[PATCH bpf-next v2 1/6] bpf: Add syscall common attrs support for link_create

From: Leon Hwang

Date: Mon Oct 19 2026 - 15:21:52 EST


Similar to the syscall common attrs support for map_create [1], add the
syscall common attrs support for link_create.

Create and finalize the internal verifier log instance.

Then, report the error messages for invalid prog fd, invalid attach type,
and invalid prog type.

Links:
[1] https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/20260514004634.3DA09C19425@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/

Signed-off-by: Leon Hwang <leon.hwang@xxxxxxxxx>
---
include/linux/bpf_verifier.h | 1 +
kernel/bpf/log.c | 19 +++++++++++-------
kernel/bpf/syscall.c | 39 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------
3 files changed, 46 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/bpf_verifier.h b/include/linux/bpf_verifier.h
index 951a90458d18..de9845526ce0 100644
--- a/include/linux/bpf_verifier.h
+++ b/include/linux/bpf_verifier.h
@@ -896,6 +896,7 @@ struct bpf_verifier_log *bpf_log_attr_create_vlog(struct bpf_log_attr *attr_log,
struct bpf_common_attr *common, bpfptr_t uattr,
u32 size);
int bpf_log_attr_finalize(struct bpf_log_attr *attr, struct bpf_verifier_log *log);
+int bpf_log_attr_report_size(struct bpf_log_attr *attr, u32 size);

#define BPF_MAX_SUBPROGS 256

diff --git a/kernel/bpf/log.c b/kernel/bpf/log.c
index 5432c0fc442b..2bcd62d9ad88 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/log.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/log.c
@@ -884,17 +884,22 @@ struct bpf_verifier_log *bpf_log_attr_create_vlog(struct bpf_log_attr *attr_log,
return log;
}

+int bpf_log_attr_report_size(struct bpf_log_attr *attr, u32 size)
+{
+ if (attr->offsetof_true_size &&
+ copy_to_bpfptr_offset(attr->uattr, attr->offsetof_true_size, &size, sizeof(size)))
+ return -EFAULT;
+
+ return 0;
+}
+
int bpf_log_attr_finalize(struct bpf_log_attr *attr, struct bpf_verifier_log *log)
{
u32 log_true_size;
- int err;
+ int err, ret;

err = bpf_vlog_finalize(log, &log_true_size);

- if (attr->offsetof_true_size &&
- copy_to_bpfptr_offset(attr->uattr, attr->offsetof_true_size, &log_true_size,
- sizeof(log_true_size)))
- return -EFAULT;
-
- return err;
+ ret = bpf_log_attr_report_size(attr, log_true_size);
+ return ret ? ret : err;
}
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/syscall.c b/kernel/bpf/syscall.c
index 849bc9136299..201658b75ab7 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/syscall.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/syscall.c
@@ -5856,8 +5856,11 @@ static int bpf_map_do_batch(const union bpf_attr *attr,
}

#define BPF_LINK_CREATE_LAST_FIELD link_create.uprobe_multi.path_fd
-static int link_create(union bpf_attr *attr, bpfptr_t uattr)
+static int link_create(union bpf_attr *attr, bpfptr_t uattr, struct bpf_common_attr *attr_common,
+ bpfptr_t uattr_common, u32 size_common)
{
+ struct bpf_verifier_log *log;
+ struct bpf_log_attr attr_log;
struct bpf_prog *prog;
int ret;

@@ -5867,14 +5870,28 @@ static int link_create(union bpf_attr *attr, bpfptr_t uattr)
if (attr->link_create.attach_type == BPF_STRUCT_OPS)
return bpf_struct_ops_link_create(attr);

+ log = bpf_log_attr_create_vlog(&attr_log, attr_common, uattr_common, size_common);
+ if (IS_ERR(log))
+ return PTR_ERR(log);
+
prog = bpf_prog_get(attr->link_create.prog_fd);
- if (IS_ERR(prog))
- return PTR_ERR(prog);
+ if (IS_ERR(prog)) {
+ bpf_log(log, "Invalid prog_fd.\n");
+ ret = PTR_ERR(prog);
+ prog = NULL;
+ goto out;
+ }

ret = bpf_prog_attach_check_attach_type(prog,
attr->link_create.attach_type);
- if (ret)
+ if (ret) {
+ bpf_log(log, "Invalid attach_type.\n");
goto out;
+ }
+
+ ret = bpf_log_attr_report_size(&attr_log, 0);
+ if (ret)
+ goto put_prog;

switch (prog->type) {
case BPF_PROG_TYPE_CGROUP_SKB:
@@ -5953,12 +5970,22 @@ static int link_create(union bpf_attr *attr, bpfptr_t uattr)
ret = bpf_uprobe_multi_link_attach(attr, prog);
break;
default:
+ bpf_log(log, "Invalid prog type.\n");
ret = -EINVAL;
}

out:
- if (ret < 0)
+ if (ret < 0) {
+ int err = bpf_log_attr_finalize(&attr_log, log);
+
+ ret = err ? err : ret;
+ }
+
+put_prog:
+ if (ret < 0 && prog)
bpf_prog_put(prog);
+
+ kfree(log);
return ret;
}

@@ -6530,7 +6557,7 @@ static int __sys_bpf(enum bpf_cmd cmd, bpfptr_t uattr, unsigned int size,
err = bpf_map_do_batch(&attr, uattr.user, BPF_MAP_DELETE_BATCH);
break;
case BPF_LINK_CREATE:
- err = link_create(&attr, uattr);
+ err = link_create(&attr, uattr, &attr_common, uattr_common, size_common);
break;
case BPF_LINK_UPDATE:
err = link_update(&attr);
--
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