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authorEduard Zingerman <eddyz87@gmail.com>2024-01-31 23:26:15 +0200
committerDaniel Borkmann <daniel@iogearbox.net>2024-02-01 11:13:45 +0100
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libbpf: Remove unnecessary null check in kernel_supports()
After recent changes, Coverity complained about inconsistent null checks in kernel_supports() function: kernel_supports(const struct bpf_object *obj, ...) [...] // var_compare_op: Comparing obj to null implies that obj might be null if (obj && obj->gen_loader) return true; // var_deref_op: Dereferencing null pointer obj if (obj->token_fd) return feat_supported(obj->feat_cache, feat_id); [...] - The original null check was introduced by commit [0], which introduced a call `kernel_supports(NULL, ...)` in function bump_rlimit_memlock(); - This call was refactored to use `feat_supported(NULL, ...)` in commit [1]. Looking at all places where kernel_supports() is called: - There is either `obj->...` access before the call; - Or `obj` comes from `prog->obj` expression, where `prog` comes from enumeration of programs in `obj`; - Or `obj` comes from `prog->obj`, where `prog` is a parameter to one of the API functions: - bpf_program__attach_kprobe_opts; - bpf_program__attach_kprobe; - bpf_program__attach_ksyscall. Assuming correct API usage, it appears that `obj` can never be null when passed to kernel_supports(). Silence the Coverity warning by removing redundant null check. [0] e542f2c4cd16 ("libbpf: Auto-bump RLIMIT_MEMLOCK if kernel needs it for BPF") [1] d6dd1d49367a ("libbpf: Further decouple feature checking logic from bpf_object") Signed-off-by: Eduard Zingerman <eddyz87@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Daniel Borkmann <daniel@iogearbox.net> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/20240131212615.20112-1-eddyz87@gmail.com
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