linux/tools/bpf/bpftool/Documentation
KP Singh 40863f4d6e bpftool: Add support for signing BPF programs
Two modes of operation being added:

Add two modes of operation:

* For prog load, allow signing a program immediately before loading. This
  is essential for command-line testing and administration.

      bpftool prog load -S -k <private_key> -i <identity_cert> fentry_test.bpf.o

* For gen skeleton, embed a pre-generated signature into the C skeleton
  file. This supports the use of signed programs in compiled applications.

      bpftool gen skeleton -S -k <private_key> -i <identity_cert> fentry_test.bpf.o

Generation of the loader program and its metadata map is implemented in
libbpf (bpf_obj__gen_loader). bpftool generates a skeleton that loads
the program and automates the required steps: freezing the map, creating
an exclusive map, loading, and running. Users can use standard libbpf
APIs directly or integrate loader program generation into their own
toolchains.

Signed-off-by: KP Singh <kpsingh@kernel.org>
Acked-by: Quentin Monnet <qmo@kernel.org>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250921160120.9711-5-kpsingh@kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Alexei Starovoitov <ast@kernel.org>
2025-09-22 19:17:55 -07:00
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Makefile tools: Remove redundant quiet setup 2025-02-18 16:27:43 -03:00
bpftool-btf.rst bpftool: btf: Support dumping a specific types from file 2024-12-13 14:35:42 -08:00
bpftool-cgroup.rst bpftool: Update documentation where progs/maps can be passed by name 2024-04-16 17:58:25 +02:00
bpftool-feature.rst bpftool: Remove useless emphasis on command description in man pages 2024-04-02 15:50:23 +02:00
bpftool-gen.rst bpftool: Add support for signing BPF programs 2025-09-22 19:17:55 -07:00
bpftool-iter.rst bpftool: Clean-up typos, punctuation, list formatting in docs 2024-04-02 15:50:23 +02:00
bpftool-link.rst bpftool: Remove useless emphasis on command description in man pages 2024-04-02 15:50:23 +02:00
bpftool-map.rst bpftool: Remove useless emphasis on command description in man pages 2024-04-02 15:50:23 +02:00
bpftool-net.rst bpftool: Add missing blank lines in bpftool-net doc example 2024-09-02 18:25:16 +02:00
bpftool-perf.rst bpftool: Remove useless emphasis on command description in man pages 2024-04-02 15:50:23 +02:00
bpftool-prog.rst bpftool: Add support for signing BPF programs 2025-09-22 19:17:55 -07:00
bpftool-struct_ops.rst bpftool: Remove useless emphasis on command description in man pages 2024-04-02 15:50:23 +02:00
bpftool-token.rst bpftool: Add bpftool-token manpage 2025-08-01 18:03:23 -07:00
bpftool.rst bpftool: Use simpler indentation in source rST for documentation 2024-04-02 15:50:23 +02:00
common_options.rst bpftool: Use simpler indentation in source rST for documentation 2024-04-02 15:50:23 +02:00
substitutions.rst bpftool: remove support of --legacy option for bpftool 2022-11-20 16:17:46 -08:00