bpf: allow calling bpf_kptr_xchg while holding a lock

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For the following scenario:
struct tree_node {
    struct bpf_rb_node node;
    struct request __kptr *req;
    u64 key;
};
struct bpf_rb_root tree_root __contains(tree_node, node);
struct bpf_spin_lock tree_lock;

If we need to traverse all nodes in the rbtree, retrieve the __kptr
pointer from each node, and read kernel data from the referenced
object, using bpf_kptr_xchg appears unavoidable.

This patch skips the BPF verifier checks for bpf_kptr_xchg when
called while holding a lock.

Signed-off-by: Kaitao Cheng <chengkaitao@kylinos.cn>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20260214124042.62229-2-pilgrimtao@gmail.com
Signed-off-by: Alexei Starovoitov <ast@kernel.org>

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Kaitao Cheng 2026-02-14 20:40:38 +08:00 • committed by Alexei Starovoitov

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