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Subject: Re: [PATCH bpf-next v2 05/22] bpf: Expand a backward may_goto to gotol when patches push it out of range
Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2026 12:59:34 +0000 (UTC) [thread overview]
Message-ID: <7b3485c45dbd413cc9c48ca9f1891a307181ab0db3a999aaa41823284e700831@mail.kernel.org> (raw)
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> bpf: Expand a backward may_goto to gotol when patches push it out of range
TL;DR: Nits only: the new may_goto_expand() comment on 'reach' overstates
coverage, since forward jumps are still unadjusted, and it detaches the older
function comment.
> diff --git a/kernel/bpf/fixups.c b/kernel/bpf/fixups.c
> index c9963d8d8135..1d281428acbb 100644
> --- a/kernel/bpf/fixups.c
> +++ b/kernel/bpf/fixups.c
> @@ -1968,16 +1968,21 @@ static int add_hidden_subprog(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, struct bpf_insn *pat
> * may_goto when it is zero, then the tail that updates the count.
> * Use gotol when the target is too far for 16-bit offset of a conditional jump.
> */
> -static int may_goto_expand(struct bpf_insn *insn_buf, int off, int stack_off,
> - const struct bpf_insn *tail, int tail_cnt)
> +/*
> + * 'off' is the offset of may_goto, 'reach' how far it jumps once the patches
> + * in between are applied, which decides whether a 16-bit jump will do.
> + */
> +static int may_goto_expand(struct bpf_insn *insn_buf, int off, int reach,
> + int stack_off, const struct bpf_insn *tail, int tail_cnt)
This isn't a bug, but the new comment says 'reach' is how far may_goto jumps
once the patches in between are applied. Does that hold for forward jumps?
may_goto_off() returns the unpatched offset for them:
if (off >= 0)
return off;
so reach == off for a forward may_goto, and a forward may_goto that later
patches push past S16_MAX still gets a 16-bit JEQ. That then fails in
bpf_patch_list_commit() -> patch_list_adj_insn() -> insn_set_rel() with
-ERANGE, the same as before this patch.
Could the comment say that 'reach' only accounts for the patches already
queued, so only backward jumps are covered?
Also, the new comment block sits directly below the existing comment for
may_goto_expand(), which leaves the older comment detached from the function
it describes. Could the two be merged into one?
> {
> int cnt = 0;
>
> /* Forward jump has to step over the tail */
> off = off >= 0 ? off + tail_cnt : off - 1;
> + reach = reach >= 0 ? reach + tail_cnt : reach - 1;
>
> insn_buf[cnt++] = BPF_LDX_MEM(BPF_DW, BPF_REG_AX, BPF_REG_10, stack_off);
> - if (off == (s16)off) {
> + if (reach == (s16)reach) {
> insn_buf[cnt++] = BPF_JMP_IMM(BPF_JEQ, BPF_REG_AX, 0, off);
> } else {
> insn_buf[cnt++] = BPF_JMP_IMM(BPF_JNE, BPF_REG_AX, 0, 1);
> @@ -1987,6 +1992,23 @@ static int may_goto_expand(struct bpf_insn *insn_buf, int off, int stack_off,
> return cnt + tail_cnt;
> }
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-10-30 12:59 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 29+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-10-30 11:51 [PATCH bpf-next v2 00/22] bpf: Replace bpf_patch_insn_data() with a list of deferred patches Qiliang Yuan
2026-10-30 11:51 ` [PATCH bpf-next v2 01/22] bpf: Add a list of deferred instruction patches Qiliang Yuan
2026-10-30 11:51 ` [PATCH bpf-next v2 02/22] bpf: Remap the verifier state through the patch list Qiliang Yuan
2026-10-30 12:44 ` bot+bpf-ci
2026-10-30 11:51 ` [PATCH bpf-next v2 03/22] bpf: Apply single-instruction patches of the verifier in place Qiliang Yuan
2026-10-30 11:51 ` [PATCH bpf-next v2 04/22] bpf: Queue the rewrites of bpf_do_misc_fixups() Qiliang Yuan
2026-10-30 11:51 ` [PATCH bpf-next v2 05/22] bpf: Expand a backward may_goto to gotol when patches push it out of range Qiliang Yuan
2026-10-30 12:59 ` bot+bpf-ci [this message]
2026-10-30 11:51 ` [PATCH bpf-next v2 06/22] bpf: Drop the constant delta from bpf_do_misc_fixups() Qiliang Yuan
2026-10-30 11:51 ` [PATCH bpf-next v2 07/22] bpf: Let the patch list remove instructions Qiliang Yuan
2026-10-31 5:29 ` Alexei Starovoitov
2026-10-30 11:51 ` [PATCH bpf-next v2 08/22] bpf: Remove dead code through the patch list Qiliang Yuan
2026-10-30 11:51 ` [PATCH bpf-next v2 09/22] bpf: Strip nops " Qiliang Yuan
2026-10-30 12:45 ` bot+bpf-ci
2026-10-30 11:51 ` [PATCH bpf-next v2 10/22] bpf: Batch the patches of bpf_opt_subreg_zext_lo32_rnd_hi32() Qiliang Yuan
2026-10-30 11:51 ` [PATCH bpf-next v2 11/22] bpf: Allow patching an instruction twice through the patch list Qiliang Yuan
2026-10-30 11:51 ` [PATCH bpf-next v2 12/22] bpf: Teach the patch list to insert in front of an instruction Qiliang Yuan
2026-10-30 12:44 ` bot+bpf-ci
2026-10-30 11:51 ` [PATCH bpf-next v2 13/22] bpf: Allow inserting in front of a queued patch Qiliang Yuan
2026-10-30 11:51 ` [PATCH bpf-next v2 14/22] bpf: Move bpf_convert_ctx_accesses() to the patch list Qiliang Yuan
2026-10-30 11:52 ` [PATCH bpf-next v2 15/22] bpf: Insert the may_goto counter setup through " Qiliang Yuan
2026-10-30 11:52 ` [PATCH bpf-next v2 16/22] bpf: Append the hidden subprog " Qiliang Yuan
2026-10-30 11:52 ` [PATCH bpf-next v2 17/22] bpf: Inline bpf_loop() calls " Qiliang Yuan
2026-10-30 11:52 ` [PATCH bpf-next v2 18/22] bpf: Apply the patch list without a verifier env Qiliang Yuan
2026-10-30 11:52 ` [PATCH bpf-next v2 19/22] bpf: Blind constants through the patch list Qiliang Yuan
2026-10-30 12:44 ` bot+bpf-ci
2026-10-30 11:52 ` [PATCH bpf-next v2 20/22] bpf: Remove the old instruction patching code Qiliang Yuan
2026-10-30 11:52 ` [PATCH bpf-next v2 21/22] selftests/bpf: Test jumps around patches of bpf_do_misc_fixups() Qiliang Yuan
2026-10-30 11:52 ` [PATCH bpf-next v2 22/22] selftests/bpf: Cover a backward may_goto pushed out of range by patches Qiliang Yuan
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