linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3/4] libbpf: break loop earlier

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Date:   Thu, 28 Dec 2017 00:05:10 +0100
From:   Daniel Borkmann <daniel@...earbox.net>
To:     Eric Leblond <eric@...it.org>,
        Alexei Starovoitov <alexei.starovoitov@...il.com>
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/4] libbpf: break loop earlier

On 12/27/2017 09:30 PM, Eric Leblond wrote:
> On Wed, 2017-12-27 at 11:00 -0800, Alexei Starovoitov wrote:
>> On Wed, Dec 27, 2017 at 07:02:28PM +0100, Eric Leblond wrote:
>>> Get out of the loop when we have a match.
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Eric Leblond <eric@...it.org>
>>> ---
>>>  tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c | 1 +
>>>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
>>>
>>> diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
>>> index 5fe8aaa2123e..d263748aa341 100644
>>> --- a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
>>> +++ b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
>>> @@ -412,6 +412,7 @@ bpf_object__init_prog_names(struct bpf_object
>>> *obj)
>>>  					   prog->section_name);
>>>  				return -LIBBPF_ERRNO__LIBELF;
>>>  			}
>>> +			break;
>>
>> why this is needed?
> 
> It was just cosmetic, no related bug.
> 
>> The top of the loop is:
>>  for (si = 0; si < symbols->d_size / sizeof(GElf_Sym) && !name;
>>
>> so as soon as name is found the loop will exit.
> 
> OK, I've missed that. Please disregard this patch.

Ok, please respin the series one last time w/o this patch then.

Please also keep the already given ACKs on the other patches.

Thanks, Eric!