linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH bpf-next] libbpf: Fix expected_attach

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Message-ID: <ZuRCO3_075wY2zbG@krava>
Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2024 15:48:46 +0200
From: Jiri Olsa <olsajiri@...il.com>
To: Tao Chen <chen.dylane@...il.com>
Cc: Andrii Nakryiko <andrii@...nel.org>,
	Eduard Zingerman <eddyz87@...il.com>,
	Daniel Borkmann <daniel@...earbox.net>,
	Martin KaFai Lau <martin.lau@...ux.dev>, Song Liu <song@...nel.org>,
	Yonghong Song <yonghong.song@...ux.dev>,
	John Fastabend <john.fastabend@...il.com>,
	KP Singh <kpsingh@...nel.org>, Stanislav Fomichev <sdf@...ichev.me>,
	Hao Luo <haoluo@...gle.com>, bpf@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH bpf-next] libbpf: Fix expected_attach_type set when
 kernel not support

On Fri, Sep 13, 2024 at 08:16:27PM +0800, Tao Chen wrote:
> The commit "5902da6d8a52" set expected_attach_type again with
> filed of bpf_program after libpf_prepare_prog_load, which makes
> expected_attach_type = 0 no sense when kenrel not support the
> attach_type feature, so fix it.
> 
> Fixes: 5902da6d8a52 ("libbpf: Add uprobe multi link support to bpf_program__attach_usdt")
> Signed-off-by: Tao Chen <chen.dylane@...il.com>
> ---
>  tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
> index 219facd0e66e..9035edf763a3 100644
> --- a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
> +++ b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
> @@ -7343,7 +7343,7 @@ static int libbpf_prepare_prog_load(struct bpf_program *prog,
>  
>  	/* old kernels might not support specifying expected_attach_type */
>  	if ((def & SEC_EXP_ATTACH_OPT) && !kernel_supports(prog->obj, FEAT_EXP_ATTACH_TYPE))
> -		opts->expected_attach_type = 0;
> +		prog->expected_attach_type = 0;
>  
>  	if (def & SEC_SLEEPABLE)
>  		opts->prog_flags |= BPF_F_SLEEPABLE;
> -- 
> 2.25.1
> 

good catch! thanks

I can't remember why it was needed, perhaps we should go back to where it 
was before?

I'm guessing prog->expected_attach_type might not get updated properly and
that might cause issues, not sure

thanks,
jirka


---
diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
index 219facd0e66e..df2244397ba1 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
@@ -7353,7 +7353,7 @@ static int libbpf_prepare_prog_load(struct bpf_program *prog,
 
 	/* special check for usdt to use uprobe_multi link */
 	if ((def & SEC_USDT) && kernel_supports(prog->obj, FEAT_UPROBE_MULTI_LINK))
-		prog->expected_attach_type = BPF_TRACE_UPROBE_MULTI;
+		opts->expected_attach_type = BPF_TRACE_UPROBE_MULTI;
 
 	if ((def & SEC_ATTACH_BTF) && !prog->attach_btf_id) {
 		int btf_obj_fd = 0, btf_type_id = 0, err;
@@ -7443,6 +7443,7 @@ static int bpf_object_load_prog(struct bpf_object *obj, struct bpf_program *prog
 	load_attr.attach_btf_id = prog->attach_btf_id;
 	load_attr.kern_version = kern_version;
 	load_attr.prog_ifindex = prog->prog_ifindex;
+	load_attr.expected_attach_type = prog->expected_attach_type;
 
 	/* specify func_info/line_info only if kernel supports them */
 	if (obj->btf && btf__fd(obj->btf) >= 0 && kernel_supports(obj, FEAT_BTF_FUNC)) {
@@ -7474,9 +7475,6 @@ static int bpf_object_load_prog(struct bpf_object *obj, struct bpf_program *prog
 		insns_cnt = prog->insns_cnt;
 	}
 
-	/* allow prog_prepare_load_fn to change expected_attach_type */
-	load_attr.expected_attach_type = prog->expected_attach_type;
-
 	if (obj->gen_loader) {
 		bpf_gen__prog_load(obj->gen_loader, prog->type, prog->name,
 				   license, insns, insns_cnt, &load_attr,