linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH bpf-next] libbpf: bpf__find_by_name[_kind] should use btf__get_nr

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Message-Id: <160558920529.2852.9814496937693880554.git-patchwork-notify@kernel.org>
Date:   Tue, 17 Nov 2020 05:00:05 +0000
From:   patchwork-bot+netdevbpf@...nel.org
To:     Alan Maguire <alan.maguire@...cle.com>
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        kafai@...com, songliubraving@...com, yhs@...com,
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        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH bpf-next] libbpf: bpf__find_by_name[_kind] should use
 btf__get_nr_types()

Hello:

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

On Sun, 15 Nov 2020 10:46:35 +0000 you wrote:
> When operating on split BTF, btf__find_by_name[_kind] will not
> iterate over all types since they use btf->nr_types to show
> the number of types to iterate over.  For split BTF this is
> the number of types _on top of base BTF_, so it will
> underestimate the number of types to iterate over, especially
> for vmlinux + module BTF, where the latter is much smaller.
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - [bpf-next] libbpf: bpf__find_by_name[_kind] should use btf__get_nr_types()
    https://git.kernel.org/bpf/bpf-next/c/de91e631bdc7

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