linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v1] libbpf: remove unused args in parse_usdt

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Message-ID: <3b86ceb7-5dd4-4531-83cb-4b0229caae97@linux.dev>
Date: Wed, 3 Sep 2025 22:30:30 -0700
From: Yonghong Song <yonghong.song@...ux.dev>
To: Jiawei Zhao <phoenix500526@....com>, ast@...nel.org
Cc: daniel@...earbox.net, andrii@...nel.org, bpf@...r.kernel.org,
 linux-kselftest@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1] libbpf: remove unused args in parse_usdt_note



On 9/3/25 8:05 PM, Jiawei Zhao wrote:
> Remove unused 'elf' and 'path' parameters from parse_usdt_note function
> signature. These parameters are not referenced within the function body
> and only add unnecessary complexity.
>
> The function only requires the note header, data buffer, offsets, and
> output structure to perform USDT note parsing.
>
> Update function declaration, definition, and the single call site in
> collect_usdt_targets() to match the simplified signature.
>
> This is a safe internal cleanup as parse_usdt_note is a static function.
>
> Signed-off-by: Jiawei Zhao <phoenix500526@....com>

Acked-by: Yonghong Song <yonghong.song@...ux.dev>