From: Dave Thaler <dthaler1968@googlemail.com>
To: bpf@vger.kernel.org
Cc: bpf@ietf.org, Dave Thaler <dthaler1968@gmail.com>
Subject: [PATCH bpf-next] bpf, docs: specify which BPF_ABS and BPF_IND fields were zero
Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2024 09:54:19 -0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20240221175419.16843-1-dthaler1968@gmail.com> (raw)
Specifying which fields were unused allows IANA to only list as deprecated
instructions that were actually used, leaving the rest as unassigned and
possibly available for future use for something else.
Signed-off-by: Dave Thaler <dthaler1968@gmail.com>
---
Documentation/bpf/standardization/instruction-set.rst | 3 ++-
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/bpf/standardization/instruction-set.rst b/Documentation/bpf/standardization/instruction-set.rst
index 868d9f617..597a086c8 100644
--- a/Documentation/bpf/standardization/instruction-set.rst
+++ b/Documentation/bpf/standardization/instruction-set.rst
@@ -658,6 +658,7 @@ Legacy BPF Packet access instructions
BPF previously introduced special instructions for access to packet data that were
carried over from classic BPF. These instructions used an instruction
class of BPF_LD, a size modifier of BPF_W, BPF_H, or BPF_B, and a
-mode modifier of BPF_ABS or BPF_IND. However, these instructions are
+mode modifier of BPF_ABS or BPF_IND. The 'dst_reg' and 'offset' fields were
+set to zero, and 'src_reg' was set to zero for BPF_ABS. However, these instructions are
deprecated and should no longer be used. All legacy packet access
instructions belong to the "legacy" conformance group.
--
2.40.1
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From: Dave Thaler <dthaler1968=40googlemail.com@dmarc.ietf.org>
To: bpf@vger.kernel.org
Cc: bpf@ietf.org, Dave Thaler <dthaler1968@gmail.com>
Subject: [Bpf] [PATCH bpf-next] bpf, docs: specify which BPF_ABS and BPF_IND fields were zero
Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2024 09:54:19 -0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20240221175419.16843-1-dthaler1968@gmail.com> (raw)
Message-ID: <20240221175419.dA43utGQpjXDcFyEqNQJIh55HYVyMUpVR23W4tWGT4Y@z> (raw)
Specifying which fields were unused allows IANA to only list as deprecated
instructions that were actually used, leaving the rest as unassigned and
possibly available for future use for something else.
Signed-off-by: Dave Thaler <dthaler1968@gmail.com>
---
Documentation/bpf/standardization/instruction-set.rst | 3 ++-
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/bpf/standardization/instruction-set.rst b/Documentation/bpf/standardization/instruction-set.rst
index 868d9f617..597a086c8 100644
--- a/Documentation/bpf/standardization/instruction-set.rst
+++ b/Documentation/bpf/standardization/instruction-set.rst
@@ -658,6 +658,7 @@ Legacy BPF Packet access instructions
BPF previously introduced special instructions for access to packet data that were
carried over from classic BPF. These instructions used an instruction
class of BPF_LD, a size modifier of BPF_W, BPF_H, or BPF_B, and a
-mode modifier of BPF_ABS or BPF_IND. However, these instructions are
+mode modifier of BPF_ABS or BPF_IND. The 'dst_reg' and 'offset' fields were
+set to zero, and 'src_reg' was set to zero for BPF_ABS. However, these instructions are
deprecated and should no longer be used. All legacy packet access
instructions belong to the "legacy" conformance group.
--
2.40.1
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2024-02-21 17:54 Dave Thaler [this message]
2024-02-21 17:54 ` [Bpf] [PATCH bpf-next] bpf, docs: specify which BPF_ABS and BPF_IND fields were zero Dave Thaler
2024-02-21 18:03 ` David Vernet
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