bpf: Add libbpf logic for user-space ring buffer

Now that all of the logic is in place in the kernel to support user-space
produced ring buffers, we can add the user-space logic to libbpf. This
patch therefore adds the following public symbols to libbpf:

struct user_ring_buffer *
user_ring_buffer__new(int map_fd,
		      const struct user_ring_buffer_opts *opts);
void *user_ring_buffer__reserve(struct user_ring_buffer *rb, __u32 size);
void *user_ring_buffer__reserve_blocking(struct user_ring_buffer *rb,
                                         __u32 size, int timeout_ms);
void user_ring_buffer__submit(struct user_ring_buffer *rb, void *sample);
void user_ring_buffer__discard(struct user_ring_buffer *rb,
void user_ring_buffer__free(struct user_ring_buffer *rb);

A user-space producer must first create a struct user_ring_buffer * object
with user_ring_buffer__new(), and can then reserve samples in the
ring buffer using one of the following two symbols:

void *user_ring_buffer__reserve(struct user_ring_buffer *rb, __u32 size);
void *user_ring_buffer__reserve_blocking(struct user_ring_buffer *rb,
                                         __u32 size, int timeout_ms);

With user_ring_buffer__reserve(), a pointer to a 'size' region of the ring
buffer will be returned if sufficient space is available in the buffer.
user_ring_buffer__reserve_blocking() provides similar semantics, but will
block for up to 'timeout_ms' in epoll_wait if there is insufficient space
in the buffer. This function has the guarantee from the kernel that it will
receive at least one event-notification per invocation to
bpf_ringbuf_drain(), provided that at least one sample is drained, and the
BPF program did not pass the BPF_RB_NO_WAKEUP flag to bpf_ringbuf_drain().

Once a sample is reserved, it must either be committed to the ring buffer
with user_ring_buffer__submit(), or discarded with
user_ring_buffer__discard().

Signed-off-by: David Vernet <void@manifault.com>
Signed-off-by: Andrii Nakryiko <andrii@kernel.org>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/20220920000100.477320-4-void@manifault.com

tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c

@@ -2373,6 +2373,12 @@ static size_t adjust_ringbuf_sz(size_t sz)
 	return sz;
 }
 
+static bool map_is_ringbuf(const struct bpf_map *map)
+{
+	return map->def.type == BPF_MAP_TYPE_RINGBUF ||
+	       map->def.type == BPF_MAP_TYPE_USER_RINGBUF;
+}
+
 static void fill_map_from_def(struct bpf_map *map, const struct btf_map_def *def)
 {
 	map->def.type = def->map_type;
@@ -2387,7 +2393,7 @@ static void fill_map_from_def(struct bpf_map *map, const struct btf_map_def *def
 	map->btf_value_type_id = def->value_type_id;
 
 	/* auto-adjust BPF ringbuf map max_entries to be a multiple of page size */
-	if (map->def.type == BPF_MAP_TYPE_RINGBUF)
+	if (map_is_ringbuf(map))
 		map->def.max_entries = adjust_ringbuf_sz(map->def.max_entries);
 
 	if (def->parts & MAP_DEF_MAP_TYPE)
@@ -4370,7 +4376,7 @@ int bpf_map__set_max_entries(struct bpf_map *map, __u32 max_entries)
 	map->def.max_entries = max_entries;
 
 	/* auto-adjust BPF ringbuf map max_entries to be a multiple of page size */
-	if (map->def.type == BPF_MAP_TYPE_RINGBUF)
+	if (map_is_ringbuf(map))
 		map->def.max_entries = adjust_ringbuf_sz(map->def.max_entries);
 
 	return 0;

tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.h

@@ -1011,6 +1011,7 @@ LIBBPF_API int bpf_tc_query(const struct bpf_tc_hook *hook,
 
 /* Ring buffer APIs */
 struct ring_buffer;
+struct user_ring_buffer;
 
 typedef int (*ring_buffer_sample_fn)(void *ctx, void *data, size_t size);
 
@@ -1030,6 +1031,112 @@ LIBBPF_API int ring_buffer__poll(struct ring_buffer *rb, int timeout_ms);
 LIBBPF_API int ring_buffer__consume(struct ring_buffer *rb);
 LIBBPF_API int ring_buffer__epoll_fd(const struct ring_buffer *rb);
 
+struct user_ring_buffer_opts {
+	size_t sz; /* size of this struct, for forward/backward compatibility */
+};
+
+#define user_ring_buffer_opts__last_field sz
+
+/* @brief **user_ring_buffer__new()** creates a new instance of a user ring
+ * buffer.
+ *
+ * @param map_fd A file descriptor to a BPF_MAP_TYPE_USER_RINGBUF map.
+ * @param opts Options for how the ring buffer should be created.
+ * @return A user ring buffer on success; NULL and errno being set on a
+ * failure.
+ */
+LIBBPF_API struct user_ring_buffer *
+user_ring_buffer__new(int map_fd, const struct user_ring_buffer_opts *opts);
+
+/* @brief **user_ring_buffer__reserve()** reserves a pointer to a sample in the
+ * user ring buffer.
+ * @param rb A pointer to a user ring buffer.
+ * @param size The size of the sample, in bytes.
+ * @return A pointer to an 8-byte aligned reserved region of the user ring
+ * buffer; NULL, and errno being set if a sample could not be reserved.
+ *
+ * This function is *not* thread safe, and callers must synchronize accessing
+ * this function if there are multiple producers.  If a size is requested that
+ * is larger than the size of the entire ring buffer, errno will be set to
+ * E2BIG and NULL is returned. If the ring buffer could accommodate the size,
+ * but currently does not have enough space, errno is set to ENOSPC and NULL is
+ * returned.
+ *
+ * After initializing the sample, callers must invoke
+ * **user_ring_buffer__submit()** to post the sample to the kernel. Otherwise,
+ * the sample must be freed with **user_ring_buffer__discard()**.
+ */
+LIBBPF_API void *user_ring_buffer__reserve(struct user_ring_buffer *rb, __u32 size);
+
+/* @brief **user_ring_buffer__reserve_blocking()** reserves a record in the
+ * ring buffer, possibly blocking for up to @timeout_ms until a sample becomes
+ * available.
+ * @param rb The user ring buffer.
+ * @param size The size of the sample, in bytes.
+ * @param timeout_ms The amount of time, in milliseconds, for which the caller
+ * should block when waiting for a sample. -1 causes the caller to block
+ * indefinitely.
+ * @return A pointer to an 8-byte aligned reserved region of the user ring
+ * buffer; NULL, and errno being set if a sample could not be reserved.
+ *
+ * This function is *not* thread safe, and callers must synchronize
+ * accessing this function if there are multiple producers
+ *
+ * If **timeout_ms** is -1, the function will block indefinitely until a sample
+ * becomes available. Otherwise, **timeout_ms** must be non-negative, or errno
+ * is set to EINVAL, and NULL is returned. If **timeout_ms** is 0, no blocking
+ * will occur and the function will return immediately after attempting to
+ * reserve a sample.
+ *
+ * If **size** is larger than the size of the entire ring buffer, errno is set
+ * to E2BIG and NULL is returned. If the ring buffer could accommodate
+ * **size**, but currently does not have enough space, the caller will block
+ * until at most **timeout_ms** has elapsed. If insufficient space is available
+ * at that time, errno is set to ENOSPC, and NULL is returned.
+ *
+ * The kernel guarantees that it will wake up this thread to check if
+ * sufficient space is available in the ring buffer at least once per
+ * invocation of the **bpf_ringbuf_drain()** helper function, provided that at
+ * least one sample is consumed, and the BPF program did not invoke the
+ * function with BPF_RB_NO_WAKEUP. A wakeup may occur sooner than that, but the
+ * kernel does not guarantee this. If the helper function is invoked with
+ * BPF_RB_FORCE_WAKEUP, a wakeup event will be sent even if no sample is
+ * consumed.
+ *
+ * When a sample of size **size** is found within **timeout_ms**, a pointer to
+ * the sample is returned. After initializing the sample, callers must invoke
+ * **user_ring_buffer__submit()** to post the sample to the ring buffer.
+ * Otherwise, the sample must be freed with **user_ring_buffer__discard()**.
+ */
+LIBBPF_API void *user_ring_buffer__reserve_blocking(struct user_ring_buffer *rb,
+						    __u32 size,
+						    int timeout_ms);
+
+/* @brief **user_ring_buffer__submit()** submits a previously reserved sample
+ * into the ring buffer.
+ * @param rb The user ring buffer.
+ * @param sample A reserved sample.
+ *
+ * It is not necessary to synchronize amongst multiple producers when invoking
+ * this function.
+ */
+LIBBPF_API void user_ring_buffer__submit(struct user_ring_buffer *rb, void *sample);
+
+/* @brief **user_ring_buffer__discard()** discards a previously reserved sample.
+ * @param rb The user ring buffer.
+ * @param sample A reserved sample.
+ *
+ * It is not necessary to synchronize amongst multiple producers when invoking
+ * this function.
+ */
+LIBBPF_API void user_ring_buffer__discard(struct user_ring_buffer *rb, void *sample);
+
+/* @brief **user_ring_buffer__free()** frees a ring buffer that was previously
+ * created with **user_ring_buffer__new()**.
+ * @param rb The user ring buffer being freed.
+ */
+LIBBPF_API void user_ring_buffer__free(struct user_ring_buffer *rb);
+
 /* Perf buffer APIs */
 struct perf_buffer;
 

tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.map

@@ -368,3 +368,13 @@ LIBBPF_1.0.0 {
 		libbpf_bpf_prog_type_str;
 		perf_buffer__buffer;
 };
+
+LIBBPF_1.1.0 {
+	global:
+		user_ring_buffer__discard;
+		user_ring_buffer__free;
+		user_ring_buffer__new;
+		user_ring_buffer__reserve;
+		user_ring_buffer__reserve_blocking;
+		user_ring_buffer__submit;
+} LIBBPF_1.0.0;

tools/lib/bpf/libbpf_probes.c

@@ -231,6 +231,7 @@ static int probe_map_create(enum bpf_map_type map_type)
 			return btf_fd;
 		break;
 	case BPF_MAP_TYPE_RINGBUF:
+	case BPF_MAP_TYPE_USER_RINGBUF:
 		key_size = 0;
 		value_size = 0;
 		max_entries = 4096;

tools/lib/bpf/libbpf_version.h

@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@
 #define __LIBBPF_VERSION_H
 
 #define LIBBPF_MAJOR_VERSION 1
-#define LIBBPF_MINOR_VERSION 0
+#define LIBBPF_MINOR_VERSION 1
 
 #endif /* __LIBBPF_VERSION_H */