Thread (35 messages) 35 messages, 8 authors, 2016-09-06

RE: [PATCH v3 3/6] bpf: add BPF_PROG_ATTACH and BPF_PROG_DETACH commands

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From: David Laight <hidden>
Date: 2016-09-05 15:33:07

From: Daniel Mack
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+	struct { /* anonymous struct used by BPF_PROG_ATTACH/DETACH commands */
+		__u32		target_fd;	/* container object to attach to */
+		__u32		attach_bpf_fd;	/* eBPF program to attach */
+		__u32		attach_type;	/* BPF_ATTACH_TYPE_* */
+		__u64		attach_flags;
+	};
there is a 4 byte hole in this struct. Can we pack it differently?
Okay - I swapped "type" and "flags" to repair this.
That just moves the pad to the end of the structure.
Still likely to cause a problem for 32bit apps on a 64bit kernel.
If you can't think of any flags, why 64 of them?

	David
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