netdev - Re: [PATCH bpf] libbpf: restore errno return for functions that were already returning it

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Date:   Wed, 07 Jul 2021 04:30:03 +0000
From:   patchwork-bot+netdevbpf@...nel.org
To:     Toke Høiland-Jørgensen <toke@...hat.com>@ci.codeaurora.org
Cc:     andrii@...nel.org, bpf@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH bpf] libbpf: restore errno return for functions that were
 already returning it

Hello:

This patch was applied to bpf/bpf.git (refs/heads/master):

On Tue,  6 Jul 2021 14:23:55 +0200 you wrote:
> The update to streamline libbpf error reporting intended to change all
> functions to return the errno as a negative return value if
> LIBBPF_STRICT_DIRECT_ERRS is set. However, if the flag is *not* set, the
> return value changes for the two functions that were already returning a
> negative errno unconditionally: bpf_link__unpin() and perf_buffer__poll().
> 
> This is a user-visible API change that breaks applications; so let's revert
> these two functions back to unconditionally returning a negative errno
> value.
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - [bpf] libbpf: restore errno return for functions that were already returning it
    https://git.kernel.org/bpf/bpf/c/af0efa050caa

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