Re: [REGRESSION][PATCH V4 1/3] bpf jit: Make the filter.c::__load_pointerhelper non-static for the jits

[Jan Seiffert]

David Laight schrieb:
>  
>> The function is renamed to make it a little more clear what it does.
>> It is not added to any .h because it is not for general 
>> consumption, only for bpf internal use (and so by the jits).
> 
> I'd have thought it better to put in into a bfp_internal.h
> (or similar) with a big warning there about the asm users.
> 

Hmmm, OK, where would i put the .h? Right there under ./include/linux/?

> Possibly even worth adding some other defs that the asm
> files will need (if there are any).
> 

There is at least one other define, the lowest negative address range,
but it would be a copy of the same define in filter.h, or i would have
to massage filter.h to make it fit for inclusion by assembly.
So I'm unsure how to proceed.

> 	David
> 

Greetings
	Jan

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