1 files changed, 41 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/capability.h b/include/uapi/linux/capability.h
index 272dc69fa080..48ff0757ae5e 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/capability.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/capability.h
@@ -274,6 +274,7 @@ struct vfs_ns_cap_data {
    arbitrary SCSI commands */
 /* Allow setting encryption key on loopback filesystem */
 /* Allow setting zone reclaim policy */
+/* Allow everything under CAP_BPF and CAP_PERFMON for backward compatibility */
 
 #define CAP_SYS_ADMIN        21
 
@@ -332,6 +333,8 @@ struct vfs_ns_cap_data {
 
 #define CAP_AUDIT_CONTROL    30
 
+/* Set or remove capabilities on files */
+
 #define CAP_SETFCAP	     31
 
 /* Override MAC access.
@@ -367,8 +370,45 @@ struct vfs_ns_cap_data {
 
 #define CAP_AUDIT_READ		37
 
+/*
+ * Allow system performance and observability privileged operations
+ * using perf_events, i915_perf and other kernel subsystems
+ */
+
+#define CAP_PERFMON		38
+
+/*
+ * CAP_BPF allows the following BPF operations:
+ * - Creating all types of BPF maps
+ * - Advanced verifier features
+ *   - Indirect variable access
+ *   - Bounded loops
+ *   - BPF to BPF function calls
+ *   - Scalar precision tracking
+ *   - Larger complexity limits
+ *   - Dead code elimination
+ *   - And potentially other features
+ * - Loading BPF Type Format (BTF) data
+ * - Retrieve xlated and JITed code of BPF programs
+ * - Use bpf_spin_lock() helper
+ *
+ * CAP_PERFMON relaxes the verifier checks further:
+ * - BPF progs can use of pointer-to-integer conversions
+ * - speculation attack hardening measures are bypassed
+ * - bpf_probe_read to read arbitrary kernel memory is allowed
+ * - bpf_trace_printk to print kernel memory is allowed
+ *
+ * CAP_SYS_ADMIN is required to use bpf_probe_write_user.
+ *
+ * CAP_SYS_ADMIN is required to iterate system wide loaded
+ * programs, maps, links, BTFs and convert their IDs to file descriptors.
+ *
+ * CAP_PERFMON and CAP_BPF are required to load tracing programs.
+ * CAP_NET_ADMIN and CAP_BPF are required to load networking programs.
+ */
+#define CAP_BPF			39
 
-#define CAP_LAST_CAP         CAP_AUDIT_READ
+#define CAP_LAST_CAP         CAP_BPF
 
 #define cap_valid(x) ((x) >= 0 && (x) <= CAP_LAST_CAP)