netdev - Re: [PATCH v2 net-next 0/8] Introduce bpf ID

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Date:   Thu, 1 Jun 2017 12:00:38 -0700
From:   Jakub Kicinski <kubakici@...pl>
To:     David Ahern <dsahern@...il.com>
Cc:     Alexei Starovoitov <ast@...com>, Martin KaFai Lau <kafai@...com>,
        Hannes Frederic Sowa <hannes@...essinduktion.org>,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org, Daniel Borkmann <daniel@...earbox.net>,
        kernel-team@...com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 net-next 0/8] Introduce bpf ID

On Thu, 1 Jun 2017 12:52:28 -0600, David Ahern wrote:
> On 6/1/17 12:27 PM, Alexei Starovoitov wrote:
> > 'I want to retrieve original instructions' is not a problem. It's a
> > push for 'solution'. Explaining 'why' you want to see original
> > instructions would describe the actual problem.  
> 
> I have explained this.
> 
> You are creating this hyper-complex almost completely invisible
> infrastructure. You are enabling binary blobs that can bypass the
> network stack and modify packets with almost no introspection on what is
> happening. BPF code can from a variety of sources -- OS vendors,
> upstream repos, 3rd party vendors (eg., H/W vendors), and "in-house"
> development. Each will swear to the end that any observed problem is not
> with their code. In my experience, it falls on to the OS and kernel
> experts to figure out why Linux is breaking something. To do that we
> need tools to look at what code is running where and something that can
> be used in production environments not requiring a disruption to the
> service that the box is providing.

Forgive my ignorance, but is it possible to dump code of a loaded
module out of the kernel?