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-rw-r--r--Documentation/bpf/map_array.rst20
-rw-r--r--Documentation/bpf/map_hash.rst33
-rw-r--r--Documentation/bpf/map_lpm_trie.rst24
-rw-r--r--Documentation/bpf/map_of_maps.rst6
-rw-r--r--Documentation/bpf/map_queue_stack.rst36
5 files changed, 99 insertions, 20 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/bpf/map_array.rst b/Documentation/bpf/map_array.rst
index 97bb80333254..f2f51a53e8ae 100644
--- a/Documentation/bpf/map_array.rst
+++ b/Documentation/bpf/map_array.rst
@@ -32,7 +32,11 @@ Usage
Kernel BPF
----------
-.. c:function::
+bpf_map_lookup_elem()
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+.. code-block:: c
+
void *bpf_map_lookup_elem(struct bpf_map *map, const void *key)
Array elements can be retrieved using the ``bpf_map_lookup_elem()`` helper.
@@ -40,7 +44,11 @@ This helper returns a pointer into the array element, so to avoid data races
with userspace reading the value, the user must use primitives like
``__sync_fetch_and_add()`` when updating the value in-place.
-.. c:function::
+bpf_map_update_elem()
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+.. code-block:: c
+
long bpf_map_update_elem(struct bpf_map *map, const void *key, const void *value, u64 flags)
Array elements can be updated using the ``bpf_map_update_elem()`` helper.
@@ -53,7 +61,7 @@ To clear an array element, you may use ``bpf_map_update_elem()`` to insert a
zero value to that index.
Per CPU Array
-~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+-------------
Values stored in ``BPF_MAP_TYPE_ARRAY`` can be accessed by multiple programs
across different CPUs. To restrict storage to a single CPU, you may use a
@@ -63,7 +71,11 @@ When using a ``BPF_MAP_TYPE_PERCPU_ARRAY`` the ``bpf_map_update_elem()`` and
``bpf_map_lookup_elem()`` helpers automatically access the slot for the current
CPU.
-.. c:function::
+bpf_map_lookup_percpu_elem()
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+.. code-block:: c
+
void *bpf_map_lookup_percpu_elem(struct bpf_map *map, const void *key, u32 cpu)
The ``bpf_map_lookup_percpu_elem()`` helper can be used to lookup the array
diff --git a/Documentation/bpf/map_hash.rst b/Documentation/bpf/map_hash.rst
index e85120878b27..8669426264c6 100644
--- a/Documentation/bpf/map_hash.rst
+++ b/Documentation/bpf/map_hash.rst
@@ -34,7 +34,14 @@ the ``BPF_F_NO_COMMON_LRU`` flag when calling ``bpf_map_create``.
Usage
=====
-.. c:function::
+Kernel BPF
+----------
+
+bpf_map_update_elem()
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+.. code-block:: c
+
long bpf_map_update_elem(struct bpf_map *map, const void *key, const void *value, u64 flags)
Hash entries can be added or updated using the ``bpf_map_update_elem()``
@@ -49,14 +56,22 @@ parameter can be used to control the update behaviour:
``bpf_map_update_elem()`` returns 0 on success, or negative error in
case of failure.
-.. c:function::
+bpf_map_lookup_elem()
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+.. code-block:: c
+
void *bpf_map_lookup_elem(struct bpf_map *map, const void *key)
Hash entries can be retrieved using the ``bpf_map_lookup_elem()``
helper. This helper returns a pointer to the value associated with
``key``, or ``NULL`` if no entry was found.
-.. c:function::
+bpf_map_delete_elem()
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+.. code-block:: c
+
long bpf_map_delete_elem(struct bpf_map *map, const void *key)
Hash entries can be deleted using the ``bpf_map_delete_elem()``
@@ -70,7 +85,11 @@ For ``BPF_MAP_TYPE_PERCPU_HASH`` and ``BPF_MAP_TYPE_LRU_PERCPU_HASH``
the ``bpf_map_update_elem()`` and ``bpf_map_lookup_elem()`` helpers
automatically access the hash slot for the current CPU.
-.. c:function::
+bpf_map_lookup_percpu_elem()
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+.. code-block:: c
+
void *bpf_map_lookup_percpu_elem(struct bpf_map *map, const void *key, u32 cpu)
The ``bpf_map_lookup_percpu_elem()`` helper can be used to lookup the
@@ -89,7 +108,11 @@ See ``tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/test_spin_lock.c``.
Userspace
---------
-.. c:function::
+bpf_map_get_next_key()
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+.. code-block:: c
+
int bpf_map_get_next_key(int fd, const void *cur_key, void *next_key)
In userspace, it is possible to iterate through the keys of a hash using
diff --git a/Documentation/bpf/map_lpm_trie.rst b/Documentation/bpf/map_lpm_trie.rst
index 31be1aa7ba2c..74d64a30f500 100644
--- a/Documentation/bpf/map_lpm_trie.rst
+++ b/Documentation/bpf/map_lpm_trie.rst
@@ -35,7 +35,11 @@ Usage
Kernel BPF
----------
-.. c:function::
+bpf_map_lookup_elem()
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+.. code-block:: c
+
void *bpf_map_lookup_elem(struct bpf_map *map, const void *key)
The longest prefix entry for a given data value can be found using the
@@ -48,7 +52,11 @@ performing longest prefix lookups. For example, when searching for the
longest prefix match for an IPv4 address, ``prefixlen`` should be set to
``32``.
-.. c:function::
+bpf_map_update_elem()
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+.. code-block:: c
+
long bpf_map_update_elem(struct bpf_map *map, const void *key, const void *value, u64 flags)
Prefix entries can be added or updated using the ``bpf_map_update_elem()``
@@ -61,7 +69,11 @@ case of failure.
The flags parameter must be one of BPF_ANY, BPF_NOEXIST or BPF_EXIST,
but the value is ignored, giving BPF_ANY semantics.
-.. c:function::
+bpf_map_delete_elem()
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+.. code-block:: c
+
long bpf_map_delete_elem(struct bpf_map *map, const void *key)
Prefix entries can be deleted using the ``bpf_map_delete_elem()``
@@ -74,7 +86,11 @@ Userspace
Access from userspace uses libbpf APIs with the same names as above, with
the map identified by ``fd``.
-.. c:function::
+bpf_map_get_next_key()
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+.. code-block:: c
+
int bpf_map_get_next_key (int fd, const void *cur_key, void *next_key)
A userspace program can iterate through the entries in an LPM trie using
diff --git a/Documentation/bpf/map_of_maps.rst b/Documentation/bpf/map_of_maps.rst
index 07212b9227a9..7b5617c2d017 100644
--- a/Documentation/bpf/map_of_maps.rst
+++ b/Documentation/bpf/map_of_maps.rst
@@ -45,7 +45,11 @@ Usage
Kernel BPF Helper
-----------------
-.. c:function::
+bpf_map_lookup_elem()
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+.. code-block:: c
+
void *bpf_map_lookup_elem(struct bpf_map *map, const void *key)
Inner maps can be retrieved using the ``bpf_map_lookup_elem()`` helper. This
diff --git a/Documentation/bpf/map_queue_stack.rst b/Documentation/bpf/map_queue_stack.rst
index f20e31a647b9..8d14ed49d6e1 100644
--- a/Documentation/bpf/map_queue_stack.rst
+++ b/Documentation/bpf/map_queue_stack.rst
@@ -28,7 +28,11 @@ Usage
Kernel BPF
----------
-.. c:function::
+bpf_map_push_elem()
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+.. code-block:: c
+
long bpf_map_push_elem(struct bpf_map *map, const void *value, u64 flags)
An element ``value`` can be added to a queue or stack using the
@@ -38,14 +42,22 @@ when the queue or stack is full, the oldest element will be removed to
make room for ``value`` to be added. Returns ``0`` on success, or
negative error in case of failure.
-.. c:function::
+bpf_map_peek_elem()
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+.. code-block:: c
+
long bpf_map_peek_elem(struct bpf_map *map, void *value)
This helper fetches an element ``value`` from a queue or stack without
removing it. Returns ``0`` on success, or negative error in case of
failure.
-.. c:function::
+bpf_map_pop_elem()
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+.. code-block:: c
+
long bpf_map_pop_elem(struct bpf_map *map, void *value)
This helper removes an element into ``value`` from a queue or
@@ -55,7 +67,11 @@ stack. Returns ``0`` on success, or negative error in case of failure.
Userspace
---------
-.. c:function::
+bpf_map_update_elem()
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+.. code-block:: c
+
int bpf_map_update_elem (int fd, const void *key, const void *value, __u64 flags)
A userspace program can push ``value`` onto a queue or stack using libbpf's
@@ -64,7 +80,11 @@ A userspace program can push ``value`` onto a queue or stack using libbpf's
same semantics as the ``bpf_map_push_elem`` kernel helper. Returns ``0`` on
success, or negative error in case of failure.
-.. c:function::
+bpf_map_lookup_elem()
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+.. code-block:: c
+
int bpf_map_lookup_elem (int fd, const void *key, void *value)
A userspace program can peek at the ``value`` at the head of a queue or stack
@@ -72,7 +92,11 @@ using the libbpf ``bpf_map_lookup_elem`` function. The ``key`` parameter must be
set to ``NULL``. Returns ``0`` on success, or negative error in case of
failure.
-.. c:function::
+bpf_map_lookup_and_delete_elem()
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+.. code-block:: c
+
int bpf_map_lookup_and_delete_elem (int fd, const void *key, void *value)
A userspace program can pop a ``value`` from the head of a queue or stack using