linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH bpf-next v2 12/28] bpf/hid: add hid_{get|set}

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Date:   Fri, 4 Mar 2022 19:37:33 +0100
From:   Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Benjamin Tissoires <benjamin.tissoires@...hat.com>
Cc:     Jiri Kosina <jikos@...nel.org>,
        Alexei Starovoitov <ast@...nel.org>,
        Daniel Borkmann <daniel@...earbox.net>,
        Andrii Nakryiko <andrii@...nel.org>,
        Martin KaFai Lau <kafai@...com>,
        Song Liu <songliubraving@...com>, Yonghong Song <yhs@...com>,
        John Fastabend <john.fastabend@...il.com>,
        KP Singh <kpsingh@...nel.org>, Shuah Khan <shuah@...nel.org>,
        Dave Marchevsky <davemarchevsky@...com>,
        Joe Stringer <joe@...ium.io>,
        Tero Kristo <tero.kristo@...ux.intel.com>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-input@...r.kernel.org,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org, bpf@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kselftest@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH bpf-next v2 12/28] bpf/hid: add hid_{get|set}_data helpers

On Fri, Mar 04, 2022 at 06:28:36PM +0100, Benjamin Tissoires wrote:
> When we process an incoming HID report, it is common to have to account
> for fields that are not aligned in the report. HID is using 2 helpers
> hid_field_extract() and implement() to pick up any data at any offset
> within the report.
> 
> Export those 2 helpers in BPF programs so users can also rely on them.
> The second net worth advantage of those helpers is that now we can
> fetch data anywhere in the report without knowing at compile time the
> location of it. The boundary checks are done in hid-bpf.c, to prevent
> a memory leak.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Benjamin Tissoires <benjamin.tissoires@...hat.com>

Reviewed-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>