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Daniel Borkmann says: ==================== pull-request: bpf-next 2020-11-14 1) Add BTF generation for kernel modules and extend BTF infra in kernel e.g. support for split BTF loading and validation, from Andrii Nakryiko. 2) Support for pointers beyond pkt_end to recognize LLVM generated patterns on inlined branch conditions, from Alexei Starovoitov. 3) Implements bpf_local_storage for task_struct for BPF LSM, from KP Singh. 4) Enable FENTRY/FEXIT/RAW_TP tracing program to use the bpf_sk_storage infra, from Martin KaFai Lau. 5) Add XDP bulk APIs that introduce a defer/flush mechanism to optimize the XDP_REDIRECT path, from Lorenzo Bianconi. 6) Fix a potential (although rather theoretical) deadlock of hashtab in NMI context, from Song Liu. 7) Fixes for cross and out-of-tree build of bpftool and runqslower allowing build for different target archs on same source tree, from Jean-Philippe Brucker. 8) Fix error path in htab_map_alloc() triggered from syzbot, from Eric Dumazet. 9) Move functionality from test_tcpbpf_user into the test_progs framework so it can run in BPF CI, from Alexander Duyck. 10) Lift hashtab key_size limit to be larger than MAX_BPF_STACK, from Florian Lehner. Note that for the fix from Song we have seen a sparse report on context imbalance which requires changes in sparse itself for proper annotation detection where this is currently being discussed on linux-sparse among developers [0]. Once we have more clarification/guidance after their fix, Song will follow-up. [0] https://lore.kernel.org/linux-sparse/CAHk-=wh4bx8A8dHnX612MsDO13st6uzAz1mJ1PaHHVevJx_ZCw@mail.gmail.com/T/ https://lore.kernel.org/linux-sparse/20201109221345.uklbp3lzgq6g42zb@ltop.local/T/ * git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/bpf/bpf-next: (66 commits) net: mlx5: Add xdp tx return bulking support net: mvpp2: Add xdp tx return bulking support net: mvneta: Add xdp tx return bulking support net: page_pool: Add bulk support for ptr_ring net: xdp: Introduce bulking for xdp tx return path bpf: Expose bpf_d_path helper to sleepable LSM hooks bpf: Augment the set of sleepable LSM hooks bpf: selftest: Use bpf_sk_storage in FENTRY/FEXIT/RAW_TP bpf: Allow using bpf_sk_storage in FENTRY/FEXIT/RAW_TP bpf: Rename some functions in bpf_sk_storage bpf: Folding omem_charge() into sk_storage_charge() selftests/bpf: Add asm tests for pkt vs pkt_end comparison. selftests/bpf: Add skb_pkt_end test bpf: Support for pointers beyond pkt_end. tools/bpf: Always run the *-clean recipes tools/bpf: Add bootstrap/ to .gitignore bpf: Fix NULL dereference in bpf_task_storage tools/bpftool: Fix build slowdown tools/runqslower: Build bpftool using HOSTCC tools/runqslower: Enable out-of-tree build ... ==================== Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20201114020819.29584-1-daniel@iogearbox.net Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org> |
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This directory attempts to document the ABI between the Linux kernel and userspace, and the relative stability of these interfaces. Due to the everchanging nature of Linux, and the differing maturity levels, these interfaces should be used by userspace programs in different ways. We have four different levels of ABI stability, as shown by the four different subdirectories in this location. Interfaces may change levels of stability according to the rules described below. The different levels of stability are: stable/ This directory documents the interfaces that the developer has defined to be stable. Userspace programs are free to use these interfaces with no restrictions, and backward compatibility for them will be guaranteed for at least 2 years. Most interfaces (like syscalls) are expected to never change and always be available. testing/ This directory documents interfaces that are felt to be stable, as the main development of this interface has been completed. The interface can be changed to add new features, but the current interface will not break by doing this, unless grave errors or security problems are found in them. Userspace programs can start to rely on these interfaces, but they must be aware of changes that can occur before these interfaces move to be marked stable. Programs that use these interfaces are strongly encouraged to add their name to the description of these interfaces, so that the kernel developers can easily notify them if any changes occur (see the description of the layout of the files below for details on how to do this.) obsolete/ This directory documents interfaces that are still remaining in the kernel, but are marked to be removed at some later point in time. The description of the interface will document the reason why it is obsolete and when it can be expected to be removed. removed/ This directory contains a list of the old interfaces that have been removed from the kernel. Every file in these directories will contain the following information: What: Short description of the interface Date: Date created KernelVersion: Kernel version this feature first showed up in. Contact: Primary contact for this interface (may be a mailing list) Description: Long description of the interface and how to use it. Users: All users of this interface who wish to be notified when it changes. This is very important for interfaces in the "testing" stage, so that kernel developers can work with userspace developers to ensure that things do not break in ways that are unacceptable. It is also important to get feedback for these interfaces to make sure they are working in a proper way and do not need to be changed further. Note: The fields should be use a simple notation, compatible with ReST markup. Also, the file **should not** have a top-level index, like:: === foo === How things move between levels: Interfaces in stable may move to obsolete, as long as the proper notification is given. Interfaces may be removed from obsolete and the kernel as long as the documented amount of time has gone by. Interfaces in the testing state can move to the stable state when the developers feel they are finished. They cannot be removed from the kernel tree without going through the obsolete state first. It's up to the developer to place their interfaces in the category they wish for it to start out in. Notable bits of non-ABI, which should not under any circumstances be considered stable: - Kconfig. Userspace should not rely on the presence or absence of any particular Kconfig symbol, in /proc/config.gz, in the copy of .config commonly installed to /boot, or in any invocation of the kernel build process. - Kernel-internal symbols. Do not rely on the presence, absence, location, or type of any kernel symbol, either in System.map files or the kernel binary itself. See Documentation/process/stable-api-nonsense.rst.