Re: [PATCH bpf-next v2 01/28] bpf: add new is_sys_admin_prog_type() helper

From: Benjamin Tissoires
Date: Sat Mar 05 2022 - 05:10:50 EST


On Sat, Mar 5, 2022 at 12:12 AM Song Liu <song@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On Fri, Mar 4, 2022 at 9:30 AM Benjamin Tissoires
> <benjamin.tissoires@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > LIRC_MODE2 does not really need net_admin capability, but only sys_admin.
> >
> > Extract a new helper for it, it will be also used for the HID bpf
> > implementation.
> >
> > Cc: Sean Young <sean@xxxxxxxx>
> > Signed-off-by: Benjamin Tissoires <benjamin.tissoires@xxxxxxxxxx>
> >
> > ---
> >
> > new in v2
> > ---
> > kernel/bpf/syscall.c | 14 +++++++++++++-
> > 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/kernel/bpf/syscall.c b/kernel/bpf/syscall.c
> > index db402ebc5570..cc570891322b 100644
> > --- a/kernel/bpf/syscall.c
> > +++ b/kernel/bpf/syscall.c
> > @@ -2165,7 +2165,6 @@ static bool is_net_admin_prog_type(enum bpf_prog_type prog_type)
> > case BPF_PROG_TYPE_LWT_SEG6LOCAL:
> > case BPF_PROG_TYPE_SK_SKB:
> > case BPF_PROG_TYPE_SK_MSG:
> > - case BPF_PROG_TYPE_LIRC_MODE2:
> > case BPF_PROG_TYPE_FLOW_DISSECTOR:
> > case BPF_PROG_TYPE_CGROUP_DEVICE:
> > case BPF_PROG_TYPE_CGROUP_SOCK:
> > @@ -2202,6 +2201,17 @@ static bool is_perfmon_prog_type(enum bpf_prog_type prog_type)
> > }
> > }
> >
> > +static bool is_sys_admin_prog_type(enum bpf_prog_type prog_type)
> > +{
> > + switch (prog_type) {
> > + case BPF_PROG_TYPE_LIRC_MODE2:
> > + case BPF_PROG_TYPE_EXT: /* extends any prog */
> > + return true;
> > + default:
> > + return false;
> > + }
> > +}
>
> I am not sure whether we should do this. This is a behavior change, that may
> break some user space. Also, BPF_PROG_TYPE_EXT is checked in
> is_perfmon_prog_type(), and this change will make that case useless.

Sure, I can drop it from v3 and make this function appear for HID only.

Regarding BPF_PROG_TYPE_EXT, it was already in both
is_net_admin_prog_type() and is_perfmon_prog_type(), so I duplicated
it here, but I agree, given that it's already in the first function
there, CPA_SYS_ADMIN is already checked.

Cheers,
Benjamin

>
> Thanks,
> Song
>
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