bpf: add bpf_skb_change_tail helper

This work adds a bpf_skb_change_tail() helper for tc BPF programs. The
basic idea is to expand or shrink the skb in a controlled manner. The
eBPF program can then rewrite the rest via helpers like bpf_skb_store_bytes(),
bpf_lX_csum_replace() and others rather than passing a raw buffer for
writing here.

bpf_skb_change_tail() is really a slow path helper and intended for
replies with f.e. ICMP control messages. Concept is similar to other
helpers like bpf_skb_change_proto() helper to keep the helper without
protocol specifics and let the BPF program mangle the remaining parts.
A flags field has been added and is reserved for now should we extend
the helper in future.

Signed-off-by: Daniel Borkmann <daniel@iogearbox.net>
Acked-by: Alexei Starovoitov <ast@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>

1 files changed, 11 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h b/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
index 866d53c33298..e4c5a1baa993 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
@@ -386,6 +386,17 @@ enum bpf_func_id {
          */
         BPF_FUNC_current_task_under_cgroup,
 
+        /**
+         * bpf_skb_change_tail(skb, len, flags)
+         * The helper will resize the skb to the given new size,
+         * to be used f.e. with control messages.
+         * @skb: pointer to skb
+         * @len: new skb length
+         * @flags: reserved
+         * Return: 0 on success or negative error
+         */
+        BPF_FUNC_skb_change_tail,
+
         __BPF_FUNC_MAX_ID,
 };