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<title>bpf: Fix arg_track_join log to use sa prefix for stack arg slots</title>
<updated>2026-05-17T00:46:16+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Yonghong Song</name>
<email>yonghong.song@linux.dev</email>
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<published>2026-05-15T22:50:56+00:00</published>
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arg_track_join() logs state transitions at CFG merge points. For
stack arg slots (r &gt;= MAX_BPF_REG), it printed "r11:", "r12:", etc.,
which is misleading since r11 is a special register (BPF_REG_PARAMS)
not meaningful to the user.

Fix it to print "sa0:", "sa1:", etc., matching the per-instruction
transition log in arg_track_log() which already uses the "sa" prefix.

Update the existing stack_arg_pruning_type_mismatch selftest to expect
the corrected format.

Fixes: 2af4e792773f ("bpf: Extend liveness analysis to track stack argument slots")
Signed-off-by: Yonghong Song &lt;yonghong.song@linux.dev&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20260515225056.823086-1-yonghong.song@linux.dev
Signed-off-by: Alexei Starovoitov &lt;ast@kernel.org&gt;
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arg_track_join() logs state transitions at CFG merge points. For
stack arg slots (r &gt;= MAX_BPF_REG), it printed "r11:", "r12:", etc.,
which is misleading since r11 is a special register (BPF_REG_PARAMS)
not meaningful to the user.

Fix it to print "sa0:", "sa1:", etc., matching the per-instruction
transition log in arg_track_log() which already uses the "sa" prefix.

Update the existing stack_arg_pruning_type_mismatch selftest to expect
the corrected format.

Fixes: 2af4e792773f ("bpf: Extend liveness analysis to track stack argument slots")
Signed-off-by: Yonghong Song &lt;yonghong.song@linux.dev&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20260515225056.823086-1-yonghong.song@linux.dev
Signed-off-by: Alexei Starovoitov &lt;ast@kernel.org&gt;
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<entry>
<title>bpf: Extend liveness analysis to track stack argument slots</title>
<updated>2026-05-13T16:27:31+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Yonghong Song</name>
<email>yonghong.song@linux.dev</email>
</author>
<published>2026-05-13T04:50:40+00:00</published>
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BPF_REG_PARAMS (R11) is at index MAX_BPF_REG, which is beyond the
register tracking arrays in const_fold.c and liveness.c. Handle it
explicitly to avoid out-of-bounds accesses.

Extend the arg tracking dataflow to cover stack arg slots. Otherwise,
pointers passed through stack args are invisible to liveness, causing
the pointed-to stack slots to be incorrectly poisoned.

Extend the at_out tracking array to MAX_AT_TRACK_REGS (registers
plus stack arg slots) so that outgoing stack arg stores are tracked
alongside registers. Add a separate at_stack_arg_entry array in
compute_subprog_args(), passed to arg_track_xfer(), to restore
FP-derived values on incoming stack arg reads.

Extend record_call_access() to check stack arg slots for FP-derived
pointers at kfunc call sites, reusing the record_arg_access() helper
extracted in the previous patch. Pass stack arg state from caller to
callee in analyze_subprog() so that callees can track pointers received
through stack args, hence avoid poisoning.

Skip stack arg instructions in record_load_store_access(). Stack arg
STX uses dst_reg=BPF_REG_PARAMS (index 11), but at[11] is repurposed
to track the value stored in stack arg slot 0. Without the skip, if a
prior stack arg STX stored an FP-derived pointer (e.g., fp-64) into
slot 0, a subsequent stack arg STX would read that FP-derived value as
the base pointer and spuriously mark a regular stack slot (e.g., fp-72
from -64 + -8) as accessed in the liveness bitmap.

Extend arg_track_log() to log state transitions for outgoing stack arg
slots at indices MAX_BPF_REG through MAX_AT_TRACK_REGS-1. Without this,
changes to at_out[11..17] caused by stack arg store instructions are
silently omitted from BPF_LOG_LEVEL2 output. For example, when a
caller passes fp-64 through a stack argument:

  subprog#0:
   10: (bf) r6 = r10
   11: (07) r6 += -64
   12: (7b) *(u64 *)(r11 -8) = r6
	sa0: none -&gt; fp0-64
   13: (85) call pc+5

Without the fix, the "sa0: none -&gt; fp0-64" transition at insn 12
would not appear.

Extend print_subprog_arg_access() to include stack arg slots in the
per-instruction FP-derived state dump. For example:

  subprog#0:
   12: (7b) *(u64 *)(r11 - 8) = r6  // r6=fp0-64
   13: (85) call pc+5              // r6=fp0-64 sa0=fp0-64

Without the fix, the "sa0=fp0-64" annotation at insn 13 would not
appear, making it harder to debug liveness analysis for programs
that pass FP-derived pointers through stack arguments.

Extend has_fp_args() to also check stack arg slots for FP-derived
pointers, so that callees receiving pointers only through stack args
are still recursively analyzed.

Signed-off-by: Yonghong Song &lt;yonghong.song@linux.dev&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20260513045043.2389049-1-yonghong.song@linux.dev
Signed-off-by: Alexei Starovoitov &lt;ast@kernel.org&gt;
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BPF_REG_PARAMS (R11) is at index MAX_BPF_REG, which is beyond the
register tracking arrays in const_fold.c and liveness.c. Handle it
explicitly to avoid out-of-bounds accesses.

Extend the arg tracking dataflow to cover stack arg slots. Otherwise,
pointers passed through stack args are invisible to liveness, causing
the pointed-to stack slots to be incorrectly poisoned.

Extend the at_out tracking array to MAX_AT_TRACK_REGS (registers
plus stack arg slots) so that outgoing stack arg stores are tracked
alongside registers. Add a separate at_stack_arg_entry array in
compute_subprog_args(), passed to arg_track_xfer(), to restore
FP-derived values on incoming stack arg reads.

Extend record_call_access() to check stack arg slots for FP-derived
pointers at kfunc call sites, reusing the record_arg_access() helper
extracted in the previous patch. Pass stack arg state from caller to
callee in analyze_subprog() so that callees can track pointers received
through stack args, hence avoid poisoning.

Skip stack arg instructions in record_load_store_access(). Stack arg
STX uses dst_reg=BPF_REG_PARAMS (index 11), but at[11] is repurposed
to track the value stored in stack arg slot 0. Without the skip, if a
prior stack arg STX stored an FP-derived pointer (e.g., fp-64) into
slot 0, a subsequent stack arg STX would read that FP-derived value as
the base pointer and spuriously mark a regular stack slot (e.g., fp-72
from -64 + -8) as accessed in the liveness bitmap.

Extend arg_track_log() to log state transitions for outgoing stack arg
slots at indices MAX_BPF_REG through MAX_AT_TRACK_REGS-1. Without this,
changes to at_out[11..17] caused by stack arg store instructions are
silently omitted from BPF_LOG_LEVEL2 output. For example, when a
caller passes fp-64 through a stack argument:

  subprog#0:
   10: (bf) r6 = r10
   11: (07) r6 += -64
   12: (7b) *(u64 *)(r11 -8) = r6
	sa0: none -&gt; fp0-64
   13: (85) call pc+5

Without the fix, the "sa0: none -&gt; fp0-64" transition at insn 12
would not appear.

Extend print_subprog_arg_access() to include stack arg slots in the
per-instruction FP-derived state dump. For example:

  subprog#0:
   12: (7b) *(u64 *)(r11 - 8) = r6  // r6=fp0-64
   13: (85) call pc+5              // r6=fp0-64 sa0=fp0-64

Without the fix, the "sa0=fp0-64" annotation at insn 13 would not
appear, making it harder to debug liveness analysis for programs
that pass FP-derived pointers through stack arguments.

Extend has_fp_args() to also check stack arg slots for FP-derived
pointers, so that callees receiving pointers only through stack args
are still recursively analyzed.

Signed-off-by: Yonghong Song &lt;yonghong.song@linux.dev&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20260513045043.2389049-1-yonghong.song@linux.dev
Signed-off-by: Alexei Starovoitov &lt;ast@kernel.org&gt;
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<entry>
<title>bpf: Use arg_is_fp() in has_fp_args()</title>
<updated>2026-05-13T16:27:31+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Yonghong Song</name>
<email>yonghong.song@linux.dev</email>
</author>
<published>2026-05-13T04:50:35+00:00</published>
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Replace "frame != ARG_NONE" with arg_is_fp() in has_fp_args().
The function's purpose is to check whether any argument is derived
from a frame pointer, which is exactly what arg_is_fp() tests
(frame &gt;= 0 || frame == ARG_IMPRECISE). Using the dedicated
predicate is clearer and more consistent with the rest of the file.

Signed-off-by: Yonghong Song &lt;yonghong.song@linux.dev&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20260513045035.2388671-1-yonghong.song@linux.dev
Signed-off-by: Alexei Starovoitov &lt;ast@kernel.org&gt;
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Replace "frame != ARG_NONE" with arg_is_fp() in has_fp_args().
The function's purpose is to check whether any argument is derived
from a frame pointer, which is exactly what arg_is_fp() tests
(frame &gt;= 0 || frame == ARG_IMPRECISE). Using the dedicated
predicate is clearer and more consistent with the rest of the file.

Signed-off-by: Yonghong Song &lt;yonghong.song@linux.dev&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20260513045035.2388671-1-yonghong.song@linux.dev
Signed-off-by: Alexei Starovoitov &lt;ast@kernel.org&gt;
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<entry>
<title>bpf: Refactor record_call_access() to extract per-arg logic</title>
<updated>2026-05-13T16:27:30+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Yonghong Song</name>
<email>yonghong.song@linux.dev</email>
</author>
<published>2026-05-13T04:50:30+00:00</published>
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Extract the per-argument FP-derived pointer handling from
record_call_access() into a new record_arg_access() helper.

The existing loop body — checking arg_is_fp, querying stack access
bytes, and calling record_stack_access/record_imprecise — will be
reused for stack argument slots in the next patch. Factoring it out
now avoids duplicating the logic.

No functional change.

Signed-off-by: Yonghong Song &lt;yonghong.song@linux.dev&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20260513045030.2388067-1-yonghong.song@linux.dev
Signed-off-by: Alexei Starovoitov &lt;ast@kernel.org&gt;
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Extract the per-argument FP-derived pointer handling from
record_call_access() into a new record_arg_access() helper.

The existing loop body — checking arg_is_fp, querying stack access
bytes, and calling record_stack_access/record_imprecise — will be
reused for stack argument slots in the next patch. Factoring it out
now avoids duplicating the logic.

No functional change.

Signed-off-by: Yonghong Song &lt;yonghong.song@linux.dev&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20260513045030.2388067-1-yonghong.song@linux.dev
Signed-off-by: Alexei Starovoitov &lt;ast@kernel.org&gt;
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<entry>
<title>bpf: Don't run arg-tracking analysis twice on main subprog</title>
<updated>2026-05-09T23:12:40+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Paul Chaignon</name>
<email>paul.chaignon@gmail.com</email>
</author>
<published>2026-05-07T18:22:06+00:00</published>
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Because subprog 0, the main subprog, is considered a global function,
we end up running the arg-tracking dataflow analysis twice on it. That
results in slightly longer verification but mostly in more verbose
verifier logs. This patch fixes it by keeping only the iteration over
global subprogs.

When running over all of Cilium's programs with BPF_LOG_LEVEL2, this
reduces verbosity by ~20% on average.

Fixes: bf0c571f7feb6 ("bpf: introduce forward arg-tracking dataflow analysis")
Signed-off-by: Paul Chaignon &lt;paul.chaignon@gmail.com&gt;
Acked-by: Eduard Zingerman &lt;eddyz87@gmail.com&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/e4d7b53d4963ef520541a782f5fc8108a168877c.1778176504.git.paul.chaignon@gmail.com
Signed-off-by: Alexei Starovoitov &lt;ast@kernel.org&gt;
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Because subprog 0, the main subprog, is considered a global function,
we end up running the arg-tracking dataflow analysis twice on it. That
results in slightly longer verification but mostly in more verbose
verifier logs. This patch fixes it by keeping only the iteration over
global subprogs.

When running over all of Cilium's programs with BPF_LOG_LEVEL2, this
reduces verbosity by ~20% on average.

Fixes: bf0c571f7feb6 ("bpf: introduce forward arg-tracking dataflow analysis")
Signed-off-by: Paul Chaignon &lt;paul.chaignon@gmail.com&gt;
Acked-by: Eduard Zingerman &lt;eddyz87@gmail.com&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/e4d7b53d4963ef520541a782f5fc8108a168877c.1778176504.git.paul.chaignon@gmail.com
Signed-off-by: Alexei Starovoitov &lt;ast@kernel.org&gt;
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<title>bpf: fix arg tracking for imprecise/multi-offset BPF_ST/STX</title>
<updated>2026-04-15T15:40:47+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Eduard Zingerman</name>
<email>eddyz87@gmail.com</email>
</author>
<published>2026-04-13T23:30:52+00:00</published>
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BPF_STX through ARG_IMPRECISE dst should be recognized as a local
spill and join at_stack with the written value. For example,
consider the following situation:

   // r1 = ARG_IMPRECISE{mask=BIT(0)|BIT(1)}
   *(u64 *)(r1 + 0) = r8

Here the analysis should produce an equivalent of

  at_stack[*] = join(old, r8)

BPF_ST through multi-offset or imprecise dst should join at_stack with
none instead of overwriting the slots. For example, consider the
following situation:

   // r1 = ARG_IMPRECISE{mask=BIT(0)|BIT(1)}
   *(u64 *)(r1 + 0) = 0

Here the analysis should produce an equivalent of

  at_stack[*r1] = join(old, none).

Move the definition of the clear_overlapping_stack_slots() in order to
have __arg_track_join() visible. Remove the OFF_IMPRECISE constant to
avoid having two ways to express imprecise offset.
Only 'offset-imprecise {frame=N, cnt=0}' remains.

Fixes: bf0c571f7feb ("bpf: introduce forward arg-tracking dataflow analysis")
Signed-off-by: Eduard Zingerman &lt;eddyz87@gmail.com&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20260413-stacklive-fixes-v2-1-398e126e5cf3@gmail.com
Signed-off-by: Alexei Starovoitov &lt;ast@kernel.org&gt;

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BPF_STX through ARG_IMPRECISE dst should be recognized as a local
spill and join at_stack with the written value. For example,
consider the following situation:

   // r1 = ARG_IMPRECISE{mask=BIT(0)|BIT(1)}
   *(u64 *)(r1 + 0) = r8

Here the analysis should produce an equivalent of

  at_stack[*] = join(old, r8)

BPF_ST through multi-offset or imprecise dst should join at_stack with
none instead of overwriting the slots. For example, consider the
following situation:

   // r1 = ARG_IMPRECISE{mask=BIT(0)|BIT(1)}
   *(u64 *)(r1 + 0) = 0

Here the analysis should produce an equivalent of

  at_stack[*r1] = join(old, none).

Move the definition of the clear_overlapping_stack_slots() in order to
have __arg_track_join() visible. Remove the OFF_IMPRECISE constant to
avoid having two ways to express imprecise offset.
Only 'offset-imprecise {frame=N, cnt=0}' remains.

Fixes: bf0c571f7feb ("bpf: introduce forward arg-tracking dataflow analysis")
Signed-off-by: Eduard Zingerman &lt;eddyz87@gmail.com&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20260413-stacklive-fixes-v2-1-398e126e5cf3@gmail.com
Signed-off-by: Alexei Starovoitov &lt;ast@kernel.org&gt;

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<entry>
<title>bpf: Move compute_insn_live_regs() into liveness.c</title>
<updated>2026-04-12T19:36:38+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Alexei Starovoitov</name>
<email>ast@kernel.org</email>
</author>
<published>2026-04-12T15:29:31+00:00</published>
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verifier.c is huge. Move compute_insn_live_regs() into liveness.c.

Mechanical move. No functional changes.

Acked-by: Kumar Kartikeya Dwivedi &lt;memxor@gmail.com&gt;
Acked-by: Daniel Borkmann &lt;daniel@iogearbox.net&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20260412152936.54262-3-alexei.starovoitov@gmail.com
Signed-off-by: Alexei Starovoitov &lt;ast@kernel.org&gt;
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verifier.c is huge. Move compute_insn_live_regs() into liveness.c.

Mechanical move. No functional changes.

Acked-by: Kumar Kartikeya Dwivedi &lt;memxor@gmail.com&gt;
Acked-by: Daniel Borkmann &lt;daniel@iogearbox.net&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20260412152936.54262-3-alexei.starovoitov@gmail.com
Signed-off-by: Alexei Starovoitov &lt;ast@kernel.org&gt;
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<title>bpf: Delete unused variable</title>
<updated>2026-04-11T17:04:28+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Alexei Starovoitov</name>
<email>ast@kernel.org</email>
</author>
<published>2026-04-11T14:14:47+00:00</published>
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'cnt' is set, but not used. Delete it.

Reported-by: kernel test robot &lt;lkp@intel.com&gt;
Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/oe-kbuild-all/202604111401.eqzyF2kx-lkp@intel.com/
Fixes: 2c167d91775b ("bpf: change logging scheme for live stack analysis")
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20260411141447.45932-1-alexei.starovoitov@gmail.com
Signed-off-by: Alexei Starovoitov &lt;ast@kernel.org&gt;
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'cnt' is set, but not used. Delete it.

Reported-by: kernel test robot &lt;lkp@intel.com&gt;
Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/oe-kbuild-all/202604111401.eqzyF2kx-lkp@intel.com/
Fixes: 2c167d91775b ("bpf: change logging scheme for live stack analysis")
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20260411141447.45932-1-alexei.starovoitov@gmail.com
Signed-off-by: Alexei Starovoitov &lt;ast@kernel.org&gt;
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<entry>
<title>bpf: change logging scheme for live stack analysis</title>
<updated>2026-04-10T22:13:37+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Eduard Zingerman</name>
<email>eddyz87@gmail.com</email>
</author>
<published>2026-04-10T20:56:01+00:00</published>
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Instead of breadcrumbs like:

  (d2,cs15) frame 0 insn 18 +live -16
  (d2,cs15) frame 0 insn 17 +live -16

Print final accumulated stack use/def data per-func_instance
per-instruction. printed func_instance's are ordered by callsite and
depth. For example:

  stack use/def subprog#0 shared_instance_must_write_overwrite (d0,cs0):
    0: (b7) r1 = 1
    1: (7b) *(u64 *)(r10 -8) = r1        ; def: fp0-8
    2: (7b) *(u64 *)(r10 -16) = r1       ; def: fp0-16
    3: (bf) r1 = r10
    4: (07) r1 += -8
    5: (bf) r2 = r10
    6: (07) r2 += -16
    7: (85) call pc+7                    ; use: fp0-8 fp0-16
    8: (bf) r1 = r10
    9: (07) r1 += -16
   10: (bf) r2 = r10
   11: (07) r2 += -8
   12: (85) call pc+2                    ; use: fp0-8 fp0-16
   13: (b7) r0 = 0
   14: (95) exit
  stack use/def subprog#1 forwarding_rw (d1,cs7):
   15: (85) call pc+1                    ; use: fp0-8 fp0-16
   16: (95) exit
  stack use/def subprog#1 forwarding_rw (d1,cs12):
   15: (85) call pc+1                    ; use: fp0-8 fp0-16
   16: (95) exit
  stack use/def subprog#2 write_first_read_second (d2,cs15):
   17: (7a) *(u64 *)(r1 +0) = 42
   18: (79) r0 = *(u64 *)(r2 +0)         ; use: fp0-8 fp0-16
   19: (95) exit

For groups of three or more consecutive stack slots, abbreviate as
follows:

   25: (85) call bpf_loop#181            ; use: fp2-8..-512 fp1-8..-512 fp0-8..-512

Signed-off-by: Eduard Zingerman &lt;eddyz87@gmail.com&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20260410-patch-set-v4-10-5d4eecb343db@gmail.com
Signed-off-by: Alexei Starovoitov &lt;ast@kernel.org&gt;
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Instead of breadcrumbs like:

  (d2,cs15) frame 0 insn 18 +live -16
  (d2,cs15) frame 0 insn 17 +live -16

Print final accumulated stack use/def data per-func_instance
per-instruction. printed func_instance's are ordered by callsite and
depth. For example:

  stack use/def subprog#0 shared_instance_must_write_overwrite (d0,cs0):
    0: (b7) r1 = 1
    1: (7b) *(u64 *)(r10 -8) = r1        ; def: fp0-8
    2: (7b) *(u64 *)(r10 -16) = r1       ; def: fp0-16
    3: (bf) r1 = r10
    4: (07) r1 += -8
    5: (bf) r2 = r10
    6: (07) r2 += -16
    7: (85) call pc+7                    ; use: fp0-8 fp0-16
    8: (bf) r1 = r10
    9: (07) r1 += -16
   10: (bf) r2 = r10
   11: (07) r2 += -8
   12: (85) call pc+2                    ; use: fp0-8 fp0-16
   13: (b7) r0 = 0
   14: (95) exit
  stack use/def subprog#1 forwarding_rw (d1,cs7):
   15: (85) call pc+1                    ; use: fp0-8 fp0-16
   16: (95) exit
  stack use/def subprog#1 forwarding_rw (d1,cs12):
   15: (85) call pc+1                    ; use: fp0-8 fp0-16
   16: (95) exit
  stack use/def subprog#2 write_first_read_second (d2,cs15):
   17: (7a) *(u64 *)(r1 +0) = 42
   18: (79) r0 = *(u64 *)(r2 +0)         ; use: fp0-8 fp0-16
   19: (95) exit

For groups of three or more consecutive stack slots, abbreviate as
follows:

   25: (85) call bpf_loop#181            ; use: fp2-8..-512 fp1-8..-512 fp0-8..-512

Signed-off-by: Eduard Zingerman &lt;eddyz87@gmail.com&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20260410-patch-set-v4-10-5d4eecb343db@gmail.com
Signed-off-by: Alexei Starovoitov &lt;ast@kernel.org&gt;
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<title>bpf: simplify liveness to use (callsite, depth) keyed func_instances</title>
<updated>2026-04-10T22:13:20+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Eduard Zingerman</name>
<email>eddyz87@gmail.com</email>
</author>
<published>2026-04-10T20:56:00+00:00</published>
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Rework func_instance identification and remove the dynamic liveness
API, completing the transition to fully static stack liveness analysis.

Replace callchain-based func_instance keys with (callsite, depth)
pairs. The full callchain (all ancestor callsites) is no longer part
of the hash key; only the immediate callsite and the call depth
matter. This does not lose precision in practice and simplifies the
data structure significantly: struct callchain is removed entirely,
func_instance stores just callsite, depth.

Drop must_write_acc propagation. Previously, must_write marks were
accumulated across successors and propagated to the caller via
propagate_to_outer_instance(). Instead, callee entry liveness
(live_before at subprog start) is pulled directly back to the
caller's callsite in analyze_subprog() after each callee returns.

Since (callsite, depth) instances are shared across different call
chains that invoke the same subprog at the same depth, must_write
marks from one call may be stale for another. To handle this,
analyze_subprog() records into a fresh_instance() when the instance
was already visited (must_write_initialized), then merge_instances()
combines the results: may_read is unioned, must_write is intersected.
This ensures only slots written on ALL paths through all call sites
are marked as guaranteed writes.
This replaces commit_stack_write_marks() logic.

Skip recursive descent into callees that receive no FP-derived
arguments (has_fp_args() check). This is needed because global
subprogram calls can push depth beyond MAX_CALL_FRAMES (max depth
is 64 for global calls but only 8 frames are accommodated for FP
passing). It also handles the case where a callback subprog cannot be
determined by argument tracking: such callbacks will be processed by
analyze_subprog() at depth 0 independently.

Update lookup_instance() (used by is_live_before queries) to search
for the func_instance with maximal depth at the corresponding
callsite, walking depth downward from frameno to 0. This accounts for
the fact that instance depth no longer corresponds 1:1 to
bpf_verifier_state-&gt;curframe, since skipped non-FP calls create gaps.

Remove the dynamic public liveness API from verifier.c:
  - bpf_mark_stack_{read,write}(), bpf_reset/commit_stack_write_marks()
  - bpf_update_live_stack(), bpf_reset_live_stack_callchain()
  - All call sites in check_stack_{read,write}_fixed_off(),
    check_stack_range_initialized(), mark_stack_slot_obj_read(),
    mark/unmark_stack_slots_{dynptr,iter,irq_flag}()
  - The per-instruction write mark accumulation in do_check()
  - The bpf_update_live_stack() call in prepare_func_exit()

mark_stack_read() and mark_stack_write() become static functions in
liveness.c, called only from the static analysis pass. The
func_instance-&gt;updated and must_write_dropped flags are removed.
Remove spis_single_slot(), spis_one_bit() helpers from bpf_verifier.h
as they are no longer used.

Signed-off-by: Eduard Zingerman &lt;eddyz87@gmail.com&gt;
Tested-by: Paul Chaignon &lt;paul.chaignon@gmail.com&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20260410-patch-set-v4-9-5d4eecb343db@gmail.com
Signed-off-by: Alexei Starovoitov &lt;ast@kernel.org&gt;
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Rework func_instance identification and remove the dynamic liveness
API, completing the transition to fully static stack liveness analysis.

Replace callchain-based func_instance keys with (callsite, depth)
pairs. The full callchain (all ancestor callsites) is no longer part
of the hash key; only the immediate callsite and the call depth
matter. This does not lose precision in practice and simplifies the
data structure significantly: struct callchain is removed entirely,
func_instance stores just callsite, depth.

Drop must_write_acc propagation. Previously, must_write marks were
accumulated across successors and propagated to the caller via
propagate_to_outer_instance(). Instead, callee entry liveness
(live_before at subprog start) is pulled directly back to the
caller's callsite in analyze_subprog() after each callee returns.

Since (callsite, depth) instances are shared across different call
chains that invoke the same subprog at the same depth, must_write
marks from one call may be stale for another. To handle this,
analyze_subprog() records into a fresh_instance() when the instance
was already visited (must_write_initialized), then merge_instances()
combines the results: may_read is unioned, must_write is intersected.
This ensures only slots written on ALL paths through all call sites
are marked as guaranteed writes.
This replaces commit_stack_write_marks() logic.

Skip recursive descent into callees that receive no FP-derived
arguments (has_fp_args() check). This is needed because global
subprogram calls can push depth beyond MAX_CALL_FRAMES (max depth
is 64 for global calls but only 8 frames are accommodated for FP
passing). It also handles the case where a callback subprog cannot be
determined by argument tracking: such callbacks will be processed by
analyze_subprog() at depth 0 independently.

Update lookup_instance() (used by is_live_before queries) to search
for the func_instance with maximal depth at the corresponding
callsite, walking depth downward from frameno to 0. This accounts for
the fact that instance depth no longer corresponds 1:1 to
bpf_verifier_state-&gt;curframe, since skipped non-FP calls create gaps.

Remove the dynamic public liveness API from verifier.c:
  - bpf_mark_stack_{read,write}(), bpf_reset/commit_stack_write_marks()
  - bpf_update_live_stack(), bpf_reset_live_stack_callchain()
  - All call sites in check_stack_{read,write}_fixed_off(),
    check_stack_range_initialized(), mark_stack_slot_obj_read(),
    mark/unmark_stack_slots_{dynptr,iter,irq_flag}()
  - The per-instruction write mark accumulation in do_check()
  - The bpf_update_live_stack() call in prepare_func_exit()

mark_stack_read() and mark_stack_write() become static functions in
liveness.c, called only from the static analysis pass. The
func_instance-&gt;updated and must_write_dropped flags are removed.
Remove spis_single_slot(), spis_one_bit() helpers from bpf_verifier.h
as they are no longer used.

Signed-off-by: Eduard Zingerman &lt;eddyz87@gmail.com&gt;
Tested-by: Paul Chaignon &lt;paul.chaignon@gmail.com&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20260410-patch-set-v4-9-5d4eecb343db@gmail.com
Signed-off-by: Alexei Starovoitov &lt;ast@kernel.org&gt;
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