[PATCH] selftests/bpf: replace bpf_probe_read_kernel with direct access
From: Suchit Karunakaran
Date: Wed Apr 22 2026 - 14:38:43 EST
Use direct field access instead of bpf_probe_read_kernel() for
nlk->groups[0] and inode->i_ino, and clean up related code.
Removes obsolete FIXME comments and unused variable.
Signed-off-by: Suchit Karunakaran <suchitkarunakaran@xxxxxxxxx>
---
.../testing/selftests/bpf/progs/bpf_iter_netlink.c | 13 ++-----------
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/bpf_iter_netlink.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/bpf_iter_netlink.c
index 00b2ceae81fb..5930bf8899d2 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/bpf_iter_netlink.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/bpf_iter_netlink.c
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ int dump_netlink(struct bpf_iter__netlink *ctx)
struct seq_file *seq = ctx->meta->seq;
struct netlink_sock *nlk = ctx->sk;
unsigned long group, ino;
- struct inode *inode;
struct socket *sk;
struct sock *s;
@@ -35,10 +34,7 @@ int dump_netlink(struct bpf_iter__netlink *ctx)
if (!nlk->groups) {
group = 0;
} else {
- /* FIXME: temporary use bpf_probe_read_kernel here, needs
- * verifier support to do direct access.
- */
- bpf_probe_read_kernel(&group, sizeof(group), &nlk->groups[0]);
+ group = nlk->groups[0];
}
BPF_SEQ_PRINTF(seq, "%-10u %08x %-8d %-8d %-5d %-8d ",
nlk->portid, (u32)group,
@@ -50,12 +46,7 @@ int dump_netlink(struct bpf_iter__netlink *ctx)
if (!sk) {
ino = 0;
} else {
- /* FIXME: container_of inside SOCK_INODE has a forced
- * type conversion, and direct access cannot be used
- * with current verifier.
- */
- inode = SOCK_INODE(sk);
- bpf_probe_read_kernel(&ino, sizeof(ino), &inode->i_ino);
+ ino = SOCK_INODE(sk)->i_ino;
}
BPF_SEQ_PRINTF(seq, "%-8u %-8lu\n", s->sk_drops.counter, ino);
--
2.53.0