[PATCH bpf-next 2/2] selftests/bpf: Test RCU iterator state pruning
From: Ning Ding
Date: Thu Aug 06 2026 - 20:47:21 EST
Add a path where RCU protection reaches zero and then starts again.
The iterator is untrusted after this gap and must be rejected.
Signed-off-by: Ning Ding <dingning04@xxxxxxxxx>
---
.../selftests/bpf/progs/iters_task_failure.c | 27 +++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 27 insertions(+)
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/iters_task_failure.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/iters_task_failure.c
index fe3663dedbe14..bac394ae77f44 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/iters_task_failure.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/iters_task_failure.c
@@ -61,6 +61,33 @@ int BPF_PROG(iter_tasks_lock_and_unlock)
return 0;
}
+SEC("?fentry.s/" SYS_PREFIX "sys_getpgid")
+__failure __msg("expected an RCU CS when using bpf_iter_task_next")
+__flag(BPF_F_TEST_STATE_FREQ)
+int BPF_PROG(iter_tasks_rcu_state_pruning)
+{
+ struct bpf_iter_task it;
+
+ bpf_rcu_read_lock();
+ bpf_iter_task_new(&it, NULL, BPF_TASK_ITER_ALL_PROCS);
+
+ if (likely(bpf_get_prandom_u32())) {
+ /* Keep the outer RCU lock active. */
+ bpf_rcu_read_lock();
+ bpf_rcu_read_unlock();
+ } else {
+ /* Create an unprotected gap. */
+ bpf_rcu_read_unlock();
+ bpf_rcu_read_lock();
+ }
+
+ bpf_iter_task_next(&it);
+ bpf_iter_task_destroy(&it);
+ bpf_rcu_read_unlock();
+
+ return 0;
+}
+
SEC("?fentry.s/" SYS_PREFIX "sys_getpgid")
__failure __msg("expected an RCU CS when using bpf_iter_css_next")
int BPF_PROG(iter_css_lock_and_unlock)
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