linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH bpf-next v2 3/3] bpf/verifier: Take advantage of full allocation sizes

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Date:   Mon, 31 Oct 2022 22:23:54 -0700
From:   Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
To:     Stanislav Fomichev <sdf@...gle.com>
Cc:     Alexei Starovoitov <ast@...nel.org>,
        Daniel Borkmann <daniel@...earbox.net>,
        John Fastabend <john.fastabend@...il.com>,
        Andrii Nakryiko <andrii@...nel.org>,
        Martin KaFai Lau <martin.lau@...ux.dev>,
        Song Liu <song@...nel.org>, Yonghong Song <yhs@...com>,
        KP Singh <kpsingh@...nel.org>, Hao Luo <haoluo@...gle.com>,
        Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...nel.org>, bpf@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-hardening@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH bpf-next v2 3/3] bpf/verifier: Take advantage of full
 allocation sizes

On Mon, Oct 31, 2022 at 02:53:35PM -0700, Stanislav Fomichev wrote:
> On Fri, Oct 28, 2022 at 7:54 PM Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org> wrote:
> >
> > Since the full kmalloc bucket size is being explicitly allocated, pass
> > back the resulting details to take advantage of the full size so that
> > reallocation checking will be needed less frequently.
> >
> > Cc: Alexei Starovoitov <ast@...nel.org>
> > Cc: Daniel Borkmann <daniel@...earbox.net>
> > Cc: John Fastabend <john.fastabend@...il.com>
> > Cc: Andrii Nakryiko <andrii@...nel.org>
> > Cc: Martin KaFai Lau <martin.lau@...ux.dev>
> > Cc: Song Liu <song@...nel.org>
> > Cc: Yonghong Song <yhs@...com>
> > Cc: KP Singh <kpsingh@...nel.org>
> > Cc: Stanislav Fomichev <sdf@...gle.com>
> > Cc: Hao Luo <haoluo@...gle.com>
> > Cc: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...nel.org>
> > Cc: bpf@...r.kernel.org
> > Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
> > ---
> >  kernel/bpf/verifier.c | 27 ++++++++++++++++-----------
> >  1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
> > index 1c040d27b8f6..e58b554e862b 100644
> > --- a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
> > +++ b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
> > @@ -1020,20 +1020,23 @@ static void *copy_array(void *dst, const void *src, size_t n, size_t size, gfp_t
> >         return dst ? dst : ZERO_SIZE_PTR;
> >  }
> >
> > -/* resize an array from old_n items to new_n items. the array is reallocated if it's too
> > - * small to hold new_n items. new items are zeroed out if the array grows.
> > +/* Resize an array from old_n items to *new_n items. The array is
> > + * reallocated if it's too small to hold *new_n items. New items are
> > + * zeroed out if the array grows. Allocation is rounded up to next kmalloc
> > + * bucket size to reduce frequency of resizing. *new_n contains the new
> > + * total number of items that will fit.
> >   *
> > - * Contrary to krealloc_array, does not free arr if new_n is zero.
> > + * Contrary to krealloc, does not free arr if new_n is zero.
> >   */
> > -static void *realloc_array(void *arr, size_t old_n, size_t new_n, size_t size)
> > +static void *realloc_array(void *arr, size_t old_n, size_t *new_n, size_t size)
> >  {
> >         size_t alloc_size;
> >         void *new_arr;
> >
> > -       if (!new_n || old_n == new_n)
> > +       if (!new_n || !*new_n || old_n == *new_n)
> >                 goto out;
> >
> > -       alloc_size = kmalloc_size_roundup(size_mul(new_n, size));
> > +       alloc_size = kmalloc_size_roundup(size_mul(*new_n, size));
> >         new_arr = krealloc(arr, alloc_size, GFP_KERNEL);
> >         if (!new_arr) {
> >                 kfree(arr);
> > @@ -1041,8 +1044,9 @@ static void *realloc_array(void *arr, size_t old_n, size_t new_n, size_t size)
> >         }
> >         arr = new_arr;
> >
> > -       if (new_n > old_n)
> > -               memset(arr + old_n * size, 0, (new_n - old_n) * size);
> > +       *new_n = alloc_size / size;
> > +       if (*new_n > old_n)
> > +               memset(arr + old_n * size, 0, (*new_n - old_n) * size);
> >
> >  out:
> >         return arr ? arr : ZERO_SIZE_PTR;
> 
> [..]
> 
> > @@ -1074,7 +1078,7 @@ static int copy_stack_state(struct bpf_func_state *dst, const struct bpf_func_st
> >
> >  static int resize_reference_state(struct bpf_func_state *state, size_t n)
> >  {
> > -       state->refs = realloc_array(state->refs, state->acquired_refs, n,
> > +       state->refs = realloc_array(state->refs, state->acquired_refs, &n,
> >                                     sizeof(struct bpf_reference_state));
> >         if (!state->refs)
> >                 return -ENOMEM;
> 
> Patches 1 & 2 look good, but not sure about this part. We later do the
> following in the same routine:

I'm totally fine leaving off #3. 1 is a bug fix, 2 is what I need to get
the ksize side-effect managed in bpf, and 3 was maybe an optimization.

-- 
Kees Cook