Calls to `bpf_loop` are replaced with direct loops to avoid
indirection. E.g. the following:
bpf_loop(10, foo, NULL, 0);
Is replaced by equivalent of the following:
for (int i = 0; i < 10; ++i)
foo(i, NULL);
This transformation could be applied when:
- callback is known and does not change during program execution;
- flags passed to `bpf_loop` are always zero.
Inlining logic works as follows:
- During execution simulation function `update_loop_inline_state`
tracks the following information for each `bpf_loop` call
instruction:
- is callback known and constant?
- are flags constant and zero?
- Function `optimize_bpf_loop` increases stack depth for functions
where `bpf_loop` calls can be inlined and invokes `inline_bpf_loop`
to apply the inlining. The additional stack space is used to spill
registers R6, R7 and R8. These registers are used as loop counter,
loop maximal bound and callback context parameter;
Measurements using `benchs/run_bench_bpf_loop.sh` inside QEMU / KVM on
i7-4710HQ CPU show a drop in latency from 14 ns/op to 2 ns/op.
Signed-off-by: Eduard Zingerman <eddyz87@xxxxxxxxx>
---
include/linux/bpf.h | 3 +
include/linux/bpf_verifier.h | 12 +++
kernel/bpf/bpf_iter.c | 9 +-
kernel/bpf/verifier.c | 171 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
4 files changed, 186 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
diff --git a/include/linux/bpf.h b/include/linux/bpf.h
index 8e6092d0ea95..3c75ede138b5 100644
--- a/include/linux/bpf.h
+++ b/include/linux/bpf.h
@@ -1236,6 +1236,9 @@ struct bpf_array {
#define BPF_COMPLEXITY_LIMIT_INSNS 1000000 /* yes. 1M insns */
#define MAX_TAIL_CALL_CNT 33
+/* Maximum number of loops for bpf_loop */
+#define BPF_MAX_LOOPS BIT(23)
+
#define BPF_F_ACCESS_MASK (BPF_F_RDONLY | \
BPF_F_RDONLY_PROG | \
BPF_F_WRONLY | \
diff --git a/include/linux/bpf_verifier.h b/include/linux/bpf_verifier.h
index e8439f6cbe57..5cf152b0a53e 100644
--- a/include/linux/bpf_verifier.h
+++ b/include/linux/bpf_verifier.h
@@ -344,6 +344,14 @@ struct bpf_verifier_state_list {
int miss_cnt, hit_cnt;
};
+struct bpf_loop_inline_state {
+ int initialized:1; /* set to true upon first entry */
+ int fit_for_inline:1; /* true if callback function is the same
+ * at each call and flags are always zero
+ */
+ u32 callback_subprogno; /* valid when fit_for_inline is true */
+};
+
/* Possible states for alu_state member. */
#define BPF_ALU_SANITIZE_SRC (1U << 0)
#define BPF_ALU_SANITIZE_DST (1U << 1)
@@ -373,6 +381,10 @@ struct bpf_insn_aux_data {
u32 mem_size; /* mem_size for non-struct typed var */
};
} btf_var;
+ /* if instruction is a call to bpf_loop this field tracks
+ * the state of the relevant registers to make decision about inlining
+ */
+ struct bpf_loop_inline_state loop_inline_state;
};
u64 map_key_state; /* constant (32 bit) key tracking for maps */
int ctx_field_size; /* the ctx field size for load insn, maybe 0 */
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/bpf_iter.c b/kernel/bpf/bpf_iter.c
index d5d96ceca105..7e8fd49406f6 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/bpf_iter.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/bpf_iter.c
@@ -723,9 +723,6 @@ const struct bpf_func_proto bpf_for_each_map_elem_proto = {
.arg4_type = ARG_ANYTHING,
};
-/* maximum number of loops */
-#define MAX_LOOPS BIT(23)
-
BPF_CALL_4(bpf_loop, u32, nr_loops, void *, callback_fn, void *, callback_ctx,
u64, flags)
{
@@ -733,9 +730,13 @@ BPF_CALL_4(bpf_loop, u32, nr_loops, void *, callback_fn, void *, callback_ctx,
u64 ret;
u32 i;
+ /* Note: these safety checks are also verified when bpf_loop
+ * is inlined, be careful to modify this code in sync. See
+ * function verifier.c:inline_bpf_loop.
+ */
if (flags)
return -EINVAL;
- if (nr_loops > MAX_LOOPS)
+ if (nr_loops > BPF_MAX_LOOPS)
return -E2BIG;
for (i = 0; i < nr_loops; i++) {
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
index 2d2872682278..9206c73e15f3 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
@@ -7103,6 +7103,34 @@ static int check_get_func_ip(struct bpf_verifier_env *env)
return -ENOTSUPP;
}
+static struct bpf_insn_aux_data *cur_aux(struct bpf_verifier_env *env)
+{
+ return &env->insn_aux_data[env->insn_idx];
+}
+
+static void update_loop_inline_state(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, u32 subprogno)
+{
+ struct bpf_loop_inline_state *state = &cur_aux(env)->loop_inline_state;
+ struct bpf_reg_state *regs = cur_regs(env);
+ struct bpf_reg_state *flags_reg = ®s[BPF_REG_4];
+ int flags_is_zero =
+ register_is_const(flags_reg) && flags_reg->var_off.value == 0;
+
+ if (!state->initialized) {
+ state->initialized = 1;
+ state->fit_for_inline = flags_is_zero;
+ state->callback_subprogno = subprogno;
+ return;
+ }
+
+ if (!state->fit_for_inline)
+ return;
+
+ state->fit_for_inline =
+ flags_is_zero &&
+ state->callback_subprogno == subprogno;
+}
+
static int check_helper_call(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, struct bpf_insn *insn,
int *insn_idx_p)
{
@@ -7255,6 +7283,7 @@ static int check_helper_call(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, struct bpf_insn *insn
err = check_bpf_snprintf_call(env, regs);
break;
case BPF_FUNC_loop:
+ update_loop_inline_state(env, meta.subprogno);
err = __check_func_call(env, insn, insn_idx_p, meta.subprogno,
set_loop_callback_state);
break;
@@ -7661,11 +7690,6 @@ static bool check_reg_sane_offset(struct bpf_verifier_env *env,
return true;
}
-static struct bpf_insn_aux_data *cur_aux(struct bpf_verifier_env *env)
-{
- return &env->insn_aux_data[env->insn_idx];
-}
-
enum {
REASON_BOUNDS = -1,
REASON_TYPE = -2,
@@ -14294,6 +14318,140 @@ static int do_misc_fixups(struct bpf_verifier_env *env)
return 0;
}
+static struct bpf_prog *inline_bpf_loop(struct bpf_verifier_env *env,
+ int position,
+ s32 stack_base,
+ u32 callback_subprogno,
+ u32 *cnt)
+{
+ s32 r6_offset = stack_base + 0 * BPF_REG_SIZE;
+ s32 r7_offset = stack_base + 1 * BPF_REG_SIZE;
+ s32 r8_offset = stack_base + 2 * BPF_REG_SIZE;
+ int reg_loop_max = BPF_REG_6;
+ int reg_loop_cnt = BPF_REG_7;
+ int reg_loop_ctx = BPF_REG_8;
+
+ struct bpf_prog *new_prog;
+ u32 callback_start;
+ u32 call_insn_offset;
+ s32 callback_offset;
+
+ /* This represents an inlined version of bpf_iter.c:bpf_loop,
+ * be careful to modify this code in sync.
+ */
+ struct bpf_insn insn_buf[] = {
+ /* Return error and jump to the end of the patch if
+ * expected number of iterations is too big.
+ */
+ BPF_JMP_IMM(BPF_JLE, BPF_REG_1, BPF_MAX_LOOPS, 2),
+ BPF_MOV32_IMM(BPF_REG_0, -E2BIG),
+ BPF_JMP_IMM(BPF_JA, 0, 0, 16),
+ /* spill R6, R7, R8 to use these as loop vars */
+ BPF_STX_MEM(BPF_DW, BPF_REG_10, BPF_REG_6, r6_offset),
+ BPF_STX_MEM(BPF_DW, BPF_REG_10, BPF_REG_7, r7_offset),
+ BPF_STX_MEM(BPF_DW, BPF_REG_10, BPF_REG_8, r8_offset),
+ /* initialize loop vars */
+ BPF_MOV64_REG(reg_loop_max, BPF_REG_1),
+ BPF_MOV32_IMM(reg_loop_cnt, 0),
+ BPF_MOV64_REG(reg_loop_ctx, BPF_REG_3),
+ /* loop header,
+ * if reg_loop_cnt >= reg_loop_max skip the loop body
+ */
+ BPF_JMP_REG(BPF_JGE, reg_loop_cnt, reg_loop_max, 5),
+ /* callback call,
+ * correct callback offset would be set after patching
+ */
+ BPF_MOV64_REG(BPF_REG_1, reg_loop_cnt),
+ BPF_MOV64_REG(BPF_REG_2, reg_loop_ctx),
+ BPF_CALL_REL(0),
+ /* increment loop counter */
+ BPF_ALU64_IMM(BPF_ADD, reg_loop_cnt, 1),
+ /* jump to loop header if callback returned 0 */
+ BPF_JMP_IMM(BPF_JEQ, BPF_REG_0, 0, -6),
+ /* return value of bpf_loop,
+ * set R0 to the number of iterations
+ */
+ BPF_MOV64_REG(BPF_REG_0, reg_loop_cnt),
+ /* restore original values of R6, R7, R8 */
+ BPF_LDX_MEM(BPF_DW, BPF_REG_6, BPF_REG_10, r6_offset),
+ BPF_LDX_MEM(BPF_DW, BPF_REG_7, BPF_REG_10, r7_offset),
+ BPF_LDX_MEM(BPF_DW, BPF_REG_8, BPF_REG_10, r8_offset),
+ };
+
+ *cnt = ARRAY_SIZE(insn_buf);
+ new_prog = bpf_patch_insn_data(env, position, insn_buf, *cnt);
+ if (!new_prog)
+ return new_prog;
+
+ /* callback start is known only after patching */
+ callback_start = env->subprog_info[callback_subprogno].start;
+ /* Note: insn_buf[12] is an offset of BPF_CALL_REL instruction */
+ call_insn_offset = position + 12;
+ callback_offset = callback_start - call_insn_offset - 1;
+ env->prog->insnsi[call_insn_offset].imm = callback_offset;
+
+ return new_prog;
+}
+
+static bool is_bpf_loop_call(struct bpf_insn *insn)
+{
+ return insn->code == (BPF_JMP | BPF_CALL) &&
+ insn->src_reg == 0 &&
+ insn->imm == BPF_FUNC_loop;
+}
+
+/* For all sub-programs in the program (including main) check
+ * insn_aux_data to see if there are bpf_loop calls that require
+ * inlining. If such calls are found the calls are replaced with a
+ * sequence of instructions produced by `inline_bpf_loop` function and
+ * subprog stack_depth is increased by the size of 3 registers.
+ * This stack space is used to spill values of the R6, R7, R8. These
+ * registers are used to store the loop bound, counter and context
+ * variables.
+ */
+static int optimize_bpf_loop(struct bpf_verifier_env *env)
+{
+ struct bpf_subprog_info *subprogs = env->subprog_info;
+ int i, cur_subprog = 0, cnt, delta = 0;
+ struct bpf_insn *insn = env->prog->insnsi;
+ int insn_cnt = env->prog->len;
+ u16 stack_depth = subprogs[cur_subprog].stack_depth;
+ u16 stack_depth_extra = 0;
+
+ for (i = 0; i < insn_cnt; i++, insn++) {
+ struct bpf_loop_inline_state *inline_state =
+ &env->insn_aux_data[i + delta].loop_inline_state;
+
+ if (is_bpf_loop_call(insn) && inline_state->fit_for_inline) {
+ struct bpf_prog *new_prog;
+
+ stack_depth_extra = BPF_REG_SIZE * 3;
+ new_prog = inline_bpf_loop(env,
+ i + delta,
+ -(stack_depth + stack_depth_extra),
+ inline_state->callback_subprogno,
+ &cnt);
+ if (!new_prog)
+ return -ENOMEM;
+
+ delta += cnt - 1;
+ env->prog = new_prog;
+ insn = new_prog->insnsi + i + delta;
+ }
+
+ if (subprogs[cur_subprog + 1].start == i + delta + 1) {
+ subprogs[cur_subprog].stack_depth += stack_depth_extra;
+ cur_subprog++;
+ stack_depth = subprogs[cur_subprog].stack_depth;
+ stack_depth_extra = 0;
+ }
+ }
+
+ env->prog->aux->stack_depth = env->subprog_info[0].stack_depth;
+
+ return 0;
+}
+
static void free_states(struct bpf_verifier_env *env)
{
struct bpf_verifier_state_list *sl, *sln;
@@ -15030,6 +15188,9 @@ int bpf_check(struct bpf_prog **prog, union bpf_attr *attr, bpfptr_t uattr)
if (ret == 0)
ret = check_max_stack_depth(env);
+ if (ret == 0)
+ optimize_bpf_loop(env);
+
/* instruction rewrites happen after this point */
if (is_priv) {
if (ret == 0)
--
2.25.1
