[PATCH bpf-next 2/6] bpf: Add syscall common attrs support for xdp link_create

From: Leon Hwang

Date: Sat Oct 17 2026 - 10:28:58 EST


With the syscall common attrs support for link_create, add syscall common
attrs support for xdp link_create in order to report the invalid target
ifindex error and the underlying driver's error.

Signed-off-by: Leon Hwang <leon.hwang@xxxxxxxxx>
---
include/linux/netdevice.h | 3 ++-
kernel/bpf/syscall.c | 2 +-
net/core/dev.c | 6 +++++-
3 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/netdevice.h b/include/linux/netdevice.h
index 3cff2174dc03..4548b0fd824d 100644
--- a/include/linux/netdevice.h
+++ b/include/linux/netdevice.h
@@ -4417,7 +4417,8 @@ struct sk_buff *validate_xmit_skb_list(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *d
struct sk_buff *dev_hard_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
struct netdev_queue *txq, int *ret);

-int bpf_xdp_link_attach(const union bpf_attr *attr, struct bpf_prog *prog);
+int bpf_xdp_link_attach(const union bpf_attr *attr, struct bpf_prog *prog,
+ struct bpf_verifier_log *log);
u8 dev_xdp_prog_count(struct net_device *dev);
int netif_xdp_propagate(struct net_device *dev, struct netdev_bpf *bpf);
int dev_xdp_propagate(struct net_device *dev, struct netdev_bpf *bpf);
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/syscall.c b/kernel/bpf/syscall.c
index 252b479937a4..e96d5f09486f 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/syscall.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/syscall.c
@@ -5921,7 +5921,7 @@ static int link_create(union bpf_attr *attr, bpfptr_t uattr, struct bpf_common_a
break;
#ifdef CONFIG_NET
case BPF_PROG_TYPE_XDP:
- ret = bpf_xdp_link_attach(attr, prog);
+ ret = bpf_xdp_link_attach(attr, prog, log);
break;
case BPF_PROG_TYPE_SCHED_CLS:
if (attr->link_create.attach_type == BPF_TCX_INGRESS ||
diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index 18dc88990510..fdc1de21f358 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@
#include <linux/kthread.h>
#include <linux/bpf.h>
#include <linux/bpf_trace.h>
+#include <linux/bpf_verifier.h>
#include <net/net_namespace.h>
#include <net/sock.h>
#include <net/busy_poll.h>
@@ -10771,7 +10772,8 @@ static const struct bpf_link_ops bpf_xdp_link_lops = {
.update_prog = bpf_xdp_link_update,
};

-int bpf_xdp_link_attach(const union bpf_attr *attr, struct bpf_prog *prog)
+int bpf_xdp_link_attach(const union bpf_attr *attr, struct bpf_prog *prog,
+ struct bpf_verifier_log *log)
{
struct net *net = current->nsproxy->net_ns;
struct bpf_link_primer link_primer;
@@ -10784,6 +10786,7 @@ int bpf_xdp_link_attach(const union bpf_attr *attr, struct bpf_prog *prog)
dev = dev_get_by_index(net, attr->link_create.target_ifindex);
if (!dev) {
rtnl_unlock();
+ bpf_log(log, "Invalid target_ifindex.\n");
return -EINVAL;
}

@@ -10812,6 +10815,7 @@ int bpf_xdp_link_attach(const union bpf_attr *attr, struct bpf_prog *prog)
if (err) {
link->dev = NULL;
bpf_link_cleanup(&link_primer);
+ bpf_log(log, extack._msg);
trace_bpf_xdp_link_attach_failed(extack._msg);
goto out_put_dev;
}
--
2.55.0