Re: [PATCH RFC net-next 08/14] bpf: add eBPF verifier

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On Wed, Jul 2, 2014 at 4:35 PM, Chema Gonzalez <chema@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Wed, Jul 2, 2014 at 4:04 PM, Alexei Starovoitov <ast@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>> +       reg = regs + BPF_REG_1; /* 1st arg to a function */
>>>> +       reg->ptr = PTR_TO_CTX;
>>> Wait, doesn't this depend on doing "BPF_MOV64_REG(BPF_REG_CTX,
>>> BPF_REG_ARG1)" (the bpf-to-ebpf prologue), which is only enforced on
>>> filters converted from bpf? In fact, shouldn't this set
>>> regs[BPF_REG_CTX] instead of regs[BPF_REG_1] ?
>>
>> nope. it's REG_1.
>> as you said r6=r1 is only emitted by converted classic filters.
>> Verifier will see this 'r6=r1' assignment and will copy the r1 type into r6.
> You're right. I read BPF_MOV64_REG() AT&T-syntax-style.
>
> BTW, check_stack_write() in kernel/bpf/verifier.c has a couple of
> assignments of a slot->ptr to 0 (instead of INVALID_PTR). I assume
> this is unintended.

yes. good catch. Will fix it.
Too bad C compiler silently casts integers to enums
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