[RFC PATCH v1 3/3] libbpf: Make bpf ring buffer overwritable.

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This patch permits using over writable feature for BPF ring buffer from
userspace.

Signed-off-by: Francis Laniel <flaniel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
 tools/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h |  3 +++
 tools/lib/bpf/ringbuf.c        | 35 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 2 files changed, 37 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/tools/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h b/tools/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
index ef78e0e1a754..19c7039265d8 100644
--- a/tools/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
+++ b/tools/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
@@ -1226,6 +1226,9 @@ enum {

 /* Create a map that is suitable to be an inner map with dynamic max entries */
 	BPF_F_INNER_MAP		= (1U << 12),
+
+/* Create an over writable BPF_RINGBUF */
+	BFP_F_RB_OVER_WRITABLE	= (1U << 13),
 };

 /* Flags for BPF_PROG_QUERY. */
diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/ringbuf.c b/tools/lib/bpf/ringbuf.c
index 8bc117bcc7bc..2bd584f7250b 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/ringbuf.c
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/ringbuf.c
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@

 struct ring {
 	ring_buffer_sample_fn sample_cb;
+	__u8 over_writable: 1,
+	     __reserved:    7;
 	void *ctx;
 	void *data;
 	unsigned long *consumer_pos;
@@ -95,6 +97,7 @@ int ring_buffer__add(struct ring_buffer *rb, int map_fd,
 	r->sample_cb = sample_cb;
 	r->ctx = ctx;
 	r->mask = info.max_entries - 1;
+	r->over_writable = !!(info.map_flags & BFP_F_RB_OVER_WRITABLE);

 	/* Map writable consumer page */
 	tmp = mmap(NULL, rb->page_size, PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE, MAP_SHARED,
@@ -202,6 +205,11 @@ static inline int roundup_len(__u32 len)
 	return (len + 7) / 8 * 8;
 }

+static inline bool is_over_writable(struct ring *r)
+{
+	return !!r->over_writable;
+}
+
 static int64_t ringbuf_process_ring(struct ring* r)
 {
 	int *len_ptr, len, err;
@@ -209,12 +217,25 @@ static int64_t ringbuf_process_ring(struct ring* r)
 	int64_t cnt = 0;
 	unsigned long cons_pos, prod_pos;
 	bool got_new_data;
+	int rounded_len;
 	void *sample;

 	cons_pos = smp_load_acquire(r->consumer_pos);
 	do {
 		got_new_data = false;
 		prod_pos = smp_load_acquire(r->producer_pos);
+
+		/*
+		 * If the difference between the producrer position and that of
+		 * the consumer is higher than the buffer size, it means the
+		 * producer already looped over the buffer.
+		 * So, data at consumer position were already over written.
+		 * We can then bump consumer position to be that of the producer
+		 * minus the buffer size.
+		 */
+		if (is_over_writable(r) && prod_pos - cons_pos > r->mask)
+			cons_pos = prod_pos - (r->mask + 1);
+
 		while (cons_pos < prod_pos) {
 			len_ptr = r->data + (cons_pos & r->mask);
 			len = smp_load_acquire(len_ptr);
@@ -224,7 +245,19 @@ static int64_t ringbuf_process_ring(struct ring* r)
 				goto done;

 			got_new_data = true;
-			cons_pos += roundup_len(len);
+			rounded_len = roundup_len(len);
+			cons_pos += rounded_len;
+
+			/*
+			 * rounded_len is rounded to be divisible by 8, but a
+			 * length divisible by 8 can be not divisible by 4096.
+			 * So, we need to round again to avoid writing at new
+			 * places.
+			 * See kernel implementation for more details.
+			 */
+			if (is_over_writable(r)) {
+				cons_pos -= (cons_pos & r->mask) % rounded_len;
+			}

 			if ((len & BPF_RINGBUF_DISCARD_BIT) == 0) {
 				sample = (void *)len_ptr + BPF_RINGBUF_HDR_SZ;
--
2.25.1




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