Commit bde8901ea142 for kernel
commit bde8901ea14244e7195a2d6b6aa2023b28d4233c
Author: Kumar Kartikeya Dwivedi <memxor@gmail.com>
Date: Sat Sep 5 03:47:34 2026 +0200
selftests/bpf: Test pointer bpf_loop iteration count rejection
Add a verifier test that leaves the raw tracepoint context pointer in R1
when calling bpf_loop(). This is the smallest trigger for the incorrect
precision backtracking: it reuses an existing callback and needs no maps or
userspace setup.
Expect an ordinary scalar-type rejection. Without the verifier fix, the
test instead reaches precision backtracking and reports an internal
"backtracking misuse" error.
Signed-off-by: Kumar Kartikeya Dwivedi <memxor@gmail.com>
Acked-by: Eduard Zingerman <eddyz87@gmail.com>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260905014735.1452988-3-memxor@gmail.com
Signed-off-by: Eduard Zingerman <eddyz87@gmail.com>
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/verifier_iterating_callbacks.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/verifier_iterating_callbacks.c
index 75dd922e4e9f..1fbcc5228306 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/verifier_iterating_callbacks.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/verifier_iterating_callbacks.c
@@ -168,6 +168,23 @@ static int iter_limit_cb(__u32 idx, struct num_context *ctx)
return 0;
}
+SEC("?raw_tp")
+__failure __msg("R1 type=ctx expected=scalar")
+__naked void bpf_loop_reject_pointer(void)
+{
+ asm volatile (
+ "r2 = %[iter_limit_cb];"
+ "r3 = 0;"
+ "r4 = 0;"
+ "call %[bpf_loop];"
+ "exit;"
+ :
+ : __imm_ptr(iter_limit_cb),
+ __imm(bpf_loop)
+ : __clobber_common
+ );
+}
+
SEC("?raw_tp")
__success
int bpf_loop_iter_limit_ok(void *unused)