netdev - Re: [bpf-next PATCH v2 5/5] selftest/bpf: Use global variables instead of maps for test_tcpbpf

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Date:   Tue, 3 Nov 2020 10:40:52 -0800
From:   Andrii Nakryiko <andrii.nakryiko@...il.com>
To:     Alexander Duyck <alexander.duyck@...il.com>
Cc:     bpf <bpf@...r.kernel.org>, Alexei Starovoitov <ast@...nel.org>,
        Daniel Borkmann <daniel@...earbox.net>,
        Martin Lau <kafai@...com>,
        john fastabend <john.fastabend@...il.com>,
        Kernel Team <kernel-team@...com>,
        Networking <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>,
        Lawrence Brakmo <brakmo@...com>, alexanderduyck@...com
Subject: Re: [bpf-next PATCH v2 5/5] selftest/bpf: Use global variables
 instead of maps for test_tcpbpf_kern

On Sat, Oct 31, 2020 at 11:52 AM Alexander Duyck
<alexander.duyck@...il.com> wrote:
>
> From: Alexander Duyck <alexanderduyck@...com>
>
> Use global variables instead of global_map and sockopt_results_map to track
> test data. Doing this greatly simplifies the code as there is not need to
> take the extra steps of updating the maps or looking up elements.
>
> Suggested-by: Martin KaFai Lau <kafai@...com>
> Signed-off-by: Alexander Duyck <alexanderduyck@...com>
> ---
>  .../testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/tcpbpf_user.c |   53 ++++--------
>  .../testing/selftests/bpf/progs/test_tcpbpf_kern.c |   86 +++-----------------
>  tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_tcpbpf.h          |    2
>  3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 110 deletions(-)

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> -}
> -
> +struct tcpbpf_globals global = { 0 };

nit: = {0} notation is misleading, just = {}; is equivalent and IMO better.

But don't bother if it's the only change you need to do for the next version.

>  int _version SEC("version") = 1;
>

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