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

From: Andrii Nakryiko
Date: Tue Jan 12 2021 - 14:47:37 EST


On Tue, Jan 12, 2021 at 1:14 AM Gilad Reti <gilad.reti@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> 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")

Surprised no one mentioned this yet. Fixes tag should always be on a
single unwrapped line, however long it is, please fix.


> 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
>