Re: [PATCH bpf-next v2 12/28] bpf/hid: add hid_{get|set}_data helpers

From: Greg KH
Date: Fri Mar 04 2022 - 13:37:47 EST


On Fri, Mar 04, 2022 at 06:28:36PM +0100, Benjamin Tissoires wrote:
> When we process an incoming HID report, it is common to have to account
> for fields that are not aligned in the report. HID is using 2 helpers
> hid_field_extract() and implement() to pick up any data at any offset
> within the report.
>
> Export those 2 helpers in BPF programs so users can also rely on them.
> The second net worth advantage of those helpers is that now we can
> fetch data anywhere in the report without knowing at compile time the
> location of it. The boundary checks are done in hid-bpf.c, to prevent
> a memory leak.
>
> Signed-off-by: Benjamin Tissoires <benjamin.tissoires@xxxxxxxxxx>

Reviewed-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>