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Diffstat (limited to 'kernel/bpf')
-rw-r--r-- | kernel/bpf/verifier.c | 8 |
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c index cd0d8bc00bd1..73c81bef6ae8 100644 --- a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c +++ b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c @@ -153,6 +153,12 @@ static const struct bpf_verifier_ops * const bpf_verifier_ops[] = { * PTR_TO_MAP_VALUE, PTR_TO_SOCKET_OR_NULL becomes PTR_TO_SOCKET when the type * passes through a NULL-check conditional. For the branch wherein the state is * changed to CONST_IMM, the verifier releases the reference. + * + * For each helper function that allocates a reference, such as + * bpf_sk_lookup_tcp(), there is a corresponding release function, such as + * bpf_sk_release(). When a reference type passes into the release function, + * the verifier also releases the reference. If any unchecked or unreleased + * reference remains at the end of the program, the verifier rejects it. */ /* verifier_state + insn_idx are pushed to stack when branch is encountered */ @@ -300,7 +306,7 @@ static bool arg_type_is_refcounted(enum bpf_arg_type type) */ static bool is_release_function(enum bpf_func_id func_id) { - return false; + return func_id == BPF_FUNC_sk_release; } /* string representation of 'enum bpf_reg_type' */ |