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[bpf-next,v3,4/5] bpf: verifier: Accept dynptr mem as mem in helpers

Message ID 20230506013134.2492210-5-drosen@google.com
State New
Headers
Series Dynptr Verifier Adjustments |

Commit Message

Daniel Rosenberg May 6, 2023, 1:31 a.m. UTC 
  This allows using memory retrieved from dynptrs with helper functions
that accept ARG_PTR_TO_MEM. For instance, results from bpf_dynptr_data
can be passed along to bpf_strncmp.

Signed-off-by: Daniel Rosenberg <drosen@google.com>
---
 kernel/bpf/verifier.c | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
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Patch

diff --git a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
index 7e6bbae9db81..754129d41225 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
@@ -7495,12 +7495,16 @@  static int check_reg_type(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, u32 regno,
 	 * ARG_PTR_TO_MEM + MAYBE_NULL is compatible with PTR_TO_MEM and PTR_TO_MEM + MAYBE_NULL,
 	 * but ARG_PTR_TO_MEM is compatible only with PTR_TO_MEM but NOT with PTR_TO_MEM + MAYBE_NULL
 	 *
+	 * ARG_PTR_TO_MEM is compatible with PTR_TO_MEM that is tagged with a dynptr type.
+	 *
 	 * Therefore we fold these flags depending on the arg_type before comparison.
 	 */
 	if (arg_type & MEM_RDONLY)
 		type &= ~MEM_RDONLY;
 	if (arg_type & PTR_MAYBE_NULL)
 		type &= ~PTR_MAYBE_NULL;
+	if (base_type(arg_type) == ARG_PTR_TO_MEM)
+		type &= ~DYNPTR_TYPE_FLAG_MASK;
 
 	if (meta->func_id == BPF_FUNC_kptr_xchg && type & MEM_ALLOC)
 		type &= ~MEM_ALLOC;