[PATCH bpf v2 0/2] bpf: allow UTF-8 literals in bpf_bprintf_prepare()
From: Yihan Ding
Date: Tue Apr 14 2026 - 23:24:16 EST
bpf_bprintf_prepare() currently rejects any non-ASCII byte in format
strings, so helpers such as bpf_trace_printk() fail to emit UTF-8
literal text even when those bytes are not part of a format specifier.
Keep plain text permissive while continuing to parse '%' sequences as
ASCII-only, then extend trace_printk selftests to cover both the valid
UTF-8 literal case and the invalid non-ASCII-after-'%' case.
Changes in v2:
- split the core change and selftest updates into two patches
- drop unnecessary isspace()/ispunct() casts
- add comments to clarify plain-text vs format-specifier handling
- add a negative selftest for non-ASCII bytes inside '%' sequences
Testing:
- Reproduced on x86_64 without the core fix: ASCII trace output works,
while UTF-8 literal text in bpf_trace_printk() is rejected and
produces no trace output
- Verified with tools/testing/selftests/bpf: ./test_progs -t trace_printk
Yihan Ding (2):
bpf: allow UTF-8 literals in bpf_bprintf_prepare()
selftests/bpf: cover UTF-8 trace_printk output
kernel/bpf/helpers.c | 16 +++++++++++-
.../selftests/bpf/prog_tests/trace_printk.c | 26 +++++++++++++++----
.../selftests/bpf/progs/trace_printk.c | 9 +++++++
3 files changed, 45 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
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2.20.1