bpf: comment why dots in filenames under BPF virtual FS are not allowed
When pinning a file under the BPF virtual file system (traditionally /sys/fs/bpf), using a dot in the name of the location to pin at is not allowed. For example, trying to pin at "/sys/fs/bpf/foo.bar" will be rejected with -EPERM. This check was introduced at the same time as the BPF file system itself, with commit b2197755 ("bpf: add support for persistent maps/progs"). At this time, it was checked in a function called "bpf_dname_reserved()", which made clear that using a dot was reserved for future extensions. This function disappeared and the check was moved elsewhere with commit 0c93b7d8 ("bpf: reject invalid names right in ->lookup()"), and the meaning of the dot ban was lost. The present commit simply adds a comment in the source to explain to the reader that the usage of dots is reserved for future usage. Signed-off-by:Quentin Monnet <quentin.monnet@netronome.com> Signed-off-by:
Daniel Borkmann <daniel@iogearbox.net>
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