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bpf: Rename __kptr_ref -> __kptr and __kptr -> __kptr_untrusted.

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__kptr meant to store PTR_UNTRUSTED kernel pointers inside bpf maps.
The concept felt useful, but didn't get much traction,
since bpf_rdonly_cast() was added soon after and bpf programs received
a simpler way to access PTR_UNTRUSTED kernel pointers
without going through restrictive __kptr usage.

Rename __kptr_ref -> __kptr and __kptr -> __kptr_untrusted to indicate
its intended usage.
The main goal of __kptr_untrusted was to read/write such pointers
directly while bpf_kptr_xchg was a mechanism to access refcnted
kernel pointers. The next patch will allow RCU protected __kptr access
with direct read. At that point __kptr_untrusted will be deprecated.

Signed-off-by: Alexei Starovoitov <ast@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Daniel Borkmann <daniel@iogearbox.net>
Acked-by: David Vernet <void@manifault.com>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/20230303041446.3630-2-alexei.starovoitov@gmail.com
Signed-off-by: Daniel Müller <deso@posteo.net>
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Alexei Starovoitov
2023-03-02 20:14:41 -08:00
committed by Andrii Nakryiko
parent b6c58f7619
commit 6c673bb00b
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@@ -174,8 +174,8 @@ enum libbpf_tristate {
#define __kconfig __attribute__((section(".kconfig")))
#define __ksym __attribute__((section(".ksyms")))
#define __kptr_untrusted __attribute__((btf_type_tag("kptr_untrusted")))
#define __kptr __attribute__((btf_type_tag("kptr")))
#define __kptr_ref __attribute__((btf_type_tag("kptr_ref")))
#ifndef ___bpf_concat
#define ___bpf_concat(a, b) a ## b