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Implement bpf_rdonly_cast() which tries to cast the object to a specified type. This tries to support use case like below: #define skb_shinfo(SKB) ((struct skb_shared_info *)(skb_end_pointer(SKB))) where skb_end_pointer(SKB) is a 'unsigned char *' and needs to be casted to 'struct skb_shared_info *'. The signature of bpf_rdonly_cast() looks like void *bpf_rdonly_cast(void *obj, __u32 btf_id) The function returns the same 'obj' but with PTR_TO_BTF_ID with btf_id. The verifier will ensure btf_id being a struct type. Since the supported type cast may not reflect what the 'obj' represents, the returned btf_id is marked as PTR_UNTRUSTED, so the return value and subsequent pointer chasing cannot be used as helper/kfunc arguments. Signed-off-by: Yonghong Song <yhs@fb.com> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20221120195437.3114585-1-yhs@fb.com Signed-off-by: Alexei Starovoitov <ast@kernel.org>
Linux kernel
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There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.
In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``. The formatted documentation can also be read online at:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/
There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the Restructured Text markup notation.
Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.