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Commit 05421aec authored by Joanne Koong's avatar Joanne Koong Committed by Alexei Starovoitov
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bpf: Add xdp dynptrs



Add xdp dynptrs, which are dynptrs whose underlying pointer points
to a xdp_buff. The dynptr acts on xdp data. xdp dynptrs have two main
benefits. One is that they allow operations on sizes that are not
statically known at compile-time (eg variable-sized accesses).
Another is that parsing the packet data through dynptrs (instead of
through direct access of xdp->data and xdp->data_end) can be more
ergonomic and less brittle (eg does not need manual if checking for
being within bounds of data_end).

For reads and writes on the dynptr, this includes reading/writing
from/to and across fragments. Data slices through the bpf_dynptr_data
API are not supported; instead bpf_dynptr_slice() and
bpf_dynptr_slice_rdwr() should be used.

For examples of how xdp dynptrs can be used, please see the attached
selftests.

Signed-off-by: default avatarJoanne Koong <joannelkoong@gmail.com>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20230301154953.641654-9-joannelkoong@gmail.com


Signed-off-by: default avatarAlexei Starovoitov <ast@kernel.org>
parent b5964b96
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