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    bpf: Introduce pinnable bpf_link abstraction · 70ed506c
    Andrii Nakryiko authored
    Introduce bpf_link abstraction, representing an attachment of BPF program to
    a BPF hook point (e.g., tracepoint, perf event, etc). bpf_link encapsulates
    ownership of attached BPF program, reference counting of a link itself, when
    reference from multiple anonymous inodes, as well as ensures that release
    callback will be called from a process context, so that users can safely take
    mutex locks and sleep.
    
    Additionally, with a new abstraction it's now possible to generalize pinning
    of a link object in BPF FS, allowing to explicitly prevent BPF program
    detachment on process exit by pinning it in a BPF FS and let it open from
    independent other process to keep working with it.
    
    Convert two existing bpf_link-like objects (raw tracepoint and tracing BPF
    program attachments) into utilizing bpf_link framework, making them pinnable
    in BPF FS. More FD-based bpf_links will be added in follow up patches.
    Signed-off-by: default avatarAndrii Nakryiko <andriin@fb.com>
    Signed-off-by: default avatarAlexei Starovoitov <ast@kernel.org>
    Link: https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/20200303043159.323675-2-andriin@fb.com
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