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where is the entry point in kernel for an eBPF msg_verdict program?


From the git log of linux at 174a7, I know the verdict flow is given as below

I wonder what the flow is when there is only msg_verdict program.

tracing tcp_bpf_sendmsg(), I can see socket get parsed, but how does it pass to verdict part?

tcp_bpf_sendmsg
  tcp_bpf_send_verdict
    sk_psock_msg_verdict
      ...
      prog = READ_ONCE(psock->progs.msg_parser)
      ...
      ret = bpf_prog_run_pin_on_cpu(prog, msg)

Solution

  • This progs.msg_parser BPF program is actually the program you attached with BPF_SK_MSG_VERDICT, i.e. the program that will return a verdict (ex. __SK_PASS).

    That can be observed by looking at the kernel code used to lookup and update programs attached to the sockmap:

    static int sock_map_prog_lookup(struct bpf_map *map, struct bpf_prog ***pprog,
                    u32 which)
    {
        struct sk_psock_progs *progs = sock_map_progs(map);
    
        ...
    
        switch (which) {
        case BPF_SK_MSG_VERDICT:
            *pprog = &progs->msg_parser;
            break;
    

    Although that may seem surprising, it is confirmed by the documentation: https://docs.kernel.org/bpf/map_sockmap.html (search for BPF_SK_MSG_VERDICT).