netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next v2] bpf: pass sk to helper functions

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Date:   Tue, 11 Apr 2017 11:14:41 -0700
From:   Alexei Starovoitov <alexei.starovoitov@...il.com>
To:     Willem de Bruijn <willemdebruijn.kernel@...il.com>
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, ast@...com, daniel@...earbox.net,
        davem@...emloft.net, fengc@...gle.com, lorenzo@...gle.com,
        Willem de Bruijn <willemb@...gle.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v2] bpf: pass sk to helper functions

On Tue, Apr 11, 2017 at 02:08:08PM -0400, Willem de Bruijn wrote:
> From: Willem de Bruijn <willemb@...gle.com>
> 
> BPF helper functions access socket fields through skb->sk. This is not
> set in ingress cgroup and socket filters. The association is only made
> in skb_set_owner_r once the filter has accepted the packet. Sk is
> available as socket lookup has taken place.
> 
> Temporarily set skb->sk to sk in these cases.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Willem de Bruijn <willemb@...gle.com>

Acked-by: Alexei Starovoitov <ast@...nel.org>