net/core/filter.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
Since commit 2585cd62f098 ("bpf: Only reply field should be writeable"),
sockops is not allowd to modify the replylong field except replylong[0].
The reason is that the replylong[1] to replylong[3] field is not used
at that time.
But in actual use, we can call `BPF_CGROUP_RUN_PROG_SOCK_OPS` in the
kernel modules and expect sockops to return some useful data.
The design comment about bpf_sock_ops::replylong in
include/uapi/linux/bpf.h is described as follows:
```
struct bpf_sock_ops {
__u32 op;
union {
__u32 args[4]; /* Optionally passed to bpf program */
__u32 reply; /* Returned by bpf program */
__u32 replylong[4]; /* Optioznally returned by bpf prog */
};
...
```
It seems to contradict the purpose for which the field was originally
designed. Let's remove this restriction.
Fixes: 2585cd62f098 ("bpf: Only reply field should be writeable")
Signed-off-by: Xin Liu <liuxin350@huawei.com>
---
net/core/filter.c | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/net/core/filter.c b/net/core/filter.c
index 06ba0e56e369..4662d2d3a0af 100644
--- a/net/core/filter.c
+++ b/net/core/filter.c
@@ -9063,7 +9063,7 @@ static bool sock_ops_is_valid_access(int off, int size,
if (type == BPF_WRITE) {
switch (off) {
- case offsetof(struct bpf_sock_ops, reply):
+ case bpf_ctx_range_till(struct bpf_sock_ops, reply, replylong[3]):
case offsetof(struct bpf_sock_ops, sk_txhash):
if (size != size_default)
return false;
--
2.33.0
On 07/06, Xin Liu wrote:
> Since commit 2585cd62f098 ("bpf: Only reply field should be writeable"),
> sockops is not allowd to modify the replylong field except replylong[0].
> The reason is that the replylong[1] to replylong[3] field is not used
> at that time.
>
> But in actual use, we can call `BPF_CGROUP_RUN_PROG_SOCK_OPS` in the
> kernel modules and expect sockops to return some useful data.
>
> The design comment about bpf_sock_ops::replylong in
> include/uapi/linux/bpf.h is described as follows:
>
> ```
> struct bpf_sock_ops {
> __u32 op;
> union {
> __u32 args[4]; /* Optionally passed to bpf program */
> __u32 reply; /* Returned by bpf program */
> __u32 replylong[4]; /* Optioznally returned by bpf prog */
> };
> ...
> ```
>
> It seems to contradict the purpose for which the field was originally
> designed. Let's remove this restriction.
>
> Fixes: 2585cd62f098 ("bpf: Only reply field should be writeable")
The commit you reference explicitly says that there is no reason to allow
replylong[1..3] because there is no use for them. Has something changed
since it was added? Any reason to expose those fields?
On Thu, Jul 06, 2023 at 06:02:43PM +0800, Xin Liu wrote:
> Since commit 2585cd62f098 ("bpf: Only reply field should be writeable"),
> sockops is not allowd to modify the replylong field except replylong[0].
nit: allowd -> allowed
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