netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 30/33] xdp: clear grow memory in bpf_xdp_adjust

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Message-ID: <87tv192cw8.fsf@toke.dk>
Date:   Fri, 24 Apr 2020 16:09:59 +0200
From:   Toke Høiland-Jørgensen <toke@...hat.com>
To:     Jesper Dangaard Brouer <brouer@...hat.com>, sameehj@...zon.com
Cc:     Jesper Dangaard Brouer <brouer@...hat.com>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        bpf@...r.kernel.org, zorik@...zon.com, akiyano@...zon.com,
        gtzalik@...zon.com, Daniel Borkmann <borkmann@...earbox.net>,
        Alexei Starovoitov <alexei.starovoitov@...il.com>,
        John Fastabend <john.fastabend@...il.com>,
        Alexander Duyck <alexander.duyck@...il.com>,
        Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>,
        David Ahern <dsahern@...il.com>,
        Willem de Bruijn <willemdebruijn.kernel@...il.com>,
        Ilias Apalodimas <ilias.apalodimas@...aro.org>,
        Lorenzo Bianconi <lorenzo@...nel.org>,
        Saeed Mahameed <saeedm@...lanox.com>,
        steffen.klassert@...unet.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 30/33] xdp: clear grow memory in bpf_xdp_adjust_tail()

Jesper Dangaard Brouer <brouer@...hat.com> writes:

> Clearing memory of tail when grow happens, because it is too easy
> to write a XDP_PASS program that extend the tail, which expose
> this memory to users that can run tcpdump.
>
> Signed-off-by: Jesper Dangaard Brouer <brouer@...hat.com>

Probably a good precaution :)

Acked-by: Toke Høiland-Jørgensen <toke@...hat.com>