[PATCH 2/7] io_uring/net: allow filtering on IORING_OP_SOCKET data

From: Jens Axboe

Date: Tue Jan 27 2026 - 13:34:51 EST


Example population method for the BPF based opcode filtering. This
exposes the socket family, type, and protocol to a registered BPF
filter. This in turn enables the filter to make decisions based on
what was passed in to the IORING_OP_SOCKET request type.

Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe <axboe@xxxxxxxxx>
---
include/uapi/linux/io_uring/bpf_filter.h | 7 +++++++
io_uring/bpf_filter.c | 11 +++++++++++
io_uring/net.c | 9 +++++++++
io_uring/net.h | 6 ++++++
4 files changed, 33 insertions(+)

diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/io_uring/bpf_filter.h b/include/uapi/linux/io_uring/bpf_filter.h
index 2d4d0e5743e4..4dbc89bbbf10 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/io_uring/bpf_filter.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/io_uring/bpf_filter.h
@@ -16,6 +16,13 @@ struct io_uring_bpf_ctx {
__u8 sqe_flags;
__u8 pdu_size; /* size of aux data for filter */
__u8 pad[5];
+ union {
+ struct {
+ __u32 family;
+ __u32 type;
+ __u32 protocol;
+ } socket;
+ };
};

enum {
diff --git a/io_uring/bpf_filter.c b/io_uring/bpf_filter.c
index 5207226d72ea..889fa915fa54 100644
--- a/io_uring/bpf_filter.c
+++ b/io_uring/bpf_filter.c
@@ -30,6 +30,17 @@ static void io_uring_populate_bpf_ctx(struct io_uring_bpf_ctx *bctx,
/* clear residual, anything from pdu_size and below */
memset((void *) bctx + offsetof(struct io_uring_bpf_ctx, pdu_size), 0,
sizeof(*bctx) - offsetof(struct io_uring_bpf_ctx, pdu_size));
+
+ /*
+ * Opcodes can provide a handler fo populating more data into bctx,
+ * for filters to use.
+ */
+ switch (req->opcode) {
+ case IORING_OP_SOCKET:
+ bctx->pdu_size = sizeof(bctx->socket);
+ io_socket_bpf_populate(bctx, req);
+ break;
+ }
}

/*
diff --git a/io_uring/net.c b/io_uring/net.c
index 519ea055b761..4fcba36bd0bb 100644
--- a/io_uring/net.c
+++ b/io_uring/net.c
@@ -1699,6 +1699,15 @@ int io_accept(struct io_kiocb *req, unsigned int issue_flags)
return IOU_COMPLETE;
}

+void io_socket_bpf_populate(struct io_uring_bpf_ctx *bctx, struct io_kiocb *req)
+{
+ struct io_socket *sock = io_kiocb_to_cmd(req, struct io_socket);
+
+ bctx->socket.family = sock->domain;
+ bctx->socket.type = sock->type;
+ bctx->socket.protocol = sock->protocol;
+}
+
int io_socket_prep(struct io_kiocb *req, const struct io_uring_sqe *sqe)
{
struct io_socket *sock = io_kiocb_to_cmd(req, struct io_socket);
diff --git a/io_uring/net.h b/io_uring/net.h
index 43e5ce5416b7..a862960a3bb9 100644
--- a/io_uring/net.h
+++ b/io_uring/net.h
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
#include <linux/net.h>
#include <linux/uio.h>
#include <linux/io_uring_types.h>
+#include <uapi/linux/io_uring/bpf_filter.h>

struct io_async_msghdr {
#if defined(CONFIG_NET)
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ int io_accept(struct io_kiocb *req, unsigned int issue_flags);

int io_socket_prep(struct io_kiocb *req, const struct io_uring_sqe *sqe);
int io_socket(struct io_kiocb *req, unsigned int issue_flags);
+void io_socket_bpf_populate(struct io_uring_bpf_ctx *bctx, struct io_kiocb *req);

int io_connect_prep(struct io_kiocb *req, const struct io_uring_sqe *sqe);
int io_connect(struct io_kiocb *req, unsigned int issue_flags);
@@ -64,4 +66,8 @@ void io_netmsg_cache_free(const void *entry);
static inline void io_netmsg_cache_free(const void *entry)
{
}
+static inline void io_socket_bpf_populate(struct io_uring_bpf_ctx *bctx,
+ struct io_kiocb *req)
+{
+}
#endif
--
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