[PATCH bpf-next v3 14/18] bpf: Distinguish fixed- and variable-size kfunc mem args with MEM_FIXED_SIZE

Amery Hung <[email protected]> Sat, 1 Aug 2026 00:46:29 -0700
Newsgroups org.kernel.vger.bpf
Message-ID <[email protected]>
A kfunc memory-pointer argument comes in two flavors: a fixed-size buffer
whose access size is derived from the pointed-to BTF type, and a
variable-size buffer paired with a following __sz/__szk size argument.
Both were represented by separate kfunc_ptr_arg_type values
(KF_ARG_PTR_TO_MEM vs KF_ARG_PTR_TO_MEM_SIZE) with the pointer classified
as the latter when a size argument followed.

Mirror how helpers describe the same distinction: classify both as
KF_ARG_PTR_TO_MEM and OR in MEM_FIXED_SIZE for the fixed-size case, just
as helpers use ARG_PTR_TO_MEM | MEM_FIXED_SIZE. The switches now key on
base_type(kf_arg_type) so the flag rides along, and the KF_ARG_PTR_TO_MEM
handler either resolves the size from BTF (MEM_FIXED_SIZE) or falls
through to the mem/size-pair check, which validates the buffer against the
following size register and skips it. No functional change.

Currently, KF_ARG_MEM_SIZE and KF_ARG_CONST_MEM_SIZE are only reachable
from ARG_PTR_TO_MEM fallthrough. A patch later will merge scalar
checking into the same switch and remove the fallthrough.

Reviewed-by: Eduard Zingerman <[email protected]>
Signed-off-by: Amery Hung <[email protected]>
---
 kernel/bpf/verifier.c | 38 +++++++++++++++++++++-----------------
 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
index 7507576c7025..b2aa0101adc4 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
@@ -11059,6 +11059,8 @@ static bool __btf_type_is_scalar_struct(struct bpf_verifier_env *env,
 }
 
 enum kfunc_ptr_arg_type {
+	KF_ARG_CONST_MEM_SIZE,
+	KF_ARG_MEM_SIZE,
 	KF_ARG_PTR_TO_CTX,
 	KF_ARG_PTR_TO_ALLOC_BTF_ID,    /* Allocated object */
 	KF_ARG_PTR_TO_REFCOUNTED_KPTR, /* Refcounted local kptr */
@@ -11068,7 +11070,6 @@ enum kfunc_ptr_arg_type {
 	KF_ARG_PTR_TO_LIST_NODE,
 	KF_ARG_PTR_TO_BTF_ID,	       /* Also covers reg2btf_ids conversions */
 	KF_ARG_PTR_TO_MEM,
-	KF_ARG_PTR_TO_MEM_SIZE,	       /* Size derived from next argument, skip it */
 	KF_ARG_PTR_TO_CALLBACK,
 	KF_ARG_PTR_TO_RB_ROOT,
 	KF_ARG_PTR_TO_RB_NODE,
@@ -11334,7 +11335,7 @@ bool bpf_is_kfunc_pkt_changing(struct bpf_call_arg_meta *meta)
 	return meta->func_id == special_kfunc_list[KF_bpf_xdp_pull_data];
 }
 
-static enum kfunc_ptr_arg_type
+static int
 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,
@@ -11434,7 +11435,7 @@ get_kfunc_ptr_arg_type(struct bpf_verifier_env *env,
 			btf_type_str(ref_t), ref_tname, arg_mem_size ? "void, " : "");
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
-	return arg_mem_size ? KF_ARG_PTR_TO_MEM_SIZE : KF_ARG_PTR_TO_MEM;
+	return arg_mem_size ? KF_ARG_PTR_TO_MEM : KF_ARG_PTR_TO_MEM | MEM_FIXED_SIZE;
 }
 
 static int process_kf_arg_ptr_to_btf_id(struct bpf_verifier_env *env,
@@ -12136,7 +12137,7 @@ static int check_kfunc_args(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, struct bpf_call_arg_me
 			ref_tname = btf_name_by_offset(btf, ref_t->name_off);
 		}
 
-		switch (kf_arg_type) {
+		switch (base_type(kf_arg_type)) {
 		case KF_ARG_PTR_TO_ALLOC_BTF_ID:
 		case KF_ARG_PTR_TO_BTF_ID:
 			if (!is_trusted_reg(env, reg)) {
@@ -12159,7 +12160,6 @@ static int check_kfunc_args(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, struct bpf_call_arg_me
 		case KF_ARG_PTR_TO_RB_ROOT:
 		case KF_ARG_PTR_TO_RB_NODE:
 		case KF_ARG_PTR_TO_MEM:
-		case KF_ARG_PTR_TO_MEM_SIZE:
 		case KF_ARG_PTR_TO_CALLBACK:
 		case KF_ARG_PTR_TO_CONST_STR:
 		case KF_ARG_PTR_TO_WORKQUEUE:
@@ -12190,7 +12190,7 @@ static int check_kfunc_args(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, struct bpf_call_arg_me
 		if (ret < 0)
 			return ret;
 
-		switch (kf_arg_type) {
+		switch (base_type(kf_arg_type)) {
 		case KF_ARG_PTR_TO_CTX:
 			if (reg->type != PTR_TO_CTX) {
 				verbose(env, "%s expected pointer to ctx, but got %s\n",
@@ -12387,18 +12387,22 @@ static int check_kfunc_args(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, struct bpf_call_arg_me
 				return ret;
 			break;
 		case KF_ARG_PTR_TO_MEM:
-			resolve_ret = btf_resolve_size(btf, ref_t, &type_size);
-			if (IS_ERR(resolve_ret)) {
-				verbose(env, "%s reference type('%s %s') size cannot be determined: %ld\n",
-					reg_arg_name(env, argno), btf_type_str(ref_t),
-					ref_tname, PTR_ERR(resolve_ret));
-				return -EINVAL;
+			if (kf_arg_type & MEM_FIXED_SIZE) {
+				resolve_ret = btf_resolve_size(btf, ref_t, &type_size);
+				if (IS_ERR(resolve_ret)) {
+					verbose(env, "%s reference type('%s %s') size cannot be determined: %ld\n",
+						reg_arg_name(env, argno), btf_type_str(ref_t),
+						ref_tname, PTR_ERR(resolve_ret));
+					return -EINVAL;
+				}
+				ret = check_mem_reg(env, reg, argno, type_size, BPF_READ | BPF_WRITE, meta);
+				if (ret < 0)
+					return ret;
+				break;
 			}
-			ret = check_mem_reg(env, reg, argno, type_size, BPF_READ | BPF_WRITE, meta);
-			if (ret < 0)
-				return ret;
-			break;
-		case KF_ARG_PTR_TO_MEM_SIZE:
+			fallthrough;
+		case KF_ARG_CONST_MEM_SIZE:
+		case KF_ARG_MEM_SIZE:
 		{
 			struct bpf_reg_state *buff_reg = reg;
 			struct bpf_reg_state *size_reg = get_func_arg_reg(caller, regs, i + 1);
-- 
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