Re: [PATCH v5 bpf-next 06/17] libbpf: xsk: use bpf_link

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Maciej Fijalkowski <maciej.fijalkowski@xxxxxxxxx> writes:

> Currently, if there are multiple xdpsock instances running on a single
> interface and in case one of the instances is terminated, the rest of
> them are left in an inoperable state due to the fact of unloaded XDP
> prog from interface.
>
> Consider the scenario below:
>
> // load xdp prog and xskmap and add entry to xskmap at idx 10
> $ sudo ./xdpsock -i ens801f0 -t -q 10
>
> // add entry to xskmap at idx 11
> $ sudo ./xdpsock -i ens801f0 -t -q 11
>
> terminate one of the processes and another one is unable to work due to
> the fact that the XDP prog was unloaded from interface.
>
> To address that, step away from setting bpf prog in favour of bpf_link.
> This means that refcounting of BPF resources will be done automatically
> by bpf_link itself.
>
> Provide backward compatibility by checking if underlying system is
> bpf_link capable. Do this by looking up/creating bpf_link on loopback
> device. If it failed in any way, stick with netlink-based XDP prog.
> therwise, use bpf_link-based logic.
>
> When setting up BPF resources during xsk socket creation, check whether
> bpf_link for a given ifindex already exists via set of calls to
> bpf_link_get_next_id -> bpf_link_get_fd_by_id -> bpf_obj_get_info_by_fd
> and comparing the ifindexes from bpf_link and xsk socket.
>
> For case where resources exist but they are not AF_XDP related, bail out
> and ask user to remove existing prog and then retry.
>
> Lastly, do a bit of refactoring within __xsk_setup_xdp_prog and pull out
> existing code branches based on prog_id value onto separate functions
> that are responsible for resource initialization if prog_id was 0 and
> for lookup existing resources for non-zero prog_id as that implies that
> XDP program is present on the underlying net device. This in turn makes
> it easier to follow, especially the teardown part of both branches.
>
> Signed-off-by: Maciej Fijalkowski <maciej.fijalkowski@xxxxxxxxx>

Acked-by: Toke Høiland-Jørgensen <toke@xxxxxxxxxx>





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