[PATCH bpf-next v2 0/2] Implement formatted output helpers with bstr_printf

From: Florent Revest
Date: Tue Apr 27 2021 - 13:43:36 EST


BPF's formatted output helpers are currently implemented with
snprintf-like functions which use variadic arguments. The types of all
arguments need to be known at compilation time. BPF_CAST_FMT_ARG casts
all arguments to the size they should be (known at runtime), but the C
type promotion rules cast them back to u64s. On 32 bit architectures,
this can cause misaligned va_lists and generate mangled output.

This series refactors these helpers to avoid variadic arguments. It uses
a "binary printf" instead, where arguments are passed in a buffer
constructed at runtime.

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Changes in v2:
- Reworded the second patch's description to better describe how
arguments get mangled on 32 bit architectures

Florent Revest (2):
seq_file: Add a seq_bprintf function
bpf: Implement formatted output helpers with bstr_printf

fs/seq_file.c | 18 ++++
include/linux/bpf.h | 22 +----
include/linux/seq_file.h | 4 +
init/Kconfig | 1 +
kernel/bpf/helpers.c | 188 +++++++++++++++++++++------------------
kernel/bpf/verifier.c | 2 +-
kernel/trace/bpf_trace.c | 34 +++----
7 files changed, 137 insertions(+), 132 deletions(-)

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