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From: David Ahern <dsahern@gmail.com>
To: Alexei Starovoitov <alexei.starovoitov@gmail.com>
Cc: "Daniel Borkmann" <daniel@iogearbox.net>,
	"Andrii Nakryiko" <andrii.nakryiko@gmail.com>,
	"Hangbin Liu" <haliu@redhat.com>,
	"Stephen Hemminger" <stephen@networkplumber.org>,
	"Alexei Starovoitov" <ast@kernel.org>,
	"Martin KaFai Lau" <kafai@fb.com>,
	"Song Liu" <songliubraving@fb.com>, "Yonghong Song" <yhs@fb.com>,
	"David Miller" <davem@davemloft.net>,
	"Jesper Dangaard Brouer" <brouer@redhat.com>,
	Networking <netdev@vger.kernel.org>, bpf <bpf@vger.kernel.org>,
	"Jiri Benc" <jbenc@redhat.com>,
	"Andrii Nakryiko" <andrii@kernel.org>,
	"Toke Høiland-Jørgensen" <toke@redhat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCHv3 iproute2-next 0/5] iproute2: add libbpf support
Date: Tue, 3 Nov 2020 18:40:44 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <ce441cb4-0e36-eae6-ca19-efebb6fb55f1@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20201103225554.pjyuuhdklj5idk3u@ast-mbp.dhcp.thefacebook.com>

On 11/3/20 3:55 PM, Alexei Starovoitov wrote:
> The bpf support in "tc" command instead of being obviously old and obsolete
> will be sort-of working with unpredictable delay between released kernel
> and released iproute2 version. The iproute2 release that suppose to match kernel
> release will be meaningless.

iproute2, like all userspace commands, is written to an API and for well
written APIs the commands should be backward and forward compatible
across kernel versions. Kernel upgrades do not force an update of the
entire ecosystem. New userspace on old kernels should again just work.
New functionality in the new userpsace will not, but detection of that
is a different problem and relies on kernel APIs doing proper data
validation.


> More so, the upgrade of shared libbpf.so can make older iproute2/tc to do 
> something new and unpredictable.

How so? If libbpf is written against kernel APIs and properly versioned,
it should just work. A new version of libbpf changes the .so version, so
old commands will not load it.

  reply	other threads:[~2020-11-04  1:40 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 167+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2020-10-23  3:38 [PATCH iproute2-next 0/5] iproute2: add libbpf support Hangbin Liu
2020-10-23  3:38 ` [PATCH iproute2-next 1/5] configure: add check_libbpf() for later " Hangbin Liu
2020-10-23  3:38 ` [PATCH iproute2-next 2/5] lib: rename bpf.c to bpf_legacy.c Hangbin Liu
2020-10-23  3:38 ` [PATCH iproute2-next 3/5] lib: add libbpf support Hangbin Liu
2020-10-23 14:34   ` David Ahern
2020-10-25 15:13     ` Toke Høiland-Jørgensen
2020-10-25 22:12       ` David Ahern
2020-10-26  8:56         ` Hangbin Liu
2020-10-26 15:15           ` David Ahern
2020-10-27  2:58             ` Hangbin Liu
2020-10-24  0:21   ` Andrii Nakryiko
2020-10-25 15:11     ` Toke Høiland-Jørgensen
2020-10-26  8:10     ` Hangbin Liu
2020-10-23  3:38 ` [PATCH iproute2-next 4/5] examples/bpf: move struct bpf_elf_map defined maps to legacy folder Hangbin Liu
2020-10-23  3:38 ` [PATCH iproute2-next 5/5] examples/bpf: add bpf examples with BTF defined maps Hangbin Liu
2020-10-28 13:25 ` [PATCHv2 iproute2-next 0/5] iproute2: add libbpf support Hangbin Liu
2020-10-28 13:25   ` [PATCHv2 iproute2-next 1/5] configure: add check_libbpf() for later " Hangbin Liu
2020-10-28 13:25   ` [PATCHv2 iproute2-next 2/5] lib: rename bpf.c to bpf_legacy.c Hangbin Liu
2020-10-28 13:25   ` [PATCHv2 iproute2-next 3/5] lib: add libbpf support Hangbin Liu
2020-10-28 13:25   ` [PATCHv2 iproute2-next 4/5] examples/bpf: move struct bpf_elf_map defined maps to legacy folder Hangbin Liu
2020-10-28 13:25   ` [PATCHv2 iproute2-next 5/5] examples/bpf: add bpf examples with BTF defined maps Hangbin Liu
2020-10-28 21:17   ` [PATCHv2 iproute2-next 0/5] iproute2: add libbpf support Alexei Starovoitov
2020-10-28 23:02   ` David Ahern
2020-10-29  2:06     ` Hangbin Liu
2020-10-29  2:20       ` David Ahern
2020-10-29  2:45         ` Hangbin Liu
2020-10-29  3:00           ` David Ahern
2020-10-29  3:17             ` Hangbin Liu
2020-10-29 10:26             ` Hangbin Liu
2020-10-29 10:51               ` Toke Høiland-Jørgensen
2020-10-29  2:27       ` Andrii Nakryiko
2020-10-29  2:33         ` David Ahern
2020-10-29  2:46           ` Andrii Nakryiko
2020-10-29  2:34         ` Stephen Hemminger
2020-10-29  2:50           ` Andrii Nakryiko
2020-10-29 11:38             ` Jesper Dangaard Brouer
2020-10-29 20:30               ` Andrii Nakryiko
2020-10-29  2:33       ` Stephen Hemminger
2020-10-29 15:11   ` [PATCHv3 " Hangbin Liu
2020-10-29 15:11     ` [PATCHv3 iproute2-next 1/5] configure: add check_libbpf() for later " Hangbin Liu
2020-10-29 15:26       ` Toke Høiland-Jørgensen
2020-11-02 15:37       ` David Ahern
2020-11-03  5:54         ` Hangbin Liu
2020-11-03 17:32           ` David Ahern
2020-11-04  8:51             ` Hangbin Liu
2020-11-04 11:09               ` Toke Høiland-Jørgensen
2020-11-04 11:40                 ` Hangbin Liu
2020-10-29 15:11     ` [PATCHv3 iproute2-next 2/5] lib: rename bpf.c to bpf_legacy.c Hangbin Liu
2020-10-29 15:11     ` [PATCHv3 iproute2-next 3/5] lib: add libbpf support Hangbin Liu
2020-11-02 15:41       ` David Ahern
2020-11-03  5:48         ` Hangbin Liu
2020-11-03 17:19           ` David Ahern
2020-11-04  8:22         ` Hangbin Liu
2020-11-05  2:33           ` David Ahern
2020-11-05  7:51             ` Hangbin Liu
2020-11-05 15:25               ` David Ahern
2020-11-05 15:57                 ` Toke Høiland-Jørgensen
2020-11-05 16:02                   ` David Ahern
2020-11-06  0:56                     ` Hangbin Liu
2020-11-06  0:41                 ` Hangbin Liu
2020-10-29 15:11     ` [PATCHv3 iproute2-next 4/5] examples/bpf: move struct bpf_elf_map defined maps to legacy folder Hangbin Liu
2020-10-29 15:11     ` [PATCHv3 iproute2-next 5/5] examples/bpf: add bpf examples with BTF defined maps Hangbin Liu
2020-11-02 15:47     ` [PATCHv3 iproute2-next 0/5] iproute2: add libbpf support David Ahern
2020-11-03  6:58       ` Andrii Nakryiko
2020-11-03  8:42         ` Jiri Benc
2020-11-03 17:45           ` David Ahern
2020-11-03 17:48           ` Alexei Starovoitov
2020-11-03  8:46         ` Daniel Borkmann
2020-11-03 17:35           ` David Ahern
2020-11-03 17:47             ` Alexei Starovoitov
2020-11-03 18:23               ` Stephen Hemminger
2020-11-03 22:32               ` David Ahern
2020-11-03 22:55                 ` Alexei Starovoitov
2020-11-04  1:40                   ` David Ahern [this message]
2020-11-04  2:45                     ` Alexei Starovoitov
2020-11-04  9:28                       ` Jiri Benc
2020-11-05  2:39                         ` David Ahern
2020-11-04  2:17                   ` Hangbin Liu
2020-11-04  3:11                     ` Alexei Starovoitov
2020-11-04 10:01                       ` Jiri Benc
2020-11-04 10:21                       ` Daniel Borkmann
2020-11-04 11:20                         ` Toke Høiland-Jørgensen
2020-11-04 13:12                           ` Daniel Borkmann
2020-11-04 19:17                             ` Jakub Kicinski
2020-11-04 20:43                               ` Andrii Nakryiko
2020-11-04 22:24                                 ` Toke Høiland-Jørgensen
2020-11-05 20:14                                   ` Andrii Nakryiko
2020-11-05  3:48                                 ` David Ahern
2020-11-05 20:53                                   ` Andrii Nakryiko
2020-11-05  3:19                         ` David Ahern
2020-11-05 14:05                           ` Jamal Hadi Salim
2020-11-05 21:01                             ` Andrii Nakryiko
2020-11-06 15:27                               ` Jamal Hadi Salim
2020-11-06 21:25                                 ` Andrii Nakryiko
2020-11-10 12:47                             ` Edward Cree
2020-11-11  0:53                               ` Alexei Starovoitov
2020-11-11 11:31                                 ` Edward Cree
2020-11-11 18:08                                   ` Alexei Starovoitov
2020-11-05 20:45                           ` Andrii Nakryiko
2020-11-06  9:00                             ` Jiri Benc
2020-11-06 21:07                               ` Andrii Nakryiko
2020-11-04 21:15                       ` Edward Cree
2020-11-04 22:10                         ` Alexei Starovoitov
2020-11-04 22:35                           ` Toke Høiland-Jørgensen
2020-11-04 23:05                           ` Edward Cree
2020-11-05 20:19                             ` Andrii Nakryiko
2020-11-06  8:44                               ` Jiri Benc
2020-11-06 20:57                                 ` Andrii Nakryiko
2020-11-06 21:04                                   ` Alexei Starovoitov
2020-11-06 23:25                                     ` Stephen Hemminger
2020-11-06 23:30                                       ` Andrii Nakryiko
2020-11-07  0:41                                         ` Stephen Hemminger
2020-11-07  1:07                                           ` Andrii Nakryiko
2020-11-06 23:38                                       ` David Ahern
2020-11-09  1:45                                         ` Alexei Starovoitov
2020-11-10  4:09                                           ` David Ahern
2020-11-11  0:47                                             ` Alexei Starovoitov
2020-11-11 11:02                                               ` Toke Høiland-Jørgensen
2020-11-11 15:06                                                 ` Daniel Borkmann
2020-11-11 16:33                                                   ` David Ahern
2020-11-12 22:36                                                   ` Toke Høiland-Jørgensen
2020-11-12 23:20                                                     ` Daniel Borkmann
2020-11-13  0:04                                                       ` Stephen Hemminger
2020-11-13  0:40                                                         ` Alexei Starovoitov
2020-11-13  3:55                                                       ` David Ahern
2020-11-09  7:07     ` [PATCHv4 " Hangbin Liu
2020-11-09  7:07       ` [PATCHv4 iproute2-next 1/5] configure: add check_libbpf() for later " Hangbin Liu
2020-11-14  3:26         ` David Ahern
2020-11-16  4:30           ` Hangbin Liu
2020-11-16  4:33             ` David Ahern
2020-11-09  7:07       ` [PATCHv4 iproute2-next 2/5] lib: rename bpf.c to bpf_legacy.c Hangbin Liu
2020-11-14  3:24         ` David Ahern
2020-11-16  3:55           ` Hangbin Liu
2020-11-09  7:08       ` [PATCHv4 iproute2-next 3/5] lib: add libbpf support Hangbin Liu
2020-11-09  7:08       ` [PATCHv4 iproute2-next 4/5] examples/bpf: move struct bpf_elf_map defined maps to legacy folder Hangbin Liu
2020-11-09  7:08       ` [PATCHv4 iproute2-next 5/5] examples/bpf: add bpf examples with BTF defined maps Hangbin Liu
2020-11-16  6:53       ` [PATCHv5 iproute2-next 0/5] iproute2: add libbpf support Hangbin Liu
2020-11-16  6:53         ` [PATCHv5 iproute2-next 1/5] configure: add check_libbpf() for later " Hangbin Liu
2020-11-16  6:53         ` [PATCHv5 iproute2-next 2/5] lib: rename bpf.c to bpf_legacy.c Hangbin Liu
2020-11-16  6:53         ` [PATCHv5 iproute2-next 3/5] lib: add libbpf support Hangbin Liu
2020-11-16  6:53         ` [PATCHv5 iproute2-next 4/5] examples/bpf: move struct bpf_elf_map defined maps to legacy folder Hangbin Liu
2020-11-16  6:53         ` [PATCHv5 iproute2-next 5/5] examples/bpf: add bpf examples with BTF defined maps Hangbin Liu
2020-11-16  7:19         ` [PATCHv5 iproute2-next 0/5] iproute2: add libbpf support Alexei Starovoitov
2020-11-16 14:54           ` Jesper Dangaard Brouer
2020-11-16 23:29             ` Toke Høiland-Jørgensen
2020-11-17  2:37             ` Alexei Starovoitov
2020-11-17  3:19               ` Hangbin Liu
2020-11-17 18:27                 ` Alexei Starovoitov
2020-11-17 11:56               ` Edward Cree
2020-11-17  3:38             ` David Ahern
2020-11-17 18:19               ` Alexei Starovoitov
2020-11-16 16:45           ` Stephen Hemminger
2020-11-23 13:11         ` [PATCHv6 " Hangbin Liu
2020-11-23 13:11           ` [PATCHv6 iproute2-next 1/5] iproute2: add check_libbpf() and get_libbpf_version() Hangbin Liu
2020-11-23 13:11           ` [PATCHv6 iproute2-next 2/5] lib: make ipvrf able to use libbpf and fix function name conflicts Hangbin Liu
2020-11-23 13:11           ` [PATCHv6 iproute2-next 3/5] lib: add libbpf support Hangbin Liu
2020-11-23 13:12           ` [PATCHv6 iproute2-next 4/5] examples/bpf: move struct bpf_elf_map defined maps to legacy folder Hangbin Liu
2020-11-23 13:12           ` [PATCHv6 iproute2-next 5/5] examples/bpf: add bpf examples with BTF defined maps Hangbin Liu
2020-11-25  5:28           ` [PATCHv6 iproute2-next 0/5] iproute2: add libbpf support David Ahern
2020-11-25  5:30           ` patchwork-bot+netdevbpf
2020-11-29  6:16 ` [PATCH " Stephen Hemminger
2020-11-29  6:22   ` Greg KH
2020-11-30 11:39     ` Michal Kubecek
2020-11-29 17:33   ` Alexei Starovoitov
2020-11-29 19:41   ` David Ahern
2020-11-30 11:04     ` Toke Høiland-Jørgensen
2020-12-01 14:22     ` Jesper Dangaard Brouer

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