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    bpf: remove explicit handling of 0 for arg2 in bpf_probe_read · eb33f2cc
    Gianluca Borello authored
    Commit 9c019e2b ("bpf: change helper bpf_probe_read arg2 type to
    ARG_CONST_SIZE_OR_ZERO") changed arg2 type to ARG_CONST_SIZE_OR_ZERO to
    simplify writing bpf programs by taking advantage of the new semantics
    introduced for ARG_CONST_SIZE_OR_ZERO which allows <!NULL, 0> arguments.
    
    In order to prevent the helper from actually passing a NULL pointer to
    probe_kernel_read, which can happen when <NULL, 0> is passed to the helper,
    the commit also introduced an explicit check against size == 0.
    
    After the recent introduction of the ARG_PTR_TO_MEM_OR_NULL type,
    bpf_probe_read can not receive a pair of <NULL, 0> arguments anymore, thus
    the check is not needed anymore and can be removed, since probe_kernel_read
    can correctly handle a <!NULL, 0> call. This also fixes the semantics of
    the helper before it gets officially released and bpf programs start
    relying on this check.
    
    Fixes: 9c019e2b ("bpf: change helper bpf_probe_read arg2 type to ARG_CONST_SIZE_OR_ZERO")
    Signed-off-by: default avatarGianluca Borello <g.borello@gmail.com>
    Acked-by: default avatarAlexei Starovoitov <ast@kernel.org>
    Acked-by: default avatarDaniel Borkmann <daniel@iogearbox.net>
    Acked-by: default avatarYonghong Song <yhs@fb.com>
    Signed-off-by: default avatarDaniel Borkmann <daniel@iogearbox.net>
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