netdev - Re: [RFC PATCH bpf-next 6/8] libbpf: allow specifying map definitions using BTF

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Date:   Mon, 3 Jun 2019 21:29:02 -0700
From:   Stanislav Fomichev <sdf@...ichev.me>
To:     Alexei Starovoitov <ast@...com>
Cc:     Andrii Nakryiko <andrii.nakryiko@...il.com>,
        Andrii Nakryiko <andriin@...com>,
        Networking <netdev@...r.kernel.org>, bpf <bpf@...r.kernel.org>,
        Daniel Borkmann <daniel@...earbox.net>,
        Kernel Team <Kernel-team@...com>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH bpf-next 6/8] libbpf: allow specifying map
 definitions using BTF

> BTF is mandatory for _any_ new feature.
If something is easy to support without asking everyone to upgrade to
a bleeding edge llvm, why not do it?
So much for backwards compatibility and flexibility.

> It's for introspection and debuggability in the first place.
> Good debugging is not optional.
Once llvm 8+ is everywhere, sure, but we are not there yet (I'm talking
about upstream LTS distros like ubuntu/redhat).