netdev - Re: [PATCH bpf-next 1/6] bpf: Add a bpf_sock pointer to __sk_buff and a bpf_sk

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Date:   Fri, 8 Feb 2019 09:56:18 +0100
From:   Daniel Borkmann <daniel@...earbox.net>
To:     Martin Lau <kafai@...com>
Cc:     "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        Alexei Starovoitov <ast@...com>,
        Kernel Team <Kernel-team@...com>,
        Lawrence Brakmo <brakmo@...com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH bpf-next 1/6] bpf: Add a bpf_sock pointer to __sk_buff and
 a bpf_sk_fullsock helper

On 02/08/2019 06:56 AM, Martin Lau wrote:
> On Thu, Feb 07, 2019 at 11:21:41PM +0100, Daniel Borkmann wrote:
>> On 02/07/2019 08:27 AM, Martin Lau wrote:
>> [...]
>>> Following up the discussion in the iovisor conf call.
>>>
>>> One of discussion was about:
>>> other than tw, can __sk_buff->sk always return a
>>> fullsock (PTR_TO_SOCKET_OR_NULL).  In request_sock case,
>>> it is doable because it can trace back to the listener sock.
>>>
>>> However, that will go back to the sock_common accessing question.
>>> In particular, how to access the sock_common's fields of the
>>> request_sock itself?  Those fields in the request_sock are different
>>> from its listener sock.  e.g. the skc_daddr and skc_dport.
>>>
>>> Also, if the sock_common fields of tw is needed, it will become weird
>>> because likely a new "struct bpf_tw_sock" is needed which is OK
>>> but all sock_common fields need to be copied from bpf_sock
>>> to bpf_tw_sock.
>>>
>>> I think reading a sk from a ctx should return the
>>> most basic type PTR_TO_SOCK_COMMON_OR_NULL (unless the running
>>> ctx can guarantee that it always has a fullsock).
>>> Currently, it is __sk_buff->sk.  Later, sock_ops->sk...etc.
>>> One single 'struct bpf_sock' and limit fullsock field access
>>> at verification time.  The bpf_prog then moves down the chain
>>> based on what it needs.  It could be fullsock, tcp_sock...etc.
>>>
>>> I think that will be the most flexible way to write bpf_prog
>>> while also avoid having duplicate fields in different
>>> bpf struct in uapi.
>>
>> Ok, thanks for following up and sorry for late reply, lets go with
>> sock_common then. What's the plan to moving forward with accessing
>> full sk in case of req sk? Separate helper or backed into the newly
>> added bpf_sk_fullsock() one? Presumably latter?
> I will add sk_to_full_sk() to bpf_sk_fullsock() and bpf_tcp_sock().

Ok, sounds good, thanks!