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Quentin Monnet 1fdd08bedc bpf: add documentation for eBPF helpers (23-32)
Add documentation for eBPF helper functions to bpf.h user header file.
This documentation can be parsed with the Python script provided in
another commit of the patch series, in order to provide a RST document
that can later be converted into a man page.

The objective is to make the documentation easily understandable and
accessible to all eBPF developers, including beginners.

This patch contains descriptions for the following helper functions, all
written by Daniel:

- bpf_get_prandom_u32()
- bpf_get_smp_processor_id()
- bpf_get_cgroup_classid()
- bpf_get_route_realm()
- bpf_skb_load_bytes()
- bpf_csum_diff()
- bpf_skb_get_tunnel_opt()
- bpf_skb_set_tunnel_opt()
- bpf_skb_change_proto()
- bpf_skb_change_type()

v4:
- bpf_get_prandom_u32(): Warn that the prng is not cryptographically
  secure.
- bpf_get_smp_processor_id(): Fix a typo (case).
- bpf_get_cgroup_classid(): Clarify description. Add notes on the helper
  being limited to cgroup v1, and to egress path.
- bpf_get_route_realm(): Add comparison with bpf_get_cgroup_classid().
  Add a note about usage with TC and advantage of clsact. Fix a typo in
  return value ("sdb" instead of "skb").
- bpf_skb_load_bytes(): Make explicit loading large data loads it to the
  eBPF stack.
- bpf_csum_diff(): Add a note on seed that can be cascaded. Link to
  bpf_l3|l4_csum_replace().
- bpf_skb_get_tunnel_opt(): Add a note about usage with "collect
  metadata" mode, and example of this with Geneve.
- bpf_skb_set_tunnel_opt(): Add a link to bpf_skb_get_tunnel_opt()
  description.
- bpf_skb_change_proto(): Mention that the main use case is NAT64.
  Clarify comment about invalidated verifier checks.

v3:
- bpf_get_prandom_u32(): Fix helper name :(. Add description, including
  a note on the internal random state.
- bpf_get_smp_processor_id(): Add description, including a note on the
  processor id remaining stable during program run.
- bpf_get_cgroup_classid(): State that CONFIG_CGROUP_NET_CLASSID is
  required to use the helper. Add a reference to related documentation.
  State that placing a task in net_cls controller disables cgroup-bpf.
- bpf_get_route_realm(): State that CONFIG_CGROUP_NET_CLASSID is
  required to use this helper.
- bpf_skb_load_bytes(): Fix comment on current use cases for the helper.

Cc: Daniel Borkmann <daniel@iogearbox.net>
Signed-off-by: Quentin Monnet <quentin.monnet@netronome.com>
Acked-by: Alexei Starovoitov <ast@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Daniel Borkmann <daniel@iogearbox.net>
2018-04-27 00:21:59 +02:00
arch Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/viro/vfs 2018-04-20 09:15:14 -07:00
block blk-mq: Revert "blk-mq: reimplement blk_mq_hw_queue_mapped" 2018-04-11 07:59:15 -06:00
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include bpf: add documentation for eBPF helpers (23-32) 2018-04-27 00:21:59 +02:00
init Merge branch 'x86-urgent-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip 2018-04-15 16:12:35 -07:00
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samples samples/bpf: remove the bpf tunnel testsuite. 2018-04-27 00:11:15 +02:00
scripts bpf: add script and prepare bpf.h for new helpers documentation 2018-04-27 00:21:58 +02:00
security + Features 2018-04-13 15:38:53 -07:00
sound amdgpu, omap and snd regression fix 2018-04-12 20:56:10 -07:00
tools selftests/bpf: bpf tunnel test. 2018-04-27 00:11:14 +02:00
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Makefile Linux 4.17-rc1 2018-04-15 18:24:20 -07:00
README Docs: Added a pointer to the formatted docs to README 2018-03-21 09:02:53 -06:00

Linux kernel
============

There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.

In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``.  The formatted documentation can also be read online at:

    https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/

There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the Restructured Text markup notation.
See Documentation/00-INDEX for a list of what is contained in each file.

Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.