Re: [PATCH bpf-next v5 09/10] selftests/bpf: move bpf_jit_harden helper into testing_helpers

From: Ihor Solodrai

Date: Wed Jul 15 2026 - 18:34:49 EST


On 7/9/26 3:01 AM, Alexis Lothoré (eBPF Foundation) wrote:
> Move set_bpf_jit_harden to testing helpers so that other selftests can
> change the hardening configuration without re-implementing a helper.
>
> Signed-off-by: Alexis Lothoré (eBPF Foundation) <alexis.lothore@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> Changes in v5:
> - check set_bpf_jit_harden return code in cleanup path
>
> Changes in v3:
> - new patch
> ---
> .../selftests/bpf/prog_tests/bpf_insn_array.c | 44 +++-------------------
> tools/testing/selftests/bpf/testing_helpers.c | 32 ++++++++++++++++
> tools/testing/selftests/bpf/testing_helpers.h | 1 +
> 3 files changed, 38 insertions(+), 39 deletions(-)

The move makes sense, thanks.

Acked-by: Ihor Solodrai <ihor.solodrai@xxxxxxxxx>

>
> diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/bpf_insn_array.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/bpf_insn_array.c
> index 0222a9a5d076..815f3e04540f 100644
> --- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/bpf_insn_array.c
> +++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/bpf_insn_array.c
> @@ -227,42 +227,6 @@ static void check_incorrect_index(void)
> check_mid_insn_index();
> }
>
> -static int set_bpf_jit_harden(char *level)
> -{
> - char old_level;
> - int err = -1;
> - int fd = -1;
> -
> - fd = open("/proc/sys/net/core/bpf_jit_harden", O_RDWR | O_NONBLOCK);
> - if (fd < 0) {
> - ASSERT_FAIL("open .../bpf_jit_harden returned %d (errno=%d)", fd, errno);
> - return -1;
> - }
> -
> - err = read(fd, &old_level, 1);
> - if (err != 1) {
> - ASSERT_FAIL("read from .../bpf_jit_harden returned %d (errno=%d)", err, errno);
> - err = -1;
> - goto end;
> - }
> -
> - lseek(fd, 0, SEEK_SET);
> -
> - err = write(fd, level, 1);
> - if (err != 1) {
> - ASSERT_FAIL("write to .../bpf_jit_harden returned %d (errno=%d)", err, errno);
> - err = -1;
> - goto end;
> - }
> -
> - err = 0;
> - *level = old_level;
> -end:
> - if (fd >= 0)
> - close(fd);
> - return err;
> -}
> -
> static void check_blindness(void)
> {
> struct bpf_insn insns[] = {
> @@ -272,7 +236,7 @@ static void check_blindness(void)
> BPF_MOV64_IMM(BPF_REG_0, 1),
> BPF_EXIT_INSN(),
> };
> - int prog_fd = -1, map_fd;
> + int prog_fd = -1, map_fd, ret;
> struct bpf_insn_array_value val = {};
> char bpf_jit_harden = '@'; /* non-exizsting value */
> int i;
> @@ -291,7 +255,8 @@ static void check_blindness(void)
> goto cleanup;
>
> bpf_jit_harden = '2';
> - if (set_bpf_jit_harden(&bpf_jit_harden)) {
> + ret = set_bpf_jit_harden(&bpf_jit_harden);
> + if (!ASSERT_OK(ret, "set bpf_jit_harden")) {
> bpf_jit_harden = '@'; /* open, read or write failed => no write was done */
> goto cleanup;
> }
> @@ -313,7 +278,8 @@ static void check_blindness(void)
> cleanup:
> /* restore the old one */
> if (bpf_jit_harden != '@')
> - set_bpf_jit_harden(&bpf_jit_harden);
> + ASSERT_OK(set_bpf_jit_harden(&bpf_jit_harden),
> + "restore hardening configuration");
>
> close(prog_fd);
> close(map_fd);
> diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/testing_helpers.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/testing_helpers.c
> index c970e7793dfc..737f668b35e2 100644
> --- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/testing_helpers.c
> +++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/testing_helpers.c
> @@ -519,6 +519,38 @@ bool is_jit_enabled(void)
> return enabled;
> }
>
> +int set_bpf_jit_harden(char *level)
> +{
> + char old_level;
> + int err = -1;
> + int fd = -1;
> +
> + fd = open("/proc/sys/net/core/bpf_jit_harden", O_RDWR | O_NONBLOCK);
> + if (fd < 0)
> + return -1;
> +
> + err = read(fd, &old_level, 1);
> + if (err != 1) {
> + err = -1;
> + goto end;
> + }
> +
> + lseek(fd, 0, SEEK_SET);
> +
> + err = write(fd, level, 1);
> + if (err != 1) {
> + err = -1;
> + goto end;
> + }
> +
> + err = 0;
> + *level = old_level;
> +end:
> + if (fd >= 0)
> + close(fd);
> + return err;
> +}
> +
> int stack_mprotect(void)
> {
> void *buf;
> diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/testing_helpers.h b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/testing_helpers.h
> index 2edc6fb7fc52..e00642afe86f 100644
> --- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/testing_helpers.h
> +++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/testing_helpers.h
> @@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ struct bpf_insn;
> int get_xlated_program(int fd_prog, struct bpf_insn **buf, __u32 *cnt);
> int testing_prog_flags(void);
> bool is_jit_enabled(void);
> +int set_bpf_jit_harden(char *level);
> int stack_mprotect(void);
>
> #endif /* __TESTING_HELPERS_H */
>