The latest bpf_map_type list
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Description
I want to use af_xdp feature with gobpf.
The is the latest bpf_map_type list. Would you have a plan to supplement this list in bcc ?
enum bpf_map_type {
BPF_MAP_TYPE_UNSPEC,
BPF_MAP_TYPE_HASH,
BPF_MAP_TYPE_ARRAY,
BPF_MAP_TYPE_PROG_ARRAY,
BPF_MAP_TYPE_PERF_EVENT_ARRAY,
BPF_MAP_TYPE_PERCPU_HASH,
BPF_MAP_TYPE_PERCPU_ARRAY,
BPF_MAP_TYPE_STACK_TRACE,
BPF_MAP_TYPE_CGROUP_ARRAY,
BPF_MAP_TYPE_LRU_HASH,
BPF_MAP_TYPE_LRU_PERCPU_HASH,
BPF_MAP_TYPE_LPM_TRIE,
BPF_MAP_TYPE_ARRAY_OF_MAPS,
BPF_MAP_TYPE_HASH_OF_MAPS,
BPF_MAP_TYPE_DEVMAP,
BPF_MAP_TYPE_SOCKMAP,
BPF_MAP_TYPE_CPUMAP,
BPF_MAP_TYPE_XSKMAP,
BPF_MAP_TYPE_SOCKHASH,
BPF_MAP_TYPE_CGROUP_STORAGE,
BPF_MAP_TYPE_REUSEPORT_SOCKARRAY,
BPF_MAP_TYPE_PERCPU_CGROUP_STORAGE,
BPF_MAP_TYPE_QUEUE,
BPF_MAP_TYPE_STACK,
BPF_MAP_TYPE_SK_STORAGE,
};
The following is that the bcc currently is supporting bpf_map_type list.
1. BPF_TABLE
2. BPF_HASH
3. BPF_ARRAY
4. BPF_HISTOGRAM
5. BPF_STACK_TRACE
6. BPF_PERF_ARRAY
7. BPF_PERCPU_ARRAY
8. BPF_LPM_TRIE
9. BPF_PROG_ARRAY
10. BPF_DEVMAP
11. BPF_CPUMAP
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Research direction
Start by locating BCC's handling of bpf_map_type values and compare its supported list with the enum in the issue. Confirm which missing map types are needed for af_xdp support and verify the updated list against the relevant BCC tests or validation path.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- c
- Domain
- networking, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100