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| -rw-r--r-- | include/uapi/linux/bpf.h | 10 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | tools/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h | 10 |
2 files changed, 14 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h b/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h index 42d2df799397..4272cc53d478 100644 --- a/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h +++ b/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h @@ -3679,10 +3679,14 @@ union bpf_attr { * Redirect the packet to another net device of index *ifindex* * and fill in L2 addresses from neighboring subsystem. This helper * is somewhat similar to **bpf_redirect**\ (), except that it - * fills in e.g. MAC addresses based on the L3 information from - * the packet. This helper is supported for IPv4 and IPv6 protocols. + * populates L2 addresses as well, meaning, internally, the helper + * performs a FIB lookup based on the skb's networking header to + * get the address of the next hop and then relies on the neighbor + * lookup for the L2 address of the nexthop. + * * The *flags* argument is reserved and must be 0. The helper is - * currently only supported for tc BPF program types. + * currently only supported for tc BPF program types, and enabled + * for IPv4 and IPv6 protocols. * Return * The helper returns **TC_ACT_REDIRECT** on success or * **TC_ACT_SHOT** on error. diff --git a/tools/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h b/tools/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h index 42d2df799397..4272cc53d478 100644 --- a/tools/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h +++ b/tools/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h @@ -3679,10 +3679,14 @@ union bpf_attr { * Redirect the packet to another net device of index *ifindex* * and fill in L2 addresses from neighboring subsystem. This helper * is somewhat similar to **bpf_redirect**\ (), except that it - * fills in e.g. MAC addresses based on the L3 information from - * the packet. This helper is supported for IPv4 and IPv6 protocols. + * populates L2 addresses as well, meaning, internally, the helper + * performs a FIB lookup based on the skb's networking header to + * get the address of the next hop and then relies on the neighbor + * lookup for the L2 address of the nexthop. + * * The *flags* argument is reserved and must be 0. The helper is - * currently only supported for tc BPF program types. + * currently only supported for tc BPF program types, and enabled + * for IPv4 and IPv6 protocols. * Return * The helper returns **TC_ACT_REDIRECT** on success or * **TC_ACT_SHOT** on error. |