linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] libbpf: Remove the duplicate checking of function storage

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Date:   Tue, 21 Aug 2018 18:46:52 +0200
From:   Jakub Kicinski <jakub.kicinski@...ronome.com>
To:     Taeung Song <treeze.taeung@...il.com>
Cc:     Daniel Borkmann <daniel@...earbox.net>,
        Alexei Starovoitov <ast@...nel.org>,
        Linux Netdev List <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] libbpf: Remove the duplicate checking of function storage

On Tue, Aug 21, 2018 at 6:12 PM, Taeung Song <treeze.taeung@...il.com> wrote:
> After the commit eac7d84519a3 ("tools: libbpf: don't return '.text'
> as a program for multi-function programs"), bpf_program__next()
> in bpf_object__for_each_program skips the function storage such as .text,
> so eliminate the duplicate checking.
>
> Cc: Jakub Kicinski <jakub.kicinski@...ronome.com>
> Signed-off-by: Taeung Song <treeze.taeung@...il.com>

Looks reasonable, but you may need to repost once bpf-next is open:

https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/networking/netdev-FAQ.txt

Acked-by: Jakub Kicinski <jakub.kicinski@...ronome.com>

> diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
> index 2abd0f112627..8476da7f2720 100644
> --- a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
> +++ b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
> @@ -2336,7 +2336,7 @@ int bpf_prog_load_xattr(const struct bpf_prog_load_attr *attr,
>                 bpf_program__set_expected_attach_type(prog,
>                                                       expected_attach_type);
>
> -               if (!bpf_program__is_function_storage(prog, obj) && !first_prog)
> +               if (!first_prog)
>                         first_prog = prog;
>         }
>
> --
> 2.17.1
>