netdev - Re: [PATCH v9 tip 6/9] samples: bpf: simple non-portable kprobe filter example

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Message-ID: <20150323072929.GB25184@gmail.com>
Date:	Mon, 23 Mar 2015 08:29:29 +0100
From:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
To:	Alexei Starovoitov <ast@...mgrid.com>
Cc:	Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>,
	Namhyung Kim <namhyung@...nel.org>,
	Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...radead.org>,
	Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...hat.com>,
	Masami Hiramatsu <masami.hiramatsu.pt@...achi.com>,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Daniel Borkmann <daniel@...earbox.net>,
	Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl>,
	linux-api@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v9 tip 6/9] samples: bpf: simple non-portable kprobe
 filter example


* Alexei Starovoitov <ast@...mgrid.com> wrote:

> tracex1_kern.c - C program compiled into BPF.
> It attaches to kprobe:netif_receive_skb
> When skb->dev->name == "lo", it prints sample debug message into trace_pipe
> via bpf_trace_printk() helper function.
> 
> tracex1_user.c - corresponding user space component that:
> - loads bpf program via bpf() syscall
> - opens kprobes:netif_receive_skb event via perf_event_open() syscall
> - attaches the program to event via ioctl(event_fd, PERF_EVENT_IOC_SET_BPF, prog_fd);
> - prints from trace_pipe
> 
> Note, this bpf program is completely non-portable. It must be recompiled
> with current kernel headers. kprobe is not a stable ABI and bpf+kprobe scripts
> may stop working any time.
> 
> bpf verifier will detect that it's using bpf_trace_printk() and kernel will
> print warning banner:
> ** trace_printk() being used. Allocating extra memory.  **

Printing this might be OK.

> **                                                      **
> ** This means that this is a DEBUG kernel and it is     **
> ** unsafe for production use.                           **

But I think printing that it's unsafe for production use is over the 
top: it's up to the admin whether it's safe or unsafe, just like 
inserting a kprobe can be safe or unsafe.

Informing that something happened is enough.

Thanks,

	Ingo
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