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| BPF documentation |
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| This directory contains documentation for the BPF (Berkeley Packet |
| Filter) facility, with a focus on the extended BPF version (eBPF). |
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| This kernel side documentation is still work in progress. The main |
| textual documentation is (for historical reasons) described in |
| `Documentation/networking/filter.txt`_, which describe both classical |
| and extended BPF instruction-set. |
| The Cilium project also maintains a `BPF and XDP Reference Guide`_ |
| that goes into great technical depth about the BPF Architecture. |
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| The primary info for the bpf syscall is available in the `man-pages`_ |
| for `bpf(2)`_. |
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| Frequently asked questions (FAQ) |
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| Two sets of Questions and Answers (Q&A) are maintained. |
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| * QA for common questions about BPF see: bpf_design_QA_ |
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| * QA for developers interacting with BPF subsystem: bpf_devel_QA_ |
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| .. Links: |
| .. _bpf_design_QA: bpf_design_QA.rst |
| .. _bpf_devel_QA: bpf_devel_QA.rst |
| .. _Documentation/networking/filter.txt: ../networking/filter.txt |
| .. _man-pages: https://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/ |
| .. _bpf(2): http://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man2/bpf.2.html |
| .. _BPF and XDP Reference Guide: http://cilium.readthedocs.io/en/latest/bpf/ |