Re: [PATCH bpf v3] lib/buildid: use __kernel_read() for sleepable context

[Christian Brauner]

On Mon, Dec 22, 2025 at 12:58:59PM -0800, Shakeel Butt wrote:
> For the sleepable context, convert freader to use __kernel_read()
> instead of direct page cache access via read_cache_folio(). This
> simplifies the faultable code path by using the standard kernel file
> reading interface which handles all the complexity of reading file data.
> 
> At the moment we are not changing the code for non-sleepable context
> which uses filemap_get_folio() and only succeeds if the target folios
> are already in memory and up-to-date. The reason is to keep the patch
> simple and easier to backport to stable kernels.
> 
> Syzbot repro does not crash the kernel anymore and the selftests run
> successfully.
> 
> In the follow up we will make __kernel_read() with IOCB_NOWAIT work for
> non-sleepable contexts. In addition, I would like to replace the
> secretmem check with a more generic approach and will add fstest for the
> buildid code.
> 
> Reported-by: syzbot+09b7d050e4806540153d@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Closes: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=09b7d050e4806540153d
> Fixes: ad41251c290d ("lib/buildid: implement sleepable build_id_parse() API")
> Reviewed-by: Christoph Hellwig <hch@xxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Shakeel Butt <shakeel.butt@xxxxxxxxx>
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Reviewed-by: Christian Brauner <brauner@xxxxxxxxxx>