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BPF maps are kernel objects which store data (used by BPF programs) in the form of key-value pairs. Applications access BPF maps using file descriptors. C/R of BPF maps involves serializing their ''meta-data'' and ''data'':
 
BPF maps are kernel objects which store data (used by BPF programs) in the form of key-value pairs. Applications access BPF maps using file descriptors. C/R of BPF maps involves serializing their ''meta-data'' and ''data'':
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: '''Meta-data''' - This includes information such as map type, key size, value size, etc. CRIU obtains this information from the proc filesystem and using the <code>bpf</code> system call with argument <code>BPF_OBJ_GET_INFO_BY_FD</code>
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: '''Meta-data''' - This includes information such as map type, key size, value size, etc. CRIU obtains this information from the proc filesystem and using the <code>bpf</code> system call with argument <code>BPF_OBJ_GET_INFO_BY_FD</code>.
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: '''Data''' - This is the map's contents i.e. the actual key-value pairs. CRIU relies on batch operations to read <code>(BPF_MAP_LOOKUP_BATCH)</code> key-value pairs from maps during the checkpoint stage and to write <code>(BPF_MAP_UPDATE_BATCH)</code> them during the restore phase.
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: '''Data''' - This is the map's contents, i.e. the actual key-value pairs. CRIU relies on batch operations to read (<code>BPF_MAP_LOOKUP_BATCH</code>) key-value pairs from maps during the checkpoint stage and to write (<code>BPF_MAP_UPDATE_BATCH</code>) them during the restore phase.
    
== Support for BPF Maps ==
 
== Support for BPF Maps ==