linux-kernel - [PATCH] tools lib bpf: Use official ELF e

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Date:	Mon, 18 Jul 2016 06:01:08 +0000
From:	Wang Nan <wangnan0@...wei.com>
To:	<acme@...nel.org>, <lizefan@...wei.com>
CC:	<linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, <pi3orama@....com>,
	Wang Nan <wangnan0@...wei.com>,
	Alexei Starovoitov <ast@...nel.org>,
	"Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo" <acme@...hat.com>
Subject: [PATCH] tools lib bpf: Use official ELF e_machine value

New LLVM will issue newly assigned EM_BPF machine code. The new code
will be propogated to glibc and libelf.

This patch introduces the new machine code to libbpf.

Signed-off-by: Wang Nan <wangnan0@...wei.com>
Cc: Alexei Starovoitov <ast@...nel.org>
Cc: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...hat.com>
Cc: Zefan Li <lizefan@...wei.com>
Cc: pi3orama@....com
---
 tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c | 7 ++++++-
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
index 32e6b6b..b699aea 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@
 #include "libbpf.h"
 #include "bpf.h"
 
+#ifndef EM_BPF
+#define EM_BPF 247
+#endif
+
 #define __printf(a, b)	__attribute__((format(printf, a, b)))
 
 __printf(1, 2)
@@ -439,7 +443,8 @@ static int bpf_object__elf_init(struct bpf_object *obj)
 	}
 	ep = &obj->efile.ehdr;
 
-	if ((ep->e_type != ET_REL) || (ep->e_machine != 0)) {
+	/* Old LLVM set e_machine to EM_NONE */
+	if ((ep->e_type != ET_REL) || (ep->e_machine && (ep->e_machine != EM_BPF))) {
 		pr_warning("%s is not an eBPF object file\n",
 			obj->path);
 		err = -LIBBPF_ERRNO__FORMAT;
-- 
1.8.3.4