[PATCH bpf-next v3 03/18] bpf: Split kfunc map argument into __const_map and __map

Amery Hung <[email protected]> Sat, 1 Aug 2026 00:46:18 -0700
Newsgroups org.kernel.vger.bpf
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Kfuncs used a single '__map' suffix (KF_ARG_PTR_TO_MAP) for two different
things: a verifier-known map matched by map_uid against a bound
timer/wq/task_work object (bpf_wq_init, bpf_task_work_schedule*), and an
opaque 'struct bpf_map *' used only at runtime (bpf_arena_*), which may be a
map fd or a PTR_TO_BTF_ID struct bpf_map (e.g. a bpf_map iterator's ctx->map).

That combined path only accepted the btf map form due to type confusion. The
'if (!reg->map_ptr)' check reads reg->map_ptr, which aliases reg->btf in the
bpf_reg_state union. A PTR_TO_BTF_ID register always has a non-NULL reg->btf,
so the guard silently passed and validation fell through to
process_kf_arg_ptr_to_btf_id(). It also recorded PTR_TO_BTF_ID info in
meta->map, which would be meaningless.

Split the annotation to avoid such type confusion and to align with
helper:

- '__const_map' -> KF_ARG_CONST_MAP_PTR: verifier-known map, handled by
  process_map_ptr_arg() like helper ARG_CONST_MAP_PTR.

- '__map' -> KF_ARG_PTR_TO_BTF_ID: opaque struct bpf_map, validated by
  process_kf_arg_ptr_to_btf_id(). A map fd still matches via
  reg2btf_ids[CONST_PTR_TO_MAP], so bpf_arena_alloc_pages(&map) keeps
  working.

Reviewed-by: Eduard Zingerman <[email protected]>
Signed-off-by: Amery Hung <[email protected]>
---
 Documentation/bpf/kfuncs.rst | 30 +++++++++++++++++++++++-
 kernel/bpf/helpers.c         | 16 ++++++-------
 kernel/bpf/verifier.c        | 45 +++++++++++++++++++++---------------
 3 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 27 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/bpf/kfuncs.rst b/Documentation/bpf/kfuncs.rst
index c801a330aece..cbde86d082cc 100644
--- a/Documentation/bpf/kfuncs.rst
+++ b/Documentation/bpf/kfuncs.rst
@@ -250,6 +250,34 @@ Or::
                 ...
         }
 
+2.3.7 __const_map and __map Annotations
+---------------------------------------
+
+These annotations are used for ``struct bpf_map *`` arguments and distinguish a
+verifier-known map from an opaque one.
+
+``__const_map`` indicates a map must be known at the verification time, i.e. a
+concrete map fd the BPF program references directly.
+
+An example is given below::
+
+        __bpf_kfunc int bpf_wq_init(struct bpf_wq *wq, void *p__const_map,
+                                    unsigned int flags)
+        {
+                ...
+        }
+
+``__map`` indicates an opaque ``struct bpf_map *`` that may be resolved
+at run time. The argument may take either a map fd or a ``PTR_TO_BTF_ID``
+``struct bpf_map`` pointer.
+
+An example is given below::
+
+        __bpf_kfunc void *bpf_arena_alloc_pages(void *p__map, ...)
+        {
+                ...
+        }
+
 .. _BPF_kfunc_nodef:
 
 2.4 Using an existing kernel function
@@ -411,7 +439,7 @@ Example declaration:
 .. code-block:: c
 
 	__bpf_kfunc int bpf_task_work_schedule_signal(struct task_struct *task, struct bpf_task_work *tw,
-						      void *map__map, bpf_task_work_callback_t callback,
+						      void *map__const_map, bpf_task_work_callback_t callback,
 						      struct bpf_prog_aux *aux) { ... }
 
 Example usage in BPF program:
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/helpers.c b/kernel/bpf/helpers.c
index 88b38db47de9..e472535bce85 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/helpers.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/helpers.c
@@ -3404,10 +3404,10 @@ __bpf_kfunc void bpf_throw(u64 cookie)
 	WARN(1, "A call to BPF exception callback should never return\n");
 }
 
-__bpf_kfunc int bpf_wq_init(struct bpf_wq *wq, void *p__map, unsigned int flags)
+__bpf_kfunc int bpf_wq_init(struct bpf_wq *wq, void *p__const_map, unsigned int flags)
 {
 	struct bpf_async_kern *async = (struct bpf_async_kern *)wq;
-	struct bpf_map *map = p__map;
+	struct bpf_map *map = p__const_map;
 
 	BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof(struct bpf_async_kern) > sizeof(struct bpf_wq));
 	BUILD_BUG_ON(__alignof__(struct bpf_async_kern) != __alignof__(struct bpf_wq));
@@ -4643,17 +4643,17 @@ static int bpf_task_work_schedule(struct task_struct *task, struct bpf_task_work
  * mode
  * @task: Task struct for which callback should be scheduled
  * @tw: Pointer to struct bpf_task_work in BPF map value for internal bookkeeping
- * @map__map: bpf_map that embeds struct bpf_task_work in the values
+ * @map__const_map: bpf_map that embeds struct bpf_task_work in the values
  * @callback: pointer to BPF subprogram to call
  * @aux: pointer to bpf_prog_aux of the caller BPF program, implicitly set by the verifier
  *
  * Return: 0 if task work has been scheduled successfully, negative error code otherwise
  */
 __bpf_kfunc int bpf_task_work_schedule_signal(struct task_struct *task, struct bpf_task_work *tw,
-					      void *map__map, bpf_task_work_callback_t callback,
+					      void *map__const_map, bpf_task_work_callback_t callback,
 					      struct bpf_prog_aux *aux)
 {
-	return bpf_task_work_schedule(task, tw, map__map, callback, aux, TWA_SIGNAL);
+	return bpf_task_work_schedule(task, tw, map__const_map, callback, aux, TWA_SIGNAL);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -4661,17 +4661,17 @@ __bpf_kfunc int bpf_task_work_schedule_signal(struct task_struct *task, struct b
  * mode
  * @task: Task struct for which callback should be scheduled
  * @tw: Pointer to struct bpf_task_work in BPF map value for internal bookkeeping
- * @map__map: bpf_map that embeds struct bpf_task_work in the values
+ * @map__const_map: bpf_map that embeds struct bpf_task_work in the values
  * @callback: pointer to BPF subprogram to call
  * @aux: pointer to bpf_prog_aux of the caller BPF program, implicitly set by the verifier
  *
  * Return: 0 if task work has been scheduled successfully, negative error code otherwise
  */
 __bpf_kfunc int bpf_task_work_schedule_resume(struct task_struct *task, struct bpf_task_work *tw,
-					      void *map__map, bpf_task_work_callback_t callback,
+					      void *map__const_map, bpf_task_work_callback_t callback,
 					      struct bpf_prog_aux *aux)
 {
-	return bpf_task_work_schedule(task, tw, map__map, callback, aux, TWA_RESUME);
+	return bpf_task_work_schedule(task, tw, map__const_map, callback, aux, TWA_RESUME);
 }
 
 static int make_file_dynptr(struct file *file, u32 flags, bool may_sleep,
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
index cbc727cc84e3..15422e8d7e23 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
@@ -10818,6 +10818,11 @@ static bool is_kfunc_arg_map(const struct btf *btf, const struct btf_param *arg)
 	return btf_param_match_suffix(btf, arg, "__map");
 }
 
+static bool is_kfunc_arg_const_map(const struct btf *btf, const struct btf_param *arg)
+{
+	return btf_param_match_suffix(btf, arg, "__const_map");
+}
+
 static bool is_kfunc_arg_alloc_obj(const struct btf *btf, const struct btf_param *arg)
 {
 	return btf_param_match_suffix(btf, arg, "__alloc");
@@ -11064,7 +11069,7 @@ enum kfunc_ptr_arg_type {
 	KF_ARG_PTR_TO_RB_NODE,
 	KF_ARG_PTR_TO_NULL,
 	KF_ARG_PTR_TO_CONST_STR,
-	KF_ARG_PTR_TO_MAP,
+	KF_ARG_CONST_MAP_PTR,
 	KF_ARG_PTR_TO_TIMER,
 	KF_ARG_PTR_TO_WORKQUEUE,
 	KF_ARG_PTR_TO_IRQ_FLAG,
@@ -11383,8 +11388,11 @@ get_kfunc_ptr_arg_type(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, struct bpf_func_state *call
 	if (is_kfunc_arg_const_str(meta->btf, &args[arg]))
 		return KF_ARG_PTR_TO_CONST_STR;
 
+	if (is_kfunc_arg_const_map(meta->btf, &args[arg]))
+		return KF_ARG_CONST_MAP_PTR;
+
 	if (is_kfunc_arg_map(meta->btf, &args[arg]))
-		return KF_ARG_PTR_TO_MAP;
+		return KF_ARG_PTR_TO_BTF_ID;
 
 	if (is_kfunc_arg_wq(meta->btf, &args[arg]))
 		return KF_ARG_PTR_TO_WORKQUEUE;
@@ -12132,19 +12140,15 @@ static int check_kfunc_args(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, struct bpf_call_arg_me
 		if (kf_arg_type < 0)
 			return kf_arg_type;
 
+		if (is_kfunc_arg_map(btf, &args[i])) {
+			ref_id = *reg2btf_ids[CONST_PTR_TO_MAP];
+			ref_t = btf_type_by_id(btf_vmlinux, ref_id);
+			ref_tname = btf_name_by_offset(btf, ref_t->name_off);
+		}
+
 		switch (kf_arg_type) {
 		case KF_ARG_PTR_TO_NULL:
 			continue;
-		case KF_ARG_PTR_TO_MAP:
-			if (!reg->map_ptr) {
-				verbose(env, "pointer in %s isn't map pointer\n",
-					reg_arg_name(env, argno));
-				return -EINVAL;
-			}
-			ret = process_map_ptr_arg(env, reg, argno, meta);
-			if (ret < 0)
-				return ret;
-			fallthrough;
 		case KF_ARG_PTR_TO_ALLOC_BTF_ID:
 		case KF_ARG_PTR_TO_BTF_ID:
 			if (!is_trusted_reg(env, reg)) {
@@ -12160,6 +12164,7 @@ static int check_kfunc_args(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, struct bpf_call_arg_me
 				}
 			}
 			fallthrough;
+		case KF_ARG_CONST_MAP_PTR:
 		case KF_ARG_PTR_TO_ITER:
 		case KF_ARG_PTR_TO_LIST_HEAD:
 		case KF_ARG_PTR_TO_LIST_NODE:
@@ -12366,12 +12371,16 @@ static int check_kfunc_args(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, struct bpf_call_arg_me
 			if (ret < 0)
 				return ret;
 			break;
-		case KF_ARG_PTR_TO_MAP:
-			/* If argument has '__map' suffix expect 'struct bpf_map *' */
-			ref_id = *reg2btf_ids[CONST_PTR_TO_MAP];
-			ref_t = btf_type_by_id(btf_vmlinux, ref_id);
-			ref_tname = btf_name_by_offset(btf, ref_t->name_off);
-			fallthrough;
+		case KF_ARG_CONST_MAP_PTR:
+			if (base_type(reg->type) != CONST_PTR_TO_MAP) {
+				verbose(env, "pointer in %s isn't map pointer\n",
+					reg_arg_name(env, argno));
+				return -EINVAL;
+			}
+			ret = process_map_ptr_arg(env, reg, argno, meta);
+			if (ret < 0)
+				return ret;
+			break;
 		case KF_ARG_PTR_TO_BTF_ID:
 			/* Only base_type is checked, further checks are done here */
 			if ((base_type(reg->type) != PTR_TO_BTF_ID ||
-- 
2.52.0