netdev - Re: [PATCH v3 bpf-net] bpf: Change bpf_fib

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Date:   Fri, 29 Jun 2018 00:08:38 +0200
From:   Daniel Borkmann <borkmann@...earbox.net>
To:     dsahern@...nel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org, borkmann@...earbox.net,
        ast@...nel.org
Cc:     kafai@...com, brouer@...hat.com, David Ahern <dsahern@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 bpf-net] bpf: Change bpf_fib_lookup to return lookup
 status

On 06/27/2018 01:21 AM, dsahern@...nel.org wrote:
> From: David Ahern <dsahern@...il.com>
> 
> For ACLs implemented using either FIB rules or FIB entries, the BPF
> program needs the FIB lookup status to be able to drop the packet.
> Since the bpf_fib_lookup API has not reached a released kernel yet,
> change the return code to contain an encoding of the FIB lookup
> result and return the nexthop device index in the params struct.
> 
> In addition, inform the BPF program of any post FIB lookup reason as
> to why the packet needs to go up the stack.
> 
> The fib result for unicast routes must have an egress device, so remove
> the check that it is non-NULL.
> 
> Signed-off-by: David Ahern <dsahern@...il.com>

Applied to bpf, thanks David!