linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH bpf-next v2 7/8] bpf: Add tests for task_local

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Message-ID: <CACYkzJ50d65j3kfQUdoLXOx+t-6UDK7mhb0M_oF8uoveXo+GYw@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Wed, 4 Nov 2020 12:11:28 +0100
From:   KP Singh <kpsingh@...omium.org>
To:     John Fastabend <john.fastabend@...il.com>
Cc:     Alexei Starovoitov <alexei.starovoitov@...il.com>,
        open list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        bpf <bpf@...r.kernel.org>, Alexei Starovoitov <ast@...nel.org>,
        Daniel Borkmann <daniel@...earbox.net>,
        Martin KaFai Lau <kafai@...com>,
        Song Liu <songliubraving@...com>, Paul Turner <pjt@...gle.com>,
        Jann Horn <jannh@...gle.com>, Hao Luo <haoluo@...gle.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH bpf-next v2 7/8] bpf: Add tests for task_local_storage

On Wed, Nov 4, 2020 at 12:03 PM KP Singh <kpsingh@...omium.org> wrote:
>
> [...]
>
> > > Ahh. Yes. That should do it. Right now I don't see concerns with safety
> > > of the bpf_spin_lock in bpf_lsm progs.
> >
> > What about sleepable lsm hooks? Normally we wouldn't expect to sleep with
> > a spinlock held. Should we have a check to ensure programs bpf_spin_lock
> > are not also sleepable?
>
> Thanks. Yes, I added that to my patch:
>
> diff --git a/kernel/bpf/bpf_lsm.c b/kernel/bpf/bpf_lsm.c
> index 61f8cc52fd5b..93383df2140b 100644
> --- a/kernel/bpf/bpf_lsm.c
> +++ b/kernel/bpf/bpf_lsm.c
> @@ -63,6 +63,10 @@ bpf_lsm_func_proto(enum bpf_func_id func_id, const
> struct bpf_prog *prog)
>                 return &bpf_task_storage_get_proto;
>         case BPF_FUNC_task_storage_delete:
>                 return &bpf_task_storage_delete_proto;
> +       case BPF_FUNC_spin_lock:
> +               return &bpf_spin_lock_proto;
> +       case BPF_FUNC_spin_unlock:
> +               return &bpf_spin_unlock_proto;
>         default:
>                 return tracing_prog_func_proto(func_id, prog);
>         }
> diff --git a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
> index 314018e8fc12..8892f7ba2041 100644
> --- a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
> +++ b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
> @@ -9739,6 +9739,23 @@ static int check_map_prog_compatibility(struct
> bpf_verifier_env *env,
>                 return -EINVAL;
>         }
>
> +       if (map_value_has_spin_lock(map)) {
> +               if (prog_type == BPF_PROG_TYPE_SOCKET_FILTER) {
> +                       verbose(env, "socket filter progs cannot use
> bpf_spin_lock yet\n");
> +                       return -EINVAL;
> +               }
> +
> +               if (is_tracing_prog_type(prog_type)) {
> +                       verbose(env, "tracing progs cannot use
> bpf_spin_lock yet\n");
> +                       return -EINVAL;
> +               }
> +
> +               if (prog->aux->sleepable) {
> +                       verbose(env, "sleepable progs cannot use
> bpf_spin_lock\n");

I think this can still be "yet" as it's doable; we can disable/enable
preemption in the helpers
and then have the verifier track that no sleepable helper is called
when a spin lock is held.
I would, however, prefer if we do it in a subsequent patch.

- KP

> +                       return -EINVAL;
> +               }
> +       }
> +