From: Qiliang Yuan <odys.yuan@gmail.com>
To: Andrii Nakryiko <andrii@kernel.org>,
Eduard Zingerman <eddyz87@gmail.com>,
Ihor Solodrai <ihor.solodrai@linux.dev>,
Alexei Starovoitov <ast@kernel.org>,
Daniel Borkmann <daniel@iogearbox.net>,
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>,
Shuah Khan <shuah@kernel.org>, Amery Hung <ameryhung@gmail.com>
Cc: bpf@vger.kernel.org, linux-kselftest@vger.kernel.org,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Qiliang Yuan <odys.yuan@gmail.com>
Subject: [PATCH bpf-next v5 2/4] bpf: Dissociate struct_ops progs before the grace period of the map
Date: Mon, 19 Oct 2026 10:27:56 +0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20261019-selftests-bpf-struct-ops-assoc-timer-v5-2-77b2e181e5cc@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20261019-selftests-bpf-struct-ops-assoc-timer-v5-0-77b2e181e5cc@gmail.com>
A struct_ops prog is associated with its map without a reference on the
map, and finds the struct_ops through bpf_prog_get_assoc_struct_ops()
under RCU. For a struct_ops map, bpf_map_put() waits for an RCU grace
period before it calls bpf_struct_ops_map_free(), which clears the
association and then frees the trampoline and the kdata right away.
Nothing waits for a prog that reads the association after that grace
period started and before the association is cleared. A timer callback
of a struct_ops prog that calls test_1 of bpf_testmod's multi_st_ops
through the association while the map is freed returns into the freed
trampoline, whose image is filled with int3. RAX holds MAP_MAGIC (1234),
which test_1 has just returned:
Oops: int3: 0000 [#1] SMP KASAN NOPTI
CPU: 2 UID: 0 PID: 31 Comm: ksoftirqd/2 ...
RIP: 0010:0xffffffffc043114d
Code: cc cc cc cc cc cc cc cc cc cc cc cc cc cc cc cc <cc> cc cc cc
RAX: 00000000000004d2 ...
Call Trace:
bpf_prog_ec591f4f9d13f364_timer_cb+0x96/0x1e2
bpf_timer_cb+0x15d/0x240
__hrtimer_run_queues+0x264/0x5a0
hrtimer_run_softirq+0x1a7/0x3b0
handle_softirqs+0x18c/0x5b0
Dissociate the progs in map_free_pre_rcu(), so that the grace period of
bpf_map_put() follows it, and make that an RCU tasks trace grace period
for every struct_ops map. It then also waits for the progs that read
the association under RCU tasks trace, e.g. from a bpf_wq callback or a
sleepable prog, as a tasks trace grace period implies an RCU one.
Stop setting free_after_rcu_gp, which bpf_map_put() no longer reads for
a struct_ops map, and update the comment of free_after_mult_rcu_gp in
struct bpf_struct_ops, which now only picks the grace period of a cgroup
prog array.
The st_ops_assoc_in_timer_free subtest of test_progs reproduces it. Its
timer callback keeps calling test_1 through the association while the
map is freed, and test_1 spins in bpf_loop() when called from there:
$ cd tools/testing/selftests/bpf
$ make test_progs
$ ./test_progs -t struct_ops_assoc/st_ops_assoc_in_timer_free
On kernels of the same bpf-next commit with KASAN enabled, x86_64 VM
with 32 vCPUs, before and after this patch:
before after
outcome Oops (int3) on run 1 100 of 100 runs passed, no Oops
Fixes: 5db69b0fbdc8 ("bpf: Make struct_ops tasks_rcu grace period optional")
Signed-off-by: Qiliang Yuan <odys.yuan@gmail.com>
---
include/linux/bpf.h | 8 +++++---
kernel/bpf/bpf_struct_ops.c | 10 ++++++----
2 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
diff --git a/include/linux/bpf.h b/include/linux/bpf.h
index 2a51acd34f9a9..3b63fb6942808 100644
--- a/include/linux/bpf.h
+++ b/include/linux/bpf.h
@@ -2212,9 +2212,11 @@ struct btf_member;
* and its progs. It is unnecessary if the @unreg
* has waited for the correct rcu gp or the @unreg
* has ensured all struct_ops prog has finished running.
- * @free_after_mult_rcu_gp: Same as @free_after_tasks_rcu_gp but waiting for
- * both tasks_trace_rcu and regular rcu grace period.
- * It is usually needed if the struct_ops has sleepable prog.
+ * @free_after_mult_rcu_gp: Set to true if the cgroup prog array of this
+ * struct_ops needs a tasks_trace_rcu gp, besides a
+ * regular rcu gp, before it is freed. It is usually
+ * needed if the struct_ops has sleepable prog. A
+ * struct_ops map always waits for both.
*/
struct bpf_struct_ops {
const struct bpf_verifier_ops *verifier_ops;
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/bpf_struct_ops.c b/kernel/bpf/bpf_struct_ops.c
index a1ae30b145a03..7c5cd6086e273 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/bpf_struct_ops.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/bpf_struct_ops.c
@@ -1030,6 +1030,7 @@ static void bpf_struct_ops_map_free_pre_rcu(struct bpf_map *map)
struct bpf_struct_ops_map *st_map = (struct bpf_struct_ops_map *)map;
bpf_struct_ops_map_del_ksyms(st_map);
+ bpf_struct_ops_map_dissoc_progs(st_map);
}
static void bpf_struct_ops_map_free(struct bpf_map *map)
@@ -1045,8 +1046,6 @@ static void bpf_struct_ops_map_free(struct bpf_map *map)
if (btf_is_module(st_map->btf))
module_put(st_map->st_ops_desc->st_ops->owner);
- bpf_struct_ops_map_dissoc_progs(st_map);
-
if (tasks_rcu && IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_TASKS_RCU))
synchronize_rcu_tasks();
@@ -1162,8 +1161,11 @@ static struct bpf_map *bpf_struct_ops_map_alloc(union bpf_attr *attr)
mutex_init(&st_map->lock);
bpf_map_init_from_attr(map, attr);
- map->free_after_mult_rcu_gp = st_ops_desc->st_ops->free_after_mult_rcu_gp;
- map->free_after_rcu_gp = true;
+ /*
+ * A prog dissociated in map_free_pre_rcu() may still run the struct_ops
+ * from a bpf_wq callback or a sleepable prog, under RCU tasks trace.
+ */
+ map->free_after_mult_rcu_gp = true;
return map;
--
2.43.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-10-19 2:28 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-10-19 2:27 [PATCH bpf-next v5 0/4] bpf: Fix a struct_ops use-after-free behind a flaky assoc_in_timer test Qiliang Yuan
2026-10-19 2:27 ` [PATCH bpf-next v5 1/4] bpf: Protect the struct_ops association with a spinlock Qiliang Yuan
2026-10-19 2:27 ` Qiliang Yuan [this message]
2026-10-19 2:27 ` [PATCH bpf-next v5 3/4] selftests/bpf: Test freeing a struct_ops map under a running prog Qiliang Yuan
2026-10-19 2:27 ` [PATCH bpf-next v5 4/4] selftests/bpf: Wait for the struct_ops map to be freed in assoc_in_timer Qiliang Yuan
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