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From:	antlists <antlists@××××××××××××.uk>
To:	gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject:	Re: [gentoo-user] libbpf? BTF? blinking urxvt/fish?
Date:	Thu, 15 Jul 2021 00:11:24
Message-Id:	`61502b53-fe5f-43ff-3671-01403d8ef598@youngman.org.uk`
In Reply to:	Re: [gentoo-user] libbpf? BTF? blinking urxvt/fish? by Michael

1	On 14/07/2021 17:02, Michael wrote:
2	> However, I'm no dev so I
3	> have no idea what the potential for BPF harming Linux security might be.
4	> Other more knowledgeable M/L contributors may chime in to explain better.
5
6	The main thing I know is that the verifier enforces "forward progress".
7	If it can't prove that the BPF program will terminate, it fails
8	verification and is blocked, so it can't be used for a "denial of
9	service" attack.
10
11	Cheers,
12	Wol