[PATCH bpf-next] bpf: Introduce bpf generic log

From: Leon Hwang
Date: Wed Jul 05 2023 - 09:22:00 EST


Currently, excluding verifier, users are unable to obtain detailed error
information when issues occur in BPF syscall.

To overcome this limitation, bpf generic log is introduced to provide
error details similar to the verifier. This enhancement will enable the
reporting of error details along with the corresponding errno in BPF
syscall.

Essentially, bpf generic log functions as a mechanism similar to netlink,
enabling the transmission of error messages to user space. This
mechanism greatly enhances the usability of BPF syscall by allowing
users to access comprehensive error messages instead of relying solely
on errno.

This patch specifically addresses the error reporting in dev_xdp_attach()
. With this patch, the error messages will be transferred to user space
like the netlink approach. Hence, users will be able to check the error
message along with the errno.

Signed-off-by: Leon Hwang <hffilwlqm@xxxxxxxxx>
---
include/linux/bpf.h | 30 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
include/uapi/linux/bpf.h | 6 ++++++
kernel/bpf/log.c | 33 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
net/core/dev.c | 11 ++++++++++-
tools/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h | 6 ++++++
5 files changed, 85 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/bpf.h b/include/linux/bpf.h
index f58895830..fd63f4a76 100644
--- a/include/linux/bpf.h
+++ b/include/linux/bpf.h
@@ -3077,4 +3077,34 @@ static inline gfp_t bpf_memcg_flags(gfp_t flags)
return flags;
}

+#define BPF_GENERIC_TMP_LOG_SIZE 256
+
+struct bpf_generic_log {
+ char kbuf[BPF_GENERIC_TMP_LOG_SIZE];
+ char __user *ubuf;
+ u32 len_used;
+ u32 len_total;
+};
+
+__printf(2, 3) void bpf_generic_log_write(struct bpf_generic_log *log,
+ const char *fmt, ...);
+static inline void bpf_generic_log_init(struct bpf_generic_log *log,
+ const struct bpf_generic_user_log *ulog)
+{
+ log->ubuf = (char __user *) (unsigned long) ulog->log_buf;
+ log->len_total = ulog->log_size;
+ log->len_used = 0;
+}
+
+#define BPF_GENERIC_LOG_WRITE(log, ulog, fmt, ...) do { \
+ const char *____fmt = (fmt); \
+ bpf_generic_log_init(log, ulog); \
+ bpf_generic_log_write(log, ____fmt, ##__VA_ARGS__); \
+} while (0)
+
+#define BPF_GENERIC_ULOG_WRITE(ulog, fmt, ...) do { \
+ struct bpf_generic_log ____log; \
+ BPF_GENERIC_LOG_WRITE(&____log, ulog, fmt, ##__VA_ARGS__); \
+} while (0)
+
#endif /* _LINUX_BPF_H */
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h b/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
index 60a9d59be..34fa33493 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
@@ -1318,6 +1318,11 @@ struct bpf_stack_build_id {
};
};

+struct bpf_generic_user_log {
+ __aligned_u64 log_buf; /* user supplied buffer */
+ __u32 log_size; /* size of user buffer */
+};
+
#define BPF_OBJ_NAME_LEN 16U

union bpf_attr {
@@ -1544,6 +1549,7 @@ union bpf_attr {
};
__u32 attach_type; /* attach type */
__u32 flags; /* extra flags */
+ struct bpf_generic_user_log log; /* user log */
union {
__u32 target_btf_id; /* btf_id of target to attach to */
struct {
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/log.c b/kernel/bpf/log.c
index 850494423..be56b153b 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/log.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/log.c
@@ -325,3 +325,36 @@ __printf(2, 3) void bpf_log(struct bpf_verifier_log *log,
va_end(args);
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(bpf_log);
+
+static inline void __bpf_generic_log_write(struct bpf_generic_log *log, const char *fmt,
+ va_list args)
+{
+ unsigned int n;
+
+ n = vscnprintf(log->kbuf, BPF_GENERIC_TMP_LOG_SIZE, fmt, args);
+
+ WARN_ONCE(n >= BPF_GENERIC_TMP_LOG_SIZE - 1,
+ "bpf generic log truncated - local buffer too short\n");
+
+ n = min(log->len_total - log->len_used - 1, n);
+ log->kbuf[n] = '\0';
+
+ if (!copy_to_user(log->ubuf + log->len_used, log->kbuf, n + 1))
+ log->len_used += n;
+ else
+ log->ubuf = NULL;
+}
+
+__printf(2, 3) void bpf_generic_log_write(struct bpf_generic_log *log,
+ const char *fmt, ...)
+{
+ va_list args;
+
+ if (!log->ubuf || !log->len_total)
+ return;
+
+ va_start(args, fmt);
+ __bpf_generic_log_write(log, fmt, args);
+ va_end(args);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(bpf_generic_log_write);
diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index 69a3e5446..e933809c0 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -9409,12 +9409,20 @@ static const struct bpf_link_ops bpf_xdp_link_lops = {
.update_prog = bpf_xdp_link_update,
};

+static inline void bpf_xdp_link_log(const union bpf_attr *attr, struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
+{
+ const struct bpf_generic_user_log *ulog = &attr->link_create.log;
+
+ BPF_GENERIC_ULOG_WRITE(ulog, extack->_msg);
+}
+
int bpf_xdp_link_attach(const union bpf_attr *attr, struct bpf_prog *prog)
{
struct net *net = current->nsproxy->net_ns;
struct bpf_link_primer link_primer;
struct bpf_xdp_link *link;
struct net_device *dev;
+ struct netlink_ext_ack extack;
int err, fd;

rtnl_lock();
@@ -9440,12 +9448,13 @@ int bpf_xdp_link_attach(const union bpf_attr *attr, struct bpf_prog *prog)
goto unlock;
}

- err = dev_xdp_attach_link(dev, NULL, link);
+ err = dev_xdp_attach_link(dev, &extack, link);
rtnl_unlock();

if (err) {
link->dev = NULL;
bpf_link_cleanup(&link_primer);
+ bpf_xdp_link_log(attr, &extack);
goto out_put_dev;
}

diff --git a/tools/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h b/tools/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
index 60a9d59be..34fa33493 100644
--- a/tools/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
+++ b/tools/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
@@ -1318,6 +1318,11 @@ struct bpf_stack_build_id {
};
};

+struct bpf_generic_user_log {
+ __aligned_u64 log_buf; /* user supplied buffer */
+ __u32 log_size; /* size of user buffer */
+};
+
#define BPF_OBJ_NAME_LEN 16U

union bpf_attr {
@@ -1544,6 +1549,7 @@ union bpf_attr {
};
__u32 attach_type; /* attach type */
__u32 flags; /* extra flags */
+ struct bpf_generic_user_log log; /* user log */
union {
__u32 target_btf_id; /* btf_id of target to attach to */
struct {
--
2.41.0