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<subtitle>Linux kernel for Apalis and Colibri modules</subtitle>
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<title>bpf: use rcu_read_lock_dont_migrate() for bpf_task_storage_free()</title>
<updated>2025-08-26T01:52:16+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Menglong Dong</name>
<email>menglong8.dong@gmail.com</email>
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<published>2025-08-21T09:06:07+00:00</published>
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Use rcu_read_lock_dont_migrate() and rcu_read_unlock_migrate() in
bpf_task_storage_free to obtain better performance when PREEMPT_RCU is
not enabled.

Signed-off-by: Menglong Dong &lt;dongml2@chinatelecom.cn&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250821090609.42508-6-dongml2@chinatelecom.cn
Signed-off-by: Alexei Starovoitov &lt;ast@kernel.org&gt;
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Use rcu_read_lock_dont_migrate() and rcu_read_unlock_migrate() in
bpf_task_storage_free to obtain better performance when PREEMPT_RCU is
not enabled.

Signed-off-by: Menglong Dong &lt;dongml2@chinatelecom.cn&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250821090609.42508-6-dongml2@chinatelecom.cn
Signed-off-by: Alexei Starovoitov &lt;ast@kernel.org&gt;
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<entry>
<title>bpf: Remove migrate_{disable|enable} from bpf_task_storage_lock helpers</title>
<updated>2025-01-09T02:06:36+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Hou Tao</name>
<email>houtao1@huawei.com</email>
</author>
<published>2025-01-08T01:07:17+00:00</published>
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Three callers of bpf_task_storage_lock() are -&gt;map_lookup_elem,
-&gt;map_update_elem, -&gt;map_delete_elem from bpf syscall. BPF syscall for
these three operations of task storage has already disabled migration.
Another two callers are bpf_task_storage_get() and
bpf_task_storage_delete() helpers which will be used by BPF program.

Two callers of bpf_task_storage_trylock() are bpf_task_storage_get() and
bpf_task_storage_delete() helpers. The running contexts of these helpers
have already disabled migration.

Therefore, it is safe to remove migrate_{disable|enable} from task
storage lock helpers for these call sites. However,
bpf_task_storage_free() also invokes bpf_task_storage_lock() and its
running context doesn't disable migration, therefore, add the missed
migrate_{disable|enable} in bpf_task_storage_free().

Signed-off-by: Hou Tao &lt;houtao1@huawei.com&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250108010728.207536-6-houtao@huaweicloud.com
Signed-off-by: Alexei Starovoitov &lt;ast@kernel.org&gt;
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Three callers of bpf_task_storage_lock() are -&gt;map_lookup_elem,
-&gt;map_update_elem, -&gt;map_delete_elem from bpf syscall. BPF syscall for
these three operations of task storage has already disabled migration.
Another two callers are bpf_task_storage_get() and
bpf_task_storage_delete() helpers which will be used by BPF program.

Two callers of bpf_task_storage_trylock() are bpf_task_storage_get() and
bpf_task_storage_delete() helpers. The running contexts of these helpers
have already disabled migration.

Therefore, it is safe to remove migrate_{disable|enable} from task
storage lock helpers for these call sites. However,
bpf_task_storage_free() also invokes bpf_task_storage_lock() and its
running context doesn't disable migration, therefore, add the missed
migrate_{disable|enable} in bpf_task_storage_free().

Signed-off-by: Hou Tao &lt;houtao1@huawei.com&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250108010728.207536-6-houtao@huaweicloud.com
Signed-off-by: Alexei Starovoitov &lt;ast@kernel.org&gt;
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<entry>
<title>Merge tag 'bpf-next-6.13' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/bpf/bpf-next</title>
<updated>2024-11-21T16:11:04+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Linus Torvalds</name>
<email>torvalds@linux-foundation.org</email>
</author>
<published>2024-11-21T16:11:04+00:00</published>
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Pull bpf updates from Alexei Starovoitov:

 - Add BPF uprobe session support (Jiri Olsa)

 - Optimize uprobe performance (Andrii Nakryiko)

 - Add bpf_fastcall support to helpers and kfuncs (Eduard Zingerman)

 - Avoid calling free_htab_elem() under hash map bucket lock (Hou Tao)

 - Prevent tailcall infinite loop caused by freplace (Leon Hwang)

 - Mark raw_tracepoint arguments as nullable (Kumar Kartikeya Dwivedi)

 - Introduce uptr support in the task local storage map (Martin KaFai
   Lau)

 - Stringify errno log messages in libbpf (Mykyta Yatsenko)

 - Add kmem_cache BPF iterator for perf's lock profiling (Namhyung Kim)

 - Support BPF objects of either endianness in libbpf (Tony Ambardar)

 - Add ksym to struct_ops trampoline to fix stack trace (Xu Kuohai)

 - Introduce private stack for eligible BPF programs (Yonghong Song)

 - Migrate samples/bpf tests to selftests/bpf test_progs (Daniel T. Lee)

 - Migrate test_sock to selftests/bpf test_progs (Jordan Rife)

* tag 'bpf-next-6.13' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/bpf/bpf-next: (152 commits)
  libbpf: Change hash_combine parameters from long to unsigned long
  selftests/bpf: Fix build error with llvm 19
  libbpf: Fix memory leak in bpf_program__attach_uprobe_multi
  bpf: use common instruction history across all states
  bpf: Add necessary migrate_disable to range_tree.
  bpf: Do not alloc arena on unsupported arches
  selftests/bpf: Set test path for token/obj_priv_implicit_token_envvar
  selftests/bpf: Add a test for arena range tree algorithm
  bpf: Introduce range_tree data structure and use it in bpf arena
  samples/bpf: Remove unused variable in xdp2skb_meta_kern.c
  samples/bpf: Remove unused variables in tc_l2_redirect_kern.c
  bpftool: Cast variable `var` to long long
  bpf, x86: Propagate tailcall info only for subprogs
  bpf: Add kernel symbol for struct_ops trampoline
  bpf: Use function pointers count as struct_ops links count
  bpf: Remove unused member rcu from bpf_struct_ops_map
  selftests/bpf: Add struct_ops prog private stack tests
  bpf: Support private stack for struct_ops progs
  selftests/bpf: Add tracing prog private stack tests
  bpf, x86: Support private stack in jit
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Pull bpf updates from Alexei Starovoitov:

 - Add BPF uprobe session support (Jiri Olsa)

 - Optimize uprobe performance (Andrii Nakryiko)

 - Add bpf_fastcall support to helpers and kfuncs (Eduard Zingerman)

 - Avoid calling free_htab_elem() under hash map bucket lock (Hou Tao)

 - Prevent tailcall infinite loop caused by freplace (Leon Hwang)

 - Mark raw_tracepoint arguments as nullable (Kumar Kartikeya Dwivedi)

 - Introduce uptr support in the task local storage map (Martin KaFai
   Lau)

 - Stringify errno log messages in libbpf (Mykyta Yatsenko)

 - Add kmem_cache BPF iterator for perf's lock profiling (Namhyung Kim)

 - Support BPF objects of either endianness in libbpf (Tony Ambardar)

 - Add ksym to struct_ops trampoline to fix stack trace (Xu Kuohai)

 - Introduce private stack for eligible BPF programs (Yonghong Song)

 - Migrate samples/bpf tests to selftests/bpf test_progs (Daniel T. Lee)

 - Migrate test_sock to selftests/bpf test_progs (Jordan Rife)

* tag 'bpf-next-6.13' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/bpf/bpf-next: (152 commits)
  libbpf: Change hash_combine parameters from long to unsigned long
  selftests/bpf: Fix build error with llvm 19
  libbpf: Fix memory leak in bpf_program__attach_uprobe_multi
  bpf: use common instruction history across all states
  bpf: Add necessary migrate_disable to range_tree.
  bpf: Do not alloc arena on unsupported arches
  selftests/bpf: Set test path for token/obj_priv_implicit_token_envvar
  selftests/bpf: Add a test for arena range tree algorithm
  bpf: Introduce range_tree data structure and use it in bpf arena
  samples/bpf: Remove unused variable in xdp2skb_meta_kern.c
  samples/bpf: Remove unused variables in tc_l2_redirect_kern.c
  bpftool: Cast variable `var` to long long
  bpf, x86: Propagate tailcall info only for subprogs
  bpf: Add kernel symbol for struct_ops trampoline
  bpf: Use function pointers count as struct_ops links count
  bpf: Remove unused member rcu from bpf_struct_ops_map
  selftests/bpf: Add struct_ops prog private stack tests
  bpf: Support private stack for struct_ops progs
  selftests/bpf: Add tracing prog private stack tests
  bpf, x86: Support private stack in jit
  ...
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<entry>
<title>bpf: Add uptr support in the map_value of the task local storage.</title>
<updated>2024-10-24T17:25:59+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Martin KaFai Lau</name>
<email>martin.lau@kernel.org</email>
</author>
<published>2024-10-23T23:47:53+00:00</published>
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This patch adds uptr support in the map_value of the task local storage.

struct map_value {
	struct user_data __uptr *uptr;
};

struct {
	__uint(type, BPF_MAP_TYPE_TASK_STORAGE);
	__uint(map_flags, BPF_F_NO_PREALLOC);
	__type(key, int);
	__type(value, struct value_type);
} datamap SEC(".maps");

A new bpf_obj_pin_uptrs() is added to pin the user page and
also stores the kernel address back to the uptr for the
bpf prog to use later. It currently does not support
the uptr pointing to a user struct across two pages.
It also excludes PageHighMem support to keep it simple.
As of now, the 32bit bpf jit is missing other more crucial bpf
features. For example, many important bpf features depend on
bpf kfunc now but so far only one arch (x86-32) supports it
which was added by me as an example when kfunc was first
introduced to bpf.

The uptr can only be stored to the task local storage by the
syscall update_elem. Meaning the uptr will not be considered
if it is provided by the bpf prog through
bpf_task_storage_get(BPF_LOCAL_STORAGE_GET_F_CREATE).
This is enforced by only calling
bpf_local_storage_update(swap_uptrs==true) in
bpf_pid_task_storage_update_elem. Everywhere else will
have swap_uptrs==false.

This will pump down to bpf_selem_alloc(swap_uptrs==true). It is
the only case that bpf_selem_alloc() will take the uptr value when
updating the newly allocated selem. bpf_obj_swap_uptrs() is added
to swap the uptr between the SDATA(selem)-&gt;data and the user provided
map_value in "void *value". bpf_obj_swap_uptrs() makes the
SDATA(selem)-&gt;data takes the ownership of the uptr and the user space
provided map_value will have NULL in the uptr.

The bpf_obj_unpin_uptrs() is called after map-&gt;ops-&gt;map_update_elem()
returning error. If the map-&gt;ops-&gt;map_update_elem has reached
a state that the local storage has taken the uptr ownership,
the bpf_obj_unpin_uptrs() will be a no op because the uptr
is NULL. A "__"bpf_obj_unpin_uptrs is added to make this
error path unpin easier such that it does not have to check
the map-&gt;record is NULL or not.

BPF_F_LOCK is not supported when the map_value has uptr.
This can be revisited later if there is a use case. A similar
swap_uptrs idea can be considered.

The final bit is to do unpin_user_page in the bpf_obj_free_fields().
The earlier patch has ensured that the bpf_obj_free_fields() has
gone through the rcu gp when needed.

Cc: linux-mm@kvack.org
Cc: Shakeel Butt &lt;shakeel.butt@linux.dev&gt;
Signed-off-by: Martin KaFai Lau &lt;martin.lau@kernel.org&gt;
Acked-by: Shakeel Butt &lt;shakeel.butt@linux.dev&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20241023234759.860539-7-martin.lau@linux.dev
Signed-off-by: Alexei Starovoitov &lt;ast@kernel.org&gt;
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This patch adds uptr support in the map_value of the task local storage.

struct map_value {
	struct user_data __uptr *uptr;
};

struct {
	__uint(type, BPF_MAP_TYPE_TASK_STORAGE);
	__uint(map_flags, BPF_F_NO_PREALLOC);
	__type(key, int);
	__type(value, struct value_type);
} datamap SEC(".maps");

A new bpf_obj_pin_uptrs() is added to pin the user page and
also stores the kernel address back to the uptr for the
bpf prog to use later. It currently does not support
the uptr pointing to a user struct across two pages.
It also excludes PageHighMem support to keep it simple.
As of now, the 32bit bpf jit is missing other more crucial bpf
features. For example, many important bpf features depend on
bpf kfunc now but so far only one arch (x86-32) supports it
which was added by me as an example when kfunc was first
introduced to bpf.

The uptr can only be stored to the task local storage by the
syscall update_elem. Meaning the uptr will not be considered
if it is provided by the bpf prog through
bpf_task_storage_get(BPF_LOCAL_STORAGE_GET_F_CREATE).
This is enforced by only calling
bpf_local_storage_update(swap_uptrs==true) in
bpf_pid_task_storage_update_elem. Everywhere else will
have swap_uptrs==false.

This will pump down to bpf_selem_alloc(swap_uptrs==true). It is
the only case that bpf_selem_alloc() will take the uptr value when
updating the newly allocated selem. bpf_obj_swap_uptrs() is added
to swap the uptr between the SDATA(selem)-&gt;data and the user provided
map_value in "void *value". bpf_obj_swap_uptrs() makes the
SDATA(selem)-&gt;data takes the ownership of the uptr and the user space
provided map_value will have NULL in the uptr.

The bpf_obj_unpin_uptrs() is called after map-&gt;ops-&gt;map_update_elem()
returning error. If the map-&gt;ops-&gt;map_update_elem has reached
a state that the local storage has taken the uptr ownership,
the bpf_obj_unpin_uptrs() will be a no op because the uptr
is NULL. A "__"bpf_obj_unpin_uptrs is added to make this
error path unpin easier such that it does not have to check
the map-&gt;record is NULL or not.

BPF_F_LOCK is not supported when the map_value has uptr.
This can be revisited later if there is a use case. A similar
swap_uptrs idea can be considered.

The final bit is to do unpin_user_page in the bpf_obj_free_fields().
The earlier patch has ensured that the bpf_obj_free_fields() has
gone through the rcu gp when needed.

Cc: linux-mm@kvack.org
Cc: Shakeel Butt &lt;shakeel.butt@linux.dev&gt;
Signed-off-by: Martin KaFai Lau &lt;martin.lau@kernel.org&gt;
Acked-by: Shakeel Butt &lt;shakeel.butt@linux.dev&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20241023234759.860539-7-martin.lau@linux.dev
Signed-off-by: Alexei Starovoitov &lt;ast@kernel.org&gt;
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<entry>
<title>bpf: Add "bool swap_uptrs" arg to bpf_local_storage_update() and bpf_selem_alloc()</title>
<updated>2024-10-24T17:25:59+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Martin KaFai Lau</name>
<email>martin.lau@kernel.org</email>
</author>
<published>2024-10-23T23:47:50+00:00</published>
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In a later patch, the task local storage will only accept uptr
from the syscall update_elem and will not accept uptr from
the bpf prog. The reason is the bpf prog does not have a way
to provide a valid user space address.

bpf_local_storage_update() and bpf_selem_alloc() are used by
both bpf prog bpf_task_storage_get(BPF_LOCAL_STORAGE_GET_F_CREATE)
and bpf syscall update_elem. "bool swap_uptrs" arg is added
to bpf_local_storage_update() and bpf_selem_alloc() to tell if
it is called by the bpf prog or by the bpf syscall. When
swap_uptrs==true, it is called by the syscall.

The arg is named (swap_)uptrs because the later patch will swap
the uptrs between the newly allocated selem and the user space
provided map_value. It will make error handling easier in case
map-&gt;ops-&gt;map_update_elem() fails and the caller can decide
if it needs to unpin the uptr in the user space provided
map_value or the bpf_local_storage_update() has already
taken the uptr ownership and will take care of unpinning it also.

Only swap_uptrs==false is passed now. The logic to handle
the true case will be added in a later patch.

Signed-off-by: Martin KaFai Lau &lt;martin.lau@kernel.org&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20241023234759.860539-4-martin.lau@linux.dev
Signed-off-by: Alexei Starovoitov &lt;ast@kernel.org&gt;
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In a later patch, the task local storage will only accept uptr
from the syscall update_elem and will not accept uptr from
the bpf prog. The reason is the bpf prog does not have a way
to provide a valid user space address.

bpf_local_storage_update() and bpf_selem_alloc() are used by
both bpf prog bpf_task_storage_get(BPF_LOCAL_STORAGE_GET_F_CREATE)
and bpf syscall update_elem. "bool swap_uptrs" arg is added
to bpf_local_storage_update() and bpf_selem_alloc() to tell if
it is called by the bpf prog or by the bpf syscall. When
swap_uptrs==true, it is called by the syscall.

The arg is named (swap_)uptrs because the later patch will swap
the uptrs between the newly allocated selem and the user space
provided map_value. It will make error handling easier in case
map-&gt;ops-&gt;map_update_elem() fails and the caller can decide
if it needs to unpin the uptr in the user space provided
map_value or the bpf_local_storage_update() has already
taken the uptr ownership and will take care of unpinning it also.

Only swap_uptrs==false is passed now. The logic to handle
the true case will be added in a later patch.

Signed-off-by: Martin KaFai Lau &lt;martin.lau@kernel.org&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20241023234759.860539-4-martin.lau@linux.dev
Signed-off-by: Alexei Starovoitov &lt;ast@kernel.org&gt;
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<entry>
<title>remove pointless includes of &lt;linux/fdtable.h&gt;</title>
<updated>2024-10-07T17:34:41+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Al Viro</name>
<email>viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk</email>
</author>
<published>2024-06-03T03:58:44+00:00</published>
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some of those used to be needed, some had been cargo-culted for
no reason...

Reviewed-by: Christian Brauner &lt;brauner@kernel.org&gt;
Signed-off-by: Al Viro &lt;viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk&gt;
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some of those used to be needed, some had been cargo-culted for
no reason...

Reviewed-by: Christian Brauner &lt;brauner@kernel.org&gt;
Signed-off-by: Al Viro &lt;viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk&gt;
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</entry>
<entry>
<title>bpf: Teach verifier that certain helpers accept NULL pointer.</title>
<updated>2023-04-04T23:57:16+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Alexei Starovoitov</name>
<email>ast@kernel.org</email>
</author>
<published>2023-04-04T04:50:25+00:00</published>
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bpf_[sk|inode|task|cgrp]_storage_[get|delete]() and bpf_get_socket_cookie() helpers
perform run-time check that sk|inode|task|cgrp pointer != NULL.
Teach verifier about this fact and allow bpf programs to pass
PTR_TO_BTF_ID | PTR_MAYBE_NULL into such helpers.
It will be used in the subsequent patch that will do
bpf_sk_storage_get(.., skb-&gt;sk, ...);
Even when 'skb' pointer is trusted the 'sk' pointer may be NULL.

Signed-off-by: Alexei Starovoitov &lt;ast@kernel.org&gt;
Signed-off-by: Andrii Nakryiko &lt;andrii@kernel.org&gt;
Acked-by: David Vernet &lt;void@manifault.com&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/20230404045029.82870-5-alexei.starovoitov@gmail.com
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bpf_[sk|inode|task|cgrp]_storage_[get|delete]() and bpf_get_socket_cookie() helpers
perform run-time check that sk|inode|task|cgrp pointer != NULL.
Teach verifier about this fact and allow bpf programs to pass
PTR_TO_BTF_ID | PTR_MAYBE_NULL into such helpers.
It will be used in the subsequent patch that will do
bpf_sk_storage_get(.., skb-&gt;sk, ...);
Even when 'skb' pointer is trusted the 'sk' pointer may be NULL.

Signed-off-by: Alexei Starovoitov &lt;ast@kernel.org&gt;
Signed-off-by: Andrii Nakryiko &lt;andrii@kernel.org&gt;
Acked-by: David Vernet &lt;void@manifault.com&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/20230404045029.82870-5-alexei.starovoitov@gmail.com
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</entry>
<entry>
<title>bpf: Use bpf_mem_cache_alloc/free in bpf_local_storage_elem</title>
<updated>2023-03-26T02:52:52+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Martin KaFai Lau</name>
<email>martin.lau@kernel.org</email>
</author>
<published>2023-03-22T21:52:43+00:00</published>
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This patch uses bpf_mem_alloc for the task and cgroup local storage that
the bpf prog can easily get a hold of the storage owner's PTR_TO_BTF_ID.
eg. bpf_get_current_task_btf() can be used in some of the kmalloc code
path which will cause deadlock/recursion. bpf_mem_cache_alloc is
deadlock free and will solve a legit use case in [1].

For sk storage, its batch creation benchmark shows a few percent
regression when the sk create/destroy batch size is larger than 32.
The sk creation/destruction happens much more often and
depends on external traffic. Considering it is hypothetical
to be able to cause deadlock with sk storage, it can cross
the bridge to use bpf_mem_alloc till a legit (ie. useful)
use case comes up.

For inode storage, bpf_local_storage_destroy() is called before
waiting for a rcu gp and its memory cannot be reused immediately.
inode stays with kmalloc/kfree after the rcu [or tasks_trace] gp.

A 'bool bpf_ma' argument is added to bpf_local_storage_map_alloc().
Only task and cgroup storage have 'bpf_ma == true' which
means to use bpf_mem_cache_alloc/free(). This patch only changes
selem to use bpf_mem_alloc for task and cgroup. The next patch
will change the local_storage to use bpf_mem_alloc also for
task and cgroup.

Here is some more details on the changes:

* memory allocation:
After bpf_mem_cache_alloc(), the SDATA(selem)-&gt;data is zero-ed because
bpf_mem_cache_alloc() could return a reused selem. It is to keep
the existing bpf_map_kzalloc() behavior. Only SDATA(selem)-&gt;data
is zero-ed. SDATA(selem)-&gt;data is the visible part to the bpf prog.
No need to use zero_map_value() to do the zeroing because
bpf_selem_free(..., reuse_now = true) ensures no bpf prog is using
the selem before returning the selem through bpf_mem_cache_free().
For the internal fields of selem, they will be initialized when
linking to the new smap and the new local_storage.

When 'bpf_ma == false', nothing changes in this patch. It will
stay with the bpf_map_kzalloc().

* memory free:
The bpf_selem_free() and bpf_selem_free_rcu() are modified to handle
the bpf_ma == true case.

For the common selem free path where its owner is also being destroyed,
the mem is freed in bpf_local_storage_destroy(), the owner (task
and cgroup) has gone through a rcu gp. The memory can be reused
immediately, so bpf_local_storage_destroy() will call
bpf_selem_free(..., reuse_now = true) which will do
bpf_mem_cache_free() for immediate reuse consideration.

An exception is the delete elem code path. The delete elem code path
is called from the helper bpf_*_storage_delete() and the syscall
bpf_map_delete_elem(). This path is an unusual case for local
storage because the common use case is to have the local storage
staying with its owner life time so that the bpf prog and the user
space does not have to monitor the owner's destruction. For the delete
elem path, the selem cannot be reused immediately because there could
be bpf prog using it. It will call bpf_selem_free(..., reuse_now = false)
and it will wait for a rcu tasks trace gp before freeing the elem. The
rcu callback is changed to do bpf_mem_cache_raw_free() instead of kfree().

When 'bpf_ma == false', it should be the same as before.
__bpf_selem_free() is added to do the kfree_rcu and call_tasks_trace_rcu().
A few words on the 'reuse_now == true'. When 'reuse_now == true',
it is still racing with bpf_local_storage_map_free which is under rcu
protection, so it still needs to wait for a rcu gp instead of kfree().
Otherwise, the selem may be reused by slab for a totally different struct
while the bpf_local_storage_map_free() is still using it (as a
rcu reader). For the inode case, there may be other rcu readers also.
In short, when bpf_ma == false and reuse_now == true =&gt; vanilla rcu.

[1]: https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/20221118190109.1512674-1-namhyung@kernel.org/

Cc: Namhyung Kim &lt;namhyung@kernel.org&gt;
Signed-off-by: Martin KaFai Lau &lt;martin.lau@kernel.org&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20230322215246.1675516-3-martin.lau@linux.dev
Signed-off-by: Alexei Starovoitov &lt;ast@kernel.org&gt;
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This patch uses bpf_mem_alloc for the task and cgroup local storage that
the bpf prog can easily get a hold of the storage owner's PTR_TO_BTF_ID.
eg. bpf_get_current_task_btf() can be used in some of the kmalloc code
path which will cause deadlock/recursion. bpf_mem_cache_alloc is
deadlock free and will solve a legit use case in [1].

For sk storage, its batch creation benchmark shows a few percent
regression when the sk create/destroy batch size is larger than 32.
The sk creation/destruction happens much more often and
depends on external traffic. Considering it is hypothetical
to be able to cause deadlock with sk storage, it can cross
the bridge to use bpf_mem_alloc till a legit (ie. useful)
use case comes up.

For inode storage, bpf_local_storage_destroy() is called before
waiting for a rcu gp and its memory cannot be reused immediately.
inode stays with kmalloc/kfree after the rcu [or tasks_trace] gp.

A 'bool bpf_ma' argument is added to bpf_local_storage_map_alloc().
Only task and cgroup storage have 'bpf_ma == true' which
means to use bpf_mem_cache_alloc/free(). This patch only changes
selem to use bpf_mem_alloc for task and cgroup. The next patch
will change the local_storage to use bpf_mem_alloc also for
task and cgroup.

Here is some more details on the changes:

* memory allocation:
After bpf_mem_cache_alloc(), the SDATA(selem)-&gt;data is zero-ed because
bpf_mem_cache_alloc() could return a reused selem. It is to keep
the existing bpf_map_kzalloc() behavior. Only SDATA(selem)-&gt;data
is zero-ed. SDATA(selem)-&gt;data is the visible part to the bpf prog.
No need to use zero_map_value() to do the zeroing because
bpf_selem_free(..., reuse_now = true) ensures no bpf prog is using
the selem before returning the selem through bpf_mem_cache_free().
For the internal fields of selem, they will be initialized when
linking to the new smap and the new local_storage.

When 'bpf_ma == false', nothing changes in this patch. It will
stay with the bpf_map_kzalloc().

* memory free:
The bpf_selem_free() and bpf_selem_free_rcu() are modified to handle
the bpf_ma == true case.

For the common selem free path where its owner is also being destroyed,
the mem is freed in bpf_local_storage_destroy(), the owner (task
and cgroup) has gone through a rcu gp. The memory can be reused
immediately, so bpf_local_storage_destroy() will call
bpf_selem_free(..., reuse_now = true) which will do
bpf_mem_cache_free() for immediate reuse consideration.

An exception is the delete elem code path. The delete elem code path
is called from the helper bpf_*_storage_delete() and the syscall
bpf_map_delete_elem(). This path is an unusual case for local
storage because the common use case is to have the local storage
staying with its owner life time so that the bpf prog and the user
space does not have to monitor the owner's destruction. For the delete
elem path, the selem cannot be reused immediately because there could
be bpf prog using it. It will call bpf_selem_free(..., reuse_now = false)
and it will wait for a rcu tasks trace gp before freeing the elem. The
rcu callback is changed to do bpf_mem_cache_raw_free() instead of kfree().

When 'bpf_ma == false', it should be the same as before.
__bpf_selem_free() is added to do the kfree_rcu and call_tasks_trace_rcu().
A few words on the 'reuse_now == true'. When 'reuse_now == true',
it is still racing with bpf_local_storage_map_free which is under rcu
protection, so it still needs to wait for a rcu gp instead of kfree().
Otherwise, the selem may be reused by slab for a totally different struct
while the bpf_local_storage_map_free() is still using it (as a
rcu reader). For the inode case, there may be other rcu readers also.
In short, when bpf_ma == false and reuse_now == true =&gt; vanilla rcu.

[1]: https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/20221118190109.1512674-1-namhyung@kernel.org/

Cc: Namhyung Kim &lt;namhyung@kernel.org&gt;
Signed-off-by: Martin KaFai Lau &lt;martin.lau@kernel.org&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20230322215246.1675516-3-martin.lau@linux.dev
Signed-off-by: Alexei Starovoitov &lt;ast@kernel.org&gt;
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<title>bpf: return long from bpf_map_ops funcs</title>
<updated>2023-03-22T22:11:30+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>JP Kobryn</name>
<email>inwardvessel@gmail.com</email>
</author>
<published>2023-03-22T19:47:54+00:00</published>
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This patch changes the return types of bpf_map_ops functions to long, where
previously int was returned. Using long allows for bpf programs to maintain
the sign bit in the absence of sign extension during situations where
inlined bpf helper funcs make calls to the bpf_map_ops funcs and a negative
error is returned.

The definitions of the helper funcs are generated from comments in the bpf
uapi header at `include/uapi/linux/bpf.h`. The return type of these
helpers was previously changed from int to long in commit bdb7b79b4ce8. For
any case where one of the map helpers call the bpf_map_ops funcs that are
still returning 32-bit int, a compiler might not include sign extension
instructions to properly convert the 32-bit negative value a 64-bit
negative value.

For example:
bpf assembly excerpt of an inlined helper calling a kernel function and
checking for a specific error:

; err = bpf_map_update_elem(&amp;mymap, &amp;key, &amp;val, BPF_NOEXIST);
  ...
  46:	call   0xffffffffe103291c	; htab_map_update_elem
; if (err &amp;&amp; err != -EEXIST) {
  4b:	cmp    $0xffffffffffffffef,%rax ; cmp -EEXIST,%rax

kernel function assembly excerpt of return value from
`htab_map_update_elem` returning 32-bit int:

movl $0xffffffef, %r9d
...
movl %r9d, %eax

...results in the comparison:
cmp $0xffffffffffffffef, $0x00000000ffffffef

Fixes: bdb7b79b4ce8 ("bpf: Switch most helper return values from 32-bit int to 64-bit long")
Tested-by: Eduard Zingerman &lt;eddyz87@gmail.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: JP Kobryn &lt;inwardvessel@gmail.com&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20230322194754.185781-3-inwardvessel@gmail.com
Signed-off-by: Alexei Starovoitov &lt;ast@kernel.org&gt;
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This patch changes the return types of bpf_map_ops functions to long, where
previously int was returned. Using long allows for bpf programs to maintain
the sign bit in the absence of sign extension during situations where
inlined bpf helper funcs make calls to the bpf_map_ops funcs and a negative
error is returned.

The definitions of the helper funcs are generated from comments in the bpf
uapi header at `include/uapi/linux/bpf.h`. The return type of these
helpers was previously changed from int to long in commit bdb7b79b4ce8. For
any case where one of the map helpers call the bpf_map_ops funcs that are
still returning 32-bit int, a compiler might not include sign extension
instructions to properly convert the 32-bit negative value a 64-bit
negative value.

For example:
bpf assembly excerpt of an inlined helper calling a kernel function and
checking for a specific error:

; err = bpf_map_update_elem(&amp;mymap, &amp;key, &amp;val, BPF_NOEXIST);
  ...
  46:	call   0xffffffffe103291c	; htab_map_update_elem
; if (err &amp;&amp; err != -EEXIST) {
  4b:	cmp    $0xffffffffffffffef,%rax ; cmp -EEXIST,%rax

kernel function assembly excerpt of return value from
`htab_map_update_elem` returning 32-bit int:

movl $0xffffffef, %r9d
...
movl %r9d, %eax

...results in the comparison:
cmp $0xffffffffffffffef, $0x00000000ffffffef

Fixes: bdb7b79b4ce8 ("bpf: Switch most helper return values from 32-bit int to 64-bit long")
Tested-by: Eduard Zingerman &lt;eddyz87@gmail.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: JP Kobryn &lt;inwardvessel@gmail.com&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20230322194754.185781-3-inwardvessel@gmail.com
Signed-off-by: Alexei Starovoitov &lt;ast@kernel.org&gt;
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<title>bpf: Repurpose use_trace_rcu to reuse_now in bpf_local_storage</title>
<updated>2023-03-10T19:05:28+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Martin KaFai Lau</name>
<email>martin.lau@kernel.org</email>
</author>
<published>2023-03-08T06:59:25+00:00</published>
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This patch re-purpose the use_trace_rcu to mean
if the freed memory can be reused immediately or not.
The use_trace_rcu is renamed to reuse_now. Other than
the boolean test is reversed, it should be a no-op.

The following explains the reason for the rename and how it will
be used in a later patch.

In a later patch, bpf_mem_cache_alloc/free will be used
in the bpf_local_storage. The bpf mem allocator will reuse
the freed memory immediately. Some of the free paths in
bpf_local_storage does not support memory to be reused immediately.
These paths are the "delete" elem cases from the bpf_*_storage_delete()
helper and the map_delete_elem() syscall. Note that "delete" elem
before the owner's (sk/task/cgrp/inode) lifetime ended is not
the common usage for the local storage.

The common free path, bpf_local_storage_destroy(), can reuse the
memory immediately. This common path means the storage stays with
its owner until the owner is destroyed.

The above mentioned "delete" elem paths that cannot
reuse immediately always has the 'use_trace_rcu ==  true'.
The cases that is safe for immediate reuse always have
'use_trace_rcu == false'. Instead of adding another arg
in a later patch, this patch re-purpose this arg
to reuse_now and have the test logic reversed.

In a later patch, 'reuse_now == true' will free to the
bpf_mem_cache_free() where the memory can be reused
immediately. 'reuse_now == false' will go through the
call_rcu_tasks_trace().

Signed-off-by: Martin KaFai Lau &lt;martin.lau@kernel.org&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20230308065936.1550103-7-martin.lau@linux.dev
Signed-off-by: Alexei Starovoitov &lt;ast@kernel.org&gt;
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This patch re-purpose the use_trace_rcu to mean
if the freed memory can be reused immediately or not.
The use_trace_rcu is renamed to reuse_now. Other than
the boolean test is reversed, it should be a no-op.

The following explains the reason for the rename and how it will
be used in a later patch.

In a later patch, bpf_mem_cache_alloc/free will be used
in the bpf_local_storage. The bpf mem allocator will reuse
the freed memory immediately. Some of the free paths in
bpf_local_storage does not support memory to be reused immediately.
These paths are the "delete" elem cases from the bpf_*_storage_delete()
helper and the map_delete_elem() syscall. Note that "delete" elem
before the owner's (sk/task/cgrp/inode) lifetime ended is not
the common usage for the local storage.

The common free path, bpf_local_storage_destroy(), can reuse the
memory immediately. This common path means the storage stays with
its owner until the owner is destroyed.

The above mentioned "delete" elem paths that cannot
reuse immediately always has the 'use_trace_rcu ==  true'.
The cases that is safe for immediate reuse always have
'use_trace_rcu == false'. Instead of adding another arg
in a later patch, this patch re-purpose this arg
to reuse_now and have the test logic reversed.

In a later patch, 'reuse_now == true' will free to the
bpf_mem_cache_free() where the memory can be reused
immediately. 'reuse_now == false' will go through the
call_rcu_tasks_trace().

Signed-off-by: Martin KaFai Lau &lt;martin.lau@kernel.org&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20230308065936.1550103-7-martin.lau@linux.dev
Signed-off-by: Alexei Starovoitov &lt;ast@kernel.org&gt;
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