though it's a useful feature it hurts cilium tests. Patch 3 introduces another feature by extending is_branch_taken logic to 'if rX op rY' conditions. This feature is also necessary to support bounded loops. Then patch 4 adds support for the loops while adding key heuristics with jmp_processed. Introduction of parentage chain of verifier states in patch 4 allows patch 9 to add backtracking of precise scalar registers which finally resolves degradation from patch 1. The end result is much faster verifier for existing programs and new support for loops. See patch 8 for many kinds of loops that are now validated. Patch 9 is the most tricky one and could be rewritten with a different algorithm in the future. Alexei Starovoitov (9): bpf: track spill/fill of constants selftests/bpf: fix tests due to const spill/fill bpf: extend is_branch_taken to registers bpf: introduce bounded loops bpf: fix callees pruning callers selftests/bpf: fix tests selftests/bpf: add basic verifier tests for loops selftests/bpf: add realistic loop tests bpf: precise scalar_value tracking include/linux/bpf_verifier.h | 69 +- kernel/bpf/verifier.c | 767 ++++++++++++++++-- .../bpf/prog_tests/bpf_verif_scale.c | 67 +- tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/loop1.c | 28 + tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/loop2.c | 28 + tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/loop3.c | 22 + tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/pyperf.h | 6 +- tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/pyperf600.c | 9 + .../selftests/bpf/progs/pyperf600_nounroll.c | 8 + .../testing/selftests/bpf/progs/strobemeta.c | 10 + .../testing/selftests/bpf/progs/strobemeta.h | 528 ++++++++++++ .../bpf/progs/strobemeta_nounroll1.c | 9 + .../bpf/progs/strobemeta_nounroll2.c | 9 + .../selftests/bpf/progs/test_seg6_loop.c | 261 ++++++ .../selftests/bpf/progs/test_sysctl_loop1.c | 71 ++ .../selftests/bpf/progs/test_sysctl_loop2.c | 72 ++ .../selftests/bpf/progs/test_xdp_loop.c | 231 ++++++ tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_verifier.c | 11 +- tools/testing/selftests/bpf/verifier/calls.c | 22 +- tools/testing/selftests/bpf/verifier/cfg.c | 11 +- .../bpf/verifier/direct_packet_access.c | 3 +- .../bpf/verifier/helper_access_var_len.c | 28 +- tools/testing/selftests/bpf/verifier/loops1.c | 161 ++++ 23 files changed, 2317 insertions(+), 114 deletions(-) create mode 100644 tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/loop1.c create mode 100644 tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/loop2.c create mode 100644 tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/loop3.c create mode 100644 tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/pyperf600.c create mode 100644 tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/pyperf600_nounroll.c create mode 100644 tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/strobemeta.c create mode 100644 tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/strobemeta.h create mode 100644 tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/strobemeta_nounroll1.c create mode 100644 tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/strobemeta_nounroll2.c create mode 100644 tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/test_seg6_loop.c create mode 100644 tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/test_sysctl_loop1.c create mode 100644 tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/test_sysctl_loop2.c create mode 100644 tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/test_xdp_loop.c create mode 100644 tools/testing/selftests/bpf/verifier/loops1.c -- 2.20.0