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| -rw-r--r-- | include/uapi/linux/bpf.h | 22 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | tools/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h | 22 |
2 files changed, 34 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h b/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h index 7f87012b012e..644600dbb114 100644 --- a/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h +++ b/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h @@ -5085,17 +5085,29 @@ union bpf_attr { * * int bpf_get_retval(void) * Description - * Get the syscall's return value that will be returned to userspace. + * Get the BPF program's return value that will be returned to the upper layers. * - * This helper is currently supported by cgroup programs only. + * This helper is currently supported by cgroup programs and only by the hooks + * where BPF program's return value is returned to the userspace via errno. * Return - * The syscall's return value. + * The BPF program's return value. * * int bpf_set_retval(int retval) * Description - * Set the syscall's return value that will be returned to userspace. + * Set the BPF program's return value that will be returned to the upper layers. + * + * This helper is currently supported by cgroup programs and only by the hooks + * where BPF program's return value is returned to the userspace via errno. + * + * Note that there is the following corner case where the program exports an error + * via bpf_set_retval but signals success via 'return 1': + * + * bpf_set_retval(-EPERM); + * return 1; + * + * In this case, the BPF program's return value will use helper's -EPERM. This + * still holds true for cgroup/bind{4,6} which supports extra 'return 3' success case. * - * This helper is currently supported by cgroup programs only. * Return * 0 on success, or a negative error in case of failure. * diff --git a/tools/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h b/tools/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h index f38814fbb618..4fb685591035 100644 --- a/tools/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h +++ b/tools/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h @@ -5085,17 +5085,29 @@ union bpf_attr { * * int bpf_get_retval(void) * Description - * Get the syscall's return value that will be returned to userspace. + * Get the BPF program's return value that will be returned to the upper layers. * - * This helper is currently supported by cgroup programs only. + * This helper is currently supported by cgroup programs and only by the hooks + * where BPF program's return value is returned to the userspace via errno. * Return - * The syscall's return value. + * The BPF program's return value. * * int bpf_set_retval(int retval) * Description - * Set the syscall's return value that will be returned to userspace. + * Set the BPF program's return value that will be returned to the upper layers. + * + * This helper is currently supported by cgroup programs and only by the hooks + * where BPF program's return value is returned to the userspace via errno. + * + * Note that there is the following corner case where the program exports an error + * via bpf_set_retval but signals success via 'return 1': + * + * bpf_set_retval(-EPERM); + * return 1; + * + * In this case, the BPF program's return value will use helper's -EPERM. This + * still holds true for cgroup/bind{4,6} which supports extra 'return 3' success case. * - * This helper is currently supported by cgroup programs only. * Return * 0 on success, or a negative error in case of failure. * |