bpf: add bpf_skb_change_tail helper

This work adds a bpf_skb_change_tail() helper for tc BPF programs. The
basic idea is to expand or shrink the skb in a controlled manner. The
eBPF program can then rewrite the rest via helpers like bpf_skb_store_bytes(),
bpf_lX_csum_replace() and others rather than passing a raw buffer for
writing here.

bpf_skb_change_tail() is really a slow path helper and intended for
replies with f.e. ICMP control messages. Concept is similar to other
helpers like bpf_skb_change_proto() helper to keep the helper without
protocol specifics and let the BPF program mangle the remaining parts.
A flags field has been added and is reserved for now should we extend
the helper in future.

Signed-off-by: Daniel Borkmann <daniel@iogearbox.net>
Acked-by: Alexei Starovoitov <ast@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
This commit is contained in:
Daniel Borkmann
2016-08-18 01:00:39 +02:00
committed by David S. Miller
parent 45c7fffaf7
commit 5293efe62d
3 changed files with 150 additions and 4 deletions

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@@ -386,6 +386,17 @@ enum bpf_func_id {
*/
BPF_FUNC_current_task_under_cgroup,
/**
* bpf_skb_change_tail(skb, len, flags)
* The helper will resize the skb to the given new size,
* to be used f.e. with control messages.
* @skb: pointer to skb
* @len: new skb length
* @flags: reserved
* Return: 0 on success or negative error
*/
BPF_FUNC_skb_change_tail,
__BPF_FUNC_MAX_ID,
};