Re: [PATCH bpf-next v2 0/2] BPF Ringbuffer + Sleepable Programs

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On Thu, Feb 4, 2021 at 11:36 AM KP Singh <kpsingh@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> # v1 -> v2
>
> - Use ring_buffer__consume without BPF_RB_FORCE_WAKEUP as suggested by
>   Andrii
> - Use ASSERT_OK_PTR macro
>
> Sleepable programs currently do not have access to any ringbuffer and
> since the perf ring buffer is a per-cpu map, it would not be trivial to
> enable for sleepable programs. Our specific use-case is to use the
> bpf_ima_inode_hash helper and write the hash to a ring buffer from a
> sleepable LSM hook.
>
> This series allows the BPF ringbuffer to be used in sleepable programs
> (tracing and lsm). Since the helper prototypes were already exposed
> the only change required was have the verifier allow
> BPF_MAP_TYPE_RINGBUF for sleepable programs. The ima test is also
> modified to use the ringbuffer instead of global variables.
>
> Based on dicussions we had over the BPF office hours and enabling all
> the possible debug options, I could not find any issues or warnings when
> using the ring buffer from sleepable programs.
>
>
>
> KP Singh (2):
>   bpf: Allow usage of BPF ringbuffer in sleepable programs
>   bpf/selftests: Update the IMA test to use BPF ring buffer
>
>  kernel/bpf/verifier.c                         |  2 ++
>  .../selftests/bpf/prog_tests/test_ima.c       | 23 ++++++++++---
>  tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/ima.c       | 33 ++++++++++++++-----
>  3 files changed, 45 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)
>
> --
> 2.30.0.365.g02bc693789-goog
>

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