Re: [PATCH bpf-next v2 07/10] samples/bpf: Use consistent include paths for libbpf

From: Jesper Dangaard Brouer
Date: Wed Jan 15 2020 - 10:19:02 EST


On Wed, 15 Jan 2020 15:12:56 +0100
Toke HÃiland-JÃrgensen <toke@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> From: Toke HÃiland-JÃrgensen <toke@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Fix all files in samples/bpf to include libbpf header files with the bpf/
> prefix, to be consistent with external users of the library. Also ensure
> that all includes of exported libbpf header files (those that are exported
> on 'make install' of the library) use bracketed includes instead of quoted.
>
> To make sure no new files are introduced that doesn't include the bpf/
> prefix in its include, remove tools/lib/bpf from the include path entirely,
> and use tools/lib instead.
>
> Fixes: 6910d7d3867a ("selftests/bpf: Ensure bpf_helper_defs.h are taken from selftests dir")
> Signed-off-by: Toke HÃiland-JÃrgensen <toke@xxxxxxxxxx>

I like this change. Maybe the reason so many samples/bpf/ files
still included "libbpf.h" was that once-upon-a-time we had a "eBPF mini
library" in the file samples/bpf/libbpf.h that were included.

The file was removed/renamed in:
https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/8d93045077ae

Acked-by: Jesper Dangaard Brouer <brouer@xxxxxxxxxx>

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