From: Kees Cook <kees@kernel.org>
To: Bill Wendling <morbo@google.com>
Cc: Kees Cook <kees@kernel.org>, 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>,
Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org>,
Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@kernel.org>,
Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@efficios.com>,
Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@linux.intel.com>,
Petr Mladek <pmladek@suse.com>,
"Matthew Wilcox (Oracle)" <willy@infradead.org>,
Shuvam Pandey <shuvampandey1@gmail.com>,
David Gow <david@davidgow.net>,
Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>,
bpf@vger.kernel.org, linux-trace-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
nikitash.mariiaw@gmail.com, Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-hardening@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH v3 06/11] seq_buf: Add seq_buf_terminate()
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 2026 16:52:34 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260930235247.157921-6-kees@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260930235231.out.387-kees@kernel.org>
Seven callers call seq_buf_str() only to NUL-terminate the buffer,
discarding the returned pointer. Two of them need a comment to say so.
Add seq_buf_terminate(), wrapping the __seq_buf_terminate() helper that
seq_buf_str() and seq_buf_strlen() already use, and convert those
callers. It returns void: returning the offset would just be
seq_buf_strlen() under another name. A zero-sized seq_buf is left
untouched, as in the other accessors.
Add tests for the three cases: room for the NUL after the data, an
overflowed buffer where it lands in the last byte, and a zero-sized
buffer that must not be written to.
Build tested ARCH=x86_64 defconfig with GCC 16.2.0, plus
CONFIG_HIST_TRIGGERS=y and CONFIG_BPF_SYSCALL=y to reach the converted
call sites in kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c and
kernel/bpf/diagnostics.c. Tests run 24/24 passing on ARCH=um.
Assisted-by: LLM
Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <kees@kernel.org>
---
include/linux/seq_buf.h | 23 +++++++++++++++++++++++
kernel/bpf/diagnostics.c | 6 +++---
kernel/trace/trace_events.c | 4 ++--
kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c | 6 ++----
lib/tests/seq_buf_kunit.c | 28 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
5 files changed, 58 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
diff --git a/include/linux/seq_buf.h b/include/linux/seq_buf.h
index 87ccc62f1c62..195e612a212a 100644
--- a/include/linux/seq_buf.h
+++ b/include/linux/seq_buf.h
@@ -171,6 +171,29 @@ static inline size_t seq_buf_strlen(struct seq_buf *s)
return __seq_buf_terminate(s);
}
+/**
+ * seq_buf_terminate - NUL-terminate the string in a seq_buf
+ * @s: the seq_buf handle
+ *
+ * Terminate @s->buffer exactly as seq_buf_str() and seq_buf_strlen() do,
+ * for callers that want neither the pointer nor the length and only need
+ * the buffer to be safe to read as a C string. A zero-sized seq_buf has
+ * nowhere to put a NUL and is left untouched.
+ *
+ * Nothing is returned on purpose: a caller that wants the length should
+ * use seq_buf_strlen(), which says so.
+ *
+ * After this function is called, s->buffer is safe to use
+ * in string operations.
+ */
+static inline void seq_buf_terminate(struct seq_buf *s)
+{
+ if (s->size == 0)
+ return;
+
+ __seq_buf_terminate(s);
+}
+
/**
* seq_buf_get_buf - get buffer to write arbitrary data to
* @s: the seq_buf handle
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/diagnostics.c b/kernel/bpf/diagnostics.c
index 0abbbe177e31..594cf3c8b74c 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/diagnostics.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/diagnostics.c
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ static void diag_fmt_restore(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, struct diag_fmt_mark
if (mark.chunk) {
mark.chunk->seq.len = mark.len;
- seq_buf_str(&mark.chunk->seq);
+ seq_buf_terminate(&mark.chunk->seq);
}
}
@@ -631,11 +631,11 @@ static void format_disasm_line(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, int insn_idx,
return;
print_bpf_insn(&cbs, insn, env->allow_ptr_leaks);
- seq_buf_str(&ctx.seq);
+ seq_buf_terminate(&ctx.seq);
ctx.seq.len = strnlen(line->text, sizeof(line->text));
while (ctx.seq.len && line->text[ctx.seq.len - 1] == '\n')
seq_buf_pop(&ctx.seq);
- seq_buf_str(&ctx.seq);
+ seq_buf_terminate(&ctx.seq);
line->valid = true;
}
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_events.c b/kernel/trace/trace_events.c
index 9dbc2441763b..39bb391546de 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_events.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_events.c
@@ -4906,7 +4906,7 @@ static __init int event_trace_enable(void)
*/
__trace_early_add_events(tr);
- seq_buf_str(&bootup_event_seq);
+ seq_buf_terminate(&bootup_event_seq);
early_enable_events(tr, bootup_event_buf, false);
trace_printk_start_comm();
@@ -4935,7 +4935,7 @@ static __init int event_trace_enable_again(void)
if (!tr)
return -ENODEV;
- seq_buf_str(&bootup_event_seq);
+ seq_buf_terminate(&bootup_event_seq);
early_enable_events(tr, bootup_event_buf, true);
return 0;
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c b/kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c
index 963e0d6b61fd..57bd1cd5c657 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c
@@ -2988,8 +2988,7 @@ find_synthetic_field_var(struct hist_trigger_data *target_hist_data,
seq_buf_init(&s, synthetic_name, MAX_FILTER_STR_VAL);
seq_buf_printf(&s, "synthetic_%s", field_name);
- /* Terminate synthetic_name with a NUL. */
- seq_buf_str(&s);
+ seq_buf_terminate(&s);
if (seq_buf_has_overflowed(&s)) {
kfree(synthetic_name);
@@ -3106,8 +3105,7 @@ create_field_var_hist(struct hist_trigger_data *target_hist_data,
if (saved_filter)
seq_buf_printf(&s, " if %s", saved_filter);
- /* Terminate cmd with a NUL. */
- seq_buf_str(&s);
+ seq_buf_terminate(&s);
if (seq_buf_has_overflowed(&s)) {
kfree(cmd);
diff --git a/lib/tests/seq_buf_kunit.c b/lib/tests/seq_buf_kunit.c
index 9859a44dd959..8e879a4082ad 100644
--- a/lib/tests/seq_buf_kunit.c
+++ b/lib/tests/seq_buf_kunit.c
@@ -635,6 +635,33 @@ static void seq_buf_strlen_zero_size_test(struct kunit *test)
KUNIT_EXPECT_STREQ(test, buf, "untouched");
}
+static void seq_buf_terminate_test(struct kunit *test)
+{
+ char buf[16];
+ struct seq_buf s;
+
+ /* Terminates directly after the data when there is room. */
+ memset(buf, 'z', sizeof(buf));
+ seq_buf_init(&s, buf, sizeof(buf));
+ seq_buf_puts(&s, "ab");
+ seq_buf_terminate(&s);
+ KUNIT_EXPECT_STREQ(test, buf, "ab");
+
+ /* Terminates in the last byte once the buffer has overflowed. */
+ memset(buf, 'z', sizeof(buf));
+ seq_buf_init(&s, buf, 4);
+ seq_buf_puts(&s, "abcdef");
+ KUNIT_EXPECT_TRUE(test, seq_buf_has_overflowed(&s));
+ seq_buf_terminate(&s);
+ KUNIT_EXPECT_STREQ(test, buf, "abc");
+
+ /* A zero-sized seq_buf is left alone. */
+ strscpy(buf, "untouched", sizeof(buf));
+ seq_buf_init(&s, buf, 0);
+ seq_buf_terminate(&s);
+ KUNIT_EXPECT_STREQ(test, buf, "untouched");
+}
+
static struct kunit_case seq_buf_test_cases[] = {
KUNIT_CASE(seq_buf_init_test),
KUNIT_CASE(seq_buf_declare_test),
@@ -658,6 +685,7 @@ static struct kunit_case seq_buf_test_cases[] = {
KUNIT_CASE(seq_buf_strlen_puts_overflow_test),
KUNIT_CASE(seq_buf_strlen_embedded_nul_test),
KUNIT_CASE(seq_buf_strlen_zero_size_test),
+ KUNIT_CASE(seq_buf_terminate_test),
KUNIT_CASE(seq_buf_do_printk_test),
{}
};
--
2.34.1
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-09-30 23:52 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 14+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-09-30 23:52 [PATCH v3 00/11] seq_buf: Add seq_buf_strlen() Kees Cook
2026-09-30 23:52 ` [PATCH v3 01/11] seq_buf: Do not print an empty line from an overflowed seq_buf_do_printk() Kees Cook
2026-09-30 23:52 ` [PATCH v3 02/11] seq_buf: Do not pop from an overflowed seq_buf Kees Cook
2026-09-30 23:52 ` [PATCH v3 03/11] seq_buf: Copy what fits when seq_buf_puts() and seq_buf_putmem() overflow Kees Cook
2026-09-30 23:52 ` [PATCH v3 04/11] seq_buf: Clear what a writer did not claim when a seq_buf overflows Kees Cook
2026-09-30 23:52 ` [PATCH v3 05/11] seq_buf: Add seq_buf_strlen() Kees Cook
2026-09-30 23:52 ` Kees Cook [this message]
2026-09-30 23:52 ` [PATCH v3 07/11] bpf: Remove dead newline stripping from format_disasm_line() Kees Cook
2026-09-30 23:52 ` [PATCH v3 08/11] seq_buf: Add seq_buf_init_append() Kees Cook
2026-09-30 23:52 ` [PATCH v3 09/11] powerpc/papr_scm: Return the string length from the sysfs show functions Kees Cook
2026-10-01 4:17 ` Madhavan Srinivasan
2026-09-30 23:52 ` [PATCH v3 10/11] nvdimm: ndtest: Return the string length from flags_show() Kees Cook
2026-10-01 5:40 ` Alison Schofield
2026-09-30 23:52 ` [PATCH v3 11/11] docs: core-api: Document the seq_buf API Kees Cook
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