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Add skb dynptrs, which are dynptrs whose underlying pointer points to a skb. The dynptr acts on skb data. skb dynptrs have two main benefits. One is that they allow operations on sizes that are not statically known at compile-time (eg variable-sized accesses). Another is that parsing the packet data through dynptrs (instead of through direct access of skb->data and skb->data_end) can be more ergonomic and less brittle (eg does not need manual if checking for being within bounds of data_end). For bpf prog types that don't support writes on skb data, the dynptr is read-only (bpf_dynptr_write() will return an error) For reads and writes through the bpf_dynptr_read() and bpf_dynptr_write() interfaces, reading and writing from/to data in the head as well as from/to non-linear paged buffers is supported. Data slices through the bpf_dynptr_data API are not supported; instead bpf_dynptr_slice() and bpf_dynptr_slice_rdwr() (added in subsequent commit) should be used. For examples of how skb dynptrs can be used, please see the attached selftests. Signed-off-by: Joanne Koong <joannelkoong@gmail.com> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20230301154953.641654-8-joannelkoong@gmail.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.