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diff --git a/Documentation/bpf/instruction-set.rst b/Documentation/bpf/instruction-set.rst index 3704836fe6df..5d798437dad4 100644 --- a/Documentation/bpf/instruction-set.rst +++ b/Documentation/bpf/instruction-set.rst @@ -1,7 +1,12 @@ +.. contents:: +.. sectnum:: + +======================================== +eBPF Instruction Set Specification, v1.0 +======================================== + +This document specifies version 1.0 of the eBPF instruction set. -==================== -eBPF Instruction Set -==================== Registers and calling convention ================================ @@ -11,10 +16,10 @@ all of which are 64-bits wide. The eBPF calling convention is defined as: - * R0: return value from function calls, and exit value for eBPF programs - * R1 - R5: arguments for function calls - * R6 - R9: callee saved registers that function calls will preserve - * R10: read-only frame pointer to access stack +* R0: return value from function calls, and exit value for eBPF programs +* R1 - R5: arguments for function calls +* R6 - R9: callee saved registers that function calls will preserve +* R10: read-only frame pointer to access stack R0 - R5 are scratch registers and eBPF programs needs to spill/fill them if necessary across calls. @@ -22,13 +27,19 @@ necessary across calls. Instruction encoding ==================== -eBPF uses 64-bit instructions with the following encoding: +eBPF has two instruction encodings: + +* the basic instruction encoding, which uses 64 bits to encode an instruction +* the wide instruction encoding, which appends a second 64-bit immediate value + (imm64) after the basic instruction for a total of 128 bits. + +The basic instruction encoding looks as follows: - ============= ======= =============== ==================== ============ - 32 bits (MSB) 16 bits 4 bits 4 bits 8 bits (LSB) - ============= ======= =============== ==================== ============ - immediate offset source register destination register opcode - ============= ======= =============== ==================== ============ +============= ======= =============== ==================== ============ +32 bits (MSB) 16 bits 4 bits 4 bits 8 bits (LSB) +============= ======= =============== ==================== ============ +immediate offset source register destination register opcode +============= ======= =============== ==================== ============ Note that most instructions do not use all of the fields. Unused fields shall be cleared to zero. @@ -38,30 +49,30 @@ Instruction classes The three LSB bits of the 'opcode' field store the instruction class: - ========= ===== =============================== - class value description - ========= ===== =============================== - BPF_LD 0x00 non-standard load operations - BPF_LDX 0x01 load into register operations - BPF_ST 0x02 store from immediate operations - BPF_STX 0x03 store from register operations - BPF_ALU 0x04 32-bit arithmetic operations - BPF_JMP 0x05 64-bit jump operations - BPF_JMP32 0x06 32-bit jump operations - BPF_ALU64 0x07 64-bit arithmetic operations - ========= ===== =============================== +========= ===== =============================== =================================== +class value description reference +========= ===== =============================== =================================== +BPF_LD 0x00 non-standard load operations `Load and store instructions`_ +BPF_LDX 0x01 load into register operations `Load and store instructions`_ +BPF_ST 0x02 store from immediate operations `Load and store instructions`_ +BPF_STX 0x03 store from register operations `Load and store instructions`_ +BPF_ALU 0x04 32-bit arithmetic operations `Arithmetic and jump instructions`_ +BPF_JMP 0x05 64-bit jump operations `Arithmetic and jump instructions`_ +BPF_JMP32 0x06 32-bit jump operations `Arithmetic and jump instructions`_ +BPF_ALU64 0x07 64-bit arithmetic operations `Arithmetic and jump instructions`_ +========= ===== =============================== =================================== Arithmetic and jump instructions ================================ -For arithmetic and jump instructions (BPF_ALU, BPF_ALU64, BPF_JMP and -BPF_JMP32), the 8-bit 'opcode' field is divided into three parts: +For arithmetic and jump instructions (``BPF_ALU``, ``BPF_ALU64``, ``BPF_JMP`` and +``BPF_JMP32``), the 8-bit 'opcode' field is divided into three parts: - ============== ====== ================= - 4 bits (MSB) 1 bit 3 bits (LSB) - ============== ====== ================= - operation code source instruction class - ============== ====== ================= +============== ====== ================= +4 bits (MSB) 1 bit 3 bits (LSB) +============== ====== ================= +operation code source instruction class +============== ====== ================= The 4th bit encodes the source operand: @@ -78,71 +89,103 @@ The four MSB bits store the operation code. Arithmetic instructions ----------------------- -BPF_ALU uses 32-bit wide operands while BPF_ALU64 uses 64-bit wide operands for +``BPF_ALU`` uses 32-bit wide operands while ``BPF_ALU64`` uses 64-bit wide operands for otherwise identical operations. -The code field encodes the operation as below: - - ======== ===== ========================== - code value description - ======== ===== ========================== - BPF_ADD 0x00 dst += src - BPF_SUB 0x10 dst -= src - BPF_MUL 0x20 dst \*= src - BPF_DIV 0x30 dst /= src - BPF_OR 0x40 dst \|= src - BPF_AND 0x50 dst &= src - BPF_LSH 0x60 dst <<= src - BPF_RSH 0x70 dst >>= src - BPF_NEG 0x80 dst = ~src - BPF_MOD 0x90 dst %= src - BPF_XOR 0xa0 dst ^= src - BPF_MOV 0xb0 dst = src - BPF_ARSH 0xc0 sign extending shift right - BPF_END 0xd0 endianness conversion - ======== ===== ========================== - -BPF_ADD | BPF_X | BPF_ALU means:: +The 'code' field encodes the operation as below: + +======== ===== ========================================================== +code value description +======== ===== ========================================================== +BPF_ADD 0x00 dst += src +BPF_SUB 0x10 dst -= src +BPF_MUL 0x20 dst \*= src +BPF_DIV 0x30 dst /= src +BPF_OR 0x40 dst \|= src +BPF_AND 0x50 dst &= src +BPF_LSH 0x60 dst <<= src +BPF_RSH 0x70 dst >>= src +BPF_NEG 0x80 dst = ~src +BPF_MOD 0x90 dst %= src +BPF_XOR 0xa0 dst ^= src +BPF_MOV 0xb0 dst = src +BPF_ARSH 0xc0 sign extending shift right +BPF_END 0xd0 byte swap operations (see `Byte swap instructions`_ below) +======== ===== ========================================================== + +``BPF_ADD | BPF_X | BPF_ALU`` means:: dst_reg = (u32) dst_reg + (u32) src_reg; -BPF_ADD | BPF_X | BPF_ALU64 means:: +``BPF_ADD | BPF_X | BPF_ALU64`` means:: dst_reg = dst_reg + src_reg -BPF_XOR | BPF_K | BPF_ALU means:: +``BPF_XOR | BPF_K | BPF_ALU`` means:: src_reg = (u32) src_reg ^ (u32) imm32 -BPF_XOR | BPF_K | BPF_ALU64 means:: +``BPF_XOR | BPF_K | BPF_ALU64`` means:: src_reg = src_reg ^ imm32 +Byte swap instructions +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +The byte swap instructions use an instruction class of ``BPF_ALU`` and a 4-bit +'code' field of ``BPF_END``. + +The byte swap instructions operate on the destination register +only and do not use a separate source register or immediate value. + +The 1-bit source operand field in the opcode is used to select what byte +order the operation convert from or to: + +========= ===== ================================================= +source value description +========= ===== ================================================= +BPF_TO_LE 0x00 convert between host byte order and little endian +BPF_TO_BE 0x08 convert between host byte order and big endian +========= ===== ================================================= + +The 'imm' field encodes the width of the swap operations. The following widths +are supported: 16, 32 and 64. + +Examples: + +``BPF_ALU | BPF_TO_LE | BPF_END`` with imm = 16 means:: + + dst_reg = htole16(dst_reg) + +``BPF_ALU | BPF_TO_BE | BPF_END`` with imm = 64 means:: + + dst_reg = htobe64(dst_reg) + Jump instructions ----------------- -BPF_JMP32 uses 32-bit wide operands while BPF_JMP uses 64-bit wide operands for +``BPF_JMP32`` uses 32-bit wide operands while ``BPF_JMP`` uses 64-bit wide operands for otherwise identical operations. -The code field encodes the operation as below: - - ======== ===== ========================= ============ - code value description notes - ======== ===== ========================= ============ - BPF_JA 0x00 PC += off BPF_JMP only - BPF_JEQ 0x10 PC += off if dst == src - BPF_JGT 0x20 PC += off if dst > src unsigned - BPF_JGE 0x30 PC += off if dst >= src unsigned - BPF_JSET 0x40 PC += off if dst & src - BPF_JNE 0x50 PC += off if dst != src - BPF_JSGT 0x60 PC += off if dst > src signed - BPF_JSGE 0x70 PC += off if dst >= src signed - BPF_CALL 0x80 function call - BPF_EXIT 0x90 function / program return BPF_JMP only - BPF_JLT 0xa0 PC += off if dst < src unsigned - BPF_JLE 0xb0 PC += off if dst <= src unsigned - BPF_JSLT 0xc0 PC += off if dst < src signed - BPF_JSLE 0xd0 PC += off if dst <= src signed - ======== ===== ========================= ============ +The 'code' field encodes the operation as below: + +======== ===== ========================= ============ +code value description notes +======== ===== ========================= ============ +BPF_JA 0x00 PC += off BPF_JMP only +BPF_JEQ 0x10 PC += off if dst == src +BPF_JGT 0x20 PC += off if dst > src unsigned +BPF_JGE 0x30 PC += off if dst >= src unsigned +BPF_JSET 0x40 PC += off if dst & src +BPF_JNE 0x50 PC += off if dst != src +BPF_JSGT 0x60 PC += off if dst > src signed +BPF_JSGE 0x70 PC += off if dst >= src signed +BPF_CALL 0x80 function call +BPF_EXIT 0x90 function / program return BPF_JMP only +BPF_JLT 0xa0 PC += off if dst < src unsigned +BPF_JLE 0xb0 PC += off if dst <= src unsigned +BPF_JSLT 0xc0 PC += off if dst < src signed +BPF_JSLE 0xd0 PC += off if dst <= src signed +======== ===== ========================= ============ The eBPF program needs to store the return value into register R0 before doing a BPF_EXIT. @@ -151,14 +194,26 @@ BPF_EXIT. Load and store instructions =========================== -For load and store instructions (BPF_LD, BPF_LDX, BPF_ST and BPF_STX), the +For load and store instructions (``BPF_LD``, ``BPF_LDX``, ``BPF_ST``, and ``BPF_STX``), the 8-bit 'opcode' field is divided as: - ============ ====== ================= - 3 bits (MSB) 2 bits 3 bits (LSB) - ============ ====== ================= - mode size instruction class - ============ ====== ================= +============ ====== ================= +3 bits (MSB) 2 bits 3 bits (LSB) +============ ====== ================= +mode size instruction class +============ ====== ================= + +The mode modifier is one of: + + ============= ===== ==================================== ============= + mode modifier value description reference + ============= ===== ==================================== ============= + BPF_IMM 0x00 64-bit immediate instructions `64-bit immediate instructions`_ + BPF_ABS 0x20 legacy BPF packet access (absolute) `Legacy BPF Packet access instructions`_ + BPF_IND 0x40 legacy BPF packet access (indirect) `Legacy BPF Packet access instructions`_ + BPF_MEM 0x60 regular load and store operations `Regular load and store operations`_ + BPF_ATOMIC 0xc0 atomic operations `Atomic operations`_ + ============= ===== ==================================== ============= The size modifier is one of: @@ -171,109 +226,103 @@ The size modifier is one of: BPF_DW 0x18 double word (8 bytes) ============= ===== ===================== -The mode modifier is one of: +Regular load and store operations +--------------------------------- - ============= ===== ==================================== - mode modifier value description - ============= ===== ==================================== - BPF_IMM 0x00 used for 64-bit mov - BPF_ABS 0x20 legacy BPF packet access - BPF_IND 0x40 legacy BPF packet access - BPF_MEM 0x60 all normal load and store operations - BPF_ATOMIC 0xc0 atomic operations - ============= ===== ==================================== +The ``BPF_MEM`` mode modifier is used to encode regular load and store +instructions that transfer data between a register and memory. -BPF_MEM | <size> | BPF_STX means:: +``BPF_MEM | <size> | BPF_STX`` means:: *(size *) (dst_reg + off) = src_reg -BPF_MEM | <size> | BPF_ST means:: +``BPF_MEM | <size> | BPF_ST`` means:: *(size *) (dst_reg + off) = imm32 -BPF_MEM | <size> | BPF_LDX means:: +``BPF_MEM | <size> | BPF_LDX`` means:: dst_reg = *(size *) (src_reg + off) -Where size is one of: BPF_B or BPF_H or BPF_W or BPF_DW. +Where size is one of: ``BPF_B``, ``BPF_H``, ``BPF_W``, or ``BPF_DW``. Atomic operations ----------------- -eBPF includes atomic operations, which use the immediate field for extra -encoding:: +Atomic operations are operations that operate on memory and can not be +interrupted or corrupted by other access to the same memory region +by other eBPF programs or means outside of this specification. + +All atomic operations supported by eBPF are encoded as store operations +that use the ``BPF_ATOMIC`` mode modifier as follows: - .imm = BPF_ADD, .code = BPF_ATOMIC | BPF_W | BPF_STX: lock xadd *(u32 *)(dst_reg + off16) += src_reg - .imm = BPF_ADD, .code = BPF_ATOMIC | BPF_DW | BPF_STX: lock xadd *(u64 *)(dst_reg + off16) += src_reg +* ``BPF_ATOMIC | BPF_W | BPF_STX`` for 32-bit operations +* ``BPF_ATOMIC | BPF_DW | BPF_STX`` for 64-bit operations +* 8-bit and 16-bit wide atomic operations are not supported. -The basic atomic operations supported are:: +The 'imm' field is used to encode the actual atomic operation. +Simple atomic operation use a subset of the values defined to encode +arithmetic operations in the 'imm' field to encode the atomic operation: - BPF_ADD - BPF_AND - BPF_OR - BPF_XOR +======== ===== =========== +imm value description +======== ===== =========== +BPF_ADD 0x00 atomic add +BPF_OR 0x40 atomic or +BPF_AND 0x50 atomic and +BPF_XOR 0xa0 atomic xor +======== ===== =========== -Each having equivalent semantics with the ``BPF_ADD`` example, that is: the -memory location addresed by ``dst_reg + off`` is atomically modified, with -``src_reg`` as the other operand. If the ``BPF_FETCH`` flag is set in the -immediate, then these operations also overwrite ``src_reg`` with the -value that was in memory before it was modified. -The more special operations are:: +``BPF_ATOMIC | BPF_W | BPF_STX`` with 'imm' = BPF_ADD means:: - BPF_XCHG + *(u32 *)(dst_reg + off16) += src_reg -This atomically exchanges ``src_reg`` with the value addressed by ``dst_reg + -off``. :: +``BPF_ATOMIC | BPF_DW | BPF_STX`` with 'imm' = BPF ADD means:: - BPF_CMPXCHG + *(u64 *)(dst_reg + off16) += src_reg -This atomically compares the value addressed by ``dst_reg + off`` with -``R0``. If they match it is replaced with ``src_reg``. In either case, the -value that was there before is zero-extended and loaded back to ``R0``. +In addition to the simple atomic operations, there also is a modifier and +two complex atomic operations: -Note that 1 and 2 byte atomic operations are not supported. +=========== ================ =========================== +imm value description +=========== ================ =========================== +BPF_FETCH 0x01 modifier: return old value +BPF_XCHG 0xe0 | BPF_FETCH atomic exchange +BPF_CMPXCHG 0xf0 | BPF_FETCH atomic compare and exchange +=========== ================ =========================== -Clang can generate atomic instructions by default when ``-mcpu=v3`` is -enabled. If a lower version for ``-mcpu`` is set, the only atomic instruction -Clang can generate is ``BPF_ADD`` *without* ``BPF_FETCH``. If you need to enable -the atomics features, while keeping a lower ``-mcpu`` version, you can use -``-Xclang -target-feature -Xclang +alu32``. +The ``BPF_FETCH`` modifier is optional for simple atomic operations, and +always set for the complex atomic operations. If the ``BPF_FETCH`` flag +is set, then the operation also overwrites ``src_reg`` with the value that +was in memory before it was modified. -You may encounter ``BPF_XADD`` - this is a legacy name for ``BPF_ATOMIC``, -referring to the exclusive-add operation encoded when the immediate field is -zero. +The ``BPF_XCHG`` operation atomically exchanges ``src_reg`` with the value +addressed by ``dst_reg + off``. -16-byte instructions --------------------- +The ``BPF_CMPXCHG`` operation atomically compares the value addressed by +``dst_reg + off`` with ``R0``. If they match, the value addressed by +``dst_reg + off`` is replaced with ``src_reg``. In either case, the +value that was at ``dst_reg + off`` before the operation is zero-extended +and loaded back to ``R0``. -eBPF has one 16-byte instruction: ``BPF_LD | BPF_DW | BPF_IMM`` which consists -of two consecutive ``struct bpf_insn`` 8-byte blocks and interpreted as single -instruction that loads 64-bit immediate value into a dst_reg. +64-bit immediate instructions +----------------------------- -Packet access instructions --------------------------- +Instructions with the ``BPF_IMM`` 'mode' modifier use the wide instruction +encoding for an extra imm64 value. -eBPF has two non-generic instructions: (BPF_ABS | <size> | BPF_LD) and -(BPF_IND | <size> | BPF_LD) which are used to access packet data. +There is currently only one such instruction. -They had to be carried over from classic BPF to have strong performance of -socket filters running in eBPF interpreter. These instructions can only -be used when interpreter context is a pointer to ``struct sk_buff`` and -have seven implicit operands. Register R6 is an implicit input that must -contain pointer to sk_buff. Register R0 is an implicit output which contains -the data fetched from the packet. Registers R1-R5 are scratch registers -and must not be used to store the data across BPF_ABS | BPF_LD or -BPF_IND | BPF_LD instructions. +``BPF_LD | BPF_DW | BPF_IMM`` means:: -These instructions have implicit program exit condition as well. When -eBPF program is trying to access the data beyond the packet boundary, -the interpreter will abort the execution of the program. JIT compilers -therefore must preserve this property. src_reg and imm32 fields are -explicit inputs to these instructions. + dst_reg = imm64 -For example, BPF_IND | BPF_W | BPF_LD means:: - R0 = ntohl(*(u32 *) (((struct sk_buff *) R6)->data + src_reg + imm32)) +Legacy BPF Packet access instructions +------------------------------------- -and R1 - R5 are clobbered. +eBPF previously introduced special instructions for access to packet data that were +carried over from classic BPF. However, these instructions are +deprecated and should no longer be used. |