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Alexei Starovoitov authored
__kptr meant to store PTR_UNTRUSTED kernel pointers inside bpf maps. The concept felt useful, but didn't get much traction, since bpf_rdonly_cast() was added soon after and bpf programs received a simpler way to access PTR_UNTRUSTED kernel pointers without going through restrictive __kptr usage. Rename __kptr_ref -> __kptr and __kptr -> __kptr_untrusted to indicate its intended usage. The main goal of __kptr_untrusted was to read/write such pointers directly while bpf_kptr_xchg was a mechanism to access refcnted kernel pointers. The next patch will allow RCU protected __kptr access with direct read. At that point __kptr_untrusted will be deprecated. Signed-off-by: Alexei Starovoitov <ast@kernel.org> Signed-off-by: Daniel Borkmann <daniel@iogearbox.net> Acked-by: David Vernet <void@manifault.com> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/20230303041446.3630-2-alexei.starovoitov@gmail.com
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