[PATCH V2 2/2] kernel/bpf/verifier: Support module kfunc resolution via instruction offset

From: Song Chen

Date: Sat May 09 2026 - 23:03:34 EST


Use the instruction's 'off' field to indicate the source of a kfunc.
When libbpf resolves a kfunc, it sets insn->off to 0 for vmlinux
kfuncs or a non-zero module ID for module kfuncs.

The verifier now checks insn->off to determine where to look up the
kfunc address: off == 0 searches in vmlinux, while off > 0 searches
in the corresponding module BTF. This enables proper resolution of
module kfuncs that may override vmlinux kfuncs with the same name.

This works in conjunction with the libbpf change that prioritizes
module kfuncs during BTF resolution.

Suggested-by: Alexei Starovoitov <alexei.starovoitov@xxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Song Chen <chensong_2000@xxxxxxx>

---
changelog:
v1 --- v2:
libbpf has already specified which module this kfunc belongs to as
ebpf code onwer's expectation, then verifier uses
find_kallsyms_symbol_value to search kfunc's addr.
---
kernel/bpf/verifier.c | 12 +++++++++++-
1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
mode change 100644 => 100755 kernel/bpf/verifier.c

diff --git a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 159b25f8269d..3b2e4552a3d4
--- a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
@@ -3303,6 +3303,7 @@ static struct btf *__find_kfunc_desc_btf(struct bpf_verifier_env *env,
*/
sort(tab->descs, tab->nr_descs, sizeof(tab->descs[0]),
kfunc_btf_cmp_by_off, NULL);
+
} else {
btf = b->btf;
}
@@ -3498,7 +3499,16 @@ static int add_kfunc_call(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, u32 func_id, s16 offset)
if (err)
return err;

- addr = kallsyms_lookup_name(kfunc.name);
+ if (offset) {
+ struct bpf_kfunc_btf kf_btf = { .offset = offset };
+ struct module *mod;
+ struct bpf_kfunc_btf *b;
+ b = bsearch(&kf_btf, btf_tab->descs, btf_tab->nr_descs,
+ sizeof(btf_tab->descs[0]), kfunc_btf_cmp_by_off);
+ mod = b->module;
+ addr = find_kallsyms_symbol_value(mod, kfunc.name);
+ } else
+ addr = kallsyms_lookup_name(kfunc.name);
if (!addr) {
verbose(env, "cannot find address for kernel function %s\n", kfunc.name);
return -EINVAL;
--
2.43.0