netdev - Re: [PATCH bpf-next v3 4/5] bpf: Add helpers to issue and check SYN cookies in XDP

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Message-ID: <20220227032519.2pgbfassbxbkxjsn@ast-mbp.dhcp.thefacebook.com>
Date:   Sat, 26 Feb 2022 19:25:19 -0800
From:   Alexei Starovoitov <alexei.starovoitov@...il.com>
To:     Maxim Mikityanskiy <maximmi@...dia.com>
Cc:     bpf@...r.kernel.org, Alexei Starovoitov <ast@...nel.org>,
        Daniel Borkmann <daniel@...earbox.net>,
        Andrii Nakryiko <andrii@...nel.org>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
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        Toke Høiland-Jørgensen <toke@...e.dk>,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH bpf-next v3 4/5] bpf: Add helpers to issue and check SYN
 cookies in XDP

On Thu, Feb 24, 2022 at 05:11:44PM +0200, Maxim Mikityanskiy wrote:
> @@ -7798,6 +7916,14 @@ xdp_func_proto(enum bpf_func_id func_id, const struct bpf_prog *prog)
>  		return &bpf_tcp_check_syncookie_proto;
>  	case BPF_FUNC_tcp_gen_syncookie:
>  		return &bpf_tcp_gen_syncookie_proto;
> +	case BPF_FUNC_tcp_raw_gen_syncookie_ipv4:
> +		return &bpf_tcp_raw_gen_syncookie_ipv4_proto;
> +	case BPF_FUNC_tcp_raw_gen_syncookie_ipv6:
> +		return &bpf_tcp_raw_gen_syncookie_ipv6_proto;
> +	case BPF_FUNC_tcp_raw_check_syncookie_ipv4:
> +		return &bpf_tcp_raw_check_syncookie_ipv4_proto;
> +	case BPF_FUNC_tcp_raw_check_syncookie_ipv6:
> +		return &bpf_tcp_raw_check_syncookie_ipv6_proto;
>  #endif

I understand that the main use case for new helpers is XDP specific,
but why limit them to XDP?
The feature looks generic and applicable to skb too.