linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH bpf-next v4 08/12] mm: memcontrol: Add BPF struct

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Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2026 09:30:25 +0000 (UTC)
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Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH bpf-next v4 08/12] mm: memcontrol: Add BPF struct_ops for memory controller

> diff --git a/include/linux/memcontrol.h b/include/linux/memcontrol.h
> index f3b8c71870d8..1083be5d0362 100644
> --- a/include/linux/memcontrol.h
> +++ b/include/linux/memcontrol.h

[ ... ]

> +#else /* CONFIG_BPF_SYSCALL */
> +
> +static inline unsigned long
> +bpf_memcg_get_high_delay(struct mem_cgroup *memcg) { return 0; }
> +static inline bpf_memcg_below_low(struct mem_cgroup *memcg) { return false; }
> +static inline bpf_memcg_below_min(struct mem_cgroup *memcg) { return false; }
                ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

These two stubs are missing the bool return type. This will cause a
compilation error when CONFIG_BPF_SYSCALL is not set. Should these be:

  static inline bool bpf_memcg_below_low(...)
  static inline bool bpf_memcg_below_min(...)

> +static inline void memcontrol_bpf_online(struct mem_cgroup *memcg) { }
> +static inline void memcontrol_bpf_offline(struct mem_cgroup *memcg) { }
> +
> +#endif /* CONFIG_BPF_SYSCALL */

[ ... ]

> diff --git a/mm/bpf_memcontrol.c b/mm/bpf_memcontrol.c
> index 716df49d7647..20c5c3552ce3 100644
> --- a/mm/bpf_memcontrol.c
> +++ b/mm/bpf_memcontrol.c

[ ... ]

> +static int bpf_memcg_ops_reg(void *kdata, struct bpf_link *link)
> +{
> +	struct bpf_struct_ops_link *ops_link
> +		= container_of(link, struct bpf_struct_ops_link, link);
> +	struct memcg_bpf_ops *ops = kdata;
> +	struct mem_cgroup *memcg, *iter = NULL;
> +	int err = 0;
> +
> +	memcg = mem_cgroup_get_from_ino(ops_link->cgroup_id);
> +	if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(memcg))
> +		return PTR_ERR(memcg);
> +
> +	cgroup_lock();
> +	while ((iter = mem_cgroup_iter(memcg, iter, NULL))) {
> +		if (READ_ONCE(iter->bpf_ops)) {
> +			mem_cgroup_iter_break(memcg, iter);
> +			err = -EBUSY;
> +			break;
> +		}
> +		WRITE_ONCE(iter->bpf_ops, ops);
> +	}
> +	if (err)
> +		clean_memcg_bpf_ops(memcg, NULL);
                                      ^^^^

When registration fails because a descendant cgroup already has a BPF
program attached, this calls clean_memcg_bpf_ops() with NULL. Looking at
clean_memcg_bpf_ops():

  while ((iter = mem_cgroup_iter(memcg, iter, NULL))) {
      if (ops) {
          if (!WARN_ON(READ_ONCE(iter->bpf_ops) != ops))
              WRITE_ONCE(iter->bpf_ops, NULL);
      } else
          WRITE_ONCE(iter->bpf_ops, NULL);   // unconditional clear
  }

With ops=NULL, this will unconditionally clear bpf_ops for all
descendants in the hierarchy, including the cgroup that already had a
different BPF program attached (which caused the -EBUSY error). This
would incorrectly detach that existing program.

Should this be clean_memcg_bpf_ops(memcg, ops) instead, so it only clears
the ops that were written during this failed registration attempt?

Note: This issue appears to be addressed in the subsequent commit
5f3bb9a8c33f ("mm/bpf: Add BPF_F_ALLOW_OVERRIDE support for
memcg_bpf_ops") which completely rewrites the registration logic.

> +	cgroup_unlock();
> +
> +	mem_cgroup_put(memcg);
> +	return err;
> +}


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