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| ==========================
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| Clang implementation notes
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| ==========================
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| 
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| This document provides more details specific to the Clang/LLVM implementation of the eBPF instruction set.
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| 
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| Versions
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| ========
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| 
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| Clang defined "CPU" versions, where a CPU version of 3 corresponds to the current eBPF ISA.
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| 
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| Clang can select the eBPF ISA version using ``-mcpu=v3`` for example to select version 3.
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| 
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| Arithmetic instructions
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| =======================
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| 
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| For CPU versions prior to 3, Clang v7.0 and later can enable ``BPF_ALU`` support with
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| ``-Xclang -target-feature -Xclang +alu32``.  In CPU version 3, support is automatically included.
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| 
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| Jump instructions
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| =================
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| 
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| If ``-O0`` is used, Clang will generate the ``BPF_CALL | BPF_X | BPF_JMP`` (0x8d)
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| instruction, which is not supported by the Linux kernel verifier.
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| 
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| Atomic operations
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| =================
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| 
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| Clang can generate atomic instructions by default when ``-mcpu=v3`` is
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| enabled. If a lower version for ``-mcpu`` is set, the only atomic instruction
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| Clang can generate is ``BPF_ADD`` *without* ``BPF_FETCH``. If you need to enable
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| the atomics features, while keeping a lower ``-mcpu`` version, you can use
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| ``-Xclang -target-feature -Xclang +alu32``.
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