netdev - Re: [PATCH v3] libbpf: Fix determine_ptr

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Date:   Tue, 31 May 2022 22:50:13 +0000
From:   patchwork-bot+netdevbpf@...nel.org
To:     Douglas RAILLARD <douglas.raillard@....com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v3] libbpf: Fix determine_ptr_size() guessing

Hello:

This patch was applied to bpf/bpf-next.git (master)
by Andrii Nakryiko <andrii@...nel.org>:

On Tue, 24 May 2022 10:44:47 +0100 you wrote:
> From: Douglas Raillard <douglas.raillard@....com>
> 
> One strategy employed by libbpf to guess the pointer size is by finding
> the size of "unsigned long" type. This is achieved by looking for a type
> of with the expected name and checking its size.
> 
> Unfortunately, the C syntax is friendlier to humans than to computers
> as there is some variety in how such a type can be named. Specifically,
> gcc and clang do not use the same names for integer types in debug info:
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - [v3] libbpf: Fix determine_ptr_size() guessing
    https://git.kernel.org/bpf/bpf-next/c/8a140f1b12f7

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