netdev - Re: [PATCH bpf-next 03/15] libbpf: move non-public APIs from libbpf.h to libbpf

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Date:   Tue, 10 Dec 2019 10:47:06 -0800
From:   Andrii Nakryiko <andrii.nakryiko@...il.com>
To:     Jakub Kicinski <jakub.kicinski@...ronome.com>
Cc:     Andrii Nakryiko <andriin@...com>, bpf <bpf@...r.kernel.org>,
        Networking <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        Alexei Starovoitov <ast@...com>,
        Daniel Borkmann <daniel@...earbox.net>,
        Kernel Team <kernel-team@...com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH bpf-next 03/15] libbpf: move non-public APIs from libbpf.h
 to libbpf_internal.h

On Tue, Dec 10, 2019 at 10:17 AM Jakub Kicinski
<jakub.kicinski@...ronome.com> wrote:
>
> On Tue, 10 Dec 2019 09:04:58 -0800, Andrii Nakryiko wrote:
> > > I thought this idea was unpopular when proposed?
> >
> > There was a recent discussion about the need for unstable APIs to be
> > exposed to bpftool and we concluded that libbpf_internal.h is the most
> > appropriate place to do this.
>
> Mm. Do you happen to have lore link? Can't find now.
>

https://lkml.org/lkml/2019/11/27/1264

> My recollection is that only you and Alexei thought it was
> a good/workable idea.

Daniel and others didn't seem to mind either.