[PATCH bpf-next v11 4/8] bpf: Introduce the bpf_list_del kfunc.
From: Kaitao Cheng
Date: Wed May 20 2026 - 23:26:39 EST
From: Kaitao Cheng <chengkaitao@xxxxxxxxxx>
Allow users to remove any node from a linked list.
We have added an additional parameter bpf_list_head *head to
bpf_list_del, as the verifier requires the head parameter to
check whether the lock is being held.
Signed-off-by: Kaitao Cheng <chengkaitao@xxxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Eduard Zingerman <eddyz87@xxxxxxxxx>
---
kernel/bpf/helpers.c | 10 ++++++++++
kernel/bpf/verifier.c | 6 +++++-
2 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/helpers.c b/kernel/bpf/helpers.c
index 59855b434f0b..804c201c28f3 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/helpers.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/helpers.c
@@ -2601,6 +2601,15 @@ __bpf_kfunc struct bpf_list_node *bpf_list_pop_back(struct bpf_list_head *head)
return __bpf_list_del(head, h->prev);
}
+__bpf_kfunc struct bpf_list_node *bpf_list_del(struct bpf_list_head *head,
+ struct bpf_list_node *node__nonown_allowed)
+{
+ struct bpf_list_node_kern *kn = (void *)node__nonown_allowed;
+
+ /* verifier guarantees node is a list node rather than list head */
+ return __bpf_list_del(head, &kn->list_head);
+}
+
__bpf_kfunc struct bpf_list_node *bpf_list_front(struct bpf_list_head *head)
{
struct list_head *h = (struct list_head *)head;
@@ -4733,6 +4742,7 @@ BTF_ID_FLAGS(func, bpf_list_push_back, KF_IMPLICIT_ARGS)
BTF_ID_FLAGS(func, bpf_list_push_back_impl)
BTF_ID_FLAGS(func, bpf_list_pop_front, KF_ACQUIRE | KF_RET_NULL)
BTF_ID_FLAGS(func, bpf_list_pop_back, KF_ACQUIRE | KF_RET_NULL)
+BTF_ID_FLAGS(func, bpf_list_del, KF_ACQUIRE | KF_RET_NULL)
BTF_ID_FLAGS(func, bpf_list_front, KF_RET_NULL)
BTF_ID_FLAGS(func, bpf_list_back, KF_RET_NULL)
BTF_ID_FLAGS(func, bpf_task_acquire, KF_ACQUIRE | KF_RCU | KF_RET_NULL)
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
index f3cf8d85bea0..35eebb5e7769 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
@@ -10961,6 +10961,7 @@ enum special_kfunc_type {
KF_bpf_list_push_back,
KF_bpf_list_pop_front,
KF_bpf_list_pop_back,
+ KF_bpf_list_del,
KF_bpf_list_front,
KF_bpf_list_back,
KF_bpf_cast_to_kern_ctx,
@@ -11029,6 +11030,7 @@ BTF_ID(func, bpf_list_push_back_impl)
BTF_ID(func, bpf_list_push_back)
BTF_ID(func, bpf_list_pop_front)
BTF_ID(func, bpf_list_pop_back)
+BTF_ID(func, bpf_list_del)
BTF_ID(func, bpf_list_front)
BTF_ID(func, bpf_list_back)
BTF_ID(func, bpf_cast_to_kern_ctx)
@@ -11549,6 +11551,7 @@ static bool is_bpf_list_api_kfunc(u32 btf_id)
return is_bpf_list_push_kfunc(btf_id) ||
btf_id == special_kfunc_list[KF_bpf_list_pop_front] ||
btf_id == special_kfunc_list[KF_bpf_list_pop_back] ||
+ btf_id == special_kfunc_list[KF_bpf_list_del] ||
btf_id == special_kfunc_list[KF_bpf_list_front] ||
btf_id == special_kfunc_list[KF_bpf_list_back];
}
@@ -11671,7 +11674,8 @@ static bool check_kfunc_is_graph_node_api(struct bpf_verifier_env *env,
switch (node_field_type) {
case BPF_LIST_NODE:
- ret = is_bpf_list_push_kfunc(kfunc_btf_id);
+ ret = is_bpf_list_push_kfunc(kfunc_btf_id) ||
+ kfunc_btf_id == special_kfunc_list[KF_bpf_list_del];
break;
case BPF_RB_NODE:
ret = (is_bpf_rbtree_add_kfunc(kfunc_btf_id) ||
--
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