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Alexei Starovoitov authored
Introduce 'struct bpf_spin_lock' and bpf_spin_lock/unlock() helpers to let bpf program serialize access to other variables. Example: struct hash_elem { int cnt; struct bpf_spin_lock lock; }; struct hash_elem * val = bpf_map_lookup_elem(&hash_map, &key); if (val) { bpf_spin_lock(&val->lock); val->cnt++; bpf_spin_unlock(&val->lock); } Restrictions and safety checks: - bpf_spin_lock is only allowed inside HASH and ARRAY maps. - BTF description of the map is mandatory for safety analysis. - bpf program can take one bpf_spin_lock at a time, since two or more can cause dead locks. - only one 'struct bpf_spin_lock' is allowed per map element. It drastically simplifies implementation yet allows bpf program to use any number of bpf_spin_locks. - when bpf_spin_lock is taken the calls (either bpf2bpf or helpers) are not allowed. - bpf program must bpf_spin_unlock() before return. - bpf program can access 'struct bpf_spin_lock' only via bpf_spin_lock()/bpf_sp...
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