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1 files changed, 11 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/include/linux/bpf.h b/include/linux/bpf.h
index 19d8ca8ac960..bdadb0bb6cec 100644
--- a/include/linux/bpf.h
+++ b/include/linux/bpf.h
@@ -635,6 +635,7 @@ enum bpf_type_flag {
*/
PTR_UNTRUSTED = BIT(6 + BPF_BASE_TYPE_BITS),
+ /* MEM can be uninitialized. */
MEM_UNINIT = BIT(7 + BPF_BASE_TYPE_BITS),
/* DYNPTR points to memory local to the bpf program. */
@@ -700,6 +701,13 @@ enum bpf_type_flag {
*/
MEM_ALIGNED = BIT(17 + BPF_BASE_TYPE_BITS),
+ /* MEM is being written to, often combined with MEM_UNINIT. Non-presence
+ * of MEM_WRITE means that MEM is only being read. MEM_WRITE without the
+ * MEM_UNINIT means that memory needs to be initialized since it is also
+ * read.
+ */
+ MEM_WRITE = BIT(18 + BPF_BASE_TYPE_BITS),
+
__BPF_TYPE_FLAG_MAX,
__BPF_TYPE_LAST_FLAG = __BPF_TYPE_FLAG_MAX - 1,
};
@@ -758,10 +766,10 @@ enum bpf_arg_type {
ARG_PTR_TO_SOCKET_OR_NULL = PTR_MAYBE_NULL | ARG_PTR_TO_SOCKET,
ARG_PTR_TO_STACK_OR_NULL = PTR_MAYBE_NULL | ARG_PTR_TO_STACK,
ARG_PTR_TO_BTF_ID_OR_NULL = PTR_MAYBE_NULL | ARG_PTR_TO_BTF_ID,
- /* pointer to memory does not need to be initialized, helper function must fill
- * all bytes or clear them in error case.
+ /* Pointer to memory does not need to be initialized, since helper function
+ * fills all bytes or clears them in error case.
*/
- ARG_PTR_TO_UNINIT_MEM = MEM_UNINIT | ARG_PTR_TO_MEM,
+ ARG_PTR_TO_UNINIT_MEM = MEM_UNINIT | MEM_WRITE | ARG_PTR_TO_MEM,
/* Pointer to valid memory of size known at compile time. */
ARG_PTR_TO_FIXED_SIZE_MEM = MEM_FIXED_SIZE | ARG_PTR_TO_MEM,