build(deps): bump github/codeql-action in the actions group

Bumps the actions group with 1 update: [github/codeql-action](https://github.com/github/codeql-action).


Updates `github/codeql-action` from 3.28.19 to 3.29.0
- [Release notes](https://github.com/github/codeql-action/releases)
- [Changelog](https://github.com/github/codeql-action/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md)
- [Commits](fca7ace96b...ce28f5bb42)

---
updated-dependencies:
- dependency-name: github/codeql-action
  dependency-version: 3.29.0
  dependency-type: direct:production
  update-type: version-update:semver-minor
  dependency-group: actions
...

Signed-off-by: dependabot[bot] <support@github.com>

.github/dependabot.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+version: 2
+updates:
+  - package-ecosystem: gomod
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "weekly"
+    open-pull-requests-limit: 10
+    groups:
+      gomod:
+        update-types:
+          - "patch"
+
+  - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "weekly"
+    open-pull-requests-limit: 10
+    groups:
+      actions:
+        update-types:
+          - "minor"
+          - "patch"

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ name: CI
 
 on:
   pull_request:
-    branches: [main]
+    branches:
+      - main
 
 jobs:
   run-tests:
@@ -10,12 +11,27 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout plugin-sdk-go
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
 
       - name: Setup Golang
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v4
+        uses: actions/setup-go@d35c59abb061a4a6fb18e82ac0862c26744d6ab5 # v5.5.0
         with:
           go-version: '^1.19'
 
       - name: Run tests
-        run: go test ./...
+        run: go test ./...
+
+  build-example-plugins:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout plugin-sdk-go
+        uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
+
+      - name: Setup Golang
+        uses: actions/setup-go@d35c59abb061a4a6fb18e82ac0862c26744d6ab5 # v5.5.0
+        with:
+          go-version: '^1.19'
+
+      - name: Build all example plugins
+        run: make examples

.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml

@@ -1,22 +1,12 @@
-# For most projects, this workflow file will not need changing; you simply need
-# to commit it to your repository.
-#
-# You may wish to alter this file to override the set of languages analyzed,
-# or to provide custom queries or build logic.
-#
-# ******** NOTE ********
-# We have attempted to detect the languages in your repository. Please check
-# the `language` matrix defined below to confirm you have the correct set of
-# supported CodeQL languages.
-#
 name: "CodeQL"
 
 on:
   push:
-    branches: [ main ]
+    branches:
+      - main
   pull_request:
-    # The branches below must be a subset of the branches above
-    branches: [ main ]
+    branches:
+      - main
   schedule:
     - cron: '45 5 * * 2'
 
@@ -32,40 +22,21 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        language: [ 'go' ]
-        # CodeQL supports [ 'cpp', 'csharp', 'go', 'java', 'javascript', 'python' ]
-        # Learn more:
-        # https://docs.github.com/en/free-pro-team@latest/github/finding-security-vulnerabilities-and-errors-in-your-code/configuring-code-scanning#changing-the-languages-that-are-analyzed
+        language:
+          - 'go'
 
     steps:
     - name: Checkout repository
-      uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
 
     # Initializes the CodeQL tools for scanning.
     - name: Initialize CodeQL
-      uses: github/codeql-action/init@v1
+      uses: github/codeql-action/init@ce28f5bb42b7a9f2c824e633a3f6ee835bab6858 # v3.29.0
       with:
         languages: ${{ matrix.language }}
-        # If you wish to specify custom queries, you can do so here or in a config file.
-        # By default, queries listed here will override any specified in a config file.
-        # Prefix the list here with "+" to use these queries and those in the config file.
-        # queries: ./path/to/local/query, your-org/your-repo/queries@main
 
-    # Autobuild attempts to build any compiled languages  (C/C++, C#, or Java).
-    # If this step fails, then you should remove it and run the build manually (see below)
     - name: Autobuild
-      uses: github/codeql-action/autobuild@v1
-
-    # ℹ️ Command-line programs to run using the OS shell.
-    # 📚 https://git.io/JvXDl
-
-    # ✏️ If the Autobuild fails above, remove it and uncomment the following three lines
-    #    and modify them (or add more) to build your code if your project
-    #    uses a compiled language
-
-    #- run: |
-    #   make bootstrap
-    #   make release
+      uses: github/codeql-action/autobuild@ce28f5bb42b7a9f2c824e633a3f6ee835bab6858 # v3.29.0
 
     - name: Perform CodeQL Analysis
-      uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@v1
+      uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@ce28f5bb42b7a9f2c824e633a3f6ee835bab6858 # v3.29.0

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -7,23 +7,25 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   release:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
       - name: Setup Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v3
+        uses: actions/setup-go@d35c59abb061a4a6fb18e82ac0862c26744d6ab5 # v5.5.0
         with:
           go-version: 1.17
 
       - name: Run GoReleaser
-        uses: goreleaser/goreleaser-action@v3
+        uses: goreleaser/goreleaser-action@9c156ee8a17a598857849441385a2041ef570552 # v6.3.0
         with:
-          distribution: goreleaser
-          version: v1.10.3
-          args: release --rm-dist --timeout 60m
+          args: release --clean --timeout 60m
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}

.goreleaser.yml

@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 project_name: plugin-sdk-go
-build:
-  skip: true
+version: 2
+
+builds:
+  - skip: true
+
 release:
-  github:
+  github: {}
   prerelease: auto

Makefile

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 #
-# Copyright (C) 2021 The Falco Authors.
+# Copyright (C) 2025 The Falco Authors.
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
 # the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
@@ -13,8 +14,9 @@
 SHELL := /bin/bash
 GO    ?= $(shell which go)
 CURL  ?= $(shell which curl)
+PATCH ?= $(shell which patch)
 
-FALCOSECURITY_LIBS_REVISION ?= 0b9ca98fee2453a16f4538db55dcfa34bc8f5aef
+FALCOSECURITY_LIBS_REVISION ?= 0.21.0
 FALCOSECURITY_LIBS_REPO ?= falcosecurity/libs
 PLUGINLIB_URL=https://raw.githubusercontent.com/${FALCOSECURITY_LIBS_REPO}/${FALCOSECURITY_LIBS_REVISION}/userspace/plugin
 
@@ -34,6 +36,9 @@ pluginlib:
 	$(CURL) -Lso pkg/sdk/plugin_api.h $(PLUGINLIB_URL)/plugin_api.h
 	$(CURL) -Lso pkg/loader/plugin_loader.h $(PLUGINLIB_URL)/plugin_loader.h
 	$(CURL) -Lso pkg/loader/plugin_loader.c $(PLUGINLIB_URL)/plugin_loader.c
+	$(PATCH) -p1 < pkg/loader/plugin_api_include.patch
+	$(PATCH) -p1 < pkg/loader/strlcpy.patch
+	$(PATCH) -p1 < pkg/sdk/plugin_types_include.patch
 
 clean-pluginlib:
 	rm -f \

OWNERS

@@ -7,4 +7,3 @@ emeritus_approvers:
   - kris-nova
   - mstemm
   - ldegio
-  

benchmarks/async/Makefile

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 #
-# Copyright (C) 2022 The Falco Authors.
+# Copyright (C) 2023 The Falco Authors.
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
 # the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at

benchmarks/async/bench.cpp

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 /*
-Copyright (C) 2022 The Falco Authors.
+Copyright (C) 2023 The Falco Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -171,4 +172,4 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
     }
 
     return 0;
-}
+}

benchmarks/async/bench.go

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 /*
-Copyright (C) 2022 The Falco Authors.
+Copyright (C) 2023 The Falco Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.

examples/custom/Makefile

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 #
-# Copyright (C) 2021 The Falco Authors.
+# Copyright (C) 2023 The Falco Authors.
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
 # the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at

examples/custom/custom.go

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 /*
-Copyright (C) 2021 The Falco Authors.
+Copyright (C) 2023 The Falco Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.

examples/extractor/Makefile

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 #
-# Copyright (C) 2021 The Falco Authors.
+# Copyright (C) 2023 The Falco Authors.
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
 # the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at

examples/extractor/extractor.go

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 /*
-Copyright (C) 2022 The Falco Authors.
+Copyright (C) 2023 The Falco Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.

examples/full/Makefile

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 #
-# Copyright (C) 2021 The Falco Authors.
+# Copyright (C) 2023 The Falco Authors.
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
 # the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at

examples/full/full.go

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 /*
-Copyright (C) 2022 The Falco Authors.
+Copyright (C) 2023 The Falco Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.

examples/full/full_rules.yaml

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 #
 # Copyright (C) 2023 The Falco Authors.
 #

examples/source/Makefile

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 #
-# Copyright (C) 2021 The Falco Authors.
+# Copyright (C) 2023 The Falco Authors.
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
 # the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at

examples/source/source.go

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 /*
-Copyright (C) 2022 The Falco Authors.
+Copyright (C) 2023 The Falco Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.

go.mod

@@ -1,9 +1,16 @@
 module github.com/falcosecurity/plugin-sdk-go
 
-go 1.15
+go 1.17
 
 require (
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.2
-	github.com/xeipuuv/gojsonpointer v0.0.0-20190905194746-02993c407bfb // indirect
 	github.com/xeipuuv/gojsonschema v1.2.0
 )
+
+require (
+	github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 // indirect
+	github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 // indirect
+	github.com/xeipuuv/gojsonpointer v0.0.0-20190905194746-02993c407bfb // indirect
+	github.com/xeipuuv/gojsonreference v0.0.0-20180127040603-bd5ef7bd5415 // indirect
+	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 // indirect
+)

pkg/cgo/handle.go

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 /*
-Copyright (C) 2021 The Falco Authors.
+Copyright (C) 2023 The Falco Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -16,6 +17,12 @@ limitations under the License.
 
 package cgo
 
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"sync/atomic"
+	"unsafe"
+)
+
 // Handle is an alternative implementation of cgo.Handle introduced by
 // Go 1.17, see https://pkg.go.dev/runtime/cgo. This implementation
 // optimizes performance in use cases related to plugins. It is intended
@@ -42,12 +49,18 @@ package cgo
 // The usage in other contexts is discuraged.
 type Handle uintptr
 
-// MaxHandle is the largest value that an Handle can hold
-const MaxHandle = 256 - 1
+const (
+	// MaxHandle is the largest value that an Handle can hold
+	MaxHandle = 256 - 1
+
+	// max number of times we're willing to iterate over the vector of reusable
+	// handles to do compare-and-swap before giving up
+	maxNewHandleRounds = 20
+)
 
 var (
-	handles  [MaxHandle + 1]interface{} // [int]interface{}
-	noHandle int                        = 0
+	handles  [MaxHandle + 1]unsafe.Pointer // [int]*interface{}
+	noHandle unsafe.Pointer                = nil
 )
 
 func init() {
@@ -71,13 +84,30 @@ func init() {
 //
 // This function is not thread-safe.
 func NewHandle(v interface{}) Handle {
-	for i := 1; i <= MaxHandle; i++ {
-		if handles[i] == &noHandle {
-			handles[i] = v
-			return Handle(i)
+	rounds := 0
+	for h := uintptr(1); ; h++ {
+		// we acquired ownership of an handle, return it
+		// note: we attempt accessing slots 1..MaxHandle (included)
+		if atomic.CompareAndSwapPointer(&handles[h], noHandle, (unsafe.Pointer)(&v)) {
+			return Handle(h)
 		}
+
+		// we haven't acquired a handle, but we can try with the next one
+		if h < MaxHandle {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		// we iterated over the whole vector of handles, so we get back to start
+		// and try again with another round. Once we do this too many times,
+		// we have no choice if not panic-ing
+		h = uintptr(0) // note: will be incremented when continuing
+		if rounds < maxNewHandleRounds {
+			rounds++
+			continue
+		}
+
+		panic(fmt.Sprintf("plugin-sdk-go/cgo: could not obtain a new handle after round #%d", rounds))
 	}
-	panic("plugin-sdk-go/cgo: ran out of handle space")
 }
 
 // Value returns the associated Go value for a valid handle.
@@ -85,10 +115,10 @@ func NewHandle(v interface{}) Handle {
 // The method panics if the handle is invalid.
 // This function is not thread-safe.
 func (h Handle) Value() interface{} {
-	if h > MaxHandle || handles[h] == &noHandle {
-		panic("plugin-sdk-go/cgo: misuse of an invalid Handle")
+	if h > MaxHandle || atomic.LoadPointer(&handles[h]) == noHandle {
+		panic(fmt.Sprintf("plugin-sdk-go/cgo: misuse (value) of an invalid Handle %d", h))
 	}
-	return handles[h]
+	return *(*interface{})(atomic.LoadPointer(&handles[h]))
 }
 
 // Delete invalidates a handle. This method should only be called once
@@ -98,14 +128,14 @@ func (h Handle) Value() interface{} {
 // The method panics if the handle is invalid.
 // This function is not thread-safe.
 func (h Handle) Delete() {
-	if h > MaxHandle || handles[h] == &noHandle {
-		panic("plugin-sdk-go/cgo: misuse of an invalid Handle")
+	if h > MaxHandle || atomic.LoadPointer(&handles[h]) == noHandle {
+		panic(fmt.Sprintf("plugin-sdk-go/cgo: misuse (delete) of an invalid Handle %d", h))
 	}
-	handles[h] = &noHandle
+	atomic.StorePointer(&handles[h], noHandle)
 }
 
 func resetHandles() {
 	for i := 0; i <= MaxHandle; i++ {
-		handles[i] = &noHandle
+		atomic.StorePointer(&handles[i], noHandle)
 	}
 }

pkg/cgo/handle_test.go

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 /*
-Copyright (C) 2021 The Falco Authors.
+Copyright (C) 2023 The Falco Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ package cgo
 
 import (
 	"reflect"
+	"sync/atomic"
 	"testing"
 )
 
@@ -60,7 +62,7 @@ func TestHandle(t *testing.T) {
 
 	siz := 0
 	for i := 0; i < MaxHandle; i++ {
-		if handles[i] != &noHandle {
+		if atomic.LoadPointer(&handles[i]) != noHandle {
 			siz++
 		}
 	}

pkg/loader/loader.go

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 /*
-Copyright (C) 2022 The Falco Authors.
+Copyright (C) 2023 The Falco Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.

pkg/loader/plugin_api_include.patch

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+diff --git a/pkg/loader/plugin_loader.h b/pkg/loader/plugin_loader.h
+index e6e8333..8db0d70 100644
+--- a/pkg/loader/plugin_loader.h
++++ b/pkg/loader/plugin_loader.h
+@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ limitations under the License.
+ 
+ #pragma once
+ 
+-#include <plugin/plugin_api.h>
++#include "plugin_api.h"
+ 
+ #include <stdbool.h>
+ 

pkg/loader/plugin_loader.c

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 /*
 Copyright (C) 2023 The Falco Authors.
 
@@ -16,165 +17,210 @@ limitations under the License.
 */
 
 #ifdef _WIN32
-    #include <windows.h>
-    typedef HINSTANCE library_handle_t;
+#include <windows.h>
+typedef HINSTANCE library_handle_t;
 #else
-    #include <dlfcn.h>
-    typedef void* library_handle_t;
+#include <dlfcn.h>
+typedef void* library_handle_t;
 #endif
 
-#include "strlcpy.h"
+#include <stddef.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include "plugin_loader.h"
 
-static inline void err_prepend(char* s, const char* prefix, const char* sep)
-{
-    char tmp[PLUGIN_MAX_ERRLEN];
-    size_t prefix_len = strlcpy(tmp, prefix, PLUGIN_MAX_ERRLEN);
-    if (*s != '\0')
-    {
-        strlcpy(&tmp[prefix_len], sep, PLUGIN_MAX_ERRLEN - prefix_len);
-        prefix_len += strlen(sep);
+// note(jasondellaluce,therealbobo): implementation taken from falcosecurity/libs
+// note(leogr): to avoid clashing with `strlcpy` introduced by glibc 2.38, 
+//              the func has been renamed to plugin_loader_strlcpy.
+//              N.B.: our building system here is not smart enough to detect if the function
+//                    was declared already.
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <string.h>
+/*!
+  \brief Copy up to size - 1 characters from the NUL-terminated string src to dst, NUL-terminating the result.
+
+  \return The length of the source string.
+*/
+
+static inline size_t plugin_loader_strlcpy(char *dst, const char *src, size_t size) {
+    size_t srcsize = strlen(src);
+    if (size == 0) {
+        return srcsize;
     }
-    strlcpy(&tmp[prefix_len], s, PLUGIN_MAX_ERRLEN - prefix_len);
-    strlcpy(s, tmp, PLUGIN_MAX_ERRLEN);
+
+    size_t copysize = srcsize;
+
+    if (copysize > size - 1) {
+        copysize = size - 1;
+    }
+
+    memcpy(dst, src, copysize);
+    dst[copysize] = '\0';
+
+    return srcsize;
 }
 
-static inline void err_append(char* s, const char* suffix, const char* sep)
-{
-    if (*s != '\0')
-    {
-        strncat(s, sep, PLUGIN_MAX_ERRLEN - strlen(sep));
-    }
-    strncat(s, suffix, PLUGIN_MAX_ERRLEN - strlen(suffix));
+static inline void err_prepend(char* s, const char* prefix, const char* sep) {
+	char tmp[PLUGIN_MAX_ERRLEN];
+	size_t prefix_len = plugin_loader_strlcpy(tmp, prefix, PLUGIN_MAX_ERRLEN);
+	if(*s != '\0') {
+		plugin_loader_strlcpy(&tmp[prefix_len], sep, PLUGIN_MAX_ERRLEN - prefix_len);
+		prefix_len += strlen(sep);
+	}
+	plugin_loader_strlcpy(&tmp[prefix_len], s, PLUGIN_MAX_ERRLEN - prefix_len);
+	plugin_loader_strlcpy(s, tmp, PLUGIN_MAX_ERRLEN);
 }
 
-static void* getsym(library_handle_t handle, const char* name)
-{
+static inline void err_append(char* s, const char* suffix, const char* sep) {
+	if(*s != '\0') {
+		strlcat(s, sep, PLUGIN_MAX_ERRLEN);
+	}
+	strlcat(s, suffix, PLUGIN_MAX_ERRLEN);
+}
+
+static void* getsym(library_handle_t handle, const char* name) {
 #ifdef _WIN32
-	return (void*) GetProcAddress(handle, name);
+	return (void*)GetProcAddress(handle, name);
 #else
-	return (void*) dlsym(handle, name);
+	return (void*)dlsym(handle, name);
 #endif
 }
 
 // little hack for simplifying the plugin_load function
-#define SYM_RESOLVE(h, s) \
-    *(void **)(&(h->api.s)) = getsym(h->handle, "plugin_"#s)
+#define SYM_RESOLVE(h, s) *(void**)(&(h->api.s)) = getsym(h->handle, "plugin_" #s)
 
-plugin_handle_t* plugin_load(const char* path, char* err)
-{
-    // alloc and init memory
-    err[0] = '\0';
-    plugin_handle_t* ret = (plugin_handle_t*) calloc (1, sizeof(plugin_handle_t));
-    if (!ret)
-    {
-        strlcpy(err, "error allocating plugin handle", PLUGIN_MAX_ERRLEN);
-        return NULL;
-    }
+plugin_handle_t* plugin_load(const char* path, char* err) {
+	// alloc and init memory
+	err[0] = '\0';
+	plugin_handle_t* ret = (plugin_handle_t*)calloc(1, sizeof(plugin_handle_t));
+	if(!ret) {
+		plugin_loader_strlcpy(err, "error allocating plugin handle", PLUGIN_MAX_ERRLEN);
+		return NULL;
+	}
 
-    // open dynamic library
+	// open dynamic library
 #ifdef _WIN32
-    ret->handle = LoadLibrary(path);
-    if(ret->handle == NULL)
-    {
-        DWORD flg = FORMAT_MESSAGE_ALLOCATE_BUFFER
-            | FORMAT_MESSAGE_FROM_SYSTEM
-            | FORMAT_MESSAGE_IGNORE_INSERTS;
-        LPTSTR msg_buf = 0;
-        if (FormatMessageA(flg, 0, GetLastError(), 0, (LPTSTR) &msg_buf, 0, NULL) && msg_buf)
-        {
-            strlcpy(err, msg_buf, PLUGIN_MAX_ERRLEN);
-            LocalFree(msg_buf);
-        }
-    }
+	ret->handle = LoadLibrary(path);
+	if(ret->handle == NULL) {
+		DWORD flg = FORMAT_MESSAGE_ALLOCATE_BUFFER | FORMAT_MESSAGE_FROM_SYSTEM |
+		            FORMAT_MESSAGE_IGNORE_INSERTS;
+		LPTSTR msg_buf = 0;
+		if(FormatMessageA(flg, 0, GetLastError(), 0, (LPTSTR)&msg_buf, 0, NULL) && msg_buf) {
+			plugin_loader_strlcpy(err, msg_buf, PLUGIN_MAX_ERRLEN);
+			LocalFree(msg_buf);
+		}
+	}
 #else
-    ret->handle = dlopen(path, RTLD_LAZY);
-    if (ret->handle == NULL)
-    {
-        strlcpy(err, (const char*) dlerror(), PLUGIN_MAX_ERRLEN);
-    }
+	ret->handle = dlopen(path, RTLD_LAZY);
+	if(ret->handle == NULL) {
+		plugin_loader_strlcpy(err, (const char*)dlerror(), PLUGIN_MAX_ERRLEN);
+	}
 #endif
 
-    // return NULL if library loading had errors
-    if (ret->handle == NULL)
-    {
-        err_prepend(err, "can't load plugin dynamic library:", " ");
-        free(ret);
-        return NULL;
-    }
+	// return NULL if library loading had errors
+	if(ret->handle == NULL) {
+		err_prepend(err, "can't load plugin dynamic library:", " ");
+		free(ret);
+		return NULL;
+	}
 
-    // load all library symbols
-    SYM_RESOLVE(ret, get_required_api_version);
-    SYM_RESOLVE(ret, get_version);
-    SYM_RESOLVE(ret, get_last_error);
-    SYM_RESOLVE(ret, get_name);
-    SYM_RESOLVE(ret, get_description);
-    SYM_RESOLVE(ret, get_contact);
-    SYM_RESOLVE(ret, get_init_schema);
-    SYM_RESOLVE(ret, init);
-    SYM_RESOLVE(ret, destroy);
-    SYM_RESOLVE(ret, get_id);
-    SYM_RESOLVE(ret, get_event_source);
-    SYM_RESOLVE(ret, open);
-    SYM_RESOLVE(ret, close);
-    SYM_RESOLVE(ret, next_batch);
-    SYM_RESOLVE(ret, get_progress);
-    SYM_RESOLVE(ret, list_open_params);
-    SYM_RESOLVE(ret, event_to_string);
-    SYM_RESOLVE(ret, get_fields);
-    SYM_RESOLVE(ret, extract_fields);
-    SYM_RESOLVE(ret, get_extract_event_sources);
-    SYM_RESOLVE(ret, get_extract_event_types);
-    SYM_RESOLVE(ret, get_parse_event_types);
-    SYM_RESOLVE(ret, get_parse_event_sources);
-    SYM_RESOLVE(ret, parse_event);
-    SYM_RESOLVE(ret, get_async_event_sources);
-    SYM_RESOLVE(ret, get_async_events);
-    SYM_RESOLVE(ret, set_async_event_handler);
-    return ret;
+	// load all library symbols
+	SYM_RESOLVE(ret, get_required_api_version);
+	SYM_RESOLVE(ret, get_version);
+	SYM_RESOLVE(ret, get_last_error);
+	SYM_RESOLVE(ret, get_name);
+	SYM_RESOLVE(ret, get_description);
+	SYM_RESOLVE(ret, get_contact);
+	SYM_RESOLVE(ret, get_init_schema);
+	SYM_RESOLVE(ret, init);
+	SYM_RESOLVE(ret, destroy);
+	SYM_RESOLVE(ret, get_id);
+	SYM_RESOLVE(ret, get_event_source);
+	SYM_RESOLVE(ret, open);
+	SYM_RESOLVE(ret, close);
+	SYM_RESOLVE(ret, next_batch);
+	SYM_RESOLVE(ret, get_progress);
+	SYM_RESOLVE(ret, list_open_params);
+	SYM_RESOLVE(ret, event_to_string);
+	SYM_RESOLVE(ret, get_fields);
+	SYM_RESOLVE(ret, extract_fields);
+	SYM_RESOLVE(ret, get_extract_event_sources);
+	SYM_RESOLVE(ret, get_extract_event_types);
+	SYM_RESOLVE(ret, get_parse_event_types);
+	SYM_RESOLVE(ret, get_parse_event_sources);
+	SYM_RESOLVE(ret, parse_event);
+	SYM_RESOLVE(ret, get_async_event_sources);
+	SYM_RESOLVE(ret, get_async_events);
+	SYM_RESOLVE(ret, set_async_event_handler);
+	SYM_RESOLVE(ret, dump_state);
+	SYM_RESOLVE(ret, set_config);
+	SYM_RESOLVE(ret, get_metrics);
+	SYM_RESOLVE(ret, capture_open);
+	SYM_RESOLVE(ret, capture_close);
+	return ret;
 }
 
-plugin_handle_t* plugin_load_api(const plugin_api* api, char* err)
-{
-    // alloc and init memory
-    err[0] = '\0';
-    if (!api)
-    {
-        strlcpy(err, "can't allocate plugin handle with invalid API table", PLUGIN_MAX_ERRLEN);
-        return NULL;
-    }
+plugin_handle_t* plugin_load_api(const plugin_api* api, char* err) {
+	// alloc and init memory
+	err[0] = '\0';
+	if(!api) {
+		plugin_loader_strlcpy(err, "can't allocate plugin handle with invalid API table", PLUGIN_MAX_ERRLEN);
+		return NULL;
+	}
 
-    plugin_handle_t* ret = (plugin_handle_t*) calloc (1, sizeof(plugin_handle_t));
-    if (!ret)
-    {
-        strlcpy(err, "error allocating plugin handle", PLUGIN_MAX_ERRLEN);
-        return NULL;
-    }
-    ret->api = *api;
-    return ret;
+	plugin_handle_t* ret = (plugin_handle_t*)calloc(1, sizeof(plugin_handle_t));
+	if(!ret) {
+		plugin_loader_strlcpy(err, "error allocating plugin handle", PLUGIN_MAX_ERRLEN);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+	ret->api = *api;
+
+	// todo: remove this if/when we get to API version 4
+	uint32_t major, minor, patch;
+	const char* ver;
+	if(api->get_required_api_version == NULL) {
+		plugin_loader_strlcpy(err, "plugin_get_required_api_version symbol not implemented", PLUGIN_MAX_ERRLEN);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	ver = api->get_required_api_version();
+	if(sscanf(ver, "%" PRIu32 ".%" PRIu32 ".%" PRIu32, &major, &minor, &patch) != 3) {
+		snprintf(err,
+		         PLUGIN_MAX_ERRLEN,
+		         "plugin provided an invalid required API version: '%s'",
+		         ver);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	// API 3.10 introduced dump_state in the middle of the plugin_api struct.
+	// Fix up older 3.x plugins by shifting the fields by one
+	if(major == 3 && minor < 10) {
+		size_t from_offset = offsetof(plugin_api, dump_state);
+		size_t to_offset = offsetof(plugin_api, set_config);
+		size_t size = sizeof(plugin_api) - to_offset;
+		char* api_ptr = (char*)&ret->api;
+		memmove(api_ptr + to_offset, api_ptr + from_offset, size);
+		ret->api.dump_state = NULL;
+	}
+
+	return ret;
 }
 
-void plugin_unload(plugin_handle_t* h)
-{
-    if (h)
-    {
-        if (h->handle)
-        {
+void plugin_unload(plugin_handle_t* h) {
+	if(h) {
+		if(h->handle) {
 #ifdef _WIN32
-            FreeLibrary(h->handle);
+			FreeLibrary(h->handle);
 #else
-            dlclose(h->handle);
+			dlclose(h->handle);
 #endif
-        }
-        free(h);
-    }
+		}
+		free(h);
+	}
 }
 
-bool plugin_is_loaded(const char* path)
-{
+bool plugin_is_loaded(const char* path) {
 #ifdef _WIN32
 	/*
 	 * LoadLibrary maps the module into the address space of the calling process, if necessary,
@@ -197,122 +243,125 @@ bool plugin_is_loaded(const char* path)
 #endif
 }
 
-bool plugin_check_required_api_version(const plugin_handle_t* h, char* err)
-{
-    uint32_t major, minor, patch;
-    const char *ver, *failmsg;
-    if (h->api.get_required_api_version == NULL)
-    {
-        strlcpy(err, "plugin_get_required_api_version symbol not implemented", PLUGIN_MAX_ERRLEN);
-        return false;
-    }
+bool plugin_check_required_api_version(const plugin_handle_t* h, char* err) {
+	uint32_t major, minor, patch;
+	const char *ver, *failmsg;
+	if(h->api.get_required_api_version == NULL) {
+		plugin_loader_strlcpy(err, "plugin_get_required_api_version symbol not implemented", PLUGIN_MAX_ERRLEN);
+		return false;
+	}
 
-    ver = h->api.get_required_api_version();
-    if (sscanf(ver, "%" PRIu32 ".%" PRIu32 ".%" PRIu32, &major, &minor, &patch) != 3)
-    {
-        snprintf(err, PLUGIN_MAX_ERRLEN, "plugin provided an invalid required API version: '%s'", ver);
-        return false;
-    }
+	ver = h->api.get_required_api_version();
+	if(sscanf(ver, "%" PRIu32 ".%" PRIu32 ".%" PRIu32, &major, &minor, &patch) != 3) {
+		snprintf(err,
+		         PLUGIN_MAX_ERRLEN,
+		         "plugin provided an invalid required API version: '%s'",
+		         ver);
+		return false;
+	}
 
-    failmsg = NULL;
-    if(PLUGIN_API_VERSION_MAJOR != major)
-    {
-        failmsg = "major versions disagree";
-    }
-    else if(PLUGIN_API_VERSION_MINOR < minor)
-    {
-        failmsg = "framework's minor is less than the requested one";
-    }
-    else if(PLUGIN_API_VERSION_MINOR == minor && PLUGIN_API_VERSION_PATCH < patch)
-    {
-        failmsg = "framework's patch is less than the requested one";
-    }
+	failmsg = NULL;
+	/* The plugin requires a minimum framework version */
+	if(PLUGIN_API_VERSION_MAJOR != major) {
+		failmsg = "major versions disagree";
+	} else if(PLUGIN_API_VERSION_MINOR < minor) {
+		failmsg = "framework's minor is less than the requested one";
+	} else if(PLUGIN_API_VERSION_MINOR == minor && PLUGIN_API_VERSION_PATCH < patch) {
+		failmsg = "framework's patch is less than the requested one";
+	}
 
-    if (failmsg != NULL)
-    {
-        snprintf(err, PLUGIN_MAX_ERRLEN,
-            "plugin required API version '%s' not compatible with the framework's API version '%s': %s",
-            ver, PLUGIN_API_VERSION_STR, failmsg);
-        return false;
-    }
+	if(failmsg != NULL) {
+		snprintf(err,
+		         PLUGIN_MAX_ERRLEN,
+		         "plugin required API version '%s' not compatible with the framework's API version "
+		         "'%s': %s",
+		         ver,
+		         PLUGIN_API_VERSION_STR,
+		         failmsg);
+		return false;
+	}
 
-    return true;
+	return true;
 }
 
+plugin_caps_t plugin_get_capabilities(const plugin_handle_t* h, char* err) {
+	plugin_caps_t caps = CAP_NONE;
+	plugin_loader_strlcpy(err, "", PLUGIN_MAX_ERRLEN);
 
-plugin_caps_t plugin_get_capabilities(const plugin_handle_t* h, char* err)
-{
-    plugin_caps_t caps = CAP_NONE;
-    strlcpy(err, "", PLUGIN_MAX_ERRLEN);
+	if(h->api.open != NULL && h->api.close != NULL && h->api.next_batch != NULL) {
+		bool has_id = h->api.get_id != NULL && h->api.get_id() != 0;
+		bool has_source = h->api.get_event_source != NULL && strlen(h->api.get_event_source()) > 0;
+		if((has_id && has_source) || (!has_id && !has_source)) {
+			caps = (plugin_caps_t)((uint32_t)caps | (uint32_t)CAP_SOURCING);
+		} else {
+			caps = (plugin_caps_t)((uint32_t)caps | (uint32_t)CAP_BROKEN);
+			err_append(err,
+			           "must implement both 'plugin_get_id' and 'plugin_get_event_source' or "
+			           "neither (event sourcing)",
+			           ", ");
+		}
+	} else if(h->api.open != NULL || h->api.close != NULL || h->api.next_batch != NULL) {
+		caps = (plugin_caps_t)((uint32_t)caps | (uint32_t)CAP_BROKEN);
+		err_append(err,
+		           "must implement all of 'plugin_open', 'plugin_close', and 'plugin_next_batch' "
+		           "(event sourcing)",
+		           ", ");
+	}
 
-    if (h->api.open != NULL && h->api.close != NULL && h->api.next_batch != NULL)
-    {
-        bool has_id = h->api.get_id != NULL && h->api.get_id() != 0;
-        bool has_source = h->api.get_event_source != NULL && strlen(h->api.get_event_source()) > 0;
-        if ((has_id && has_source) || (!has_id && !has_source))
-        {
-            caps = (plugin_caps_t)((uint32_t) caps | (uint32_t) CAP_SOURCING);
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            caps = (plugin_caps_t)((uint32_t) caps | (uint32_t) CAP_BROKEN);
-            err_append(err, "must implement both 'plugin_get_id' and 'plugin_get_event_source' or neither (event sourcing)", ", ");
-        }
-    }
-    else if (h->api.open != NULL || h->api.close != NULL || h->api.next_batch != NULL
-            || h->api.get_id != NULL || h->api.get_event_source != NULL)
-    {
-        caps = (plugin_caps_t)((uint32_t) caps | (uint32_t) CAP_BROKEN);
-        err_append(err, "must implement all of 'plugin_open', 'plugin_close', and 'plugin_next_batch' (event sourcing)", ", ");
-    }
+	if(h->api.get_fields != NULL && h->api.extract_fields != NULL) {
+		caps = (plugin_caps_t)((uint32_t)caps | (uint32_t)CAP_EXTRACTION);
+	} else if(h->api.extract_fields != NULL) {
+		caps = (plugin_caps_t)((uint32_t)caps | (uint32_t)CAP_BROKEN);
+		err_append(err,
+		           "must implement both 'plugin_get_fields' and 'plugin_extract_fields' (field "
+		           "extraction)",
+		           ", ");
+	}
 
-    if (h->api.get_fields != NULL && h->api.extract_fields != NULL)
-    {
-        caps = (plugin_caps_t)((uint32_t) caps | (uint32_t) CAP_EXTRACTION);
-    }
-    else if (h->api.get_fields != NULL || h->api.extract_fields != NULL)
-    {
-        caps = (plugin_caps_t)((uint32_t) caps | (uint32_t) CAP_BROKEN);
-        err_append(err, "must implement both 'plugin_get_fields' and 'plugin_extract_fields' (field extraction)", ", ");
-    }
+	if(h->api.parse_event != NULL) {
+		caps = (plugin_caps_t)((uint32_t)caps | (uint32_t)CAP_PARSING);
+	}
 
-    if (h->api.parse_event != NULL)
-    {
-        caps = (plugin_caps_t)((uint32_t) caps | (uint32_t) CAP_PARSING);
-    }
+	if(h->api.get_async_events != NULL && h->api.set_async_event_handler != NULL) {
+		caps = (plugin_caps_t)((uint32_t)caps | (uint32_t)CAP_ASYNC);
+	} else if(h->api.set_async_event_handler != NULL) {
+		caps = (plugin_caps_t)((uint32_t)caps | (uint32_t)CAP_BROKEN);
+		err_append(err,
+		           "must implement both 'plugin_get_async_events' and "
+		           "'plugin_set_async_event_handler' (async events)",
+		           ", ");
+	}
 
-    if (h->api.get_async_events != NULL && h->api.set_async_event_handler != NULL)
-    {
-        caps = (plugin_caps_t)((uint32_t) caps | (uint32_t) CAP_ASYNC);
-    }
-    else if (h->api.get_async_events != NULL || h->api.set_async_event_handler != NULL)
-    {
-        caps = (plugin_caps_t)((uint32_t) caps | (uint32_t) CAP_BROKEN);
-        err_append(err, "must implement both 'plugin_get_async_events' and 'plugin_set_async_event_handler' (async events)", ", ");
-    }
+	if(h->api.capture_open != NULL && h->api.capture_close != NULL) {
+		caps = (plugin_caps_t)((uint32_t)caps | (uint32_t)CAP_CAPTURE_LISTENING);
+	} else if(h->api.capture_open != NULL) {
+		caps = (plugin_caps_t)((uint32_t)caps | (uint32_t)CAP_BROKEN);
+		err_append(err,
+		           "must implement both 'plugin_capture_open' and 'plugin_capture_close' (capture "
+		           "listening)",
+		           ", ");
+	}
 
-    return caps;
+	return caps;
 }
 
 // little hack for simplifying the plugin_check_required_symbols function
-#define SYM_REQCHECK(a, e, s) \
-    do { \
-        if(a->api.s == NULL) \
-        { \
-            snprintf(e, PLUGIN_MAX_ERRLEN, "required symbol not implemented: '%s'", #s); \
-            return false; \
-        } \
-    } while(0)
+#define SYM_REQCHECK(a, e, s)                                                            \
+	do {                                                                                 \
+		if(a->api.s == NULL) {                                                           \
+			snprintf(e, PLUGIN_MAX_ERRLEN, "required symbol not implemented: '%s'", #s); \
+			return false;                                                                \
+		}                                                                                \
+	} while(0)
 
-bool plugin_check_required_symbols(const plugin_handle_t* h, char* err)
-{
-    SYM_REQCHECK(h, err, get_required_api_version);
-    SYM_REQCHECK(h, err, get_version);
-    SYM_REQCHECK(h, err, get_name);
-    SYM_REQCHECK(h, err, get_description);
-    SYM_REQCHECK(h, err, get_contact);
-    SYM_REQCHECK(h, err, init);
-    SYM_REQCHECK(h, err, destroy);
-    SYM_REQCHECK(h, err, get_last_error);
-    return true;
+bool plugin_check_required_symbols(const plugin_handle_t* h, char* err) {
+	SYM_REQCHECK(h, err, get_required_api_version);
+	SYM_REQCHECK(h, err, get_version);
+	SYM_REQCHECK(h, err, get_name);
+	SYM_REQCHECK(h, err, get_description);
+	SYM_REQCHECK(h, err, get_contact);
+	SYM_REQCHECK(h, err, init);
+	SYM_REQCHECK(h, err, destroy);
+	SYM_REQCHECK(h, err, get_last_error);
+	return true;
 }

pkg/loader/plugin_loader.h

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 /*
 Copyright (C) 2023 The Falco Authors.
 
@@ -36,14 +37,14 @@ extern "C" {
           the field extraction phase
         * ability to inject events asynchronously in the event loop
 */
-typedef enum
-{
-    CAP_NONE        = 0,
-    CAP_SOURCING    = 1 << 0,
-    CAP_EXTRACTION  = 1 << 1,
-    CAP_PARSING     = 1 << 2,
-    CAP_ASYNC       = 1 << 3,
-    CAP_BROKEN      = 1 << 31, // used to report inconsistencies
+typedef enum {
+	CAP_NONE = 0,
+	CAP_SOURCING = 1 << 0,
+	CAP_EXTRACTION = 1 << 1,
+	CAP_PARSING = 1 << 2,
+	CAP_ASYNC = 1 << 3,
+	CAP_CAPTURE_LISTENING = 1 << 4,
+	CAP_BROKEN = 1 << 31,  // used to report inconsistencies
 } plugin_caps_t;
 
 /*!
@@ -51,14 +52,13 @@ typedef enum
     Pointers to this struct must be obtained through the plugin_load()
     and released through plugin_unload().
 */
-typedef struct plugin_handle_t
-{
+typedef struct plugin_handle_t {
 #ifdef _WIN32
-    HINSTANCE handle; ///< Handle of the dynamic library
+	HINSTANCE handle;  ///< Handle of the dynamic library
 #else
-    void* handle; ///< Handle of the dynamic library
+	void* handle;  ///< Handle of the dynamic library
 #endif
-    plugin_api api; ///< The vtable method of the plugin that define its API
+	plugin_api api;  ///< The vtable method of the plugin that define its API
 } plugin_handle_t;
 
 /*!
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ plugin_handle_t* plugin_load_api(const plugin_api* api, char* err);
 plugin_handle_t* plugin_load(const char* path, char* err);
 
 /*!
-    \brief Destroys a plugin_handle_t* previously allocated by 
+    \brief Destroys a plugin_handle_t* previously allocated by
     invoking plugin_load().
 */
 void plugin_unload(plugin_handle_t* h);

pkg/loader/strlcpy.patch

@@ -0,0 +1,132 @@
+diff --git a/pkg/loader/plugin_loader.c b/pkg/loader/plugin_loader.c
+index 2943335..7bebeeb 100644
+--- a/pkg/loader/plugin_loader.c
++++ b/pkg/loader/plugin_loader.c
+@@ -24,22 +24,52 @@ typedef HINSTANCE library_handle_t;
+ typedef void* library_handle_t;
+ #endif
+ 
+-#include <libscap/strl.h>
+ #include <stddef.h>
+ #include <stdio.h>
+ #include <stdlib.h>
+ #include <string.h>
+-#include <plugin/plugin_loader.h>
++#include "plugin_loader.h"
++
++// note(jasondellaluce,therealbobo): implementation taken from falcosecurity/libs
++// note(leogr): to avoid clashing with `strlcpy` introduced by glibc 2.38, 
++//              the func has been renamed to plugin_loader_strlcpy.
++//              N.B.: our building system here is not smart enough to detect if the function
++//                    was declared already.
++#include <stdint.h>
++#include <string.h>
++/*!
++  \brief Copy up to size - 1 characters from the NUL-terminated string src to dst, NUL-terminating the result.
++
++  \return The length of the source string.
++*/
++
++static inline size_t plugin_loader_strlcpy(char *dst, const char *src, size_t size) {
++    size_t srcsize = strlen(src);
++    if (size == 0) {
++        return srcsize;
++    }
++
++    size_t copysize = srcsize;
++
++    if (copysize > size - 1) {
++        copysize = size - 1;
++    }
++
++    memcpy(dst, src, copysize);
++    dst[copysize] = '\0';
++
++    return srcsize;
++}
+ 
+ static inline void err_prepend(char* s, const char* prefix, const char* sep) {
+ 	char tmp[PLUGIN_MAX_ERRLEN];
+-	size_t prefix_len = strlcpy(tmp, prefix, PLUGIN_MAX_ERRLEN);
++	size_t prefix_len = plugin_loader_strlcpy(tmp, prefix, PLUGIN_MAX_ERRLEN);
+ 	if(*s != '\0') {
+-		strlcpy(&tmp[prefix_len], sep, PLUGIN_MAX_ERRLEN - prefix_len);
++		plugin_loader_strlcpy(&tmp[prefix_len], sep, PLUGIN_MAX_ERRLEN - prefix_len);
+ 		prefix_len += strlen(sep);
+ 	}
+-	strlcpy(&tmp[prefix_len], s, PLUGIN_MAX_ERRLEN - prefix_len);
+-	strlcpy(s, tmp, PLUGIN_MAX_ERRLEN);
++	plugin_loader_strlcpy(&tmp[prefix_len], s, PLUGIN_MAX_ERRLEN - prefix_len);
++	plugin_loader_strlcpy(s, tmp, PLUGIN_MAX_ERRLEN);
+ }
+ 
+ static inline void err_append(char* s, const char* suffix, const char* sep) {
+@@ -65,7 +95,7 @@ plugin_handle_t* plugin_load(const char* path, char* err) {
+ 	err[0] = '\0';
+ 	plugin_handle_t* ret = (plugin_handle_t*)calloc(1, sizeof(plugin_handle_t));
+ 	if(!ret) {
+-		strlcpy(err, "error allocating plugin handle", PLUGIN_MAX_ERRLEN);
++		plugin_loader_strlcpy(err, "error allocating plugin handle", PLUGIN_MAX_ERRLEN);
+ 		return NULL;
+ 	}
+ 
+@@ -77,14 +107,14 @@ plugin_handle_t* plugin_load(const char* path, char* err) {
+ 		            FORMAT_MESSAGE_IGNORE_INSERTS;
+ 		LPTSTR msg_buf = 0;
+ 		if(FormatMessageA(flg, 0, GetLastError(), 0, (LPTSTR)&msg_buf, 0, NULL) && msg_buf) {
+-			strlcpy(err, msg_buf, PLUGIN_MAX_ERRLEN);
++			plugin_loader_strlcpy(err, msg_buf, PLUGIN_MAX_ERRLEN);
+ 			LocalFree(msg_buf);
+ 		}
+ 	}
+ #else
+ 	ret->handle = dlopen(path, RTLD_LAZY);
+ 	if(ret->handle == NULL) {
+-		strlcpy(err, (const char*)dlerror(), PLUGIN_MAX_ERRLEN);
++		plugin_loader_strlcpy(err, (const char*)dlerror(), PLUGIN_MAX_ERRLEN);
+ 	}
+ #endif
+ 
+@@ -135,13 +165,13 @@ plugin_handle_t* plugin_load_api(const plugin_api* api, char* err) {
+ 	// alloc and init memory
+ 	err[0] = '\0';
+ 	if(!api) {
+-		strlcpy(err, "can't allocate plugin handle with invalid API table", PLUGIN_MAX_ERRLEN);
++		plugin_loader_strlcpy(err, "can't allocate plugin handle with invalid API table", PLUGIN_MAX_ERRLEN);
+ 		return NULL;
+ 	}
+ 
+ 	plugin_handle_t* ret = (plugin_handle_t*)calloc(1, sizeof(plugin_handle_t));
+ 	if(!ret) {
+-		strlcpy(err, "error allocating plugin handle", PLUGIN_MAX_ERRLEN);
++		plugin_loader_strlcpy(err, "error allocating plugin handle", PLUGIN_MAX_ERRLEN);
+ 		return NULL;
+ 	}
+ 	ret->api = *api;
+@@ -150,7 +180,7 @@ plugin_handle_t* plugin_load_api(const plugin_api* api, char* err) {
+ 	uint32_t major, minor, patch;
+ 	const char* ver;
+ 	if(api->get_required_api_version == NULL) {
+-		strlcpy(err, "plugin_get_required_api_version symbol not implemented", PLUGIN_MAX_ERRLEN);
++		plugin_loader_strlcpy(err, "plugin_get_required_api_version symbol not implemented", PLUGIN_MAX_ERRLEN);
+ 		return NULL;
+ 	}
+ 
+@@ -217,7 +247,7 @@ bool plugin_check_required_api_version(const plugin_handle_t* h, char* err) {
+ 	uint32_t major, minor, patch;
+ 	const char *ver, *failmsg;
+ 	if(h->api.get_required_api_version == NULL) {
+-		strlcpy(err, "plugin_get_required_api_version symbol not implemented", PLUGIN_MAX_ERRLEN);
++		plugin_loader_strlcpy(err, "plugin_get_required_api_version symbol not implemented", PLUGIN_MAX_ERRLEN);
+ 		return false;
+ 	}
+ 
+@@ -256,7 +286,7 @@ bool plugin_check_required_api_version(const plugin_handle_t* h, char* err) {
+ 
+ plugin_caps_t plugin_get_capabilities(const plugin_handle_t* h, char* err) {
+ 	plugin_caps_t caps = CAP_NONE;
+-	strlcpy(err, "", PLUGIN_MAX_ERRLEN);
++	plugin_loader_strlcpy(err, "", PLUGIN_MAX_ERRLEN);
+ 
+ 	if(h->api.open != NULL && h->api.close != NULL && h->api.next_batch != NULL) {
+ 		bool has_id = h->api.get_id != NULL && h->api.get_id() != 0;

pkg/ptr/bytes.go

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 /*
-Copyright (C) 2021 The Falco Authors.
+Copyright (C) 2023 The Falco Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.

pkg/ptr/bytes_test.go

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 /*
-Copyright (C) 2021 The Falco Authors.
+Copyright (C) 2023 The Falco Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.

pkg/ptr/string.go

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 /*
-Copyright (C) 2021 The Falco Authors.
+Copyright (C) 2023 The Falco Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.

pkg/ptr/string_test.go

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 /*
-Copyright (C) 2021 The Falco Authors.
+Copyright (C) 2023 The Falco Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.

pkg/sdk/buffers.go

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 /*
-Copyright (C) 2021 The Falco Authors.
+Copyright (C) 2023 The Falco Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.

pkg/sdk/doc.go

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 /*
-Copyright (C) 2021 The Falco Authors.
+Copyright (C) 2023 The Falco Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.

pkg/sdk/event.go

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 /*
-Copyright (C) 2021 The Falco Authors.
+Copyright (C) 2025 The Falco Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -33,10 +34,15 @@ import (
 // todo(jasondellaluce): pull this information from falcosecurity/libs in the future
 const pluginEventCode = 322
 
-// pluginEventHeaderSize is the size of a scap event header, plus the
+// todo(leogr): replace this with PLUGIN_EVENT_PAYLOAD_OFFSET from "plugin_api.h"
+
+// PluginEventPayloadOffset is the size of a scap event header, plus the
 // params lenght and the plugin ID integers of a PPME_PLUGINEVENT_E event.
 // In other words, this is the size of a plugin event with an empty data payload.
-const pluginEventHeaderSize = C.sizeof_ss_plugin_event + 4 + 4 + 4
+//
+// 26 bytes for the event header, plus 2*4 bytes for the parameter lengths,
+// plus 4 bytes for the plugin ID.
+const PluginEventPayloadOffset = C.sizeof_ss_plugin_event + 4 + 4 + 4
 
 // EventWriter can be used to represent events produced by a plugin.
 // This interface is meant to be used in the next/next_batch.
@@ -179,11 +185,11 @@ type eventWriter struct {
 }
 
 func newEventWriter(dataSize int64) (*eventWriter, error) {
-	evt := (*C.ss_plugin_event)(C.calloc(1, C.size_t(dataSize+pluginEventHeaderSize)))
+	evt := (*C.ss_plugin_event)(C.calloc(1, C.size_t(dataSize+PluginEventPayloadOffset)))
 	evt._type = pluginEventCode
 	evt.ts = C.uint64_t(C.UINT64_MAX)
 	evt.tid = C.uint64_t(C.UINT64_MAX)
-	evt.len = (C.uint32_t)(pluginEventHeaderSize)
+	evt.len = (C.uint32_t)(PluginEventPayloadOffset)
 	// note(jasondellaluce): CGO fails to properly encode nparams for *reasons*,
 	// so we're forced to write their value manually with an offset
 	*(*C.uint32_t)(unsafe.Pointer(uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(evt)) + 22)) = 2
@@ -194,7 +200,7 @@ func newEventWriter(dataSize int64) (*eventWriter, error) {
 	// plugin ID value (note: putting zero makes the framework set it automatically)
 	*(*C.uint32_t)(unsafe.Pointer(uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(evt)) + C.sizeof_ss_plugin_event + 8)) = 0
 	// create a read/writer for the data payload
-	brw, err := ptr.NewBytesReadWriter(unsafe.Pointer(uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(evt))+pluginEventHeaderSize), int64(dataSize), int64(dataSize))
+	brw, err := ptr.NewBytesReadWriter(unsafe.Pointer(uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(evt))+PluginEventPayloadOffset), int64(dataSize), int64(dataSize))
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -213,7 +219,7 @@ func (p *eventWriter) dataLenPtr() *C.uint32_t {
 func (p *eventWriter) Writer() io.Writer {
 	p.data.SetLen(p.dataSize)
 	p.data.Seek(0, io.SeekStart)
-	p.ssPluginEvt.len = (C.uint32_t)(pluginEventHeaderSize)
+	p.ssPluginEvt.len = (C.uint32_t)(PluginEventPayloadOffset)
 	*p.dataLenPtr() = 0
 	return p
 }
@@ -251,7 +257,7 @@ func (e *eventReader) Reader() io.ReadSeeker {
 		panic(fmt.Sprintf("plugin-sdk-go/sdk: reveived extraction request for non-plugin event (code=%d)", e.evt._type))
 	}
 	datalen := *(*C.uint32_t)(unsafe.Pointer(uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(e.evt)) + C.sizeof_ss_plugin_event + 4))
-	brw, _ := ptr.NewBytesReadWriter(unsafe.Pointer(uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(e.evt))+pluginEventHeaderSize), int64(datalen), int64(datalen))
+	brw, _ := ptr.NewBytesReadWriter(unsafe.Pointer(uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(e.evt))+PluginEventPayloadOffset), int64(datalen), int64(datalen))
 	return brw
 }
 

pkg/sdk/event_test.go

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 /*
-Copyright (C) 2021 The Falco Authors.
+Copyright (C) 2023 The Falco Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.

pkg/sdk/extract.go

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 /*
-Copyright (C) 2021 The Falco Authors.
+Copyright (C) 2025 The Falco Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -105,9 +106,26 @@ type ExtractRequest interface {
 	//  - sdk.FieldTypeIPNet: net.IPNet, *net.IPNet
 	SetValue(v interface{})
 	//
+	// TODO SetValueOffsets sets the start offset and length of one or
+	// more fields. The start offset for each field must be from the
+	// beginning of the event to the start of the field data.
+	// sdk.PluginEventPayloadOffset should be used to get the event
+	// header size. {0,0} can be used to indicate that the field doesn't
+	// correspond to any bytes in the event or log data.
+	SetValueOffset(start, length uint32)
+	//
 	// SetPtr sets a pointer to a ss_plugin_extract_field C structure to
 	// be wrapped in this instance of ExtractRequest.
 	SetPtr(unsafe.Pointer)
+	//
+	// SetOffsetPtrs sets the pointers to the memory locations that will
+	// hold the values set by SetValueOffset.
+	SetOffsetPtrs(startPtr, lengthPtr unsafe.Pointer)
+	//
+	// WantOffset returns true if the caller is requesting the offset
+	// for the current field.
+	//
+	WantOffset() bool
 }
 
 // ExtractRequestPool represents a pool of reusable ExtractRequest objects.
@@ -118,6 +136,18 @@ type ExtractRequestPool interface {
 	// position inside the pool. Indexes can be non-contiguous.
 	Get(requestIndex int) ExtractRequest
 	//
+	// MakeOffsetArrayPtrs allocates and initializes the start offset and length arrays,
+	// then assigns their pointers to the provided ss_plugin_extract_value_offsets structure.
+	// These arrays track field boundaries for extracted values.
+	//
+	// This function must be called before using any ExtractRequest returned by Get,
+	// as the arrays are uninitialized until this point.
+	//
+	// Parameters:
+	//   - extractValueOffsets: pointer to ss_plugin_extract_value_offsets structure to populate
+	//   - cap: required capacity for the offset arrays
+	MakeOffsetArrayPtrs(extractValueOffsets unsafe.Pointer, cap uint32)
+	//
 	// Free deallocates any memory used by the pool that can't be disposed
 	// through garbage collection. The behavior of Free after the first call
 	// is undefined.
@@ -125,7 +155,9 @@ type ExtractRequestPool interface {
 }
 
 type extractRequestPool struct {
-	reqs map[uint]*extractRequest
+	reqs                          map[uint]*extractRequest
+	startArrayPtr, lengthArrayPtr unsafe.Pointer
+	arrayPtrCap                   uint32
 }
 
 func (e *extractRequestPool) Get(requestIndex int) ExtractRequest {
@@ -146,6 +178,31 @@ func (e *extractRequestPool) Get(requestIndex int) ExtractRequest {
 	return r
 }
 
+func (e *extractRequestPool) MakeOffsetArrayPtrs(extractValueOffsets unsafe.Pointer, cap uint32) {
+	// If we need more capacity, free old arrays and allocate new ones
+	if cap > e.arrayPtrCap {
+		// Free existing arrays if they exist
+		if e.arrayPtrCap > 0 {
+			C.free(e.startArrayPtr)
+			C.free(e.lengthArrayPtr)
+		}
+
+		// Allocate new arrays with required capacity - calloc zeros the memory
+		e.startArrayPtr = unsafe.Pointer(C.calloc(C.size_t(cap), C.sizeof_uint32_t))
+		e.lengthArrayPtr = unsafe.Pointer(C.calloc(C.size_t(cap), C.sizeof_uint32_t))
+
+		e.arrayPtrCap = cap
+	} else {
+		// Capacity is sufficient, just zero the arrays for fresh extraction request
+		size := C.size_t(cap) * C.sizeof_uint32_t
+		C.memset(e.startArrayPtr, 0, size)
+		C.memset(e.lengthArrayPtr, 0, size)
+	}
+
+	(*C.ss_plugin_extract_value_offsets)(extractValueOffsets).start = (*C.uint32_t)(e.startArrayPtr)
+	(*C.ss_plugin_extract_value_offsets)(extractValueOffsets).length = (*C.uint32_t)(e.lengthArrayPtr)
+}
+
 func (e *extractRequestPool) Free() {
 	for _, v := range e.reqs {
 		for _, b := range v.resStrBufs {
@@ -153,6 +210,10 @@ func (e *extractRequestPool) Free() {
 		}
 		C.free(unsafe.Pointer(v.resBuf))
 	}
+	if e.arrayPtrCap > 0 {
+		C.free(e.startArrayPtr)
+		C.free(e.lengthArrayPtr)
+	}
 }
 
 // NewExtractRequestPool returns a new empty ExtractRequestPool.
@@ -165,6 +226,10 @@ func NewExtractRequestPool() ExtractRequestPool {
 
 type extractRequest struct {
 	req *C.ss_plugin_extract_field
+	// Pointer to the field's offset
+	resOffsetStart *C.uint32_t
+	// Pointer to the field's length
+	resOffsetLength *C.uint32_t
 	// Pointer to a C-allocated array of field_result_t
 	resBuf *C.field_result_t
 	// Length of the array pointed by resBuf
@@ -181,6 +246,11 @@ func (e *extractRequest) SetPtr(pef unsafe.Pointer) {
 	e.req = (*C.ss_plugin_extract_field)(pef)
 }
 
+func (e *extractRequest) SetOffsetPtrs(startPtr, lengthPtr unsafe.Pointer) {
+	e.resOffsetStart = (*C.uint32_t)(startPtr)
+	e.resOffsetLength = (*C.uint32_t)(lengthPtr)
+}
+
 func (e *extractRequest) FieldID() uint64 {
 	return uint64(e.req.field_id)
 }
@@ -361,3 +431,16 @@ func (e *extractRequest) SetValue(v interface{}) {
 	}
 	*((*C.uintptr_t)(unsafe.Pointer(&e.req.res))) = *(*C.uintptr_t)(unsafe.Pointer(&e.resBuf))
 }
+
+func (e *extractRequest) WantOffset() bool {
+	return e.resOffsetStart != nil && e.resOffsetLength != nil
+}
+
+func (e *extractRequest) SetValueOffset(start, length uint32) {
+	if !e.WantOffset() {
+		return
+	}
+
+	*e.resOffsetStart = C.uint32_t(start)
+	*e.resOffsetLength = C.uint32_t(length)
+}

pkg/sdk/extract_test.go

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 /*
-Copyright (C) 2021 The Falco Authors.
+Copyright (C) 2025 The Falco Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -57,6 +58,11 @@ func allocSSPluginExtractField(fid, ftype uint32, fname, farg_key string, farg_i
 	}
 }
 
+func allocSSPluginExtractOffset() *_Ctype_uint32_t {
+	var offset _Ctype_uint32_t = _Ctype_uint32_t(0)
+	return &offset
+}
+
 func getBoolResSSPluingExtractField(t *testing.T, ptr *_Ctype_ss_plugin_extract_field, index int) bool {
 	if ptr.res_len < (_Ctype_uint64_t)(index) {
 		t.Errorf("trying to access extract field res at index %d, but res len is %d", index, (int)(ptr.res_len))
@@ -95,6 +101,10 @@ func getBinResSSPluingExtractField(t *testing.T, p *_Ctype_ss_plugin_extract_fie
 	return buf
 }
 
+func getResSSPluginExtractOffsetFromPtr(offset *_Ctype_uint32_t) uint32 {
+	return uint32(*offset)
+}
+
 func assertPanic(t *testing.T, fun func()) {
 	defer func() {
 		if r := recover(); r == nil {
@@ -125,10 +135,14 @@ func TestExtractRequestSetValue(t *testing.T) {
 	// init test data
 	testStr := "test str"
 	testU64 := uint64(99)
+	testU64Start := uint32(PluginEventPayloadOffset)
+	testU64Length := uint32(8)
 	testBool := true
 	testIPv6 := net.IPv6loopback
 	testStrList := make([]string, 0)
 	testU64List := make([]uint64, 0)
+	testU64ListStart := uint32(PluginEventPayloadOffset)
+	testU64ListLength := uint32(0)
 	testBoolList := make([]bool, 0)
 	dataArray := make([]byte, (minResultBufferLen+1)*int(len(testIPv6)))
 	for i := 0; i < (minResultBufferLen+1)*int(len(testIPv6)); i++ {
@@ -138,6 +152,7 @@ func TestExtractRequestSetValue(t *testing.T) {
 	for i := 0; i < minResultBufferLen+1; i++ {
 		testStrList = append(testStrList, fmt.Sprintf("test-%d", i))
 		testU64List = append(testU64List, uint64(i))
+		testU64ListLength += testU64Length
 		testBoolList = append(testBoolList, i%3 == 0)
 		testIPv6List[i] = dataArray[i*len(testIPv6) : (i+1)*len(testIPv6)]
 	}
@@ -145,7 +160,11 @@ func TestExtractRequestSetValue(t *testing.T) {
 	// init extract requests
 	pool := NewExtractRequestPool()
 	u64Ptr, freeU64Ptr := allocSSPluginExtractField(1, FieldTypeUint64, "test.u64", "", 0, true, false)
+	u64OffsetStartPtr := allocSSPluginExtractOffset()
+	u64OffsetLengthPtr := allocSSPluginExtractOffset()
 	u64ListPtr, freeU64ListPtr := allocSSPluginExtractField(2, FieldTypeUint64, "test.u64", "", 0, true, true)
+	u64ListOffsetStartPtr := allocSSPluginExtractOffset()
+	u64ListOffsetLengthPtr := allocSSPluginExtractOffset()
 	strPtr, freeStrPtr := allocSSPluginExtractField(3, FieldTypeCharBuf, "test.str", "", 0, true, false)
 	strListPtr, freeStrListPtr := allocSSPluginExtractField(4, FieldTypeCharBuf, "test.str", "", 0, true, true)
 	boolPtr, freeBoolPtr := allocSSPluginExtractField(5, FieldTypeBool, "test.bool", "", 0, true, false)
@@ -161,7 +180,9 @@ func TestExtractRequestSetValue(t *testing.T) {
 	binReq := pool.Get(6)
 	binReqList := pool.Get(7)
 	u64Req.SetPtr(unsafe.Pointer(u64Ptr))
+	u64Req.SetOffsetPtrs(unsafe.Pointer(u64OffsetStartPtr), unsafe.Pointer(u64OffsetLengthPtr))
 	u64ReqList.SetPtr(unsafe.Pointer(u64ListPtr))
+	u64ReqList.SetOffsetPtrs(unsafe.Pointer(u64ListOffsetStartPtr), unsafe.Pointer(u64ListOffsetLengthPtr))
 	strReq.SetPtr(unsafe.Pointer(strPtr))
 	strReqList.SetPtr(unsafe.Pointer(strListPtr))
 	boolReq.SetPtr(unsafe.Pointer(boolPtr))
@@ -222,12 +243,26 @@ func TestExtractRequestSetValue(t *testing.T) {
 	if getU64ResSSPluingExtractField(t, u64Ptr, 0) != testU64 {
 		t.Errorf("expected value '%d', but found '%d'", testU64, getU64ResSSPluingExtractField(t, u64Ptr, 0))
 	}
+	u64Req.SetValueOffset(testU64Start, testU64Length)
+	if getResSSPluginExtractOffsetFromPtr(u64OffsetStartPtr) != testU64Start {
+		t.Errorf("expected start offset '%d', but found '%d'", testU64Start, getResSSPluginExtractOffsetFromPtr(u64OffsetStartPtr))
+	}
+	if getResSSPluginExtractOffsetFromPtr(u64OffsetLengthPtr) != testU64Length {
+		t.Errorf("expected length '%d', but found '%d'", testU64Length, getResSSPluginExtractOffsetFromPtr(u64OffsetLengthPtr))
+	}
 	u64ReqList.SetValue(testU64List)
+	u64ReqList.SetValueOffset(testU64ListStart, testU64ListLength)
 	for i, d := range testU64List {
 		if getU64ResSSPluingExtractField(t, u64ListPtr, i) != d {
 			t.Errorf("expected value '%d', but found '%d'", testU64, getU64ResSSPluingExtractField(t, u64Ptr, i))
 		}
 	}
+	if getResSSPluginExtractOffsetFromPtr(u64ListOffsetStartPtr) != testU64ListStart {
+		t.Errorf("expected start offset '%d', but found '%d'", testU64ListStart, getResSSPluginExtractOffsetFromPtr(u64ListOffsetStartPtr))
+	}
+	if getResSSPluginExtractOffsetFromPtr(u64ListOffsetLengthPtr) != testU64ListLength {
+		t.Errorf("expected length '%d', but found '%d'", testU64ListLength, getResSSPluginExtractOffsetFromPtr(u64ListOffsetLengthPtr))
+	}
 	strReq.SetValue(testStr)
 	if getStrResSSPluingExtractField(t, strPtr, 0) != testStr {
 		t.Errorf("expected value '%s', but found '%s'", testStr, getStrResSSPluingExtractField(t, strPtr, 0))

pkg/sdk/instance.go

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 /*
-Copyright (C) 2021 The Falco Authors.
+Copyright (C) 2023 The Falco Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.

pkg/sdk/internal/hooks/hooks.go

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 /*
-Copyright (C) 2021 The Falco Authors.
+Copyright (C) 2023 The Falco Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.

pkg/sdk/internal/sdk/inmemory.go

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 /*
-Copyright (C) 2022 The Falco Authors.
+Copyright (C) 2023 The Falco Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.

pkg/sdk/plugin.go

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 /*
-Copyright (C) 2021 The Falco Authors.
+Copyright (C) 2023 The Falco Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.

pkg/sdk/plugin_api.h

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 /*
 Copyright (C) 2023 The Falco Authors.
 
@@ -23,38 +24,51 @@ limitations under the License.
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
-
 //
 // API versions of this plugin framework
 //
+// todo(jasondellaluce): when/if major changes to v4, check and solve all todos
 #define PLUGIN_API_VERSION_MAJOR 3
-#define PLUGIN_API_VERSION_MINOR 0
+#define PLUGIN_API_VERSION_MINOR 11
 #define PLUGIN_API_VERSION_PATCH 0
 
 //
 // Just some not so smart defines to retrieve plugin api version as string
 //
-#define QUOTE(str)                  #str
-#define EXPAND_AND_QUOTE(str)       QUOTE(str)
-#define PLUGIN_API_VERSION          PLUGIN_API_VERSION_MAJOR.PLUGIN_API_VERSION_MINOR.PLUGIN_API_VERSION_PATCH
-#define PLUGIN_API_VERSION_STR      EXPAND_AND_QUOTE(PLUGIN_API_VERSION)
+#define QUOTE(str) #str
+#define EXPAND_AND_QUOTE(str) QUOTE(str)
+#define PLUGIN_API_VERSION \
+	PLUGIN_API_VERSION_MAJOR.PLUGIN_API_VERSION_MINOR.PLUGIN_API_VERSION_PATCH
+#define PLUGIN_API_VERSION_STR EXPAND_AND_QUOTE(PLUGIN_API_VERSION)
 
 //
 // The max length of errors returned by a plugin in some of its API symbols.
 //
-#define PLUGIN_MAX_ERRLEN	1024
+#define PLUGIN_MAX_ERRLEN 1024
+
+// Supported by the API but deprecated. Use the extended version ss_plugin_table_reader_vtable_ext
+// instead. todo(jasondellaluce): when/if major changes to v4, remove this and give this name to the
+// associated *_ext struct.
+typedef struct {
+	const ss_plugin_table_fieldinfo* (*list_table_fields)(ss_plugin_table_t* t, uint32_t* nfields);
+	ss_plugin_table_field_t* (*get_table_field)(ss_plugin_table_t* t,
+	                                            const char* name,
+	                                            ss_plugin_state_type data_type);
+	ss_plugin_table_field_t* (*add_table_field)(ss_plugin_table_t* t,
+	                                            const char* name,
+	                                            ss_plugin_state_type data_type);
+} ss_plugin_table_fields_vtable;
 
 // Vtable for controlling and the fields for the entries of a state table.
 // This allows discovering the fields available in the table, defining new ones,
 // and obtaining accessors usable at runtime for reading and writing the fields'
 // data from each entry of a given state table.
-typedef struct
-{
+typedef struct {
 	// Returns a pointer to an array containing info about all the fields
 	// available in the entries of the table. nfields will be filled with the number
 	// of elements of the returned array. The array's memory is owned by the
 	// tables's owner. Returns NULL in case of error.
-	ss_plugin_table_fieldinfo* (*list_table_fields)(ss_plugin_table_t* t, uint32_t* nfields);
+	const ss_plugin_table_fieldinfo* (*list_table_fields)(ss_plugin_table_t* t, uint32_t* nfields);
 	//
 	// Returns an opaque pointer representing an accessor to a data field
 	// present in all entries of the table, given its name and type.
@@ -62,7 +76,9 @@ typedef struct
 	// the table. The pointer is owned by the table's owner.
 	// Returns NULL in case of issues (including when the field is not defined
 	// or it has a type different than the specified one).
-	ss_plugin_table_field_t* (*get_table_field)(ss_plugin_table_t* t, const char* name, ss_plugin_state_type data_type);
+	ss_plugin_table_field_t* (*get_table_field)(ss_plugin_table_t* t,
+	                                            const char* name,
+	                                            ss_plugin_state_type data_type);
 	//
 	// Defines a new field in the table given its name and data type,
 	// which will then be available in all entries contained in the table.
@@ -71,16 +87,40 @@ typedef struct
 	// the table. The pointer is owned by the table's owner.
 	// Returns NULL in case of issues (including when a field is defined multiple
 	// times with different data types).
-	ss_plugin_table_field_t* (*add_table_field)(ss_plugin_table_t* t, const char* name, ss_plugin_state_type data_type);
-} ss_plugin_table_fields_vtable;
+	ss_plugin_table_field_t* (*add_table_field)(ss_plugin_table_t* t,
+	                                            const char* name,
+	                                            ss_plugin_state_type data_type);
+} ss_plugin_table_fields_vtable_ext;
 
-// Vtable for controlling a state table for read operations.
-// todo(jasondellaluce): support looping over a table
-typedef struct
-{
+// Supported by the API but deprecated. Use the extended version ss_plugin_table_reader_vtable_ext
+// instead. todo(jasondellaluce): when/if major changes to v4, remove this and give this name to the
+// associated *_ext struct.
+typedef struct {
+	const char* (*get_table_name)(ss_plugin_table_t* t);
+	uint64_t (*get_table_size)(ss_plugin_table_t* t);
+	ss_plugin_table_entry_t* (*get_table_entry)(ss_plugin_table_t* t,
+	                                            const ss_plugin_state_data* key);
+	ss_plugin_rc (*read_entry_field)(ss_plugin_table_t* t,
+	                                 ss_plugin_table_entry_t* e,
+	                                 const ss_plugin_table_field_t* f,
+	                                 ss_plugin_state_data* out);
+} ss_plugin_table_reader_vtable;
+
+// Opaque pointer to the state data relative to a state table iteration.
+// This is passed initially by the invoker when starting the iteration, and
+// is then dispatched to the iterator for each of the entries of the table.
+typedef void ss_plugin_table_iterator_state_t;
+
+// Iterator function callback used by a plugin for looping through all the
+// entries of a given state table. Returns true if the iteration should
+// proceed to the next element, or false in case of break out.
+typedef ss_plugin_bool (*ss_plugin_table_iterator_func_t)(ss_plugin_table_iterator_state_t* s,
+                                                          ss_plugin_table_entry_t* e);
+
+typedef struct {
 	// Returns the table's name, or NULL in case of error.
 	// The returned pointer is owned by the table's owner.
-	const char*	(*get_table_name)(ss_plugin_table_t* t);
+	const char* (*get_table_name)(ss_plugin_table_t* t);
 	//
 	// Returns the number of entries in the table, or ((uint64_t) -1) in
 	// case of error.
@@ -89,18 +129,52 @@ typedef struct
 	// Returns an opaque pointer to an entry present in the table at the given
 	// key, or NULL in case of issues (including if no entry is found at the
 	// given key). The returned pointer is owned by the table's owner.
-	ss_plugin_table_entry_t* (*get_table_entry)(ss_plugin_table_t* t, const ss_plugin_state_data* key);
+	// Every non-NULL returned entry must be released by invoking release_table_entry()
+	// once it becomes no more used by the invoker.
+	ss_plugin_table_entry_t* (*get_table_entry)(ss_plugin_table_t* t,
+	                                            const ss_plugin_state_data* key);
 	//
 	// Reads the value of an entry field from a table's entry.
 	// The field accessor must be obtainied during plugin_init().
 	// The read value is stored in the "out" parameter.
 	// Returns SS_PLUGIN_SUCCESS if successful, and SS_PLUGIN_FAILURE otherwise.
-	ss_plugin_rc (*read_entry_field)(ss_plugin_table_t* t, ss_plugin_table_entry_t* e, const ss_plugin_table_field_t* f, ss_plugin_state_data* out);
-} ss_plugin_table_reader_vtable;
+	ss_plugin_rc (*read_entry_field)(ss_plugin_table_t* t,
+	                                 ss_plugin_table_entry_t* e,
+	                                 const ss_plugin_table_field_t* f,
+	                                 ss_plugin_state_data* out);
+	//
+	// Releases a table entry obtained by from previous invocation of get_table_entry().
+	// After being released, the same table entry cannot be reused by the invoker.
+	// However, the same entry can be re-obtained through an invocation of get_table_entry().
+	void (*release_table_entry)(ss_plugin_table_t* t, ss_plugin_table_entry_t* e);
+	//
+	// Iterates through all the entries of a table, invoking the interation
+	// callback function for each of them. Returns false in case of failure or
+	// iteration break-out, and true otherwise.
+	ss_plugin_bool (*iterate_entries)(ss_plugin_table_t* t,
+	                                  ss_plugin_table_iterator_func_t it,
+	                                  ss_plugin_table_iterator_state_t* s);
+} ss_plugin_table_reader_vtable_ext;
+
+// Supported by the API but deprecated. Use the extended version ss_plugin_table_writer_vtable_ext
+// instead. todo(jasondellaluce): when/if major changes to v4, remove this and give this name to the
+// associated *_ext struct.
+typedef struct {
+	ss_plugin_rc (*clear_table)(ss_plugin_table_t* t);
+	ss_plugin_rc (*erase_table_entry)(ss_plugin_table_t* t, const ss_plugin_state_data* key);
+	ss_plugin_table_entry_t* (*create_table_entry)(ss_plugin_table_t* t);
+	void (*destroy_table_entry)(ss_plugin_table_t* t, ss_plugin_table_entry_t* e);
+	ss_plugin_table_entry_t* (*add_table_entry)(ss_plugin_table_t* t,
+	                                            const ss_plugin_state_data* key,
+	                                            ss_plugin_table_entry_t* entry);
+	ss_plugin_rc (*write_entry_field)(ss_plugin_table_t* t,
+	                                  ss_plugin_table_entry_t* e,
+	                                  const ss_plugin_table_field_t* f,
+	                                  const ss_plugin_state_data* in);
+} ss_plugin_table_writer_vtable;
 
 // Vtable for controlling a state table for write operations.
-typedef struct
-{
+typedef struct {
 	// Erases all the entries of the table.
 	// Returns SS_PLUGIN_SUCCESS if successful, and SS_PLUGIN_FAILURE otherwise.
 	ss_plugin_rc (*clear_table)(ss_plugin_table_t* t);
@@ -125,15 +199,21 @@ typedef struct
 	// with the given key. If another entry is already present with the same key,
 	// it gets replaced. After insertion, table will be come the owner of the
 	// entry's pointer. Returns an opaque pointer to the newly-added table's entry,
-	// or NULL in case of error.
-	ss_plugin_table_entry_t* (*add_table_entry)(ss_plugin_table_t* t, const ss_plugin_state_data* key, ss_plugin_table_entry_t* entry);
+	// or NULL in case of error. Every non-NULL returned entry must be released
+	// by invoking release_table_entry() once it becomes no more used by the invoker.
+	ss_plugin_table_entry_t* (*add_table_entry)(ss_plugin_table_t* t,
+	                                            const ss_plugin_state_data* key,
+	                                            ss_plugin_table_entry_t* entry);
 	//
 	// Updates a table's entry by writing a value for one of its fields.
 	// The field accessor must be obtainied during plugin_init().
 	// The written value is read from the "in" parameter.
 	// Returns SS_PLUGIN_SUCCESS if successful, and SS_PLUGIN_FAILURE otherwise.
-	ss_plugin_rc (*write_entry_field)(ss_plugin_table_t* t, ss_plugin_table_entry_t* e, const ss_plugin_table_field_t* f, const ss_plugin_state_data* in);
-} ss_plugin_table_writer_vtable;
+	ss_plugin_rc (*write_entry_field)(ss_plugin_table_t* t,
+	                                  ss_plugin_table_entry_t* e,
+	                                  const ss_plugin_table_field_t* f,
+	                                  const ss_plugin_state_data* in);
+} ss_plugin_table_writer_vtable_ext;
 
 // Plugin-provided input passed to the add_table() callback of
 // ss_plugin_init_tables_input, that can be used by the plugin to inform its
@@ -142,33 +222,46 @@ typedef struct
 // of implementing all the API functions. These will be used by other
 // plugins loaded by the falcosecurity libraries to interact with the state
 // of a given plugin to implement cross-plugin state access.
-typedef struct
-{
+typedef struct {
 	// The name of the state table.
 	const char* name;
 	//
-	// The type of the sta table's key.
+	// The type of the state table's key.
 	ss_plugin_state_type key_type;
 	//
 	// A non-NULL opaque pointer to the state table.
 	// This will be passed as parameters to all the callbacks defined below.
 	ss_plugin_table_t* table;
 	//
-	// Vtable for controlling read operations on the state table.
+	// Supported but deprecated. Use the extended version reader_ext.
+	// todo(jasondellaluce): when/if major changes to v4, remove this and
+	// give this name to the associated *_ext pointer.
 	ss_plugin_table_reader_vtable reader;
 	//
-	// Vtable for controlling write operations on the state table.
+	// Supported but deprecated. Use the extended version writer_ext.
+	// todo(jasondellaluce): when/if major changes to v4, remove this and
+	// give this name to the associated *_ext pointer.
 	ss_plugin_table_writer_vtable writer;
 	//
-	// Vtable for controlling operations related to fields on the state table.
+	// Supported but deprecated. Use the extended version fields_ext.
+	// todo(jasondellaluce): when/if major changes to v4, remove this and
+	// give this name to the associated *_ext pointer.
 	ss_plugin_table_fields_vtable fields;
+	//
+	// Vtable for controlling read operations on the state table.
+	ss_plugin_table_reader_vtable_ext* reader_ext;
+	//
+	// Vtable for controlling write operations on the state table.
+	ss_plugin_table_writer_vtable_ext* writer_ext;
+	//
+	// Vtable for controlling operations related to fields on the state table.
+	ss_plugin_table_fields_vtable_ext* fields_ext;
 } ss_plugin_table_input;
 
-// Initialization-time input related to the event parsing capability.
+// Initialization-time input related to the event parsing or field extraction capability.
 // This provides the plugin with callback functions implemented by its owner
 // that can be used to discover, access, and define state tables.
-typedef struct
-{
+typedef struct {
 	// Returns a pointer to an array containing info about all the tables
 	// registered in the plugin's owner. ntables will be filled with the number
 	// of elements of the returned array. The array's memory is owned by the
@@ -177,7 +270,9 @@ typedef struct
 	//
 	// Returns an opaque accessor to a state table registered in the plugin's
 	// owner, given its name and key type. Returns NULL if an case of error.
-	ss_plugin_table_t* (*get_table)(ss_plugin_owner_t* o, const char* name, ss_plugin_state_type key_type);
+	ss_plugin_table_t* (*get_table)(ss_plugin_owner_t* o,
+	                                const char* name,
+	                                ss_plugin_state_type key_type);
 	//
 	// Registers a new state table in the plugin's owner. Returns
 	// SS_PLUGIN_SUCCESS in case of success, and SS_PLUGIN_FAILURE otherwise.
@@ -185,41 +280,69 @@ typedef struct
 	// by other actors of the plugin's owner to interact with the state table.
 	ss_plugin_rc (*add_table)(ss_plugin_owner_t* o, const ss_plugin_table_input* in);
 	//
-	// Vtable for controlling operations related to fields on the state tables
-	// registeted in the plugin's owner.
+	// Supported but deprecated. Use the extended version fields_ext.
+	// todo(jasondellaluce): when/if major changes to v4, remove this and
+	// give this name to the associated *_ext pointer.
 	ss_plugin_table_fields_vtable fields;
+	//
+	// Vtable for controlling operations related to fields on the state tables
+	// registered in the plugin's owner.
+	ss_plugin_table_fields_vtable_ext* fields_ext;
+	//
+	// Vtable for controlling read operations on the state tables registered
+	// in the plugin's owner.
+	ss_plugin_table_reader_vtable_ext* reader_ext;
+	//
+	// Vtable for controlling write operations on the state tables registered
+	// in the plugin's owner.
+	ss_plugin_table_writer_vtable_ext* writer_ext;
 } ss_plugin_init_tables_input;
 
+// Function used by plugin for sending messages to the framework-provided logger
+// Arguments:
+//  - component: name of the component that is logging
+//			(if set to NULL automatically falls back to the plugin name in the log)
+//  - msg: message to log
+//			(it doesn't have to be '\n' terminated)
+//  - sev: message severity as defined in ss_plugin_log_severity
+typedef void (*ss_plugin_log_fn_t)(ss_plugin_owner_t* o,
+                                   const char* component,
+                                   const char* msg,
+                                   ss_plugin_log_severity sev);
+
 // Input passed at the plugin through plugin_init(). This contain information
 // common to any plugin, and also information useful only in case the plugin
 // implements a given capability. If a certain capability is not implemented
 // by the plugin, its information is set to NULL.
-typedef struct ss_plugin_init_input
-{
+typedef struct ss_plugin_init_input {
 	// An opaque string representing the plugin init configuration.
 	// The format of the string is arbitrary and defined by the plugin itself.
 	const char* config;
 	//
 	// The plugin's owner. Can be passed by the plugin to the callbacks available
 	// in this struct in order to invoke functions of its owner.
+	// It doesn't change during the whole plugin's lifecycle, it's safe to store it in the state
 	ss_plugin_owner_t* owner;
 	//
 	// Return a string with the error that was last generated by the plugin's
 	// owner, or NULL if no error is present.
 	// The string pointer is owned by the plugin's owenr.
-	const char *(*get_owner_last_error)(ss_plugin_owner_t *o);
+	const char* (*get_owner_last_error)(ss_plugin_owner_t* o);
 	//
 	// Init input related to the event parsing or field extraction capability.
 	// It's set to NULL if the plugin does not implement at least one of the two
 	// capabilities. The callbacks available in this input take the plugin's owner
 	// as a parameter.
 	const ss_plugin_init_tables_input* tables;
+	//
+	// Log function passed to the plugin through the init input
+	// It doesn't change during the whole plugin's lifecycle, it's safe to store it in the state
+	ss_plugin_log_fn_t log_fn;
 } ss_plugin_init_input;
 
 // Input passed to the plugin when extracting a field from an event for
 // the field extraction capability.
-typedef struct ss_plugin_field_extract_input
-{
+typedef struct ss_plugin_field_extract_input {
 	//
 	// The plugin's owner. Can be passed by the plugin to the callbacks available
 	// in this struct in order to invoke functions of its owner.
@@ -228,7 +351,7 @@ typedef struct ss_plugin_field_extract_input
 	// Return a string with the error that was last generated by the plugin's
 	// owner, or NULL if no error is present.
 	// The string pointer is owned by the plugin's owenr.
-	const char *(*get_owner_last_error)(ss_plugin_owner_t *o);
+	const char* (*get_owner_last_error)(ss_plugin_owner_t* o);
 	//
 	// The length of the fields array.
 	uint32_t num_fields;
@@ -238,16 +361,28 @@ typedef struct ss_plugin_field_extract_input
 	// extracted value as output. Memory pointers set as output must be allocated
 	// by the plugin and must not be deallocated or modified until the next
 	// extract_fields() call.
-	ss_plugin_extract_field *fields;
+	ss_plugin_extract_field* fields;
+	//
+	// Supported but deprecated. Use the extended version table_reader_ext.
+	// todo(jasondellaluce): when/if major changes to v4, remove this and
+	// give this name to the associated *_ext pointer.
+	ss_plugin_table_reader_vtable table_reader;
 	//
 	// Vtable for controlling a state table for read operations.
-	ss_plugin_table_reader_vtable table_reader;
+	ss_plugin_table_reader_vtable_ext* table_reader_ext;
+
+	// An array of ss_plugin_extract_value_offsets structs. The start
+	// and length in each entry should be set to nullptr, and as with
+	// the "fields" member, memory pointers set as output must be
+	// allocated by the plugin and must not be deallocated or modified
+	// until the next extract_fields() call.
+	// This member is optional, and might be ignored by extractors.
+	ss_plugin_extract_value_offsets* value_offsets;
 } ss_plugin_field_extract_input;
 
 // Input passed to the plugin when parsing an event for the event parsing
 // capability.
-typedef struct ss_plugin_event_parse_input
-{
+typedef struct ss_plugin_event_parse_input {
 	//
 	// The plugin's owner. Can be passed by the plugin to the callbacks available
 	// in this struct in order to invoke functions of its owner.
@@ -256,26 +391,122 @@ typedef struct ss_plugin_event_parse_input
 	// Return a string with the error that was last generated by the plugin's
 	// owner, or NULL if no error is present.
 	// The string pointer is owned by the plugin's owenr.
-	const char *(*get_owner_last_error)(ss_plugin_owner_t *o);
+	const char* (*get_owner_last_error)(ss_plugin_owner_t* o);
 	//
-	// Vtable for controlling a state table for read operations.
+	// Supported but deprecated. Use the extended version table_reader_ext.
+	// todo(jasondellaluce): when/if major changes to v4, remove this and
+	// give this name to the associated *_ext pointer.
 	ss_plugin_table_reader_vtable table_reader;
 	//
-	// Vtable for controlling a state table for write operations.
+	// Supported but deprecated. Use the extended version table_writer_ext.
+	// todo(jasondellaluce): when/if major changes to v4, remove this and
+	// give this name to the associated *_ext pointer.
 	ss_plugin_table_writer_vtable table_writer;
+	//
+	// Vtable for controlling a state table for read operations.
+	ss_plugin_table_reader_vtable_ext* table_reader_ext;
+	//
+	// Vtable for controlling a state table for write operations.
+	ss_plugin_table_writer_vtable_ext* table_writer_ext;
 } ss_plugin_event_parse_input;
 
+// Input passed to the plugin when setting a new configuration
+typedef struct ss_plugin_set_config_input {
+	//
+	// An opaque string representing the new configuration provided by the framework
+	const char* config;
+} ss_plugin_set_config_input;
+
+//
+// An opaque pointer representing a routine subscribed in the framework-provided thread pool
+typedef void ss_plugin_routine_t;
+
+//
+// An opaque pointer representing the state of the routine on each iteration
+typedef void ss_plugin_routine_state_t;
+
+//
+// The function executed by the routine on each iteration.
+// Arguments:
+// - s: the plugin state, returned by init(). Can be NULL.
+// - i: the routine state, provided by the plugin when the routine is subscribed
+//
+// Return value: Returning false causes the routine to be unsubcribed from the thread pool.
+typedef ss_plugin_bool (*ss_plugin_routine_fn_t)(ss_plugin_t* s, ss_plugin_routine_state_t* i);
+
+//
+// Vtable used by the plugin to subscribe and unsubscribe recurring loop-like routines
+// to the framework-provide thread pool
+typedef struct {
+	//
+	// Subscribes a routine to the framework-provided thread pool.
+	// Arguments:
+	// - o: the plugin's owner
+	// - f: the function executed by the routine on each iteration
+	// - i: the routine's state
+	//
+	// Return value: A routine handle that can be used to later unsubscribe the routine. Returns
+	// null in case of failure.
+	ss_plugin_routine_t* (*subscribe)(ss_plugin_owner_t* o,
+	                                  ss_plugin_routine_fn_t f,
+	                                  ss_plugin_routine_state_t* i);
+
+	//
+	// Unsubscribes a routine from the framework-provided thread pool.
+	// Arguments:
+	// - o: the plugin's owner
+	// - r: the routine's handle
+	//
+	// Return value: A ss_plugin_rc with values SS_PLUGIN_SUCCESS or SS_PLUGIN_FAILURE.
+	ss_plugin_rc (*unsubscribe)(ss_plugin_owner_t* o, ss_plugin_routine_t* r);
+} ss_plugin_routine_vtable;
+
+// Input passed to the plugin when the framework start and stops the capture.
+typedef struct ss_plugin_capture_listen_input {
+	//
+	// The plugin's owner. Can be passed by the plugin to the callbacks available
+	// in this struct in order to invoke functions of its owner.
+	ss_plugin_owner_t* owner;
+	//
+	// Vtable containing callbacks that can be used by the plugin
+	// for subscribing and unsubscribing routines to the framework's thread pool.
+	ss_plugin_routine_vtable* routine;
+	//
+	// Vtable for controlling a state table for read operations.
+	ss_plugin_table_reader_vtable_ext* table_reader_ext;
+	//
+	// Vtable for controlling a state table for write operations.
+	ss_plugin_table_writer_vtable_ext* table_writer_ext;
+	//
+	// Return a string with the error that was last generated by the plugin's
+	// owner, or NULL if no error is present.
+	// The string pointer is owned by the plugin's owenr.
+	const char* (*get_owner_last_error)(ss_plugin_owner_t* o);
+} ss_plugin_capture_listen_input;
+
 //
 // Function handler used by plugin for sending asynchronous events to the
 // Falcosecurity libs during a live event capture. The asynchronous events
 // must be encoded as an async event type (code 402) as for the libscap specific.
+//
+// The plugin framework will automatically set the plugin ID of the produced
+// async event depending on the running event source in which the event will
+// be injected into. The event's thread ID can be set to control the system
+// thread associated, with value (uint64_t) -1) representing no thread
+// association. The event's timestamp can be set to forcefully specify
+// the timestamp of the phenomena that the event represents, and value
+// (uint64_t) -1) will cause the plugin framework to automatically assign
+// a timestamp as the time in which the event is received asynchronously.
+//
 // The function returns SS_PLUGIN_SUCCESS in case of success, or
 // SS_PLUGIN_FAILURE otherwise. If a non-NULL char pointer is passed for
 // the "err" argument, it will be filled with an error message string
 // in case the handler function returns SS_PLUGIN_FAILURE. The error string
 // has a max length of PLUGIN_MAX_ERRLEN (termination char included) and its
 // memory must be allocated and owned by the plugin.
-typedef ss_plugin_rc (*ss_plugin_async_event_handler_t)(ss_plugin_owner_t* o, const ss_plugin_event *evt, char* err);
+typedef ss_plugin_rc (*ss_plugin_async_event_handler_t)(ss_plugin_owner_t* o,
+                                                        const ss_plugin_event* evt,
+                                                        char* err);
 
 //
 // The struct below define the functions and arguments for plugins capabilities:
@@ -307,8 +538,7 @@ typedef ss_plugin_rc (*ss_plugin_async_event_handler_t)(ss_plugin_owner_t* o, co
 //
 // Plugins API vtable
 //
-typedef struct
-{
+typedef struct {
 	//
 	// Return the version of the plugin API used by this plugin.
 	// Required: yes
@@ -319,7 +549,7 @@ typedef struct
 	//       of the API they run against, and the framework will take care of checking
 	//       and enforcing compatibility.
 	//
-	const char *(*get_required_api_version)();
+	const char* (*get_required_api_version)();
 
 	//
 	// Return a string representation of a schema describing the data expected
@@ -340,7 +570,7 @@ typedef struct
 	// This also serves as a piece of documentation for users about how the
 	// plugin needs to be configured.
 	//
-	const char *(*get_init_schema)(ss_plugin_schema_type *schema_type);
+	const char* (*get_init_schema)(ss_plugin_schema_type* schema_type);
 
 	//
 	// Initialize the plugin and allocate its state.
@@ -352,17 +582,17 @@ typedef struct
 	//   by the framework and passed to the other plugin functions.
 	//   If rc is SS_PLUGIN_FAILURE, this function may return NULL or a state to
 	//   later retrieve the error string.
-	// 
+	//
 	// If a non-NULL ss_plugin_t* state is returned, then subsequent invocations
 	// of init() must not return the same ss_plugin_t* value again, if not after
 	// it has been disposed with destroy() first.
-	ss_plugin_t *(*init)(const ss_plugin_init_input *input, ss_plugin_rc *rc);
+	ss_plugin_t* (*init)(const ss_plugin_init_input* input, ss_plugin_rc* rc);
 
 	//
 	// Destroy the plugin and, if plugin state was allocated, free it.
 	// Required: yes
 	//
-	void (*destroy)(ss_plugin_t *s);
+	void (*destroy)(ss_plugin_t* s);
 
 	//
 	// Return a string with the error that was last generated by
@@ -374,28 +604,28 @@ typedef struct
 	// string with more context for the error. The framework
 	// calls get_last_error() to access that string.
 	//
-	const char *(*get_last_error)(ss_plugin_t *s);
+	const char* (*get_last_error)(ss_plugin_t* s);
 
 	//
 	// Return the name of the plugin, which will be printed when displaying
 	// information about the plugin.
 	// Required: yes
 	//
-	const char *(*get_name)();
+	const char* (*get_name)();
 
 	//
 	// Return the descriptions of the plugin, which will be printed when displaying
 	// information about the plugin.
 	// Required: yes
 	//
-	const char *(*get_description)();
+	const char* (*get_description)();
 
 	//
 	// Return a string containing contact info (url, email, etc) for
 	// the plugin authors.
 	// Required: yes
 	//
-	const char *(*get_contact)();
+	const char* (*get_contact)();
 
 	//
 	// Return the version of this plugin itself
@@ -409,15 +639,15 @@ typedef struct
 	// in pre-existing capture files must always be readable by newer versions
 	// of the plugin.
 	//
-	const char *(*get_version)();
+	const char* (*get_version)();
 
 	// Event sourcing capability API
-	struct
-	{
+	struct {
 		//
 		// Return the unique ID of the plugin.
-		// Required: yes if get_event_source is defined and returns a non-empty string, no otherwise.
-		// 
+		// Required: yes if get_event_source is defined and returns a non-empty string, no
+		// otherwise.
+		//
 		// If the plugin has a specific ID and event source, then its next_batch()
 		// function is allowed to only return events of plugin type (code 322)
 		// with its own plugin ID and event source.
@@ -433,7 +663,7 @@ typedef struct
 		// Return a string representing the name of the event source generated
 		// by this plugin.
 		// Required: yes if get_id is defined and returns a non-zero number, no otherwise.
-		// 
+		//
 		// If the plugin has a specific ID and event source, then its next_batch()
 		// function is allowed to only return events of plugin type (code 322)
 		// with its own plugin ID and event source.
@@ -524,7 +754,7 @@ typedef struct
 		// event sourcing capability. Even if defined, this function is not
 		// used by the framework if the plugin does not implement a specific
 		// event source (get_id() is zero or get_event_source() is empty).
-		// 
+		//
 		// Required: no
 		//
 		// Arguments:
@@ -543,7 +773,7 @@ typedef struct
 		// If the returned pointer is non-NULL, then it must be uniquely
 		// attached to the ss_plugin_t* parameter value. The pointer must not
 		// be shared across multiple distinct ss_plugin_t* values.
-		const char* (*event_to_string)(ss_plugin_t *s, const ss_plugin_event_input *evt);
+		const char* (*event_to_string)(ss_plugin_t* s, const ss_plugin_event_input* evt);
 
 		//
 		// Return the next batch of events.
@@ -571,15 +801,27 @@ typedef struct
 		// The value of the ss_plugin_event** output parameter must be uniquely
 		// attached to the ss_instance_t* parameter value. The pointer must not
 		// be shared across multiple distinct ss_instance_t* values.
-		ss_plugin_rc (*next_batch)(ss_plugin_t* s, ss_instance_t* h, uint32_t *nevts, ss_plugin_event ***evts);
+		ss_plugin_rc (*next_batch)(ss_plugin_t* s,
+		                           ss_instance_t* h,
+		                           uint32_t* nevts,
+		                           ss_plugin_event*** evts);
 	};
 
 	// Field extraction capability API
-	struct
-	{
+	struct {
 		//
-		// Return the list of event types that this plugin can consume
+		// Return the list of event types that this plugin will receive
 		// for field extraction. The event types follow the libscap specific.
+		// This will be invoked only once by the framework after the plugin's
+		// initialization. Events that are not included in the returned list
+		// will not be received by the plugin.
+		//
+		// This is a non-functional filter that should not influence the plugin's
+		// functional behavior. Instead, this is a performance optimization
+		// with the goal of avoiding unnecessary communication between the
+		// framework and the plugin for events that are known to be not used for
+		// field extraction.
+		//
 		// Required: no
 		//
 		// This function is optional--if NULL or an empty array, then:
@@ -587,7 +829,9 @@ typedef struct
 		//   get_extract_event_sources (either default or custom) is compatible
 		//   with the "syscall" event source, otherwise
 		// - the plugin will only receive events of plugin type (code 322).
-		uint16_t* (*get_extract_event_types)(uint32_t* numtypes);
+		// todo(jasondellaluce): when/if major changes to v4, reorder the arguments
+		// and put ss_plugin_t* as first
+		uint16_t* (*get_extract_event_types)(uint32_t* numtypes, ss_plugin_t* s);
 
 		//
 		// Return a string describing the event sources that this plugin
@@ -596,9 +840,9 @@ typedef struct
 		// Return value: a json array of strings containing event
 		//   sources returned by a plugin with event sourcing capabilities get_event_source()
 		//   function, or "syscall" for indicating support to non-plugin events.
-		// This function is optional--if NULL or an empty array, then if plugin has sourcing capability,
-		// and implements a specific event source, it will only receive events matching its event source,
-		// otherwise it will receive events from all event sources.
+		// This function is optional--if NULL or an empty array, then if plugin has sourcing
+		// capability, and implements a specific event source, it will only receive events matching
+		// its event source, otherwise it will receive events from all event sources.
 		//
 		const char* (*get_extract_event_sources)();
 
@@ -612,7 +856,7 @@ typedef struct
 		//     "name": a string with a name for the field
 		//     "type": one of "string", "uint64", "bool", "reltime", "abstime",
 		//             "ipaddr", "ipnet"
-		//     "isList: (optional) If present and set to true, notes
+		//     "isList: (optional) if present and set to true, notes
 		//              that the field extracts a list of values.
 		//     "arg": (optional) if present, notes that the field can accept
 		//             an argument e.g. field[arg]. More precisely, the following
@@ -629,10 +873,13 @@ typedef struct
 		//                display the field instead of the name. Used in tools
 		//                like wireshark.
 		//     "desc": a string with a description of the field
+		//     "addOutput": (optional) if true, suggest this field to be appended to the
+		//				  output string for compatible event sources.
 		// Example return value:
 		// [
-		//    {"type": "uint64", "name": "field1", "desc": "Describing field 1"},
-		//    {"type": "string", "name": "field2", "arg": {"isRequired": true, "isIndex": true}, "desc": "Describing field 2"},
+		//    {"type": "uint64", "name": "field1", "desc": "Describing field 1", "addOutput": true},
+		//    {"type": "string", "name": "field2", "arg": {"isRequired": true, "isIndex": true},
+		//    "desc": "Describing field 2"},
 		// ]
 		const char* (*get_fields)();
 
@@ -658,15 +905,25 @@ typedef struct
 		// The value of the ss_plugin_extract_field* output parameter must be
 		// uniquely attached to the ss_plugin_t* parameter value. The pointer
 		// must not be shared across multiple distinct ss_plugin_t* values.
-		ss_plugin_rc (*extract_fields)(ss_plugin_t *s, const ss_plugin_event_input *evt, const ss_plugin_field_extract_input* in);
+		ss_plugin_rc (*extract_fields)(ss_plugin_t* s,
+		                               const ss_plugin_event_input* evt,
+		                               const ss_plugin_field_extract_input* in);
 	};
 
 	// Event parsing capability API
-	struct
-	{
+	struct {
 		//
-		// Return the list of event types that this plugin is capable of parsing.
-		// The event types follow the libscap specific.
+		// Return the list of event types that this plugin will receive
+		// for event parsing. The event types follow the libscap specific.
+		// This will be invoked only once by the framework after the plugin's
+		// initialization. Events that are not included in the returned list
+		// will not be received by the plugin.
+		//
+		// This is a non-functional filter that should not influence the plugin's
+		// functional behavior. Instead, this is a performance optimization
+		// with the goal of avoiding unnecessary communication between the
+		// framework and the plugin for events that are known to be not used for
+		// event parsing.
 		//
 		// Required: no
 		//
@@ -675,7 +932,9 @@ typedef struct
 		//   get_parse_event_sources (either default or custom) is compatible
 		//   with the "syscall" event source, otherwise
 		// - the plugin will only receive events of plugin type (code 322).
-		uint16_t* (*get_parse_event_types)(uint32_t* numtypes);
+		// todo(jasondellaluce): when/if major changes to v4, reorder the arguments
+		// and put ss_plugin_t* as first
+		uint16_t* (*get_parse_event_types)(uint32_t* numtypes, ss_plugin_t* s);
 		//
 		// Return a string describing the event sources that this plugin
 		// is capable of parsing.
@@ -685,9 +944,9 @@ typedef struct
 		// Return value: a json array of strings containing event
 		//   sources returned by a plugin with event sourcing capabilities get_event_source()
 		//   function, or "syscall" for indicating support to non-plugin events.
-		// This function is optional--if NULL or an empty array, then if plugin has sourcing capability,
-		// and implements a specific event source, it will only receive events matching its event source,
-		// otherwise it will receive events from all event sources.
+		// This function is optional--if NULL or an empty array, then if plugin has sourcing
+		// capability, and implements a specific event source, it will only receive events matching
+		// its event source, otherwise it will receive events from all event sources.
 		//
 		const char* (*get_parse_event_sources)();
 		//
@@ -716,16 +975,17 @@ typedef struct
 		// The value of the ss_plugin_event_parse_input* output parameter must be
 		// uniquely attached to the ss_plugin_t* parameter value. The pointer
 		// must not be shared across multiple distinct ss_plugin_t* values.
-		ss_plugin_rc (*parse_event)(ss_plugin_t *s, const ss_plugin_event_input *evt, const ss_plugin_event_parse_input* in);
+		ss_plugin_rc (*parse_event)(ss_plugin_t* s,
+		                            const ss_plugin_event_input* evt,
+		                            const ss_plugin_event_parse_input* in);
 	};
 
 	// Async events capability API
-	struct
-	{
+	struct {
 		//
 		// Return a string describing the event sources for which this plugin
 		// is capable of injecting async events in the event stream of a capture.
-		// 
+		//
 		// Required: no
 		//
 		// Return value: a json array of strings containing event
@@ -784,9 +1044,9 @@ typedef struct
 		// expressed in the list returned by get_async_events(). The name
 		// of an async event acts as a contract on the encoding of the data
 		// payload of all async events with the same name.
-		// 
+		//
 		// Required: yes
-		// 
+		//
 		// Arguments:
 		// - owner: Opaque pointer to the plugin's owner. Must be passed
 		//   as an argument to the async event function handler.
@@ -798,7 +1058,78 @@ typedef struct
 		//
 		// Return value: A ss_plugin_rc with values SS_PLUGIN_SUCCESS or SS_PLUGIN_FAILURE.
 		//
-		ss_plugin_rc (*set_async_event_handler)(ss_plugin_t* s, ss_plugin_owner_t* owner, const ss_plugin_async_event_handler_t handler);
+		ss_plugin_rc (*set_async_event_handler)(ss_plugin_t* s,
+		                                        ss_plugin_owner_t* owner,
+		                                        const ss_plugin_async_event_handler_t handler);
+
+		//
+		// Called by the framework when a capture file dump is requested.
+		//
+		// Required: no
+		// Arguments:
+		// - s: the plugin state, returned by init(). Can be NULL.
+		// - owner: Opaque pointer to the plugin's owner. Must be passed
+		//	 as an argument to the async event function handler.
+		// - handler: Function handler to be used for sending events to be dumped
+		//   to the plugin's owner. The handler must be invoked with
+		//   the same owner opaque pointer passed to this function, and with
+		//   an event pointer owned and controlled by the plugin. The event
+		//   pointer is not retained by the handler after it returns.
+		//
+		// Return value: A ss_plugin_rc with values SS_PLUGIN_SUCCESS or SS_PLUGIN_FAILURE.
+		ss_plugin_rc (*dump_state)(ss_plugin_t* s,
+		                           ss_plugin_owner_t* owner,
+		                           const ss_plugin_async_event_handler_t handler);
+	};
+
+	// Sets a new plugin configuration when provided by the framework.
+	// Required: no
+	// Arguments:
+	// - s: the plugin state, returned by init(). Can be NULL.
+	// - i: configuration input provided by the framework.
+	//
+	// Return value: A ss_plugin_rc with value SS_PLUGIN_SUCCESS if the config is accepted
+	// or SS_PLUGIN_FAILURE if the config is rejected.
+	// If rejected the plugin should provide context in the string returned by get_last_error().
+	ss_plugin_rc (*set_config)(ss_plugin_t* s, const ss_plugin_set_config_input* i);
+
+	//
+	// Return an updated set of metrics provided by this plugin.
+	// Required: no
+	// Arguments:
+	// - s: the plugin state, returned by init(). Can be NULL.
+	// - num_metrics: lenght of the returned metrics array.
+	//
+	// Return value: Pointer to the first element of the metrics array.
+	// 'num_metrics' must be set to the lenght of the array before returning
+	// and it can be set to 0 if no metrics are provided.
+	ss_plugin_metric* (*get_metrics)(ss_plugin_t* s, uint32_t* num_metrics);
+
+	// Capture listening capability API
+	struct {
+		//
+		// Called by the framework when the event capture opens.
+		//
+		// Required: no
+		// Arguments:
+		// - s: the plugin state, returned by init(). Can be NULL.
+		// - i: input containing vtables for performing table operations and subscribe/unsubscribe
+		// async routines
+		//
+		// Return value: A ss_plugin_rc with values SS_PLUGIN_SUCCESS or SS_PLUGIN_FAILURE.
+		ss_plugin_rc (*capture_open)(ss_plugin_t* s, const ss_plugin_capture_listen_input* i);
+
+		//
+		// Called by the framework when the event capture closes.
+		//
+		// Required: yes if capture_open is defined
+		// Arguments:
+		// - s: the plugin state, returned by init(). Can be NULL.
+		// - i: input containing vtables for performing table operations and subscribe/unsubscribe
+		// async routines
+		//
+		// Return value: A ss_plugin_rc with values SS_PLUGIN_SUCCESS or SS_PLUGIN_FAILURE.
+		ss_plugin_rc (*capture_close)(ss_plugin_t* s, const ss_plugin_capture_listen_input* i);
 	};
 } plugin_api;
 

pkg/sdk/plugin_types.h

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 /*
 Copyright (C) 2023 The Falco Authors.
 
@@ -29,30 +30,28 @@ typedef uint32_t ss_plugin_bool;
 
 // The noncontinguous numbers are to maintain equality with underlying
 // falcosecurity libs types.
-typedef enum ss_plugin_field_type
-{
+typedef enum ss_plugin_field_type {
 	// A 64bit unsigned integer.
-	FTYPE_UINT64      = 8,
+	FTYPE_UINT64 = 8,
 	// A printable buffer of bytes, NULL terminated
-	FTYPE_STRING      = 9,
+	FTYPE_STRING = 9,
 	// A relative time. Seconds * 10^9  + nanoseconds. 64bit.
-	FTYPE_RELTIME     = 20,
+	FTYPE_RELTIME = 20,
 	// An absolute time interval. Seconds from epoch * 10^9  + nanoseconds. 64bit.
-	FTYPE_ABSTIME     = 21,
+	FTYPE_ABSTIME = 21,
 	// A boolean value, 4 bytes.
-	FTYPE_BOOL        = 25,
+	FTYPE_BOOL = 25,
 	// Either an IPv4 or IPv6 address. The length indicates which one it is.
-	FTYPE_IPADDR      = 40,
+	FTYPE_IPADDR = 40,
 	// Either an IPv4 or IPv6 network. The length indicates which one it is.
 	// The field encodes only the IP address, so this differs from FTYPE_IPADDR,
 	// from the way the framework perform runtime checks and comparisons.
-	FTYPE_IPNET       = 41,
+	FTYPE_IPNET = 41,
 } ss_plugin_field_type;
 
 // Values to return from init() / open() / next_batch() /
 // extract_fields().
-typedef enum ss_plugin_rc
-{
+typedef enum ss_plugin_rc {
 	SS_PLUGIN_SUCCESS = 0,
 	SS_PLUGIN_FAILURE = 1,
 	SS_PLUGIN_TIMEOUT = -1,
@@ -61,8 +60,7 @@ typedef enum ss_plugin_rc
 } ss_plugin_rc;
 
 // The supported schema formats for the init configuration.
-typedef enum ss_plugin_schema_type
-{
+typedef enum ss_plugin_schema_type {
 	// The schema is undefined and the init configuration
 	// is an opaque string.
 	SS_PLUGIN_SCHEMA_NONE = 0,
@@ -78,7 +76,8 @@ typedef enum ss_plugin_schema_type
 // An event is represented as a contiguous region of memory composed by
 // a header and a list of parameters appended, in the form of:
 //
-// | evt header | len param 1 (2B/4B) | ... | len param N (2B/4B) | data param 1 | ... | data param N |
+// | evt header | len param 1 (2B/4B) | ... | len param N (2B/4B) | data param 1 | ... | data param
+// N |
 //
 // The event header is composed of:
 // - ts: the event timestamp, in nanoseconds since the epoch.
@@ -95,8 +94,6 @@ typedef enum ss_plugin_schema_type
 #if defined _MSC_VER
 #pragma pack(push)
 #pragma pack(1)
-#elif defined __sun
-#pragma pack(1)
 #else
 #pragma pack(push, 1)
 #endif
@@ -104,17 +101,13 @@ struct ss_plugin_event {
 #ifdef PPM_ENABLE_SENTINEL
 	uint32_t sentinel_begin;
 #endif
-	uint64_t ts; /* timestamp, in nanoseconds from epoch */
-	uint64_t tid; /* the tid of the thread that generated this event */
-	uint32_t len; /* the event len, including the header */
-	uint16_t type; /* the event type */
+	uint64_t ts;      /* timestamp, in nanoseconds from epoch */
+	uint64_t tid;     /* the tid of the thread that generated this event */
+	uint32_t len;     /* the event len, including the header */
+	uint16_t type;    /* the event type */
 	uint32_t nparams; /* the number of parameters of the event */
 };
-#if defined __sun
-#pragma pack()
-#else
 #pragma pack(pop)
-#endif
 typedef struct ss_plugin_event ss_plugin_event;
 
 // This struct represents an event provided by the framework to the plugin
@@ -124,18 +117,31 @@ typedef struct ss_plugin_event ss_plugin_event;
 //   Might not be contiguous.
 // - evtsrc: The name of the event's source. Can be "syscall" or any other
 //   event source name implemented by a plugin.
-typedef struct ss_plugin_event_input
-{
+typedef struct ss_plugin_event_input {
 	const ss_plugin_event* evt;
 	uint64_t evtnum;
 	const char* evtsrc;
 } ss_plugin_event_input;
 
-typedef struct ss_plugin_byte_buffer{
+typedef struct ss_plugin_byte_buffer {
 	uint32_t len;
 	const void* ptr;
 } ss_plugin_byte_buffer;
 
+// Used in extract_fields_and_offsets to receive field value offsets
+// along with field data.
+// Extraction functions that support offsets should be set these to an
+// array of zero-indexed start offsets and lengths of each returned
+// value in the event or log data. {0, 0} can be used to indicate that
+// there are no valid offsets, e.g. if the value was generated or
+// computed from other data.
+// Extraction functions might not support offsets. In order to detect
+// this, callers should initialize the start and length to nullptr.
+typedef struct ss_plugin_extract_value_offsets {
+	uint32_t* start;
+	uint32_t* length;
+} ss_plugin_extract_value_offsets;
+
 // Used in extract_fields functions below to receive a field/arg
 // pair and return an extracted value.
 // field_id: id of the field, as of its index in the list of
@@ -144,16 +150,16 @@ typedef struct ss_plugin_byte_buffer{
 // arg_key: the field argument, if a 'key' argument has been specified
 //          for the field (isKey=true), otherwise it's NULL.
 //          For example:
-//          * if the field specified by the user is foo.bar[pippo], arg_key 
+//          * if the field specified by the user is foo.bar[pippo], arg_key
 //            will be the string "pippo"
 //         	* if the field specified by the user is foo.bar, arg will be NULL
 // arg_index: the field argument, if a 'index' argument has been specified
 //            for the field (isIndex=true), otherwise it's 0.
 //            For example:
-//            * if the field specified by the user is foo.bar[1], arg_index 
-//            will be the uint64_t '1'. 
+//            * if the field specified by the user is foo.bar[1], arg_index
+//            will be the uint64_t '1'.
 //            Please note the ambiguity with a 0
-//            argument which could be a real argument of just the default 
+//            argument which could be a real argument of just the default
 //            value to point out the absence. The `arg_present` field resolves
 //            this ambiguity.
 // arg_present: helps to understand if the arg is there since arg_index is
@@ -174,14 +180,12 @@ typedef struct ss_plugin_byte_buffer{
 //   If the field is a list type, then res_len can must be any value from 0 to N, depending
 //   on how many values can be extracted from a given event.
 //   Setting res_len to 0 means that no value of this field can be extracted from a given event.
-typedef struct ss_plugin_extract_field
-{
+typedef struct ss_plugin_extract_field {
 	// NOTE: For a given architecture, this has always the same size which
 	// is sizeof(uintptr_t). Adding new value types will not create breaking
 	// changes in the plugin API. However, we must make sure that each added
 	// type is always a pointer.
-	union
-	{
+	union {
 		const char** str;
 		uint64_t* u64;
 		uint32_t* u32;
@@ -202,12 +206,21 @@ typedef struct ss_plugin_extract_field
 	ss_plugin_bool flist;
 } ss_plugin_extract_field;
 
+// Opaque a pointer to a state table. The falcosecurity libs define stateful
+// components in the form of tables.
+typedef void ss_plugin_table_t;
+
+// Opaque a pointer to an entry of a state table.
+typedef void ss_plugin_table_entry_t;
+
+// Opaque accessor to a data field available in the entries of a state table.
+typedef void ss_plugin_table_field_t;
+
 // Types supported by entry fields of state tables.
 // The noncontinguous numbers are to maintain equality with underlying
 // falcosecurity libs types.
 // todo(jasondellaluce): should we merge this with ss_plugin_field_type?
-typedef enum ss_plugin_state_type
-{
+typedef enum ss_plugin_state_type {
 	SS_PLUGIN_ST_INT8 = 1,
 	SS_PLUGIN_ST_INT16 = 2,
 	SS_PLUGIN_ST_INT32 = 3,
@@ -217,13 +230,13 @@ typedef enum ss_plugin_state_type
 	SS_PLUGIN_ST_UINT32 = 7,
 	SS_PLUGIN_ST_UINT64 = 8,
 	SS_PLUGIN_ST_STRING = 9,
+	SS_PLUGIN_ST_TABLE = 10,
 	SS_PLUGIN_ST_BOOL = 25
 } ss_plugin_state_type;
 
 // Data representation of entry fields of state tables.
 // todo(jasondellaluce): should we merge this with what we have for field extraction?
-typedef union ss_plugin_state_data
-{
+typedef union ss_plugin_state_data {
 	int8_t s8;
 	int16_t s16;
 	int32_t s32;
@@ -234,33 +247,22 @@ typedef union ss_plugin_state_data
 	uint64_t u64;
 	const char* str;
 	ss_plugin_bool b;
+	ss_plugin_table_t* table;
 } ss_plugin_state_data;
 
 // Info about a state table.
-typedef struct ss_plugin_table_info
-{
+typedef struct ss_plugin_table_info {
 	const char* name;
 	ss_plugin_state_type key_type;
 } ss_plugin_table_info;
 
 // Info about a data field contained in the entires of a state table.
-typedef struct ss_plugin_table_fieldinfo
-{
+typedef struct ss_plugin_table_fieldinfo {
 	const char* name;
 	ss_plugin_state_type field_type;
 	ss_plugin_bool read_only;
 } ss_plugin_table_fieldinfo;
 
-// Opaque a pointer to a state table. The falcosecurity libs define stateful
-// components in the form of tables.
-typedef void ss_plugin_table_t;
-
-// Opaque a pointer to an entry of a state table.
-typedef void ss_plugin_table_entry_t;
-
-// Opaque accessor to a data field available in the entries of a state table.
-typedef void ss_plugin_table_field_t;
-
 // Opaque pointer to the owner of a plugin. It can be used to invert the
 // control and invoke functions of the plugin's owner from within the plugin.
 typedef void ss_plugin_owner_t;
@@ -284,6 +286,64 @@ typedef void ss_plugin_t;
 //
 typedef void ss_instance_t;
 
+//
+// Severity available in the logging facility provided by the framework
+typedef enum ss_plugin_log_severity {
+	SS_PLUGIN_LOG_SEV_FATAL = 1,
+	SS_PLUGIN_LOG_SEV_CRITICAL = 2,
+	SS_PLUGIN_LOG_SEV_ERROR = 3,
+	SS_PLUGIN_LOG_SEV_WARNING = 4,
+	SS_PLUGIN_LOG_SEV_NOTICE = 5,
+	SS_PLUGIN_LOG_SEV_INFO = 6,
+	SS_PLUGIN_LOG_SEV_DEBUG = 7,
+	SS_PLUGIN_LOG_SEV_TRACE = 8,
+} ss_plugin_log_severity;
+
+// Types supported by the by the metric values
+typedef enum ss_plugin_metric_value_type {
+	SS_PLUGIN_METRIC_VALUE_TYPE_U32 = 0,
+	SS_PLUGIN_METRIC_VALUE_TYPE_S32 = 1,
+	SS_PLUGIN_METRIC_VALUE_TYPE_U64 = 2,
+	SS_PLUGIN_METRIC_VALUE_TYPE_S64 = 3,
+	SS_PLUGIN_METRIC_VALUE_TYPE_D = 4,
+	SS_PLUGIN_METRIC_VALUE_TYPE_F = 5,
+	SS_PLUGIN_METRIC_VALUE_TYPE_I = 6,
+} ss_plugin_metric_value_type;
+
+// Data representation of metric values
+typedef union ss_plugin_metric_value {
+	uint32_t u32;
+	int32_t s32;
+	uint64_t u64;
+	int64_t s64;
+	double d;
+	float f;
+	int i;
+} ss_plugin_metric_value;
+
+// Metric types
+typedef enum ss_plugin_metric_type {
+	SS_PLUGIN_METRIC_TYPE_MONOTONIC = 0,
+	SS_PLUGIN_METRIC_TYPE_NON_MONOTONIC = 1,
+} ss_plugin_metric_type;
+
+//
+// Struct representing a metric to be provided to the plugin framework
+typedef struct ss_plugin_metric {
+	//
+	// Opaque string representing the metric name
+	const char* name;
+	//
+	// Metric type
+	ss_plugin_metric_type type;
+	//
+	// Metric numeric value
+	ss_plugin_metric_value value;
+	//
+	// Metric value data type
+	ss_plugin_metric_value_type value_type;
+} ss_plugin_metric;
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif

pkg/sdk/plugin_types_include.patch

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+diff --git a/pkg/sdk/plugin_api.h b/pkg/sdk/plugin_api.h
+index 0c877a2..54949b3 100644
+--- a/pkg/sdk/plugin_api.h
++++ b/pkg/sdk/plugin_api.h
+@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ limitations under the License.
+ 
+ #pragma once
+ 
+-#include <plugin/plugin_types.h>
++#include "plugin_types.h"
+ 
+ #ifdef __cplusplus
+ extern "C" {

pkg/sdk/plugins/doc.go

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 /*
-Copyright (C) 2021 The Falco Authors.
+Copyright (C) 2023 The Falco Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.

pkg/sdk/plugins/extractor/extractor.go

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 /*
-Copyright (C) 2022 The Falco Authors.
+Copyright (C) 2023 The Falco Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.

pkg/sdk/plugins/extractor/extractor_test.go

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 /*
-Copyright (C) 2021 The Falco Authors.
+Copyright (C) 2023 The Falco Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -54,6 +55,9 @@ func (m *testPlugin) Extract(req sdk.ExtractRequest, evt sdk.EventReader) error
 	switch req.FieldID() {
 	case 0:
 		req.SetValue(uint64(0))
+		if req.WantOffset() {
+			req.SetValueOffset(sdk.PluginEventPayloadOffset, 8)
+		}
 		return nil
 	default:
 		return fmt.Errorf("unsupported field: %s", req.Field())

pkg/sdk/plugins/plugins.go

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 /*
-Copyright (C) 2022 The Falco Authors.
+Copyright (C) 2023 The Falco Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.

pkg/sdk/plugins/plugins_test.go

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 /*
-Copyright (C) 2021 The Falco Authors.
+Copyright (C) 2023 The Falco Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.

pkg/sdk/plugins/source/instance.go

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 /*
-Copyright (C) 2022 The Falco Authors.
+Copyright (C) 2023 The Falco Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.

pkg/sdk/plugins/source/instance_test.go

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 /*
-Copyright (C) 2022 The Falco Authors.
+Copyright (C) 2023 The Falco Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.

pkg/sdk/plugins/source/source.go

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 /*
-Copyright (C) 2022 The Falco Authors.
+Copyright (C) 2023 The Falco Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.

pkg/sdk/plugins/source/source_test.go

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 /*
-Copyright (C) 2022 The Falco Authors.
+Copyright (C) 2023 The Falco Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.

pkg/sdk/sdk.go

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 /*
 
-Copyright (C) 2021 The Falco Authors.
+Copyright (C) 2023 The Falco Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.

pkg/sdk/strlcpy.h

@@ -1,46 +0,0 @@
-/*
-Copyright (C) 2023 The Falco Authors.
-
-Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-You may obtain a copy of the License at
-
-    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-
-Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-limitations under the License.
-*/
-
-#pragma once
-
-// note(jasondellaluce,therealbobo): implementation taken from falcosecurity/libs
-
-#include <stdint.h>
-#include <string.h>
-
-/*!
-  \brief Copy up to size - 1 characters from the NUL-terminated string src to dst, NUL-terminating the result.
-
-  \return The length of the source string.
-*/
-
-inline size_t strlcpy(char *dst, const char *src, size_t size) {
-    size_t srcsize = strlen(src);
-    if (size == 0) {
-        return srcsize;
-    }
-
-    size_t copysize = srcsize;
-
-    if (copysize > size - 1) {
-        copysize = size - 1;
-    }
-
-    memcpy(dst, src, copysize);
-    dst[copysize] = '\0';
-
-    return srcsize;
-}

pkg/sdk/symbols/doc.go

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 /*
-Copyright (C) 2021 The Falco Authors.
+Copyright (C) 2023 The Falco Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.

pkg/sdk/symbols/evtstr/evtstr.go

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 /*
-Copyright (C) 2021 The Falco Authors.
+Copyright (C) 2023 The Falco Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.

pkg/sdk/symbols/evtstr/evtstr_test.go

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 /*
-Copyright (C) 2021 The Falco Authors.
+Copyright (C) 2023 The Falco Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.

pkg/sdk/symbols/extract/async.go

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 /*
-Copyright (C) 2022 The Falco Authors.
+Copyright (C) 2023 The Falco Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -91,6 +92,10 @@ const (
 	// asyncBatchSize is the physical size of batches allocated
 	// in C memory, namely the total number of locks available
 	asyncBatchSize = cgo.MaxHandle + 1
+	//
+	// max number of seconds we're willing to wait for a worker to exit
+	// once released before triggering a panic
+	workerReleaseTimeoutInSeconds = 10
 )
 
 var (
@@ -185,7 +190,9 @@ func (a *asyncContext) acquireWorker(workerIdx int32) {
 			for _, i := range batchIdxs {
 				// reduce sync overhead by skipping unused batch slots
 				if i > a.maxBatchIdx {
-					continue
+					// from this point on we'll only encountered unused slots
+					// so we mind as well just start over
+					break
 				}
 
 				// check for incoming request, if any, otherwise busy waits
@@ -199,6 +206,7 @@ func (a *asyncContext) acquireWorker(workerIdx int32) {
 							a.batch[i].evt,
 							uint32(a.batch[i].num_fields),
 							a.batch[i].fields,
+							a.batch[i].value_offsets,
 						),
 					)
 					// processing done, return back to waiting state
@@ -243,13 +251,23 @@ func (a *asyncContext) releaseWorker(workerIdx int32) {
 	// side, we use the first visible slot and set an exit request. The worker
 	// will eventually synchronize with the used lock and stop.
 	idx := a.workerIdxToBatchIdxs(workerIdx)[0]
+	waitStartTime := time.Now()
 	for !atomic.CompareAndSwapInt32((*int32)(&a.batch[idx].lock), state_unused, state_exit_req) {
-		// spin
+		// spinning, but let's yield first
+		runtime.Gosched()
+		if time.Since(waitStartTime).Seconds() > workerReleaseTimeoutInSeconds {
+			panic("plugin-sdk-go/sdk/symbols/extract: async worker release timeout expired (1)")
+		}
 	}
 
 	// wait for worker exiting
+	waitStartTime = time.Now()
 	for atomic.LoadInt32((*int32)(&a.batch[idx].lock)) != state_exit_ack {
-		// spin
+		// spinning, but let's yield first
+		runtime.Gosched()
+		if time.Since(waitStartTime).Seconds() > workerReleaseTimeoutInSeconds {
+			panic("plugin-sdk-go/sdk/symbols/extract: async worker release timeout expired (2)")
+		}
 	}
 
 	// restore first worker slot

pkg/sdk/symbols/extract/async_test.go

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 /*
-Copyright (C) 2022 The Falco Authors.
+Copyright (C) 2023 The Falco Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.

pkg/sdk/symbols/extract/extract.c

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 /*
-Copyright (C) 2022 The Falco Authors.
+Copyright (C) 2023 The Falco Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -54,7 +55,8 @@ void async_deinit()
 extern int32_t plugin_extract_fields_sync(ss_plugin_t *s,
 										  const ss_plugin_event_input *evt,
 										  uint32_t num_fields,
-										  ss_plugin_extract_field *fields);
+										  ss_plugin_extract_field *fields,
+										  ss_plugin_extract_value_offsets *offsets);
 
 // This is the plugin API function. If s_async_ctx_batch is
 // non-NULL, it calls the async extractor function. Otherwise, it
@@ -77,7 +79,7 @@ FALCO_PLUGIN_SDK_PUBLIC int32_t plugin_extract_fields(ss_plugin_t *s,
 	if (s_async_ctx_batch == NULL
 		|| atomic_load_explicit(&s_async_ctx_batch[(size_t)s - 1].lock, memory_order_seq_cst) != WAIT)
 	{
-		return plugin_extract_fields_sync(s, evt, in->num_fields, in->fields);
+		return plugin_extract_fields_sync(s, evt, in->num_fields, in->fields, in->value_offsets);
 	}
 
 	// Set input data
@@ -85,6 +87,7 @@ FALCO_PLUGIN_SDK_PUBLIC int32_t plugin_extract_fields(ss_plugin_t *s,
 	s_async_ctx_batch[(size_t)s - 1].evt = evt;
 	s_async_ctx_batch[(size_t)s - 1].num_fields = in->num_fields;
 	s_async_ctx_batch[(size_t)s - 1].fields = in->fields;
+	s_async_ctx_batch[(size_t)s - 1].value_offsets = in->value_offsets;
 
 	// notify data request
 	atomic_store_explicit(&s_async_ctx_batch[(size_t)s - 1].lock, DATA_REQ, memory_order_seq_cst);

pkg/sdk/symbols/extract/extract.go

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 /*
-Copyright (C) 2021 The Falco Authors.
+Copyright (C) 2025 The Falco Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 package extract
 
 /*
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include "extract.h"
 */
 import "C"
@@ -38,20 +40,34 @@ import (
 )
 
 //export plugin_extract_fields_sync
-func plugin_extract_fields_sync(plgState C.uintptr_t, evt *C.ss_plugin_event_input, numFields uint32, fields *C.ss_plugin_extract_field) int32 {
+func plugin_extract_fields_sync(plgState C.uintptr_t, evt *C.ss_plugin_event_input, numFields uint32, fields *C.ss_plugin_extract_field, offsets *C.ss_plugin_extract_value_offsets) int32 {
 	pHandle := cgo.Handle(plgState)
 	extract := pHandle.Value().(sdk.Extractor)
 	extrReqs := pHandle.Value().(sdk.ExtractRequests)
 
-	// https://github.com/golang/go/wiki/cgo#turning-c-arrays-into-go-slices
+	// https://go.dev/wiki/cgo#turning-c-arrays-into-go-slices
 	flds := (*[1 << 28]C.struct_ss_plugin_extract_field)(unsafe.Pointer(fields))[:numFields:numFields]
 	var i uint32
 	var extrReq sdk.ExtractRequest
+
+	if offsets != nil {
+		extrReqs.ExtractRequests().MakeOffsetArrayPtrs(unsafe.Pointer(offsets), numFields)
+	}
+
 	for i = 0; i < numFields; i++ {
 		flds[i].res_len = (C.uint64_t)(0)
 		extrReq = extrReqs.ExtractRequests().Get(int(flds[i].field_id))
 		extrReq.SetPtr(unsafe.Pointer(&flds[i]))
 
+		if offsets == nil {
+			extrReq.SetOffsetPtrs(nil, nil)
+		} else {
+			extrReq.SetOffsetPtrs(
+				unsafe.Add(unsafe.Pointer(offsets.start), i*C.sizeof_uint32_t),
+				unsafe.Add(unsafe.Pointer(offsets.length), i*C.sizeof_uint32_t),
+			)
+		}
+
 		err := extract.Extract(extrReq, sdk.NewEventReader(unsafe.Pointer(evt)))
 		if err != nil {
 			pHandle.Value().(sdk.LastError).SetLastError(err)

pkg/sdk/symbols/extract/extract.h

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 /*
-Copyright (C) 2021 The Falco Authors.
+Copyright (C) 2023 The Falco Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ typedef struct async_extractor_info
 	const ss_plugin_event_input *evt;
 	uint32_t num_fields;
 	ss_plugin_extract_field *fields;
+	ss_plugin_extract_value_offsets *value_offsets;
 
 	// output data
 	int32_t rc;

pkg/sdk/symbols/extract/extract_test.go

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 /*
-Copyright (C) 2021 The Falco Authors.
+Copyright (C) 2023 The Falco Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -76,6 +77,14 @@ func allocSSPluginExtractField(fid, ftype uint32, fname, farg string) (*_Ctype_s
 	}
 }
 
+func allocSSPluginExtractValueOffsets(start *uint32, length *uint32) (*_Ctype_ss_plugin_extract_value_offsets) {
+	ret := &_Ctype_ss_plugin_extract_value_offsets{}
+	ret.start = (*_Ctype_uint32_t)(start)
+	ret.length = (*_Ctype_uint32_t)(length)
+
+	return ret
+}
+
 func allocSSPluginEvent(num, ts uint64, data []byte) (*_Ctype_struct_ss_plugin_event_input, func()) {
 	ret := &_Ctype_struct_ss_plugin_event_input{}
 	evts, _ := sdk.NewEventWriters(1, int64(len(data)))
@@ -117,11 +126,22 @@ func TestExtract(t *testing.T) {
 	// panic
 	badHandle := cgo.NewHandle(1)
 	assertPanic(t, func() {
-		plugin_extract_fields_sync(_Ctype_uintptr_t(badHandle), event, 1, field)
+		plugin_extract_fields_sync(_Ctype_uintptr_t(badHandle), event, 1, field, nil)
 	})
 
 	// success
-	res = plugin_extract_fields_sync(_Ctype_uintptr_t(handle), event, 1, field)
+	res = plugin_extract_fields_sync(_Ctype_uintptr_t(handle), event, 1, field, nil)
+	if res != sdk.SSPluginSuccess {
+		t.Errorf("(res): expected %d, but found %d", sdk.SSPluginSuccess, res)
+	} else if sample.lastErr != nil {
+		t.Errorf("(lastErr): should be nil")
+	}
+
+	// success + offsets
+	val_start := uint32(0)
+	val_length := uint32(8)
+	offsets := allocSSPluginExtractValueOffsets(&val_start, &val_length)
+	res = plugin_extract_fields_sync(_Ctype_uintptr_t(handle), event, 1, field, offsets)
 	if res != sdk.SSPluginSuccess {
 		t.Errorf("(res): expected %d, but found %d", sdk.SSPluginSuccess, res)
 	} else if sample.lastErr != nil {
@@ -130,7 +150,7 @@ func TestExtract(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// error
 	sample.err = errTest
-	res = plugin_extract_fields_sync(_Ctype_uintptr_t(handle), event, 1, field)
+	res = plugin_extract_fields_sync(_Ctype_uintptr_t(handle), event, 1, field, nil)
 	if res != sdk.SSPluginFailure {
 		t.Errorf("(res): expected %d, but found %d", sdk.SSPluginFailure, res)
 	} else if sample.lastErr != errTest {

pkg/sdk/symbols/extract/internal/asyncbench/async.go

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 /*
-Copyright (C) 2021 The Falco Authors.
+Copyright (C) 2023 The Falco Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.

pkg/sdk/symbols/extract/internal/asyncbench/async_test.go

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 /*
-Copyright (C) 2021 The Falco Authors.
+Copyright (C) 2023 The Falco Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.

pkg/sdk/symbols/extract/internal/asyncbench/bench.c

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 /*
-Copyright (C) 2021 The Falco Authors.
+Copyright (C) 2023 The Falco Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -53,4 +54,4 @@ int sync_benchmark(int n, int input)
 int do_work_c(int i)
 {
     return i + 1;
-}
+}

pkg/sdk/symbols/extract/internal/asyncbench/bench.h

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 /*
-Copyright (C) 2021 The Falco Authors.
+Copyright (C) 2023 The Falco Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -36,4 +37,4 @@ void data_request(atomic_int_least32_t *lock);
 void async_benchmark(int32_t *lock, int n);
 int sync_benchmark(int n, int input);
 
-int do_work_c(int i);
+int do_work_c(int i);

pkg/sdk/symbols/extract/internal/asyncbench/workload.go

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 /*
-Copyright (C) 2021 The Falco Authors.
+Copyright (C) 2023 The Falco Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.

pkg/sdk/symbols/fields/fields.go

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 /*
-Copyright (C) 2021 The Falco Authors.
+Copyright (C) 2023 The Falco Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.

pkg/sdk/symbols/fields/fields_test.go

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 /*
-Copyright (C) 2021 The Falco Authors.
+Copyright (C) 2023 The Falco Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.

pkg/sdk/symbols/info/info.c

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 /*
-Copyright (C) 2022 The Falco Authors.
+Copyright (C) 2023 The Falco Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.

pkg/sdk/symbols/info/info.go

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 /*
-Copyright (C) 2021 The Falco Authors.
+Copyright (C) 2023 The Falco Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.

pkg/sdk/symbols/info/info.h

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 /*
-Copyright (C) 2022 The Falco Authors.
+Copyright (C) 2023 The Falco Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.

pkg/sdk/symbols/info/info_test.go

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 /*
-Copyright (C) 2021 The Falco Authors.
+Copyright (C) 2023 The Falco Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.

pkg/sdk/symbols/initialize/initialize.go

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 /*
-Copyright (C) 2021 The Falco Authors.
+Copyright (C) 2023 The Falco Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.

pkg/sdk/symbols/initialize/initialize_test.go

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 /*
-Copyright (C) 2021 The Falco Authors.
+Copyright (C) 2023 The Falco Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.

pkg/sdk/symbols/initschema/initschema.go

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 /*
-Copyright (C) 2021 The Falco Authors.
+Copyright (C) 2023 The Falco Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.

pkg/sdk/symbols/initschema/initschema_test.go

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 /*
-Copyright (C) 2021 The Falco Authors.
+Copyright (C) 2023 The Falco Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.

pkg/sdk/symbols/lasterr/lasterr.go

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 /*
-Copyright (C) 2021 The Falco Authors.
+Copyright (C) 2023 The Falco Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.

pkg/sdk/symbols/lasterr/lasterr_test.go

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 /*
-Copyright (C) 2021 The Falco Authors.
+Copyright (C) 2023 The Falco Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.

pkg/sdk/symbols/listopen/listopen.go

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 /*
-Copyright (C) 2021 The Falco Authors.
+Copyright (C) 2023 The Falco Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.

pkg/sdk/symbols/listopen/listopen_test.go

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 /*
-Copyright (C) 2021 The Falco Authors.
+Copyright (C) 2023 The Falco Authors.
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 You may obtain a copy of the License at

pkg/sdk/symbols/nextbatch/nextbatch.go

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 /*
-Copyright (C) 2021 The Falco Authors.
+Copyright (C) 2023 The Falco Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.

pkg/sdk/symbols/nextbatch/nextbatch_test.go

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 /*
-Copyright (C) 2021 The Falco Authors.
+Copyright (C) 2023 The Falco Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.

pkg/sdk/symbols/open/open.go

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 /*
-Copyright (C) 2021 The Falco Authors.
+Copyright (C) 2023 The Falco Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.

pkg/sdk/symbols/open/open_test.go

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 /*
-Copyright (C) 2021 The Falco Authors.
+Copyright (C) 2023 The Falco Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.

pkg/sdk/symbols/progress/progress.go

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 /*
-Copyright (C) 2021 The Falco Authors.
+Copyright (C) 2023 The Falco Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.

pkg/sdk/symbols/progress/progress_test.go

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 /*
-Copyright (C) 2021 The Falco Authors.
+Copyright (C) 2023 The Falco Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.