* [PATCH] HID: bpf: add __counted_by_ptr attribute to device_data
@ 2026-09-23 6:31 Bill Wendling
2026-09-23 6:56 ` [PATCH v2] " Bill Wendling
0 siblings, 1 reply; 2+ messages in thread
From: Bill Wendling @ 2026-09-23 6:31 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Jiri Kosina, Benjamin Tissoires
Cc: Kees Cook, Gustavo A. R. Silva, linux-input, linux-kernel,
linux-hardening, bpf, Bill Wendling, codemender-patching+linux
The 'struct hid_bpf' contains a 'device_data' pointer field (of type
'u8 *') and an 'allocated_data' field (of type 'u32') that specifies the
size in bytes of the allocated memory for 'device_data'. Since
'device_data' is a pointer to 'u8' (elements of size 1 byte),
'allocated_data' represents the exact count of elements allocated for
'device_data'.
Annotate the 'device_data' field of 'struct hid_bpf' with the
'__counted_by_ptr' attribute, pointing to 'allocated_data'. This enables
bounds-checking sanitizers (like KASAN and UBSAN) to detect
out-of-bounds accesses to 'device_data'.
Because the count 'allocated_data' is always set before any access and
accurately tracks the allocated buffer size at all times, adding
'__counted_by_ptr' will not cause runtime panics or false-positive
bounds checks.
Cc: codemender-patching+linux@google.com
Assisted-by: LLM
Signed-off-by: Bill Wendling <morbo@google.com>
---
include/linux/hid_bpf.h | 10 ++++++----
1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/include/linux/hid_bpf.h b/include/linux/hid_bpf.h
index 19fffa4574a4..f45fb9cccece 100644
--- a/include/linux/hid_bpf.h
+++ b/include/linux/hid_bpf.h
@@ -185,10 +185,12 @@ struct hid_bpf_ops {
/* stored in each device */
struct hid_bpf {
- u8 *device_data; /* allocated when a bpf program of type
- * SEC(f.../hid_bpf_device_event) has been attached
- * to this HID device
- */
+ /*
+ * allocated when a bpf program of type
+ * SEC(f.../hid_bpf_device_event) has been attached
+ * to this HID device
+ */
+ u8 *device_data __counted_by_ptr(allocated_data);
u32 allocated_data;
bool destroyed; /* prevents the assignment of any progs */
--
2.55.0.1082.g2b9226bbc0-goog
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* [PATCH v2] HID: bpf: add __counted_by_ptr attribute to device_data
2026-09-23 6:31 [PATCH] HID: bpf: add __counted_by_ptr attribute to device_data Bill Wendling
@ 2026-09-23 6:56 ` Bill Wendling
0 siblings, 0 replies; 2+ messages in thread
From: Bill Wendling @ 2026-09-23 6:56 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Jiri Kosina, Benjamin Tissoires
Cc: Kees Cook, Gustavo A. R. Silva, linux-input, linux-kernel,
linux-hardening, bpf, Bill Wendling, codemender-patching+linux
The 'struct hid_bpf' contains a 'device_data' pointer field (of type
'u8 *') and an 'allocated_data' field (of type 'u32') that specifies the
size in bytes of the allocated memory for 'device_data'. Since
'device_data' is a pointer to 'u8' (elements of size 1 byte),
'allocated_data' represents the exact count of elements allocated for
'device_data'.
Annotate the 'device_data' field of 'struct hid_bpf' with the
'__counted_by_ptr' attribute, pointing to 'allocated_data'. This enables
bounds-checking sanitizers (like KASAN and UBSAN) to detect
out-of-bounds accesses to 'device_data'.
Because the count 'allocated_data' is always set before any access and
accurately tracks the allocated buffer size at all times, adding
'__counted_by_ptr' will not cause runtime panics or false-positive
bounds checks.
Cc: codemender-patching+linux@google.com
Assisted-by: LLM
Signed-off-by: Bill Wendling <morbo@google.com>
---
v2: Reorder the assignment of the buffer and the count field. It won't
generate an exception during execution, but it's a good coding
habit that also satisfies LLMs' paranoia.
---
drivers/hid/bpf/hid_bpf_dispatch.c | 2 +-
include/linux/hid_bpf.h | 10 ++++++----
2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/hid/bpf/hid_bpf_dispatch.c b/drivers/hid/bpf/hid_bpf_dispatch.c
index d46779b63660..fb302d0b9797 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/bpf/hid_bpf_dispatch.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/bpf/hid_bpf_dispatch.c
@@ -255,8 +255,8 @@ static int __hid_bpf_allocate_data(struct hid_device *hdev, u8 **data, u32 *size
if (!alloc_data)
return -ENOMEM;
- *data = alloc_data;
*size = alloc_size;
+ *data = alloc_data;
return 0;
}
diff --git a/include/linux/hid_bpf.h b/include/linux/hid_bpf.h
index 19fffa4574a4..f45fb9cccece 100644
--- a/include/linux/hid_bpf.h
+++ b/include/linux/hid_bpf.h
@@ -185,10 +185,12 @@ struct hid_bpf_ops {
/* stored in each device */
struct hid_bpf {
- u8 *device_data; /* allocated when a bpf program of type
- * SEC(f.../hid_bpf_device_event) has been attached
- * to this HID device
- */
+ /*
+ * allocated when a bpf program of type
+ * SEC(f.../hid_bpf_device_event) has been attached
+ * to this HID device
+ */
+ u8 *device_data __counted_by_ptr(allocated_data);
u32 allocated_data;
bool destroyed; /* prevents the assignment of any progs */
--
2.55.0.1082.g2b9226bbc0-goog
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