.. SPDX-License-Identifier: (LGPL-2.1 OR BSD-2-Clause)
.. _program_types_and_elf:
Program Types and ELF Sections
==============================
The table below lists the program types, their attach types where relevant and the ELF section
names supported by libbpf for them. The ELF section names follow these rules:
- ``type`` is an exact match, e.g. ``SEC("socket")``
- ``type+`` means it can be either exact ``SEC("type")`` or well-formed ``SEC("type/extras")``
with a '``/``' separator between ``type`` and ``extras``.
When ``extras`` are specified, they provide details of how to auto-attach the BPF program. The
format of ``extras`` depends on the program type, e.g. ``SEC("tracepoint/<category>/<name>")``
for tracepoints or ``SEC("usdt/<path>:<provider>:<name>")`` for USDT probes. The extras are
described in more detail in the footnotes.
+-------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------+-----------+
| Program Type | Attach Type | ELF Section Name | Sleepable |
+===========================================+========================================+==================================+===========+
| ``BPF_PROG_TYPE_CGROUP_DEVICE`` | ``BPF_CGROUP_DEVICE`` | ``cgroup/dev`` | |
+-------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------+-----------+
| ``BPF_PROG_TYPE_CGROUP_SKB`` | | ``cgroup/skb`` | |
+ +----------------------------------------+----------------------------------+-----------+
| | ``BPF_CGROUP_INET_EGRESS`` | ``cgroup_skb/egress`` | |
+ +----------------------------------------+----------------------------------+-----------+
| | ``BPF_CGROUP_INET_INGRESS`` | ``cgroup_skb/ingress`` | |
+-------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------+-----------+
| ``BPF_PROG_TYPE_CGROUP_SOCKOPT`` | ``BPF_CGROUP_GETSOCKOPT`` | ``cgroup/getsockopt`` | |
+ +----------------------------------------+----------------------------------+-----------+
| | ``BPF_CGROUP_SETSOCKOPT`` | ``cgroup/setsockopt`` | |
+-------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------+-----------+
| ``BPF_PROG_TYPE_CGROUP_SOCK_ADDR`` | ``BPF_CGROUP_INET4_BIND`` | ``cgroup/bind4`` | |
+ +----------------------------------------+----------------------------------+-----------+
| | ``BPF_CGROUP_INET4_CONNECT`` | ``cgroup/connect4`` | |
+ +----------------------------------------+----------------------------------+-----------+
| | ``BPF_CGROUP_INET4_GETPEERNAME`` | ``cgroup/getpeername4`` | |
+ +----------------------------------------+----------------------------------+-----------+
| | ``BPF_CGROUP_INET4_GETSOCKNAME`` | ``cgroup/getsockname4`` | |
+ +----------------------------------------+----------------------------------+-----------+
| | ``BPF_CGROUP_INET6_BIND`` | ``cgroup/bind6`` | |
+ +----------------------------------------+----------------------------------+-----------+
| | ``BPF_CGROUP_INET6_CONNECT`` | ``cgroup/connect6`` | |
+ +----------------------------------------+----------------------------------+-----------+
| | ``BPF_CGROUP_INET6_GETPEERNAME`` | ``cgroup/getpeername6`` | |
+ +----------------------------------------+----------------------------------+-----------+
| | ``BPF_CGROUP_INET6_GETSOCKNAME`` | ``cgroup/getsockname6`` | |
+ +----------------------------------------+----------------------------------+-----------+
| | ``BPF_CGROUP_UDP4_RECVMSG`` | ``cgroup/recvmsg4`` | |
+ +----------------------------------------+----------------------------------+-----------+
| | ``BPF_CGROUP_UDP4_SENDMSG`` | ``cgroup/sendmsg4`` | |
+ +----------------------------------------+----------------------------------+-----------+
| | ``BPF_CGROUP_UDP6_RECVMSG`` | ``cgroup/recvmsg6`` | |
+ +----------------------------------------+----------------------------------+-----------+
| | ``BPF_CGROUP_UDP6_SENDMSG`` | ``cgroup/sendmsg6`` | |
+-------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------+-----------+
| ``BPF_PROG_TYPE_CGROUP_SOCK`` | ``BPF_CGROUP_INET4_POST_BIND`` | ``cgroup/post_bind4`` | |
+ +----------------------------------------+----------------------------------+-----------+
| | ``BPF_CGROUP_INET6_POST_BIND`` | ``cgroup/post_bind6`` | |
+ +----------------------------------------+----------------------------------+-----------+
| | ``BPF_CGROUP_INET_SOCK_CREATE`` | ``cgroup/sock_create`` | |
+ + +----------------------------------+-----------+
| | | ``cgroup/sock`` | |
+ +----------------------------------------+----------------------------------+-----------+
| | ``BPF_CGROUP_INET_SOCK_RELEASE`` | ``cgroup/sock_release`` | |
+-------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------+-----------+
| ``BPF_PROG_TYPE_CGROUP_SYSCTL`` | ``BPF_CGROUP_SYSCTL`` | ``cgroup/sysctl`` | |
+-------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------+-----------+
| ``BPF_PROG_TYPE_EXT`` | | ``freplace+`` [#fentry]_ | |
+-------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------+-----------+
| ``BPF_PROG_TYPE_FLOW_DISSECTOR`` | ``BPF_FLOW_DISSECTOR`` | ``flow_dissector`` | |
+-------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------+-----------+
| ``BPF_PROG_TYPE_KPROBE`` | | ``kprobe+`` [#kprobe]_ | |
+ + +----------------------------------+-----------+
| | | ``kretprobe+`` [#kprobe]_ | |
+ + +----------------------------------+-----------+
| | | ``ksyscall+`` [#ksyscall]_ | |
+ + +----------------------------------+-----------+
| | | ``kretsyscall+`` [#ksyscall]_ | |
+ + +----------------------------------+-----------+
| | | ``uprobe+`` [#uprobe]_ | |
+ + +----------------------------------+-----------+
| | | ``uprobe.s+`` [#uprobe]_ | Yes |
+ + +----------------------------------+-----------+
| | | ``uretprobe+`` [#uprobe]_ | |
+ + +----------------------------------+-----------+
| | | ``uretprobe.s+`` [#uprobe]_ | Yes |
+ + +----------------------------------+-----------+
| | | ``usdt+`` [#usdt]_ | |
+ +----------------------------------------+----------------------------------+-----------+
| | ``BPF_TRACE_KPROBE_MULTI`` | ``kprobe.multi+`` [#kpmulti]_ | |
+ + +----------------------------------+-----------+
| | | ``kretprobe.multi+`` [#kpmulti]_ | |
+-------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------+-----------+
| ``BPF_PROG_TYPE_LIRC_MODE2`` | ``BPF_LIRC_MODE2`` | ``lirc_mode2`` | |
+-------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------+-----------+
| ``BPF_PROG_TYPE_LSM`` | ``BPF_LSM_CGROUP`` | ``lsm_cgroup+`` | |
+ +----------------------------------------+----------------------------------+-----------+
| | ``BPF_LSM_MAC`` | ``lsm+`` [#lsm]_ | |
+ + +----------------------------------+-----------+
| | | ``lsm.s+`` [#lsm]_ | Yes |
+-------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------+-----------+
| ``BPF_PROG_TYPE_LWT_IN`` | | ``lwt_in`` | |
+-------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------+-----------+
| ``BPF_PROG_TYPE_LWT_OUT`` | | ``lwt_out`` | |
+-------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------+-----------+
| ``BPF_PROG_TYPE_LWT_SEG6LOCAL`` | | ``lwt_seg6local`` | |
+-------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------+-----------+
| ``BPF_PROG_TYPE_LWT_XMIT`` | | ``lwt_xmit`` | |
+-------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------+-----------+
| ``BPF_PROG_TYPE_PERF_EVENT`` | | ``perf_event`` | |
+-------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------+-----------+
| ``BPF_PROG_TYPE_RAW_TRACEPOINT_WRITABLE`` | | ``raw_tp.w+`` [#rawtp]_ | |
+ + +----------------------------------+-----------+
| | | ``raw_tracepoint.w+`` | |
+-------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------+-----------+
| ``BPF_PROG_TYPE_RAW_TRACEPOINT`` | | ``raw_tp+`` [#rawtp]_ | |
+ + +----------------------------------+-----------+
| | | ``raw_tracepoint+`` | |
+-------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------+-----------+
| ``BPF_PROG_TYPE_SCHED_ACT`` | | ``action`` | |
+-------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------+-----------+
| ``BPF_PROG_TYPE_SCHED_CLS`` | | ``classifier`` | |
+ + +----------------------------------+-----------+
| | | ``tc`` | |
+-------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------+-----------+
| ``BPF_PROG_TYPE_SK_LOOKUP`` | ``BPF_SK_LOOKUP`` | ``sk_lookup`` | |
+-------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------+-----------+
| ``BPF_PROG_TYPE_SK_MSG`` | ``BPF_SK_MSG_VERDICT`` | ``sk_msg`` | |
+-------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------+-----------+
| ``BPF_PROG_TYPE_SK_REUSEPORT`` | ``BPF_SK_REUSEPORT_SELECT_OR_MIGRATE`` | ``sk_reuseport/migrate`` | |
+ +----------------------------------------+----------------------------------+-----------+
| | ``BPF_SK_REUSEPORT_SELECT`` | ``sk_reuseport`` | |
+-------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------+-----------+
| ``BPF_PROG_TYPE_SK_SKB`` | | ``sk_skb`` | |
+ +----------------------------------------+----------------------------------+-----------+
| | ``BPF_SK_SKB_STREAM_PARSER`` | ``sk_skb/stream_parser`` | |
+ +----------------------------------------+----------------------------------+-----------+
| | ``BPF_SK_SKB_STREAM_VERDICT`` | ``sk_skb/stream_verdict`` | |
+-------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------+-----------+
| ``BPF_PROG_TYPE_SOCKET_FILTER`` | | ``socket`` | |
+-------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------+-----------+
| ``BPF_PROG_TYPE_SOCK_OPS`` | ``BPF_CGROUP_SOCK_OPS`` | ``sockops`` | |
+-------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------+-----------+
| ``BPF_PROG_TYPE_STRUCT_OPS`` | | ``struct_ops+`` | |
+-------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------+-----------+
| ``BPF_PROG_TYPE_SYSCALL`` | | ``syscall`` | Yes |
+-------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------+-----------+
| ``BPF_PROG_TYPE_TRACEPOINT`` | | ``tp+`` [#tp]_ | |
+ + +----------------------------------+-----------+
| | | ``tracepoint+`` [#tp]_ | |
+-------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------+-----------+
| ``BPF_PROG_TYPE_TRACING`` | ``BPF_MODIFY_RETURN`` | ``fmod_ret+`` [#fentry]_ | |
+ + +----------------------------------+-----------+
| | | ``fmod_ret.s+`` [#fentry]_ | Yes |
+ +----------------------------------------+----------------------------------+-----------+
| | ``BPF_TRACE_FENTRY`` | ``fentry+`` [#fentry]_ | |
+ + +----------------------------------+-----------+
| | | ``fentry.s+`` [#fentry]_ | Yes |
+ +----------------------------------------+----------------------------------+-----------+
| | ``BPF_TRACE_FEXIT`` | ``fexit+`` [#fentry]_ | |
+ + +----------------------------------+-----------+
| | | ``fexit.s+`` [#fentry]_ | Yes |
+ +----------------------------------------+----------------------------------+-----------+
| | ``BPF_TRACE_ITER`` | ``iter+`` [#iter]_ | |
+ + +----------------------------------+-----------+
| | | ``iter.s+`` [#iter]_ | Yes |
+ +----------------------------------------+----------------------------------+-----------+
| | ``BPF_TRACE_RAW_TP`` | ``tp_btf+`` [#fentry]_ | |
+-------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------+-----------+
| ``BPF_PROG_TYPE_XDP`` | ``BPF_XDP_CPUMAP`` | ``xdp.frags/cpumap`` | |
+ + +----------------------------------+-----------+
| | | ``xdp/cpumap`` | |
+ +----------------------------------------+----------------------------------+-----------+
| | ``BPF_XDP_DEVMAP`` | ``xdp.frags/devmap`` | |
+ + +----------------------------------+-----------+
| | | ``xdp/devmap`` | |
+ +----------------------------------------+----------------------------------+-----------+
| | ``BPF_XDP`` | ``xdp.frags`` | |
+ + +----------------------------------+-----------+
| | | ``xdp`` | |
+-------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------+-----------+
.. rubric:: Footnotes
.. [#fentry] The ``fentry`` attach format is ``fentry[.s]/<function>``.
.. [#kprobe] The ``kprobe`` attach format is ``kprobe/<function>[+<offset>]``. Valid
characters for ``function`` are ``a-zA-Z0-9_.`` and ``offset`` must be a valid
non-negative integer.
.. [#ksyscall] The ``ksyscall`` attach format is ``ksyscall/<syscall>``.
.. [#uprobe] The ``uprobe`` attach format is ``uprobe[.s]/<path>:<function>[+<offset>]``.
.. [#usdt] The ``usdt`` attach format is ``usdt/<path>:<provider>:<name>``.
.. [#kpmulti] The ``kprobe.multi`` attach format is ``kprobe.multi/<pattern>`` where ``pattern``
supports ``*`` and ``?`` wildcards. Valid characters for pattern are
``a-zA-Z0-9_.*?``.
.. [#lsm] The ``lsm`` attachment format is ``lsm[.s]/<hook>``.
.. [#rawtp] The ``raw_tp`` attach format is ``raw_tracepoint[.w]/<tracepoint>``.
.. [#tp] The ``tracepoint`` attach format is ``tracepoint/<category>/<name>``.
.. [#iter] The ``iter`` attach format is ``iter[.s]/<struct-name>``.