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1 files changed, 316 insertions, 78 deletions
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/btf.c b/kernel/bpf/btf.c
index b7017cae6fd1..fa22ec79ac0e 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/btf.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/btf.c
@@ -337,6 +337,12 @@ const char *btf_type_str(const struct btf_type *t)
#define BTF_SHOW_NAME_SIZE 80
/*
+ * The suffix of a type that indicates it cannot alias another type when
+ * comparing BTF IDs for kfunc invocations.
+ */
+#define NOCAST_ALIAS_SUFFIX "___init"
+
+/*
* Common data to all BTF show operations. Private show functions can add
* their own data to a structure containing a struct btf_show and consult it
* in the show callback. See btf_type_show() below.
@@ -1397,12 +1403,18 @@ __printf(4, 5) static void __btf_verifier_log_type(struct btf_verifier_env *env,
if (!bpf_verifier_log_needed(log))
return;
- /* btf verifier prints all types it is processing via
- * btf_verifier_log_type(..., fmt = NULL).
- * Skip those prints for in-kernel BTF verification.
- */
- if (log->level == BPF_LOG_KERNEL && !fmt)
- return;
+ if (log->level == BPF_LOG_KERNEL) {
+ /* btf verifier prints all types it is processing via
+ * btf_verifier_log_type(..., fmt = NULL).
+ * Skip those prints for in-kernel BTF verification.
+ */
+ if (!fmt)
+ return;
+
+ /* Skip logging when loading module BTF with mismatches permitted */
+ if (env->btf->base_btf && IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_MODULE_ALLOW_BTF_MISMATCH))
+ return;
+ }
__btf_verifier_log(log, "[%u] %s %s%s",
env->log_type_id,
@@ -1441,8 +1453,15 @@ static void btf_verifier_log_member(struct btf_verifier_env *env,
if (!bpf_verifier_log_needed(log))
return;
- if (log->level == BPF_LOG_KERNEL && !fmt)
- return;
+ if (log->level == BPF_LOG_KERNEL) {
+ if (!fmt)
+ return;
+
+ /* Skip logging when loading module BTF with mismatches permitted */
+ if (env->btf->base_btf && IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_MODULE_ALLOW_BTF_MISMATCH))
+ return;
+ }
+
/* The CHECK_META phase already did a btf dump.
*
* If member is logged again, it must hit an error in
@@ -3228,7 +3247,7 @@ struct btf_field_info {
struct {
const char *node_name;
u32 value_btf_id;
- } list_head;
+ } graph_root;
};
};
@@ -3305,12 +3324,14 @@ static const char *btf_find_decl_tag_value(const struct btf *btf,
return NULL;
}
-static int btf_find_list_head(const struct btf *btf, const struct btf_type *pt,
- const struct btf_type *t, int comp_idx,
- u32 off, int sz, struct btf_field_info *info)
+static int
+btf_find_graph_root(const struct btf *btf, const struct btf_type *pt,
+ const struct btf_type *t, int comp_idx, u32 off,
+ int sz, struct btf_field_info *info,
+ enum btf_field_type head_type)
{
+ const char *node_field_name;
const char *value_type;
- const char *list_node;
s32 id;
if (!__btf_type_is_struct(t))
@@ -3320,26 +3341,32 @@ static int btf_find_list_head(const struct btf *btf, const struct btf_type *pt,
value_type = btf_find_decl_tag_value(btf, pt, comp_idx, "contains:");
if (!value_type)
return -EINVAL;
- list_node = strstr(value_type, ":");
- if (!list_node)
+ node_field_name = strstr(value_type, ":");
+ if (!node_field_name)
return -EINVAL;
- value_type = kstrndup(value_type, list_node - value_type, GFP_KERNEL | __GFP_NOWARN);
+ value_type = kstrndup(value_type, node_field_name - value_type, GFP_KERNEL | __GFP_NOWARN);
if (!value_type)
return -ENOMEM;
id = btf_find_by_name_kind(btf, value_type, BTF_KIND_STRUCT);
kfree(value_type);
if (id < 0)
return id;
- list_node++;
- if (str_is_empty(list_node))
+ node_field_name++;
+ if (str_is_empty(node_field_name))
return -EINVAL;
- info->type = BPF_LIST_HEAD;
+ info->type = head_type;
info->off = off;
- info->list_head.value_btf_id = id;
- info->list_head.node_name = list_node;
+ info->graph_root.value_btf_id = id;
+ info->graph_root.node_name = node_field_name;
return BTF_FIELD_FOUND;
}
+#define field_mask_test_name(field_type, field_type_str) \
+ if (field_mask & field_type && !strcmp(name, field_type_str)) { \
+ type = field_type; \
+ goto end; \
+ }
+
static int btf_get_field_type(const char *name, u32 field_mask, u32 *seen_mask,
int *align, int *sz)
{
@@ -3363,18 +3390,11 @@ static int btf_get_field_type(const char *name, u32 field_mask, u32 *seen_mask,
goto end;
}
}
- if (field_mask & BPF_LIST_HEAD) {
- if (!strcmp(name, "bpf_list_head")) {
- type = BPF_LIST_HEAD;
- goto end;
- }
- }
- if (field_mask & BPF_LIST_NODE) {
- if (!strcmp(name, "bpf_list_node")) {
- type = BPF_LIST_NODE;
- goto end;
- }
- }
+ field_mask_test_name(BPF_LIST_HEAD, "bpf_list_head");
+ field_mask_test_name(BPF_LIST_NODE, "bpf_list_node");
+ field_mask_test_name(BPF_RB_ROOT, "bpf_rb_root");
+ field_mask_test_name(BPF_RB_NODE, "bpf_rb_node");
+
/* Only return BPF_KPTR when all other types with matchable names fail */
if (field_mask & BPF_KPTR) {
type = BPF_KPTR_REF;
@@ -3387,6 +3407,8 @@ end:
return type;
}
+#undef field_mask_test_name
+
static int btf_find_struct_field(const struct btf *btf,
const struct btf_type *t, u32 field_mask,
struct btf_field_info *info, int info_cnt)
@@ -3419,6 +3441,7 @@ static int btf_find_struct_field(const struct btf *btf,
case BPF_SPIN_LOCK:
case BPF_TIMER:
case BPF_LIST_NODE:
+ case BPF_RB_NODE:
ret = btf_find_struct(btf, member_type, off, sz, field_type,
idx < info_cnt ? &info[idx] : &tmp);
if (ret < 0)
@@ -3432,8 +3455,11 @@ static int btf_find_struct_field(const struct btf *btf,
return ret;
break;
case BPF_LIST_HEAD:
- ret = btf_find_list_head(btf, t, member_type, i, off, sz,
- idx < info_cnt ? &info[idx] : &tmp);
+ case BPF_RB_ROOT:
+ ret = btf_find_graph_root(btf, t, member_type,
+ i, off, sz,
+ idx < info_cnt ? &info[idx] : &tmp,
+ field_type);
if (ret < 0)
return ret;
break;
@@ -3480,6 +3506,7 @@ static int btf_find_datasec_var(const struct btf *btf, const struct btf_type *t,
case BPF_SPIN_LOCK:
case BPF_TIMER:
case BPF_LIST_NODE:
+ case BPF_RB_NODE:
ret = btf_find_struct(btf, var_type, off, sz, field_type,
idx < info_cnt ? &info[idx] : &tmp);
if (ret < 0)
@@ -3493,8 +3520,11 @@ static int btf_find_datasec_var(const struct btf *btf, const struct btf_type *t,
return ret;
break;
case BPF_LIST_HEAD:
- ret = btf_find_list_head(btf, var, var_type, -1, off, sz,
- idx < info_cnt ? &info[idx] : &tmp);
+ case BPF_RB_ROOT:
+ ret = btf_find_graph_root(btf, var, var_type,
+ -1, off, sz,
+ idx < info_cnt ? &info[idx] : &tmp,
+ field_type);
if (ret < 0)
return ret;
break;
@@ -3596,21 +3626,25 @@ end_btf:
return ret;
}
-static int btf_parse_list_head(const struct btf *btf, struct btf_field *field,
- struct btf_field_info *info)
+static int btf_parse_graph_root(const struct btf *btf,
+ struct btf_field *field,
+ struct btf_field_info *info,
+ const char *node_type_name,
+ size_t node_type_align)
{
const struct btf_type *t, *n = NULL;
const struct btf_member *member;
u32 offset;
int i;
- t = btf_type_by_id(btf, info->list_head.value_btf_id);
+ t = btf_type_by_id(btf, info->graph_root.value_btf_id);
/* We've already checked that value_btf_id is a struct type. We
* just need to figure out the offset of the list_node, and
* verify its type.
*/
for_each_member(i, t, member) {
- if (strcmp(info->list_head.node_name, __btf_name_by_offset(btf, member->name_off)))
+ if (strcmp(info->graph_root.node_name,
+ __btf_name_by_offset(btf, member->name_off)))
continue;
/* Invalid BTF, two members with same name */
if (n)
@@ -3618,24 +3652,38 @@ static int btf_parse_list_head(const struct btf *btf, struct btf_field *field,
n = btf_type_by_id(btf, member->type);
if (!__btf_type_is_struct(n))
return -EINVAL;
- if (strcmp("bpf_list_node", __btf_name_by_offset(btf, n->name_off)))
+ if (strcmp(node_type_name, __btf_name_by_offset(btf, n->name_off)))
return -EINVAL;
offset = __btf_member_bit_offset(n, member);
if (offset % 8)
return -EINVAL;
offset /= 8;
- if (offset % __alignof__(struct bpf_list_node))
+ if (offset % node_type_align)
return -EINVAL;
- field->list_head.btf = (struct btf *)btf;
- field->list_head.value_btf_id = info->list_head.value_btf_id;
- field->list_head.node_offset = offset;
+ field->graph_root.btf = (struct btf *)btf;
+ field->graph_root.value_btf_id = info->graph_root.value_btf_id;
+ field->graph_root.node_offset = offset;
}
if (!n)
return -ENOENT;
return 0;
}
+static int btf_parse_list_head(const struct btf *btf, struct btf_field *field,
+ struct btf_field_info *info)
+{
+ return btf_parse_graph_root(btf, field, info, "bpf_list_node",
+ __alignof__(struct bpf_list_node));
+}
+
+static int btf_parse_rb_root(const struct btf *btf, struct btf_field *field,
+ struct btf_field_info *info)
+{
+ return btf_parse_graph_root(btf, field, info, "bpf_rb_node",
+ __alignof__(struct bpf_rb_node));
+}
+
struct btf_record *btf_parse_fields(const struct btf *btf, const struct btf_type *t,
u32 field_mask, u32 value_size)
{
@@ -3698,7 +3746,13 @@ struct btf_record *btf_parse_fields(const struct btf *btf, const struct btf_type
if (ret < 0)
goto end;
break;
+ case BPF_RB_ROOT:
+ ret = btf_parse_rb_root(btf, &rec->fields[i], &info_arr[i]);
+ if (ret < 0)
+ goto end;
+ break;
case BPF_LIST_NODE:
+ case BPF_RB_NODE:
break;
default:
ret = -EFAULT;
@@ -3707,8 +3761,33 @@ struct btf_record *btf_parse_fields(const struct btf *btf, const struct btf_type
rec->cnt++;
}
- /* bpf_list_head requires bpf_spin_lock */
- if (btf_record_has_field(rec, BPF_LIST_HEAD) && rec->spin_lock_off < 0) {
+ /* bpf_{list_head, rb_node} require bpf_spin_lock */
+ if ((btf_record_has_field(rec, BPF_LIST_HEAD) ||
+ btf_record_has_field(rec, BPF_RB_ROOT)) && rec->spin_lock_off < 0) {
+ ret = -EINVAL;
+ goto end;
+ }
+
+ /* need collection identity for non-owning refs before allowing this
+ *
+ * Consider a node type w/ both list and rb_node fields:
+ * struct node {
+ * struct bpf_list_node l;
+ * struct bpf_rb_node r;
+ * }
+ *
+ * Used like so:
+ * struct node *n = bpf_obj_new(....);
+ * bpf_list_push_front(&list_head, &n->l);
+ * bpf_rbtree_remove(&rb_root, &n->r);
+ *
+ * It should not be possible to rbtree_remove the node since it hasn't
+ * been added to a tree. But push_front converts n to a non-owning
+ * reference, and rbtree_remove accepts the non-owning reference to
+ * a type w/ bpf_rb_node field.
+ */
+ if (btf_record_has_field(rec, BPF_LIST_NODE) &&
+ btf_record_has_field(rec, BPF_RB_NODE)) {
ret = -EINVAL;
goto end;
}
@@ -3719,62 +3798,76 @@ end:
return ERR_PTR(ret);
}
+#define GRAPH_ROOT_MASK (BPF_LIST_HEAD | BPF_RB_ROOT)
+#define GRAPH_NODE_MASK (BPF_LIST_NODE | BPF_RB_NODE)
+
int btf_check_and_fixup_fields(const struct btf *btf, struct btf_record *rec)
{
int i;
- /* There are two owning types, kptr_ref and bpf_list_head. The former
- * only supports storing kernel types, which can never store references
- * to program allocated local types, atleast not yet. Hence we only need
- * to ensure that bpf_list_head ownership does not form cycles.
+ /* There are three types that signify ownership of some other type:
+ * kptr_ref, bpf_list_head, bpf_rb_root.
+ * kptr_ref only supports storing kernel types, which can't store
+ * references to program allocated local types.
+ *
+ * Hence we only need to ensure that bpf_{list_head,rb_root} ownership
+ * does not form cycles.
*/
- if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(rec) || !(rec->field_mask & BPF_LIST_HEAD))
+ if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(rec) || !(rec->field_mask & GRAPH_ROOT_MASK))
return 0;
for (i = 0; i < rec->cnt; i++) {
struct btf_struct_meta *meta;
u32 btf_id;
- if (!(rec->fields[i].type & BPF_LIST_HEAD))
+ if (!(rec->fields[i].type & GRAPH_ROOT_MASK))
continue;
- btf_id = rec->fields[i].list_head.value_btf_id;
+ btf_id = rec->fields[i].graph_root.value_btf_id;
meta = btf_find_struct_meta(btf, btf_id);
if (!meta)
return -EFAULT;
- rec->fields[i].list_head.value_rec = meta->record;
+ rec->fields[i].graph_root.value_rec = meta->record;
- if (!(rec->field_mask & BPF_LIST_NODE))
+ /* We need to set value_rec for all root types, but no need
+ * to check ownership cycle for a type unless it's also a
+ * node type.
+ */
+ if (!(rec->field_mask & GRAPH_NODE_MASK))
continue;
/* We need to ensure ownership acyclicity among all types. The
* proper way to do it would be to topologically sort all BTF
* IDs based on the ownership edges, since there can be multiple
- * bpf_list_head in a type. Instead, we use the following
- * reasoning:
+ * bpf_{list_head,rb_node} in a type. Instead, we use the
+ * following resaoning:
*
* - A type can only be owned by another type in user BTF if it
- * has a bpf_list_node.
+ * has a bpf_{list,rb}_node. Let's call these node types.
* - A type can only _own_ another type in user BTF if it has a
- * bpf_list_head.
+ * bpf_{list_head,rb_root}. Let's call these root types.
*
- * We ensure that if a type has both bpf_list_head and
- * bpf_list_node, its element types cannot be owning types.
+ * We ensure that if a type is both a root and node, its
+ * element types cannot be root types.
*
* To ensure acyclicity:
*
- * When A only has bpf_list_head, ownership chain can be:
+ * When A is an root type but not a node, its ownership
+ * chain can be:
* A -> B -> C
* Where:
- * - B has both bpf_list_head and bpf_list_node.
- * - C only has bpf_list_node.
+ * - A is an root, e.g. has bpf_rb_root.
+ * - B is both a root and node, e.g. has bpf_rb_node and
+ * bpf_list_head.
+ * - C is only an root, e.g. has bpf_list_node
*
- * When A has both bpf_list_head and bpf_list_node, some other
- * type already owns it in the BTF domain, hence it can not own
- * another owning type through any of the bpf_list_head edges.
+ * When A is both a root and node, some other type already
+ * owns it in the BTF domain, hence it can not own
+ * another root type through any of the ownership edges.
* A -> B
* Where:
- * - B only has bpf_list_node.
+ * - A is both an root and node.
+ * - B is only an node.
*/
- if (meta->record->field_mask & BPF_LIST_HEAD)
+ if (meta->record->field_mask & GRAPH_ROOT_MASK)
return -ELOOP;
}
return 0;
@@ -5236,6 +5329,8 @@ static const char *alloc_obj_fields[] = {
"bpf_spin_lock",
"bpf_list_head",
"bpf_list_node",
+ "bpf_rb_root",
+ "bpf_rb_node",
};
static struct btf_struct_metas *
@@ -5309,7 +5404,8 @@ btf_parse_struct_metas(struct bpf_verifier_log *log, struct btf *btf)
type = &tab->types[tab->cnt];
type->btf_id = i;
- record = btf_parse_fields(btf, t, BPF_SPIN_LOCK | BPF_LIST_HEAD | BPF_LIST_NODE, t->size);
+ record = btf_parse_fields(btf, t, BPF_SPIN_LOCK | BPF_LIST_HEAD | BPF_LIST_NODE |
+ BPF_RB_ROOT | BPF_RB_NODE, t->size);
/* The record cannot be unset, treat it as an error if so */
if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(record)) {
ret = PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(record) ?: -EFAULT;
@@ -5573,6 +5669,7 @@ btf_get_prog_ctx_type(struct bpf_verifier_log *log, const struct btf *btf,
if (!ctx_struct)
/* should not happen */
return NULL;
+again:
ctx_tname = btf_name_by_offset(btf_vmlinux, ctx_struct->name_off);
if (!ctx_tname) {
/* should not happen */
@@ -5586,8 +5683,16 @@ btf_get_prog_ctx_type(struct bpf_verifier_log *log, const struct btf *btf,
* int socket_filter_bpf_prog(struct __sk_buff *skb)
* { // no fields of skb are ever used }
*/
- if (strcmp(ctx_tname, tname))
- return NULL;
+ if (strcmp(ctx_tname, tname)) {
+ /* bpf_user_pt_regs_t is a typedef, so resolve it to
+ * underlying struct and check name again
+ */
+ if (!btf_type_is_modifier(ctx_struct))
+ return NULL;
+ while (btf_type_is_modifier(ctx_struct))
+ ctx_struct = btf_type_by_id(btf_vmlinux, ctx_struct->type);
+ goto again;
+ }
return ctx_type;
}
@@ -6433,6 +6538,18 @@ static int __get_type_size(struct btf *btf, u32 btf_id,
return -EINVAL;
}
+static u8 __get_type_fmodel_flags(const struct btf_type *t)
+{
+ u8 flags = 0;
+
+ if (__btf_type_is_struct(t))
+ flags |= BTF_FMODEL_STRUCT_ARG;
+ if (btf_type_is_signed_int(t))
+ flags |= BTF_FMODEL_SIGNED_ARG;
+
+ return flags;
+}
+
int btf_distill_func_proto(struct bpf_verifier_log *log,
struct btf *btf,
const struct btf_type *func,
@@ -6453,6 +6570,7 @@ int btf_distill_func_proto(struct bpf_verifier_log *log,
m->arg_flags[i] = 0;
}
m->ret_size = 8;
+ m->ret_flags = 0;
m->nr_args = MAX_BPF_FUNC_REG_ARGS;
return 0;
}
@@ -6472,6 +6590,7 @@ int btf_distill_func_proto(struct bpf_verifier_log *log,
return -EINVAL;
}
m->ret_size = ret;
+ m->ret_flags = __get_type_fmodel_flags(t);
for (i = 0; i < nargs; i++) {
if (i == nargs - 1 && args[i].type == 0) {
@@ -6496,7 +6615,7 @@ int btf_distill_func_proto(struct bpf_verifier_log *log,
return -EINVAL;
}
m->arg_size[i] = ret;
- m->arg_flags[i] = __btf_type_is_struct(t) ? BTF_FMODEL_STRUCT_ARG : 0;
+ m->arg_flags[i] = __get_type_fmodel_flags(t);
}
m->nr_args = nargs;
return 0;
@@ -7260,11 +7379,14 @@ static int btf_module_notify(struct notifier_block *nb, unsigned long op,
}
btf = btf_parse_module(mod->name, mod->btf_data, mod->btf_data_size);
if (IS_ERR(btf)) {
- pr_warn("failed to validate module [%s] BTF: %ld\n",
- mod->name, PTR_ERR(btf));
kfree(btf_mod);
- if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_MODULE_ALLOW_BTF_MISMATCH))
+ if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_MODULE_ALLOW_BTF_MISMATCH)) {
+ pr_warn("failed to validate module [%s] BTF: %ld\n",
+ mod->name, PTR_ERR(btf));
err = PTR_ERR(btf);
+ } else {
+ pr_warn_once("Kernel module BTF mismatch detected, BTF debug info may be unavailable for some modules\n");
+ }
goto out;
}
err = btf_alloc_id(btf);
@@ -8210,3 +8332,119 @@ out:
}
return err;
}
+
+bool btf_nested_type_is_trusted(struct bpf_verifier_log *log,
+ const struct bpf_reg_state *reg,
+ int off)
+{
+ struct btf *btf = reg->btf;
+ const struct btf_type *walk_type, *safe_type;
+ const char *tname;
+ char safe_tname[64];
+ long ret, safe_id;
+ const struct btf_member *member, *m_walk = NULL;
+ u32 i;
+ const char *walk_name;
+
+ walk_type = btf_type_by_id(btf, reg->btf_id);
+ if (!walk_type)
+ return false;
+
+ tname = btf_name_by_offset(btf, walk_type->name_off);
+
+ ret = snprintf(safe_tname, sizeof(safe_tname), "%s__safe_fields", tname);
+ if (ret < 0)
+ return false;
+
+ safe_id = btf_find_by_name_kind(btf, safe_tname, BTF_INFO_KIND(walk_type->info));
+ if (safe_id < 0)
+ return false;
+
+ safe_type = btf_type_by_id(btf, safe_id);
+ if (!safe_type)
+ return false;
+
+ for_each_member(i, walk_type, member) {
+ u32 moff;
+
+ /* We're looking for the PTR_TO_BTF_ID member in the struct
+ * type we're walking which matches the specified offset.
+ * Below, we'll iterate over the fields in the safe variant of
+ * the struct and see if any of them has a matching type /
+ * name.
+ */
+ moff = __btf_member_bit_offset(walk_type, member) / 8;
+ if (off == moff) {
+ m_walk = member;
+ break;
+ }
+ }
+ if (m_walk == NULL)
+ return false;
+
+ walk_name = __btf_name_by_offset(btf, m_walk->name_off);
+ for_each_member(i, safe_type, member) {
+ const char *m_name = __btf_name_by_offset(btf, member->name_off);
+
+ /* If we match on both type and name, the field is considered trusted. */
+ if (m_walk->type == member->type && !strcmp(walk_name, m_name))
+ return true;
+ }
+
+ return false;
+}
+
+bool btf_type_ids_nocast_alias(struct bpf_verifier_log *log,
+ const struct btf *reg_btf, u32 reg_id,
+ const struct btf *arg_btf, u32 arg_id)
+{
+ const char *reg_name, *arg_name, *search_needle;
+ const struct btf_type *reg_type, *arg_type;
+ int reg_len, arg_len, cmp_len;
+ size_t pattern_len = sizeof(NOCAST_ALIAS_SUFFIX) - sizeof(char);
+
+ reg_type = btf_type_by_id(reg_btf, reg_id);
+ if (!reg_type)
+ return false;
+
+ arg_type = btf_type_by_id(arg_btf, arg_id);
+ if (!arg_type)
+ return false;
+
+ reg_name = btf_name_by_offset(reg_btf, reg_type->name_off);
+ arg_name = btf_name_by_offset(arg_btf, arg_type->name_off);
+
+ reg_len = strlen(reg_name);
+ arg_len = strlen(arg_name);
+
+ /* Exactly one of the two type names may be suffixed with ___init, so
+ * if the strings are the same size, they can't possibly be no-cast
+ * aliases of one another. If you have two of the same type names, e.g.
+ * they're both nf_conn___init, it would be improper to return true
+ * because they are _not_ no-cast aliases, they are the same type.
+ */
+ if (reg_len == arg_len)
+ return false;
+
+ /* Either of the two names must be the other name, suffixed with ___init. */
+ if ((reg_len != arg_len + pattern_len) &&
+ (arg_len != reg_len + pattern_len))
+ return false;
+
+ if (reg_len < arg_len) {
+ search_needle = strstr(arg_name, NOCAST_ALIAS_SUFFIX);
+ cmp_len = reg_len;
+ } else {
+ search_needle = strstr(reg_name, NOCAST_ALIAS_SUFFIX);
+ cmp_len = arg_len;
+ }
+
+ if (!search_needle)
+ return false;
+
+ /* ___init suffix must come at the end of the name */
+ if (*(search_needle + pattern_len) != '\0')
+ return false;
+
+ return !strncmp(reg_name, arg_name, cmp_len);
+}