bpf: expand BPF syscall with program load/unload
eBPF programs are similar to kernel modules. They are loaded by the user
process and automatically unloaded when process exits. Each eBPF program is
a safe run-to-completion set of instructions. eBPF verifier statically
determines that the program terminates and is safe to execute.
The following syscall wrapper can be used to load the program:
int bpf_prog_load(enum bpf_prog_type prog_type,
const struct bpf_insn *insns, int insn_cnt,
const char *license)
{
union bpf_attr attr = {
.prog_type = prog_type,
.insns = ptr_to_u64(insns),
.insn_cnt = insn_cnt,
.license = ptr_to_u64(license),
};
return bpf(BPF_PROG_LOAD, &attr, sizeof(attr));
}
where 'insns' is an array of eBPF instructions and 'license' is a string
that must be GPL compatible to call helper functions marked gpl_only
Upon succesful load the syscall returns prog_fd.
Use close(prog_fd) to unload the program.
User space tests and examples follow in the later patches
Signed-off-by: Alexei Starovoitov <ast@plumgrid.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h b/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
index 395cabd..424f442 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
@@ -99,12 +99,23 @@
* returns zero and stores next key or negative error
*/
BPF_MAP_GET_NEXT_KEY,
+
+ /* verify and load eBPF program
+ * prog_fd = bpf(BPF_PROG_LOAD, union bpf_attr *attr, u32 size)
+ * Using attr->prog_type, attr->insns, attr->license
+ * returns fd or negative error
+ */
+ BPF_PROG_LOAD,
};
enum bpf_map_type {
BPF_MAP_TYPE_UNSPEC,
};
+enum bpf_prog_type {
+ BPF_PROG_TYPE_UNSPEC,
+};
+
union bpf_attr {
struct { /* anonymous struct used by BPF_MAP_CREATE command */
__u32 map_type; /* one of enum bpf_map_type */
@@ -121,6 +132,21 @@
__aligned_u64 next_key;
};
};
+
+ struct { /* anonymous struct used by BPF_PROG_LOAD command */
+ __u32 prog_type; /* one of enum bpf_prog_type */
+ __u32 insn_cnt;
+ __aligned_u64 insns;
+ __aligned_u64 license;
+ };
} __attribute__((aligned(8)));
+/* integer value in 'imm' field of BPF_CALL instruction selects which helper
+ * function eBPF program intends to call
+ */
+enum bpf_func_id {
+ BPF_FUNC_unspec,
+ __BPF_FUNC_MAX_ID,
+};
+
#endif /* _UAPI__LINUX_BPF_H__ */