Hi, The verifier incorrectly prunes a path expected to be executed at runtime. In the following program, the execution path is: from 6 to 8 (taken) -> from 11 to 15 (taken) -> from 18 to 22 (taken) -> from 26 to 27 (fall-through) -> from 29 to 30 (fall-through) The verifier prunes the checking path at #26, skipping the actual execution path. 0: (18) r2 = 0x1a000000be 2: (bf) r5 = r1 3: (bf) r8 = r2 4: (bc) w4 = w5 5: (85) call bpf_get_current_cgroup_id#680112 6: (36) if w8 >= 0x69 goto pc+1 7: (95) exit 8: (18) r4 = 0x52 10: (84) w4 = -w4 11: (45) if r0 & 0xfffffffe goto pc+3 12: (1f) r8 -= r4 13: (0f) r0 += r0 14: (2f) r4 *= r4 15: (18) r3 = 0x1f00000034 17: (c4) w4 s>>= 29 18: (56) if w8 != 0xf goto pc+3 19: r3 = bswap32 r3 20: (18) r2 = 0x1c 22: (67) r4 <<= 2 23: (bf) r5 = r8 24: (18) r2 = 0x4 26: (7e) if w8 s>= w0 goto pc+5 27: (4f) r8 |= r8 28: (0f) r8 += r8 29: (d6) if w5 s<= 0x1d goto pc+2 30: (18) r0 = 0x4 ; incorrectly pruned here 32: (95) exit -------- Verifier Log -------- func#0 @0 0: R1=ctx() R10=fp0 0: (18) r2 = 0x1a000000be ; R2_w=0x1a000000be 2: (bf) r5 = r1 ; R1=ctx() R5_w=ctx() 3: (bf) r8 = r2 ; R2_w=0x1a000000be R8_w=0x1a000000be 4: (bc) w4 = w5 ; R4_w=scalar(smin=0,smax=umax=0xffffffff,var_off=(0x0; 0xffffffff)) R5_w=ctx() 5: (85) call bpf_get_current_cgroup_id#80 ; R0_w=scalar() 6: (36) if w8 >= 0x69 goto pc+1 mark_precise: frame0: last_idx 6 first_idx 0 subseq_idx -1 mark_precise: frame0: regs=r8 stack= before 5: (85) call bpf_get_current_cgroup_id#80 mark_precise: frame0: regs=r8 stack= before 4: (bc) w4 = w5 mark_precise: frame0: regs=r8 stack= before 3: (bf) r8 = r2 mark_precise: frame0: regs=r2 stack= before 2: (bf) r5 = r1 mark_precise: frame0: regs=r2 stack= before 0: (18) r2 = 0x1a000000be 6: R8_w=0x1a000000be 8: (18) r4 = 0x52 ; R4_w=82 10: (84) w4 = -w4 ; R4=scalar() 11: (45) if r0 & 0xfffffffe goto pc+3 ; R0=scalar(smin=smin32=0,smax=umax=smax32=umax32=1,var_off=(0x0; 0x1)) 12: (1f) r8 -= r4 ; R4=scalar() R8_w=scalar() 13: (0f) r0 += r0 ; R0_w=scalar(smin=smin32=0,smax=umax=smax32=umax32=2,var_off=(0x0; 0x3)) 14: (2f) r4 *= r4 ; R4_w=scalar() 15: (18) r3 = 0x1f00000034 ; R3_w=0x1f00000034 17: (c4) w4 s>>= 29 ; R4_w=scalar(smin=0,smax=umax=0xffffffff,smin32=-4,smax32=3,var_off=(0x0; 0xffffffff)) 18: (56) if w8 != 0xf goto pc+3 ; R8_w=scalar(smin=0x800000000000000f,smax=0x7fffffff0000000f,umin=smin32=umin32=15,umax=0xffffffff0000000f,smax32=umax32=15,var_off=(0xf; 0xffffffff00000000)) 19: (d7) r3 = bswap32 r3 ; R3_w=scalar() 20: (18) r2 = 0x1c ; R2=28 22: (67) r4 <<= 2 ; R4_w=scalar(smin=0,smax=umax=0x3fffffffc,smax32=0x7ffffffc,umax32=0xfffffffc,var_off=(0x0; 0x3fffffffc)) 23: (bf) r5 = r8 ; R5_w=scalar(id=1,smin=0x800000000000000f,smax=0x7fffffff0000000f,umin=smin32=umin32=15,umax=0xffffffff0000000f,smax32=umax32=15,var_off=(0xf; 0xffffffff00000000)) R8=scalar(id=1,smin=0x800000000000000f,smax=0x7fffffff0000000f,umin=smin32=umin32=15,umax=0xffffffff0000000f,smax32=umax32=15,var_off=(0xf; 0xffffffff00000000)) 24: (18) r2 = 0x4 ; R2_w=4 26: (7e) if w8 s>= w0 goto pc+5 mark_precise: frame0: last_idx 26 first_idx 22 subseq_idx -1 mark_precise: frame0: regs=r5,r8 stack= before 24: (18) r2 = 0x4 mark_precise: frame0: regs=r5,r8 stack= before 23: (bf) r5 = r8 mark_precise: frame0: regs=r8 stack= before 22: (67) r4 <<= 2 mark_precise: frame0: parent state regs=r8 stack=: R0_rw=scalar(smin=smin32=0,smax=umax=smax32=umax32=2,var_off=(0x0; 0x3)) R2_w=28 R3_w=scalar() R4_rw=scalar(smin=0,smax=umax=0xffffffff,smin32=-4,smax32=3,var_off=(0x0; 0xffffffff)) R8_rw=Pscalar(smin=0x800000000000000f,smax=0x7fffffff0000000f,umin=smin32=umin32=15,umax=0xffffffff0000000f,smax32=umax32=15,var_off=(0xf; 0xffffffff00000000)) R10=fp0 mark_precise: frame0: last_idx 20 first_idx 11 subseq_idx 22 mark_precise: frame0: regs=r8 stack= before 20: (18) r2 = 0x1c mark_precise: frame0: regs=r8 stack= before 19: (d7) r3 = bswap32 r3 mark_precise: frame0: regs=r8 stack= before 18: (56) if w8 != 0xf goto pc+3 mark_precise: frame0: regs=r8 stack= before 17: (c4) w4 s>>= 29 mark_precise: frame0: regs=r8 stack= before 15: (18) r3 = 0x1f00000034 mark_precise: frame0: regs=r8 stack= before 14: (2f) r4 *= r4 mark_precise: frame0: regs=r8 stack= before 13: (0f) r0 += r0 mark_precise: frame0: regs=r8 stack= before 12: (1f) r8 -= r4 mark_precise: frame0: regs=r4,r8 stack= before 11: (45) if r0 & 0xfffffffe goto pc+3 mark_precise: frame0: parent state regs=r4,r8 stack=: R0_rw=scalar() R4_rw=Pscalar() R8_rw=P0x1a000000be R10=fp0 mark_precise: frame0: last_idx 10 first_idx 0 subseq_idx 11 mark_precise: frame0: regs=r4,r8 stack= before 10: (84) w4 = -w4 mark_precise: frame0: regs=r4,r8 stack= before 8: (18) r4 = 0x52 mark_precise: frame0: regs=r8 stack= before 6: (36) if w8 >= 0x69 goto pc+1 mark_precise: frame0: regs=r8 stack= before 5: (85) call bpf_get_current_cgroup_id#80 mark_precise: frame0: regs=r8 stack= before 4: (bc) w4 = w5 mark_precise: frame0: regs=r8 stack= before 3: (bf) r8 = r2 mark_precise: frame0: regs=r2 stack= before 2: (bf) r5 = r1 mark_precise: frame0: regs=r2 stack= before 0: (18) r2 = 0x1a000000be mark_precise: frame0: last_idx 26 first_idx 22 subseq_idx -1 mark_precise: frame0: regs=r0 stack= before 24: (18) r2 = 0x4 mark_precise: frame0: regs=r0 stack= before 23: (bf) r5 = r8 mark_precise: frame0: regs=r0 stack= before 22: (67) r4 <<= 2 mark_precise: frame0: parent state regs=r0 stack=: R0_rw=Pscalar(smin=smin32=0,smax=umax=smax32=umax32=2,var_off=(0x0; 0x3)) R2_w=28 R3_w=scalar() R4_rw=scalar(smin=0,smax=umax=0xffffffff,smin32=-4,smax32=3,var_off=(0x0; 0xffffffff)) R8_rw=Pscalar(smin=0x800000000000000f,smax=0x7fffffff0000000f,umin=smin32=umin32=15,umax=0xffffffff0000000f,smax32=umax32=15,var_off=(0xf; 0xffffffff00000000)) R10=fp0 mark_precise: frame0: last_idx 20 first_idx 11 subseq_idx 22 mark_precise: frame0: regs=r0 stack= before 20: (18) r2 = 0x1c mark_precise: frame0: regs=r0 stack= before 19: (d7) r3 = bswap32 r3 mark_precise: frame0: regs=r0 stack= before 18: (56) if w8 != 0xf goto pc+3 mark_precise: frame0: regs=r0 stack= before 17: (c4) w4 s>>= 29 mark_precise: frame0: regs=r0 stack= before 15: (18) r3 = 0x1f00000034 mark_precise: frame0: regs=r0 stack= before 14: (2f) r4 *= r4 mark_precise: frame0: regs=r0 stack= before 13: (0f) r0 += r0 mark_precise: frame0: regs=r0 stack= before 12: (1f) r8 -= r4 mark_precise: frame0: regs=r0 stack= before 11: (45) if r0 & 0xfffffffe goto pc+3 mark_precise: frame0: parent state regs=r0 stack=: R0_rw=Pscalar() R4_rw=Pscalar() R8_rw=P0x1a000000be R10=fp0 mark_precise: frame0: last_idx 10 first_idx 0 subseq_idx 11 mark_precise: frame0: regs=r0 stack= before 10: (84) w4 = -w4 mark_precise: frame0: regs=r0 stack= before 8: (18) r4 = 0x52 mark_precise: frame0: regs=r0 stack= before 6: (36) if w8 >= 0x69 goto pc+1 mark_precise: frame0: regs=r0 stack= before 5: (85) call bpf_get_current_cgroup_id#80 26: R0=scalar(smin=smin32=0,smax=umax=smax32=umax32=2,var_off=(0x0; 0x3)) R8=scalar(id=1,smin=0x800000000000000f,smax=0x7fffffff0000000f,umin=smin32=umin32=15,umax=0xffffffff0000000f,smax32=umax32=15,var_off=(0xf; 0xffffffff00000000)) 32: (95) exit from 18 to 22: R0_w=scalar(smin=smin32=0,smax=umax=smax32=umax32=2,var_off=(0x0; 0x3)) R3_w=0x1f00000034 R4_w=scalar(smin=0,smax=umax=0xffffffff,smin32=-4,smax32=3,var_off=(0x0; 0xffffffff)) R8_w=scalar() R10=fp0 22: R0_w=scalar(smin=smin32=0,smax=umax=smax32=umax32=2,var_off=(0x0; 0x3)) R3_w=0x1f00000034 R4_w=scalar(smin=0,smax=umax=0xffffffff,smin32=-4,smax32=3,var_off=(0x0; 0xffffffff)) R8_w=scalar() R10=fp0 22: (67) r4 <<= 2 ; R4_w=scalar(smin=0,smax=umax=0x3fffffffc,smax32=0x7ffffffc,umax32=0xfffffffc,var_off=(0x0; 0x3fffffffc)) 23: (bf) r5 = r8 ; R5_w=scalar(id=2) R8_w=scalar(id=2) 24: (18) r2 = 0x4 ; R2=4 26: (7e) if w8 s>= w0 goto pc+5 ; R0=scalar(smin=smin32=0,smax=umax=smax32=umax32=2,var_off=(0x0; 0x3)) R8=scalar(id=2,smax32=1) 27: (4f) r8 |= r8 ; R8_w=scalar() 28: (0f) r8 += r8 ; R8_w=scalar() 29: (d6) if w5 s<= 0x1d goto pc+2 mark_precise: frame0: last_idx 29 first_idx 26 subseq_idx -1 mark_precise: frame0: regs=r5 stack= before 28: (0f) r8 += r8 mark_precise: frame0: regs=r5 stack= before 27: (4f) r8 |= r8 mark_precise: frame0: regs=r5 stack= before 26: (7e) if w8 s>= w0 goto pc+5 mark_precise: frame0: parent state regs=r5 stack=: R0_rw=scalar(smin=smin32=0,smax=umax=smax32=umax32=2,var_off=(0x0; 0x3)) R2_w=4 R3_w=0x1f00000034 R4_w=scalar(smin=0,smax=umax=0x3fffffffc,smax32=0x7ffffffc,umax32=0xfffffffc,var_off=(0x0; 0x3fffffffc)) R5_rw=Pscalar(id=2) R8_rw=scalar(id=2) R10=fp0 mark_precise: frame0: last_idx 24 first_idx 11 subseq_idx 26 mark_precise: frame0: regs=r5,r8 stack= before 24: (18) r2 = 0x4 mark_precise: frame0: regs=r5,r8 stack= before 23: (bf) r5 = r8 mark_precise: frame0: regs=r8 stack= before 22: (67) r4 <<= 2 mark_precise: frame0: regs=r8 stack= before 18: (56) if w8 != 0xf goto pc+3 mark_precise: frame0: regs=r8 stack= before 17: (c4) w4 s>>= 29 mark_precise: frame0: regs=r8 stack= before 15: (18) r3 = 0x1f00000034 mark_precise: frame0: regs=r8 stack= before 14: (2f) r4 *= r4 mark_precise: frame0: regs=r8 stack= before 13: (0f) r0 += r0 mark_precise: frame0: regs=r8 stack= before 12: (1f) r8 -= r4 mark_precise: frame0: regs=r4,r8 stack= before 11: (45) if r0 & 0xfffffffe goto pc+3 mark_precise: frame0: parent state regs= stack=: R0_rw=Pscalar() R4_rw=Pscalar() R8_rw=P0x1a000000be R10=fp0 29: R5=scalar(id=2,smax32=1) 32: (95) exit from 26 to 32: R0=scalar(smin=smin32=0,smax=umax=smax32=umax32=2,var_off=(0x0; 0x3)) R2=4 R3=0x1f00000034 R4=scalar(smin=0,smax=umax=0x3fffffffc,smax32=0x7ffffffc,umax32=0xfffffffc,var_off=(0x0; 0x3fffffffc)) R5=scalar(id=2,smax=0x7fffffff7fffffff,umax=0xffffffff7fffffff,smin32=0,umax32=0x7fffffff,var_off=(0x0; 0xffffffff7fffffff)) R8=scalar(id=2,smax=0x7fffffff7fffffff,umax=0xffffffff7fffffff,smin32=0,umax32=0x7fffffff,var_off=(0x0; 0xffffffff7fffffff)) R10=fp0 32: R0=scalar(smin=smin32=0,smax=umax=smax32=umax32=2,var_off=(0x0; 0x3)) R2=4 R3=0x1f00000034 R4=scalar(smin=0,smax=umax=0x3fffffffc,smax32=0x7ffffffc,umax32=0xfffffffc,var_off=(0x0; 0x3fffffffc)) R5=scalar(id=2,smax=0x7fffffff7fffffff,umax=0xffffffff7fffffff,smin32=0,umax32=0x7fffffff,var_off=(0x0; 0xffffffff7fffffff)) R8=scalar(id=2,smax=0x7fffffff7fffffff,umax=0xffffffff7fffffff,smin32=0,umax32=0x7fffffff,var_off=(0x0; 0xffffffff7fffffff)) R10=fp0 32: (95) exit from 11 to 15: R0=scalar() R4=scalar() R8=0x1a000000be R10=fp0 15: R0=scalar() R4=scalar() R8=0x1a000000be R10=fp0 15: (18) r3 = 0x1f00000034 ; R3_w=0x1f00000034 17: (c4) w4 s>>= 29 ; R4=scalar(smin=0,smax=umax=0xffffffff,smin32=-4,smax32=3,var_off=(0x0; 0xffffffff)) 18: (56) if w8 != 0xf goto pc+3 mark_precise: frame0: last_idx 18 first_idx 18 subseq_idx -1 mark_precise: frame0: parent state regs=r8 stack=: R0=scalar() R3_w=0x1f00000034 R4_w=scalar(smin=0,smax=umax=0xffffffff,smin32=-4,smax32=3,var_off=(0x0; 0xffffffff)) R8_r=P0x1a000000be R10=fp0 mark_precise: frame0: last_idx 17 first_idx 11 subseq_idx 18 mark_precise: frame0: regs=r8 stack= before 17: (c4) w4 s>>= 29 mark_precise: frame0: regs=r8 stack= before 15: (18) r3 = 0x1f00000034 mark_precise: frame0: regs=r8 stack= before 11: (45) if r0 & 0xfffffffe goto pc+3 mark_precise: frame0: parent state regs= stack=: R0_rw=Pscalar() R4_rw=Pscalar() R8_rw=P0x1a000000be R10=fp0 18: R8=0x1a000000be 22: (67) r4 <<= 2 ; R4_w=scalar(smin=0,smax=umax=0x3fffffffc,smax32=0x7ffffffc,umax32=0xfffffffc,var_off=(0x0; 0x3fffffffc)) 23: (bf) r5 = r8 ; R5_w=0x1a000000be R8=0x1a000000be 24: (18) r2 = 0x4 frame 0: propagating r5 mark_precise: frame0: last_idx 26 first_idx 18 subseq_idx -1 mark_precise: frame0: regs=r5 stack= before 24: (18) r2 = 0x4 mark_precise: frame0: regs=r5 stack= before 23: (bf) r5 = r8 mark_precise: frame0: regs=r8 stack= before 22: (67) r4 <<= 2 mark_precise: frame0: regs=r8 stack= before 18: (56) if w8 != 0xf goto pc+3 mark_precise: frame0: parent state regs= stack=: R0_r=scalar() R3_w=0x1f00000034 R4_rw=scalar(smin=0,smax=umax=0xffffffff,smin32=-4,smax32=3,var_off=(0x0; 0xffffffff)) R8_r=P0x1a000000be R10=fp0 26: safe processed 38 insns (limit 1000000) max_states_per_insn 1 total_states 4 peak_states 4 mark_read 2 -------- End of Verifier Log -------- When the verifier backtracks from #29, I expected w0 at #26 (if w8 s>= w0 goto pc+5) to be marked as precise since R8 and R5 share the same id: 29: (d6) if w5 s<= 0x1d goto pc+2 mark_precise: frame0: last_idx 29 first_idx 26 subseq_idx -1 mark_precise: frame0: regs=r5 stack= before 28: (0f) r8 += r8 mark_precise: frame0: regs=r5 stack= before 27: (4f) r8 |= r8 mark_precise: frame0: regs=r5 stack= before 26: (7e) if w8 s>= w0 goto pc+5 mark_precise: frame0: parent state regs=r5 stack=: R0_rw=scalar(smin=smin32=0,smax=umax=smax32=umax32=2,var_off=(0x0; 0x3)) R2_w=4 R3_w=0x1f00000034 R4_w=scalar(smin=0,smax=umax=0x3fffffffc,smax32=0x7ffffffc,umax32=0xfffffffc,var_off=(0x0; 0x3fffffffc)) R5_rw=Pscalar(id=2) R8_rw=scalar(id=2) R10=fp0 mark_precise: frame0: last_idx 24 first_idx 11 subseq_idx 26 mark_precise: frame0: regs=r5,r8 stack= before 24: (18) r2 = 0x4 mark_precise: frame0: regs=r5,r8 stack= before 23: (bf) r5 = r8 mark_precise: frame0: regs=r8 stack= before 22: (67) r4 <<= 2 mark_precise: frame0: regs=r8 stack= before 18: (56) if w8 != 0xf goto pc+3 mark_precise: frame0: regs=r8 stack= before 17: (c4) w4 s>>= 29 mark_precise: frame0: regs=r8 stack= before 15: (18) r3 = 0x1f00000034 mark_precise: frame0: regs=r8 stack= before 14: (2f) r4 *= r4 mark_precise: frame0: regs=r8 stack= before 13: (0f) r0 += r0 mark_precise: frame0: regs=r8 stack= before 12: (1f) r8 -= r4 mark_precise: frame0: regs=r4,r8 stack= before 11: (45) if r0 & 0xfffffffe goto pc+3 mark_precise: frame0: parent state regs= stack=: R0_rw=Pscalar() R4_rw=Pscalar() R8_rw=P0x1a000000be R10=fp0 29: R5=scalar(id=2,smax32=1) However, seems it's not, so the next time when the verifier checks #26, R0 is incorrectly ignored. We have mark_precise_scalar_ids(), but it's called before calculating the mask once. I investigated for quite a while, but mark_chain_pricision() is really hard to follow. Here is a reduced C repro, maybe someone else can shed some light on this. C repro: https://pastebin.com/raw/chrshhGQ Thanks Hao