netdev - Re: [PATCH v2] bpf: Restrict cgroup bpf hooks to the init netns

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Date:   Mon, 23 Jan 2017 19:31:58 -0700
From:   David Ahern <dsa@...ulusnetworks.com>
To:     Alexei Starovoitov <alexei.starovoitov@...il.com>,
        Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>
Cc:     Network Development <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Daniel Borkmann <daniel@...earbox.net>,
        Alexei Starovoitov <ast@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] bpf: Restrict cgroup bpf hooks to the init netns

On 1/23/17 7:09 PM, Alexei Starovoitov wrote:
>> +	 */
>> +	if (current->nsproxy->net_ns != &init_net)
>> +		return -EINVAL;
> 
> this restriction I actually don't mind, since it indeed can be
> relaxed later, but please make it proper with net_eq()
> 

I do mind. Why have different restrictions for the skb and sk filters?

I have already shown that ip can alleviate the management aspects of the implementation -- just like ip netns does.