[PATCH v6 4/5] selftests/bpf: Add test cases for bpf_list_del/add/is_edge/empty

From: Chengkaitao

Date: Wed Mar 04 2026 - 09:43:12 EST


From: Kaitao Cheng <chengkaitao@xxxxxxxxxx>

Extend the refcounted_kptr test: add a node to both an rbtree and a
list, retrieve the node from the rbtree to obtain the node pointer,
then add a new node after the first in the list, and finally use
bpf_list_del to remove both nodes.

The test asserts that the list is non-empty after insert, asserts the
first and last nodes after bpf_list_add, and asserts that the list is
empty after removing both nodes.

To verify the validity of bpf_list_del/add, the test also expects the
verifier to reject calls to bpf_list_del/add made without holding the
spin_lock.

Signed-off-by: Kaitao Cheng <chengkaitao@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
.../testing/selftests/bpf/bpf_experimental.h | 39 ++++
.../selftests/bpf/progs/refcounted_kptr.c | 182 ++++++++++++++++++
2 files changed, 221 insertions(+)

diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/bpf_experimental.h b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/bpf_experimental.h
index 4b7210c318dd..d5f42ed69166 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/bpf_experimental.h
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/bpf_experimental.h
@@ -99,6 +99,45 @@ extern struct bpf_list_node *bpf_list_pop_front(struct bpf_list_head *head) __ks
*/
extern struct bpf_list_node *bpf_list_pop_back(struct bpf_list_head *head) __ksym;

+/* Description
+ * Remove 'node' from the BPF linked list with head 'head'.
+ * The node must be in the list. Caller receives ownership of the
+ * removed node and must release it with bpf_obj_drop.
+ * Returns
+ * Pointer to the removed bpf_list_node, or NULL if 'node' is NULL
+ * or not in the list.
+ */
+extern struct bpf_list_node *bpf_list_del(struct bpf_list_head *head,
+ struct bpf_list_node *node) __ksym;
+
+/* Description
+ * Insert 'new' after 'prev' in the BPF linked list with head 'head'.
+ * The bpf_spin_lock protecting the list must be held. 'prev' must already
+ * be in that list; 'new' must not be in any list. The 'meta' and 'off'
+ * parameters are rewritten by the verifier, no need for BPF programs to
+ * set them.
+ * Returns
+ * 0 on success, -EINVAL if head is NULL, prev is not in the list with head,
+ * or new is already in a list.
+ */
+extern int bpf_list_add_impl(struct bpf_list_head *head, struct bpf_list_node *new,
+ struct bpf_list_node *prev, void *meta, __u64 off) __ksym;
+
+/* Convenience macro to wrap over bpf_list_add_impl */
+#define bpf_list_add(head, new, prev) bpf_list_add_impl(head, new, prev, NULL, 0)
+
+/* Description
+ * Return true if 'node' is the first (when 'is_first' is true) or the last
+ * (when 'is_first' is false) node in the list with head 'head'.
+ */
+extern bool bpf_list_node_is_edge(struct bpf_list_head *head,
+ struct bpf_list_node *node, bool is_first) __ksym;
+
+/* Description
+ * Return true if the list with head 'head' has no entries.
+ */
+extern bool bpf_list_empty(struct bpf_list_head *head) __ksym;
+
/* Description
* Remove 'node' from rbtree with root 'root'
* Returns
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/refcounted_kptr.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/refcounted_kptr.c
index 1aca85d86aeb..aca201f9fb56 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/refcounted_kptr.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/refcounted_kptr.c
@@ -367,6 +367,188 @@ long insert_rbtree_and_stash__del_tree_##rem_tree(void *ctx) \
INSERT_STASH_READ(true, "insert_stash_read: remove from tree");
INSERT_STASH_READ(false, "insert_stash_read: don't remove from tree");

+/* Insert one node in tree and list, remove it from tree, add a second node
+ * after it with bpf_list_add, check bpf_list_node_is_edge/empty, then
+ * remove both nodes from list via bpf_list_del.
+ */
+SEC("tc")
+__description("list_add_del_and_check: test bpf_list_add/del/is_first/is_last/empty")
+__success __retval(0)
+long list_add_del_and_check(void *ctx)
+{
+ long err = 0;
+ struct bpf_rb_node *rb;
+ struct bpf_list_node *l, *l_1;
+ struct node_data *n, *n_1, *m_1;
+
+ err = __insert_in_tree_and_list(&head, &root, &lock);
+ if (err)
+ return err;
+
+ bpf_spin_lock(&lock);
+ if (bpf_list_empty(&head)) {
+ bpf_spin_unlock(&lock);
+ return -7;
+ }
+
+ rb = bpf_rbtree_first(&root);
+ if (!rb) {
+ bpf_spin_unlock(&lock);
+ return -4;
+ }
+
+ rb = bpf_rbtree_remove(&root, rb);
+ bpf_spin_unlock(&lock);
+ if (!rb)
+ return -5;
+
+ n = container_of(rb, struct node_data, r);
+ n_1 = bpf_obj_new(typeof(*n_1));
+ if (!n_1) {
+ bpf_obj_drop(n);
+ return -1;
+ }
+ m_1 = bpf_refcount_acquire(n_1);
+ if (!m_1) {
+ bpf_obj_drop(n);
+ bpf_obj_drop(n_1);
+ return -1;
+ }
+
+ bpf_spin_lock(&lock);
+ if (bpf_list_add(&head, &n_1->l, &n->l)) {
+ bpf_spin_unlock(&lock);
+ bpf_obj_drop(n);
+ bpf_obj_drop(m_1);
+ return -8;
+ }
+
+ if (!bpf_list_node_is_edge(&head, &n->l, true) ||
+ !bpf_list_node_is_edge(&head, &m_1->l, false)) {
+ bpf_spin_unlock(&lock);
+ bpf_obj_drop(n);
+ bpf_obj_drop(m_1);
+ return -9;
+ }
+
+ l = bpf_list_del(&head, &n->l);
+ l_1 = bpf_list_del(&head, &m_1->l);
+ bpf_spin_unlock(&lock);
+ bpf_obj_drop(n);
+ bpf_obj_drop(m_1);
+
+ if (l)
+ bpf_obj_drop(container_of(l, struct node_data, l));
+ else
+ err = -6;
+
+ if (l_1)
+ bpf_obj_drop(container_of(l_1, struct node_data, l));
+ else
+ err = -6;
+
+ bpf_spin_lock(&lock);
+ if (!bpf_list_empty(&head))
+ err = -7;
+ bpf_spin_unlock(&lock);
+ return err;
+}
+
+SEC("?tc")
+__failure __msg("bpf_spin_lock at off=32 must be held for bpf_list_head")
+long list_del_without_lock_fail(void *ctx)
+{
+ struct bpf_rb_node *rb;
+ struct bpf_list_node *l;
+ struct node_data *n;
+
+ bpf_spin_lock(&lock);
+ rb = bpf_rbtree_first(&root);
+ if (!rb) {
+ bpf_spin_unlock(&lock);
+ return -4;
+ }
+
+ rb = bpf_rbtree_remove(&root, rb);
+ bpf_spin_unlock(&lock);
+ if (!rb)
+ return -5;
+
+ n = container_of(rb, struct node_data, r);
+ l = bpf_list_del(&head, &n->l);
+ bpf_obj_drop(n);
+ if (!l)
+ return -6;
+
+ bpf_obj_drop(container_of(l, struct node_data, l));
+ return 0;
+}
+
+SEC("?tc")
+__failure __msg("bpf_spin_lock at off=32 must be held for bpf_list_head")
+long list_add_without_lock_fail(void *ctx)
+{
+ long err = 0;
+ struct bpf_rb_node *rb;
+ struct bpf_list_node *l, *l_1;
+ struct node_data *n, *n_1, *m_1;
+
+ err = __insert_in_tree_and_list(&head, &root, &lock);
+ if (err)
+ return err;
+
+ bpf_spin_lock(&lock);
+ rb = bpf_rbtree_first(&root);
+ if (!rb) {
+ bpf_spin_unlock(&lock);
+ return -4;
+ }
+
+ rb = bpf_rbtree_remove(&root, rb);
+ bpf_spin_unlock(&lock);
+ if (!rb)
+ return -5;
+
+ n = container_of(rb, struct node_data, r);
+ n_1 = bpf_obj_new(typeof(*n_1));
+ if (!n_1) {
+ bpf_obj_drop(n);
+ return -1;
+ }
+ m_1 = bpf_refcount_acquire(n_1);
+ if (!m_1) {
+ bpf_obj_drop(n);
+ bpf_obj_drop(n_1);
+ return -1;
+ }
+
+ /* Intentionally no lock: verifier should reject bpf_list_add without lock */
+ if (bpf_list_add(&head, &n_1->l, &n->l)) {
+ bpf_obj_drop(n);
+ bpf_obj_drop(m_1);
+ return -8;
+ }
+
+ bpf_spin_lock(&lock);
+ l = bpf_list_del(&head, &n->l);
+ l_1 = bpf_list_del(&head, &m_1->l);
+ bpf_spin_unlock(&lock);
+ bpf_obj_drop(n);
+ bpf_obj_drop(m_1);
+
+ if (l)
+ bpf_obj_drop(container_of(l, struct node_data, l));
+ else
+ err = -6;
+
+ if (l_1)
+ bpf_obj_drop(container_of(l_1, struct node_data, l));
+ else
+ err = -6;
+
+ return err;
+}
+
SEC("tc")
__success
long rbtree_refcounted_node_ref_escapes(void *ctx)
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