netdev - Re: [PATCH bpf-next] bpf: allow BPF read access to qdisc pkt

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Message-ID: <aa63d93d-caeb-4a6a-94f2-476d4065162b@iogearbox.net>
Date:   Sat, 1 Dec 2018 01:41:00 +0100
From:   Daniel Borkmann <daniel@...earbox.net>
To:     Willem de Bruijn <willemdebruijn.kernel@...il.com>,
        liu.song.a23@...il.com
Cc:     Network Development <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        Alexei Starovoitov <ast@...nel.org>,
        Petar Penkov <peterpenkov96@...il.com>,
        Vlad Dumitrescu <vladum@...gle.com>,
        Petar Penkov <ppenkov@...gle.com>,
        Willem de Bruijn <willemb@...gle.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH bpf-next] bpf: allow BPF read access to qdisc pkt_len

On 12/01/2018 12:42 AM, Willem de Bruijn wrote:
> On Fri, Nov 30, 2018 at 5:48 PM Song Liu <liu.song.a23@...il.com> wrote:
>>
>> On Fri, Nov 30, 2018 at 12:09 PM Willem de Bruijn
>> <willemdebruijn.kernel@...il.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> From: Petar Penkov <ppenkov@...gle.com>
>>>
>>> The pkt_len field in qdisc_skb_cb stores the skb length as it will
>>> appear on the wire after segmentation. For byte accounting, this value
>>> is more accurate than skb->len. It is computed on entry to the TC
>>> layer, so only valid there.
>>>
>>> Allow read access to this field from BPF tc classifier and action
>>> programs. The implementation is analogous to tc_classid, aside from
>>> restricting to read access.
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Petar Penkov <ppenkov@...gle.com>
>>> Signed-off-by: Vlad Dumitrescu <vladum@...gle.com>
>>> Signed-off-by: Willem de Bruijn <willemb@...gle.com>
>>> ---
>>>  include/uapi/linux/bpf.h                    |  1 +
>>>  net/core/filter.c                           | 16 +++++++++++
>>>  tools/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h              |  1 +
>>>  tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_verifier.c | 32 +++++++++++++++++++++
>>>  4 files changed, 50 insertions(+)
>>
>> Please split this into 3 patches:
>> 1 for include/uapi/linux/bpf.h and filter.c
>> 1 for tools/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
>> 1 for tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_verifier.c
>>
>> Other than this
>> Acked-by: Song Liu <songliubraving@...com>
> 
> Thanks for the fast review.
> 
> I'm happy to resend in three parts, of course, but am curious: what is
> the rationale for splitting this up?
> 
> This patch follows the process for commit  f11216b24219 ("bpf: add
> skb->tstamp r/w access from tc clsact and cg skb progs"), which went
> in as a single patch just last week.

Yeah, I think it's fine as is, one small thing I'm wondering though is
given that we now would have both 'skb->len' and 'skb->pkt_len', would
it be more intuitive for a BPF program developer to distinguish the two
by having the latter named e.g. 'skb->wire_len' so it's slightly more
obvious that it's including header size at post-segmentation? If not
probably some comment in the uapi header similar as in qdisc_pkt_len_init()
might be helpful in any case.

Thanks,
Daniel