bpf: Require ARG_PTR_TO_MEM with memory flag

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Add check to ensure that ARG_PTR_TO_MEM is used with either MEM_WRITE or
MEM_RDONLY.

Using ARG_PTR_TO_MEM alone without flags does not make sense because:

- If the helper does not change the argument, missing MEM_RDONLY causes the
verifier to incorrectly reject a read-only buffer.
- If the helper does change the argument, missing MEM_WRITE causes the
verifier to incorrectly assume the memory is unchanged, leading to errors
in code optimization.

Co-developed-by: Shuran Liu <electronlsr@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Shuran Liu <electronlsr@gmail.com>
Co-developed-by: Peili Gao <gplhust955@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Peili Gao <gplhust955@gmail.com>
Co-developed-by: Haoran Ni <haoran.ni.cs@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Haoran Ni <haoran.ni.cs@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Zesen Liu <ftyghome@gmail.com>
Reviewed-by: Eduard Zingerman <eddyz87@gmail.com>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20260120-helper_proto-v3-2-27b0180b4e77@gmail.com
Signed-off-by: Alexei Starovoitov <ast@kernel.org>

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Zesen Liu 2026-01-20 16:28:47 +08:00 • committed by Alexei Starovoitov

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