bpf: Enable bpf_skc_to_* sock casting helper to networking prog type
There is a constant need to add more fields into the bpf_tcp_sock
for the bpf programs running at tc, sock_ops...etc.
A current workaround could be to use bpf_probe_read_kernel(). However,
other than making another helper call for reading each field and missing
CO-RE, it is also not as intuitive to use as directly reading
"tp->lsndtime" for example. While already having perfmon cap to do
bpf_probe_read_kernel(), it will be much easier if the bpf prog can
directly read from the tcp_sock.
This patch tries to do that by using the existing casting-helpers
bpf_skc_to_*() whose func_proto returns a btf_id. For example, the
func_proto of bpf_skc_to_tcp_sock returns the btf_id of the
kernel "struct tcp_sock".
These helpers are also added to is_ptr_cast_function().
It ensures the returning reg (BPF_REF_0) will also carries the ref_obj_id.
That will keep the ref-tracking works properly.
The bpf_skc_to_* helpers are made available to most of the bpf prog
types in filter.c. The bpf_skc_to_* helpers will be limited by
perfmon cap.
This patch adds a ARG_PTR_TO_BTF_ID_SOCK_COMMON. The helper accepting
this arg can accept a btf-id-ptr (PTR_TO_BTF_ID + &btf_sock_ids[BTF_SOCK_TYPE_SOCK_COMMON])
or a legacy-ctx-convert-skc-ptr (PTR_TO_SOCK_COMMON). The bpf_skc_to_*()
helpers are changed to take ARG_PTR_TO_BTF_ID_SOCK_COMMON such that
they will accept pointer obtained from skb->sk.
Instead of specifying both arg_type and arg_btf_id in the same func_proto
which is how the current ARG_PTR_TO_BTF_ID does, the arg_btf_id of
the new ARG_PTR_TO_BTF_ID_SOCK_COMMON is specified in the
compatible_reg_types[] in verifier.c. The reason is the arg_btf_id is
always the same. Discussion in this thread:
https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/20200922070422.1917351-1-kafai@fb.com/
The ARG_PTR_TO_BTF_ID_ part gives a clear expectation that the helper is
expecting a PTR_TO_BTF_ID which could be NULL. This is the same
behavior as the existing helper taking ARG_PTR_TO_BTF_ID.
The _SOCK_COMMON part means the helper is also expecting the legacy
SOCK_COMMON pointer.
By excluding the _OR_NULL part, the bpf prog cannot call helper
with a literal NULL which doesn't make sense in most cases.
e.g. bpf_skc_to_tcp_sock(NULL) will be rejected. All PTR_TO_*_OR_NULL
reg has to do a NULL check first before passing into the helper or else
the bpf prog will be rejected. This behavior is nothing new and
consistent with the current expectation during bpf-prog-load.
[ ARG_PTR_TO_BTF_ID_SOCK_COMMON will be used to replace
ARG_PTR_TO_SOCK* of other existing helpers later such that
those existing helpers can take the PTR_TO_BTF_ID returned by
the bpf_skc_to_*() helpers.
The only special case is bpf_sk_lookup_assign() which can accept a
literal NULL ptr. It has to be handled specially in another follow
up patch if there is a need (e.g. by renaming ARG_PTR_TO_SOCKET_OR_NULL
to ARG_PTR_TO_BTF_ID_SOCK_COMMON_OR_NULL). ]
[ When converting the older helpers that take ARG_PTR_TO_SOCK* in
the later patch, if the kernel does not support BTF,
ARG_PTR_TO_BTF_ID_SOCK_COMMON will behave like ARG_PTR_TO_SOCK_COMMON
because no reg->type could have PTR_TO_BTF_ID in this case.
It is not a concern for the newer-btf-only helper like the bpf_skc_to_*()
here though because these helpers must require BTF vmlinux to begin
with. ]
Signed-off-by: Martin KaFai Lau <kafai@fb.com>
Signed-off-by: Alexei Starovoitov <ast@kernel.org>
Acked-by: John Fastabend <john.fastabend@gmail.com>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/20200925000350.3855720-1-kafai@fb.com
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