1 .. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
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4 BPF_PROG_TYPE_CGROUP_SOCKOPT
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7 ``BPF_PROG_TYPE_CGROUP_SOCKOPT`` program type can be attached to two
10 * ``BPF_CGROUP_GETSOCKOPT`` - called every time process executes ``getsockopt``
12 * ``BPF_CGROUP_SETSOCKOPT`` - called every time process executes ``setsockopt``
15 The context (``struct bpf_sockopt``) has associated socket (``sk``) and
16 all input arguments: ``level``, ``optname``, ``optval`` and ``optlen``.
21 ``BPF_CGROUP_SETSOCKOPT`` is triggered *before* the kernel handling of
22 sockopt and it has writable context: it can modify the supplied arguments
23 before passing them down to the kernel. This hook has access to the cgroup
24 and socket local storage.
26 If BPF program sets ``optlen`` to -1, the control will be returned
27 back to the userspace after all other BPF programs in the cgroup
28 chain finish (i.e. kernel ``setsockopt`` handling will *not* be executed).
30 Note, that ``optlen`` can not be increased beyond the user-supplied
31 value. It can only be decreased or set to -1. Any other value will
37 * ``0`` - reject the syscall, ``EPERM`` will be returned to the userspace.
38 * ``1`` - success, continue with next BPF program in the cgroup chain.
43 ``BPF_CGROUP_GETSOCKOPT`` is triggered *after* the kernel handing of
44 sockopt. The BPF hook can observe ``optval``, ``optlen`` and ``retval``
45 if it's interested in whatever kernel has returned. BPF hook can override
46 the values above, adjust ``optlen`` and reset ``retval`` to 0. If ``optlen``
47 has been increased above initial ``getsockopt`` value (i.e. userspace
48 buffer is too small), ``EFAULT`` is returned.
50 This hook has access to the cgroup and socket local storage.
52 Note, that the only acceptable value to set to ``retval`` is 0 and the
53 original value that the kernel returned. Any other value will trigger
59 * ``0`` - reject the syscall, ``EPERM`` will be returned to the userspace.
60 * ``1`` - success: copy ``optval`` and ``optlen`` to userspace, return
61 ``retval`` from the syscall (note that this can be overwritten by
62 the BPF program from the parent cgroup).
67 Suppose, there is the following cgroup hierarchy where each cgroup
68 has ``BPF_CGROUP_GETSOCKOPT`` attached at each level with
69 ``BPF_F_ALLOW_MULTI`` flag::
75 When the application calls ``getsockopt`` syscall from the cgroup B,
76 the programs are executed from the bottom up: B, A. First program
77 (B) sees the result of kernel's ``getsockopt``. It can optionally
78 adjust ``optval``, ``optlen`` and reset ``retval`` to 0. After that
79 control will be passed to the second (A) program which will see the
80 same context as B including any potential modifications.
82 Same for ``BPF_CGROUP_SETSOCKOPT``: if the program is attached to
83 A and B, the trigger order is B, then A. If B does any changes
84 to the input arguments (``level``, ``optname``, ``optval``, ``optlen``),
85 then the next program in the chain (A) will see those changes,
86 *not* the original input ``setsockopt`` arguments. The potentially
87 modified values will be then passed down to the kernel.
92 See ``tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/sockopt_sk.c`` for an example
93 of BPF program that handles socket options.