__kptr meant to store PTR_UNTRUSTED kernel pointers inside bpf maps.
The concept felt useful, but didn't get much traction,
since bpf_rdonly_cast() was added soon after and bpf programs received
a simpler way to access PTR_UNTRUSTED kernel pointers
without going through restrictive __kptr usage.
Rename __kptr_ref -> __kptr and __kptr -> __kptr_untrusted to indicate
its intended usage.
The main goal of __kptr_untrusted was to read/write such pointers
directly while bpf_kptr_xchg was a mechanism to access refcnted
kernel pointers. The next patch will allow RCU protected __kptr access
with direct read. At that point __kptr_untrusted will be deprecated.
Signed-off-by: Alexei Starovoitov <ast@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Daniel Borkmann <daniel@iogearbox.net>
Acked-by: David Vernet <void@manifault.com>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/20230303041446.3630-2-alexei.starovoitov@gmail.com
Add a regression test to check against invalid check_and_init_map_value
call inside prealloc_lru_pop.
The kptr should not be reset to NULL once we set it after deleting the
map element. Hence, we trigger a program that updates the element
causing its reuse, and checks whether the unref kptr is reset or not.
If it is, prealloc_lru_pop does an incorrect check_and_init_map_value
call and the test fails.
Acked-by: Yonghong Song <yhs@fb.com>
Signed-off-by: Kumar Kartikeya Dwivedi <memxor@gmail.com>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20220809213033.24147-4-memxor@gmail.com
Signed-off-by: Alexei Starovoitov <ast@kernel.org>
