linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 net-next 6/7] bpf: allow eBPF programs to use maps

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Message-Id: <20141116.163415.1667397687779909689.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Sun, 16 Nov 2014 16:34:15 -0500 (EST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	ast@...mgrid.com
Cc:	mingo@...nel.org, luto@...capital.net, dborkman@...hat.com,
	hannes@...essinduktion.org, edumazet@...gle.com,
	linux-api@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 net-next 6/7] bpf: allow eBPF programs to use maps

From: Alexei Starovoitov <ast@...mgrid.com>
Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2014 13:24:53 -0800

> The requirement that _unprivileged_ programs should
> not be able to pass all these pointers back to user is
> well understood and was discussed in detail several
> month back. It's verifier that will prevent leaking of
> kernel addresses.

Ok, fair enough.
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