Re: [PATCH bpf-next v3 1/2] bpf: Track aligned st store as imprecise spilled registers

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On Mon, Jan 8, 2024 at 8:05 PM Yonghong Song <yonghong.song@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> With patch set [1], precision backtracing supports register spill/fill
> to/from the stack. The patch [2] allows initial imprecise register spill
> with content 0. This is a common case for cpuv3 and lower for
> initializing the stack variables with pattern
>   r1 = 0
>   *(u64 *)(r10 - 8) = r1
> and the [2] has demonstrated good verification improvement.
>
> For cpuv4, the initialization could be
>   *(u64 *)(r10 - 8) = 0
> The current verifier marks the r10-8 contents with STACK_ZERO.
> Similar to [2], let us permit the above insn to behave like
> imprecise register spill which can reduce number of verified states.
> The change is in function check_stack_write_fixed_off().
>
> Before this patch, spilled zero will be marked as STACK_ZERO
> which can provide precise values. In check_stack_write_var_off(),
> STACK_ZERO will be maintained if writing a const zero
> so later it can provide precise values if needed.
>
> The above handling of '*(u64 *)(r10 - 8) = 0' as a spill
> will have issues in check_stack_write_var_off() as the spill
> will be converted to STACK_MISC and the precise value 0
> is lost. To fix this issue, if the spill slots with const
> zero and the BPF_ST write also with const zero, the spill slots
> are preserved, which can later provide precise values
> if needed. Without the change in check_stack_write_var_off(),
> the test_verifier subtest 'BPF_ST_MEM stack imm zero, variable offset'
> will fail.
>
> I checked cpuv3 and cpuv4 with and without this patch with veristat.
> There is no state change for cpuv3 since '*(u64 *)(r10 - 8) = 0'
> is only generated with cpuv4.
>
> For cpuv4:
> $ ../veristat -C old.cpuv4.csv new.cpuv4.csv -e file,prog,insns,states -f 'insns_diff!=0'
> File                                        Program              Insns (A)  Insns (B)  Insns    (DIFF)  States (A)  States (B)  States (DIFF)
> ------------------------------------------  -------------------  ---------  ---------  ---------------  ----------  ----------  -------------
> local_storage_bench.bpf.linked3.o           get_local                  228        168    -60 (-26.32%)          17          14   -3 (-17.65%)
> pyperf600_bpf_loop.bpf.linked3.o            on_event                  6066       4889  -1177 (-19.40%)         403         321  -82 (-20.35%)
> test_cls_redirect.bpf.linked3.o             cls_redirect             35483      35387     -96 (-0.27%)        2179        2177    -2 (-0.09%)
> test_l4lb_noinline.bpf.linked3.o            balancer_ingress          4494       4522     +28 (+0.62%)         217         219    +2 (+0.92%)
> test_l4lb_noinline_dynptr.bpf.linked3.o     balancer_ingress          1432       1455     +23 (+1.61%)          92          94    +2 (+2.17%)
> test_xdp_noinline.bpf.linked3.o             balancer_ingress_v6       3462       3458      -4 (-0.12%)         216         216    +0 (+0.00%)
> verifier_iterating_callbacks.bpf.linked3.o  widening                    52         41    -11 (-21.15%)           4           3   -1 (-25.00%)
> xdp_synproxy_kern.bpf.linked3.o             syncookie_tc             12412      11719    -693 (-5.58%)         345         330   -15 (-4.35%)
> xdp_synproxy_kern.bpf.linked3.o             syncookie_xdp            12478      11794    -684 (-5.48%)         346         331   -15 (-4.34%)
>
> test_l4lb_noinline and test_l4lb_noinline_dynptr has minor regression, but
> pyperf600_bpf_loop and local_storage_bench gets pretty good improvement.
>
>   [1] https://lore.kernel.org/all/20231205184248.1502704-1-andrii@xxxxxxxxxx/
>   [2] https://lore.kernel.org/all/20231205184248.1502704-9-andrii@xxxxxxxxxx/
>
> Cc: Kuniyuki Iwashima <kuniyu@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Martin KaFai Lau <kafai@xxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Yonghong Song <yonghong.song@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  kernel/bpf/verifier.c                            | 16 ++++++++++++++--
>  .../selftests/bpf/progs/verifier_spill_fill.c    | 16 ++++++++--------
>  2 files changed, 22 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
>
> Changelogs:
>   v2 -> v3:
>     - add precision checking to the spilled zero value register in
>       check_stack_write_var_off().
>     - check spill slot-by-slot instead of in a bunch within a spi.
>   v1 -> v2:
>     - Preserve with-const-zero spill if writing is also zero
>       in check_stack_write_var_off().
>     - Add a test with not-8-byte-aligned BPF_ST store.
>
> diff --git a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
> index adbf330d364b..54da1045e078 100644
> --- a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
> +++ b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
> @@ -4493,7 +4493,7 @@ static int check_stack_write_fixed_off(struct bpf_verifier_env *env,
>                 if (fls64(reg->umax_value) > BITS_PER_BYTE * size)
>                         state->stack[spi].spilled_ptr.id = 0;
>         } else if (!reg && !(off % BPF_REG_SIZE) && is_bpf_st_mem(insn) &&
> -                  insn->imm != 0 && env->bpf_capable) {
> +                  env->bpf_capable) {
>                 struct bpf_reg_state fake_reg = {};
>
>                 __mark_reg_known(&fake_reg, insn->imm);
> @@ -4615,6 +4615,7 @@ static int check_stack_write_var_off(struct bpf_verifier_env *env,
>
>         /* Variable offset writes destroy any spilled pointers in range. */
>         for (i = min_off; i < max_off; i++) {
> +               struct bpf_reg_state *spill_reg;
>                 u8 new_type, *stype;
>                 int slot, spi;
>
> @@ -4640,7 +4641,18 @@ static int check_stack_write_var_off(struct bpf_verifier_env *env,
>                         return -EINVAL;
>                 }
>
> -               /* Erase all spilled pointers. */
> +               /* If writing_zero and the the spi slot contains a spill of value 0,
> +                * maintain the spill type.
> +                */
> +               if (writing_zero && is_spilled_scalar_reg(&state->stack[spi])) {

nit: I'd probably move `struct bpf_reg_state *spill_reg;` here to keep it local

other than the missing `*stype == STACK_SPILL` check that Eduard
already called out, looks good to me!

> +                       spill_reg = &state->stack[spi].spilled_ptr;
> +                       if (tnum_is_const(spill_reg->var_off) && spill_reg->var_off.value == 0) {
> +                               zero_used = true;
> +                               continue;
> +                       }
> +               }
> +
> +               /* Erase all other spilled pointers. */
>                 state->stack[spi].spilled_ptr.type = NOT_INIT;
>
>                 /* Update the slot type. */

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