[PATCH stable 6.6.y v3 3/4] selftests/bpf: Tests for per-insn sync_linked_regs() precision tracking
From: Zhenzhong Wu
Date: Sun Jun 14 2026 - 13:00:26 EST
From: Eduard Zingerman <eddyz87@xxxxxxxxx>
[ Upstream commit bebc17b1c03b224a0b4aec6a171815e39f8ba9bc ]
Add a few test cases to verify precision tracking for scalars gaining
range because of sync_linked_regs():
- check what happens when more than 6 registers might gain range in
sync_linked_regs();
- check if precision is propagated correctly when operand of
conditional jump gained range in sync_linked_regs() and one of
linked registers is marked precise;
- check if precision is propagated correctly when operand of
conditional jump gained range in sync_linked_regs() and a
other-linked operand of the conditional jump is marked precise;
- add a minimized reproducer for precision tracking bug reported in [0];
- Check that mark_chain_precision() for one of the conditional jump
operands does not trigger equal scalars precision propagation.
[0] https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/CAEf4BzZ0xidVCqB47XnkXcNhkPWF6_nTV7yt+_Lf0kcFEut2Mg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx/
Signed-off-by: Eduard Zingerman <eddyz87@xxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Andrii Nakryiko <andrii@xxxxxxxxxx>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/20240718202357.1746514-4-eddyz87@xxxxxxxxx
[ zhenzhong: keep the linked_regs_broken_link_2 reject check, but
drop the mark_precise log expectations because 6.6.y does not derive
the scalar-vs-scalar range for that non-constant JMP_X comparison. ]
Signed-off-by: Zhenzhong Wu <jt26wzz@xxxxxxxxx>
---
.../selftests/bpf/progs/verifier_scalar_ids.c | 162 ++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 162 insertions(+)
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/verifier_scalar_ids.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/verifier_scalar_ids.c
index f70392bf6..778630402 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/verifier_scalar_ids.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/verifier_scalar_ids.c
@@ -47,6 +47,72 @@ __naked void linked_regs_bpf_k(void)
: __clobber_all);
}
+/* Registers r{0,1,2} share same ID when 'if r1 > ...' insn is processed,
+ * check that verifier marks r{1,2} as precise while backtracking
+ * 'if r1 > ...' with r0 already marked.
+ */
+SEC("socket")
+__success __log_level(2)
+__flag(BPF_F_TEST_STATE_FREQ)
+__msg("frame0: regs=r0 stack= before 5: (2d) if r1 > r3 goto pc+0")
+__msg("frame0: parent state regs=r0,r1,r2,r3 stack=:")
+__msg("frame0: regs=r0,r1,r2,r3 stack= before 4: (b7) r3 = 7")
+__naked void linked_regs_bpf_x_src(void)
+{
+ asm volatile (
+ /* r0 = random number up to 0xff */
+ "call %[bpf_ktime_get_ns];"
+ "r0 &= 0xff;"
+ /* tie r0.id == r1.id == r2.id */
+ "r1 = r0;"
+ "r2 = r0;"
+ "r3 = 7;"
+ "if r1 > r3 goto +0;"
+ /* force r0 to be precise, this eventually marks r1 and r2 as
+ * precise as well because of shared IDs
+ */
+ "r4 = r10;"
+ "r4 += r0;"
+ "r0 = 0;"
+ "exit;"
+ :
+ : __imm(bpf_ktime_get_ns)
+ : __clobber_all);
+}
+
+/* Registers r{0,1,2} share same ID when 'if r1 > r3' insn is processed,
+ * check that verifier marks r{0,1,2} as precise while backtracking
+ * 'if r1 > r3' with r3 already marked.
+ */
+SEC("socket")
+__success __log_level(2)
+__flag(BPF_F_TEST_STATE_FREQ)
+__msg("frame0: regs=r3 stack= before 5: (2d) if r1 > r3 goto pc+0")
+__msg("frame0: parent state regs=r0,r1,r2,r3 stack=:")
+__msg("frame0: regs=r0,r1,r2,r3 stack= before 4: (b7) r3 = 7")
+__naked void linked_regs_bpf_x_dst(void)
+{
+ asm volatile (
+ /* r0 = random number up to 0xff */
+ "call %[bpf_ktime_get_ns];"
+ "r0 &= 0xff;"
+ /* tie r0.id == r1.id == r2.id */
+ "r1 = r0;"
+ "r2 = r0;"
+ "r3 = 7;"
+ "if r1 > r3 goto +0;"
+ /* force r0 to be precise, this eventually marks r1 and r2 as
+ * precise as well because of shared IDs
+ */
+ "r4 = r10;"
+ "r4 += r3;"
+ "r0 = 0;"
+ "exit;"
+ :
+ : __imm(bpf_ktime_get_ns)
+ : __clobber_all);
+}
+
/* Same as linked_regs_bpf_k, but break one of the
* links, note that r1 is absent from regs=... in __msg below.
*/
@@ -280,6 +346,102 @@ __naked void precision_two_ids(void)
: __clobber_all);
}
+SEC("socket")
+__success __log_level(2)
+__flag(BPF_F_TEST_STATE_FREQ)
+/* check thar r0 and r6 have different IDs after 'if',
+ * collect_linked_regs() can't tie more than 6 registers for a single insn.
+ */
+__msg("8: (25) if r0 > 0x7 goto pc+0 ; R0=scalar(id=1")
+__msg("9: (bf) r6 = r6 ; R6_w=scalar(id=2")
+/* check that r{0-5} are marked precise after 'if' */
+__msg("frame0: regs=r0 stack= before 8: (25) if r0 > 0x7 goto pc+0")
+__msg("frame0: parent state regs=r0,r1,r2,r3,r4,r5 stack=:")
+__naked void linked_regs_too_many_regs(void)
+{
+ asm volatile (
+ /* r0 = random number up to 0xff */
+ "call %[bpf_ktime_get_ns];"
+ "r0 &= 0xff;"
+ /* tie r{0-6} IDs */
+ "r1 = r0;"
+ "r2 = r0;"
+ "r3 = r0;"
+ "r4 = r0;"
+ "r5 = r0;"
+ "r6 = r0;"
+ /* propagate range for r{0-6} */
+ "if r0 > 7 goto +0;"
+ /* make r6 appear in the log */
+ "r6 = r6;"
+ /* force r0 to be precise,
+ * this would cause r{0-4} to be precise because of shared IDs
+ */
+ "r7 = r10;"
+ "r7 += r0;"
+ "r0 = 0;"
+ "exit;"
+ :
+ : __imm(bpf_ktime_get_ns)
+ : __clobber_all);
+}
+
+SEC("socket")
+__failure __log_level(2)
+__flag(BPF_F_TEST_STATE_FREQ)
+__msg("div by zero")
+__naked void linked_regs_broken_link_2(void)
+{
+ asm volatile (
+ "call %[bpf_get_prandom_u32];"
+ "r7 = r0;"
+ "r8 = r0;"
+ "call %[bpf_get_prandom_u32];"
+ "if r0 > 1 goto +0;"
+ /* r7.id == r8.id,
+ * thus r7 precision implies r8 precision,
+ * which implies r0 precision because of the conditional below.
+ */
+ "if r8 >= r0 goto 1f;"
+ /* break id relation between r7 and r8 */
+ "r8 += r8;"
+ /* make r7 precise */
+ "if r7 == 0 goto 1f;"
+ "r0 /= 0;"
+"1:"
+ "r0 = 42;"
+ "exit;"
+ :
+ : __imm(bpf_get_prandom_u32)
+ : __clobber_all);
+}
+
+/* Check that mark_chain_precision() for one of the conditional jump
+ * operands does not trigger equal scalars precision propagation.
+ */
+SEC("socket")
+__success __log_level(2)
+__msg("3: (25) if r1 > 0x100 goto pc+0")
+__msg("frame0: regs=r1 stack= before 2: (bf) r1 = r0")
+__naked void cjmp_no_linked_regs_trigger(void)
+{
+ asm volatile (
+ /* r0 = random number up to 0xff */
+ "call %[bpf_ktime_get_ns];"
+ "r0 &= 0xff;"
+ /* tie r0.id == r1.id */
+ "r1 = r0;"
+ /* the jump below would be predicted, thus r1 would be marked precise,
+ * this should not imply precision mark for r0
+ */
+ "if r1 > 256 goto +0;"
+ "r0 = 0;"
+ "exit;"
+ :
+ : __imm(bpf_ktime_get_ns)
+ : __clobber_all);
+}
+
/* Verify that check_ids() is used by regsafe() for scalars.
*
* r9 = ... some pointer with range X ...
--
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