Re: [PATCH v3 bpf-next 12/19] bpf: add log_size_actual output field to return log contents size

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On Wed, Apr 5, 2023 at 10:28 AM Lorenz Bauer <lmb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On Tue, Apr 4, 2023 at 5:37 AM Andrii Nakryiko <andrii@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > Add output-only log_size_actual/btf_log_size_actual field to
> > BPF_PROG_LOAD and BPF_BTF_LOAD commands, respectively. It will return
> > the size of log buffer necessary to fit in all the log contents at
> > specified log_level. This is very useful for BPF loader libraries like
> > libbpf to be able to size log buffer correctly, but could be used by
> > users directly, if necessary, as well.
> >
> > This patch plumbs all this through the code, taking into account actual
> > bpf_attr size provided by user to determine if these new fields are
> > expected by users. And if they are, set them from kernel on return.
>
> Can we check that both fields are zero when entering the syscall?

Yep, it already happens and is done by generic
bpf_check_uarg_tail_zero() check in __sys_bpf.




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