Re: [PATCH bpf-next 1/2] bpf: Make the pointer returned by iter next method valid

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On Thu, Aug 15, 2024 at 9:11 AM Juntong Deng <juntong.deng@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Currently we cannot pass the pointer returned by iter next method as
> argument to KF_TRUSTED_ARGS kfuncs, because the pointer returned by
> iter next method is not "valid".
>
> This patch sets the pointer returned by iter next method to be valid.
>
> This is based on the fact that if the iterator is implemented correctly,
> then the pointer returned from the iter next method should be valid.
>
> This does not make NULL pointer valid. If the iter next method has
> KF_RET_NULL flag, then the verifier will ask the ebpf program to
> check NULL pointer.
>
> Signed-off-by: Juntong Deng <juntong.deng@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  kernel/bpf/verifier.c | 4 ++++
>  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
> index ebec74c28ae3..35a7b7c6679c 100644
> --- a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
> +++ b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
> @@ -12832,6 +12832,10 @@ static int check_kfunc_call(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, struct bpf_insn *insn,
>                         /* For mark_ptr_or_null_reg, see 93c230e3f5bd6 */
>                         regs[BPF_REG_0].id = ++env->id_gen;
>                 }
> +
> +               if (is_iter_next_kfunc(&meta))
> +                       regs[BPF_REG_0].type |= PTR_TRUSTED;
> +

It seems a bit too generic to always assign PTR_TRUSTED to anything
returned from any iterator. Let's maybe add KF_RET_TRUSTED or
KF_ITER_TRUSTED or something along those lines to mark such iter_next
kfuncs explicitly?

For the numbers iterator, for instance, this PTR_TRUSTED makes no sense.

>                 mark_btf_func_reg_size(env, BPF_REG_0, sizeof(void *));
>                 if (is_kfunc_acquire(&meta)) {
>                         int id = acquire_reference_state(env, insn_idx);
> --
> 2.39.2
>





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