bpf, doc: update list of architectures that do eBPF JIT
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PATCH 1/1 bpf, doc: update list of architectures that do eBPF JIT
update the list and remove 'in the future' statement, since all still alive 64-bit architectures now do eBPF JIT.
Signed-off-by Alexei Starovoitov <[email protected]>
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mips64 is the only 'still alive' 64-bit arch without eBPF JIT :)
--- Documentation/networking/filter.txt | 7 +++---- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
Documentation/networking/filter.txt +3 -4
@@ -595,10 +595,9 @@ got from bpf_prog_create(), and 'ctx' the given context (e.g. skb pointer). All constraints and restrictions from bpf_check_classic() apply before a conversion to the new layout is being done behind the scenes! -Currently, the classic BPF format is being used for JITing on most of the -architectures. x86-64, aarch64 and s390x perform JIT compilation from eBPF -instruction set, however, future work will migrate other JIT compilers as well, -so that they will profit from the very same benefits. +Currently, the classic BPF format is being used for JITing on most 32-bit +architectures, whereas x86-64, aarch64, s390x, powerpc64, sparc64 perform JIT +compilation from eBPF instruction set. Some core changes of the new internal format:
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Quoted 4 lines · Alexei Starovoitov
update the list and remove 'in the future' statement, since all still alive 64-bit architectures now do eBPF JIT.
Signed-off-by Alexei Starovoitov <[email protected]>
Acked-by Daniel Borkmann <[email protected]>
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mips64 is the only 'still alive' 64-bit arch without eBPF JIT :)
(... and work in progress by cavium folks. ;))
From: Alexei Starovoitov <[email protected]>
Date: Sun, 23 Apr 2017 09:01:00 -0700
Quoted 4 lines
update the list and remove 'in the future' statement, since all still alive 64-bit architectures now do eBPF JIT.
Signed-off-by Alexei Starovoitov <[email protected]>
Applied, thanks :)