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-rw-r--r--Documentation/bpf/bpf_devel_QA.rst8
-rw-r--r--Documentation/bpf/bpf_iterators.rst119
-rw-r--r--Documentation/bpf/btf.rst25
-rw-r--r--Documentation/bpf/kfuncs.rst17
-rw-r--r--Documentation/bpf/standardization/instruction-set.rst20
5 files changed, 173 insertions, 16 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/bpf/bpf_devel_QA.rst b/Documentation/bpf/bpf_devel_QA.rst
index de27e1620821..0acb4c9b8d90 100644
--- a/Documentation/bpf/bpf_devel_QA.rst
+++ b/Documentation/bpf/bpf_devel_QA.rst
@@ -382,6 +382,14 @@ In case of new BPF instructions, once the changes have been accepted
into the Linux kernel, please implement support into LLVM's BPF back
end. See LLVM_ section below for further information.
+Q: What "BPF_INTERNAL" symbol namespace is for?
+-----------------------------------------------
+A: Symbols exported as BPF_INTERNAL can only be used by BPF infrastructure
+like preload kernel modules with light skeleton. Most symbols outside
+of BPF_INTERNAL are not expected to be used by code outside of BPF either.
+Symbols may lack the designation because they predate the namespaces,
+or due to an oversight.
+
Stable submission
=================
diff --git a/Documentation/bpf/bpf_iterators.rst b/Documentation/bpf/bpf_iterators.rst
index 07433915aa41..189e3ec1c6c8 100644
--- a/Documentation/bpf/bpf_iterators.rst
+++ b/Documentation/bpf/bpf_iterators.rst
@@ -2,10 +2,117 @@
BPF Iterators
=============
+--------
+Overview
+--------
+
+BPF supports two separate entities collectively known as "BPF iterators": BPF
+iterator *program type* and *open-coded* BPF iterators. The former is
+a stand-alone BPF program type which, when attached and activated by user,
+will be called once for each entity (task_struct, cgroup, etc) that is being
+iterated. The latter is a set of BPF-side APIs implementing iterator
+functionality and available across multiple BPF program types. Open-coded
+iterators provide similar functionality to BPF iterator programs, but gives
+more flexibility and control to all other BPF program types. BPF iterator
+programs, on the other hand, can be used to implement anonymous or BPF
+FS-mounted special files, whose contents are generated by attached BPF iterator
+program, backed by seq_file functionality. Both are useful depending on
+specific needs.
+
+When adding a new BPF iterator program, it is expected that similar
+functionality will be added as open-coded iterator for maximum flexibility.
+It's also expected that iteration logic and code will be maximally shared and
+reused between two iterator API surfaces.
-----------
-Motivation
-----------
+------------------------
+Open-coded BPF Iterators
+------------------------
+
+Open-coded BPF iterators are implemented as tightly-coupled trios of kfuncs
+(constructor, next element fetch, destructor) and iterator-specific type
+describing on-the-stack iterator state, which is guaranteed by the BPF
+verifier to not be tampered with outside of the corresponding
+constructor/destructor/next APIs.
+
+Each kind of open-coded BPF iterator has its own associated
+struct bpf_iter_<type>, where <type> denotes a specific type of iterator.
+bpf_iter_<type> state needs to live on BPF program stack, so make sure it's
+small enough to fit on BPF stack. For performance reasons its best to avoid
+dynamic memory allocation for iterator state and size the state struct big
+enough to fit everything necessary. But if necessary, dynamic memory
+allocation is a way to bypass BPF stack limitations. Note, state struct size
+is part of iterator's user-visible API, so changing it will break backwards
+compatibility, so be deliberate about designing it.
+
+All kfuncs (constructor, next, destructor) have to be named consistently as
+bpf_iter_<type>_{new,next,destroy}(), respectively. <type> represents iterator
+type, and iterator state should be represented as a matching
+`struct bpf_iter_<type>` state type. Also, all iter kfuncs should have
+a pointer to this `struct bpf_iter_<type>` as the very first argument.
+
+Additionally:
+ - Constructor, i.e., `bpf_iter_<type>_new()`, can have arbitrary extra
+ number of arguments. Return type is not enforced either.
+ - Next method, i.e., `bpf_iter_<type>_next()`, has to return a pointer
+ type and should have exactly one argument: `struct bpf_iter_<type> *`
+ (const/volatile/restrict and typedefs are ignored).
+ - Destructor, i.e., `bpf_iter_<type>_destroy()`, should return void and
+ should have exactly one argument, similar to the next method.
+ - `struct bpf_iter_<type>` size is enforced to be positive and
+ a multiple of 8 bytes (to fit stack slots correctly).
+
+Such strictness and consistency allows to build generic helpers abstracting
+important, but boilerplate, details to be able to use open-coded iterators
+effectively and ergonomically (see libbpf's bpf_for_each() macro). This is
+enforced at kfunc registration point by the kernel.
+
+Constructor/next/destructor implementation contract is as follows:
+ - constructor, `bpf_iter_<type>_new()`, always initializes iterator state on
+ the stack. If any of the input arguments are invalid, constructor should
+ make sure to still initialize it such that subsequent next() calls will
+ return NULL. I.e., on error, *return error and construct empty iterator*.
+ Constructor kfunc is marked with KF_ITER_NEW flag.
+
+ - next method, `bpf_iter_<type>_next()`, accepts pointer to iterator state
+ and produces an element. Next method should always return a pointer. The
+ contract between BPF verifier is that next method *guarantees* that it
+ will eventually return NULL when elements are exhausted. Once NULL is
+ returned, subsequent next calls *should keep returning NULL*. Next method
+ is marked with KF_ITER_NEXT (and should also have KF_RET_NULL as
+ NULL-returning kfunc, of course).
+
+ - destructor, `bpf_iter_<type>_destroy()`, is always called once. Even if
+ constructor failed or next returned nothing. Destructor frees up any
+ resources and marks stack space used by `struct bpf_iter_<type>` as usable
+ for something else. Destructor is marked with KF_ITER_DESTROY flag.
+
+Any open-coded BPF iterator implementation has to implement at least these
+three methods. It is enforced that for any given type of iterator only
+applicable constructor/destructor/next are callable. I.e., verifier ensures
+you can't pass number iterator state into, say, cgroup iterator's next method.
+
+From a 10,000-feet BPF verification point of view, next methods are the points
+of forking a verification state, which are conceptually similar to what
+verifier is doing when validating conditional jumps. Verifier is branching out
+`call bpf_iter_<type>_next` instruction and simulates two outcomes: NULL
+(iteration is done) and non-NULL (new element is returned). NULL is simulated
+first and is supposed to reach exit without looping. After that non-NULL case
+is validated and it either reaches exit (for trivial examples with no real
+loop), or reaches another `call bpf_iter_<type>_next` instruction with the
+state equivalent to already (partially) validated one. State equivalency at
+that point means we technically are going to be looping forever without
+"breaking out" out of established "state envelope" (i.e., subsequent
+iterations don't add any new knowledge or constraints to the verifier state,
+so running 1, 2, 10, or a million of them doesn't matter). But taking into
+account the contract stating that iterator next method *has to* return NULL
+eventually, we can conclude that loop body is safe and will eventually
+terminate. Given we validated logic outside of the loop (NULL case), and
+concluded that loop body is safe (though potentially looping many times),
+verifier can claim safety of the overall program logic.
+
+------------------------
+BPF Iterators Motivation
+------------------------
There are a few existing ways to dump kernel data into user space. The most
popular one is the ``/proc`` system. For example, ``cat /proc/net/tcp6`` dumps
@@ -86,7 +193,7 @@ following steps:
The following are a few examples of selftest BPF iterator programs:
* `bpf_iter_tcp4.c <https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/bpf/bpf-next.git/tree/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/bpf_iter_tcp4.c>`_
-* `bpf_iter_task_vma.c <https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/bpf/bpf-next.git/tree/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/bpf_iter_task_vma.c>`_
+* `bpf_iter_task_vmas.c <https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/bpf/bpf-next.git/tree/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/bpf_iter_task_vmas.c>`_
* `bpf_iter_task_file.c <https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/bpf/bpf-next.git/tree/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/bpf_iter_task_file.c>`_
Let us look at ``bpf_iter_task_file.c``, which runs in kernel space:
@@ -323,8 +430,8 @@ Now, in the userspace program, pass the pointer of struct to the
::
- link = bpf_program__attach_iter(prog, &opts); iter_fd =
- bpf_iter_create(bpf_link__fd(link));
+ link = bpf_program__attach_iter(prog, &opts);
+ iter_fd = bpf_iter_create(bpf_link__fd(link));
If both *tid* and *pid* are zero, an iterator created from this struct
``bpf_iter_attach_opts`` will include every opened file of every task in the
diff --git a/Documentation/bpf/btf.rst b/Documentation/bpf/btf.rst
index 2478cef758f8..3b60583f5db2 100644
--- a/Documentation/bpf/btf.rst
+++ b/Documentation/bpf/btf.rst
@@ -102,7 +102,8 @@ Each type contains the following common data::
* bits 24-28: kind (e.g. int, ptr, array...etc)
* bits 29-30: unused
* bit 31: kind_flag, currently used by
- * struct, union, fwd, enum and enum64.
+ * struct, union, enum, fwd, enum64,
+ * decl_tag and type_tag
*/
__u32 info;
/* "size" is used by INT, ENUM, STRUCT, UNION and ENUM64.
@@ -478,7 +479,7 @@ No additional type data follow ``btf_type``.
``struct btf_type`` encoding requirement:
* ``name_off``: offset to a non-empty string
- * ``info.kind_flag``: 0
+ * ``info.kind_flag``: 0 or 1
* ``info.kind``: BTF_KIND_DECL_TAG
* ``info.vlen``: 0
* ``type``: ``struct``, ``union``, ``func``, ``var`` or ``typedef``
@@ -489,7 +490,6 @@ No additional type data follow ``btf_type``.
__u32 component_idx;
};
-The ``name_off`` encodes btf_decl_tag attribute string.
The ``type`` should be ``struct``, ``union``, ``func``, ``var`` or ``typedef``.
For ``var`` or ``typedef`` type, ``btf_decl_tag.component_idx`` must be ``-1``.
For the other three types, if the btf_decl_tag attribute is
@@ -499,12 +499,21 @@ the attribute is applied to a ``struct``/``union`` member or
a ``func`` argument, and ``btf_decl_tag.component_idx`` should be a
valid index (starting from 0) pointing to a member or an argument.
+If ``info.kind_flag`` is 0, then this is a normal decl tag, and the
+``name_off`` encodes btf_decl_tag attribute string.
+
+If ``info.kind_flag`` is 1, then the decl tag represents an arbitrary
+__attribute__. In this case, ``name_off`` encodes a string
+representing the attribute-list of the attribute specifier. For
+example, for an ``__attribute__((aligned(4)))`` the string's contents
+is ``aligned(4)``.
+
2.2.18 BTF_KIND_TYPE_TAG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
``struct btf_type`` encoding requirement:
* ``name_off``: offset to a non-empty string
- * ``info.kind_flag``: 0
+ * ``info.kind_flag``: 0 or 1
* ``info.kind``: BTF_KIND_TYPE_TAG
* ``info.vlen``: 0
* ``type``: the type with ``btf_type_tag`` attribute
@@ -522,6 +531,14 @@ type_tag, then zero or more const/volatile/restrict/typedef
and finally the base type. The base type is one of
int, ptr, array, struct, union, enum, func_proto and float types.
+Similarly to decl tags, if the ``info.kind_flag`` is 0, then this is a
+normal type tag, and the ``name_off`` encodes btf_type_tag attribute
+string.
+
+If ``info.kind_flag`` is 1, then the type tag represents an arbitrary
+__attribute__, and the ``name_off`` encodes a string representing the
+attribute-list of the attribute specifier.
+
2.2.19 BTF_KIND_ENUM64
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
diff --git a/Documentation/bpf/kfuncs.rst b/Documentation/bpf/kfuncs.rst
index a8f5782bd833..ae468b781d31 100644
--- a/Documentation/bpf/kfuncs.rst
+++ b/Documentation/bpf/kfuncs.rst
@@ -160,6 +160,23 @@ Or::
...
}
+2.2.6 __prog Annotation
+---------------------------
+This annotation is used to indicate that the argument needs to be fixed up to
+the bpf_prog_aux of the caller BPF program. Any value passed into this argument
+is ignored, and rewritten by the verifier.
+
+An example is given below::
+
+ __bpf_kfunc int bpf_wq_set_callback_impl(struct bpf_wq *wq,
+ int (callback_fn)(void *map, int *key, void *value),
+ unsigned int flags,
+ void *aux__prog)
+ {
+ struct bpf_prog_aux *aux = aux__prog;
+ ...
+ }
+
.. _BPF_kfunc_nodef:
2.3 Using an existing kernel function
diff --git a/Documentation/bpf/standardization/instruction-set.rst b/Documentation/bpf/standardization/instruction-set.rst
index ab820d565052..fbe975585236 100644
--- a/Documentation/bpf/standardization/instruction-set.rst
+++ b/Documentation/bpf/standardization/instruction-set.rst
@@ -324,34 +324,42 @@ register.
.. table:: Arithmetic instructions
- ===== ===== ======= ==========================================================
+ ===== ===== ======= ===================================================================================
name code offset description
- ===== ===== ======= ==========================================================
+ ===== ===== ======= ===================================================================================
ADD 0x0 0 dst += src
SUB 0x1 0 dst -= src
MUL 0x2 0 dst \*= src
DIV 0x3 0 dst = (src != 0) ? (dst / src) : 0
- SDIV 0x3 1 dst = (src != 0) ? (dst s/ src) : 0
+ SDIV 0x3 1 dst = (src == 0) ? 0 : ((src == -1 && dst == LLONG_MIN) ? LLONG_MIN : (dst s/ src))
OR 0x4 0 dst \|= src
AND 0x5 0 dst &= src
LSH 0x6 0 dst <<= (src & mask)
RSH 0x7 0 dst >>= (src & mask)
NEG 0x8 0 dst = -dst
MOD 0x9 0 dst = (src != 0) ? (dst % src) : dst
- SMOD 0x9 1 dst = (src != 0) ? (dst s% src) : dst
+ SMOD 0x9 1 dst = (src == 0) ? dst : ((src == -1 && dst == LLONG_MIN) ? 0: (dst s% src))
XOR 0xa 0 dst ^= src
MOV 0xb 0 dst = src
MOVSX 0xb 8/16/32 dst = (s8,s16,s32)src
ARSH 0xc 0 :term:`sign extending<Sign Extend>` dst >>= (src & mask)
END 0xd 0 byte swap operations (see `Byte swap instructions`_ below)
- ===== ===== ======= ==========================================================
+ ===== ===== ======= ===================================================================================
Underflow and overflow are allowed during arithmetic operations, meaning
the 64-bit or 32-bit value will wrap. If BPF program execution would
result in division by zero, the destination register is instead set to zero.
+Otherwise, for ``ALU64``, if execution would result in ``LLONG_MIN``
+dividing -1, the desination register is instead set to ``LLONG_MIN``. For
+``ALU``, if execution would result in ``INT_MIN`` dividing -1, the
+desination register is instead set to ``INT_MIN``.
+
If execution would result in modulo by zero, for ``ALU64`` the value of
the destination register is unchanged whereas for ``ALU`` the upper
-32 bits of the destination register are zeroed.
+32 bits of the destination register are zeroed. Otherwise, for ``ALU64``,
+if execution would resuslt in ``LLONG_MIN`` modulo -1, the destination
+register is instead set to 0. For ``ALU``, if execution would result in
+``INT_MIN`` modulo -1, the destination register is instead set to 0.
``{ADD, X, ALU}``, where 'code' = ``ADD``, 'source' = ``X``, and 'class' = ``ALU``, means::