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BPF Features by Linux Kernel Version

eBPF support

Kernel version Commit
3.15 bd4cf0ed331a

JIT compiling

The list of supported architectures for your kernel can be retrieved with:

git grep HAVE_EBPF_JIT arch/
Feature / Architecture Kernel version Commit
x86_64 3.16 622582786c9e
ARM64 3.18 e54bcde3d69d
s390 4.1 054623105728
Constant blinding for JIT machines 4.7 4f3446bb809f
PowerPC64 4.8 156d0e290e96
Constant blinding - PowerPC64 4.9 b7b7013cac55
Sparc64 4.12 7a12b5031c6b
MIPS 4.13 f381bf6d82f0
ARM32 4.14 39c13c204bb1
x86_32 4.18 03f5781be2c7

Main features

Several (but not all) of these main features translate to an eBPF program type. The list of such program types supported in your kernel can be found in file include/uapi/linux/bpf.h:

git grep -W 'bpf_prog_type {' include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
Feature Kernel version Commit
AF_PACKET (libpcap/tcpdump, cls_bpf classifier, netfilter's xt_bpf, team driver's load-balancing mode…) 3.15 bd4cf0ed331a
Kernel helpers 3.15 bd4cf0ed331a
bpf() syscall 3.18 99c55f7d47c0
Tables (a.k.a. Maps; details below) 3.18 99c55f7d47c0
BPF attached to sockets 3.19 89aa075832b0
BPF attached to kprobes 4.1 2541517c32be
cls_bpf / act_bpf for tc 4.1 e2e9b6541dd4
Tail calls 4.2 04fd61ab36ec
Non-root programs on sockets 4.4 1be7f75d1668
Persistent maps and programs (virtual FS) 4.4 b2197755b263
tc's direct-action (da) mode 4.4 045efa82ff56
tc's clsact qdisc 4.5 1f211a1b929c
BPF attached to tracepoints 4.7 98b5c2c65c29
Direct packet access 4.7 969bf05eb3ce
XDP (see below) 4.8 6a773a15a1e8
BPF attached to perf events 4.9 0515e5999a46
Hardware offload for tc's cls_bpf 4.9 332ae8e2f6ec
Verifier exposure and internal hooks 4.9 13a27dfc6697
BPF attached to cgroups for socket filtering 4.10 0e33661de493
Lightweight tunnel encapsulation 4.10 3a0af8fd61f9
eBPF support for xt_bpf module (iptables) 4.10 2c16d6033264
BPF program tag 4.10 7bd509e311f4
Tracepoints to debug BPF 4.11 (removed in 4.18) a67edbf4fb6d 4d220ed0f814
Testing / benchmarking BPF programs 4.12 1cf1cae963c2
BPF programs and maps IDs 4.13 dc4bb0e23561
BPF support for sock_ops 4.13 40304b2a1567
BPF support for skbs on sockets 4.14 b005fd189cec
bpftool utility in kernel sources 4.15 71bb428fe2c1
BPF attached to cgroups as device controller 4.15 ebc614f68736
BPF used for monitoring socket RX/TX data 4.17 4f738adba30a
BPF attached to raw tracepoints 4.17 c4f6699dfcb8
BPF attached to bind() system call 4.17 4fbac77d2d09
BPF Type Format (BTF) 4.18 69b693f0aefa
AF_XDP 4.18 fbfc504a24f5
bpfilter 4.18 d2ba09c17a06
End.BPF action for seg6local LWT 4.18 004d4b274e2a
BPF attached to LIRC devices 4.18 f4364dcfc86d

Tables (a.k.a. Maps)

The list of map types supported in your kernel can be found in file include/uapi/linux/bpf.h:

git grep -W 'bpf_map_type {' include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
Table type Kernel version Commit
Hash 3.19 0f8e4bd8a1fc
Array 3.19 28fbcfa08d8e
Tail call (PROG_ARRAY) 4.2 04fd61ab36ec
Perf events 4.3 ea317b267e9d
Per-CPU hash 4.6 824bd0ce6c7c
Per-CPU array 4.6 a10423b87a7e
Stack trace 4.6 d5a3b1f69186
Pre-alloc maps memory 4.6 6c9059817432
cgroup array 4.8 4ed8ec521ed5
LRU hash 4.10 29ba732acbee 3a08c2fd7634
LRU per-CPU hash 4.10 8f8449384ec3 961578b63474
LPM trie (longest-prefix match) 4.11 b95a5c4db09b
Array of maps 4.12 56f668dfe00d
Hash of maps 4.12 bcc6b1b7ebf8
Netdevice references 4.14 546ac1ffb70d
Socket references (array) 4.14 174a79ff9515
CPU references 4.15 6710e1126934
AF_XDP socket (XSK) references 4.18 fbfc504a24f5
Socket references (hashmap) 4.18 81110384441a

XDP

An approximate list of drivers or components supporting XDP programs for your kernel can be retrieved with:

git grep -l XDP_SETUP_PROG drivers/
Feature / Driver Kernel version Commit
XDP core architecture 4.8 6a773a15a1e8
Action: drop 4.8 6a773a15a1e8
Action: pass on to stack 4.8 6a773a15a1e8
Action: direct forwarding (on same port) 4.8 6ce96ca348a9
Direct packet data write 4.8 4acf6c0b84c9
Mellanox mlx4 driver 4.8 47a38e155037
Mellanox mlx5 driver 4.9 86994156c736
Netronome nfp driver 4.10 ecd63a0217d5
QLogic (Cavium) qed* drivers 4.10 496e05170958
virtio_net driver 4.10 f600b6905015
Broadcom bnxt_en driver 4.11 c6d30e8391b8
Intel ixgbe* drivers 4.12 924708081629
Cavium thunderx driver 4.12 05c773f52b96
Generic XDP 4.12 b5cdae3291f7
Intel i40e driver 4.13 0c8493d90b6b
Action: redirect 4.14 6453073987ba
Support for tap 4.14 761876c857cb
Support for veth 4.14 d445516966dc
Intel e1000 driver Not upstream yet
Intel e1000e driver Not planned for upstream at this time

Helpers

The list of helpers supported in your kernel can be found in file include/uapi/linux/bpf.h:

git grep '	FN(' include/uapi/linux/bpf.h

Alphabetical order

Helper Kernel version Commit
BPF_FUNC_bind() 4.17 d74bad4e74ee
BPF_FUNC_clone_redirect() 4.2 3896d655f4d4
BPF_FUNC_csum_diff() 4.6 7d672345ed29
BPF_FUNC_csum_update() 4.9 36bbef52c7eb
BPF_FUNC_current_task_under_cgroup() 4.9 60d20f9195b2
BPF_FUNC_fib_lookup() 4.18 87f5fc7e48dd
BPF_FUNC_get_cgroup_classid() 4.3 8d20aabe1c76
BPF_FUNC_get_current_comm() 4.2 ffeedafbf023
BPF_FUNC_get_current_pid_tgid() 4.2 ffeedafbf023
BPF_FUNC_get_current_task() 4.8 606274c5abd8
BPF_FUNC_get_current_uid_gid() 4.2 ffeedafbf023
BPF_FUNC_get_hash_recalc() 4.8 13c5c240f789
BPF_FUNC_get_numa_node_id() 4.10 2d0e30c30f84
BPF_FUNC_get_prandom_u32() 4.1 03e69b508b6f
BPF_FUNC_get_route_realm() 4.4 c46646d0484f
BPF_FUNC_get_smp_processor_id() 4.1 c04167ce2ca0
BPF_FUNC_get_socket_cookie() 4.12 91b8270f2a4d
BPF_FUNC_get_socket_uid() 4.12 6acc5c291068
BPF_FUNC_get_stack() 4.18 de2ff05f48af
BPF_FUNC_get_stackid() 4.6 d5a3b1f69186
BPF_FUNC_getsockopt() 4.15 cd86d1fd2102
BPF_FUNC_ktime_get_ns() 4.1 d9847d310ab4
BPF_FUNC_l3_csum_replace() 4.1 91bc4822c3d6
BPF_FUNC_l4_csum_replace() 4.1 91bc4822c3d6
BPF_FUNC_lwt_push_encap() 4.18 fe94cc290f53
BPF_FUNC_lwt_seg6_action() 4.18 fe94cc290f53
BPF_FUNC_lwt_seg6_adjust_srh() 4.18 fe94cc290f53
BPF_FUNC_lwt_seg6_store_bytes() 4.18 fe94cc290f53
BPF_FUNC_map_delete_elem() 3.19 d0003ec01c66
BPF_FUNC_map_lookup_elem() 3.19 d0003ec01c66
BPF_FUNC_map_update_elem() 3.19 d0003ec01c66
BPF_FUNC_msg_apply_bytes() 4.17 2a100317c9eb
BPF_FUNC_msg_cork_bytes() 4.17 91843d540a13
BPF_FUNC_msg_pull_data() 4.17 015632bb30da
BPF_FUNC_msg_redirect_hash() 4.18 81110384441a
BPF_FUNC_msg_redirect_map() 4.17 4f738adba30a
BPF_FUNC_perf_event_output() 4.4 a43eec304259
BPF_FUNC_perf_event_read() 4.3 35578d798400
BPF_FUNC_perf_event_read_value() 4.15 908432ca84fc
BPF_FUNC_perf_prog_read_value() 4.15 4bebdc7a85aa
BPF_FUNC_probe_read() 4.1 2541517c32be
BPF_FUNC_probe_read_str() 4.11 a5e8c07059d0
BPF_FUNC_probe_write_user() 4.8 96ae52279594
BPF_FUNC_rc_keydown() 4.18 f4364dcfc86d
BPF_FUNC_rc_repeat() 4.18 f4364dcfc86d
BPF_FUNC_redirect() 4.4 27b29f63058d
BPF_FUNC_redirect_map() 4.14 97f91a7cf04f
BPF_FUNC_set_hash() 4.13 ded092cd73c2
BPF_FUNC_set_hash_invalid() 4.9 7a4b28c6cc9f
BPF_FUNC_setsockopt() 4.13 8c4b4c7e9ff0
BPF_FUNC_sk_redirect_hash() 4.18 81110384441a
BPF_FUNC_sk_redirect_map() 4.14 174a79ff9515
BPF_FUNC_skb_adjust_room() 4.13 2be7e212d541
BPF_FUNC_skb_change_head() 4.10 3a0af8fd61f9
BPF_FUNC_skb_change_proto() 4.8 6578171a7ff0
BPF_FUNC_skb_change_tail() 4.9 5293efe62df8
BPF_FUNC_skb_change_type() 4.8 d2485c4242a8
BPF_FUNC_skb_get_tunnel_key() 4.3 d3aa45ce6b94
BPF_FUNC_skb_get_tunnel_opt() 4.6 14ca0751c96f
BPF_FUNC_skb_get_xfrm_state() 4.18 12bed760a78d
BPF_FUNC_skb_load_bytes() 4.5 05c74e5e53f6
BPF_FUNC_skb_load_bytes_relative() 4.18 4e1ec56cdc59
BPF_FUNC_skb_pull_data() 4.9 36bbef52c7eb
BPF_FUNC_skb_set_tunnel_key() 4.3 d3aa45ce6b94
BPF_FUNC_skb_set_tunnel_opt() 4.6 14ca0751c96f
BPF_FUNC_skb_store_bytes() 4.1 91bc4822c3d6
BPF_FUNC_skb_under_cgroup() 4.8 4a482f34afcc
BPF_FUNC_skb_vlan_pop() 4.3 4e10df9a60d9
BPF_FUNC_skb_vlan_push() 4.3 4e10df9a60d9
BPF_FUNC_sock_hash_update() 4.18 81110384441a
BPF_FUNC_sock_map_update() 4.14 174a79ff9515
BPF_FUNC_tail_call() 4.2 04fd61ab36ec
BPF_FUNC_trace_printk() 4.1 9c959c863f82
BPF_FUNC_xdp_adjust_head() 4.10 17bedab27231
BPF_FUNC_xdp_adjust_meta() 4.15 de8f3a83b0a0
BPF_FUNC_xdp_adjust_tail() 4.18 b32cc5b9a346
BPF_FUNC_override_return() 4.16 9802d86585db
BPF_FUNC_sock_ops_cb_flags_set() 4.16 b13d88072172