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bpf: allow using bpf_kptr_xchg even if the MEM_RCU flag is set
authorKaitao Cheng <chengkaitao@kylinos.cn>
Sat, 14 Feb 2026 12:40:41 +0000 (20:40 +0800)
committerAlexei Starovoitov <ast@kernel.org>
Tue, 24 Feb 2026 01:37:06 +0000 (17:37 -0800)
commitfb1590448ff7e79e304f9bbe662fc20334038b50
treecee1470c81ad00f40719b351f9c84696d4eace17
parent580fa3430b5d164fe8841e99825601d7a85af0d3
bpf: allow using bpf_kptr_xchg even if the MEM_RCU flag is set

For the following scenario:
    struct tree_node {
struct bpf_refcount ref;
struct bpf_rb_node node;
struct node_data __kptr * node_data;
u64 key;
    };
This means node_data would have the type PTR_TO_BTF_ID | MEM_ALLOC |
NON_OWN_REF | MEM_RCU.

When traversing an rbtree using bpf_rbtree_left/right, if we need to
use bpf_kptr_xchg to read the __kptr pointer, we still need to follow
the remove-read-add sequence.

This patch allows us to use bpf_kptr_xchg to directly read the __kptr
pointer without any prior operations.

Signed-off-by: Kaitao Cheng <chengkaitao@kylinos.cn>
Signed-off-by: Feng Yang <yangfeng@kylinos.cn>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20260214124042.62229-5-pilgrimtao@gmail.com
Signed-off-by: Alexei Starovoitov <ast@kernel.org>
kernel/bpf/verifier.c