Re: [RFC nf-next v1 1/2] netfilter: bpf: support prog update

From: Florian Westphal
Date: Fri Dec 15 2023 - 09:17:34 EST


D. Wythe <alibuda@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> const struct nf_defrag_hook *defrag_hook;
> + const struct bpf_prog __rcu *nf_prog;

Hmm, why do we need this pointer?
Can't you just re-use bpf_nf_link->link.prog?

> + rcu_assign_pointer(nf_link->nf_prog, new_prog);
> + old_prog = xchg(&link->prog, new_prog);

This looks redundant, I think you can remove the nf_prog
pointer again.

Rest LGTM.