[PATCH v2] bpf: restore the ebpf program ID for BPF_AUDIT_UNLOAD and PERF_BPF_EVENT_PROG_UNLOAD

Alexei Starovoitov alexei.starovoitov at gmail.com
Fri Dec 30 03:10:34 UTC 2022


On Thu, Dec 29, 2022 at 6:13 PM Stanislav Fomichev <sdf at google.com> wrote:
>
> On Tue, Dec 27, 2022 at 8:40 AM Paul Moore <paul at paul-moore.com> wrote:
> >
> > On December 26, 2022 10:35:49 PM Stanislav Fomichev <stfomichev at yandex.ru>
> > wrote:
> > >> On Fri, Dec 23, 2022 at 5:49 PM Stanislav Fomichev <sdf at google.com> wrote:
> > >> get_func_ip() */
> > >>>> -                               tstamp_type_access:1; /* Accessed
> > >>>> __sk_buff->tstamp_type */
> > >>>> +                               tstamp_type_access:1, /* Accessed
> > >>>> __sk_buff->tstamp_type */
> > >>>> +                               valid_id:1; /* Is bpf_prog::aux::__id valid? */
> > >>>>    enum bpf_prog_type      type;           /* Type of BPF program */
> > >>>>    enum bpf_attach_type    expected_attach_type; /* For some prog types */
> > >>>>    u32                     len;            /* Number of filter blocks */
> > >>>> @@ -1688,6 +1689,12 @@ void bpf_prog_inc(struct bpf_prog *prog);
> > >>>> struct bpf_prog * __must_check bpf_prog_inc_not_zero(struct bpf_prog *prog);
> > >>>> void bpf_prog_put(struct bpf_prog *prog);
> > >>>>
> > >>>> +static inline u32 bpf_prog_get_id(const struct bpf_prog *prog)
> > >>>> +{
> > >>>> +       if (WARN(!prog->valid_id, "Attempting to use an invalid eBPF program"))
> > >>>> +               return 0;
> > >>>> +       return prog->aux->__id;
> > >>>> +}
> > >>>
> > >>> I'm still missing why we need to have this WARN and have a check at all.
> > >>> IIUC, we're actually too eager in resetting the id to 0, and need to
> > >>> keep that stale id around at least for perf/audit.
> > >>> Why not have a flag only to protect against double-idr_remove
> > >>> bpf_prog_free_id and keep the rest as is?
> > >>> Which places are we concerned about that used to report id=0 but now
> > >>> would report stale id?
> > >>
> > >> What double-idr_remove are you concerned about?
> > >> bpf_prog_by_id() is doing bpf_prog_inc_not_zero
> > >> while __bpf_prog_put just dropped it to zero.
> > >
> > > (traveling, sending from an untested setup, hope it reaches everyone)
> > >
> > > There is a call to bpf_prog_free_id from __bpf_prog_offload_destroy which
> > > tries to make offloaded program disappear from the idr when the netdev
> > > goes offline. So I'm assuming that '!prog->aux->id' check in bpf_prog_free_id
> > > is to handle that case where we do bpf_prog_free_id much earlier than the
> > > rest of the __bpf_prog_put stuff.
> > >
> > >> Maybe just move bpf_prog_free_id() into bpf_prog_put_deferred()
> > >> after perf_event_bpf_event and bpf_audit_prog ?
> > >> Probably can remove the obsolete do_idr_lock bool flag as
> > >> separate patch?
> > >
> > > +1 on removing do_idr_lock separately.
> > >
> > >> Much simpler fix and no code churn.
> > >> Both valid_id and saved_id approaches have flaws.
> > >
> > > Given the __bpf_prog_offload_destroy path above, we still probably need
> > > some flag to indicate that the id has been already removed from the idr?
> >
> > So what do you guys want in a patch?  Is there a consensus on what you
> > would merge to fix this bug/regression?
>
> Can we try the following?
>
> 1. Remove calls to bpf_prog_free_id (and bpf_map_free_id?) from
> kernel/bpf/offload.c; that should make it easier to reason about those
> '!id' checks

calls? you mean a single call, right?

> 2. Move bpf_prog_free_id (and bpf_map_free_id?) to happen after
> audit/perf in kernel/bpf/syscall.c (there are comments that say "must
> be called first", but I don't see why; seems like GET_FD_BY_ID would
> correctly return -ENOENT; maybe Martin can chime in, CC'ed him
> explicitly)

The comment says that it should be removed from idr
before __bpf_prog_put_noref will proceed to clean up.

> 3. (optionally) Remove do_idr_lock arguments (all callers are passing 'true')

yes. please.



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