libbpf: Provide barrier() and barrier_var() in bpf_helpers.h

Add barrier() and barrier_var() macros into bpf_helpers.h to be used by
end users. While a bit advanced and specialized instruments, they

libbpf: Provide barrier() and barrier_var() in bpf_helpers.h

Add barrier() and barrier_var() macros into bpf_helpers.h to be used by
end users. While a bit advanced and specialized instruments, they are
sometimes indispensable. Instead of requiring each user to figure out
exact asm volatile incantations for themselves, provide them from
bpf_helpers.h.

Also remove conflicting definitions from selftests. Some tests rely on
barrier_var() definition being nothing, those will still work as libbpf
does the #ifndef/#endif guarding for barrier() and barrier_var(),
allowing users to redefine them, if necessary.

Signed-off-by: Andrii Nakryiko <andrii@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Daniel Borkmann <daniel@iogearbox.net>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/20220509004148.1801791-8-andrii@kernel.org

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selftests/bpf: Workaround a verifier issue for test exhandler

The llvm patch [1] enabled opaque pointer which caused selftest
'exhandler' failure.
...
; work = task->task_works;
7: (79) r1 = *

selftests/bpf: Workaround a verifier issue for test exhandler

The llvm patch [1] enabled opaque pointer which caused selftest
'exhandler' failure.
...
; work = task->task_works;
7: (79) r1 = *(u64 *)(r6 +2120) ; R1_w=ptr_callback_head(off=0,imm=0) R6_w=ptr_task_struct(off=0,imm=0)
; func = work->func;
8: (79) r2 = *(u64 *)(r1 +8) ; R1_w=ptr_callback_head(off=0,imm=0) R2_w=scalar()
; if (!work && !func)
9: (4f) r1 |= r2
math between ptr_ pointer and register with unbounded min value is not allowed

below is insn 10 and 11
10: (55) if r1 != 0 goto +5
11: (18) r1 = 0 ll
...

In llvm, the code generation of 'r1 |= r2' happened in codegen
selectiondag phase due to difference of opaque pointer vs. non-opaque pointer.
Without [1], the related code looks like:
r2 = *(u64 *)(r6 + 2120)
r1 = *(u64 *)(r2 + 8)
if r2 != 0 goto +6 <LBB0_4>
if r1 != 0 goto +5 <LBB0_4>
r1 = 0 ll
...

I haven't found a good way in llvm to fix this issue. So let us workaround the
problem first so bpf CI won't be blocked.

[1] https://reviews.llvm.org/D123300

Signed-off-by: Yonghong Song <yhs@fb.com>
Signed-off-by: Alexei Starovoitov <ast@kernel.org>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/20220419050900.3136024-1-yhs@fb.com

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selftests/bpf: Add exception handling selftests for tp_bpf program

Exception handling is triggered in BPF tracing programs when a NULL pointer
is dereferenced; the exception handler zeroes the targe

selftests/bpf: Add exception handling selftests for tp_bpf program

Exception handling is triggered in BPF tracing programs when a NULL pointer
is dereferenced; the exception handler zeroes the target register and
execution of the BPF program progresses.

To test exception handling then, we need to trigger a NULL pointer dereference
for a field which should never be zero; if it is, the only explanation is the
exception handler ran. task->task_works is the NULL pointer chosen (for a new
task from fork() no work is associated), and the task_works->func field should
not be zero if task_works is non-NULL. The test verifies that task_works and
task_works->func are 0.

Signed-off-by: Alan Maguire <alan.maguire@oracle.com>
Signed-off-by: Daniel Borkmann <daniel@iogearbox.net>
Acked-by: Andrii Nakryiko <andrii@kernel.org>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/1636131046-5982-3-git-send-email-alan.maguire@oracle.com

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