bpf, libbpf: support global data/bss/rodata sections
This work adds BPF loader support for global data sections to libbpf. This allows to write BPF programs in more natural C-like way by being able to define global variables and const data. Back at LPC 2018 [0] we presented a first prototype which implemented support for global data sections by extending BPF syscall where union bpf_attr would get additional memory/size pair for each section passed during prog load in order to later add this base address into the ldimm64 instruction along with the user provided offset when accessing a variable. Consensus from LPC was that for proper upstream support, it would be more desirable to use maps instead of bpf_attr extension as this would allow for introspection of these sections as well as potential live updates of their content. This work follows this path by taking the following steps from loader side: 1) In bpf_object__elf_collect() step we pick up ".data", ".rodata", and ".bss" section information. 2) If present, in bpf_object__init_internal_map() we add maps to the obj's map array that corresponds to each of the present sections. Given section size and access properties can differ, a single entry array map is created with value size that is corresponding to the ELF section size of .data, .bss or .rodata. These internal maps are integrated into the normal map handling of libbpf such that when user traverses all obj maps, they can be differentiated from user-created ones via bpf_map__is_internal(). In later steps when we actually create these maps in the kernel via bpf_object__create_maps(), then for .data and .rodata sections their content is copied into the map through bpf_map_update_elem(). For .bss this is not necessary since array map is already zero-initialized by default. Additionally, for .rodata the map is frozen as read-only after setup, such that neither from program nor syscall side writes would be possible. 3) In bpf_program__collect_reloc() step, we record the corresponding map, insn index, and relocation type for the global data. 4) And last but not least in the actual relocation step in bpf_program__relocate(), we mark the ldimm64 instruction with src_reg = BPF_PSEUDO_MAP_VALUE where in the first imm field the map's file descriptor is stored as similarly done as in BPF_PSEUDO_MAP_FD, and in the second imm field (as ldimm64 is 2-insn wide) we store the access offset into the section. Given these maps have only single element ldimm64's off remains zero in both parts. 5) On kernel side, this special marked BPF_PSEUDO_MAP_VALUE load will then store the actual target address in order to have a 'map-lookup'-free access. That is, the actual map value base address + offset. The destination register in the verifier will then be marked as PTR_TO_MAP_VALUE, containing the fixed offset as reg->off and backing BPF map as reg->map_ptr. Meaning, it's treated as any other normal map value from verification side, only with efficient, direct value access instead of actual call to map lookup helper as in the typical case. Currently, only support for static global variables has been added, and libbpf rejects non-static global variables from loading. This can be lifted until we have proper semantics for how BPF will treat multi-object BPF loads. From BTF side, libbpf will set the value type id of the types corresponding to the ".bss", ".data" and ".rodata" names which LLVM will emit without the object name prefix. The key type will be left as zero, thus making use of the key-less BTF option in array maps. Simple example dump of program using globals vars in each section: # bpftool prog [...] 6784: sched_cls name load_static_dat tag a7e1291567277844 gpl loaded_at 2019-03-11T15:39:34+0000 uid 0 xlated 1776B jited 993B memlock 4096B map_ids 2238,2237,2235,2236,2239,2240 # bpftool map show id 2237 2237: array name test_glo.bss flags 0x0 key 4B value 64B max_entries 1 memlock 4096B # bpftool map show id 2235 2235: array name test_glo.data flags 0x0 key 4B value 64B max_entries 1 memlock 4096B # bpftool map show id 2236 2236: array name test_glo.rodata flags 0x80 key 4B value 96B max_entries 1 memlock 4096B # bpftool prog dump xlated id 6784 int load_static_data(struct __sk_buff * skb): ; int load_static_data(struct __sk_buff *skb) 0: (b7) r6 = 0 ; test_reloc(number, 0, &num0); 1: (63) *(u32 *)(r10 -4) = r6 2: (bf) r2 = r10 ; int load_static_data(struct __sk_buff *skb) 3: (07) r2 += -4 ; test_reloc(number, 0, &num0); 4: (18) r1 = map[id:2238] 6: (18) r3 = map[id:2237][0]+0 <-- direct addr in .bss area 8: (b7) r4 = 0 9: (85) call array_map_update_elem#100464 10: (b7) r1 = 1 ; test_reloc(number, 1, &num1); [...] ; test_reloc(string, 2, str2); 120: (18) r8 = map[id:2237][0]+16 <-- same here at offset +16 122: (18) r1 = map[id:2239] 124: (18) r3 = map[id:2237][0]+16 126: (b7) r4 = 0 127: (85) call array_map_update_elem#100464 128: (b7) r1 = 120 ; str1[5] = 'x'; 129: (73) *(u8 *)(r9 +5) = r1 ; test_reloc(string, 3, str1); 130: (b7) r1 = 3 131: (63) *(u32 *)(r10 -4) = r1 132: (b7) r9 = 3 133: (bf) r2 = r10 ; int load_static_data(struct __sk_buff *skb) 134: (07) r2 += -4 ; test_reloc(string, 3, str1); 135: (18) r1 = map[id:2239] 137: (18) r3 = map[id:2235][0]+16 <-- direct addr in .data area 139: (b7) r4 = 0 140: (85) call array_map_update_elem#100464 141: (b7) r1 = 111 ; __builtin_memcpy(&str2[2], "hello", sizeof("hello")); 142: (73) *(u8 *)(r8 +6) = r1 <-- further access based on .bss data 143: (b7) r1 = 108 144: (73) *(u8 *)(r8 +5) = r1 [...] For Cilium use-case in particular, this enables migrating configuration constants from Cilium daemon's generated header defines into global data sections such that expensive runtime recompilations with LLVM can be avoided altogether. Instead, the ELF file becomes effectively a "template", meaning, it is compiled only once (!) and the Cilium daemon will then rewrite relevant configuration data from the ELF's .data or .rodata sections directly instead of recompiling the program. The updated ELF is then loaded into the kernel and atomically replaces the existing program in the networking datapath. More info in [0]. Based upon recent fix in LLVM, commit c0db6b6bd444 ("[BPF] Don't fail for static variables"). [0] LPC 2018, BPF track, "ELF relocation for static data in BPF", http://vger.kernel.org/lpc-bpf2018.html#session-3 Signed-off-by:Daniel Borkmann <daniel@iogearbox.net> Acked-by:
Andrii Nakryiko <andriin@fb.com> Acked-by:
Martin KaFai Lau <kafai@fb.com> Signed-off-by:
Alexei Starovoitov <ast@kernel.org>
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