netdev - [PATCH bpf-next 3/3] libbpf: BTF is required when externs are present

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Date:   Wed, 18 Dec 2019 16:28:36 -0800
From:   Andrii Nakryiko <andriin@...com>
To:     <bpf@...r.kernel.org>, <netdev@...r.kernel.org>, <ast@...com>,
        <daniel@...earbox.net>
CC:     <andrii.nakryiko@...il.com>, <kernel-team@...com>,
        Andrii Nakryiko <andriin@...com>
Subject: [PATCH bpf-next 3/3] libbpf: BTF is required when externs are present

BTF is required to get type information about extern variables.

Signed-off-by: Andrii Nakryiko <andriin@...com>
---
 tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
index f90db2b18e4b..e1d91c64e093 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
@@ -1887,7 +1887,8 @@ static void bpf_object__sanitize_btf_ext(struct bpf_object *obj)
 
 static bool bpf_object__is_btf_mandatory(const struct bpf_object *obj)
 {
-	return obj->efile.btf_maps_shndx >= 0;
+	return obj->efile.btf_maps_shndx >= 0 ||
+	       obj->nr_extern > 0;
 }
 
 static int bpf_object__init_btf(struct bpf_object *obj,
-- 
2.17.1