[PATCH v4 2/7] bpf/validate: refactor internal step function

Marat Khalili qm2k21 at gmail.com
Thu Sep 17 16:35:32 CEST 2026


From: Marat Khalili <marat.khalili at huawei.com>

Rename `__rte_bpf_validate_debug_evaluate_step` to
`__rte_bpf_validate_debug_evaluate_update` to better reflect planned
usage, and make it accept a bitmask of events instead of a single event.

Step event is still implicitly triggered for now.

No functional changes.

Signed-off-by: Marat Khalili <marat.khalili at huawei.com>
---
 lib/bpf/bpf_validate.c       | 17 ++++++++---------
 lib/bpf/bpf_validate_debug.c | 20 +++++++++++---------
 lib/bpf/bpf_validate_debug.h | 11 ++++++-----
 3 files changed, 25 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-)

diff --git a/lib/bpf/bpf_validate.c b/lib/bpf/bpf_validate.c
index f9960088a2..b317abb811 100644
--- a/lib/bpf/bpf_validate.c
+++ b/lib/bpf/bpf_validate.c
@@ -2989,10 +2989,9 @@ evaluate(struct bpf_verifier *bvf)
 				break;
 			}
 
-			rc = __rte_bpf_validate_debug_evaluate_step(debug, idx,
+			rc = __rte_bpf_validate_debug_evaluate_update(debug, idx,
 				prev_nb_edge > 1 ?
-					RTE_BPF_VALIDATE_DEBUG_EVENT_BRANCH_ENTER :
-					RTE_BPF_VALIDATE_DEBUG_EVENT_STEP);
+					RTE_BIT64(RTE_BPF_VALIDATE_DEBUG_EVENT_BRANCH_ENTER) : 0);
 			if (rc < 0)
 				break;
 
@@ -3024,9 +3023,9 @@ evaluate(struct bpf_verifier *bvf)
 			}
 
 			if (bvf->evst->unreachable) {
-				rc = __rte_bpf_validate_debug_evaluate_step(
+				rc = __rte_bpf_validate_debug_evaluate_update(
 					debug, get_node_idx(bvf, next),
-					RTE_BPF_VALIDATE_DEBUG_EVENT_BRANCH_UNREACHABLE);
+					RTE_BIT64(RTE_BPF_VALIDATE_DEBUG_EVENT_BRANCH_UNREACHABLE));
 				if (rc < 0)
 					break;
 
@@ -3038,9 +3037,9 @@ evaluate(struct bpf_verifier *bvf)
 			 */
 			} else if (node->nb_edge > 1 &&
 					prune_eval_state(bvf, node, next) == 0) {
-				rc = __rte_bpf_validate_debug_evaluate_step(
+				rc = __rte_bpf_validate_debug_evaluate_update(
 					debug, get_node_idx(bvf, next),
-					RTE_BPF_VALIDATE_DEBUG_EVENT_BRANCH_PRUNE);
+					RTE_BIT64(RTE_BPF_VALIDATE_DEBUG_EVENT_BRANCH_PRUNE));
 				if (rc < 0)
 					break;
 
@@ -3059,9 +3058,9 @@ evaluate(struct bpf_verifier *bvf)
 			 */
 
 			if (prev_nb_edge != 0) {
-				rc = __rte_bpf_validate_debug_evaluate_step(
+				rc = __rte_bpf_validate_debug_evaluate_update(
 					debug, get_node_idx(bvf, node) + 1,
-					RTE_BPF_VALIDATE_DEBUG_EVENT_BRANCH_RETURN);
+					RTE_BIT64(RTE_BPF_VALIDATE_DEBUG_EVENT_BRANCH_RETURN));
 				if (rc < 0)
 					break;
 			}
diff --git a/lib/bpf/bpf_validate_debug.c b/lib/bpf/bpf_validate_debug.c
index 9a03976632..f76303a7fd 100644
--- a/lib/bpf/bpf_validate_debug.c
+++ b/lib/bpf/bpf_validate_debug.c
@@ -582,8 +582,8 @@ __rte_bpf_validate_debug_evaluate_start(struct rte_bpf_validate_debug *debug,
 }
 
 int
-__rte_bpf_validate_debug_evaluate_step(struct rte_bpf_validate_debug *debug,
-	uint32_t pc, debug_event_t event)
+__rte_bpf_validate_debug_evaluate_update(struct rte_bpf_validate_debug *debug,
+	uint32_t pc, uint64_t events)
 {
 	int rc;
 
@@ -595,8 +595,7 @@ __rte_bpf_validate_debug_evaluate_step(struct rte_bpf_validate_debug *debug,
 		return -ECHILD;
 	}
 
-	if (pc > debug->bpf_prm->raw.nb_ins || event < 0 ||
-			event >= RTE_BPF_VALIDATE_DEBUG_EVENT_END)
+	if (pc > debug->bpf_prm->raw.nb_ins)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	debug->pc = pc;
@@ -606,11 +605,13 @@ __rte_bpf_validate_debug_evaluate_step(struct rte_bpf_validate_debug *debug,
 		rc = debug_send_event(debug,
 			RTE_BPF_VALIDATE_DEBUG_EVENT_INVALID_STATE);
 
-	if (event != RTE_BPF_VALIDATE_DEBUG_EVENT_STEP)
-		rc = rc < 0 ? rc : debug_send_event(debug, event);
+	for (enum rte_bpf_validate_debug_event event = 0;
+			event != RTE_BPF_VALIDATE_DEBUG_EVENT_END; ++event)
+		if (events & RTE_BIT64(event))
+			rc = rc < 0 ? rc : debug_send_event(debug, event);
 
-	if (event == RTE_BPF_VALIDATE_DEBUG_EVENT_STEP ||
-			event == RTE_BPF_VALIDATE_DEBUG_EVENT_BRANCH_ENTER)
+	if (events == 0 || events == RTE_BIT64(
+			RTE_BPF_VALIDATE_DEBUG_EVENT_BRANCH_ENTER))
 		/* Stepping into a real instruction to execute. */
 		rc = rc < 0 ? rc : debug_points_call_back(debug,
 			&debug->breakpoint_lists[pc]);
@@ -651,7 +652,8 @@ __rte_bpf_validate_debug_evaluate_finish(struct rte_bpf_validate_debug *debug,
 			event = RTE_BPF_VALIDATE_DEBUG_EVENT_VALIDATION_SUCCESS;
 		}
 
-		rc = __rte_bpf_validate_debug_evaluate_step(debug, pc, event);
+		rc = __rte_bpf_validate_debug_evaluate_update(debug, pc,
+			RTE_BIT64(event));
 	}
 
 	debug_evaluate_close(debug);
diff --git a/lib/bpf/bpf_validate_debug.h b/lib/bpf/bpf_validate_debug.h
index a91f3e9c48..2b0c3bb646 100644
--- a/lib/bpf/bpf_validate_debug.h
+++ b/lib/bpf/bpf_validate_debug.h
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ __rte_bpf_validate_debug_evaluate_start(struct rte_bpf_validate_debug *debug,
 	const struct bpf_verifier *verifier, const struct rte_bpf_prm_ex *bpf_prm);
 
 /*
- * Signal each instruction, branch end, or evaluation end.
+ * Signal evaluation events.
  *
  * Immediately return 0 if debug is NULL.
  *
@@ -54,16 +54,17 @@ __rte_bpf_validate_debug_evaluate_start(struct rte_bpf_validate_debug *debug,
  *   Validate debug instance configured by user, can be NULL.
  * @param pc
  *   Current value of the program counter, or next after last instruction.
- * @param event
- *   Specific evaluation event if any, or RTE_BPF_VALIDATE_DEBUG_EVENT_STEP.
+ * @param events
+ *   Bitmask of events.
+ *   Step bit is always implied and should not be set.
  * @return
  *   Non-negative value: evaluation should continue;
  *   -ECANCELED: evaluation should fail without calling this API again;
  *   Other negative value: evaluation should fail signalling failure;
  */
 int
-__rte_bpf_validate_debug_evaluate_step(struct rte_bpf_validate_debug *debug,
-	uint32_t pc, debug_event_t event);
+__rte_bpf_validate_debug_evaluate_update(struct rte_bpf_validate_debug *debug,
+	uint32_t pc, uint64_t events);
 
 /*
  * Signal end of evaluation process.
-- 
2.43.0



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