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    bpf: comment why dots in filenames under BPF virtual FS are not allowed · 6d8cb045
    Quentin Monnet authored
    When pinning a file under the BPF virtual file system (traditionally
    /sys/fs/bpf), using a dot in the name of the location to pin at is not
    allowed. For example, trying to pin at "/sys/fs/bpf/foo.bar" will be
    rejected with -EPERM.
    
    This check was introduced at the same time as the BPF file system
    itself, with commit b2197755 ("bpf: add support for persistent
    maps/progs"). At this time, it was checked in a function called
    "bpf_dname_reserved()", which made clear that using a dot was reserved
    for future extensions.
    
    This function disappeared and the check was moved elsewhere with commit
    0c93b7d8 ("bpf: reject invalid names right in ->lookup()"), and the
    meaning of the dot ban was lost.
    
    The present commit simply adds a comment in the source to explain to the
    reader that the usage of dots is reserved for future usage.
    Signed-off-by: default avatarQuentin Monnet <quentin.monnet@netronome.com>
    Signed-off-by: default avatarDaniel Borkmann <daniel@iogearbox.net>
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