Re: [PATCH v20 3/5] binder: introduce transaction reports via netlink
From: Thorsten Leemhuis <linux@leemhuis.info>
Date: 2025-08-21 08:49:19
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linux-next, lkml, regressions
On 27.07.25 20:29, Carlos Llamas wrote:
From: Li Li <redacted> Introduce a generic netlink multicast event to report binder transaction failures to userspace. This allows subscribers to monitor these events and take appropriate actions, such as stopping a misbehaving application that is spamming a service with huge amount of transactions. The multicast event contains full details of the failed transactions, including the sender/target PIDs, payload size and specific error code. This interface is defined using a YAML spec, from which the UAPI and kernel headers and source are auto-generated.
It seems to me like this patch (which showed up in -next today after
Greg merged it) caused a build error for me in my daily -next builds
for Fedora when building tools/net/ynl:
"""
make[1]: Entering directory '/home/kbuilder/ark-vanilla/linux-knurd42/tools/net/ynl/lib'
gcc -std=gnu11 -O2 -W -Wall -Wextra -Wno-unused-parameter -Wshadow -c -MMD -c -o ynl.o ynl.c
AR ynl.a
make[1]: Leaving directory '/home/kbuilder/ark-vanilla/linux-knurd42/tools/net/ynl/lib'
make[1]: Entering directory '/home/kbuilder/ark-vanilla/linux-knurd42/tools/net/ynl/generated'
GEN binder-user.c
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/home/kbuilder/ark-vanilla/linux-knurd42/tools/net/ynl/generated/../pyynl/ynl_gen_c.py", line 3673, in <module>
main()
~~~~^^
File "/home/kbuilder/ark-vanilla/linux-knurd42/tools/net/ynl/generated/../pyynl/ynl_gen_c.py", line 3382, in main
parsed = Family(args.spec, exclude_ops)
File "/home/kbuilder/ark-vanilla/linux-knurd42/tools/net/ynl/generated/../pyynl/ynl_gen_c.py", line 1205, in __init__
super().__init__(file_name, exclude_ops=exclude_ops)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/home/kbuilder/ark-vanilla/linux-knurd42/tools/net/ynl/pyynl/lib/nlspec.py", line 462, in __init__
jsonschema.validate(self.yaml, schema)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/usr/lib/python3.13/site-packages/jsonschema/validators.py", line 1307, in validate
raise error
jsonschema.exceptions.ValidationError: 'from_pid' does not match '^[0-9a-z-]+$'
Failed validating 'pattern' in schema['properties']['attribute-sets']['items']['properties']['attributes']['items']['properties']['name']:
{'pattern': '^[0-9a-z-]+$', 'type': 'string'}
On instance['attribute-sets'][0]['attributes'][2]['name']:
'from_pid'
make[1]: *** [Makefile:48: binder-user.c] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory '/home/kbuilder/ark-vanilla/linux-knurd42/tools/net/ynl/generated'
make: *** [Makefile:25: generated] Error 2
"""
This is from a local build while investigating the problem. For
the error logs from my rpm builds, see:
https://download.copr.fedorainfracloud.org/results/@kernel-vanilla/next/fedora-rawhide-x86_64/09453564-next-next-all/builder-live.log.gz
I could avoid the problem by reverting 5/5, 4/5, and this patch (3/5)
from this series (I removed the former two to avoid conflicts).
Ciao, Thorsten
quoted hunk ↗ jump to hunk
Signed-off-by: Li Li <redacted> Signed-off-by: Carlos Llamas <cmllamas@google.com> --- Documentation/netlink/specs/binder.yaml | 93 +++++++++++++++++++++ MAINTAINERS | 1 + drivers/android/Kconfig | 1 + drivers/android/Makefile | 2 +- drivers/android/binder.c | 85 ++++++++++++++++++- drivers/android/binder_netlink.c | 31 +++++++ drivers/android/binder_netlink.h | 20 +++++ include/uapi/linux/android/binder_netlink.h | 37 ++++++++ 8 files changed, 265 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) create mode 100644 Documentation/netlink/specs/binder.yaml create mode 100644 drivers/android/binder_netlink.c create mode 100644 drivers/android/binder_netlink.h create mode 100644 include/uapi/linux/android/binder_netlink.hdiff --git a/Documentation/netlink/specs/binder.yaml b/Documentation/netlink/specs/binder.yaml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..140b77a6afee --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/netlink/specs/binder.yaml@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@ +# SPDX-License-Identifier: ((GPL-2.0 WITH Linux-syscall-note) OR BSD-3-Clause) +# +# Copyright 2025 Google LLC +# +--- +name: binder +protocol: genetlink +uapi-header: linux/android/binder_netlink.h +doc: Binder interface over generic netlink + +attribute-sets: + - + name: report + doc: | + Attributes included within a transaction failure report. The elements + correspond directly with the specific transaction that failed, along + with the error returned to the sender e.g. BR_DEAD_REPLY. + + attributes: + - + name: error + type: u32 + doc: The enum binder_driver_return_protocol returned to the sender. + - + name: context + type: string + doc: The binder context where the transaction occurred. + - + name: from_pid + type: u32 + doc: The PID of the sender process. + - + name: from_tid + type: u32 + doc: The TID of the sender thread. + - + name: to_pid + type: u32 + doc: | + The PID of the recipient process. This attribute may not be present + if the target could not be determined. + - + name: to_tid + type: u32 + doc: | + The TID of the recipient thread. This attribute may not be present + if the target could not be determined. + - + name: is_reply + type: flag + doc: When present, indicates the failed transaction is a reply. + - + name: flags + type: u32 + doc: The bitmask of enum transaction_flags from the transaction. + - + name: code + type: u32 + doc: The application-defined code from the transaction. + - + name: data_size + type: u32 + doc: The transaction payload size in bytes. + +operations: + list: + - + name: report + doc: | + A multicast event sent to userspace subscribers to notify them about + binder transaction failures. The generated report provides the full + details of the specific transaction that failed. The intention is for + programs to monitor these events and react to the failures as needed. + + attribute-set: report + mcgrp: report + event: + attributes: + - error + - context + - from_pid + - from_tid + - to_pid + - to_tid + - is_reply + - flags + - code + - data_size + +mcast-groups: + list: + - + name: reportdiff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS index f8c8f682edf6..df8f6b31f2f8 100644 --- a/MAINTAINERS +++ b/MAINTAINERS@@ -1769,6 +1769,7 @@ M: Suren Baghdasaryan <surenb@google.com> L: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org S: Supported T: git git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/staging.git +F: Documentation/netlink/specs/binder.yaml F: drivers/android/ ANDROID GOLDFISH PIC DRIVERdiff --git a/drivers/android/Kconfig b/drivers/android/Kconfig index 5b3b8041f827..75af3cf472c8 100644 --- a/drivers/android/Kconfig +++ b/drivers/android/Kconfig@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ menu "Android" config ANDROID_BINDER_IPC bool "Android Binder IPC Driver" depends on MMU + depends on NET default n help Binder is used in Android for both communication between processes,diff --git a/drivers/android/Makefile b/drivers/android/Makefile index c5d47be0276c..f422f91e026b 100644 --- a/drivers/android/Makefile +++ b/drivers/android/Makefile@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@ ccflags-y += -I$(src) # needed for trace events obj-$(CONFIG_ANDROID_BINDERFS) += binderfs.o -obj-$(CONFIG_ANDROID_BINDER_IPC) += binder.o binder_alloc.o +obj-$(CONFIG_ANDROID_BINDER_IPC) += binder.o binder_alloc.o binder_netlink.o obj-$(CONFIG_ANDROID_BINDER_ALLOC_KUNIT_TEST) += tests/diff --git a/drivers/android/binder.c b/drivers/android/binder.c index 95aa1fae53e2..0d37eca514f9 100644 --- a/drivers/android/binder.c +++ b/drivers/android/binder.c@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ #include <linux/cacheflush.h> +#include "binder_netlink.h" #include "binder_internal.h" #include "binder_trace.h"@@ -2993,6 +2994,67 @@ static void binder_set_txn_from_error(struct binder_transaction *t, int id, binder_thread_dec_tmpref(from); } +/** + * binder_netlink_report() - report a transaction failure via netlink + * @proc: the binder proc sending the transaction + * @t: the binder transaction that failed + * @data_size: the user provided data size for the transaction + * @error: enum binder_driver_return_protocol returned to sender + */ +static void binder_netlink_report(struct binder_proc *proc, + struct binder_transaction *t, + u32 data_size, + u32 error) +{ + const char *context = proc->context->name; + struct sk_buff *skb; + void *hdr; + + if (!genl_has_listeners(&binder_nl_family, &init_net, + BINDER_NLGRP_REPORT)) + return; + + skb = genlmsg_new(GENLMSG_DEFAULT_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL); + if (!skb) + return; + + hdr = genlmsg_put(skb, 0, 0, &binder_nl_family, 0, BINDER_CMD_REPORT); + if (!hdr) + goto free_skb; + + if (nla_put_u32(skb, BINDER_A_REPORT_ERROR, error) || + nla_put_string(skb, BINDER_A_REPORT_CONTEXT, context) || + nla_put_u32(skb, BINDER_A_REPORT_FROM_PID, t->from_pid) || + nla_put_u32(skb, BINDER_A_REPORT_FROM_TID, t->from_tid)) + goto cancel_skb; + + if (t->to_proc && + nla_put_u32(skb, BINDER_A_REPORT_TO_PID, t->to_proc->pid)) + goto cancel_skb; + + if (t->to_thread && + nla_put_u32(skb, BINDER_A_REPORT_TO_TID, t->to_thread->pid)) + goto cancel_skb; + + if (t->is_reply && nla_put_flag(skb, BINDER_A_REPORT_IS_REPLY)) + goto cancel_skb; + + if (nla_put_u32(skb, BINDER_A_REPORT_FLAGS, t->flags) || + nla_put_u32(skb, BINDER_A_REPORT_CODE, t->code) || + nla_put_u32(skb, BINDER_A_REPORT_DATA_SIZE, data_size)) + goto cancel_skb; + + genlmsg_end(skb, hdr); + genlmsg_multicast(&binder_nl_family, skb, 0, BINDER_NLGRP_REPORT, + GFP_KERNEL); + return; + +cancel_skb: + genlmsg_cancel(skb, hdr); +free_skb: + nlmsg_free(skb); +} + static void binder_transaction(struct binder_proc *proc, struct binder_thread *thread, struct binder_transaction_data *tr, int reply,@@ -3679,10 +3741,13 @@ static void binder_transaction(struct binder_proc *proc, return_error_line = __LINE__; goto err_copy_data_failed; } - if (t->buffer->oneway_spam_suspect) + if (t->buffer->oneway_spam_suspect) { tcomplete->type = BINDER_WORK_TRANSACTION_ONEWAY_SPAM_SUSPECT; - else + binder_netlink_report(proc, t, tr->data_size, + BR_ONEWAY_SPAM_SUSPECT); + } else { tcomplete->type = BINDER_WORK_TRANSACTION_COMPLETE; + } if (reply) { binder_enqueue_thread_work(thread, tcomplete);@@ -3730,8 +3795,11 @@ static void binder_transaction(struct binder_proc *proc, * process and is put in a pending queue, waiting for the target * process to be unfrozen. */ - if (return_error == BR_TRANSACTION_PENDING_FROZEN) + if (return_error == BR_TRANSACTION_PENDING_FROZEN) { tcomplete->type = BINDER_WORK_TRANSACTION_PENDING; + binder_netlink_report(proc, t, tr->data_size, + return_error); + } binder_enqueue_thread_work(thread, tcomplete); if (return_error && return_error != BR_TRANSACTION_PENDING_FROZEN)@@ -3789,6 +3857,8 @@ static void binder_transaction(struct binder_proc *proc, binder_dec_node(target_node, 1, 0); binder_dec_node_tmpref(target_node); } + + binder_netlink_report(proc, t, tr->data_size, return_error); kfree(t); binder_stats_deleted(BINDER_STAT_TRANSACTION); err_alloc_t_failed:@@ -7067,12 +7137,19 @@ static int __init binder_init(void) } } - ret = init_binderfs(); + ret = genl_register_family(&binder_nl_family); if (ret) goto err_init_binder_device_failed; + ret = init_binderfs(); + if (ret) + goto err_init_binderfs_failed; + return ret; +err_init_binderfs_failed: + genl_unregister_family(&binder_nl_family); + err_init_binder_device_failed: hlist_for_each_entry_safe(device, tmp, &binder_devices, hlist) { misc_deregister(&device->miscdev);diff --git a/drivers/android/binder_netlink.c b/drivers/android/binder_netlink.c new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..d05397a50ca6 --- /dev/null +++ b/drivers/android/binder_netlink.c@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@ +// SPDX-License-Identifier: ((GPL-2.0 WITH Linux-syscall-note) OR BSD-3-Clause) +/* Do not edit directly, auto-generated from: */ +/* Documentation/netlink/specs/binder.yaml */ +/* YNL-GEN kernel source */ + +#include <net/netlink.h> +#include <net/genetlink.h> + +#include "binder_netlink.h" + +#include <uapi/linux/android/binder_netlink.h> + +/* Ops table for binder */ +static const struct genl_split_ops binder_nl_ops[] = { +}; + +static const struct genl_multicast_group binder_nl_mcgrps[] = { + [BINDER_NLGRP_REPORT] = { "report", }, +}; + +struct genl_family binder_nl_family __ro_after_init = { + .name = BINDER_FAMILY_NAME, + .version = BINDER_FAMILY_VERSION, + .netnsok = true, + .parallel_ops = true, + .module = THIS_MODULE, + .split_ops = binder_nl_ops, + .n_split_ops = ARRAY_SIZE(binder_nl_ops), + .mcgrps = binder_nl_mcgrps, + .n_mcgrps = ARRAY_SIZE(binder_nl_mcgrps), +};diff --git a/drivers/android/binder_netlink.h b/drivers/android/binder_netlink.h new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..882c7a6b537e --- /dev/null +++ b/drivers/android/binder_netlink.h@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@ +/* SPDX-License-Identifier: ((GPL-2.0 WITH Linux-syscall-note) OR BSD-3-Clause) */ +/* Do not edit directly, auto-generated from: */ +/* Documentation/netlink/specs/binder.yaml */ +/* YNL-GEN kernel header */ + +#ifndef _LINUX_BINDER_GEN_H +#define _LINUX_BINDER_GEN_H + +#include <net/netlink.h> +#include <net/genetlink.h> + +#include <uapi/linux/android/binder_netlink.h> + +enum { + BINDER_NLGRP_REPORT, +}; + +extern struct genl_family binder_nl_family; + +#endif /* _LINUX_BINDER_GEN_H */diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/android/binder_netlink.h b/include/uapi/linux/android/binder_netlink.h new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..b218f96d6668 --- /dev/null +++ b/include/uapi/linux/android/binder_netlink.h@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@ +/* SPDX-License-Identifier: ((GPL-2.0 WITH Linux-syscall-note) OR BSD-3-Clause) */ +/* Do not edit directly, auto-generated from: */ +/* Documentation/netlink/specs/binder.yaml */ +/* YNL-GEN uapi header */ + +#ifndef _UAPI_LINUX_ANDROID_BINDER_NETLINK_H +#define _UAPI_LINUX_ANDROID_BINDER_NETLINK_H + +#define BINDER_FAMILY_NAME "binder" +#define BINDER_FAMILY_VERSION 1 + +enum { + BINDER_A_REPORT_ERROR = 1, + BINDER_A_REPORT_CONTEXT, + BINDER_A_REPORT_FROM_PID, + BINDER_A_REPORT_FROM_TID, + BINDER_A_REPORT_TO_PID, + BINDER_A_REPORT_TO_TID, + BINDER_A_REPORT_IS_REPLY, + BINDER_A_REPORT_FLAGS, + BINDER_A_REPORT_CODE, + BINDER_A_REPORT_DATA_SIZE, + + __BINDER_A_REPORT_MAX, + BINDER_A_REPORT_MAX = (__BINDER_A_REPORT_MAX - 1) +}; + +enum { + BINDER_CMD_REPORT = 1, + + __BINDER_CMD_MAX, + BINDER_CMD_MAX = (__BINDER_CMD_MAX - 1) +}; + +#define BINDER_MCGRP_REPORT "report" + +#endif /* _UAPI_LINUX_ANDROID_BINDER_NETLINK_H */