Commit e8cb0167 authored by Björn Töpel's avatar Björn Töpel Committed by Daniel Borkmann

bpf, doc: add RISC-V JIT to BPF documentation

Update Documentation/networking/filter.txt and
Documentation/sysctl/net.txt to mention RISC-V.
Signed-off-by: default avatarBjörn Töpel <bjorn.topel@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: default avatarDaniel Borkmann <daniel@iogearbox.net>
parent 8a9e0aff
...@@ -464,10 +464,11 @@ breakpoints: 0 1 ...@@ -464,10 +464,11 @@ breakpoints: 0 1
JIT compiler JIT compiler
------------ ------------
The Linux kernel has a built-in BPF JIT compiler for x86_64, SPARC, PowerPC, The Linux kernel has a built-in BPF JIT compiler for x86_64, SPARC,
ARM, ARM64, MIPS and s390 and can be enabled through CONFIG_BPF_JIT. The JIT PowerPC, ARM, ARM64, MIPS, RISC-V and s390 and can be enabled through
compiler is transparently invoked for each attached filter from user space CONFIG_BPF_JIT. The JIT compiler is transparently invoked for each
or for internal kernel users if it has been previously enabled by root: attached filter from user space or for internal kernel users if it has
been previously enabled by root:
echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/core/bpf_jit_enable echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/core/bpf_jit_enable
...@@ -603,9 +604,10 @@ got from bpf_prog_create(), and 'ctx' the given context (e.g. ...@@ -603,9 +604,10 @@ got from bpf_prog_create(), and 'ctx' the given context (e.g.
skb pointer). All constraints and restrictions from bpf_check_classic() apply skb pointer). All constraints and restrictions from bpf_check_classic() apply
before a conversion to the new layout is being done behind the scenes! before a conversion to the new layout is being done behind the scenes!
Currently, the classic BPF format is being used for JITing on most 32-bit Currently, the classic BPF format is being used for JITing on most
architectures, whereas x86-64, aarch64, s390x, powerpc64, sparc64, arm32 perform 32-bit architectures, whereas x86-64, aarch64, s390x, powerpc64,
JIT compilation from eBPF instruction set. sparc64, arm32, riscv (RV64G) perform JIT compilation from eBPF
instruction set.
Some core changes of the new internal format: Some core changes of the new internal format:
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...@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ two flavors of JITs, the newer eBPF JIT currently supported on: ...@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ two flavors of JITs, the newer eBPF JIT currently supported on:
- sparc64 - sparc64
- mips64 - mips64
- s390x - s390x
- riscv
And the older cBPF JIT supported on the following archs: And the older cBPF JIT supported on the following archs:
- mips - mips
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