Re: [PATCH bpf-next v3 0/6] bpf: Add syscall common attrs support for xdp link_create
From: Jakub Kicinski
Date: Tue Oct 20 2026 - 21:27:51 EST
On Tue, 20 Oct 2026 21:00:18 +0000 patchwork-bot+netdevbpf@xxxxxxxxxx
wrote:
> Hello:
>
> This series was applied to bpf/bpf-next.git (master)
> by Alexei Starovoitov <ast@xxxxxxxxxx>:
>
> On Tue, 20 Oct 2026 23:27:58 +0800 you wrote:
> > I'm planning to add syscall common attrs support for LINK_CREATE cmd.
> >
> > This is the first series for the plan, that adds syscall common attrs
> > support for xdp LINK_CREATE.
> >
> > Thereafter, retire the tracepoint bpf_xdp_link_attach_failed, because
> > the underlying driver's error can be back-propagated to user space via
> > the syscall common attrs.
> >
> > [...]
>
> Here is the summary with links:
> - [bpf-next,v3,1/6] bpf: Add syscall common attrs support for link_create
> https://git.kernel.org/bpf/bpf-next/c/c8e3a753a9ee
> - [bpf-next,v3,2/6] bpf: Add syscall common attrs support for xdp link_create
> https://git.kernel.org/bpf/bpf-next/c/d80d00835520
> - [bpf-next,v3,3/6] bpf: Retire tracepoint bpf_xdp_link_attach_failed
> https://git.kernel.org/bpf/bpf-next/c/278568acb588
> - [bpf-next,v3,4/6] libbpf: Factor out __sys_bpf_fd helper
> https://git.kernel.org/bpf/bpf-next/c/deb9732f53da
> - [bpf-next,v3,5/6] libbpf: Add bpf_link_create_log API
> https://git.kernel.org/bpf/bpf-next/c/1480f290d1f7
> - [bpf-next,v3,6/6] selftests/bpf: Add tests to verify link_create logs
> https://git.kernel.org/bpf/bpf-next/c/f23fa8f01ce3
Please don't merge changes touching core networking without an ack from
networking maintainers. I haven't even finished mopping up all the ways
the XDP link bypasses normal XDP safety checks :/