[PATCH] bpf.2: Note that unused fields and padding in bpf_attr must be zero

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In a discussion regarding a potential backward incompatible change [1],
Andrii Nakryiko points out that unused bytes of bpf_attr should be
zero. Add this bit of information to the bpf(2) man page.

[1] https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/CAEf4BzbT4vQBnZzdD00SuPCDkeb4Cm=F6PLUoO_3X93UQD5hbQ@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx/

Signed-off-by: Jakub Sitnicki <jakub@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
 man2/bpf.2 | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/man2/bpf.2 b/man2/bpf.2
index 2d257eaa6..ee57226ee 100644
--- a/man2/bpf.2
+++ b/man2/bpf.2
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ provided via
 .IR attr ,
 which is a pointer to a union of type
 .I bpf_attr
-(see below).
+(see below). The unused fields and padding must be zeroed out before the call.
 The
 .I size
 argument is the size of the union pointed to by
-- 
2.35.1




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