netdev - Re: [PATCH bpf-next v2] scripts/bpf: Print an error when known types list needs updating

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Date:   Sun, 20 Oct 2019 17:51:37 -0700
From:   Andrii Nakryiko <andrii.nakryiko@...il.com>
To:     Jakub Sitnicki <jakub@...udflare.com>
Cc:     bpf <bpf@...r.kernel.org>, Networking <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        kernel-team@...udflare.com, Andrii Nakryiko <andriin@...com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH bpf-next v2] scripts/bpf: Print an error when known types
 list needs updating

On Sun, Oct 20, 2019 at 4:24 AM Jakub Sitnicki <jakub@...udflare.com> wrote:
>
> Don't generate a broken bpf_helper_defs.h header if the helper script needs
> updating because it doesn't recognize a newly added type. Instead print an
> error that explains why the build is failing, clean up the partially
> generated header and stop.
>
> v1->v2:
> - Switched from temporary file to .DELETE_ON_ERROR.
>
> Fixes: 456a513bb5d4 ("scripts/bpf: Emit an #error directive known types list needs updating")
> Suggested-by: Andrii Nakryiko <andriin@...com>
> Signed-off-by: Jakub Sitnicki <jakub@...udflare.com>
> ---

LGTM, thanks!

Acked-by: Andrii Nakryiko <andriin@...com>

>  scripts/bpf_helpers_doc.py | 4 ++--
>  tools/lib/bpf/Makefile     | 3 +++
>  2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>

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