netdev - Re: [PATCH bpf-next v2] libbpf: deprecate AF

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Message-ID: <87mtms86e9.fsf@toke.dk>
Date:   Fri, 29 Oct 2021 12:36:14 +0200
From:   Toke Høiland-Jørgensen <toke@...hat.com>
To:     Magnus Karlsson <magnus.karlsson@...il.com>,
        magnus.karlsson@...el.com, bjorn@...nel.org, ast@...nel.org,
        daniel@...earbox.net, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        maciej.fijalkowski@...el.com, yhs@...com, andrii@...nel.org,
        kafai@...com, songliubraving@...com, john.fastabend@...il.com,
        kpsingh@...nel.org
Cc:     jonathan.lemon@...il.com, bpf@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH bpf-next v2] libbpf: deprecate AF_XDP support

Magnus Karlsson <magnus.karlsson@...il.com> writes:

> From: Magnus Karlsson <magnus.karlsson@...el.com>
>
> Deprecate AF_XDP support in libbpf ([0]). This has been moved to
> libxdp as it is a better fit for that library. The AF_XDP support only
> uses the public libbpf functions and can therefore just use libbpf as
> a library from libxdp. The libxdp APIs are exactly the same so it
> should just be linking with libxdp instead of libbpf for the AF_XDP
> functionality. If not, please submit a bug report. Linking with both
> libraries is supported but make sure you link in the correct order so
> that the new functions in libxdp are used instead of the deprecated
> ones in libbpf.
>
> Libxdp can be found at https://github.com/xdp-project/xdp-tools.
>
> [0] https://github.com/libbpf/libbpf/issues/270
>
> v1 -> v2: Corrected spelling error
>
> Signed-off-by: Magnus Karlsson <magnus.karlsson@...el.com>

Acked-by: Toke Høiland-Jørgensen <toke@...hat.com>