Re: [RFC PATCH 3/4] bpf: add eBPF IO filter documentation

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On 2020-08-12 09:33, Leah Rumancik wrote:
> +======================
> +IO Filtering with eBPF
> +======================
> +
> +Bio requests can be filtered with the eBPF IO filter program type (BPF_PROG_TYPE_IO_FILTER). To use this program type, the kernel must be compiled with CONFIG_BPF_IO_FILTER.

Please add information in this paragraph about why one should or should
not install a BPF I/O filter. What are the use cases for BPF I/O filters?
I think the following information from the Kconfig file is useful:
"Enables instrumentation of the hooks in block subsystem with eBPF programs
for observing and filtering io."

Thanks,

Bart.



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