[PATCH v6 2/5] bpf: Add bpf_list_add_impl to insert node after a given list node

From: Chengkaitao

Date: Wed Mar 04 2026 - 09:49:19 EST


From: Kaitao Cheng <chengkaitao@xxxxxxxxxx>

Add a new kfunc bpf_list_add_impl(head, new, prev, meta, off) that
inserts 'new' after 'prev' in the BPF linked list. Both must be in
the same list; 'prev' must already be in the list. The new node must
be an owning reference (e.g. from bpf_obj_new); the kfunc consumes
that reference and the node becomes non-owning once inserted.

We have added an additional parameter bpf_list_head *head to
bpf_list_add_impl, as the verifier requires the head parameter to
check whether the lock is being held.

Returns 0 on success, -EINVAL if 'prev' is not in a list or 'new'
is already in a list (or duplicate insertion). On failure, the
kernel drops the passed-in node.

Signed-off-by: Kaitao Cheng <chengkaitao@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
kernel/bpf/helpers.c | 34 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
kernel/bpf/verifier.c | 17 +++++++++++++----
2 files changed, 47 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/bpf/helpers.c b/kernel/bpf/helpers.c
index cc1a096a1f64..740b53024283 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/helpers.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/helpers.c
@@ -2505,6 +2505,39 @@ __bpf_kfunc struct bpf_list_node *bpf_list_back(struct bpf_list_head *head)
return (struct bpf_list_node *)h->prev;
}

+__bpf_kfunc int bpf_list_add_impl(struct bpf_list_head *head,
+ struct bpf_list_node *new,
+ struct bpf_list_node *prev,
+ void *meta__ign, u64 off)
+{
+ struct bpf_list_node_kern *kn = (void *)new, *kp = (void *)prev;
+ struct btf_struct_meta *meta = meta__ign;
+ struct list_head *n = &kn->list_head, *p = &kp->list_head;
+ struct list_head *h = (void *)head;
+
+ /* If list_head was 0-initialized by map, bpf_obj_init_field wasn't
+ * called on its fields, so init here
+ */
+ if (unlikely(!h->next)) {
+ INIT_LIST_HEAD(h);
+ goto fail;
+ }
+
+ if (WARN_ON_ONCE(READ_ONCE(kp->owner) != head))
+ goto fail;
+
+ if (cmpxchg(&kn->owner, NULL, BPF_PTR_POISON))
+ goto fail;
+
+ list_add(n, p);
+ WRITE_ONCE(kn->owner, head);
+ return 0;
+
+fail:
+ __bpf_obj_drop_impl((void *)n - off, meta ? meta->record : NULL, false);
+ return -EINVAL;
+}
+
__bpf_kfunc struct bpf_rb_node *bpf_rbtree_remove(struct bpf_rb_root *root,
struct bpf_rb_node *node)
{
@@ -4574,6 +4607,7 @@ BTF_ID_FLAGS(func, bpf_list_pop_back, KF_ACQUIRE | KF_RET_NULL)
BTF_ID_FLAGS(func, bpf_list_del, KF_ACQUIRE | KF_RET_NULL)
BTF_ID_FLAGS(func, bpf_list_front, KF_RET_NULL)
BTF_ID_FLAGS(func, bpf_list_back, KF_RET_NULL)
+BTF_ID_FLAGS(func, bpf_list_add_impl)
BTF_ID_FLAGS(func, bpf_task_acquire, KF_ACQUIRE | KF_RCU | KF_RET_NULL)
BTF_ID_FLAGS(func, bpf_task_release, KF_RELEASE)
BTF_ID_FLAGS(func, bpf_rbtree_remove, KF_ACQUIRE | KF_RET_NULL)
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
index c9557d3fb8dd..e458cf3b1dd1 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
@@ -12464,6 +12464,7 @@ enum special_kfunc_type {
KF_bpf_list_del,
KF_bpf_list_front,
KF_bpf_list_back,
+ KF_bpf_list_add_impl,
KF_bpf_cast_to_kern_ctx,
KF_bpf_rdonly_cast,
KF_bpf_rcu_read_lock,
@@ -12525,6 +12526,7 @@ BTF_ID(func, bpf_list_pop_back)
BTF_ID(func, bpf_list_del)
BTF_ID(func, bpf_list_front)
BTF_ID(func, bpf_list_back)
+BTF_ID(func, bpf_list_add_impl)
BTF_ID(func, bpf_cast_to_kern_ctx)
BTF_ID(func, bpf_rdonly_cast)
BTF_ID(func, bpf_rcu_read_lock)
@@ -13000,7 +13002,8 @@ static bool is_bpf_list_api_kfunc(u32 btf_id)
btf_id == special_kfunc_list[KF_bpf_list_pop_back] ||
btf_id == special_kfunc_list[KF_bpf_list_del] ||
btf_id == special_kfunc_list[KF_bpf_list_front] ||
- btf_id == special_kfunc_list[KF_bpf_list_back];
+ btf_id == special_kfunc_list[KF_bpf_list_back] ||
+ btf_id == special_kfunc_list[KF_bpf_list_add_impl];
}

static bool is_bpf_rbtree_api_kfunc(u32 btf_id)
@@ -13122,7 +13125,8 @@ static bool check_kfunc_is_graph_node_api(struct bpf_verifier_env *env,
case BPF_LIST_NODE:
ret = (kfunc_btf_id == special_kfunc_list[KF_bpf_list_push_front_impl] ||
kfunc_btf_id == special_kfunc_list[KF_bpf_list_push_back_impl] ||
- kfunc_btf_id == special_kfunc_list[KF_bpf_list_del]);
+ kfunc_btf_id == special_kfunc_list[KF_bpf_list_del] ||
+ kfunc_btf_id == special_kfunc_list[KF_bpf_list_add_impl]);
break;
case BPF_RB_NODE:
ret = (kfunc_btf_id == special_kfunc_list[KF_bpf_rbtree_remove] ||
@@ -14264,6 +14268,7 @@ static int check_kfunc_call(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, struct bpf_insn *insn,

if (meta.func_id == special_kfunc_list[KF_bpf_list_push_front_impl] ||
meta.func_id == special_kfunc_list[KF_bpf_list_push_back_impl] ||
+ meta.func_id == special_kfunc_list[KF_bpf_list_add_impl] ||
meta.func_id == special_kfunc_list[KF_bpf_rbtree_add_impl]) {
release_ref_obj_id = regs[BPF_REG_2].ref_obj_id;
insn_aux->insert_off = regs[BPF_REG_2].off;
@@ -23230,13 +23235,17 @@ static int fixup_kfunc_call(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, struct bpf_insn *insn,
*cnt = 3;
} else if (desc->func_id == special_kfunc_list[KF_bpf_list_push_back_impl] ||
desc->func_id == special_kfunc_list[KF_bpf_list_push_front_impl] ||
+ desc->func_id == special_kfunc_list[KF_bpf_list_add_impl] ||
desc->func_id == special_kfunc_list[KF_bpf_rbtree_add_impl]) {
struct btf_struct_meta *kptr_struct_meta = env->insn_aux_data[insn_idx].kptr_struct_meta;
int struct_meta_reg = BPF_REG_3;
int node_offset_reg = BPF_REG_4;

- /* rbtree_add has extra 'less' arg, so args-to-fixup are in diff regs */
- if (desc->func_id == special_kfunc_list[KF_bpf_rbtree_add_impl]) {
+ /* list/rbtree_add_impl have an extra arg (prev/less),
+ * so args-to-fixup are in different regs.
+ */
+ if (desc->func_id == special_kfunc_list[KF_bpf_list_add_impl] ||
+ desc->func_id == special_kfunc_list[KF_bpf_rbtree_add_impl]) {
struct_meta_reg = BPF_REG_4;
node_offset_reg = BPF_REG_5;
}
--
2.50.1 (Apple Git-155)