netdev - Re: [PATCHv5 net-next 04/15] bpf: don't (ab)use instructions to store state

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Message-ID: <57DC6278.8090604@iogearbox.net>
Date:   Fri, 16 Sep 2016 23:22:00 +0200
From:   Daniel Borkmann <daniel@...earbox.net>
To:     Jakub Kicinski <jakub.kicinski@...ronome.com>,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org
CC:     ast@...nel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCHv5 net-next 04/15] bpf: don't (ab)use instructions to store
 state

On 09/16/2016 11:36 AM, Jakub Kicinski wrote:
> Storing state in reserved fields of instructions makes
> it impossible to run verifier on programs already
> marked as read-only. Allocate and use an array of
> per-instruction state instead.
>
> While touching the error path rename and move existing
> jump target.
>
> Suggested-by: Alexei Starovoitov <ast@...nel.org>
> Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <jakub.kicinski@...ronome.com>
> Acked-by: Alexei Starovoitov <ast@...nel.org>

LGMT

Acked-by: Daniel Borkmann <daniel@...earbox.net>