From: Muhammad Falak R Wani <falakreyaz@gmail.com>
To: Alexei Starovoitov <ast@kernel.org>,
Daniel Borkmann <daniel@iogearbox.net>,
Andrii Nakryiko <andrii@kernel.org>,
Eduard Zingerman <eddyz87@gmail.com>,
Kumar Kartikeya Dwivedi <memxor@gmail.com>,
Martin KaFai Lau <martin.lau@linux.dev>,
Song Liu <song@kernel.org>,
Yonghong Song <yonghong.song@linux.dev>,
Jiri Olsa <jolsa@kernel.org>,
Emil Tsalapatis <emil@etsalapatis.com>,
Ihor Solodrai <ihor.solodrai@linux.dev>,
Shuah Khan <shuah@kernel.org>,
Mykyta Yatsenko <yatsenko@meta.com>,
bpf@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
linux-kselftest@vger.kernel.org
Cc: Muhammad Falak R Wani <falakreyaz@gmail.com>
Subject: [PATCH] bpf: Cancel special fields on rhashtab value recycle instead of freeing
Date: Mon, 24 Aug 2026 16:05:01 +0530 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260824103502.3154292-1-falakreyaz@gmail.com> (raw)
Commit a3a81d2476512 ("bpf: Cancel special fields on map value recycle")
changed array and hashtab update/delete paths to avoid full special-field
destruction while recycling a map value. Such paths can run in NMI
context for tracing programs, where referenced kptr destructors are not
generally safe. Instead, bpf_obj_cancel_fields() cancels the NMI-safe
timer, workqueue, and task_work fields and leaves referenced kptr cleanup
to a later safe destruction path.
Resizable hashtable special-field support was added four days earlier by
commit 6905f8601298e ("bpf: Allow special fields in resizable hashtab"),
but its equivalent paths were not converted. BPF_MAP_TYPE_RHASH permits
referenced kptr fields and can be used by perf-event programs, which may
run in NMI context. rhtab_map_update_existing() and rhtab_delete_elem()
therefore still call bpf_obj_free_fields() directly and may invoke a
referenced kptr destructor from NMI context.
bpf_disable_instrumentation() around the rhashtable operations only
prevents a nested instrumentation program from reentering a bucket lock.
It does not change the execution context of the current program and
therefore does not make a subsequent destructor call NMI-safe.
Use bpf_obj_cancel_fields() in both paths, matching array and hashtab.
On delete, the allocator destructor performs full cleanup after the RCU
grace periods. On an in-place update, the kptr remains attached to the
map value until a BPF program explicitly removes it or the element is
later freed, matching the array-map semantics promised when rhashtable
special-field support was introduced.
Extend the map kptr lifetime test with an rhashtable variant. It stashes
a referenced kptr, updates the ordinary fields of the existing value,
and verifies that the update does not release the reference.
Fixes: 6905f8601298e ("bpf: Allow special fields in resizable hashtab")
Signed-off-by: Muhammad Falak R Wani <falakreyaz@gmail.com>
---
kernel/bpf/hashtab.c | 26 ++++++++-----------
.../selftests/bpf/prog_tests/map_kptr.c | 11 ++++++++
tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/map_kptr.c | 12 +++++++++
3 files changed, 34 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/hashtab.c b/kernel/bpf/hashtab.c
index d40cb5dd446ca..a395928a3cf20 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/hashtab.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/hashtab.c
@@ -2864,16 +2864,6 @@ static int rhtab_map_alloc_check(union bpf_attr *attr)
return htab_map_alloc_check(attr);
}
-static void rhtab_check_and_free_fields(struct bpf_rhtab *rhtab,
- struct rhtab_elem *elem)
-{
- if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(rhtab->map.record))
- return;
-
- bpf_obj_free_fields(rhtab->map.record,
- rhtab_elem_value(elem, rhtab->map.key_size));
-}
-
static void rhtab_mem_dtor(void *obj, void *ctx)
{
struct htab_btf_record *hrec = ctx;
@@ -2963,8 +2953,12 @@ static int rhtab_delete_elem(struct bpf_rhtab *rhtab, struct rhtab_elem *elem, v
rhtab_read_elem_value(&rhtab->map, copy, elem, flags);
check_and_init_map_value(&rhtab->map, copy);
}
- /* Release internal structs: kptr, bpf_timer, task_work, wq */
- rhtab_check_and_free_fields(rhtab, elem);
+ /*
+ * Cancel timer, workqueue, and task_work fields before deferring the
+ * element free. Referenced kptr destruction is not NMI-safe, so leave
+ * it for rhtab_mem_dtor() after the RCU grace periods.
+ */
+ bpf_obj_cancel_fields(&rhtab->map, rhtab_elem_value(elem, rhtab->map.key_size));
bpf_mem_cache_free_rcu(&rhtab->ma, elem);
return 0;
}
@@ -3022,10 +3016,12 @@ static long rhtab_map_update_existing(struct bpf_map *map, struct rhtab_elem *el
* BPF_F_LOCK, matching arraymap semantics.
*
* copy_map_value() skips special-field offsets, so old timers/
- * kptrs/etc. still sit in the slot. Cancel them after the copy
- * to match arraymap's update semantics.
+ * kptrs/etc. still sit in the slot. This path may run in NMI context,
+ * so only cancel timer/workqueue/task_work here. Keep kptr fields
+ * attached to the value, matching arraymap semantics; referenced
+ * kptrs are destroyed when the element is eventually freed.
*/
- rhtab_check_and_free_fields(rhtab, elem);
+ bpf_obj_cancel_fields(&rhtab->map, old_val);
return 0;
}
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/map_kptr.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/map_kptr.c
index 17e707dddda8d..9fddf03387bb8 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/map_kptr.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/map_kptr.c
@@ -98,6 +98,12 @@ static void test_map_kptr_success(bool test_run)
ASSERT_OK(ret, "test_map_kptr_ref3 refcount");
ASSERT_OK(opts.retval, "test_map_kptr_ref3 retval");
+ ret = bpf_map__delete_elem(skel->maps.rhash_map, &key, sizeof(key), 0);
+ ASSERT_OK(ret, "rhash_map delete");
+ ret = bpf_prog_test_run_opts(bpf_program__fd(skel->progs.test_map_kptr_ref3), &opts);
+ ASSERT_OK(ret, "test_map_kptr_ref3 refcount");
+ ASSERT_OK(opts.retval, "test_map_kptr_ref3 retval");
+
ret = bpf_prog_test_run_opts(bpf_program__fd(skel->progs.test_ls_map_kptr_ref_del), &lopts);
ASSERT_OK(ret, "test_ls_map_kptr_ref_del delete");
skel->data->ref--;
@@ -147,6 +153,7 @@ enum map_update_kptr_case {
MAP_UPDATE_KPTR_ARRAY,
MAP_UPDATE_KPTR_HASH,
MAP_UPDATE_KPTR_HASH_MALLOC,
+ MAP_UPDATE_KPTR_RHASH,
};
static struct bpf_program *map_update_kptr_prog(struct map_kptr *skel,
@@ -159,6 +166,8 @@ static struct bpf_program *map_update_kptr_prog(struct map_kptr *skel,
return skel->progs.test_hash_map_update_kptr;
case MAP_UPDATE_KPTR_HASH_MALLOC:
return skel->progs.test_hash_malloc_map_update_kptr;
+ case MAP_UPDATE_KPTR_RHASH:
+ return skel->progs.test_rhash_map_update_kptr;
}
return NULL;
@@ -204,6 +213,8 @@ void serial_test_map_kptr(void)
test_map_update_kptr(MAP_UPDATE_KPTR_HASH);
if (test__start_subtest("update_hash_malloc_map_kptr"))
test_map_update_kptr(MAP_UPDATE_KPTR_HASH_MALLOC);
+ if (test__start_subtest("update_rhash_map_kptr"))
+ test_map_update_kptr(MAP_UPDATE_KPTR_RHASH);
skel = rcu_tasks_trace_gp__open_and_load();
if (!ASSERT_OK_PTR(skel, "rcu_tasks_trace_gp__open_and_load"))
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/map_kptr.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/map_kptr.c
index 0d87c97dac991..44210dd3c0ec9 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/map_kptr.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/map_kptr.c
@@ -57,6 +57,14 @@ struct hash_malloc_map {
__uint(map_flags, BPF_F_NO_PREALLOC);
} hash_malloc_map SEC(".maps");
+struct {
+ __uint(type, BPF_MAP_TYPE_RHASH);
+ __type(key, int);
+ __type(value, struct map_value);
+ __uint(max_entries, 1);
+ __uint(map_flags, BPF_F_NO_PREALLOC);
+} rhash_map SEC(".maps");
+
struct pcpu_hash_malloc_map {
__uint(type, BPF_MAP_TYPE_PERCPU_HASH);
__type(key, int);
@@ -421,6 +429,7 @@ int test_map_kptr_ref1(struct __sk_buff *ctx)
bpf_map_update_elem(&hash_map, &key, &val, 0);
bpf_map_update_elem(&hash_malloc_map, &key, &val, 0);
bpf_map_update_elem(&lru_hash_map, &key, &val, 0);
+ bpf_map_update_elem(&rhash_map, &key, &val, 0);
bpf_map_update_elem(&pcpu_hash_map, &key, &val, 0);
bpf_map_update_elem(&pcpu_hash_malloc_map, &key, &val, 0);
@@ -430,6 +439,7 @@ int test_map_kptr_ref1(struct __sk_buff *ctx)
TEST(hash_map);
TEST(hash_malloc_map);
TEST(lru_hash_map);
+ TEST(rhash_map);
TEST_PCPU(pcpu_array_map);
TEST_PCPU(pcpu_hash_map);
@@ -468,6 +478,7 @@ int test_map_kptr_ref2(struct __sk_buff *ctx)
TEST(hash_map);
TEST(hash_malloc_map);
TEST(lru_hash_map);
+ TEST(rhash_map);
TEST_PCPU(pcpu_array_map);
TEST_PCPU(pcpu_hash_map);
@@ -599,6 +610,7 @@ int name(void *ctx) \
DEFINE_HASH_UPDATE_KPTR_TEST(test_hash_map_update_kptr, hash_map)
DEFINE_HASH_UPDATE_KPTR_TEST(test_hash_malloc_map_update_kptr, hash_malloc_map)
+DEFINE_HASH_UPDATE_KPTR_TEST(test_rhash_map_update_kptr, rhash_map)
SEC("syscall")
int test_ls_map_kptr_ref1(void *ctx)
--
2.55.0
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