netdev - Re: [net-next PATCH 8/9] bpf: sockmap requires STREAM

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Date:   Mon, 28 Aug 2017 10:34:52 -0700
From:   Alexei Starovoitov <alexei.starovoitov@...il.com>
To:     John Fastabend <john.fastabend@...il.com>
Cc:     ast@...nel.org, daniel@...earbox.net, davem@...emloft.net,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [net-next PATCH 8/9] bpf: sockmap requires STREAM_PARSER add
 Kconfig entry

On Mon, Aug 28, 2017 at 07:12:21AM -0700, John Fastabend wrote:
> SOCKMAP uses strparser code (compiled with Kconfig option
> CONFIG_STREAM_PARSER) to run the parser BPF program. Without this
> config option set sockmap wont be compiled. However, at the moment
> the only way to pull in the strparser code is to enable KCM.
> 
> To resolve this create a BPF specific config option to pull
> only the strparser piece in that sockmap needs. This also
> allows folks who want to use BPF/syscall/maps but don't need
> sockmap to easily opt out.
> 
> Signed-off-by: John Fastabend <john.fastabend@...il.com>

Acked-by: Alexei Starovoitov <ast@...nel.org>