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Alexei Starovoitov e4975487f5 [bpf] error when unknown bpf helper is called
Emit error when BPF backend sees a call to a global function or to an external symbol.
The kernel verifier only allows calls to predefined helpers from bpf.h
which are defined in 'enum bpf_func_id'. Such calls in assembler must
look like 'call [1-9]+' where number matches bpf_func_id.

Signed-off-by: Alexei Starovoitov <ast@kernel.org>
llvm-svn: 292204
2017-01-17 07:26:17 +00:00
Alexei Starovoitov 8f9f8210c1 convert bpf assembler to look like kernel verifier output
since bpf instruction set was introduced people learned to
read and understand kernel verifier output whereas llvm asm
output stayed obscure and unknown. Convert llvm to emit
assembler text similar to kernel to avoid this discrepancy

Signed-off-by: Alexei Starovoitov <ast@kernel.org>
llvm-svn: 287300
2016-11-18 02:32:35 +00:00
Alexei Starovoitov 8cf9a4c472 [bpf] rename triple names bpf_be -> bpfeb
llvm-svn: 239162
2015-06-05 16:11:14 +00:00
Alexei Starovoitov 310deada10 [bpf] add big- and host- endian support
Summary:
-march=bpf    -> host endian
-march=bpf_le -> little endian
-match=bpf_be -> big endian

Test Plan:
v1 was tested by IBM s390 guys and appears to be working there.
It bit rots too fast here.

Reviewers: chandlerc, tstellarAMD

Subscribers: llvm-commits

Differential Revision: http://reviews.llvm.org/D10177

llvm-svn: 239071
2015-06-04 19:15:05 +00:00
Alexei Starovoitov e4c8c807bb BPF backend
Summary:
V8->V9:
- cleanup tests

V7->V8:
- addressed feedback from David:
- switched to range-based 'for' loops
- fixed formatting of tests

V6->V7:
- rebased and adjusted AsmPrinter args
- CamelCased .td, fixed formatting, cleaned up names, removed unused patterns
- diffstat: 3 files changed, 203 insertions(+), 227 deletions(-)

V5->V6:
- addressed feedback from Chandler:
- reinstated full verbose standard banner in all files
- fixed variables that were not in CamelCase
- fixed names of #ifdef in header files
- removed redundant braces in if/else chains with single statements
- fixed comments
- removed trailing empty line
- dropped debug annotations from tests
- diffstat of these changes:
  46 files changed, 456 insertions(+), 469 deletions(-)

V4->V5:
- fix setLoadExtAction() interface
- clang-formated all where it made sense

V3->V4:
- added CODE_OWNERS entry for BPF backend

V2->V3:
- fix metadata in tests

V1->V2:
- addressed feedback from Tom and Matt
- removed top level change to configure (now everything via 'experimental-backend')
- reworked error reporting via DiagnosticInfo (similar to R600)
- added few more tests
- added cmake build
- added Triple::bpf
- tested on linux and darwin

V1 cover letter:
---------------------
recently linux gained "universal in-kernel virtual machine" which is called
eBPF or extended BPF. The name comes from "Berkeley Packet Filter", since
new instruction set is based on it.
This patch adds a new backend that emits extended BPF instruction set.

The concept and development are covered by the following articles:
http://lwn.net/Articles/599755/
http://lwn.net/Articles/575531/
http://lwn.net/Articles/603983/
http://lwn.net/Articles/606089/
http://lwn.net/Articles/612878/

One of use cases: dtrace/systemtap alternative.

bpf syscall manpage:
https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=b4fc1a460f3017e958e6a8ea560ea0afd91bf6fe

instruction set description and differences vs classic BPF:
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/Documentation/networking/filter.txt

Short summary of instruction set:
- 64-bit registers
  R0      - return value from in-kernel function, and exit value for BPF program
  R1 - R5 - arguments from BPF program to in-kernel function
  R6 - R9 - callee saved registers that in-kernel function will preserve
  R10     - read-only frame pointer to access stack
- two-operand instructions like +, -, *, mov, load/store
- implicit prologue/epilogue (invisible stack pointer)
- no floating point, no simd

Short history of extended BPF in kernel:
interpreter in 3.15, x64 JIT in 3.16, arm64 JIT, verifier, bpf syscall in 3.18, more to come in the future.

It's a very small and simple backend.
There is no support for global variables, arbitrary function calls, floating point, varargs,
exceptions, indirect jumps, arbitrary pointer arithmetic, alloca, etc.
From C front-end point of view it's very restricted. It's done on purpose, since kernel
rejects all programs that it cannot prove safe. It rejects programs with loops
and with memory accesses via arbitrary pointers. When kernel accepts the program it is
guaranteed that program will terminate and will not crash the kernel.

This patch implements all 'must have' bits. There are several things on TODO list,
so this is not the end of development.
Most of the code is a boiler plate code, copy-pasted from other backends.
Only odd things are lack or < and <= instructions, specialized load_byte intrinsics
and 'compare and goto' as single instruction.
Current instruction set is fixed, but more instructions can be added in the future.

Signed-off-by: Alexei Starovoitov <alexei.starovoitov@gmail.com>

Subscribers: majnemer, chandlerc, echristo, joerg, pete, rengolin, kristof.beyls, arsenm, t.p.northover, tstellarAMD, aemerson, llvm-commits

Differential Revision: http://reviews.llvm.org/D6494

llvm-svn: 227008
2015-01-24 17:51:26 +00:00