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author | Maryam Tahhan <mtahhan@redhat.com> | 2022-11-15 09:49:21 -0500 |
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committer | Daniel Borkmann <daniel@iogearbox.net> | 2022-11-18 23:16:31 +0100 |
commit | d1e91173cd29ba13c5953d1820a7543140feec93 (patch) | |
tree | cc7551892865dd8ee07e5fac04710e6cc2c2da90 /Documentation/bpf | |
parent | f80e16b614f303b520465b7c704ff89fab800f2f (diff) |
bpf, docs: DEVMAPs and XDP_REDIRECT
Add documentation for BPF_MAP_TYPE_DEVMAP and BPF_MAP_TYPE_DEVMAP_HASH
including kernel version introduced, usage and examples.
Add documentation that describes XDP_REDIRECT.
Signed-off-by: Maryam Tahhan <mtahhan@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Daniel Borkmann <daniel@iogearbox.net>
Reviewed-by: Toke Høiland-Jørgensen <toke@redhat.com>
Acked-by: Yonghong Song <yhs@fb.com>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/20221115144921.165483-1-mtahhan@redhat.com
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/bpf')
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/bpf/index.rst | 1 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/bpf/map_devmap.rst | 222 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/bpf/redirect.rst | 81 |
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diff --git a/Documentation/bpf/index.rst b/Documentation/bpf/index.rst index 1b50de1983ee..1088d44634d6 100644 --- a/Documentation/bpf/index.rst +++ b/Documentation/bpf/index.rst @@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ that goes into great technical depth about the BPF Architecture. clang-notes linux-notes other + redirect .. only:: subproject and html diff --git a/Documentation/bpf/map_devmap.rst b/Documentation/bpf/map_devmap.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..f64da348dbfe --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/bpf/map_devmap.rst @@ -0,0 +1,222 @@ +.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only +.. Copyright (C) 2022 Red Hat, Inc. + +================================================= +BPF_MAP_TYPE_DEVMAP and BPF_MAP_TYPE_DEVMAP_HASH +================================================= + +.. note:: + - ``BPF_MAP_TYPE_DEVMAP`` was introduced in kernel version 4.14 + - ``BPF_MAP_TYPE_DEVMAP_HASH`` was introduced in kernel version 5.4 + +``BPF_MAP_TYPE_DEVMAP`` and ``BPF_MAP_TYPE_DEVMAP_HASH`` are BPF maps primarily +used as backend maps for the XDP BPF helper call ``bpf_redirect_map()``. +``BPF_MAP_TYPE_DEVMAP`` is backed by an array that uses the key as +the index to lookup a reference to a net device. While ``BPF_MAP_TYPE_DEVMAP_HASH`` +is backed by a hash table that uses a key to lookup a reference to a net device. +The user provides either <``key``/ ``ifindex``> or <``key``/ ``struct bpf_devmap_val``> +pairs to update the maps with new net devices. + +.. note:: + - The key to a hash map doesn't have to be an ``ifindex``. + - While ``BPF_MAP_TYPE_DEVMAP_HASH`` allows for densely packing the net devices + it comes at the cost of a hash of the key when performing a look up. + +The setup and packet enqueue/send code is shared between the two types of +devmap; only the lookup and insertion is different. + +Usage +===== +Kernel BPF +---------- +.. c:function:: + long bpf_redirect_map(struct bpf_map *map, u32 key, u64 flags) + +Redirect the packet to the endpoint referenced by ``map`` at index ``key``. +For ``BPF_MAP_TYPE_DEVMAP`` and ``BPF_MAP_TYPE_DEVMAP_HASH`` this map contains +references to net devices (for forwarding packets through other ports). + +The lower two bits of *flags* are used as the return code if the map lookup +fails. This is so that the return value can be one of the XDP program return +codes up to ``XDP_TX``, as chosen by the caller. The higher bits of ``flags`` +can be set to ``BPF_F_BROADCAST`` or ``BPF_F_EXCLUDE_INGRESS`` as defined +below. + +With ``BPF_F_BROADCAST`` the packet will be broadcast to all the interfaces +in the map, with ``BPF_F_EXCLUDE_INGRESS`` the ingress interface will be excluded +from the broadcast. + +.. note:: + - The key is ignored if BPF_F_BROADCAST is set. + - The broadcast feature can also be used to implement multicast forwarding: + simply create multiple DEVMAPs, each one corresponding to a single multicast group. + +This helper will return ``XDP_REDIRECT`` on success, or the value of the two +lower bits of the ``flags`` argument if the map lookup fails. + +More information about redirection can be found :doc:`redirect` + +.. c:function:: + void *bpf_map_lookup_elem(struct bpf_map *map, const void *key) + +Net device entries can be retrieved using the ``bpf_map_lookup_elem()`` +helper. + +Userspace +--------- +.. note:: + DEVMAP entries can only be updated/deleted from user space and not + from an eBPF program. Trying to call these functions from a kernel eBPF + program will result in the program failing to load and a verifier warning. + +.. c:function:: + int bpf_map_update_elem(int fd, const void *key, const void *value, __u64 flags); + + Net device entries can be added or updated using the ``bpf_map_update_elem()`` + helper. This helper replaces existing elements atomically. The ``value`` parameter + can be ``struct bpf_devmap_val`` or a simple ``int ifindex`` for backwards + compatibility. + + .. code-block:: c + + struct bpf_devmap_val { + __u32 ifindex; /* device index */ + union { + int fd; /* prog fd on map write */ + __u32 id; /* prog id on map read */ + } bpf_prog; + }; + + The ``flags`` argument can be one of the following: + + - ``BPF_ANY``: Create a new element or update an existing element. + - ``BPF_NOEXIST``: Create a new element only if it did not exist. + - ``BPF_EXIST``: Update an existing element. + + DEVMAPs can associate a program with a device entry by adding a ``bpf_prog.fd`` + to ``struct bpf_devmap_val``. Programs are run after ``XDP_REDIRECT`` and have + access to both Rx device and Tx device. The program associated with the ``fd`` + must have type XDP with expected attach type ``xdp_devmap``. + When a program is associated with a device index, the program is run on an + ``XDP_REDIRECT`` and before the buffer is added to the per-cpu queue. Examples + of how to attach/use xdp_devmap progs can be found in the kernel selftests: + + - ``tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/xdp_devmap_attach.c`` + - ``tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/test_xdp_with_devmap_helpers.c`` + +.. c:function:: + int bpf_map_lookup_elem(int fd, const void *key, void *value); + + Net device entries can be retrieved using the ``bpf_map_lookup_elem()`` + helper. + +.. c:function:: + int bpf_map_delete_elem(int fd, const void *key); + + Net device entries can be deleted using the ``bpf_map_delete_elem()`` + helper. This helper will return 0 on success, or negative error in case of + failure. + +Examples +======== + +Kernel BPF +---------- + +The following code snippet shows how to declare a ``BPF_MAP_TYPE_DEVMAP`` +called tx_port. + +.. code-block:: c + + struct { + __uint(type, BPF_MAP_TYPE_DEVMAP); + __type(key, __u32); + __type(value, __u32); + __uint(max_entries, 256); + } tx_port SEC(".maps"); + +The following code snippet shows how to declare a ``BPF_MAP_TYPE_DEVMAP_HASH`` +called forward_map. + +.. code-block:: c + + struct { + __uint(type, BPF_MAP_TYPE_DEVMAP_HASH); + __type(key, __u32); + __type(value, struct bpf_devmap_val); + __uint(max_entries, 32); + } forward_map SEC(".maps"); + +.. note:: + + The value type in the DEVMAP above is a ``struct bpf_devmap_val`` + +The following code snippet shows a simple xdp_redirect_map program. This program +would work with a user space program that populates the devmap ``forward_map`` based +on ingress ifindexes. The BPF program (below) is redirecting packets using the +ingress ``ifindex`` as the ``key``. + +.. code-block:: c + + SEC("xdp") + int xdp_redirect_map_func(struct xdp_md *ctx) + { + int index = ctx->ingress_ifindex; + + return bpf_redirect_map(&forward_map, index, 0); + } + +The following code snippet shows a BPF program that is broadcasting packets to +all the interfaces in the ``tx_port`` devmap. + +.. code-block:: c + + SEC("xdp") + int xdp_redirect_map_func(struct xdp_md *ctx) + { + return bpf_redirect_map(&tx_port, 0, BPF_F_BROADCAST | BPF_F_EXCLUDE_INGRESS); + } + +User space +---------- + +The following code snippet shows how to update a devmap called ``tx_port``. + +.. code-block:: c + + int update_devmap(int ifindex, int redirect_ifindex) + { + int ret; + + ret = bpf_map_update_elem(bpf_map__fd(tx_port), &ifindex, &redirect_ifindex, 0); + if (ret < 0) { + fprintf(stderr, "Failed to update devmap_ value: %s\n", + strerror(errno)); + } + + return ret; + } + +The following code snippet shows how to update a hash_devmap called ``forward_map``. + +.. code-block:: c + + int update_devmap(int ifindex, int redirect_ifindex) + { + struct bpf_devmap_val devmap_val = { .ifindex = redirect_ifindex }; + int ret; + + ret = bpf_map_update_elem(bpf_map__fd(forward_map), &ifindex, &devmap_val, 0); + if (ret < 0) { + fprintf(stderr, "Failed to update devmap_ value: %s\n", + strerror(errno)); + } + return ret; + } + +References +=========== + +- https://lwn.net/Articles/728146/ +- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/bpf/bpf-next.git/commit/?id=6f9d451ab1a33728adb72d7ff66a7b374d665176 +- https://elixir.bootlin.com/linux/latest/source/net/core/filter.c#L4106 diff --git a/Documentation/bpf/redirect.rst b/Documentation/bpf/redirect.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..2fa2b0b05004 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/bpf/redirect.rst @@ -0,0 +1,81 @@ +.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only +.. Copyright (C) 2022 Red Hat, Inc. + +======== +Redirect +======== +XDP_REDIRECT +############ +Supported maps +-------------- + +XDP_REDIRECT works with the following map types: + +- ``BPF_MAP_TYPE_DEVMAP`` +- ``BPF_MAP_TYPE_DEVMAP_HASH`` +- ``BPF_MAP_TYPE_CPUMAP`` +- ``BPF_MAP_TYPE_XSKMAP`` + +For more information on these maps, please see the specific map documentation. + +Process +------- + +.. kernel-doc:: net/core/filter.c + :doc: xdp redirect + +.. note:: + Not all drivers support transmitting frames after a redirect, and for + those that do, not all of them support non-linear frames. Non-linear xdp + bufs/frames are bufs/frames that contain more than one fragment. + +Debugging packet drops +---------------------- +Silent packet drops for XDP_REDIRECT can be debugged using: + +- bpf_trace +- perf_record + +bpf_trace +^^^^^^^^^ +The following bpftrace command can be used to capture and count all XDP tracepoints: + +.. code-block:: none + + sudo bpftrace -e 'tracepoint:xdp:* { @cnt[probe] = count(); }' + Attaching 12 probes... + ^C + + @cnt[tracepoint:xdp:mem_connect]: 18 + @cnt[tracepoint:xdp:mem_disconnect]: 18 + @cnt[tracepoint:xdp:xdp_exception]: 19605 + @cnt[tracepoint:xdp:xdp_devmap_xmit]: 1393604 + @cnt[tracepoint:xdp:xdp_redirect]: 22292200 + +.. note:: + The various xdp tracepoints can be found in ``source/include/trace/events/xdp.h`` + +The following bpftrace command can be used to extract the ``ERRNO`` being returned as +part of the err parameter: + +.. code-block:: none + + sudo bpftrace -e \ + 'tracepoint:xdp:xdp_redirect*_err {@redir_errno[-args->err] = count();} + tracepoint:xdp:xdp_devmap_xmit {@devmap_errno[-args->err] = count();}' + +perf record +^^^^^^^^^^^ +The perf tool also supports recording tracepoints: + +.. code-block:: none + + perf record -a -e xdp:xdp_redirect_err \ + -e xdp:xdp_redirect_map_err \ + -e xdp:xdp_exception \ + -e xdp:xdp_devmap_xmit + +References +=========== + +- https://github.com/xdp-project/xdp-tutorial/tree/master/tracing02-xdp-monitor |