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diff --git a/Documentation/bpf/bpf_devel_QA.rst b/Documentation/bpf/bpf_devel_QA.rst index de27e1620821..0acb4c9b8d90 100644 --- a/Documentation/bpf/bpf_devel_QA.rst +++ b/Documentation/bpf/bpf_devel_QA.rst @@ -382,6 +382,14 @@ In case of new BPF instructions, once the changes have been accepted into the Linux kernel, please implement support into LLVM's BPF back end. See LLVM_ section below for further information. +Q: What "BPF_INTERNAL" symbol namespace is for? +----------------------------------------------- +A: Symbols exported as BPF_INTERNAL can only be used by BPF infrastructure +like preload kernel modules with light skeleton. Most symbols outside +of BPF_INTERNAL are not expected to be used by code outside of BPF either. +Symbols may lack the designation because they predate the namespaces, +or due to an oversight. + Stable submission ================= |