linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH bpf-next v4 1/2] bpf: Make the pointer returned by iter next method valid

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Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2024 02:00:29 +0000
From: patchwork-bot+netdevbpf@...nel.org
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Subject: Re: [PATCH bpf-next v4 1/2] bpf: Make the pointer returned by iter next
 method valid

Hello:

This series was applied to bpf/bpf-next.git (master)
by Alexei Starovoitov <ast@...nel.org>:

On Thu, 29 Aug 2024 21:11:17 +0100 you wrote:
> Currently we cannot pass the pointer returned by iter next method as
> argument to KF_TRUSTED_ARGS or KF_RCU kfuncs, because the pointer
> returned by iter next method is not "valid".
> 
> This patch sets the pointer returned by iter next method to be valid.
> 
> This is based on the fact that if the iterator is implemented correctly,
> then the pointer returned from the iter next method should be valid.
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - [bpf-next,v4,1/2] bpf: Make the pointer returned by iter next method valid
    https://git.kernel.org/bpf/bpf-next/c/4cc8c50c9abc
  - [bpf-next,v4,2/2] selftests/bpf: Add tests for iter next method returning valid pointer
    https://git.kernel.org/bpf/bpf-next/c/7c5f7b16fe1b

You are awesome, thank you!
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