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<title>libbpf: Perform map fd cleanup for gen_loader in case of error</title>
<updated>2021-11-13T01:23:46+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Kumar Kartikeya Dwivedi</name>
<email>memxor@gmail.com</email>
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<published>2021-11-12T23:20:22+00:00</published>
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Alexei reported a fd leak issue in gen loader (when invoked from
bpftool) [0]. When adding ksym support, map fd allocation was moved from
stack to loader map, however I missed closing these fds (relevant when
cleanup label is jumped to on error). For the success case, the
allocated fd is returned in loader ctx, hence this problem is not
noticed.

Make three changes, first MAX_USED_MAPS in MAX_FD_ARRAY_SZ instead of
MAX_USED_PROGS, the braino was not a problem until now for this case as
we didn't try to close map fds (otherwise use of it would have tried
closing 32 additional fds in ksym btf fd range). Then, do a cleanup for
all nr_maps fds in cleanup label code, so that in case of error all
temporary map fds from bpf_gen__map_create are closed.

Then, adjust the cleanup label to only generate code for the required
number of program and map fds.  To trim code for remaining program
fds, lay out prog_fd array in stack in the end, so that we can
directly skip the remaining instances.  Still stack size remains same,
since changing that would require changes in a lot of places
(including adjustment of stack_off macro), so nr_progs_sz variable is
only used to track required number of iterations (and jump over
cleanup size calculated from that), stack offset calculation remains
unaffected.

The difference for test_ksyms_module.o is as follows:
libbpf: //prog cleanup iterations: before = 34, after = 5
libbpf: //maps cleanup iterations: before = 64, after = 2

Also, move allocation of gen-&gt;fd_array offset to bpf_gen__init. Since
offset can now be 0, and we already continue even if add_data returns 0
in case of failure, we do not need to distinguish between 0 offset and
failure case 0, as we rely on bpf_gen__finish to check errors. We can
also skip check for gen-&gt;fd_array in add_*_fd functions, since
bpf_gen__init will take care of it.

  [0]: https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/CAADnVQJ6jSitKSNKyxOrUzwY2qDRX0sPkJ=VLGHuCLVJ=qOt9g@mail.gmail.com

Fixes: 18f4fccbf314 ("libbpf: Update gen_loader to emit BTF_KIND_FUNC relocations")
Reported-by: Alexei Starovoitov &lt;ast@kernel.org&gt;
Signed-off-by: Kumar Kartikeya Dwivedi &lt;memxor@gmail.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Alexei Starovoitov &lt;ast@kernel.org&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/20211112232022.899074-1-memxor@gmail.com
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Alexei reported a fd leak issue in gen loader (when invoked from
bpftool) [0]. When adding ksym support, map fd allocation was moved from
stack to loader map, however I missed closing these fds (relevant when
cleanup label is jumped to on error). For the success case, the
allocated fd is returned in loader ctx, hence this problem is not
noticed.

Make three changes, first MAX_USED_MAPS in MAX_FD_ARRAY_SZ instead of
MAX_USED_PROGS, the braino was not a problem until now for this case as
we didn't try to close map fds (otherwise use of it would have tried
closing 32 additional fds in ksym btf fd range). Then, do a cleanup for
all nr_maps fds in cleanup label code, so that in case of error all
temporary map fds from bpf_gen__map_create are closed.

Then, adjust the cleanup label to only generate code for the required
number of program and map fds.  To trim code for remaining program
fds, lay out prog_fd array in stack in the end, so that we can
directly skip the remaining instances.  Still stack size remains same,
since changing that would require changes in a lot of places
(including adjustment of stack_off macro), so nr_progs_sz variable is
only used to track required number of iterations (and jump over
cleanup size calculated from that), stack offset calculation remains
unaffected.

The difference for test_ksyms_module.o is as follows:
libbpf: //prog cleanup iterations: before = 34, after = 5
libbpf: //maps cleanup iterations: before = 64, after = 2

Also, move allocation of gen-&gt;fd_array offset to bpf_gen__init. Since
offset can now be 0, and we already continue even if add_data returns 0
in case of failure, we do not need to distinguish between 0 offset and
failure case 0, as we rely on bpf_gen__finish to check errors. We can
also skip check for gen-&gt;fd_array in add_*_fd functions, since
bpf_gen__init will take care of it.

  [0]: https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/CAADnVQJ6jSitKSNKyxOrUzwY2qDRX0sPkJ=VLGHuCLVJ=qOt9g@mail.gmail.com

Fixes: 18f4fccbf314 ("libbpf: Update gen_loader to emit BTF_KIND_FUNC relocations")
Reported-by: Alexei Starovoitov &lt;ast@kernel.org&gt;
Signed-off-by: Kumar Kartikeya Dwivedi &lt;memxor@gmail.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Alexei Starovoitov &lt;ast@kernel.org&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/20211112232022.899074-1-memxor@gmail.com
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<entry>
<title>Merge https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/bpf/bpf-next</title>
<updated>2021-11-02T02:59:46+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Jakub Kicinski</name>
<email>kuba@kernel.org</email>
</author>
<published>2021-11-02T02:59:45+00:00</published>
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Alexei Starovoitov says:

====================
pull-request: bpf-next 2021-11-01

We've added 181 non-merge commits during the last 28 day(s) which contain
a total of 280 files changed, 11791 insertions(+), 5879 deletions(-).

The main changes are:

1) Fix bpf verifier propagation of 64-bit bounds, from Alexei.

2) Parallelize bpf test_progs, from Yucong and Andrii.

3) Deprecate various libbpf apis including af_xdp, from Andrii, Hengqi, Magnus.

4) Improve bpf selftests on s390, from Ilya.

5) bloomfilter bpf map type, from Joanne.

6) Big improvements to JIT tests especially on Mips, from Johan.

7) Support kernel module function calls from bpf, from Kumar.

8) Support typeless and weak ksym in light skeleton, from Kumar.

9) Disallow unprivileged bpf by default, from Pawan.

10) BTF_KIND_DECL_TAG support, from Yonghong.

11) Various bpftool cleanups, from Quentin.

* https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/bpf/bpf-next: (181 commits)
  libbpf: Deprecate AF_XDP support
  kbuild: Unify options for BTF generation for vmlinux and modules
  selftests/bpf: Add a testcase for 64-bit bounds propagation issue.
  bpf: Fix propagation of signed bounds from 64-bit min/max into 32-bit.
  bpf: Fix propagation of bounds from 64-bit min/max into 32-bit and var_off.
  selftests/bpf: Fix also no-alu32 strobemeta selftest
  bpf: Add missing map_delete_elem method to bloom filter map
  selftests/bpf: Add bloom map success test for userspace calls
  bpf: Add alignment padding for "map_extra" + consolidate holes
  bpf: Bloom filter map naming fixups
  selftests/bpf: Add test cases for struct_ops prog
  bpf: Add dummy BPF STRUCT_OPS for test purpose
  bpf: Factor out helpers for ctx access checking
  bpf: Factor out a helper to prepare trampoline for struct_ops prog
  selftests, bpf: Fix broken riscv build
  riscv, libbpf: Add RISC-V (RV64) support to bpf_tracing.h
  tools, build: Add RISC-V to HOSTARCH parsing
  riscv, bpf: Increase the maximum number of iterations
  selftests, bpf: Add one test for sockmap with strparser
  selftests, bpf: Fix test_txmsg_ingress_parser error
  ...
====================

Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20211102013123.9005-1-alexei.starovoitov@gmail.com
Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski &lt;kuba@kernel.org&gt;
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Alexei Starovoitov says:

====================
pull-request: bpf-next 2021-11-01

We've added 181 non-merge commits during the last 28 day(s) which contain
a total of 280 files changed, 11791 insertions(+), 5879 deletions(-).

The main changes are:

1) Fix bpf verifier propagation of 64-bit bounds, from Alexei.

2) Parallelize bpf test_progs, from Yucong and Andrii.

3) Deprecate various libbpf apis including af_xdp, from Andrii, Hengqi, Magnus.

4) Improve bpf selftests on s390, from Ilya.

5) bloomfilter bpf map type, from Joanne.

6) Big improvements to JIT tests especially on Mips, from Johan.

7) Support kernel module function calls from bpf, from Kumar.

8) Support typeless and weak ksym in light skeleton, from Kumar.

9) Disallow unprivileged bpf by default, from Pawan.

10) BTF_KIND_DECL_TAG support, from Yonghong.

11) Various bpftool cleanups, from Quentin.

* https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/bpf/bpf-next: (181 commits)
  libbpf: Deprecate AF_XDP support
  kbuild: Unify options for BTF generation for vmlinux and modules
  selftests/bpf: Add a testcase for 64-bit bounds propagation issue.
  bpf: Fix propagation of signed bounds from 64-bit min/max into 32-bit.
  bpf: Fix propagation of bounds from 64-bit min/max into 32-bit and var_off.
  selftests/bpf: Fix also no-alu32 strobemeta selftest
  bpf: Add missing map_delete_elem method to bloom filter map
  selftests/bpf: Add bloom map success test for userspace calls
  bpf: Add alignment padding for "map_extra" + consolidate holes
  bpf: Bloom filter map naming fixups
  selftests/bpf: Add test cases for struct_ops prog
  bpf: Add dummy BPF STRUCT_OPS for test purpose
  bpf: Factor out helpers for ctx access checking
  bpf: Factor out a helper to prepare trampoline for struct_ops prog
  selftests, bpf: Fix broken riscv build
  riscv, libbpf: Add RISC-V (RV64) support to bpf_tracing.h
  tools, build: Add RISC-V to HOSTARCH parsing
  riscv, bpf: Increase the maximum number of iterations
  selftests, bpf: Add one test for sockmap with strparser
  selftests, bpf: Fix test_txmsg_ingress_parser error
  ...
====================

Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20211102013123.9005-1-alexei.starovoitov@gmail.com
Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski &lt;kuba@kernel.org&gt;
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<entry>
<title>libbpf: Use O_CLOEXEC uniformly when opening fds</title>
<updated>2021-10-28T23:30:07+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Kumar Kartikeya Dwivedi</name>
<email>memxor@gmail.com</email>
</author>
<published>2021-10-28T06:34:58+00:00</published>
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There are some instances where we don't use O_CLOEXEC when opening an
fd, fix these up. Otherwise, it is possible that a parallel fork causes
these fds to leak into a child process on execve.

Signed-off-by: Kumar Kartikeya Dwivedi &lt;memxor@gmail.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Alexei Starovoitov &lt;ast@kernel.org&gt;
Acked-by: Andrii Nakryiko &lt;andrii@kernel.org&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/20211028063501.2239335-6-memxor@gmail.com
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There are some instances where we don't use O_CLOEXEC when opening an
fd, fix these up. Otherwise, it is possible that a parallel fork causes
these fds to leak into a child process on execve.

Signed-off-by: Kumar Kartikeya Dwivedi &lt;memxor@gmail.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Alexei Starovoitov &lt;ast@kernel.org&gt;
Acked-by: Andrii Nakryiko &lt;andrii@kernel.org&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/20211028063501.2239335-6-memxor@gmail.com
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<title>libbpf: Add typeless ksym support to gen_loader</title>
<updated>2021-10-28T23:30:06+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Kumar Kartikeya Dwivedi</name>
<email>memxor@gmail.com</email>
</author>
<published>2021-10-28T06:34:55+00:00</published>
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This uses the bpf_kallsyms_lookup_name helper added in previous patches
to relocate typeless ksyms. The return value ENOENT can be ignored, and
the value written to 'res' can be directly stored to the insn, as it is
overwritten to 0 on lookup failure. For repeating symbols, we can simply
copy the previously populated bpf_insn.

Also, we need to take care to not close fds for typeless ksym_desc, so
reuse the 'off' member's space to add a marker for typeless ksym and use
that to skip them in cleanup_relos.

We add a emit_ksym_relo_log helper that avoids duplicating common
logging instructions between typeless and weak ksym (for future commit).

Signed-off-by: Kumar Kartikeya Dwivedi &lt;memxor@gmail.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Alexei Starovoitov &lt;ast@kernel.org&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/20211028063501.2239335-3-memxor@gmail.com
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This uses the bpf_kallsyms_lookup_name helper added in previous patches
to relocate typeless ksyms. The return value ENOENT can be ignored, and
the value written to 'res' can be directly stored to the insn, as it is
overwritten to 0 on lookup failure. For repeating symbols, we can simply
copy the previously populated bpf_insn.

Also, we need to take care to not close fds for typeless ksym_desc, so
reuse the 'off' member's space to add a marker for typeless ksym and use
that to skip them in cleanup_relos.

We add a emit_ksym_relo_log helper that avoids duplicating common
logging instructions between typeless and weak ksym (for future commit).

Signed-off-by: Kumar Kartikeya Dwivedi &lt;memxor@gmail.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Alexei Starovoitov &lt;ast@kernel.org&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/20211028063501.2239335-3-memxor@gmail.com
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<entry>
<title>libbpf: Add "map_extra" as a per-map-type extra flag</title>
<updated>2021-10-28T20:22:49+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Joanne Koong</name>
<email>joannekoong@fb.com</email>
</author>
<published>2021-10-27T23:45:01+00:00</published>
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This patch adds the libbpf infrastructure for supporting a
per-map-type "map_extra" field, whose definition will be
idiosyncratic depending on map type.

For example, for the bloom filter map, the lower 4 bits of
map_extra is used to denote the number of hash functions.

Please note that until libbpf 1.0 is here, the
"bpf_create_map_params" struct is used as a temporary
means for propagating the map_extra field to the kernel.

Signed-off-by: Joanne Koong &lt;joannekoong@fb.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Alexei Starovoitov &lt;ast@kernel.org&gt;
Acked-by: Andrii Nakryiko &lt;andrii@kernel.org&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/20211027234504.30744-3-joannekoong@fb.com
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This patch adds the libbpf infrastructure for supporting a
per-map-type "map_extra" field, whose definition will be
idiosyncratic depending on map type.

For example, for the bloom filter map, the lower 4 bits of
map_extra is used to denote the number of hash functions.

Please note that until libbpf 1.0 is here, the
"bpf_create_map_params" struct is used as a temporary
means for propagating the map_extra field to the kernel.

Signed-off-by: Joanne Koong &lt;joannekoong@fb.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Alexei Starovoitov &lt;ast@kernel.org&gt;
Acked-by: Andrii Nakryiko &lt;andrii@kernel.org&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/20211027234504.30744-3-joannekoong@fb.com
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<entry>
<title>libbpf: Deprecate bpf_objects_list</title>
<updated>2021-10-27T18:00:12+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Joe Burton</name>
<email>jevburton@google.com</email>
</author>
<published>2021-10-26T22:35:28+00:00</published>
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Add a flag to `enum libbpf_strict_mode' to disable the global
`bpf_objects_list', preventing race conditions when concurrent threads
call bpf_object__open() or bpf_object__close().

bpf_object__next() will return NULL if this option is set.

Callers may achieve the same workflow by tracking bpf_objects in
application code.

  [0] Closes: https://github.com/libbpf/libbpf/issues/293

Signed-off-by: Joe Burton &lt;jevburton@google.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Andrii Nakryiko &lt;andrii@kernel.org&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/20211026223528.413950-1-jevburton.kernel@gmail.com
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Add a flag to `enum libbpf_strict_mode' to disable the global
`bpf_objects_list', preventing race conditions when concurrent threads
call bpf_object__open() or bpf_object__close().

bpf_object__next() will return NULL if this option is set.

Callers may achieve the same workflow by tracking bpf_objects in
application code.

  [0] Closes: https://github.com/libbpf/libbpf/issues/293

Signed-off-by: Joe Burton &lt;jevburton@google.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Andrii Nakryiko &lt;andrii@kernel.org&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/20211026223528.413950-1-jevburton.kernel@gmail.com
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<entry>
<title>libbpf: Use __BYTE_ORDER__</title>
<updated>2021-10-26T03:39:41+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Ilya Leoshkevich</name>
<email>iii@linux.ibm.com</email>
</author>
<published>2021-10-26T01:08:27+00:00</published>
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Use the compiler-defined __BYTE_ORDER__ instead of the libc-defined
__BYTE_ORDER for consistency.

Signed-off-by: Ilya Leoshkevich &lt;iii@linux.ibm.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Andrii Nakryiko &lt;andrii@kernel.org&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/20211026010831.748682-3-iii@linux.ibm.com
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Use the compiler-defined __BYTE_ORDER__ instead of the libc-defined
__BYTE_ORDER for consistency.

Signed-off-by: Ilya Leoshkevich &lt;iii@linux.ibm.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Andrii Nakryiko &lt;andrii@kernel.org&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/20211026010831.748682-3-iii@linux.ibm.com
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<entry>
<title>libbpf: Deprecate multi-instance bpf_program APIs</title>
<updated>2021-10-26T01:37:21+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Andrii Nakryiko</name>
<email>andrii@kernel.org</email>
</author>
<published>2021-10-25T22:45:30+00:00</published>
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Schedule deprecation of a set of APIs that are related to multi-instance
bpf_programs:
  - bpf_program__set_prep() ([0]);
  - bpf_program__{set,unset}_instance() ([1]);
  - bpf_program__nth_fd().

These APIs are obscure, very niche, and don't seem to be used much in
practice. bpf_program__set_prep() is pretty useless for anything but the
simplest BPF programs, as it doesn't allow to adjust BPF program load
attributes, among other things. In short, it already bitrotted and will
bitrot some more if not removed.

With bpf_program__insns() API, which gives access to post-processed BPF
program instructions of any given entry-point BPF program, it's now
possible to do whatever necessary adjustments were possible with
set_prep() API before, but also more. Given any such use case is
automatically an advanced use case, requiring users to stick to
low-level bpf_prog_load() APIs and managing their own prog FDs is
reasonable.

  [0] Closes: https://github.com/libbpf/libbpf/issues/299
  [1] Closes: https://github.com/libbpf/libbpf/issues/300

Signed-off-by: Andrii Nakryiko &lt;andrii@kernel.org&gt;
Signed-off-by: Alexei Starovoitov &lt;ast@kernel.org&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/20211025224531.1088894-4-andrii@kernel.org
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Schedule deprecation of a set of APIs that are related to multi-instance
bpf_programs:
  - bpf_program__set_prep() ([0]);
  - bpf_program__{set,unset}_instance() ([1]);
  - bpf_program__nth_fd().

These APIs are obscure, very niche, and don't seem to be used much in
practice. bpf_program__set_prep() is pretty useless for anything but the
simplest BPF programs, as it doesn't allow to adjust BPF program load
attributes, among other things. In short, it already bitrotted and will
bitrot some more if not removed.

With bpf_program__insns() API, which gives access to post-processed BPF
program instructions of any given entry-point BPF program, it's now
possible to do whatever necessary adjustments were possible with
set_prep() API before, but also more. Given any such use case is
automatically an advanced use case, requiring users to stick to
low-level bpf_prog_load() APIs and managing their own prog FDs is
reasonable.

  [0] Closes: https://github.com/libbpf/libbpf/issues/299
  [1] Closes: https://github.com/libbpf/libbpf/issues/300

Signed-off-by: Andrii Nakryiko &lt;andrii@kernel.org&gt;
Signed-off-by: Alexei Starovoitov &lt;ast@kernel.org&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/20211025224531.1088894-4-andrii@kernel.org
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<title>libbpf: Add ability to fetch bpf_program's underlying instructions</title>
<updated>2021-10-26T01:37:21+00:00</updated>
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<name>Andrii Nakryiko</name>
<email>andrii@kernel.org</email>
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<published>2021-10-25T22:45:29+00:00</published>
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Add APIs providing read-only access to bpf_program BPF instructions ([0]).
This is useful for diagnostics purposes, but it also allows a cleaner
support for cloning BPF programs after libbpf did all the FD resolution
and CO-RE relocations, subprog instructions appending, etc. Currently,
cloning BPF program is possible only through hijacking a half-broken
bpf_program__set_prep() API, which doesn't really work well for anything
but most primitive programs. For instance, set_prep() API doesn't allow
adjusting BPF program load parameters which are necessary for loading
fentry/fexit BPF programs (the case where BPF program cloning is
a necessity if doing some sort of mass-attachment functionality).

Given bpf_program__set_prep() API is set to be deprecated, having
a cleaner alternative is a must. libbpf internally already keeps track
of linear array of struct bpf_insn, so it's not hard to expose it. The
only gotcha is that libbpf previously freed instructions array during
bpf_object load time, which would make this API much less useful overall,
because in between bpf_object__open() and bpf_object__load() a lot of
changes to instructions are done by libbpf.

So this patch makes libbpf hold onto prog-&gt;insns array even after BPF
program loading. I think this is a small price for added functionality
and improved introspection of BPF program code.

See retsnoop PR ([1]) for how it can be used in practice and code
savings compared to relying on bpf_program__set_prep().

  [0] Closes: https://github.com/libbpf/libbpf/issues/298
  [1] https://github.com/anakryiko/retsnoop/pull/1

Signed-off-by: Andrii Nakryiko &lt;andrii@kernel.org&gt;
Signed-off-by: Alexei Starovoitov &lt;ast@kernel.org&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/20211025224531.1088894-3-andrii@kernel.org
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Add APIs providing read-only access to bpf_program BPF instructions ([0]).
This is useful for diagnostics purposes, but it also allows a cleaner
support for cloning BPF programs after libbpf did all the FD resolution
and CO-RE relocations, subprog instructions appending, etc. Currently,
cloning BPF program is possible only through hijacking a half-broken
bpf_program__set_prep() API, which doesn't really work well for anything
but most primitive programs. For instance, set_prep() API doesn't allow
adjusting BPF program load parameters which are necessary for loading
fentry/fexit BPF programs (the case where BPF program cloning is
a necessity if doing some sort of mass-attachment functionality).

Given bpf_program__set_prep() API is set to be deprecated, having
a cleaner alternative is a must. libbpf internally already keeps track
of linear array of struct bpf_insn, so it's not hard to expose it. The
only gotcha is that libbpf previously freed instructions array during
bpf_object load time, which would make this API much less useful overall,
because in between bpf_object__open() and bpf_object__load() a lot of
changes to instructions are done by libbpf.

So this patch makes libbpf hold onto prog-&gt;insns array even after BPF
program loading. I think this is a small price for added functionality
and improved introspection of BPF program code.

See retsnoop PR ([1]) for how it can be used in practice and code
savings compared to relying on bpf_program__set_prep().

  [0] Closes: https://github.com/libbpf/libbpf/issues/298
  [1] https://github.com/anakryiko/retsnoop/pull/1

Signed-off-by: Andrii Nakryiko &lt;andrii@kernel.org&gt;
Signed-off-by: Alexei Starovoitov &lt;ast@kernel.org&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/20211025224531.1088894-3-andrii@kernel.org
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<title>libbpf: Fix off-by-one bug in bpf_core_apply_relo()</title>
<updated>2021-10-26T01:37:21+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Andrii Nakryiko</name>
<email>andrii@kernel.org</email>
</author>
<published>2021-10-25T22:45:28+00:00</published>
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Fix instruction index validity check which has off-by-one error.

Fixes: 3ee4f5335511 ("libbpf: Split bpf_core_apply_relo() into bpf_program independent helper.")
Signed-off-by: Andrii Nakryiko &lt;andrii@kernel.org&gt;
Signed-off-by: Alexei Starovoitov &lt;ast@kernel.org&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/20211025224531.1088894-2-andrii@kernel.org
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Fix instruction index validity check which has off-by-one error.

Fixes: 3ee4f5335511 ("libbpf: Split bpf_core_apply_relo() into bpf_program independent helper.")
Signed-off-by: Andrii Nakryiko &lt;andrii@kernel.org&gt;
Signed-off-by: Alexei Starovoitov &lt;ast@kernel.org&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/20211025224531.1088894-2-andrii@kernel.org
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