@@ -30,29 +30,35 @@ Usage
Kernel BPF
----------
-.. c:function::
+bpf_redirect_map()
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+.. code-block:: c
+
long bpf_redirect_map(struct bpf_map *map, u32 key, u64 flags)
- Redirect the packet to the endpoint referenced by ``map`` at index ``key``.
- For ``BPF_MAP_TYPE_CPUMAP`` this map contains references to CPUs.
+Redirect the packet to the endpoint referenced by ``map`` at index ``key``.
+For ``BPF_MAP_TYPE_CPUMAP`` this map contains references to CPUs.
- The lower two bits of ``flags`` are used as the return code if the map lookup
- fails. This is so that the return value can be one of the XDP program return
- codes up to ``XDP_TX``, as chosen by the caller.
+The lower two bits of ``flags`` are used as the return code if the map lookup
+fails. This is so that the return value can be one of the XDP program return
+codes up to ``XDP_TX``, as chosen by the caller.
-Userspace
----------
+User space
+----------
.. note::
CPUMAP entries can only be updated/looked up/deleted from user space and not
from an eBPF program. Trying to call these functions from a kernel eBPF
program will result in the program failing to load and a verifier warning.
-.. c:function::
+bpf_map_update_elem()
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+.. code-block:: c
+
int bpf_map_update_elem(int fd, const void *key, const void *value, __u64 flags);
- CPU entries can be added or updated using the ``bpf_map_update_elem()``
- helper. This helper replaces existing elements atomically. The ``value`` parameter
- can be ``struct bpf_cpumap_val``.
+CPU entries can be added or updated using the ``bpf_map_update_elem()``
+helper. This helper replaces existing elements atomically. The ``value`` parameter
+can be ``struct bpf_cpumap_val``.
.. code-block:: c
@@ -64,23 +70,29 @@ Userspace
} bpf_prog;
};
- The flags argument can be one of the following:
+The flags argument can be one of the following:
- BPF_ANY: Create a new element or update an existing element.
- BPF_NOEXIST: Create a new element only if it did not exist.
- BPF_EXIST: Update an existing element.
-.. c:function::
+bpf_map_lookup_elem()
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+.. code-block:: c
+
int bpf_map_lookup_elem(int fd, const void *key, void *value);
- CPU entries can be retrieved using the ``bpf_map_lookup_elem()``
- helper.
+CPU entries can be retrieved using the ``bpf_map_lookup_elem()``
+helper.
+
+bpf_map_delete_elem()
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+.. code-block:: c
-.. c:function::
int bpf_map_delete_elem(int fd, const void *key);
- CPU entries can be deleted using the ``bpf_map_delete_elem()``
- helper. This helper will return 0 on success, or negative error in case of
- failure.
+CPU entries can be deleted using the ``bpf_map_delete_elem()``
+helper. This helper will return 0 on success, or negative error in case of
+failure.
Examples
========
@@ -141,8 +153,8 @@ The following code snippet shows how to declare a ``BPF_MAP_TYPE_CPUMAP`` called
return bpf_redirect_map(&cpu_map, cpu_dest, 0);
}
-Userspace
----------
+User space
+----------
The following code snippet shows how to dynamically set the max_entries for a
CPUMAP to the max number of cpus available on the system.