netdev - RE: [PATCH bpf-next 3/3] samples: bpf: do not unload prog within xdpsock

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Date:   Mon, 15 Feb 2021 12:24:53 -0800
From:   John Fastabend <john.fastabend@...il.com>
To:     Maciej Fijalkowski <maciej.fijalkowski@...el.com>,
        daniel@...earbox.net, ast@...nel.org, bpf@...r.kernel.org,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     andrii@...nel.org, toke@...hat.com, bjorn.topel@...el.com,
        magnus.karlsson@...el.com, ciara.loftus@...el.com,
        Maciej Fijalkowski <maciej.fijalkowski@...el.com>
Subject: RE: [PATCH bpf-next 3/3] samples: bpf: do not unload prog within
 xdpsock

Maciej Fijalkowski wrote:
> With the introduction of bpf_link in xsk's libbpf part, there's no
> further need for explicit unload of prog on xdpsock's termination. When
> process dies, the bpf_link's refcount will be decremented and resources
> will be unloaded/freed under the hood in case when there are no more
> active users.
> 
> While at it, don't dump stats on error path.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Maciej Fijalkowski <maciej.fijalkowski@...el.com>
> ---

Can we also use it from selftests prog so we have a test that is run there
using this? Looks like xdpxceiver.c could do the link step as well?