linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH v3 08/37] bpf tools: Define basic interface

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Date:	Fri, 22 May 2015 19:22:45 +0200
From:	Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...hat.com>
To:	Alexei Starovoitov <ast@...mgrid.com>
Cc:	Wang Nan <wangnan0@...wei.com>, paulus@...ba.org,
	a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl, mingo@...hat.com, acme@...nel.org,
	namhyung@...nel.org, jolsa@...nel.org, dsahern@...il.com,
	daniel@...earbox.net, brendan.d.gregg@...il.com,
	masami.hiramatsu.pt@...achi.com, lizefan@...wei.com,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, pi3orama@....com
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH v3 08/37] bpf tools: Define basic interface

On Mon, May 18, 2015 at 10:57:36AM -0700, Alexei Starovoitov wrote:
> On 5/17/15 3:56 AM, Wang Nan wrote:
> >bpf_open_object() and bpf_close_object() are open and close function of
> >eBPF object files. 'struct bpf_object' will be handler of one object
> >file. Its internal structure is hide to user.
> >
> >Signed-off-by: Wang Nan <wangnan0@...wei.com>
> >---
> ...
> >+
> >+struct bpf_object *bpf_open_object(const char *path)
> >+{
> >+	return NULL;
> >+}
> >+
> >+void bpf_close_object(struct bpf_object *object)
> >+{
> >+	return 0;
> >+}
> 
> I'm not a fan of introducing empty helpers. I would
> squash it with the patch that actually adds meat to it.
> 

agreed, also:

[jolsa@...va bpf]$ make
  CC       libbpf.o
libbpf.c: In function ‘bpf_close_object’:
libbpf.c:68:2: warning: ‘return’ with a value, in function returning void [enabled by default]
  return 0;
  ^
  LD       libbpf-in.o
  LINK     libbpf.a
  LINK     libbpf.so


jirka
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