Re: [PATCH RFC net-next 07/14] bpf: expand BPF syscall with program load/unload

[Andy Lutomirski]

On Fri, Jun 27, 2014 at 5:05 PM, Alexei Starovoitov <ast@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> eBPF programs are safe run-to-completion functions with load/unload
> methods from userspace similar to kernel modules.
>
> User space API:
>
> - load eBPF program
>   prog_id = bpf_prog_load(int prog_id, bpf_prog_type, struct nlattr *prog, int len)
>
>   where 'prog' is a sequence of sections (currently TEXT and LICENSE)
>   TEXT - array of eBPF instructions
>   LICENSE - GPL compatible


> +
> +       err = -EINVAL;
> +       /* look for mandatory license string */
> +       if (!tb[BPF_PROG_LICENSE])
> +               goto free_attr;
> +
> +       /* eBPF programs must be GPL compatible */
> +       if (!license_is_gpl_compatible(nla_data(tb[BPF_PROG_LICENSE])))
> +               goto free_attr;

Seriously?  My mind boggles.

--Andy
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