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commit 216e3cd2f28dbbf1fe86848e0e29e6693b9f0a20 upstream. Some helper functions may modify its arguments, for example, bpf_d_path, bpf_get_stack etc. Previously, their argument types were marked as ARG_PTR_TO_MEM, which is compatible with read-only mem types, such as PTR_TO_RDONLY_BUF. Therefore it's legitimate, but technically incorrect, to modify a read-only memory by passing it into one of such helper functions. This patch tags the bpf_args compatible with immutable memory with MEM_RDONLY flag. The arguments that don't have this flag will be only compatible with mutable memory types, preventing the helper from modifying a read-only memory. The bpf_args that have MEM_RDONLY are compatible with both mutable memory and immutable memory. Signed-off-by: Hao Luo <haoluo@google.com> Signed-off-by: Alexei Starovoitov <ast@kernel.org> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/20211217003152.48334-9-haoluo@google.com Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org # 5.15.x Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
Linux kernel
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Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.
In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
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There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the Restructured Text markup notation.
Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.