[PATCH bpf-next v4 1/4] bpf: Be less specific about socket cookies guarantees

[Florent Revest]

Since "92acdc58ab11 bpf, net: Rework cookie generator as per-cpu one"
socket cookies are not guaranteed to be non-decreasing. The
bpf_get_socket_cookie helper descriptions are currently specifying that
cookies are non-decreasing but we don't want users to rely on that.

Reported-by: Daniel Borkmann <daniel@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Florent Revest <revest@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
 include/uapi/linux/bpf.h       | 8 ++++----
 tools/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h | 8 ++++----
 2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h b/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
index 30b477a26482..ba59309f4d18 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
@@ -1650,22 +1650,22 @@ union bpf_attr {
  * 		networking traffic statistics as it provides a global socket
  * 		identifier that can be assumed unique.
  * 	Return
- * 		A 8-byte long non-decreasing number on success, or 0 if the
- * 		socket field is missing inside *skb*.
+ * 		A 8-byte long unique number on success, or 0 if the socket
+ * 		field is missing inside *skb*.
  *
  * u64 bpf_get_socket_cookie(struct bpf_sock_addr *ctx)
  * 	Description
  * 		Equivalent to bpf_get_socket_cookie() helper that accepts
  * 		*skb*, but gets socket from **struct bpf_sock_addr** context.
  * 	Return
- * 		A 8-byte long non-decreasing number.
+ * 		A 8-byte long unique number.
  *
  * u64 bpf_get_socket_cookie(struct bpf_sock_ops *ctx)
  * 	Description
  * 		Equivalent to **bpf_get_socket_cookie**\ () helper that accepts
  * 		*skb*, but gets socket from **struct bpf_sock_ops** context.
  * 	Return
- * 		A 8-byte long non-decreasing number.
+ * 		A 8-byte long unique number.
  *
  * u32 bpf_get_socket_uid(struct sk_buff *skb)
  * 	Return
diff --git a/tools/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h b/tools/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
index 30b477a26482..ba59309f4d18 100644
--- a/tools/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
+++ b/tools/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
@@ -1650,22 +1650,22 @@ union bpf_attr {
  * 		networking traffic statistics as it provides a global socket
  * 		identifier that can be assumed unique.
  * 	Return
- * 		A 8-byte long non-decreasing number on success, or 0 if the
- * 		socket field is missing inside *skb*.
+ * 		A 8-byte long unique number on success, or 0 if the socket
+ * 		field is missing inside *skb*.
  *
  * u64 bpf_get_socket_cookie(struct bpf_sock_addr *ctx)
  * 	Description
  * 		Equivalent to bpf_get_socket_cookie() helper that accepts
  * 		*skb*, but gets socket from **struct bpf_sock_addr** context.
  * 	Return
- * 		A 8-byte long non-decreasing number.
+ * 		A 8-byte long unique number.
  *
  * u64 bpf_get_socket_cookie(struct bpf_sock_ops *ctx)
  * 	Description
  * 		Equivalent to **bpf_get_socket_cookie**\ () helper that accepts
  * 		*skb*, but gets socket from **struct bpf_sock_ops** context.
  * 	Return
- * 		A 8-byte long non-decreasing number.
+ * 		A 8-byte long unique number.
  *
  * u32 bpf_get_socket_uid(struct sk_buff *skb)
  * 	Return
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