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bpf: Implement task local storage

Similar to bpf_local_storage for sockets and inodes add local storage for task_struct. The life-cycle of storage is managed with the life-cycle of the task_struct. i.e. the storage is destroyed along with the owning task with a callback to the bpf_task_storage_free from the task_free LSM hook. The BPF LSM allocates an __rcu pointer to the bpf_local_storage in the security blob which are now stackable and can co-exist with other LSMs. The userspace map operations can be done by using a pid fd as a key passed to the lookup, update and delete operations.

KP Singh committed 6 years ago

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include/uapi/linux/bpf.h+39−0
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@ enum bpf_map_type { · 156 unmodified lines
157157 BPF_MAP_TYPE_STRUCT_OPS,
158158 BPF_MAP_TYPE_RINGBUF,
159159 BPF_MAP_TYPE_INODE_STORAGE,
160+ BPF_MAP_TYPE_TASK_STORAGE,
160161 };
161162
162163 /* Note that tracing related programs such as
@@ -3742,6 +3743,42 @@ union bpf_attr { · 3579 unmodified lines
37423743 * Return
37433744 * The helper returns **TC_ACT_REDIRECT** on success or
37443745 * **TC_ACT_SHOT** on error.
3746+ *
3747+ * void *bpf_task_storage_get(struct bpf_map *map, struct task_struct *task, void *value, u64 flags)
3748+ * Description
3749+ * Get a bpf_local_storage from the *task*.
3750+ *
3751+ * Logically, it could be thought of as getting the value from
3752+ * a *map* with *task* as the **key**. From this
3753+ * perspective, the usage is not much different from
3754+ * **bpf_map_lookup_elem**\ (*map*, **&**\ *task*) except this
3755+ * helper enforces the key must be an task_struct and the map must also
3756+ * be a **BPF_MAP_TYPE_TASK_STORAGE**.
3757+ *
3758+ * Underneath, the value is stored locally at *task* instead of
3759+ * the *map*. The *map* is used as the bpf-local-storage
3760+ * "type". The bpf-local-storage "type" (i.e. the *map*) is
3761+ * searched against all bpf_local_storage residing at *task*.
3762+ *
3763+ * An optional *flags* (**BPF_LOCAL_STORAGE_GET_F_CREATE**) can be
3764+ * used such that a new bpf_local_storage will be
3765+ * created if one does not exist. *value* can be used
3766+ * together with **BPF_LOCAL_STORAGE_GET_F_CREATE** to specify
3767+ * the initial value of a bpf_local_storage. If *value* is
3768+ * **NULL**, the new bpf_local_storage will be zero initialized.
3769+ * Return
3770+ * A bpf_local_storage pointer is returned on success.
3771+ *
3772+ * **NULL** if not found or there was an error in adding
3773+ * a new bpf_local_storage.
3774+ *
3775+ * long bpf_task_storage_delete(struct bpf_map *map, struct task_struct *task)
3776+ * Description
3777+ * Delete a bpf_local_storage from a *task*.
3778+ * Return
3779+ * 0 on success.
3780+ *
3781+ * **-ENOENT** if the bpf_local_storage cannot be found.
37453782 */
37463783 #define __BPF_FUNC_MAPPER(FN) \
37473784 FN(unspec), \
@@ -3900,6 +3937,8 @@ union bpf_attr { · 152 unmodified lines
39003937 FN(bpf_per_cpu_ptr), \
39013938 FN(bpf_this_cpu_ptr), \
39023939 FN(redirect_peer), \
3940+ FN(task_storage_get), \
3941+ FN(task_storage_delete), \
39033942 /* */
39043943
39053944 /* integer value in 'imm' field of BPF_CALL instruction selects which helper