bpf: introduce bpf_spin_lock

Introduce 'struct bpf_spin_lock' and bpf_spin_lock/unlock() helpers to let
bpf program serialize access to other variables.

Example:
struct hash_elem {
    int cnt;
    struct bpf_spin_lock lock;
};
struct hash_elem * val = bpf_map_lookup_elem(&hash_map, &key);
if (val) {
    bpf_spin_lock(&val->lock);
    val->cnt++;
    bpf_spin_unlock(&val->lock);
}

Restrictions and safety checks:
- bpf_spin_lock is only allowed inside HASH and ARRAY maps.
- BTF description of the map is mandatory for safety analysis.
- bpf program can take one bpf_spin_lock at a time, since two or more can
  cause dead locks.
- only one 'struct bpf_spin_lock' is allowed per map element.
  It drastically simplifies implementation yet allows bpf program to use
  any number of bpf_spin_locks.
- when bpf_spin_lock is taken the calls (either bpf2bpf or helpers) are not allowed.
- bpf program must bpf_spin_unlock() before return.
- bpf program can access 'struct bpf_spin_lock' only via
  bpf_spin_lock()/bpf_spin_unlock() helpers.
- load/store into 'struct bpf_spin_lock lock;' field is not allowed.
- to use bpf_spin_lock() helper the BTF description of map value must be
  a struct and have 'struct bpf_spin_lock anyname;' field at the top level.
  Nested lock inside another struct is not allowed.
- syscall map_lookup doesn't copy bpf_spin_lock field to user space.
- syscall map_update and program map_update do not update bpf_spin_lock field.
- bpf_spin_lock cannot be on the stack or inside networking packet.
  bpf_spin_lock can only be inside HASH or ARRAY map value.
- bpf_spin_lock is available to root only and to all program types.
- bpf_spin_lock is not allowed in inner maps of map-in-map.
- ld_abs is not allowed inside spin_lock-ed region.
- tracing progs and socket filter progs cannot use bpf_spin_lock due to
  insufficient preemption checks

Implementation details:
- cgroup-bpf class of programs can nest with xdp/tc programs.
  Hence bpf_spin_lock is equivalent to spin_lock_irqsave.
  Other solutions to avoid nested bpf_spin_lock are possible.
  Like making sure that all networking progs run with softirq disabled.
  spin_lock_irqsave is the simplest and doesn't add overhead to the
  programs that don't use it.
- arch_spinlock_t is used when its implemented as queued_spin_lock
- archs can force their own arch_spinlock_t
- on architectures where queued_spin_lock is not available and
  sizeof(arch_spinlock_t) != sizeof(__u32) trivial lock is used.
- presence of bpf_spin_lock inside map value could have been indicated via
  extra flag during map_create, but specifying it via BTF is cleaner.
  It provides introspection for map key/value and reduces user mistakes.

Next steps:
- allow bpf_spin_lock in other map types (like cgroup local storage)
- introduce BPF_F_LOCK flag for bpf_map_update() syscall and helper
  to request kernel to grab bpf_spin_lock before rewriting the value.
  That will serialize access to map elements.

Acked-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@infradead.org>
Signed-off-by: Alexei Starovoitov <ast@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Daniel Borkmann <daniel@iogearbox.net>

3 files changed, 36 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/include/linux/bpf.h b/include/linux/bpf.h
index 0394f1f9213b..2ae615b48bb8 100644
--- a/include/linux/bpf.h
+++ b/include/linux/bpf.h
@@ -72,14 +72,15 @@ struct bpf_map {
 	u32 value_size;
 	u32 max_entries;
 	u32 map_flags;
-	u32 pages;
+	int spin_lock_off; /* >=0 valid offset, <0 error */
 	u32 id;
 	int numa_node;
 	u32 btf_key_type_id;
 	u32 btf_value_type_id;
 	struct btf *btf;
+	u32 pages;
 	bool unpriv_array;
-	/* 55 bytes hole */
+	/* 51 bytes hole */
 
 	/* The 3rd and 4th cacheline with misc members to avoid false sharing
 	 * particularly with refcounting.
@@ -91,6 +92,34 @@ struct bpf_map {
 	char name[BPF_OBJ_NAME_LEN];
 };
 
+static inline bool map_value_has_spin_lock(const struct bpf_map *map)
+{
+	return map->spin_lock_off >= 0;
+}
+
+static inline void check_and_init_map_lock(struct bpf_map *map, void *dst)
+{
+	if (likely(!map_value_has_spin_lock(map)))
+		return;
+	*(struct bpf_spin_lock *)(dst + map->spin_lock_off) =
+		(struct bpf_spin_lock){};
+}
+
+/* copy everything but bpf_spin_lock */
+static inline void copy_map_value(struct bpf_map *map, void *dst, void *src)
+{
+	if (unlikely(map_value_has_spin_lock(map))) {
+		u32 off = map->spin_lock_off;
+
+		memcpy(dst, src, off);
+		memcpy(dst + off + sizeof(struct bpf_spin_lock),
+		       src + off + sizeof(struct bpf_spin_lock),
+		       map->value_size - off - sizeof(struct bpf_spin_lock));
+	} else {
+		memcpy(dst, src, map->value_size);
+	}
+}
+
 struct bpf_offload_dev;
 struct bpf_offloaded_map;
 
@@ -162,6 +191,7 @@ enum bpf_arg_type {
 	ARG_PTR_TO_CTX,		/* pointer to context */
 	ARG_ANYTHING,		/* any (initialized) argument is ok */
 	ARG_PTR_TO_SOCKET,	/* pointer to bpf_sock */
+	ARG_PTR_TO_SPIN_LOCK,	/* pointer to bpf_spin_lock */
 };
 
 /* type of values returned from helper functions */
@@ -879,7 +909,8 @@ extern const struct bpf_func_proto bpf_msg_redirect_hash_proto;
 extern const struct bpf_func_proto bpf_msg_redirect_map_proto;
 extern const struct bpf_func_proto bpf_sk_redirect_hash_proto;
 extern const struct bpf_func_proto bpf_sk_redirect_map_proto;
-
+extern const struct bpf_func_proto bpf_spin_lock_proto;
+extern const struct bpf_func_proto bpf_spin_unlock_proto;
 extern const struct bpf_func_proto bpf_get_local_storage_proto;
 
 /* Shared helpers among cBPF and eBPF. */
diff --git a/include/linux/bpf_verifier.h b/include/linux/bpf_verifier.h
index 0620e418dde5..69f7a3449eda 100644
--- a/include/linux/bpf_verifier.h
+++ b/include/linux/bpf_verifier.h
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ struct bpf_verifier_state {
 	/* call stack tracking */
 	struct bpf_func_state *frame[MAX_CALL_FRAMES];
 	u32 curframe;
+	u32 active_spin_lock;
 	bool speculative;
 };
 
diff --git a/include/linux/btf.h b/include/linux/btf.h
index 12502e25e767..455d31b55828 100644
--- a/include/linux/btf.h
+++ b/include/linux/btf.h
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ u32 btf_id(const struct btf *btf);
 bool btf_member_is_reg_int(const struct btf *btf, const struct btf_type *s,
 			   const struct btf_member *m,
 			   u32 expected_offset, u32 expected_size);
+int btf_find_spin_lock(const struct btf *btf, const struct btf_type *t);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_BPF_SYSCALL
 const struct btf_type *btf_type_by_id(const struct btf *btf, u32 type_id);