Now that struct bpf_cpumask is RCU safe, there's no need for this kfunc.
Rather than doing the following:
private(MASK) static struct bpf_cpumask __kptr *global;
int BPF_PROG(prog, s32 cpu, ...)
{
struct bpf_cpumask *cpumask;
bpf_rcu_read_lock();
cpumask = bpf_cpumask_kptr_get(&global);
if (!cpumask) {
bpf_rcu_read_unlock();
return -1;
}
bpf_cpumask_setall(cpumask);
...
bpf_cpumask_release(cpumask);
bpf_rcu_read_unlock();
}
Programs can instead simply do (assume same global cpumask):
int BPF_PROG(prog, ...)
{
struct bpf_cpumask *cpumask;
bpf_rcu_read_lock();
cpumask = global;
if (!cpumask) {
bpf_rcu_read_unlock();
return -1;
}
bpf_cpumask_setall(cpumask);
...
bpf_rcu_read_unlock();
}
In other words, no extra atomic acquire / release, and less boilerplate
code.
This patch removes both the kfunc, as well as its selftests and
documentation.
Signed-off-by: David Vernet <void@manifault.com>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20230316054028.88924-5-void@manifault.com
Signed-off-by: Alexei Starovoitov <ast@kernel.org>
Now that struct bpf_cpumask * is considered an RCU-safe type according
to the verifier, we should add tests that validate its common usages.
This patch adds those tests to the cpumask test suite. A subsequent
changes will remove bpf_cpumask_kptr_get(), and will adjust the selftest
and BPF documentation accordingly.
Signed-off-by: David Vernet <void@manifault.com>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20230316054028.88924-4-void@manifault.com
Signed-off-by: Alexei Starovoitov <ast@kernel.org>
__kptr meant to store PTR_UNTRUSTED kernel pointers inside bpf maps.
The concept felt useful, but didn't get much traction,
since bpf_rdonly_cast() was added soon after and bpf programs received
a simpler way to access PTR_UNTRUSTED kernel pointers
without going through restrictive __kptr usage.
Rename __kptr_ref -> __kptr and __kptr -> __kptr_untrusted to indicate
its intended usage.
The main goal of __kptr_untrusted was to read/write such pointers
directly while bpf_kptr_xchg was a mechanism to access refcnted
kernel pointers. The next patch will allow RCU protected __kptr access
with direct read. At that point __kptr_untrusted will be deprecated.
Signed-off-by: Alexei Starovoitov <ast@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Daniel Borkmann <daniel@iogearbox.net>
Acked-by: David Vernet <void@manifault.com>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/20230303041446.3630-2-alexei.starovoitov@gmail.com
