Anton Protopopov says:
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Add fd_array_cnt attribute for BPF_PROG_LOAD
Add a new attribute to the bpf(BPF_PROG_LOAD) system call. If this
new attribute is non-zero, then the fd_array is considered to be a
continuous array of the fd_array_cnt length and to contain only
proper map file descriptors or btf file descriptors.
This change allows maps (and btfs), which aren't referenced directly
by a BPF program, to be bound to the program _and_ also to be present
during the program verification (so BPF_PROG_BIND_MAP is not enough
for this use case).
The primary reason for this change is that it is a prerequisite for
adding "instruction set" maps, which are both non-referenced by the
program and must be present during the program verification.
The first five commits add the new functionality, the sixth adds
corresponding self-tests, and the last one is a small additional fix.
v1 -> v2:
* rewrite the add_fd_from_fd_array() function (Eduard)
* a few cleanups in selftests (Eduard)
v2 -> v3:
* various renamings (Alexei)
* "0 is not special" (Alexei, Andrii)
* do not alloc memory on fd_array init (Alexei)
* fix leaking maps for error path (Hou Tao)
* use libbpf helpers vs. raw syscalls (Andrii)
* add comments on __btf_get_by_fd/__bpf_map_get (Alexei)
* remove extra code (Alexei)
v3 -> v4:
* simplify error path when parsing fd_array
* libbpf: pass fd_array_cnt only in prog_load (Alexei)
* selftests patch contained extra code (Alexei)
* renames, fix comments (Alexei)
v4 -> v5:
* Add btfs to env->used_btfs (Andrii)
* Fix an integer overflow (Andrii)
* A set of cleanups for selftests (Andrii)
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Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20241213130934.1087929-1-aspsk@isovalent.com
Signed-off-by: Andrii Nakryiko <andrii@kernel.org>