bpf: Document sockmap '-target bpf' requirement for PROG_TYPE_SK_MSG

BPF_PROG_TYPE_SK_MSG programs use a 'void *' for both data and the
data_end pointers. Additionally, the verifier ensures that every
accesses into the values is a __u64 read. This correctly maps on
to the BPF 64-bit architecture.

However, to ensure that when building on 32bit architectures that
clang uses correct types the '-target bpf' option _must_ be
specified. To make this clear add a note to the Documentation.

Signed-off-by: John Fastabend <john.fastabend@gmail.com>
Acked-by: Alexei Starovoitov <ast@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Daniel Borkmann <daniel@iogearbox.net>

1 files changed, 9 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/Documentation/bpf/bpf_devel_QA.txt b/Documentation/bpf/bpf_devel_QA.txt
index 1a0b704e1a38..da57601153a0 100644
--- a/Documentation/bpf/bpf_devel_QA.txt
+++ b/Documentation/bpf/bpf_devel_QA.txt
@@ -557,6 +557,14 @@ A: Although LLVM IR generation and optimization try to stay architecture
        pulls in some header files containing file scope host assembly codes.
      - You can add "-fno-jump-tables" to work around the switch table issue.
 
-   Otherwise, you can use bpf target.
+   Otherwise, you can use bpf target. Additionally, you _must_ use bpf target
+   when:
+
+     - Your program uses data structures with pointer or long / unsigned long
+       types that interface with BPF helpers or context data structures. Access
+       into these structures is verified by the BPF verifier and may result
+       in verification failures if the native architecture is not aligned with
+       the BPF architecture, e.g. 64-bit. An example of this is
+       BPF_PROG_TYPE_SK_MSG require '-target bpf'
 
 Happy BPF hacking!