[PATCH bpf v3 2/2] selftests/bpf: test rejection of a packet-modifying SK_SKB stream parser

From: Sechang Lim

Date: Thu Jun 18 2026 - 06:31:02 EST


Verify that attaching an SK_SKB stream parser that can modify the packet
is rejected, while a read-only parser still attaches.

Signed-off-by: Sechang Lim <rhkrqnwk98@xxxxxxxxx>
---
.../selftests/bpf/prog_tests/sockmap_strp.c | 31 +++++++++++++++++++
.../selftests/bpf/progs/test_sockmap_strp.c | 7 +++++
2 files changed, 38 insertions(+)

diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/sockmap_strp.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/sockmap_strp.c
index 621b3b71888e..1d7231728eaf 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/sockmap_strp.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/sockmap_strp.c
@@ -431,6 +431,35 @@ static void test_sockmap_strp_verdict(int family, int sotype)
test_sockmap_strp__destroy(strp);
}

+static void test_sockmap_strp_parser_reject(void)
+{
+ struct test_sockmap_strp *strp = NULL;
+ int parser_mod, parser_ro, link;
+ int err, map;
+
+ strp = test_sockmap_strp__open_and_load();
+ if (!ASSERT_OK_PTR(strp, "test_sockmap_strp__open_and_load"))
+ return;
+
+ map = bpf_map__fd(strp->maps.sock_map);
+ parser_mod = bpf_program__fd(strp->progs.prog_skb_parser_resize);
+ parser_ro = bpf_program__fd(strp->progs.prog_skb_parser);
+
+ err = bpf_prog_attach(parser_mod, map, BPF_SK_SKB_STREAM_PARSER, 0);
+ ASSERT_ERR(err, "bpf_prog_attach parser_mod");
+
+ link = bpf_link_create(parser_ro, map, BPF_SK_SKB_STREAM_PARSER, NULL);
+ if (!ASSERT_GE(link, 0, "bpf_link_create parser_ro"))
+ goto out;
+
+ err = bpf_link_update(link, parser_mod, NULL);
+ ASSERT_ERR(err, "bpf_link_update parser_mod");
+out:
+ if (link >= 0)
+ close(link);
+ test_sockmap_strp__destroy(strp);
+}
+
void test_sockmap_strp(void)
{
if (test__start_subtest("sockmap strp tcp pass"))
@@ -451,4 +480,6 @@ void test_sockmap_strp(void)
test_sockmap_strp_multiple_pkt(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM);
if (test__start_subtest("sockmap strp tcp dispatch"))
test_sockmap_strp_dispatch_pkt(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM);
+ if (test__start_subtest("sockmap strp parser reject pkt mod"))
+ test_sockmap_strp_parser_reject();
}
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/test_sockmap_strp.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/test_sockmap_strp.c
index dde3d5bec515..fe88fa6d40bc 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/test_sockmap_strp.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/test_sockmap_strp.c
@@ -50,4 +50,11 @@ int prog_skb_parser_partial(struct __sk_buff *skb)
return 10;
}

+SEC("sk_skb/stream_parser")
+int prog_skb_parser_resize(struct __sk_buff *skb)
+{
+ bpf_skb_change_tail(skb, skb->len, 0);
+ return skb->len;
+}
+
char _license[] SEC("license") = "GPL";
--
2.43.0