netdev - Re: [PATCH v2 bpf-next 03/14] bpf: Support bpf program calling kernel function

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Message-ID: <22ef1556-cebf-e1c9-8a83-251c08a1b465@fb.com>
Date:   Fri, 26 Mar 2021 07:20:24 -0700
From:   Alexei Starovoitov <ast@...com>
To:     Toke Høiland-Jørgensen <toke@...hat.com>,
        Martin KaFai Lau <kafai@...com>
CC:     <bpf@...r.kernel.org>, Alexei Starovoitov <ast@...nel.org>,
        Daniel Borkmann <daniel@...earbox.net>, <kernel-team@...com>,
        <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 bpf-next 03/14] bpf: Support bpf program calling kernel
 function

On 3/26/21 3:11 AM, Toke Høiland-Jørgensen wrote:
> Martin KaFai Lau <kafai@...com> writes:
> 
>> On Thu, Mar 25, 2021 at 11:02:23PM +0100, Toke Høiland-Jørgensen wrote:
>>> Martin KaFai Lau <kafai@...com> writes:
>>>
>>>> This patch adds support to BPF verifier to allow bpf program calling
>>>> kernel function directly.
>>>
>>> Hi Martin
>>>
>>> This is exciting stuff! :)
>>>
>>> Just one quick question about this:
>>>
>>>> [ For the future calling function-in-kernel-module support, an array
>>>>    of module btf_fds can be passed at the load time and insn->off
>>>>    can be used to index into this array. ]
>>>
>>> Is adding the support for extending this to modules also on your radar,
>>> or is this more of an "in case someone needs it" comment? :)
>>
>> It is in my list.  I don't mind someone beats me to it though
>> if he/she has an immediate use case. ;)
> 
> Noted ;)
> No promises though, and at the rate you're going you may just get there
> first. I'll be sure to ping you if I do start on this so we avoid
> duplicating effort!

That's great!
Curious what use cases you have in mind?