[PATCH bpf 1/2] bpf: support PTR_TO_MEM{,_OR_NULL} register spilling

From: Gilad Reti
Date: Tue Jan 12 2021 - 04:15:15 EST


Add support for pointer to mem register spilling, to allow the verifier
to track pointer to valid memory addresses. Such pointers are returned
for example by a successful call of the bpf_ringbuf_reserve helper.

This patch was suggested as a solution by Yonghong Song.

The patch was partially contibuted by CyberArk Software, Inc.

Fixes: 457f44363a88 ("bpf: Implement BPF ring buffer and verifier
support for it")
Signed-off-by: Gilad Reti <gilad.reti@xxxxxxxxx>
---
kernel/bpf/verifier.c | 2 ++
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
index 17270b8404f1..36af69fac591 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
@@ -2217,6 +2217,8 @@ static bool is_spillable_regtype(enum bpf_reg_type type)
case PTR_TO_RDWR_BUF:
case PTR_TO_RDWR_BUF_OR_NULL:
case PTR_TO_PERCPU_BTF_ID:
+ case PTR_TO_MEM:
+ case PTR_TO_MEM_OR_NULL:
return true;
default:
return false;
--
2.27.0