On Thu, 2024-09-26 at 09:29 +0200, Viktor Malik wrote: > The tests attach to `raw_tp/bpf_testmod_test_write_bare` triggerred by > `trigger_module_test_write` which writes the string "aaa..." of the > given size. > > Signed-off-by: Viktor Malik <vmalik@xxxxxxxxxx> > --- I thought about making these tests more terse as follows: --- 8< ---------------------------------- // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 #include <linux/bpf.h> #include <bpf/bpf_helpers.h> #include "bpf_misc.h" int bpf_strcmp(const char *cs, const char *ct) __ksym; char *bpf_strchr(const char *s, int c) __ksym; static char *abc = "abc"; #define __test(retval) SEC("raw_tp") __success __retval(retval) __test(2) int test_strcmp(void *ctx) { return bpf_strcmp(abc, "abd"); } __test(1) int test_strchr(void *ctx) { return bpf_strchr(abc, 'b') - abc; } char _license[] SEC("license") = "GPL"; ---------------------------------- >8 --- (plus registration in tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/verifier.c) However, this does not pass verification with the following error: VERIFIER LOG: ============= arg#0 reference type('UNKNOWN ') size cannot be determined: -22 0: R1=ctx() R10=fp0 ; __test(2) int test_strcmp(void *ctx) { return bpf_strcmp(abc, "abd"); } @ verifier_str.c:15 0: (18) r1 = 0xffff8881019533dc ; R1_w=map_value(map=.rodata.str1.1,ks=4,vs=8,off=4) 2: (18) r2 = 0xffff8881019533d8 ; R2_w=map_value(map=.rodata.str1.1,ks=4,vs=8) 4: (85) call bpf_strcmp#64714 write into map forbidden, value_size=8 off=4 size=1 processed 3 insns (limit 1000000) max_states_per_insn 0 total_states 0 peak_states 0 mark_read 0 ============= #503/1 verifier_str/test_strcmp:FAIL Note that each string literal in the BPF program is in fact a pointer to a read-only map. Hence in current form these new functions are not very ergonomic. I think verifier should be extended to check 'const' qualifiers for the kfuncs and allowing access in such cases. [...]