Re: [PATCH v5 bpf-next 00/17] bpf: CO-RE support in the kernel

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On Wed, Dec 1, 2021 at 10:10 AM Alexei Starovoitov
<alexei.starovoitov@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> From: Alexei Starovoitov <ast@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
> v4->v5:
> . Reduce number of memory allocations in candidate cache logic
> . Fix couple UAF issues
> . Add Andrii's patch to cleanup struct bpf_core_cand
> . More thorough tests
> . Planned followups:
>   - support -v in lskel
>   - move struct bpf_core_spec out of bpf_core_apply_relo_insn to
>     reduce stack usage
>   - implement bpf_core_types_are_compat
>

Applied to bpf-next, thanks.

> v3->v4:
> . complete refactor of find candidates logic.
>   Now it has small permanent cache.
> . Fix a bug in gen_loader related to attach_kind.
> . Fix BTF log size limit.
> . More tests.
>
> v2->v3:
> . addressed Andrii's feedback in every patch.
>   New field in union bpf_attr changed from "core_relo" to "core_relos".
> . added one more test and checkpatch.pl-ed the set.
>
> v1->v2:
> . Refactor uapi to pass 'struct bpf_core_relo' from LLVM into libbpf and further
> into the kernel instead of bpf_core_apply_relo() bpf helper. Because of this
> change the CO-RE algorithm has an ability to log error and debug events through
> the standard bpf verifer log mechanism which was not possible with helper
> approach.
> . #define RELO_CORE macro was removed and replaced with btf_member_bit_offset() patch.
>
> This set introduces CO-RE support in the kernel.
> There are several reasons to add such support:
> 1. It's a step toward signed BPF programs.
> 2. It allows golang like languages that struggle to adopt libbpf
>    to take advantage of CO-RE powers.
> 3. Currently the field accessed by 'ldx [R1 + 10]' insn is recognized
>    by the verifier purely based on +10 offset. If R1 points to a union
>    the verifier picks one of the fields at this offset.
>    With CO-RE the kernel can disambiguate the field access.
>
> Alexei Starovoitov (16):
>   libbpf: Replace btf__type_by_id() with btf_type_by_id().
>   bpf: Rename btf_member accessors.
>   bpf: Prepare relo_core.c for kernel duty.
>   bpf: Define enum bpf_core_relo_kind as uapi.
>   bpf: Pass a set of bpf_core_relo-s to prog_load command.
>   bpf: Adjust BTF log size limit.
>   bpf: Add bpf_core_add_cands() and wire it into
>     bpf_core_apply_relo_insn().
>   libbpf: Use CO-RE in the kernel in light skeleton.
>   libbpf: Support init of inner maps in light skeleton.
>   libbpf: Clean gen_loader's attach kind.
>   selftests/bpf: Add lskel version of kfunc test.
>   selftests/bpf: Improve inner_map test coverage.
>   selftests/bpf: Convert map_ptr_kern test to use light skeleton.
>   selftests/bpf: Additional test for CO-RE in the kernel.
>   selftests/bpf: Revert CO-RE removal in test_ksyms_weak.
>   selftests/bpf: Add CO-RE relocations to verifier scale test.
>
> Andrii Nakryiko (1):
>   libbpf: Cleanup struct bpf_core_cand.
>
>  include/linux/bpf.h                           |   8 +
>  include/linux/btf.h                           |  89 +++-
>  include/uapi/linux/bpf.h                      |  78 +++-
>  kernel/bpf/Makefile                           |   4 +
>  kernel/bpf/bpf_struct_ops.c                   |   6 +-
>  kernel/bpf/btf.c                              | 396 +++++++++++++++++-
>  kernel/bpf/syscall.c                          |   2 +-
>  kernel/bpf/verifier.c                         |  76 ++++
>  net/ipv4/bpf_tcp_ca.c                         |   6 +-
>  tools/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h                |  78 +++-
>  tools/lib/bpf/bpf_gen_internal.h              |   4 +
>  tools/lib/bpf/btf.c                           |   2 +-
>  tools/lib/bpf/gen_loader.c                    |  72 +++-
>  tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c                        | 147 ++++---
>  tools/lib/bpf/libbpf_internal.h               |   2 +-
>  tools/lib/bpf/relo_core.c                     | 179 +++++---
>  tools/lib/bpf/relo_core.h                     |  73 +---
>  tools/testing/selftests/bpf/Makefile          |   5 +-
>  .../selftests/bpf/prog_tests/core_kern.c      |  14 +
>  .../selftests/bpf/prog_tests/kfunc_call.c     |  24 ++
>  .../selftests/bpf/prog_tests/map_ptr.c        |  16 +-
>  tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/core_kern.c | 104 +++++
>  .../selftests/bpf/progs/map_ptr_kern.c        |  16 +-
>  .../selftests/bpf/progs/test_ksyms_weak.c     |   2 +-
>  .../selftests/bpf/progs/test_verif_scale2.c   |   4 +-
>  25 files changed, 1179 insertions(+), 228 deletions(-)
>  create mode 100644 tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/core_kern.c
>  create mode 100644 tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/core_kern.c
>
> --
> 2.30.2
>



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