netdev - Re: [PATCH bpf-next] bpf: bpf_{g,s}etsockopt for struct bpf

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Message-ID: <20200429164550.xmlklvypzlcjagvw@kafai-mbp>
Date:   Wed, 29 Apr 2020 09:45:50 -0700
From:   Martin KaFai Lau <kafai@...com>
To:     Stanislav Fomichev <sdf@...gle.com>
CC:     <netdev@...r.kernel.org>, <bpf@...r.kernel.org>,
        <davem@...emloft.net>, <ast@...nel.org>, <daniel@...earbox.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH bpf-next] bpf: bpf_{g,s}etsockopt for struct bpf_sock

On Tue, Apr 28, 2020 at 11:57:19AM -0700, Stanislav Fomichev wrote:
> Currently, bpf_getsocktop and bpf_setsockopt helpers operate on the
> 'struct bpf_sock_ops' context in BPF_PROG_TYPE_CGROUP_SOCKOPT program.
> Let's generalize them and make the first argument be 'struct bpf_sock'.
> That way, in the future, we can allow those helpers in more places.
s/BPF_PROG_TYPE_CGROUP_SOCKOPT/BPF_PROG_TYPE_SOCK_OPS/

Same for the other uses in the commit message and also
the document comment in the uapi (and tools) bpf.h.

Others LGTM.

> 
> BPF_PROG_TYPE_CGROUP_SOCKOPT still has the existing helpers that operate
> on 'struct bpf_sock_ops', but we add new bpf_{g,s}etsockopt that work
> on 'struct bpf_sock'. [Alternatively, for BPF_PROG_TYPE_CGROUP_SOCKOPT,
> we can enable them both and teach verifier to pick the right one
> based on the context (bpf_sock_ops vs bpf_sock).]
> 
> As an example, let's allow those 'struct bpf_sock' based helpers to
> be called from the BPF_CGROUP_INET{4,6}_CONNECT hooks. That way
> we can override CC before the connection is made.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Stanislav Fomichev <sdf@...gle.com>