netdev - Re: [PATCH bpf-next v2] tools: bpftool: add map create command

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Message-ID: <20181015234148.smnaxmnsyfmswgmb@ast-mbp.dhcp.thefacebook.com>
Date:   Mon, 15 Oct 2018 16:41:50 -0700
From:   Alexei Starovoitov <alexei.starovoitov@...il.com>
To:     Jakub Kicinski <jakub.kicinski@...ronome.com>
Cc:     daniel@...earbox.net, oss-drivers@...ronome.com,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH bpf-next v2] tools: bpftool: add map create command

On Mon, Oct 15, 2018 at 04:30:36PM -0700, Jakub Kicinski wrote:
> Add a way of creating maps from user space.  The command takes
> as parameters most of the attributes of the map creation system
> call command.  After map is created its pinned to bpffs.  This makes
> it possible to easily and dynamically (without rebuilding programs)
> test various corner cases related to map creation.
> 
> Map type names are taken from bpftool's array used for printing.
> In general these days we try to make use of libbpf type names, but
> there are no map type names in libbpf as of today.
> 
> As with most features I add the motivation is testing (offloads) :)
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <jakub.kicinski@...ronome.com>
> Reviewed-by: Quentin Monnet <quentin.monnet@...ronome.com>

Applied, Thanks