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    bpf: introduce bpf_perf_event_output() helper · a43eec30
    Alexei Starovoitov authored
    
    
    This helper is used to send raw data from eBPF program into
    special PERF_TYPE_SOFTWARE/PERF_COUNT_SW_BPF_OUTPUT perf_event.
    User space needs to perf_event_open() it (either for one or all cpus) and
    store FD into perf_event_array (similar to bpf_perf_event_read() helper)
    before eBPF program can send data into it.
    
    Today the programs triggered by kprobe collect the data and either store
    it into the maps or print it via bpf_trace_printk() where latter is the debug
    facility and not suitable to stream the data. This new helper replaces
    such bpf_trace_printk() usage and allows programs to have dedicated
    channel into user space for post-processing of the raw data collected.
    
    Signed-off-by: default avatarAlexei Starovoitov <ast@kernel.org>
    Signed-off-by: default avatarDavid S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
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