Are BPF maps threadsafe?
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Description
Are BPF map operations threadsafe?
```
bpf_map.insert()
bpf_map.increment()
bpf_map->field_1 += value_1
```
Documentation on this matter is scarce. I suspect (3) is not atomic, and if so are there workarounds?
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Research direction
Start by reviewing the documented behavior of the BPF map operations shown: insert(), increment(), and field_1 += value_1. The documentation is complete when it explains their thread safety and atomicity, and identifies any supported workarounds for non-atomic updates.
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- Tech stack
- c, linux
- Domain
- operating-systems
- Issue type
- Documentation
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- 4/5
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