[PATCH v1 2/2] tools build: Remove libbpf-strings feature test

From: Ian Rogers
Date: Thu Oct 02 2025 - 21:24:34 EST


The feature test is unnecessary as the LIBBPF_CURRENT_VERSION_GEQ(1,7)
macro can be used instead. The only use was in perf and this is now
removed.

Signed-off-by: Ian Rogers <irogers@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
tools/build/Makefile.feature | 1 -
tools/build/feature/Makefile | 4 ----
tools/build/feature/test-libbpf-strings.c | 10 ----------
3 files changed, 15 deletions(-)
delete mode 100644 tools/build/feature/test-libbpf-strings.c

diff --git a/tools/build/Makefile.feature b/tools/build/Makefile.feature
index 9399f591bd69..f9477df18841 100644
--- a/tools/build/Makefile.feature
+++ b/tools/build/Makefile.feature
@@ -124,7 +124,6 @@ FEATURE_TESTS_EXTRA := \
llvm \
clang \
libbpf \
- libbpf-strings \
libpfm4 \
libdebuginfod \
clang-bpf-co-re \
diff --git a/tools/build/feature/Makefile b/tools/build/feature/Makefile
index d13d2a1f44fe..fd304dc2aafd 100644
--- a/tools/build/feature/Makefile
+++ b/tools/build/feature/Makefile
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ FILES= \
test-lzma.bin \
test-bpf.bin \
test-libbpf.bin \
- test-libbpf-strings.bin \
test-get_cpuid.bin \
test-sdt.bin \
test-cxx.bin \
@@ -332,9 +331,6 @@ $(OUTPUT)test-bpf.bin:
$(OUTPUT)test-libbpf.bin:
$(BUILD) -lbpf

-$(OUTPUT)test-libbpf-strings.bin:
- $(BUILD)
-
$(OUTPUT)test-sdt.bin:
$(BUILD)

diff --git a/tools/build/feature/test-libbpf-strings.c b/tools/build/feature/test-libbpf-strings.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 83e6c45f5c85..000000000000
--- a/tools/build/feature/test-libbpf-strings.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
-#include <bpf/btf.h>
-
-int main(void)
-{
- struct btf_dump_type_data_opts opts;
-
- opts.emit_strings = 0;
- return opts.emit_strings;
-}
--
2.51.0.618.g983fd99d29-goog