On Mon, Jun 29, 2020 at 09:33:39PM -0700, Alexei Starovoitov wrote:
> From: Alexei Starovoitov <a...@kernel.org>
>
> bpf_free_used_maps() or close(map_fd) will trigger map_free callback.
> bpf_free_used_maps() is called after bpf prog is no longer executing:
> bpf_prog_put->call_rcu->bpf_prog_free->bpf_free_used_maps.
> Hence there is no need to call synchronize_rcu() to protect map elements.
>
> Note that hash_of_maps and array_of_maps update/delete inner maps via
> sys_bpf() that calls maybe_wait_bpf_programs() and synchronize_rcu().
>
> Signed-off-by: Alexei Starovoitov <a...@kernel.org>
> Acked-by: Andrii Nakryiko <andr...@fb.com>
>From an RCU perspective:
Acked-by: Paul E. McKenney <paul...@kernel.org>
> ---
> kernel/bpf/arraymap.c | 9 ---------
> kernel/bpf/hashtab.c | 8 +++-----
> kernel/bpf/lpm_trie.c | 5 -----
> kernel/bpf/queue_stack_maps.c | 7 -------
> kernel/bpf/reuseport_array.c | 2 --
> kernel/bpf/ringbuf.c | 7 -------
> kernel/bpf/stackmap.c | 3 ---
> 7 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/kernel/bpf/arraymap.c b/kernel/bpf/arraymap.c
> index ec5cd11032aa..c66e8273fccd 100644
> --- a/kernel/bpf/arraymap.c
> +++ b/kernel/bpf/arraymap.c
> @@ -386,13 +386,6 @@ static void array_map_free(struct bpf_map *map)
> {
> struct bpf_array *array = container_of(map, struct bpf_array, map);
>
> - /* at this point bpf_prog->aux->refcnt == 0 and this map->refcnt == 0,
> - * so the programs (can be more than one that used this map) were
> - * disconnected from events. Wait for outstanding programs to complete
> - * and free the array
> - */
> - synchronize_rcu();
> -
> if (array->map.map_type == BPF_MAP_TYPE_PERCPU_ARRAY)
> bpf_array_free_percpu(array);
>
> @@ -546,8 +539,6 @@ static void fd_array_map_free(struct bpf_map *map)
> struct bpf_array *array = container_of(map, struct bpf_array, map);
> int i;
>
> - synchronize_rcu();
> -
> /* make sure it's empty */
> for (i = 0; i < array->map.max_entries; i++)
> BUG_ON(array->ptrs[i] != NULL);
> diff --git a/kernel/bpf/hashtab.c b/kernel/bpf/hashtab.c
> index acd06081d81d..d4378d7d442b 100644
> --- a/kernel/bpf/hashtab.c
> +++ b/kernel/bpf/hashtab.c
> @@ -1290,12 +1290,10 @@ static void htab_map_free(struct bpf_map *map)
> {
> struct bpf_htab *htab = container_of(map, struct bpf_htab, map);
>
> - /* at this point bpf_prog->aux->refcnt == 0 and this map->refcnt == 0,
> - * so the programs (can be more than one that used this map) were
> - * disconnected from events. Wait for outstanding critical sections in
> - * these programs to complete
> + /* bpf_free_used_maps() or close(map_fd) will trigger this map_free
> callback.
> + * bpf_free_used_maps() is called after bpf prog is no longer executing.
> + * There is no need to synchronize_rcu() here to protect map elements.
> */
> - synchronize_rcu();
>
> /* some of free_htab_elem() callbacks for elements of this map may
> * not have executed. Wait for them.
> diff --git a/kernel/bpf/lpm_trie.c b/kernel/bpf/lpm_trie.c
> index 1abd4e3f906d..44474bf3ab7a 100644
> --- a/kernel/bpf/lpm_trie.c
> +++ b/kernel/bpf/lpm_trie.c
> @@ -589,11 +589,6 @@ static void trie_free(struct bpf_map *map)
> struct lpm_trie_node __rcu **slot;
> struct lpm_trie_node *node;
>
> - /* Wait for outstanding programs to complete
> - * update/lookup/delete/get_next_key and free the trie.
> - */
> - synchronize_rcu();
> -
> /* Always start at the root and walk down to a node that has no
> * children. Then free that node, nullify its reference in the parent
> * and start over.
> diff --git a/kernel/bpf/queue_stack_maps.c b/kernel/bpf/queue_stack_maps.c
> index 80c66a6d7c54..44184f82916a 100644
> --- a/kernel/bpf/queue_stack_maps.c
> +++ b/kernel/bpf/queue_stack_maps.c
> @@ -101,13 +101,6 @@ static void queue_stack_map_free(struct bpf_map *map)
> {
> struct bpf_queue_stack *qs = bpf_queue_stack(map);
>
> - /* at this point bpf_prog->aux->refcnt == 0 and this map->refcnt == 0,
> - * so the programs (can be more than one that used this map) were
> - * disconnected from events. Wait for outstanding critical sections in
> - * these programs to complete
> - */
> - synchronize_rcu();
> -
> bpf_map_area_free(qs);
> }
>
> diff --git a/kernel/bpf/reuseport_array.c b/kernel/bpf/reuseport_array.c
> index a09922f656e4..3625c4fcc65c 100644
> --- a/kernel/bpf/reuseport_array.c
> +++ b/kernel/bpf/reuseport_array.c
> @@ -96,8 +96,6 @@ static void reuseport_array_free(struct bpf_map *map)
> struct sock *sk;
> u32 i;
>
> - synchronize_rcu();
> -
> /*
> * ops->map_*_elem() will not be able to access this
> * array now. Hence, this function only races with
> diff --git a/kernel/bpf/ringbuf.c b/kernel/bpf/ringbuf.c
> index dbf37aff4827..13a8d3967e07 100644
> --- a/kernel/bpf/ringbuf.c
> +++ b/kernel/bpf/ringbuf.c
> @@ -215,13 +215,6 @@ static void ringbuf_map_free(struct bpf_map *map)
> {
> struct bpf_ringbuf_map *rb_map;
>
> - /* at this point bpf_prog->aux->refcnt == 0 and this map->refcnt == 0,
> - * so the programs (can be more than one that used this map) were
> - * disconnected from events. Wait for outstanding critical sections in
> - * these programs to complete
> - */
> - synchronize_rcu();
> -
> rb_map = container_of(map, struct bpf_ringbuf_map, map);
> bpf_ringbuf_free(rb_map->rb);
> kfree(rb_map);
> diff --git a/kernel/bpf/stackmap.c b/kernel/bpf/stackmap.c
> index 27dc9b1b08a5..071f98d0f7c6 100644
> --- a/kernel/bpf/stackmap.c
> +++ b/kernel/bpf/stackmap.c
> @@ -604,9 +604,6 @@ static void stack_map_free(struct bpf_map *map)
> {
> struct bpf_stack_map *smap = container_of(map, struct bpf_stack_map,
> map);
>
> - /* wait for bpf programs to complete before freeing stack map */
> - synchronize_rcu();
> -
> bpf_map_area_free(smap->elems);
> pcpu_freelist_destroy(&smap->freelist);
> bpf_map_area_free(smap);
> --
> 2.23.0
>
