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3cd046f1 1#!/usr/bin/env python3
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2# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
3#
748c7c82 4# Copyright (C) 2018-2019 Netronome Systems, Inc.
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5
6# In case user attempts to run with Python 2.
7from __future__ import print_function
8
9import argparse
10import re
11import sys, os
12
13class NoHelperFound(BaseException):
14 pass
15
16class ParsingError(BaseException):
17 def __init__(self, line='<line not provided>', reader=None):
18 if reader:
19 BaseException.__init__(self,
20 'Error at file offset %d, parsing line: %s' %
21 (reader.tell(), line))
22 else:
23 BaseException.__init__(self, 'Error parsing line: %s' % line)
24
25class Helper(object):
26 """
27 An object representing the description of an eBPF helper function.
28 @proto: function prototype of the helper function
29 @desc: textual description of the helper function
30 @ret: description of the return value of the helper function
31 """
32 def __init__(self, proto='', desc='', ret=''):
33 self.proto = proto
34 self.desc = desc
35 self.ret = ret
36
37 def proto_break_down(self):
38 """
39 Break down helper function protocol into smaller chunks: return type,
40 name, distincts arguments.
41 """
748c7c82 42 arg_re = re.compile('((\w+ )*?(\w+|...))( (\**)(\w+))?$')
56a092c8 43 res = {}
6f96674d 44 proto_re = re.compile('(.+) (\**)(\w+)\(((([^,]+)(, )?){1,5})\)$')
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45
46 capture = proto_re.match(self.proto)
47 res['ret_type'] = capture.group(1)
48 res['ret_star'] = capture.group(2)
49 res['name'] = capture.group(3)
50 res['args'] = []
51
52 args = capture.group(4).split(', ')
53 for a in args:
54 capture = arg_re.match(a)
55 res['args'].append({
56 'type' : capture.group(1),
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57 'star' : capture.group(5),
58 'name' : capture.group(6)
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59 })
60
61 return res
62
63class HeaderParser(object):
64 """
65 An object used to parse a file in order to extract the documentation of a
66 list of eBPF helper functions. All the helpers that can be retrieved are
67 stored as Helper object, in the self.helpers() array.
68 @filename: name of file to parse, usually include/uapi/linux/bpf.h in the
69 kernel tree
70 """
71 def __init__(self, filename):
72 self.reader = open(filename, 'r')
73 self.line = ''
74 self.helpers = []
75
76 def parse_helper(self):
77 proto = self.parse_proto()
78 desc = self.parse_desc()
79 ret = self.parse_ret()
80 return Helper(proto=proto, desc=desc, ret=ret)
81
82 def parse_proto(self):
83 # Argument can be of shape:
84 # - "void"
85 # - "type name"
86 # - "type *name"
87 # - Same as above, with "const" and/or "struct" in front of type
88 # - "..." (undefined number of arguments, for bpf_trace_printk())
89 # There is at least one term ("void"), and at most five arguments.
6f96674d 90 p = re.compile(' \* ?((.+) \**\w+\((((const )?(struct )?(\w+|\.\.\.)( \**\w+)?)(, )?){1,5}\))$')
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91 capture = p.match(self.line)
92 if not capture:
93 raise NoHelperFound
94 self.line = self.reader.readline()
95 return capture.group(1)
96
97 def parse_desc(self):
eeacb716 98 p = re.compile(' \* ?(?:\t| {5,8})Description$')
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99 capture = p.match(self.line)
100 if not capture:
101 # Helper can have empty description and we might be parsing another
102 # attribute: return but do not consume.
103 return ''
104 # Description can be several lines, some of them possibly empty, and it
105 # stops when another subsection title is met.
106 desc = ''
107 while True:
108 self.line = self.reader.readline()
109 if self.line == ' *\n':
110 desc += '\n'
111 else:
eeacb716 112 p = re.compile(' \* ?(?:\t| {5,8})(?:\t| {8})(.*)')
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113 capture = p.match(self.line)
114 if capture:
115 desc += capture.group(1) + '\n'
116 else:
117 break
118 return desc
119
120 def parse_ret(self):
eeacb716 121 p = re.compile(' \* ?(?:\t| {5,8})Return$')
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122 capture = p.match(self.line)
123 if not capture:
124 # Helper can have empty retval and we might be parsing another
125 # attribute: return but do not consume.
126 return ''
127 # Return value description can be several lines, some of them possibly
128 # empty, and it stops when another subsection title is met.
129 ret = ''
130 while True:
131 self.line = self.reader.readline()
132 if self.line == ' *\n':
133 ret += '\n'
134 else:
eeacb716 135 p = re.compile(' \* ?(?:\t| {5,8})(?:\t| {8})(.*)')
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136 capture = p.match(self.line)
137 if capture:
138 ret += capture.group(1) + '\n'
139 else:
140 break
141 return ret
142
143 def run(self):
144 # Advance to start of helper function descriptions.
145 offset = self.reader.read().find('* Start of BPF helper function descriptions:')
146 if offset == -1:
147 raise Exception('Could not find start of eBPF helper descriptions list')
148 self.reader.seek(offset)
149 self.reader.readline()
150 self.reader.readline()
151 self.line = self.reader.readline()
152
153 while True:
154 try:
155 helper = self.parse_helper()
156 self.helpers.append(helper)
157 except NoHelperFound:
158 break
159
160 self.reader.close()
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161
162###############################################################################
163
164class Printer(object):
165 """
166 A generic class for printers. Printers should be created with an array of
167 Helper objects, and implement a way to print them in the desired fashion.
168 @helpers: array of Helper objects to print to standard output
169 """
170 def __init__(self, helpers):
171 self.helpers = helpers
172
173 def print_header(self):
174 pass
175
176 def print_footer(self):
177 pass
178
179 def print_one(self, helper):
180 pass
181
182 def print_all(self):
183 self.print_header()
184 for helper in self.helpers:
185 self.print_one(helper)
186 self.print_footer()
187
188class PrinterRST(Printer):
189 """
190 A printer for dumping collected information about helpers as a ReStructured
191 Text page compatible with the rst2man program, which can be used to
192 generate a manual page for the helpers.
193 @helpers: array of Helper objects to print to standard output
194 """
195 def print_header(self):
196 header = '''\
197.. Copyright (C) All BPF authors and contributors from 2014 to present.
198.. See git log include/uapi/linux/bpf.h in kernel tree for details.
199..
200.. %%%LICENSE_START(VERBATIM)
201.. Permission is granted to make and distribute verbatim copies of this
202.. manual provided the copyright notice and this permission notice are
203.. preserved on all copies.
204..
205.. Permission is granted to copy and distribute modified versions of this
206.. manual under the conditions for verbatim copying, provided that the
207.. entire resulting derived work is distributed under the terms of a
208.. permission notice identical to this one.
209..
210.. Since the Linux kernel and libraries are constantly changing, this
211.. manual page may be incorrect or out-of-date. The author(s) assume no
212.. responsibility for errors or omissions, or for damages resulting from
213.. the use of the information contained herein. The author(s) may not
214.. have taken the same level of care in the production of this manual,
215.. which is licensed free of charge, as they might when working
216.. professionally.
217..
218.. Formatted or processed versions of this manual, if unaccompanied by
219.. the source, must acknowledge the copyright and authors of this work.
220.. %%%LICENSE_END
221..
222.. Please do not edit this file. It was generated from the documentation
223.. located in file include/uapi/linux/bpf.h of the Linux kernel sources
224.. (helpers description), and from scripts/bpf_helpers_doc.py in the same
225.. repository (header and footer).
226
227===========
228BPF-HELPERS
229===========
230-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
231list of eBPF helper functions
232-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
233
234:Manual section: 7
235
236DESCRIPTION
237===========
238
239The extended Berkeley Packet Filter (eBPF) subsystem consists in programs
240written in a pseudo-assembly language, then attached to one of the several
241kernel hooks and run in reaction of specific events. This framework differs
242from the older, "classic" BPF (or "cBPF") in several aspects, one of them being
243the ability to call special functions (or "helpers") from within a program.
244These functions are restricted to a white-list of helpers defined in the
245kernel.
246
247These helpers are used by eBPF programs to interact with the system, or with
248the context in which they work. For instance, they can be used to print
249debugging messages, to get the time since the system was booted, to interact
250with eBPF maps, or to manipulate network packets. Since there are several eBPF
251program types, and that they do not run in the same context, each program type
252can only call a subset of those helpers.
253
254Due to eBPF conventions, a helper can not have more than five arguments.
255
256Internally, eBPF programs call directly into the compiled helper functions
257without requiring any foreign-function interface. As a result, calling helpers
258introduces no overhead, thus offering excellent performance.
259
260This document is an attempt to list and document the helpers available to eBPF
261developers. They are sorted by chronological order (the oldest helpers in the
262kernel at the top).
263
264HELPERS
265=======
266'''
267 print(header)
268
269 def print_footer(self):
270 footer = '''
271EXAMPLES
272========
273
274Example usage for most of the eBPF helpers listed in this manual page are
275available within the Linux kernel sources, at the following locations:
276
277* *samples/bpf/*
278* *tools/testing/selftests/bpf/*
279
280LICENSE
281=======
282
283eBPF programs can have an associated license, passed along with the bytecode
284instructions to the kernel when the programs are loaded. The format for that
285string is identical to the one in use for kernel modules (Dual licenses, such
286as "Dual BSD/GPL", may be used). Some helper functions are only accessible to
287programs that are compatible with the GNU Privacy License (GPL).
288
289In order to use such helpers, the eBPF program must be loaded with the correct
290license string passed (via **attr**) to the **bpf**\ () system call, and this
291generally translates into the C source code of the program containing a line
292similar to the following:
293
294::
295
296 char ____license[] __attribute__((section("license"), used)) = "GPL";
297
298IMPLEMENTATION
299==============
300
301This manual page is an effort to document the existing eBPF helper functions.
302But as of this writing, the BPF sub-system is under heavy development. New eBPF
303program or map types are added, along with new helper functions. Some helpers
304are occasionally made available for additional program types. So in spite of
305the efforts of the community, this page might not be up-to-date. If you want to
306check by yourself what helper functions exist in your kernel, or what types of
307programs they can support, here are some files among the kernel tree that you
308may be interested in:
309
310* *include/uapi/linux/bpf.h* is the main BPF header. It contains the full list
311 of all helper functions, as well as many other BPF definitions including most
312 of the flags, structs or constants used by the helpers.
313* *net/core/filter.c* contains the definition of most network-related helper
314 functions, and the list of program types from which they can be used.
315* *kernel/trace/bpf_trace.c* is the equivalent for most tracing program-related
316 helpers.
317* *kernel/bpf/verifier.c* contains the functions used to check that valid types
318 of eBPF maps are used with a given helper function.
319* *kernel/bpf/* directory contains other files in which additional helpers are
320 defined (for cgroups, sockmaps, etc.).
321
322Compatibility between helper functions and program types can generally be found
323in the files where helper functions are defined. Look for the **struct
324bpf_func_proto** objects and for functions returning them: these functions
325contain a list of helpers that a given program type can call. Note that the
326**default:** label of the **switch ... case** used to filter helpers can call
327other functions, themselves allowing access to additional helpers. The
328requirement for GPL license is also in those **struct bpf_func_proto**.
329
330Compatibility between helper functions and map types can be found in the
331**check_map_func_compatibility**\ () function in file *kernel/bpf/verifier.c*.
332
333Helper functions that invalidate the checks on **data** and **data_end**
334pointers for network processing are listed in function
335**bpf_helper_changes_pkt_data**\ () in file *net/core/filter.c*.
336
337SEE ALSO
338========
339
340**bpf**\ (2),
341**cgroups**\ (7),
342**ip**\ (8),
343**perf_event_open**\ (2),
344**sendmsg**\ (2),
345**socket**\ (7),
346**tc-bpf**\ (8)'''
347 print(footer)
348
349 def print_proto(self, helper):
350 """
351 Format function protocol with bold and italics markers. This makes RST
352 file less readable, but gives nice results in the manual page.
353 """
354 proto = helper.proto_break_down()
355
356 print('**%s %s%s(' % (proto['ret_type'],
357 proto['ret_star'].replace('*', '\\*'),
358 proto['name']),
359 end='')
360
361 comma = ''
362 for a in proto['args']:
363 one_arg = '{}{}'.format(comma, a['type'])
364 if a['name']:
365 if a['star']:
366 one_arg += ' {}**\ '.format(a['star'].replace('*', '\\*'))
367 else:
368 one_arg += '** '
369 one_arg += '*{}*\\ **'.format(a['name'])
370 comma = ', '
371 print(one_arg, end='')
372
373 print(')**')
374
375 def print_one(self, helper):
376 self.print_proto(helper)
377
378 if (helper.desc):
379 print('\tDescription')
380 # Do not strip all newline characters: formatted code at the end of
381 # a section must be followed by a blank line.
382 for line in re.sub('\n$', '', helper.desc, count=1).split('\n'):
383 print('{}{}'.format('\t\t' if line else '', line))
384
385 if (helper.ret):
386 print('\tReturn')
387 for line in helper.ret.rstrip().split('\n'):
388 print('{}{}'.format('\t\t' if line else '', line))
389
390 print('')
391
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392class PrinterHelpers(Printer):
393 """
394 A printer for dumping collected information about helpers as C header to
395 be included from BPF program.
396 @helpers: array of Helper objects to print to standard output
397 """
398
399 type_fwds = [
400 'struct bpf_fib_lookup',
401 'struct bpf_perf_event_data',
402 'struct bpf_perf_event_value',
5996a587 403 'struct bpf_pidns_info',
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404 'struct bpf_sock',
405 'struct bpf_sock_addr',
406 'struct bpf_sock_ops',
407 'struct bpf_sock_tuple',
408 'struct bpf_spin_lock',
409 'struct bpf_sysctl',
410 'struct bpf_tcp_sock',
411 'struct bpf_tunnel_key',
412 'struct bpf_xfrm_state',
413 'struct pt_regs',
414 'struct sk_reuseport_md',
415 'struct sockaddr',
416 'struct tcphdr',
417
418 'struct __sk_buff',
419 'struct sk_msg_md',
e0b68fb1 420 'struct xdp_md',
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421 ]
422 known_types = {
423 '...',
424 'void',
425 'const void',
426 'char',
427 'const char',
428 'int',
429 'long',
430 'unsigned long',
431
432 '__be16',
433 '__be32',
434 '__wsum',
435
436 'struct bpf_fib_lookup',
437 'struct bpf_perf_event_data',
438 'struct bpf_perf_event_value',
b4490c5c 439 'struct bpf_pidns_info',
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440 'struct bpf_sock',
441 'struct bpf_sock_addr',
442 'struct bpf_sock_ops',
443 'struct bpf_sock_tuple',
444 'struct bpf_spin_lock',
445 'struct bpf_sysctl',
446 'struct bpf_tcp_sock',
447 'struct bpf_tunnel_key',
448 'struct bpf_xfrm_state',
449 'struct pt_regs',
450 'struct sk_reuseport_md',
451 'struct sockaddr',
452 'struct tcphdr',
453 }
454 mapped_types = {
455 'u8': '__u8',
456 'u16': '__u16',
457 'u32': '__u32',
458 'u64': '__u64',
459 's8': '__s8',
460 's16': '__s16',
461 's32': '__s32',
462 's64': '__s64',
463 'size_t': 'unsigned long',
464 'struct bpf_map': 'void',
465 'struct sk_buff': 'struct __sk_buff',
466 'const struct sk_buff': 'const struct __sk_buff',
467 'struct sk_msg_buff': 'struct sk_msg_md',
468 'struct xdp_buff': 'struct xdp_md',
469 }
470
471 def print_header(self):
472 header = '''\
473/* This is auto-generated file. See bpf_helpers_doc.py for details. */
474
475/* Forward declarations of BPF structs */'''
476
477 print(header)
478 for fwd in self.type_fwds:
479 print('%s;' % fwd)
480 print('')
481
482 def print_footer(self):
483 footer = ''
484 print(footer)
485
486 def map_type(self, t):
487 if t in self.known_types:
488 return t
489 if t in self.mapped_types:
490 return self.mapped_types[t]
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491 print("Unrecognized type '%s', please add it to known types!" % t,
492 file=sys.stderr)
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493 sys.exit(1)
494
495 seen_helpers = set()
496
497 def print_one(self, helper):
498 proto = helper.proto_break_down()
499
500 if proto['name'] in self.seen_helpers:
501 return
502 self.seen_helpers.add(proto['name'])
503
504 print('/*')
505 print(" * %s" % proto['name'])
506 print(" *")
507 if (helper.desc):
508 # Do not strip all newline characters: formatted code at the end of
509 # a section must be followed by a blank line.
510 for line in re.sub('\n$', '', helper.desc, count=1).split('\n'):
511 print(' *{}{}'.format(' \t' if line else '', line))
512
513 if (helper.ret):
514 print(' *')
515 print(' * Returns')
516 for line in helper.ret.rstrip().split('\n'):
517 print(' *{}{}'.format(' \t' if line else '', line))
518
519 print(' */')
520 print('static %s %s(*%s)(' % (self.map_type(proto['ret_type']),
521 proto['ret_star'], proto['name']), end='')
522 comma = ''
523 for i, a in enumerate(proto['args']):
524 t = a['type']
525 n = a['name']
526 if proto['name'] == 'bpf_get_socket_cookie' and i == 0:
527 t = 'void'
528 n = 'ctx'
529 one_arg = '{}{}'.format(comma, self.map_type(t))
530 if n:
531 if a['star']:
532 one_arg += ' {}'.format(a['star'])
533 else:
534 one_arg += ' '
535 one_arg += '{}'.format(n)
536 comma = ', '
537 print(one_arg, end='')
538
539 print(') = (void *) %d;' % len(self.seen_helpers))
540 print('')
541
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542###############################################################################
543
544# If script is launched from scripts/ from kernel tree and can access
545# ../include/uapi/linux/bpf.h, use it as a default name for the file to parse,
546# otherwise the --filename argument will be required from the command line.
547script = os.path.abspath(sys.argv[0])
548linuxRoot = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(script))
549bpfh = os.path.join(linuxRoot, 'include/uapi/linux/bpf.h')
550
551argParser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="""
552Parse eBPF header file and generate documentation for eBPF helper functions.
553The RST-formatted output produced can be turned into a manual page with the
554rst2man utility.
555""")
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556argParser.add_argument('--header', action='store_true',
557 help='generate C header file')
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558if (os.path.isfile(bpfh)):
559 argParser.add_argument('--filename', help='path to include/uapi/linux/bpf.h',
560 default=bpfh)
561else:
562 argParser.add_argument('--filename', help='path to include/uapi/linux/bpf.h')
563args = argParser.parse_args()
564
565# Parse file.
566headerParser = HeaderParser(args.filename)
567headerParser.run()
568
569# Print formatted output to standard output.
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570if args.header:
571 printer = PrinterHelpers(headerParser.helpers)
572else:
573 printer = PrinterRST(headerParser.helpers)
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