Re: [PATCH v4 bpf-next 2/3] mm/bpf: Add bpf_get_kmem_cache() kfunc

From: Namhyung Kim
Date: Fri Oct 04 2024 - 19:28:11 EST


On Fri, Oct 04, 2024 at 03:57:26PM -0700, Song Liu wrote:
> On Fri, Oct 4, 2024 at 2:58 PM Namhyung Kim <namhyung@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > On Fri, Oct 04, 2024 at 02:36:30PM -0700, Song Liu wrote:
> > > On Fri, Oct 4, 2024 at 2:25 PM Roman Gushchin <roman.gushchin@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > On Fri, Oct 04, 2024 at 01:10:58PM -0700, Song Liu wrote:
> > > > > On Wed, Oct 2, 2024 at 11:10 AM Namhyung Kim <namhyung@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > The bpf_get_kmem_cache() is to get a slab cache information from a
> > > > > > virtual address like virt_to_cache(). If the address is a pointer
> > > > > > to a slab object, it'd return a valid kmem_cache pointer, otherwise
> > > > > > NULL is returned.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > It doesn't grab a reference count of the kmem_cache so the caller is
> > > > > > responsible to manage the access. The intended use case for now is to
> > > > > > symbolize locks in slab objects from the lock contention tracepoints.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Suggested-by: Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@xxxxxxx>
> > > > > > Acked-by: Roman Gushchin <roman.gushchin@xxxxxxxxx> (mm/*)
> > > > > > Acked-by: Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@xxxxxxx> #mm/slab
> > > > > > Signed-off-by: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > > > ---
> > > > > > kernel/bpf/helpers.c | 1 +
> > > > > > mm/slab_common.c | 19 +++++++++++++++++++
> > > > > > 2 files changed, 20 insertions(+)
> > > > > >
> > > > > > diff --git a/kernel/bpf/helpers.c b/kernel/bpf/helpers.c
> > > > > > index 4053f279ed4cc7ab..3709fb14288105c6 100644
> > > > > > --- a/kernel/bpf/helpers.c
> > > > > > +++ b/kernel/bpf/helpers.c
> > > > > > @@ -3090,6 +3090,7 @@ BTF_ID_FLAGS(func, bpf_iter_bits_new, KF_ITER_NEW)
> > > > > > BTF_ID_FLAGS(func, bpf_iter_bits_next, KF_ITER_NEXT | KF_RET_NULL)
> > > > > > BTF_ID_FLAGS(func, bpf_iter_bits_destroy, KF_ITER_DESTROY)
> > > > > > BTF_ID_FLAGS(func, bpf_copy_from_user_str, KF_SLEEPABLE)
> > > > > > +BTF_ID_FLAGS(func, bpf_get_kmem_cache, KF_RET_NULL)
> > > > > > BTF_KFUNCS_END(common_btf_ids)
> > > > > >
> > > > > > static const struct btf_kfunc_id_set common_kfunc_set = {
> > > > > > diff --git a/mm/slab_common.c b/mm/slab_common.c
> > > > > > index 7443244656150325..5484e1cd812f698e 100644
> > > > > > --- a/mm/slab_common.c
> > > > > > +++ b/mm/slab_common.c
> > > > > > @@ -1322,6 +1322,25 @@ size_t ksize(const void *objp)
> > > > > > }
> > > > > > EXPORT_SYMBOL(ksize);
> > > > > >
> > > > > > +#ifdef CONFIG_BPF_SYSCALL
> > > > > > +#include <linux/btf.h>
> > > > > > +
> > > > > > +__bpf_kfunc_start_defs();
> > > > > > +
> > > > > > +__bpf_kfunc struct kmem_cache *bpf_get_kmem_cache(u64 addr)
> > > > > > +{
> > > > > > + struct slab *slab;
> > > > > > +
> > > > > > + if (!virt_addr_valid(addr))
> > > > > > + return NULL;
> > > > > > +
> > > > > > + slab = virt_to_slab((void *)(long)addr);
> > > > > > + return slab ? slab->slab_cache : NULL;
> > > > > > +}
> > > > >
> > > > > Do we need to hold a refcount to the slab_cache? Given
> > > > > we make this kfunc available everywhere, including
> > > > > sleepable contexts, I think it is necessary.
> > > >
> > > > It's a really good question.
> > > >
> > > > If the callee somehow owns the slab object, as in the example
> > > > provided in the series (current task), it's not necessarily.
> > > >
> > > > If a user can pass a random address, you're right, we need to
> > > > grab the slab_cache's refcnt. But then we also can't guarantee
> > > > that the object still belongs to the same slab_cache, the
> > > > function becomes racy by the definition.
> > >
> > > To be safe, we can limit the kfunc to sleepable context only. Then
> > > we can lock slab_mutex for virt_to_slab, and hold a refcount
> > > to slab_cache. We will need a KF_RELEASE kfunc to release
> > > the refcount later.
> >
> > Then it needs to call kmem_cache_destroy() for release which contains
> > rcu_barrier. :(
> >
> > >
> > > IIUC, this limitation (sleepable context only) shouldn't be a problem
> > > for perf use case?
> >
> > No, it would be called from the lock contention path including
> > spinlocks. :(
> >
> > Can we limit it to non-sleepable ctx and not to pass arbtrary address
> > somehow (or not to save the result pointer)?
>
> I hacked something like the following. It is not ideal, because we are
> taking spinlock_t pointer instead of void pointer. To use this with void
> 'pointer, we will need some verifier changes.

Thanks a lot for doing this!! I'll take a look at the verifier what
needs to be done.

Namhyung

>
>
> diff --git i/kernel/bpf/helpers.c w/kernel/bpf/helpers.c
> index 3709fb142881..7311a26ecb01 100644
> --- i/kernel/bpf/helpers.c
> +++ w/kernel/bpf/helpers.c
> @@ -3090,7 +3090,7 @@ BTF_ID_FLAGS(func, bpf_iter_bits_new, KF_ITER_NEW)
> BTF_ID_FLAGS(func, bpf_iter_bits_next, KF_ITER_NEXT | KF_RET_NULL)
> BTF_ID_FLAGS(func, bpf_iter_bits_destroy, KF_ITER_DESTROY)
> BTF_ID_FLAGS(func, bpf_copy_from_user_str, KF_SLEEPABLE)
> -BTF_ID_FLAGS(func, bpf_get_kmem_cache, KF_RET_NULL)
> +BTF_ID_FLAGS(func, bpf_get_kmem_cache, KF_RET_NULL | KF_TRUSTED_ARGS
> | KF_RCU_PROTECTED)
> BTF_KFUNCS_END(common_btf_ids)
>
> static const struct btf_kfunc_id_set common_kfunc_set = {
> diff --git i/mm/slab_common.c w/mm/slab_common.c
> index 5484e1cd812f..3e3e5f172f2e 100644
> --- i/mm/slab_common.c
> +++ w/mm/slab_common.c
> @@ -1327,14 +1327,15 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(ksize);
>
> __bpf_kfunc_start_defs();
>
> -__bpf_kfunc struct kmem_cache *bpf_get_kmem_cache(u64 addr)
> +__bpf_kfunc struct kmem_cache *bpf_get_kmem_cache(spinlock_t *addr)
> {
> struct slab *slab;
> + unsigned long a = (unsigned long)addr;
>
> - if (!virt_addr_valid(addr))
> + if (!virt_addr_valid(a))
> return NULL;
>
> - slab = virt_to_slab((void *)(long)addr);
> + slab = virt_to_slab(addr);
> return slab ? slab->slab_cache : NULL;
> }
>
> @@ -1346,4 +1347,3 @@ EXPORT_TRACEPOINT_SYMBOL(kmalloc);
> EXPORT_TRACEPOINT_SYMBOL(kmem_cache_alloc);
> EXPORT_TRACEPOINT_SYMBOL(kfree);
> EXPORT_TRACEPOINT_SYMBOL(kmem_cache_free);
> -
> diff --git i/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/kmem_cache_iter.c
> w/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/kmem_cache_iter.c
> index 3f6ec15a1bf6..8238155a5055 100644
> --- i/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/kmem_cache_iter.c
> +++ w/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/kmem_cache_iter.c
> @@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ struct {
> __uint(max_entries, 1024);
> } slab_hash SEC(".maps");
>
> -extern struct kmem_cache *bpf_get_kmem_cache(__u64 addr) __ksym;
> +extern struct kmem_cache *bpf_get_kmem_cache(spinlock_t *addr) __ksym;
>
> /* result, will be checked by userspace */
> int found;
> @@ -46,21 +46,23 @@ int slab_info_collector(struct bpf_iter__kmem_cache *ctx)
> SEC("raw_tp/bpf_test_finish")
> int BPF_PROG(check_task_struct)
> {
> - __u64 curr = bpf_get_current_task();
> + struct task_struct *curr = bpf_get_current_task_btf();
> struct kmem_cache *s;
> char *name;
>
> - s = bpf_get_kmem_cache(curr);
> + s = bpf_get_kmem_cache(&curr->alloc_lock);
> if (s == NULL) {
> found = -1;
> return 0;
> }
>
> + bpf_rcu_read_lock();
> name = bpf_map_lookup_elem(&slab_hash, &s);
> if (name && !bpf_strncmp(name, 11, "task_struct"))
> found = 1;
> else
> found = -2;
> + bpf_rcu_read_unlock();
>
> return 0;
> }