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diff --git a/Documentation/networking/filter.txt b/Documentation/networking/filter.txt index 014e0319a5c4..4a01d71785e9 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/filter.txt +++ b/Documentation/networking/filter.txt @@ -1001,6 +1001,45 @@ instruction that loads 64-bit immediate value into a dst_reg. Classic BPF has similar instruction: BPF_LD | BPF_W | BPF_IMM which loads 32-bit immediate value into a register. +eBPF maps +--------- +'maps' is a generic storage of different types for sharing data between kernel +and userspace. + +The maps are accessed from user space via BPF syscall, which has commands: +- create a map with given type and attributes + map_fd = bpf(BPF_MAP_CREATE, union bpf_attr *attr, u32 size) + using attr->map_type, attr->key_size, attr->value_size, attr->max_entries + returns process-local file descriptor or negative error + +- lookup key in a given map + err = bpf(BPF_MAP_LOOKUP_ELEM, union bpf_attr *attr, u32 size) + using attr->map_fd, attr->key, attr->value + returns zero and stores found elem into value or negative error + +- create or update key/value pair in a given map + err = bpf(BPF_MAP_UPDATE_ELEM, union bpf_attr *attr, u32 size) + using attr->map_fd, attr->key, attr->value + returns zero or negative error + +- find and delete element by key in a given map + err = bpf(BPF_MAP_DELETE_ELEM, union bpf_attr *attr, u32 size) + using attr->map_fd, attr->key + +- to delete map: close(fd) + Exiting process will delete maps automatically + +userspace programs use this syscall to create/access maps that eBPF programs +are concurrently updating. + +maps can have different types: hash, array, bloom filter, radix-tree, etc. + +The map is defined by: + . type + . max number of elements + . key size in bytes + . value size in bytes + Testing ------- |