[PATCH bpf-next v3 12/18] bpf: Classify kfunc mem_size args from BTF without register state

Amery Hung <[email protected]> Sat, 1 Aug 2026 00:46:27 -0700
Newsgroups org.kernel.vger.bpf
Message-ID <[email protected]>
check_kfunc_args() already makes sure a scalar value is passed to a
scalar kfunc argument. Drop the check in is_kfunc_arg_mem_size() and
is_kfunc_arg_const_mem_size() to further decouple
get_kfunc_ptr_arg_type() from register state (a prerequisite for
generating a helper-like prototype from kfunc's BTF).

Reviewed-by: Eduard Zingerman <[email protected]>
Signed-off-by: Amery Hung <[email protected]>
---
 kernel/bpf/verifier.c | 20 +++++++++-----------
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
index b8ce9b8c99e1..789d4e729457 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
@@ -10785,26 +10785,24 @@ static bool is_kfunc_rcu_protected(struct bpf_call_arg_meta *meta)
 }
 
 static bool is_kfunc_arg_mem_size(const struct btf *btf,
-				  const struct btf_param *arg,
-				  const struct bpf_reg_state *reg)
+				  const struct btf_param *arg)
 {
 	const struct btf_type *t;
 
 	t = btf_type_skip_modifiers(btf, arg->type, NULL);
-	if (!btf_type_is_scalar(t) || reg->type != SCALAR_VALUE)
+	if (!btf_type_is_scalar(t))
 		return false;
 
 	return btf_param_match_suffix(btf, arg, "__sz");
 }
 
 static bool is_kfunc_arg_const_mem_size(const struct btf *btf,
-					const struct btf_param *arg,
-					const struct bpf_reg_state *reg)
+					const struct btf_param *arg)
 {
 	const struct btf_type *t;
 
 	t = btf_type_skip_modifiers(btf, arg->type, NULL);
-	if (!btf_type_is_scalar(t) || reg->type != SCALAR_VALUE)
+	if (!btf_type_is_scalar(t))
 		return false;
 
 	return btf_param_match_suffix(btf, arg, "__szk");
@@ -11338,7 +11336,7 @@ bool bpf_is_kfunc_pkt_changing(struct bpf_call_arg_meta *meta)
 }
 
 static enum kfunc_ptr_arg_type
-get_kfunc_ptr_arg_type(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, struct bpf_func_state *caller,
+get_kfunc_ptr_arg_type(struct bpf_verifier_env *env,
 		       struct bpf_reg_state *regs, struct bpf_call_arg_meta *meta,
 		       const struct btf_type *t, const struct btf_type *ref_t,
 		       const char *ref_tname, const struct btf_param *args,
@@ -11352,8 +11350,8 @@ get_kfunc_ptr_arg_type(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, struct bpf_func_state *call
 		return KF_ARG_PTR_TO_CTX;
 
 	if (arg + 1 < nargs &&
-	    (is_kfunc_arg_mem_size(meta->btf, &args[arg + 1], get_func_arg_reg(caller, regs, arg + 1)) ||
-	     is_kfunc_arg_const_mem_size(meta->btf, &args[arg + 1], get_func_arg_reg(caller, regs, arg + 1))))
+	    (is_kfunc_arg_mem_size(meta->btf, &args[arg + 1]) ||
+	     is_kfunc_arg_const_mem_size(meta->btf, &args[arg + 1])))
 		arg_mem_size = true;
 
 	/* In this function, we verify the kfunc's BTF as per the argument type,
@@ -12084,7 +12082,7 @@ static int check_kfunc_args(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, struct bpf_call_arg_me
 			}
 
 			if (is_kfunc_arg_constant(meta->btf, &args[i]) ||
-			    is_kfunc_arg_const_mem_size(meta->btf, &args[i], reg)) {
+			    is_kfunc_arg_const_mem_size(meta->btf, &args[i])) {
 				ret = process_const_arg(env, reg, argno, meta);
 				if (ret < 0)
 					return ret;
@@ -12129,7 +12127,7 @@ static int check_kfunc_args(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, struct bpf_call_arg_me
 		ref_t = btf_type_skip_modifiers(btf, t->type, &ref_id);
 		ref_tname = btf_name_by_offset(btf, ref_t->name_off);
 
-		kf_arg_type = get_kfunc_ptr_arg_type(env, caller, regs, meta, t, ref_t, ref_tname,
+		kf_arg_type = get_kfunc_ptr_arg_type(env, regs, meta, t, ref_t, ref_tname,
 						     args, i, nargs, argno, reg);
 		if (kf_arg_type < 0)
 			return kf_arg_type;
-- 
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