Re: [PATCH v4 bpf-next 0/4] bpf: Introduce may_goto and cond_break

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On Mon, Mar 4, 2024 at 8:45 AM <dthaler1968@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Alexei Starovoitov <alexei.starovoitov@xxxxxxxxx> writes:
> [...]
> > Alexei Starovoitov (4):
> >   bpf: Introduce may_goto instruction
> >   bpf: Recognize that two registers are safe when their ranges match
> >   bpf: Add cond_break macro
> >   selftests/bpf: Test may_goto
> >
> >  include/linux/bpf_verifier.h                  |   2 +
> >  include/uapi/linux/bpf.h                      |   1 +
> >  kernel/bpf/core.c                             |   1 +
> >  kernel/bpf/disasm.c                           |   3 +
> >  kernel/bpf/verifier.c                         | 280 +++++++++++++-----
> >  tools/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h                |   1 +
> >  tools/testing/selftests/bpf/DENYLIST.s390x    |   1 +
> >  .../testing/selftests/bpf/bpf_experimental.h  |  12 +
> > .../bpf/progs/verifier_iterating_callbacks.c  | 103 ++++++-
> >  9 files changed, 330 insertions(+), 74 deletions(-)
>
> Don't we also need to add may_goto to instruction-set.rst?

If it was a real insn it would be too early to update the standard,
since it's not in any kernel release yet.

But more importantly it's a pseudo insn. CPUs/JITs won't see it.
I think we need a different document for such pseudo instructions.
Same thing for upcoming nop_or_goto pseudo insn.





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