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1 files changed, 22 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/syscall.c b/kernel/bpf/syscall.c
index 1bf9805ee185..d15f9998bc20 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/syscall.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/syscall.c
@@ -2738,6 +2738,22 @@ static int bpf_prog_load(union bpf_attr *attr, bpfptr_t uattr, u32 uattr_size)
goto free_prog_sec;
}
+ /*
+ * Bookkeeping for managing the program attachment chain.
+ *
+ * It might be tempting to set attach_tracing_prog flag at the attachment
+ * time, but this will not prevent from loading bunch of tracing prog
+ * first, then attach them one to another.
+ *
+ * The flag attach_tracing_prog is set for the whole program lifecycle, and
+ * doesn't have to be cleared in bpf_tracing_link_release, since tracing
+ * programs cannot change attachment target.
+ */
+ if (type == BPF_PROG_TYPE_TRACING && dst_prog &&
+ dst_prog->type == BPF_PROG_TYPE_TRACING) {
+ prog->aux->attach_tracing_prog = true;
+ }
+
/* find program type: socket_filter vs tracing_filter */
err = find_prog_type(type, prog);
if (err < 0)
@@ -3171,7 +3187,12 @@ static int bpf_tracing_prog_attach(struct bpf_prog *prog,
}
if (tgt_prog_fd) {
- /* For now we only allow new targets for BPF_PROG_TYPE_EXT */
+ /*
+ * For now we only allow new targets for BPF_PROG_TYPE_EXT. If this
+ * part would be changed to implement the same for
+ * BPF_PROG_TYPE_TRACING, do not forget to update the way how
+ * attach_tracing_prog flag is set.
+ */
if (prog->type != BPF_PROG_TYPE_EXT) {
err = -EINVAL;
goto out_put_prog;