On 5/19/20 7:31 AM, Daniel Borkmann wrote:
> I meant that the dev{map,hash} would get extended in a way where the
> __dev_map_update_elem() receives an (ifindex, BPF prog fd) tuple from
> user space and holds the program's ref as long as it is in the map slot.
> Then, upon redirect to the given device in the devmap, we'd execute the
> prog as well in order to also allow for XDP_DROP policy in there. Upon
> map update when we drop the dev from the map slot, we also release the
> reference to the associated BPF prog. What I mean to say wrt 'property
> of the devmap' is that this program is _only_ used in combination with
> redirection to devmap, so given we are not solving all the other egress
> cases for reasons mentioned, it would make sense to tie it logically to
> the devmap which would also make it clear from a user perspective _when_
> the prog is expected to run.Thanks. I will take a look at this.
