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diff --git a/Documentation/bpf/prog_sk_lookup.rst b/Documentation/bpf/prog_sk_lookup.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..85a305c19bcd --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/bpf/prog_sk_lookup.rst @@ -0,0 +1,98 @@ +.. SPDX-License-Identifier: (GPL-2.0 OR BSD-2-Clause) + +===================== +BPF sk_lookup program +===================== + +BPF sk_lookup program type (``BPF_PROG_TYPE_SK_LOOKUP``) introduces programmability +into the socket lookup performed by the transport layer when a packet is to be +delivered locally. + +When invoked BPF sk_lookup program can select a socket that will receive the +incoming packet by calling the ``bpf_sk_assign()`` BPF helper function. + +Hooks for a common attach point (``BPF_SK_LOOKUP``) exist for both TCP and UDP. + +Motivation +========== + +BPF sk_lookup program type was introduced to address setup scenarios where +binding sockets to an address with ``bind()`` socket call is impractical, such +as: + +1. receiving connections on a range of IP addresses, e.g. 192.0.2.0/24, when + binding to a wildcard address ``INADRR_ANY`` is not possible due to a port + conflict, +2. receiving connections on all or a wide range of ports, i.e. an L7 proxy use + case. + +Such setups would require creating and ``bind()``'ing one socket to each of the +IP address/port in the range, leading to resource consumption and potential +latency spikes during socket lookup. + +Attachment +========== + +BPF sk_lookup program can be attached to a network namespace with +``bpf(BPF_LINK_CREATE, ...)`` syscall using the ``BPF_SK_LOOKUP`` attach type and a +netns FD as attachment ``target_fd``. + +Multiple programs can be attached to one network namespace. Programs will be +invoked in the same order as they were attached. + +Hooks +===== + +The attached BPF sk_lookup programs run whenever the transport layer needs to +find a listening (TCP) or an unconnected (UDP) socket for an incoming packet. + +Incoming traffic to established (TCP) and connected (UDP) sockets is delivered +as usual without triggering the BPF sk_lookup hook. + +The attached BPF programs must return with either ``SK_PASS`` or ``SK_DROP`` +verdict code. As for other BPF program types that are network filters, +``SK_PASS`` signifies that the socket lookup should continue on to regular +hashtable-based lookup, while ``SK_DROP`` causes the transport layer to drop the +packet. + +A BPF sk_lookup program can also select a socket to receive the packet by +calling ``bpf_sk_assign()`` BPF helper. Typically, the program looks up a socket +in a map holding sockets, such as ``SOCKMAP`` or ``SOCKHASH``, and passes a +``struct bpf_sock *`` to ``bpf_sk_assign()`` helper to record the +selection. Selecting a socket only takes effect if the program has terminated +with ``SK_PASS`` code. + +When multiple programs are attached, the end result is determined from return +codes of all the programs according to the following rules: + +1. If any program returned ``SK_PASS`` and selected a valid socket, the socket + is used as the result of the socket lookup. +2. If more than one program returned ``SK_PASS`` and selected a socket, the last + selection takes effect. +3. If any program returned ``SK_DROP``, and no program returned ``SK_PASS`` and + selected a socket, socket lookup fails. +4. If all programs returned ``SK_PASS`` and none of them selected a socket, + socket lookup continues on. + +API +=== + +In its context, an instance of ``struct bpf_sk_lookup``, BPF sk_lookup program +receives information about the packet that triggered the socket lookup. Namely: + +* IP version (``AF_INET`` or ``AF_INET6``), +* L4 protocol identifier (``IPPROTO_TCP`` or ``IPPROTO_UDP``), +* source and destination IP address, +* source and destination L4 port, +* the socket that has been selected with ``bpf_sk_assign()``. + +Refer to ``struct bpf_sk_lookup`` declaration in ``linux/bpf.h`` user API +header, and `bpf-helpers(7) +<https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man7/bpf-helpers.7.html>`_ man-page section +for ``bpf_sk_assign()`` for details. + +Example +======= + +See ``tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/sk_lookup.c`` for the reference +implementation. |