nfp: bpf: perf event output helpers support
Add support for the perf_event_output family of helpers. The implementation on the NFP will not match the host code exactly. The state of the host map and rings is unknown to the device, hence device can't return errors when rings are not installed. The device simply packs the data into a firmware notification message and sends it over to the host, returning success to the program. There is no notion of a host CPU on the device when packets are being processed. Device will only offload programs which set BPF_F_CURRENT_CPU. Still, if map index doesn't match CPU no error will be returned (see above). Dropped/lost firmware notification messages will not cause "lost events" event on the perf ring, they are only visible via device error counters. Firmware notification messages may also get reordered in respect to the packets which caused their generation. Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <jakub.kicinski@netronome.com> Reviewed-by: Quentin Monnet <quentin.monnet@netronome.com> Signed-off-by: Daniel Borkmann <daniel@iogearbox.net>
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