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| -rw-r--r-- | include/uapi/linux/bpf.h | 10 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | kernel/bpf/syscall.c | 5 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | tools/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h | 10 |
3 files changed, 18 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h b/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h index e7d57e89f25f..1d324c2cbca2 100644 --- a/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h +++ b/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h @@ -133,6 +133,14 @@ enum bpf_map_type { BPF_MAP_TYPE_STACK, }; +/* Note that tracing related programs such as + * BPF_PROG_TYPE_{KPROBE,TRACEPOINT,PERF_EVENT,RAW_TRACEPOINT} + * are not subject to a stable API since kernel internal data + * structures can change from release to release and may + * therefore break existing tracing BPF programs. Tracing BPF + * programs correspond to /a/ specific kernel which is to be + * analyzed, and not /a/ specific kernel /and/ all future ones. + */ enum bpf_prog_type { BPF_PROG_TYPE_UNSPEC, BPF_PROG_TYPE_SOCKET_FILTER, @@ -343,7 +351,7 @@ union bpf_attr { __u32 log_level; /* verbosity level of verifier */ __u32 log_size; /* size of user buffer */ __aligned_u64 log_buf; /* user supplied buffer */ - __u32 kern_version; /* checked when prog_type=kprobe */ + __u32 kern_version; /* not used */ __u32 prog_flags; char prog_name[BPF_OBJ_NAME_LEN]; __u32 prog_ifindex; /* ifindex of netdev to prep for */ diff --git a/kernel/bpf/syscall.c b/kernel/bpf/syscall.c index 6ae062f1cf20..5db31067d85e 100644 --- a/kernel/bpf/syscall.c +++ b/kernel/bpf/syscall.c @@ -1473,11 +1473,6 @@ static int bpf_prog_load(union bpf_attr *attr, union bpf_attr __user *uattr) if (attr->insn_cnt == 0 || attr->insn_cnt > BPF_MAXINSNS) return -E2BIG; - - if (type == BPF_PROG_TYPE_KPROBE && - attr->kern_version != LINUX_VERSION_CODE) - return -EINVAL; - if (type != BPF_PROG_TYPE_SOCKET_FILTER && type != BPF_PROG_TYPE_CGROUP_SKB && !capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN)) diff --git a/tools/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h b/tools/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h index e7d57e89f25f..1d324c2cbca2 100644 --- a/tools/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h +++ b/tools/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h @@ -133,6 +133,14 @@ enum bpf_map_type { BPF_MAP_TYPE_STACK, }; +/* Note that tracing related programs such as + * BPF_PROG_TYPE_{KPROBE,TRACEPOINT,PERF_EVENT,RAW_TRACEPOINT} + * are not subject to a stable API since kernel internal data + * structures can change from release to release and may + * therefore break existing tracing BPF programs. Tracing BPF + * programs correspond to /a/ specific kernel which is to be + * analyzed, and not /a/ specific kernel /and/ all future ones. + */ enum bpf_prog_type { BPF_PROG_TYPE_UNSPEC, BPF_PROG_TYPE_SOCKET_FILTER, @@ -343,7 +351,7 @@ union bpf_attr { __u32 log_level; /* verbosity level of verifier */ __u32 log_size; /* size of user buffer */ __aligned_u64 log_buf; /* user supplied buffer */ - __u32 kern_version; /* checked when prog_type=kprobe */ + __u32 kern_version; /* not used */ __u32 prog_flags; char prog_name[BPF_OBJ_NAME_LEN]; __u32 prog_ifindex; /* ifindex of netdev to prep for */ |