[PATCH bpf-next v7 5/5] bpf: refactor kfunc checks using table-driven approach in verifier

From: Chengkaitao

Date: Sun Mar 08 2026 - 09:49:30 EST


From: Kaitao Cheng <chengkaitao@xxxxxxxxxx>

Replace per-kfunc btf_id chains in list/rbtree/res_lock and graph node
checks with btf_id_in_kfunc_table() and static kfunc tables for easier
maintenance.

Signed-off-by: Kaitao Cheng <chengkaitao@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
kernel/bpf/verifier.c | 97 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------------
1 file changed, 66 insertions(+), 31 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
index 5e32e02429c4..853716f599ce 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
@@ -12602,6 +12602,62 @@ BTF_ID(func, bpf_session_is_return)
BTF_ID(func, bpf_stream_vprintk)
BTF_ID(func, bpf_stream_print_stack)

+static const enum special_kfunc_type bpf_list_api_kfuncs[] = {
+ KF_bpf_list_push_front_impl,
+ KF_bpf_list_push_back_impl,
+ KF_bpf_list_add_impl,
+ KF_bpf_list_pop_front,
+ KF_bpf_list_pop_back,
+ KF_bpf_list_del,
+ KF_bpf_list_front,
+ KF_bpf_list_back,
+ KF_bpf_list_is_first,
+ KF_bpf_list_is_last,
+ KF_bpf_list_empty,
+};
+
+/* Kfuncs that take a list node argument (bpf_list_node *). */
+static const enum special_kfunc_type bpf_list_node_api_kfuncs[] = {
+ KF_bpf_list_push_front_impl,
+ KF_bpf_list_push_back_impl,
+ KF_bpf_list_add_impl,
+ KF_bpf_list_del,
+ KF_bpf_list_is_first,
+ KF_bpf_list_is_last,
+};
+
+/* Kfuncs that take an rbtree node argument (bpf_rb_node *). */
+static const enum special_kfunc_type bpf_rbtree_node_api_kfuncs[] = {
+ KF_bpf_rbtree_remove,
+ KF_bpf_rbtree_add_impl,
+ KF_bpf_rbtree_left,
+ KF_bpf_rbtree_right,
+};
+
+static const enum special_kfunc_type bpf_rbtree_api_kfuncs[] = {
+ KF_bpf_rbtree_add_impl,
+ KF_bpf_rbtree_remove,
+ KF_bpf_rbtree_first,
+ KF_bpf_rbtree_root,
+ KF_bpf_rbtree_left,
+ KF_bpf_rbtree_right,
+};
+
+static const enum special_kfunc_type bpf_res_spin_lock_kfuncs[] = {
+ KF_bpf_res_spin_lock,
+ KF_bpf_res_spin_unlock,
+ KF_bpf_res_spin_lock_irqsave,
+ KF_bpf_res_spin_unlock_irqrestore,
+};
+
+static bool btf_id_in_kfunc_table(u32 btf_id, const enum special_kfunc_type *kfuncs, int n)
+{
+ for (int i = 0; i < n; i++)
+ if (btf_id == special_kfunc_list[kfuncs[i]])
+ return true;
+ return false;
+}
+
static bool is_task_work_add_kfunc(u32 func_id)
{
return func_id == special_kfunc_list[KF_bpf_task_work_schedule_signal] ||
@@ -13002,27 +13058,14 @@ static int check_reg_allocation_locked(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, struct bpf_

static bool is_bpf_list_api_kfunc(u32 btf_id)
{
- return btf_id == special_kfunc_list[KF_bpf_list_push_front_impl] ||
- btf_id == special_kfunc_list[KF_bpf_list_push_back_impl] ||
- btf_id == special_kfunc_list[KF_bpf_list_add_impl] ||
- btf_id == special_kfunc_list[KF_bpf_list_pop_front] ||
- 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_is_first] ||
- btf_id == special_kfunc_list[KF_bpf_list_is_last] ||
- btf_id == special_kfunc_list[KF_bpf_list_empty];
+ return btf_id_in_kfunc_table(btf_id, bpf_list_api_kfuncs,
+ ARRAY_SIZE(bpf_list_api_kfuncs));
}

static bool is_bpf_rbtree_api_kfunc(u32 btf_id)
{
- return btf_id == special_kfunc_list[KF_bpf_rbtree_add_impl] ||
- btf_id == special_kfunc_list[KF_bpf_rbtree_remove] ||
- btf_id == special_kfunc_list[KF_bpf_rbtree_first] ||
- btf_id == special_kfunc_list[KF_bpf_rbtree_root] ||
- btf_id == special_kfunc_list[KF_bpf_rbtree_left] ||
- btf_id == special_kfunc_list[KF_bpf_rbtree_right];
+ return btf_id_in_kfunc_table(btf_id, bpf_rbtree_api_kfuncs,
+ ARRAY_SIZE(bpf_rbtree_api_kfuncs));
}

static bool is_bpf_iter_num_api_kfunc(u32 btf_id)
@@ -13040,10 +13083,8 @@ static bool is_bpf_graph_api_kfunc(u32 btf_id)

static bool is_bpf_res_spin_lock_kfunc(u32 btf_id)
{
- return btf_id == special_kfunc_list[KF_bpf_res_spin_lock] ||
- btf_id == special_kfunc_list[KF_bpf_res_spin_unlock] ||
- btf_id == special_kfunc_list[KF_bpf_res_spin_lock_irqsave] ||
- btf_id == special_kfunc_list[KF_bpf_res_spin_unlock_irqrestore];
+ return btf_id_in_kfunc_table(btf_id, bpf_res_spin_lock_kfuncs,
+ ARRAY_SIZE(bpf_res_spin_lock_kfuncs));
}

static bool is_bpf_arena_kfunc(u32 btf_id)
@@ -13132,18 +13173,12 @@ static bool check_kfunc_is_graph_node_api(struct bpf_verifier_env *env,

switch (node_field_type) {
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_add_impl] ||
- kfunc_btf_id == special_kfunc_list[KF_bpf_list_del] ||
- kfunc_btf_id == special_kfunc_list[KF_bpf_list_is_first] ||
- kfunc_btf_id == special_kfunc_list[KF_bpf_list_is_last]);
+ ret = btf_id_in_kfunc_table(kfunc_btf_id, bpf_list_node_api_kfuncs,
+ ARRAY_SIZE(bpf_list_node_api_kfuncs));
break;
case BPF_RB_NODE:
- ret = (kfunc_btf_id == special_kfunc_list[KF_bpf_rbtree_remove] ||
- kfunc_btf_id == special_kfunc_list[KF_bpf_rbtree_add_impl] ||
- kfunc_btf_id == special_kfunc_list[KF_bpf_rbtree_left] ||
- kfunc_btf_id == special_kfunc_list[KF_bpf_rbtree_right]);
+ ret = btf_id_in_kfunc_table(kfunc_btf_id, bpf_rbtree_node_api_kfuncs,
+ ARRAY_SIZE(bpf_rbtree_node_api_kfuncs));
break;
default:
verbose(env, "verifier internal error: unexpected graph node argument type %s\n",
--
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