Re: [Bpf] [PATCH bpf-next] bpf, docs: Add introduction for use in the ISA Internet Draft

[David Vernet <void@manifault.com>]

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On Mon, Apr 22, 2024 at 12:09:42PM -0700, Dave Thaler wrote:
> The proposed intro paragraph text is derived from the first paragraph
> of the IETF BPF WG charter at https://datatracker.ietf.org/wg/bpf/about/
> 
> Signed-off-by: Dave Thaler <dthaler1968@gmail.com>
> ---
>  Documentation/bpf/standardization/instruction-set.rst | 6 +++++-
>  1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/Documentation/bpf/standardization/instruction-set.rst b/Documentation/bpf/standardization/instruction-set.rst
> index d03d90afb..b44bdacd0 100644
> --- a/Documentation/bpf/standardization/instruction-set.rst
> +++ b/Documentation/bpf/standardization/instruction-set.rst
> @@ -5,7 +5,11 @@
>  BPF Instruction Set Architecture (ISA)
>  ======================================
>  
> -This document specifies the BPF instruction set architecture (ISA).
> +eBPF (which is no longer an acronym for anything), also commonly
> +referred to as BPF, is a technology with origins in the Linux kernel
> +that can run untrusted programs in a privileged context such as an

Perhaps this should be phrased as:

...that can run untrusted programs in privileged contexts such as the
operating system kernel.

Not sure if that's actually a grammar correction but it sounds more
correct in my head. Wdyt?

Regardless:

Acked-by: David Vernet <void@manifault.com>

> +operating system kernel. This document specifies the BPF instruction
> +set architecture (ISA).
>  
>  Documentation conventions
>  =========================
> -- 
> 2.40.1
> 
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