[PATCH bpf-next v11 02/10] bpf: Factor out check_map_mem_read helper in verifier

From: Leon Hwang

Date: Thu Aug 06 2026 - 12:38:59 EST


In the next commit, percpu_array map will add map_direct_value_addr
support.

IOW, it will add a map_type check in the iff condition of the
bpf_map_direct_read() code block, which will reduce the code block
readability.

Hence, factor out check_map_mem_read helper to improve the readability,
and the maintainability for the percpu_array map case.

Signed-off-by: Leon Hwang <leon.hwang@xxxxxxxxx>
---
kernel/bpf/verifier.c | 75 +++++++++++++++++++++++++------------------
1 file changed, 43 insertions(+), 32 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
index b790ee42d25a..25c4ada94cd9 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
@@ -6155,6 +6155,48 @@ static void add_scalar_to_reg(struct bpf_reg_state *dst_reg, s64 val)
reg_bounds_sync(dst_reg);
}

+static int check_map_mem_read(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, struct bpf_reg_state *reg, int off,
+ int bpf_size, int value_regno, bool is_ldsx)
+{
+ struct bpf_reg_state *regs = cur_regs(env);
+ int size = bpf_size_to_bytes(bpf_size);
+ struct bpf_map *map = reg->map_ptr;
+
+ switch (map->map_type) {
+ case BPF_MAP_TYPE_INSN_ARRAY:
+ if (bpf_size != BPF_DW) {
+ verbose(env, "Invalid read of %d bytes from insn_array\n", size);
+ return -EACCES;
+ }
+ regs[value_regno] = *reg;
+ add_scalar_to_reg(&regs[value_regno], off);
+ regs[value_regno].type = PTR_TO_INSN;
+ return 0;
+ default:
+ break;
+ }
+
+ /* If map is read-only, track its contents as scalars. */
+ if (tnum_is_const(reg->var_off) &&
+ bpf_map_is_rdonly(map) &&
+ map->ops->map_direct_value_addr) {
+ int map_off = off + reg->var_off.value;
+ u64 val = 0;
+ int err;
+
+ err = bpf_map_direct_read(map, map_off, size, &val, is_ldsx);
+ if (err)
+ return err;
+
+ regs[value_regno].type = SCALAR_VALUE;
+ __mark_reg_known(&regs[value_regno], val);
+ return 0;
+ }
+
+ mark_reg_unknown(env, regs, value_regno);
+ return 0;
+}
+
/* check whether memory at (regno + off) is accessible for t = (read | write)
* if t==write, value_regno is a register which value is stored into memory
* if t==read, value_regno is a register which will receive the value from memory
@@ -6209,38 +6251,7 @@ static int check_mem_access(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, int insn_idx, struct b
if (kptr_field) {
err = check_map_kptr_access(env, value_regno, insn_idx, kptr_field);
} else if (t == BPF_READ && value_regno >= 0) {
- struct bpf_map *map = reg->map_ptr;
-
- /*
- * If map is read-only, track its contents as scalars,
- * unless it is an insn array (see the special case below)
- */
- if (tnum_is_const(reg->var_off) &&
- bpf_map_is_rdonly(map) &&
- map->ops->map_direct_value_addr &&
- map->map_type != BPF_MAP_TYPE_INSN_ARRAY) {
- int map_off = off + reg->var_off.value;
- u64 val = 0;
-
- err = bpf_map_direct_read(map, map_off, size,
- &val, is_ldsx);
- if (err)
- return err;
-
- regs[value_regno].type = SCALAR_VALUE;
- __mark_reg_known(&regs[value_regno], val);
- } else if (map->map_type == BPF_MAP_TYPE_INSN_ARRAY) {
- if (bpf_size != BPF_DW) {
- verbose(env, "Invalid read of %d bytes from insn_array\n",
- size);
- return -EACCES;
- }
- regs[value_regno] = *reg;
- add_scalar_to_reg(&regs[value_regno], off);
- regs[value_regno].type = PTR_TO_INSN;
- } else {
- mark_reg_unknown(env, regs, value_regno);
- }
+ err = check_map_mem_read(env, reg, off, bpf_size, value_regno, is_ldsx);
}
} else if (base_type(reg->type) == PTR_TO_MEM) {
bool rdonly_mem = type_is_rdonly_mem(reg->type);
--
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