On Fri, Jul 31, 2020 at 11:29 AM Andrii Nakryiko <andr...@fb.com> wrote: > > This patch set adds new BPF link operation, LINK_DETACH, allowing processes > with BPF link FD to force-detach it from respective BPF hook, similarly how > BPF link is auto-detached when such BPF hook (e.g., cgroup, net_device, netns, > etc) is removed. This facility allows admin to forcefully undo BPF link > attachment, while process that created BPF link in the first place is left > intact. > > Once force-detached, BPF link stays valid in the kernel as long as there is at > least one FD open against it. It goes into defunct state, just like > auto-detached BPF link. > > bpftool also got `link detach` command to allow triggering this in > non-programmatic fashion. > > v1->v2: > - improve error reporting in `bpftool link detach` (Song).
Applied. Thanks
