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bpf: Remove bpf_probe_write_user() warning message
authorMarco Elver <elver@google.com>
Fri, 29 Nov 2024 08:59:33 +0000 (09:59 +0100)
committerAlexei Starovoitov <ast@kernel.org>
Mon, 2 Dec 2024 16:42:02 +0000 (08:42 -0800)
commitb28573ebfabeca24757e121566bd143a68097030
tree4836adcc9171cc15de24081798878e7404eb271a
parent9a17db586d722c0875f7a0580c438dc80afee1e7
bpf: Remove bpf_probe_write_user() warning message

The warning message for bpf_probe_write_user() was introduced in
96ae52279594 ("bpf: Add bpf_probe_write_user BPF helper to be called in
tracers"), with the following in the commit message:

    Given this feature is meant for experiments, and it has a risk of
    crashing the system, and running programs, we print a warning on
    when a proglet that attempts to use this helper is installed,
    along with the pid and process name.

After 8 years since 96ae52279594, bpf_probe_write_user() has found
successful applications beyond experiments [1, 2], with no other good
alternatives. Despite its intended purpose for "experiments", that
doesn't stop Hyrum's law, and there are likely many more users depending
on this helper: "[..] it does not matter what you promise [..] all
observable behaviors of your system will be depended on by somebody."

The ominous "helper that may corrupt user memory!" has offered no real
benefit, and has been found to lead to confusion where the system
administrator is loading programs with valid use cases.

As such, remove the warning message.

Link: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20240404190146.1898103-1-elver@google.com/
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/lkml/CAAn3qOUMD81-vxLLfep0H6rRd74ho2VaekdL4HjKq+Y1t9KdXQ@mail.gmail.com/
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/CAEf4Bzb4D_=zuJrg3PawMOW3KqF8JvJm9SwF81_XHR2+u5hkUg@mail.gmail.com/
Signed-off-by: Marco Elver <elver@google.com>
Acked-by: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@kernel.org>
Acked-by: Daniel Borkmann <daniel@iogearbox.net>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20241129090040.2690691-1-elver@google.com
Signed-off-by: Alexei Starovoitov <ast@kernel.org>
kernel/trace/bpf_trace.c