[PATCH bpf v4 1/4] bpf: simplify sanitize_err() signature

From: Yiyang Chen via B4 Relay

Date: Wed Jul 29 2026 - 13:03:23 EST


From: Eduard Zingerman <eddyz87@xxxxxxxxx>

The sanitize_err() function is called when:
- ptr += scalar
- scalar += ptr
- scalar += scalar
ALU operations are processed.

This commit drops offset and pointer registers parameters from its
signature to simplify the follow-up changes for 'scalar += ptr' case.
regs[src].type is safe to access, as it is not mutated by the callers.

Signed-off-by: Eduard Zingerman <eddyz87@xxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Yiyang Chen <chenyy23@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
kernel/bpf/verifier.c | 16 +++++++---------
1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
index 7aa47342dc659..9792d6622ffd6 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
@@ -13557,23 +13557,21 @@ static void sanitize_mark_insn_seen(struct bpf_verifier_env *env)
env->insn_aux_data[env->insn_idx].seen = env->pass_cnt;
}

-static int sanitize_err(struct bpf_verifier_env *env,
- const struct bpf_insn *insn, int reason,
- const struct bpf_reg_state *off_reg,
- const struct bpf_reg_state *dst_reg)
+static int sanitize_err(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, const struct bpf_insn *insn, int reason)
{
static const char *err = "pointer arithmetic with it prohibited for !root";
const char *op = BPF_OP(insn->code) == BPF_ADD ? "add" : "sub";
u32 dst = insn->dst_reg, src = insn->src_reg;
+ struct bpf_reg_state *regs = cur_regs(env);

switch (reason) {
case REASON_BOUNDS:
verbose(env, "R%d has unknown scalar with mixed signed bounds, %s\n",
- off_reg == dst_reg ? dst : src, err);
+ regs[src].type == SCALAR_VALUE ? src : dst, err);
break;
case REASON_TYPE:
verbose(env, "R%d has pointer with unsupported alu operation, %s\n",
- off_reg == dst_reg ? src : dst, err);
+ regs[src].type == SCALAR_VALUE ? dst : src, err);
break;
case REASON_PATHS:
verbose(env, "R%d tried to %s from different maps, paths or scalars, %s\n",
@@ -13762,7 +13760,7 @@ static int adjust_ptr_min_max_vals(struct bpf_verifier_env *env,
ret = sanitize_ptr_alu(env, insn, ptr_reg, off_reg, dst_reg,
&info, false);
if (ret < 0)
- return sanitize_err(env, insn, ret, off_reg, dst_reg);
+ return sanitize_err(env, insn, ret);
}

switch (opcode) {
@@ -13855,7 +13853,7 @@ static int adjust_ptr_min_max_vals(struct bpf_verifier_env *env,
return -EFAULT;
}
if (ret < 0)
- return sanitize_err(env, insn, ret, off_reg, dst_reg);
+ return sanitize_err(env, insn, ret);
}

return 0;
@@ -14607,7 +14605,7 @@ static int adjust_scalar_min_max_vals(struct bpf_verifier_env *env,
if (sanitize_needed(opcode)) {
ret = sanitize_val_alu(env, insn);
if (ret < 0)
- return sanitize_err(env, insn, ret, NULL, NULL);
+ return sanitize_err(env, insn, ret);
}

/* Calculate sign/unsigned bounds and tnum for alu32 and alu64 bit ops.

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