Disable CONFIG_BPFILTER for 5.4.x-x86_64 kernel configuration #3904
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bpfilter is not meant to be used at all at this point. Only the module's boilerplate is available on upstream kernels. Signed-off-by: Quentin Deslandes <qde@naccy.de>
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Thanks @qdeslandes! I saw your comment on the linked issue, and indeed wondered "didn't we disable this already in #3701 ?). Perhaps the assumption was that the issue didn't affect older kernel versions 🤔 @fredericdalleau @djs55 @dgageot PTAL (I don't have permissions on this repo to trigger CI 😅) |
I see the file was added in f9fee51 (#3450). Not sure how the config is determined. Perhaps others can fill me in on that part. |
Unfortunately it would have an effect on every version as long as it's enabled. But it's very possible that no one noticed (yet) ;) |
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Orthogonal to this PR, but maybe we should add a check for this in https://github.com/moby/moby/blob/13f426235482de9fe1e8f9d6a86a44cd79e976b8/contrib/check-config.sh (and print a warning); ISTR we had reports from users on other distros (or custom kernels) where it was enabled as well. |
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Hi folks, is this in a good state to be merged, or do you want a modification? |
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I think this is fine, but we would need @rn to comment. I am not sure what the pipeline for kernel is, if we need to build and publish anything. 🤷♂️ |
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bpfilter was supposed to convert iptables filtering rules into BPF programs on the fly, from the kernel, through a usermode helper. The base code for the UMH was introduced in 2018, and couple of attempts (2, 3) tried to introduce the BPF program generate features but were abandoned. bpfilter now sits in a kernel tree unused and unusable, occasionally causing confusion amongst Linux users (4, 5). As bpfilter is now developed in a dedicated repository on GitHub (6), it was suggested a couple of times this year (LSFMM/BPF 2023, LPC 2023) to remove the deprecated kernel part of the project. This is the purpose of this patch. [1]: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20180522022230.2492505-1-ast@kernel.org/ [2]: https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/20210829183608.2297877-1-me@ubique.spb.ru/#t [3]: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20221224000402.476079-1-qde@naccy.de/ [4]: https://dxuuu.xyz/bpfilter.html [5]: linuxkit/linuxkit#3904 [6]: https://github.com/facebook/bpfilter Signed-off-by: Quentin Deslandes <qde@naccy.de>
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bpfilter was supposed to convert iptables filtering rules into BPF programs on the fly, from the kernel, through a usermode helper. The base code for the UMH was introduced in 2018, and couple of attempts (2, 3) tried to introduce the BPF program generate features but were abandoned. bpfilter now sits in a kernel tree unused and unusable, occasionally causing confusion amongst Linux users (4, 5). As bpfilter is now developed in a dedicated repository on GitHub (6), it was suggested a couple of times this year (LSFMM/BPF 2023, LPC 2023) to remove the deprecated kernel part of the project. This is the purpose of this patch. [1]: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20180522022230.2492505-1-ast@kernel.org/ [2]: https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/20210829183608.2297877-1-me@ubique.spb.ru/#t [3]: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20221224000402.476079-1-qde@naccy.de/ [4]: https://dxuuu.xyz/bpfilter.html [5]: linuxkit/linuxkit#3904 [6]: https://github.com/facebook/bpfilter Signed-off-by: Quentin Deslandes <qde@naccy.de>
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bpfilter was supposed to convert iptables filtering rules into BPF programs on the fly, from the kernel, through a usermode helper. The base code for the UMH was introduced in 2018, and couple of attempts (2, 3) tried to introduce the BPF program generate features but were abandoned. bpfilter now sits in a kernel tree unused and unusable, occasionally causing confusion amongst Linux users (4, 5). As bpfilter is now developed in a dedicated repository on GitHub (6), it was suggested a couple of times this year (LSFMM/BPF 2023, LPC 2023) to remove the deprecated kernel part of the project. This is the purpose of this patch. [1]: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20180522022230.2492505-1-ast@kernel.org/ [2]: https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/20210829183608.2297877-1-me@ubique.spb.ru/#t [3]: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20221224000402.476079-1-qde@naccy.de/ [4]: https://dxuuu.xyz/bpfilter.html [5]: linuxkit/linuxkit#3904 [6]: https://github.com/facebook/bpfilter Signed-off-by: Quentin Deslandes <qde@naccy.de>
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bpfilter was supposed to convert iptables filtering rules into BPF programs on the fly, from the kernel, through a usermode helper. The base code for the UMH was introduced in 2018, and couple of attempts (2, 3) tried to introduce the BPF program generate features but were abandoned. bpfilter now sits in a kernel tree unused and unusable, occasionally causing confusion amongst Linux users (4, 5). As bpfilter is now developed in a dedicated repository on GitHub (6), it was suggested a couple of times this year (LSFMM/BPF 2023, LPC 2023) to remove the deprecated kernel part of the project. This is the purpose of this patch. [1]: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20180522022230.2492505-1-ast@kernel.org/ [2]: https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/20210829183608.2297877-1-me@ubique.spb.ru/#t [3]: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20221224000402.476079-1-qde@naccy.de/ [4]: https://dxuuu.xyz/bpfilter.html [5]: linuxkit/linuxkit#3904 [6]: https://github.com/facebook/bpfilter Signed-off-by: Quentin Deslandes <qde@naccy.de> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20231226130745.465988-1-qde@naccy.de Signed-off-by: Alexei Starovoitov <ast@kernel.org>
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bpfilter was supposed to convert iptables filtering rules into BPF programs on the fly, from the kernel, through a usermode helper. The base code for the UMH was introduced in 2018, and couple of attempts (2, 3) tried to introduce the BPF program generate features but were abandoned. bpfilter now sits in a kernel tree unused and unusable, occasionally causing confusion amongst Linux users (4, 5). As bpfilter is now developed in a dedicated repository on GitHub (6), it was suggested a couple of times this year (LSFMM/BPF 2023, LPC 2023) to remove the deprecated kernel part of the project. This is the purpose of this patch. [1]: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20180522022230.2492505-1-ast@kernel.org/ [2]: https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/20210829183608.2297877-1-me@ubique.spb.ru/#t [3]: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20221224000402.476079-1-qde@naccy.de/ [4]: https://dxuuu.xyz/bpfilter.html [5]: linuxkit/linuxkit#3904 [6]: https://github.com/facebook/bpfilter Signed-off-by: Quentin Deslandes <qde@naccy.de> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20231226130745.465988-1-qde@naccy.de Signed-off-by: Alexei Starovoitov <ast@kernel.org>
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bpfilter was supposed to convert iptables filtering rules into BPF programs on the fly, from the kernel, through a usermode helper. The base code for the UMH was introduced in 2018, and couple of attempts (2, 3) tried to introduce the BPF program generate features but were abandoned. bpfilter now sits in a kernel tree unused and unusable, occasionally causing confusion amongst Linux users (4, 5). As bpfilter is now developed in a dedicated repository on GitHub (6), it was suggested a couple of times this year (LSFMM/BPF 2023, LPC 2023) to remove the deprecated kernel part of the project. This is the purpose of this patch. [1]: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20180522022230.2492505-1-ast@kernel.org/ [2]: https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/20210829183608.2297877-1-me@ubique.spb.ru/#t [3]: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20221224000402.476079-1-qde@naccy.de/ [4]: https://dxuuu.xyz/bpfilter.html [5]: linuxkit/linuxkit#3904 [6]: https://github.com/facebook/bpfilter Signed-off-by: Quentin Deslandes <qde@naccy.de> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20231226130745.465988-1-qde@naccy.de Signed-off-by: Alexei Starovoitov <ast@kernel.org>
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bpfilteris not meant to be used at all at this point. Only the module's boilerplate is available upstream. It seems to be causing issues to some users #43. While it has been disabled in other kernel configurations (#3701), this one remained.I am curious to know how come this was enabled? As far as I can tell,
CONFIG_BPFILTERis disabled by default in the kernel, however the config files available in this repository seem to be pushed withCONFIG_BPFILTERenabled.- What I did
Remove
bpfilterfrom5.4.x-x86_64kernel configuration.- How I did it
Updated the configuration file and ran
make oldconfigwith https://github.com/linuxkit/linux.- How to verify it
Build a kernel.
- Description for the changelog
Disable
CONFIG_BPFILTERconfig option for 5.4 x86_64 kernel.- A picture of a cute animal (not mandatory but encouraged)
(Credit to Taronga Zoo Sydney)