[PATCH bpf-next v3 3/4] bpf: Add a kfunc for generic type cast

[Yonghong Song <yhs@xxxxxx>]

Implement bpf_rdonly_cast() which tries to cast the object
to a specified type. This tries to support use case like below:
  #define skb_shinfo(SKB) ((struct skb_shared_info *)(skb_end_pointer(SKB)))
where skb_end_pointer(SKB) is a 'unsigned char *' and needs to
be casted to 'struct skb_shared_info *'.

The signature of bpf_rdonly_cast() looks like
   void *bpf_rdonly_cast(void *obj, __u32 btf_id)
The function returns the same 'obj' but with PTR_TO_BTF_ID with
btf_id. The verifier will ensure btf_id being a struct type.

Since the supported type cast may not reflect what the 'obj'
represents, the returned btf_id is marked as PTR_UNTRUSTED, so
the return value and subsequent pointer chasing cannot be
used as helper/kfunc arguments.

Signed-off-by: Yonghong Song <yhs@xxxxxx>
---
 kernel/bpf/helpers.c  |  6 ++++++
 kernel/bpf/verifier.c | 26 ++++++++++++++++++++++++--
 2 files changed, 30 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/bpf/helpers.c b/kernel/bpf/helpers.c
index a4b9cfcecb00..89310c2ca03e 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/helpers.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/helpers.c
@@ -1886,6 +1886,11 @@ void *bpf_cast_to_kern_ctx(void *obj)
 	return obj;
 }
 
+void *bpf_rdonly_cast(void *obj__ign, u32 btf_id__k)
+{
+	return obj__ign;
+}
+
 __diag_pop();
 
 BTF_SET8_START(generic_btf_ids)
@@ -1915,6 +1920,7 @@ BTF_ID(func, bpf_task_release)
 
 BTF_SET8_START(common_btf_ids)
 BTF_ID_FLAGS(func, bpf_cast_to_kern_ctx)
+BTF_ID_FLAGS(func, bpf_rdonly_cast)
 BTF_SET8_END(common_btf_ids)
 
 static const struct btf_kfunc_id_set common_kfunc_set = {
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
index 2e58b137ad45..27486c2bc5aa 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
@@ -8152,6 +8152,7 @@ enum special_kfunc_type {
 	KF_bpf_list_pop_front,
 	KF_bpf_list_pop_back,
 	KF_bpf_cast_to_kern_ctx,
+	KF_bpf_rdonly_cast,
 };
 
 BTF_SET_START(special_kfunc_set)
@@ -8162,6 +8163,7 @@ BTF_ID(func, bpf_list_push_back)
 BTF_ID(func, bpf_list_pop_front)
 BTF_ID(func, bpf_list_pop_back)
 BTF_ID(func, bpf_cast_to_kern_ctx)
+BTF_ID(func, bpf_rdonly_cast)
 BTF_SET_END(special_kfunc_set)
 
 BTF_ID_LIST(special_kfunc_list)
@@ -8172,6 +8174,7 @@ BTF_ID(func, bpf_list_push_back)
 BTF_ID(func, bpf_list_pop_front)
 BTF_ID(func, bpf_list_pop_back)
 BTF_ID(func, bpf_cast_to_kern_ctx)
+BTF_ID(func, bpf_rdonly_cast)
 
 static enum kfunc_ptr_arg_type
 get_kfunc_ptr_arg_type(struct bpf_verifier_env *env,
@@ -8808,6 +8811,7 @@ static int check_kfunc_call(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, struct bpf_insn *insn,
 	u32 i, nargs, func_id, ptr_type_id;
 	int err, insn_idx = *insn_idx_p;
 	const struct btf_param *args;
+	const struct btf_type *ret_t;
 	struct btf *desc_btf;
 	u32 *kfunc_flags;
 
@@ -8887,7 +8891,6 @@ static int check_kfunc_call(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, struct bpf_insn *insn,
 
 		if (meta.btf == btf_vmlinux && btf_id_set_contains(&special_kfunc_set, meta.func_id)) {
 			if (meta.func_id == special_kfunc_list[KF_bpf_obj_new_impl]) {
-				const struct btf_type *ret_t;
 				struct btf *ret_btf;
 				u32 ret_btf_id;
 
@@ -8937,6 +8940,24 @@ static int check_kfunc_call(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, struct bpf_insn *insn,
 				regs[BPF_REG_0].type = PTR_TO_BTF_ID;
 				regs[BPF_REG_0].btf = desc_btf;
 				regs[BPF_REG_0].btf_id = meta.arg_constant.value;
+			} else if (meta.func_id == special_kfunc_list[KF_bpf_rdonly_cast]) {
+				if (!capable(CAP_PERFMON)) {
+					verbose(env,
+						"kfunc bpf_rdonly_cast requires CAP_PERFMON capability\n");
+					return -EACCES;
+				}
+
+				ret_t = btf_type_by_id(desc_btf, meta.arg_constant.value);
+				if (!ret_t || !btf_type_is_struct(ret_t)) {
+					verbose(env,
+						"kfunc bpf_rdonly_cast type ID argument must be of a struct\n");
+					return -EINVAL;
+				}
+
+				mark_reg_known_zero(env, regs, BPF_REG_0);
+				regs[BPF_REG_0].type = PTR_TO_BTF_ID | PTR_UNTRUSTED;
+				regs[BPF_REG_0].btf = desc_btf;
+				regs[BPF_REG_0].btf_id = meta.arg_constant.value;
 			} else {
 				verbose(env, "kernel function %s unhandled dynamic return type\n",
 					meta.func_name);
@@ -15190,7 +15211,8 @@ static int fixup_kfunc_call(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, struct bpf_insn *insn,
 		insn_buf[1] = addr[1];
 		insn_buf[2] = *insn;
 		*cnt = 3;
-	} else if (desc->func_id == special_kfunc_list[KF_bpf_cast_to_kern_ctx]) {
+	} else if (desc->func_id == special_kfunc_list[KF_bpf_cast_to_kern_ctx] ||
+		   desc->func_id == special_kfunc_list[KF_bpf_rdonly_cast]) {
 		insn_buf[0] = BPF_MOV64_REG(BPF_REG_0, BPF_REG_1);
 		*cnt = 1;
 	}
-- 
2.30.2