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Re: [PATCH net-next 3/4] bpf: add support for persistent maps/progs

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On 10/16/15 10:27 AM, Daniel Borkmann wrote:
>>> but don't know how flexible we are in
>>> terms of adding S_IFBPF to the UAPI.
>>
>> I don't think it should be a problem. You referred to POSIX Standard in
>> your other mail but I can't see any reason why not to establish a new
>> file mode. Anyway, FreeBSD (e.g. whiteouts) and Solaris (e.g. Doors,
>> Event Ports) are just examples of new modes being added.
>>
>> mknod /bpf/map/1 m 1 1
>>
>> :)
>>
>> Yes, maybe I think this is a better solution architectural instead of
>> constructing a new filesystem.
>
> Yeah, also 'man 2 stat' lists a couple of others used by various systems.
>
> The pro's of this approach would be that no new file system would be needed
> and the special inode could be placed on top of any 'regular' file system
> that would support special files. I do like that as well.

I don't like it at all for the reasons you've just stated:
'it will prevent us doing shell style access to such files'

> I'm wondering whether this would prevent us in future from opening access
> to shell tools etc on that special file, but probably one could provide a
> default set of file ops via init_special_inode() that could be overloaded
> by the underlying fs if required.

and also because adding new S_ISSOCK-like bit for bpf feel as a begining
of nightmare, since sooner or later all filesystems would need to have
a check for it like they have for sock type.

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[PATCH net-next 3/4] bpf: add support for persistent maps/progs Daniel Borkmann <daniel@iogearbox.net> - 2015-10-16 03:20 +0200
  Re: [PATCH net-next 3/4] bpf: add support for persistent maps/progs Hannes Frederic Sowa <hannes@stressinduktion.org> - 2015-10-16 12:30 +0200
    Re: [PATCH net-next 3/4] bpf: add support for persistent maps/progs Daniel Borkmann <daniel@iogearbox.net> - 2015-10-16 15:40 +0200
      Re: [PATCH net-next 3/4] bpf: add support for persistent maps/progs Hannes Frederic Sowa <hannes@stressinduktion.org> - 2015-10-16 18:40 +0200
        Re: [PATCH net-next 3/4] bpf: add support for persistent maps/progs Daniel Borkmann <daniel@iogearbox.net> - 2015-10-16 19:30 +0200
          Re: [PATCH net-next 3/4] bpf: add support for persistent maps/progs Alexei Starovoitov <ast@plumgrid.com> - 2015-10-16 19:40 +0200
    Re: [PATCH net-next 3/4] bpf: add support for persistent maps/progs Alexei Starovoitov <ast@plumgrid.com> - 2015-10-16 18:20 +0200
      Re: [PATCH net-next 3/4] bpf: add support for persistent maps/progs Hannes Frederic Sowa <hannes@stressinduktion.org> - 2015-10-16 18:50 +0200
        Re: [PATCH net-next 3/4] bpf: add support for persistent maps/progs Thomas Graf <tgraf@suug.ch> - 2015-10-16 19:40 +0200
        Re: [PATCH net-next 3/4] bpf: add support for persistent maps/progs Alexei Starovoitov <ast@plumgrid.com> - 2015-10-16 19:40 +0200
  Re: [PATCH net-next 3/4] bpf: add support for persistent maps/progs Hannes Frederic Sowa <hannes@stressinduktion.org> - 2015-10-16 19:30 +0200
    Re: [PATCH net-next 3/4] bpf: add support for persistent maps/progs Alexei Starovoitov <ast@plumgrid.com> - 2015-10-16 19:50 +0200
      Re: [PATCH net-next 3/4] bpf: add support for persistent maps/progs Daniel Borkmann <daniel@iogearbox.net> - 2015-10-16 20:00 +0200
        Re: [PATCH net-next 3/4] bpf: add support for persistent maps/progs ebiederm@xmission.com (Eric W. Biederman) - 2015-10-16 21:00 +0200
          Re: [PATCH net-next 3/4] bpf: add support for persistent maps/progs Alexei Starovoitov <ast@plumgrid.com> - 2015-10-16 21:30 +0200
            Re: [PATCH net-next 3/4] bpf: add support for persistent maps/progs Daniel Borkmann <daniel@iogearbox.net> - 2015-10-16 22:00 +0200
            Re: [PATCH net-next 3/4] bpf: add support for persistent maps/progs ebiederm@xmission.com (Eric W. Biederman) - 2015-10-16 22:10 +0200
              Re: [PATCH net-next 3/4] bpf: add support for persistent maps/progs Alexei Starovoitov <ast@plumgrid.com> - 2015-10-16 23:00 +0200
                Re: [PATCH net-next 3/4] bpf: add support for persistent maps/progs ebiederm@xmission.com (Eric W. Biederman) - 2015-10-17 02:00 +0200
                Re: [PATCH net-next 3/4] bpf: add support for persistent maps/progs Alexei Starovoitov <ast@plumgrid.com> - 2015-10-17 04:50 +0200
                Re: [PATCH net-next 3/4] bpf: add support for persistent maps/progs Daniel Borkmann <daniel@iogearbox.net> - 2015-10-17 14:30 +0200

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