Re: [PATCH bpf-next v3] bpf: log error code on trampoline unlink failure
From: Leon Hwang
Date: Tue Jul 28 2026 - 04:19:23 EST
On 28/7/26 14:26, xu.xin16@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> From: xu xin <xu.xin16@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Replace silent WARN_ON_ONCE with WARN_ONCE that prints the actual error
> code from bpf_trampoline_unlink_prog(). This aids debugging of race
> conditions during link teardown, while keeping the warning rate limited
> to avoid log flooding.
>
> This will be very helpful for speeding up trouble-shooting of some crash
> UAF due to bpf_trampoline_unlink_prog failures.
>
> No change to unlink behavior.
>
> Signed-off-by: xu xin <xu.xin16@xxxxxxxxxx>
Better to use Xu Xin as your formal name.
> ---
> Change log
> V2->v3:
> Add up the case in bpf_trampoline_multi_detach. And remove the unneeded 'if (err)'
>
> v1->v2:
> 1) clean the subject name by remove 'syscall' suggested by Leon Hwang
> https://lore.kernel.org/all/20a444b2-aeed-4af8-ba76-e994e2c14087@xxxxxxxxx/
> 2) Add up the missed case in kernel/bpf/trampoline.c:bpf_shim_tramp_link_release()
>
> kernel/bpf/syscall.c | 8 +++++---
> kernel/bpf/trampoline.c | 12 ++++++++----
> 2 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/kernel/bpf/syscall.c b/kernel/bpf/syscall.c
> index 6db306d23b47..52c57f8beb37 100644
> --- a/kernel/bpf/syscall.c
> +++ b/kernel/bpf/syscall.c
> @@ -3626,10 +3626,12 @@ static void bpf_tracing_link_release(struct bpf_link *link)
> {
> struct bpf_tracing_link *tr_link =
> container_of(link, struct bpf_tracing_link, link.link);
> + int err;
>
> - WARN_ON_ONCE(bpf_trampoline_unlink_prog(&tr_link->link.node,
> - tr_link->trampoline,
> - tr_link->tgt_prog));
> + err = bpf_trampoline_unlink_prog(&tr_link->link.node,
> + tr_link->trampoline,
> + tr_link->tgt_prog);
> + WARN_ONCE(err, "bpf_trampoline_unlink_prog returns error: %d\n", err);
>
> bpf_trampoline_put(tr_link->trampoline);
>
> diff --git a/kernel/bpf/trampoline.c b/kernel/bpf/trampoline.c
> index 1a721fc4bef5..a34ddb97ff6b 100644
> --- a/kernel/bpf/trampoline.c
> +++ b/kernel/bpf/trampoline.c
> @@ -997,12 +997,15 @@ static void bpf_shim_tramp_link_release(struct bpf_link *link)
> {
> struct bpf_shim_tramp_link *shim_link =
> container_of(link, struct bpf_shim_tramp_link, link.link);
> + int err;
>
> /* paired with 'shim_link->trampoline = tr' in bpf_trampoline_link_cgroup_shim */
> if (!shim_link->trampoline)
> return;
>
> - WARN_ON_ONCE(bpf_trampoline_unlink_prog(&shim_link->link.node, shim_link->trampoline, NULL));
> + err = bpf_trampoline_unlink_prog(&shim_link->link.node, shim_link->trampoline, NULL);
> + WARN_ONCE(err, "bpf_trampoline_unlink_prog returns error: %d\n", err);
> +
> bpf_trampoline_put(shim_link->trampoline);
> }
>
> @@ -1712,15 +1715,16 @@ int bpf_trampoline_multi_detach(struct bpf_prog *prog, struct bpf_tracing_multi_
> {
> struct bpf_tracing_multi_data *data = &link->data;
> struct bpf_tracing_multi_node *mnode;
> - int i;
> + int i, err;
>
> trampoline_lock_all();
>
> for_each_mnode(mnode, link) {
> data->entry = &mnode->entry;
> bpf_trampoline_multi_attach_init(mnode->trampoline);
> - WARN_ON_ONCE(__bpf_trampoline_unlink_prog(&mnode->node, mnode->trampoline,
> - NULL, &trampoline_multi_ops, data));
> + err = __bpf_trampoline_unlink_prog(&mnode->node, mnode->trampoline,NULL,
NIT: a space is missing at the position between ',' and 'NULL'.
> + &trampoline_multi_ops, data);
NIT: align '&' with previous line's '&'.
Other than that,
Acked-by: Leon Hwang <leon.hwang@xxxxxxxxx>
> + WARN_ONCE(err, "__bpf_trampoline_unlink_prog returns error: %d\n", err);
> }
>
> if (ftrace_hash_count(data->unreg))