Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 2/4] packet: add eBPF fanout mode

From: Daniel Borkmann <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 2015 21:01:37 +0200

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On 08/14/2015 07:03 PM, Alexei Starovoitov wrote:
> On 8/14/15 8:50 AM, Willem de Bruijn wrote:
...
> all looks great except in the above the check:
>          if (new->type != BPF_PROG_TYPE_SOCKET_FILTER) {
>                  bpf_prog_put(new);
>                  return -EINVAL;
>          }
> is missing. Otherwise user will be able to attach programs
> of wrong types to fanout.
>
> Also instead of:
>   #define PACKET_FANOUT_BPF        6
>   #define PACKET_FANOUT_EBPF        7
>
> I would call them FANOUT_CBPF and FANOUT_EBPF to be unambiguous.
> This is how bpf manpage distinguishes them.

We have SO_ATTACH_FILTER and SO_ATTACH_BPF, could also be
analogous for fanout, if we want to be consistent with the API?

But C/E prefix seems okay too, how you want ...

Btw, in case someone sets sock_flag(sk, SOCK_FILTER_LOCKED),
perhaps we should also apply it on fanout?

Thanks,
Daniel