Expose BPF call depth from analysis

[Alan-Jowett]

Summary

Expose the maximum nested BPF-to-BPF call depth through AnalysisResult::max_call_depth. The metric excludes the entry frame and is populated before fixpoint analysis, including for rejected programs.

Testing

• Focused AnalysisResult call-depth regression coverage for zero and nested local calls.

Fixes: #1225

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📝 Walkthrough

Walkthrough

The analyzer computes the maximum nested BPF-to-BPF call depth from reachable CFG labels and stores it in AnalysisResult. Tests cover entry-only, nested, unreachable, and failed-verification cases.

Changes

Call-depth reporting

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Analysis result contract src/result.hpp	AnalysisResult now includes max_call_depth, initialized to zero.
Depth computation and validation src/fwd_analyzer.cpp, src/test/test_cfg_builder_passes.cpp	The analyzer traverses reachable labels, excludes the entry frame, stores the computed depth during run, and tests reachable nested calls, unreachable calls, and verification failures.

Suggested reviewers: elazarg

🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 3 | ❌ 2

❌ Failed checks (2 warnings)

Check name	Status	Explanation	Resolution
Linked Issues check	⚠️ Warning	The PR adds max_call_depth to AnalysisResult but does not add or populate the VerifierStats field required by issue #1225.	Add the maximum BPF-to-BPF call-depth field to VerifierStats and populate it through the verification API, while preserving the AnalysisResult behavior.
Docstring Coverage	⚠️ Warning	Docstring coverage is 0.00% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%.	Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.

✅ Passed checks (3 passed)

Check name	Status	Explanation
Out of Scope Changes check	✅ Passed	The changes remain within the call-depth exposure objective and add focused regression tests without unrelated code changes.
Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly and concisely describes exposing BPF call depth from analysis, which is the main change.
Description check	✅ Passed	The description directly explains the new AnalysisResult::max_call_depth metric, its behavior, testing, and linked issue.

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Inline comments:
In `@src/fwd_analyzer.cpp`:
- Around line 145-150: Update max_call_depth() to traverse labels reachable from
_cfg.entry_label() and compute the maximum call_stack_depth() only for that
reachable set, excluding unreachable inlined CallLocal blocks. Add a regression
test covering an unreachable block with nested calls and verify it does not
increase the reported depth.

In `@src/test/test_cfg_builder_passes.cpp`:
- Around line 211-234: Add a test section in the existing “AnalysisResult
reports maximum nested BPF-to-BPF call depth” case that builds a deterministic
nested local-call program triggering an analysis error, then stores the analysis
result and asserts both result.failed and the expected result.max_call_depth.
Keep the existing successful-program sections unchanged and use the established
instruction/program-building helpers.

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