From Adrien Delorme
> From: David Ahern
> Sent: 12 April 2023 7:39
> > Sent: 11 April 2023 16:28
> ....
> > Christoph's patch set a few years back that removed set_fs broke the
> > ability to do in-kernel ioctl and {s,g}setsockopt calls. I did not
> > follow that change; was it a deliberate intent to not allow these
> > in-kernel calls vs wanting to remove the set_fs? e.g., can we add a
> > kioctl variant for in-kernel use of the APIs?
>
> I think that was a side effect, and with no in-tree in-kernel
> users (apart from limited calls in bpf) it was deemed acceptable.
> (It is a PITA for any code trying to use SCTP in kernel.)
>
> One problem is that not all sockopt calls pass the correct length.
> And some of them can have very long buffers.
> Not to mention the ones that are read-modify-write.
>
> A plausible solution is to pass a 'fat pointer' that contains
> some, or all, of:
> - A userspace buffer pointer.
> - A kernel buffer pointer.
> - The length supplied by the user.
> - The length of the kernel buffer.
> = The number of bytes to copy on completion.
> For simple user requests the syscall entry/exit code
> would copy the data to a short on-stack buffer.
> Kernel users just pass the kernel address.
> Odd requests can just use the user pointer.
>
> Probably needs accessors that add in an offset.
>
> It might also be that some of the problematic sockopt
> were in decnet - now removed.
Hello everyone,
I'm currently working on an implementation of {get,set} sockopt.
Since this thread is already talking about it, I hope that I replying at the correct place.
My implementation is rather simple using a struct that will be used to pass the necessary info throught sqe->cmd.
Here is my implementation based of kernel version 6.3 :
Signed-off-by: Adrien Delorme <delorme.ade@outlook.com>
diff -uprN a/include/uapi/linux/io_uring.h b/include/uapi/linux/io_uring.h
--- a/include/uapi/linux/io_uring.h 2023-04-23 15:02:52.000000000 -0400
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/io_uring.h 2023-04-24 07:55:21.406981696 -0400
@@ -235,6 +235,25 @@ enum io_uring_op {
*/
#define IORING_URING_CMD_FIXED (1U << 0)
+/* struct io_uring_cmd->cmd_op flags for socket operations */
+#define IO_URING_CMD_OP_GETSOCKOPT 0x0
+#define IO_URING_CMD_OP_SETSOCKOPT 0x1
+
+/* Struct to pass args for IO_URING_CMD_OP_GETSOCKOPT and IO_URING_CMD_OP_SETSOCKOPT operations */
+struct args_setsockopt_uring{
+ int level;
+ int optname;
+ char __user * user_optval;
+ int optlen;
+};
+
+struct args_getsockopt_uring{
+ int level;
+ int optname;
+ char __user * user_optval;
+ int __user * optlen;
+};
+
/*
* sqe->fsync_flags
diff -uprN a/net/socket.c b/net/socket.c
--- a/net/socket.c 2023-04-23 15:02:52.000000000 -0400
+++ b/net/socket.c 2023-04-24 08:06:44.800981696 -0400
@@ -108,6 +108,11 @@
#include <linux/ptp_clock_kernel.h>
#include <trace/events/sock.h>
+#ifdef CONFIG_IO_URING
+#include <uapi/linux/io_uring.h>
+#include <linux/io_uring.h>
+#endif
+
#ifdef CONFIG_NET_RX_BUSY_POLL
unsigned int sysctl_net_busy_read __read_mostly;
unsigned int sysctl_net_busy_poll __read_mostly;
@@ -132,6 +137,11 @@ static ssize_t sock_splice_read(struct f
struct pipe_inode_info *pipe, size_t len,
unsigned int flags);
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_IO_URING
+int socket_uring_cmd_handler(struct io_uring_cmd *cmd, unsigned int flags);
+#endif
+
#ifdef CONFIG_PROC_FS
static void sock_show_fdinfo(struct seq_file *m, struct file *f)
{
@@ -166,6 +176,9 @@ static const struct file_operations sock
.splice_write = generic_splice_sendpage,
.splice_read = sock_splice_read,
.show_fdinfo = sock_show_fdinfo,
+#ifdef CONFIG_IO_URING
+ .uring_cmd = socket_uring_cmd_handler,
+#endif
};
static const char * const pf_family_names[] = {
@@ -2330,6 +2343,126 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE5(getsockopt, int, fd, int
return __sys_getsockopt(fd, level, optname, optval, optlen);
}
+#ifdef CONFIG_IO_URING
+
+/*
+ * Make getsockopt operation with io_uring.
+ * This fonction is based of the __sys_getsockopt without sockfd_lookup_light
+ * since io_uring retrieves it for us.
+ */
+int uring_cmd_getsockopt(struct socket *sock, int level, int optname, char __user *optval,
+ int __user *optlen)
+{
+ int err;
+ int max_optlen;
+
+ err = security_socket_getsockopt(sock, level, optname);
+ if (err)
+ goto out_put;
+
+ if (!in_compat_syscall())
+ max_optlen = BPF_CGROUP_GETSOCKOPT_MAX_OPTLEN(optlen);
+
+ if (level == SOL_SOCKET)
+ err = sock_getsockopt(sock, level, optname, optval, optlen);
+ else if (unlikely(!sock->ops->getsockopt))
+ err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
+ else
+ err = sock->ops->getsockopt(sock, level, optname, optval,
+ optlen);
+
+ if (!in_compat_syscall())
+ err = BPF_CGROUP_RUN_PROG_GETSOCKOPT(sock->sk, level, optname,
+ optval, optlen, max_optlen,
+ err);
+out_put:
+ return err;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Make setsockopt operation with io_uring.
+ * This fonction is based of the __sys_setsockopt without sockfd_lookup_light
+ * since io_uring retrieves it for us.
+ */
+int uring_cmd_setsockopt(struct socket *sock, int level, int optname, char *user_optval,
+ int optlen)
+{
+ sockptr_t optval = USER_SOCKPTR(user_optval);
+ char *kernel_optval = NULL;
+ int err;
+
+ if (optlen < 0)
+ return -EINVAL;
+
+ err = security_socket_setsockopt(sock, level, optname);
+ if (err)
+ goto out_put;
+
+ if (!in_compat_syscall())
+ err = BPF_CGROUP_RUN_PROG_SETSOCKOPT(sock->sk, &level, &optname,
+ user_optval, &optlen,
+ &kernel_optval);
+ if (err < 0)
+ goto out_put;
+ if (err > 0) {
+ err = 0;
+ goto out_put;
+ }
+
+ if (kernel_optval)
+ optval = KERNEL_SOCKPTR(kernel_optval);
+ if (level == SOL_SOCKET && !sock_use_custom_sol_socket(sock))
+ err = sock_setsockopt(sock, level, optname, optval, optlen);
+ else if (unlikely(!sock->ops->setsockopt))
+ err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
+ else
+ err = sock->ops->setsockopt(sock, level, optname, optval,
+ optlen);
+ kfree(kernel_optval);
+out_put:
+ return err;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Handler uring_cmd socket file_operations.
+ *
+ * Operation code and struct are defined in /include/uapi/linux/io_uring.h
+ * The io_uring ring needs to be set with the flags : IORING_SETUP_SQE128 and IORING_SETUP_CQE32
+ *
+ */
+int socket_uring_cmd_handler(struct io_uring_cmd *cmd, unsigned int flags){
+
+ /* Retrieve socket */
+ struct socket *sock = sock_from_file(cmd->file);
+
+ if (!sock)
+ return -EINVAL;
+
+ /* Does the requested operation */
+ switch (cmd->cmd_op) {
+ case IO_URING_CMD_OP_GETSOCKOPT:
+ struct args_getsockopt_uring *values_get = (struct args_getsockopt_uring *) cmd->cmd;
+ return uring_cmd_getsockopt(sock,
+ values_get->level,
+ values_get->optname,
+ values_get->user_optval,
+ values_get->optlen);
+
+ case IO_URING_CMD_OP_SETSOCKOPT:
+ struct args_setsockopt_uring *values_set = (struct args_setsockopt_uring *) cmd->cmd;
+ return uring_cmd_setsockopt(sock,
+ values_set->level,
+ values_set->optname,
+ values_set->user_optval,
+ values_set->optlen);
+ default:
+ break;
+
+ }
+ return -EINVAL;
+}
+#endif
+
/*
* Shutdown a socket.
*/
I would appreciate any feedback or advice you may have on this work. Hopefully it will be of some kind of help. Thank you for your time and consideration.
AdrienOn 5/2/23 10:21, Adrien Delorme wrote:
> From Adrien Delorme
>
>> From: David Ahern
>> Sent: 12 April 2023 7:39
>>> Sent: 11 April 2023 16:28
>> ....
>>> Christoph's patch set a few years back that removed set_fs broke the
>>> ability to do in-kernel ioctl and {s,g}setsockopt calls. I did not
>>> follow that change; was it a deliberate intent to not allow these
>>> in-kernel calls vs wanting to remove the set_fs? e.g., can we add a
>>> kioctl variant for in-kernel use of the APIs?
>>
>> I think that was a side effect, and with no in-tree in-kernel
>> users (apart from limited calls in bpf) it was deemed acceptable.
>> (It is a PITA for any code trying to use SCTP in kernel.)
>>
>> One problem is that not all sockopt calls pass the correct length.
>> And some of them can have very long buffers.
>> Not to mention the ones that are read-modify-write.
>>
>> A plausible solution is to pass a 'fat pointer' that contains
>> some, or all, of:
>> - A userspace buffer pointer.
>> - A kernel buffer pointer.
>> - The length supplied by the user.
>> - The length of the kernel buffer.
>> = The number of bytes to copy on completion.
>> For simple user requests the syscall entry/exit code
>> would copy the data to a short on-stack buffer.
>> Kernel users just pass the kernel address.
>> Odd requests can just use the user pointer.
>>
>> Probably needs accessors that add in an offset.
>>
>> It might also be that some of the problematic sockopt
>> were in decnet - now removed.
>
> Hello everyone,
>
> I'm currently working on an implementation of {get,set} sockopt.
> Since this thread is already talking about it, I hope that I replying at the correct place.
Hi Adrien, I believe Breno is working on set/getsockopt as well
and had similar patches for awhile, but that would need for some
problems to be solved first, e.g. try and decide whether it copies
to a ptr as the syscall versions or would get/return optval
directly in sqe/cqe. And also where to store bits that you pass
in struct args_setsockopt_uring, and whether to rely on SQE128
or not.
> My implementation is rather simple using a struct that will be used to pass the necessary info throught sqe->cmd.
>
> Here is my implementation based of kernel version 6.3 :
>
> Signed-off-by: Adrien Delorme <delorme.ade@outlook.com>
>
> diff -uprN a/include/uapi/linux/io_uring.h b/include/uapi/linux/io_uring.h
> --- a/include/uapi/linux/io_uring.h 2023-04-23 15:02:52.000000000 -0400
> +++ b/include/uapi/linux/io_uring.h 2023-04-24 07:55:21.406981696 -0400
> @@ -235,6 +235,25 @@ enum io_uring_op {
> */
> #define IORING_URING_CMD_FIXED (1U << 0)
>
> +/* struct io_uring_cmd->cmd_op flags for socket operations */
> +#define IO_URING_CMD_OP_GETSOCKOPT 0x0
> +#define IO_URING_CMD_OP_SETSOCKOPT 0x1
> +
> +/* Struct to pass args for IO_URING_CMD_OP_GETSOCKOPT and IO_URING_CMD_OP_SETSOCKOPT operations */
> +struct args_setsockopt_uring{
The name of the structure is quite inconsistent with the
rest. It's better to be io_[uring_]_sockopt_arg or some
variation.
> + int level;
> + int optname;
> + char __user * user_optval;
> + int optlen;
That's uapi, there should not be __user, and field sizes
should be more portable, i.e. use __u32, __u64, etc, look
through the file.
Would need to look into the get/setsockopt implementation
before saying anything about uring_cmd_{set,get}sockopt.
> +};
> +
> +struct args_getsockopt_uring{
> + int level;
> + int optname;
> + char __user * user_optval;
> + int __user * optlen;
> +};
> +
>
> /*
> * sqe->fsync_flags
> diff -uprN a/net/socket.c b/net/socket.c
> --- a/net/socket.c 2023-04-23 15:02:52.000000000 -0400
> +++ b/net/socket.c 2023-04-24 08:06:44.800981696 -0400
> @@ -108,6 +108,11 @@
> #include <linux/ptp_clock_kernel.h>
> #include <trace/events/sock.h>
>
> +#ifdef CONFIG_IO_URING
> +#include <uapi/linux/io_uring.h>
> +#include <linux/io_uring.h>
> +#endif
> +
> #ifdef CONFIG_NET_RX_BUSY_POLL
> unsigned int sysctl_net_busy_read __read_mostly;
> unsigned int sysctl_net_busy_poll __read_mostly;
> @@ -132,6 +137,11 @@ static ssize_t sock_splice_read(struct f
> struct pipe_inode_info *pipe, size_t len,
> unsigned int flags);
>
> +
> +#ifdef CONFIG_IO_URING
> +int socket_uring_cmd_handler(struct io_uring_cmd *cmd, unsigned int flags);
> +#endif
> +
> #ifdef CONFIG_PROC_FS
> static void sock_show_fdinfo(struct seq_file *m, struct file *f)
> {
> @@ -166,6 +176,9 @@ static const struct file_operations sock
> .splice_write = generic_splice_sendpage,
> .splice_read = sock_splice_read,
> .show_fdinfo = sock_show_fdinfo,
> +#ifdef CONFIG_IO_URING
> + .uring_cmd = socket_uring_cmd_handler,
> +#endif
> };
>
> static const char * const pf_family_names[] = {
> @@ -2330,6 +2343,126 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE5(getsockopt, int, fd, int
> return __sys_getsockopt(fd, level, optname, optval, optlen);
> }
>
> +#ifdef CONFIG_IO_URING
> +
> +/*
> + * Make getsockopt operation with io_uring.
> + * This fonction is based of the __sys_getsockopt without sockfd_lookup_light
> + * since io_uring retrieves it for us.
> + */
> +int uring_cmd_getsockopt(struct socket *sock, int level, int optname, char __user *optval,
> + int __user *optlen)
> +{
> + int err;
> + int max_optlen;
> +
> + err = security_socket_getsockopt(sock, level, optname);
> + if (err)
> + goto out_put;
> +
> + if (!in_compat_syscall())
> + max_optlen = BPF_CGROUP_GETSOCKOPT_MAX_OPTLEN(optlen);
> +
> + if (level == SOL_SOCKET)
> + err = sock_getsockopt(sock, level, optname, optval, optlen);
> + else if (unlikely(!sock->ops->getsockopt))
> + err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
> + else
> + err = sock->ops->getsockopt(sock, level, optname, optval,
> + optlen);
> +
> + if (!in_compat_syscall())
> + err = BPF_CGROUP_RUN_PROG_GETSOCKOPT(sock->sk, level, optname,
> + optval, optlen, max_optlen,
> + err);
> +out_put:
> + return err;
> +}
> +
> +/*
> + * Make setsockopt operation with io_uring.
> + * This fonction is based of the __sys_setsockopt without sockfd_lookup_light
> + * since io_uring retrieves it for us.
> + */
> +int uring_cmd_setsockopt(struct socket *sock, int level, int optname, char *user_optval,
> + int optlen)
> +{
> + sockptr_t optval = USER_SOCKPTR(user_optval);
> + char *kernel_optval = NULL;
> + int err;
> +
> + if (optlen < 0)
> + return -EINVAL;
> +
> + err = security_socket_setsockopt(sock, level, optname);
> + if (err)
> + goto out_put;
> +
> + if (!in_compat_syscall())
> + err = BPF_CGROUP_RUN_PROG_SETSOCKOPT(sock->sk, &level, &optname,
> + user_optval, &optlen,
> + &kernel_optval);
> + if (err < 0)
> + goto out_put;
> + if (err > 0) {
> + err = 0;
> + goto out_put;
> + }
> +
> + if (kernel_optval)
> + optval = KERNEL_SOCKPTR(kernel_optval);
> + if (level == SOL_SOCKET && !sock_use_custom_sol_socket(sock))
> + err = sock_setsockopt(sock, level, optname, optval, optlen);
> + else if (unlikely(!sock->ops->setsockopt))
> + err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
> + else
> + err = sock->ops->setsockopt(sock, level, optname, optval,
> + optlen);
> + kfree(kernel_optval);
> +out_put:
> + return err;
> +}
> +
> +/*
> + * Handler uring_cmd socket file_operations.
> + *
> + * Operation code and struct are defined in /include/uapi/linux/io_uring.h
> + * The io_uring ring needs to be set with the flags : IORING_SETUP_SQE128 and IORING_SETUP_CQE32
> + *
> + */
> +int socket_uring_cmd_handler(struct io_uring_cmd *cmd, unsigned int flags){
> +
> + /* Retrieve socket */
> + struct socket *sock = sock_from_file(cmd->file);
> +
> + if (!sock)
> + return -EINVAL;
> +
> + /* Does the requested operation */
> + switch (cmd->cmd_op) {
> + case IO_URING_CMD_OP_GETSOCKOPT:
> + struct args_getsockopt_uring *values_get = (struct args_getsockopt_uring *) cmd->cmd;
> + return uring_cmd_getsockopt(sock,
> + values_get->level,
> + values_get->optname,
> + values_get->user_optval,
> + values_get->optlen);
> +
> + case IO_URING_CMD_OP_SETSOCKOPT:
> + struct args_setsockopt_uring *values_set = (struct args_setsockopt_uring *) cmd->cmd;
> + return uring_cmd_setsockopt(sock,
> + values_set->level,
> + values_set->optname,
> + values_set->user_optval,
> + values_set->optlen);
> + default:
> + break;
> +
> + }
> + return -EINVAL;
> +}
> +#endif
> +
> /*
> * Shutdown a socket.
> */
>
> I would appreciate any feedback or advice you may have on this work. Hopefully it will be of some kind of help. Thank you for your time and consideration.
>
> Adrien
--
Pavel Begunkov
From Adrien Delorme
> From : Pavel Begunkov
> Sent : 2 May 2023 15:04
> On 5/2/23 10:21, Adrien Delorme wrote:
> > From Adrien Delorme
> >
> >> From: David Ahern
> >> Sent: 12 April 2023 7:39
> >>> Sent: 11 April 2023 16:28
> >> ....
> >> One problem is that not all sockopt calls pass the correct length.
> >> And some of them can have very long buffers.
> >> Not to mention the ones that are read-modify-write.
> >>
> >> A plausible solution is to pass a 'fat pointer' that contains some,
> >> or all, of:
> >> - A userspace buffer pointer.
> >> - A kernel buffer pointer.
> >> - The length supplied by the user.
> >> - The length of the kernel buffer.
> >> = The number of bytes to copy on completion.
> >> For simple user requests the syscall entry/exit code would copy the
> >> data to a short on-stack buffer.
> >> Kernel users just pass the kernel address.
> >> Odd requests can just use the user pointer.
> >>
> >> Probably needs accessors that add in an offset.
> >>
> >> It might also be that some of the problematic sockopt were in decnet
> >> - now removed.
> >
> > Hello everyone,
> >
> > I'm currently working on an implementation of {get,set} sockopt.
> > Since this thread is already talking about it, I hope that I replying at the
> correct place.
>
> Hi Adrien, I believe Breno is working on set/getsockopt as well and had
> similar patches for awhile, but that would need for some problems to be
> solved first, e.g. try and decide whether it copies to a ptr as the syscall
> versions or would get/return optval directly in sqe/cqe. And also where to
> store bits that you pass in struct args_setsockopt_uring, and whether to rely
> on SQE128 or not.
>
Hello Pavel,
That is good to hear. If possible I would like to provide some help.
I looked at the getsockopt implementation. From what I'm seeing, I believe that it would be easier to copies to a ptr as the syscall.
The length of the output is usually 4 bytes (sometimes less) but in a lot of cases, this length is variable. Sometime it can even be bigger that the SQE128 ring.
Here is a non-exhaustive list of those cases :
/net/ipv4/tcp.c : int do_tcp_getsockopt(...)
- TCP_INFO : up to 240 bytes
- TCP_CC_INFO and TCP_REPAIR_WINDOW : up to 20 bytes
- TCP_CONGESTION and TCP_ULP : up to 16 bytes
- TCP_ZEROCPOY_RECEIVE : up to 64 bytes
/net/atm/commun.c : int vcc_getsockopt(...)
- SO_ATMQOS : up to 88 bytes
- SO_ATMPVC : up to 16 bytes
/net/ipv4/io_sockglue.c : int do_ip_getsockopt(...)
- MCAST_MSFILTER : up to 144 bytes
- IP_MSFILTER : 16 bytes minimum
I will look into setsockopt but I believe it might be the same.
If needed I can also complete this list.
However there are some cases where it is hard to determinate a maximum amount of bytes in advance.
As to where the bytes should be stored I was thinking of either :
- As a pointer in sqe->addr so the SQE128 is not needed
- In sqe->cmd as a struct but from my understanding, the SQE128 is needed
>
> > My implementation is rather simple using a struct that will be used to pass
> the necessary info throught sqe->cmd.
> >
> > Here is my implementation based of kernel version 6.3 :
> > ...
> > +/* Struct to pass args for IO_URING_CMD_OP_GETSOCKOPT and
> > +IO_URING_CMD_OP_SETSOCKOPT operations */ struct
> > +args_setsockopt_uring{
>
> The name of the structure is quite inconsistent with the rest. It's better to be
> io_[uring_]_sockopt_arg or some variation.
>
> > + int level;
> > + int optname;
> > + char __user * user_optval;
> > + int optlen;
>
> That's uapi, there should not be __user, and field sizes should be more
> portable, i.e. use __u32, __u64, etc, look through the file.
>
> Would need to look into the get/setsockopt implementation before saying
> anything about uring_cmd_{set,get}sockopt.
> ...
> Pavel Begunkov
Thank you for the review.
Adrien Delorme
--
From: Adrien Delorme
> Sent: 03 May 2023 14:11
>
> From Adrien Delorme
> > From : Pavel Begunkov
> > Sent : 2 May 2023 15:04
> > On 5/2/23 10:21, Adrien Delorme wrote:
> > > From Adrien Delorme
> > >
> > >> From: David Ahern
> > >> Sent: 12 April 2023 7:39
> > >>> Sent: 11 April 2023 16:28
> > >> ....
> > >> One problem is that not all sockopt calls pass the correct length.
> > >> And some of them can have very long buffers.
> > >> Not to mention the ones that are read-modify-write.
> > >>
> > >> A plausible solution is to pass a 'fat pointer' that contains some,
> > >> or all, of:
> > >> - A userspace buffer pointer.
> > >> - A kernel buffer pointer.
> > >> - The length supplied by the user.
> > >> - The length of the kernel buffer.
> > >> = The number of bytes to copy on completion.
> > >> For simple user requests the syscall entry/exit code would copy the
> > >> data to a short on-stack buffer.
> > >> Kernel users just pass the kernel address.
> > >> Odd requests can just use the user pointer.
> > >>
> > >> Probably needs accessors that add in an offset.
> > >>
> > >> It might also be that some of the problematic sockopt were in decnet
> > >> - now removed.
> > >
> > > Hello everyone,
> > >
> > > I'm currently working on an implementation of {get,set} sockopt.
> > > Since this thread is already talking about it, I hope that I replying at the
> > correct place.
> >
> > Hi Adrien, I believe Breno is working on set/getsockopt as well and had
> > similar patches for awhile, but that would need for some problems to be
> > solved first, e.g. try and decide whether it copies to a ptr as the syscall
> > versions or would get/return optval directly in sqe/cqe. And also where to
> > store bits that you pass in struct args_setsockopt_uring, and whether to rely
> > on SQE128 or not.
> >
>
> Hello Pavel,
> That is good to hear. If possible I would like to provide some help.
> I looked at the getsockopt implementation. From what I'm seeing, I believe that it would be easier to
> copies to a ptr as the syscall.
> The length of the output is usually 4 bytes (sometimes less) but in a lot of cases, this length is
> variable. Sometime it can even be bigger that the SQE128 ring.
>
> Here is a non-exhaustive list of those cases :
> /net/ipv4/tcp.c : int do_tcp_getsockopt(...)
> - TCP_INFO : up to 240 bytes
> - TCP_CC_INFO and TCP_REPAIR_WINDOW : up to 20 bytes
> - TCP_CONGESTION and TCP_ULP : up to 16 bytes
> - TCP_ZEROCPOY_RECEIVE : up to 64 bytes
> /net/atm/commun.c : int vcc_getsockopt(...)
> - SO_ATMQOS : up to 88 bytes
> - SO_ATMPVC : up to 16 bytes
> /net/ipv4/io_sockglue.c : int do_ip_getsockopt(...)
> - MCAST_MSFILTER : up to 144 bytes
> - IP_MSFILTER : 16 bytes minimum
>
> I will look into setsockopt but I believe it might be the same.
> If needed I can also complete this list.
> However there are some cases where it is hard to determinate a maximum amount of bytes in advance.
Also look at SCTP - it has some very long buffers.
Almost any code that uses SCTP needs to use the SCTP_STATUS
request to get the negotiated number of data streams
(that one is relatively short).
IIRC there are also getsockopt() that are read/modify/write!
There will also be user code that supplies a very long buffer
(too long to allocate in kernel) for some variable length requests.
So the generic system call code can allocate a short (eg on-stack)
buffer for short requests and then pass both the user and kernel
addresses (and lengths) through to the protocol functions.
Anything that needs a big buffer can directly copy to/from
and user buffers, kernel callers would need to pass a big enough
buffer.
But the code for small buffers would be much simplified for
both kernel and user access.
David
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