diff --git a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
index 406294bcd5ce..033780578966 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
@@ -13572,14 +13572,6 @@ static bool check_reg_sane_offset(struct bpf_verifier_env *env,
 	return true;
 }
 
-enum {
-	REASON_BOUNDS	= -1,
-	REASON_TYPE	= -2,
-	REASON_PATHS	= -3,
-	REASON_LIMIT	= -4,
-	REASON_STACK	= -5,
-};
-
 static int retrieve_ptr_limit(const struct bpf_reg_state *ptr_reg,
 			      u32 *alu_limit, bool mask_to_left)
 {
@@ -13602,11 +13594,13 @@ static int retrieve_ptr_limit(const struct bpf_reg_state *ptr_reg,
 			     ptr_reg->umax_value) + ptr_reg->off;
 		break;
 	default:
-		return REASON_TYPE;
+		/* Register has pointer with unsupported alu operation. */
+		return -ENOTSUPP;
 	}
 
+	/* Register tried access beyond pointer bounds. */
 	if (ptr_limit >= max)
-		return REASON_LIMIT;
+		return -ENOTSUPP;
 	*alu_limit = ptr_limit;
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -13625,8 +13619,12 @@ static int update_alu_sanitation_state(struct bpf_insn_aux_data *aux,
 	 */
 	if (aux->alu_state &&
 	    (aux->alu_state != alu_state ||
-	     aux->alu_limit != alu_limit))
-		return REASON_PATHS;
+	     aux->alu_limit != alu_limit)) {
+		/* Tried to perform alu op from different maps, paths or scalars */
+		aux->nospec_result = true;
+		aux->alu_state = 0;
+		return 0;
+	}
 
 	/* Corresponding fixup done in do_misc_fixups(). */
 	aux->alu_state = alu_state;
@@ -13707,16 +13705,24 @@ static int sanitize_ptr_alu(struct bpf_verifier_env *env,
 
 	if (!commit_window) {
 		if (!tnum_is_const(off_reg->var_off) &&
-		    (off_reg->smin_value < 0) != (off_reg->smax_value < 0))
-			return REASON_BOUNDS;
+		    (off_reg->smin_value < 0) != (off_reg->smax_value < 0)) {
+			/* Register has unknown scalar with mixed signed bounds. */
+			aux->nospec_result = true;
+			aux->alu_state = 0;
+			return 0;
+		}
 
 		info->mask_to_left = (opcode == BPF_ADD &&  off_is_neg) ||
 				     (opcode == BPF_SUB && !off_is_neg);
 	}
 
 	err = retrieve_ptr_limit(ptr_reg, &alu_limit, info->mask_to_left);
-	if (err < 0)
-		return err;
+	if (err) {
+		WARN_ON_ONCE(err != -ENOTSUPP);
+		aux->nospec_result = true;
+		aux->alu_state = 0;
+		return 0;
+	}
 
 	if (commit_window) {
 		/* In commit phase we narrow the masking window based on
@@ -13769,7 +13775,7 @@ static int sanitize_ptr_alu(struct bpf_verifier_env *env,
 					   env->insn_idx);
 	if (!ptr_is_dst_reg && !IS_ERR(branch))
 		*dst_reg = tmp;
-	return IS_ERR(branch) ? REASON_STACK : 0;
+	return PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(branch);
 }
 
 static void sanitize_mark_insn_seen(struct bpf_verifier_env *env)
@@ -13785,45 +13791,6 @@ static void sanitize_mark_insn_seen(struct bpf_verifier_env *env)
 		env->insn_aux_data[env->insn_idx].seen = env->pass_cnt;
 }
 
-static int sanitize_err(struct bpf_verifier_env *env,
-			const struct bpf_insn *insn, int reason,
-			const struct bpf_reg_state *off_reg,
-			const struct bpf_reg_state *dst_reg)
-{
-	static const char *err = "pointer arithmetic with it prohibited for !root";
-	const char *op = BPF_OP(insn->code) == BPF_ADD ? "add" : "sub";
-	u32 dst = insn->dst_reg, src = insn->src_reg;
-
-	switch (reason) {
-	case REASON_BOUNDS:
-		verbose(env, "R%d has unknown scalar with mixed signed bounds, %s\n",
-			off_reg == dst_reg ? dst : src, err);
-		break;
-	case REASON_TYPE:
-		verbose(env, "R%d has pointer with unsupported alu operation, %s\n",
-			off_reg == dst_reg ? src : dst, err);
-		break;
-	case REASON_PATHS:
-		verbose(env, "R%d tried to %s from different maps, paths or scalars, %s\n",
-			dst, op, err);
-		break;
-	case REASON_LIMIT:
-		verbose(env, "R%d tried to %s beyond pointer bounds, %s\n",
-			dst, op, err);
-		break;
-	case REASON_STACK:
-		verbose(env, "R%d could not be pushed for speculative verification, %s\n",
-			dst, err);
-		break;
-	default:
-		verbose(env, "verifier internal error: unknown reason (%d)\n",
-			reason);
-		break;
-	}
-
-	return -EACCES;
-}
-
 /* check that stack access falls within stack limits and that 'reg' doesn't
  * have a variable offset.
  *
@@ -13989,7 +13956,7 @@ static int adjust_ptr_min_max_vals(struct bpf_verifier_env *env,
 		ret = sanitize_ptr_alu(env, insn, ptr_reg, off_reg, dst_reg,
 				       &info, false);
 		if (ret < 0)
-			return sanitize_err(env, insn, ret, off_reg, dst_reg);
+			return ret;
 	}
 
 	switch (opcode) {
@@ -14117,7 +14084,7 @@ static int adjust_ptr_min_max_vals(struct bpf_verifier_env *env,
 		ret = sanitize_ptr_alu(env, insn, dst_reg, off_reg, dst_reg,
 				       &info, true);
 		if (ret < 0)
-			return sanitize_err(env, insn, ret, off_reg, dst_reg);
+			return ret;
 	}
 
 	return 0;
@@ -14711,7 +14678,7 @@ static int adjust_scalar_min_max_vals(struct bpf_verifier_env *env,
 	if (sanitize_needed(opcode)) {
 		ret = sanitize_val_alu(env, insn);
 		if (ret < 0)
-			return sanitize_err(env, insn, ret, NULL, NULL);
+			return ret;
 	}
 
 	/* Calculate sign/unsigned bounds and tnum for alu32 and alu64 bit ops.
@@ -20515,6 +20482,22 @@ static int convert_ctx_accesses(struct bpf_verifier_env *env)
 			 */
 		}
 
+		if (env->insn_aux_data[i + delta].nospec_result) {
+			struct bpf_insn patch[] = {
+				*insn,
+				BPF_ST_NOSPEC(),
+			};
+
+			cnt = ARRAY_SIZE(patch);
+			new_prog = bpf_patch_insn_data(env, i + delta, patch, cnt);
+			if (!new_prog)
+				return -ENOMEM;
+
+			delta    += cnt - 1;
+			env->prog = new_prog;
+			insn      = new_prog->insnsi + i + delta;
+		}
+
 		if (insn->code == (BPF_LDX | BPF_MEM | BPF_B) ||
 		    insn->code == (BPF_LDX | BPF_MEM | BPF_H) ||
 		    insn->code == (BPF_LDX | BPF_MEM | BPF_W) ||
@@ -20561,27 +20544,6 @@ static int convert_ctx_accesses(struct bpf_verifier_env *env)
 			continue;
 		}
 
-		if (type == BPF_WRITE &&
-		    env->insn_aux_data[i + delta].nospec_result) {
-			/* nospec_result is only used to mitigate Spectre v4 and
-			 * to limit verification-time for Spectre v1.
-			 */
-			struct bpf_insn patch[] = {
-				*insn,
-				BPF_ST_NOSPEC(),
-			};
-
-			cnt = ARRAY_SIZE(patch);
-			new_prog = bpf_patch_insn_data(env, i + delta, patch, cnt);
-			if (!new_prog)
-				return -ENOMEM;
-
-			delta    += cnt - 1;
-			env->prog = new_prog;
-			insn      = new_prog->insnsi + i + delta;
-			continue;
-		}
-
 		switch ((int)env->insn_aux_data[i + delta].ptr_type) {
 		case PTR_TO_CTX:
 			if (!ops->convert_ctx_access)
