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SubjectRe: [PATCH bpf 1/2] bpf: support PTR_TO_MEM{,_OR_NULL} register spilling
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On 1/12/21 8:46 PM, Andrii Nakryiko wrote:
> On Tue, Jan 12, 2021 at 1:14 AM Gilad Reti <gilad.reti@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Add support for pointer to mem register spilling, to allow the verifier
>> to track pointer to valid memory addresses. Such pointers are returned
>> for example by a successful call of the bpf_ringbuf_reserve helper.
>>
>> This patch was suggested as a solution by Yonghong Song.
>>
>> The patch was partially contibuted by CyberArk Software, Inc.
>>
>> Fixes: 457f44363a88 ("bpf: Implement BPF ring buffer and verifier
>> support for it")
>
> Surprised no one mentioned this yet. Fixes tag should always be on a
> single unwrapped line, however long it is, please fix.

Especially for first-time contributors there is usually some luxury that we
would have fixed this up on the fly while applying. ;) But given a v2 is going
to be sent anyway it's good to point it out for future reference, agree.

Thanks,
Daniel

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