Re: [PATCH v8] tracing/eprobes: Allow use of BTF names to dereference pointers

[Steven Rostedt]

On Mon, 1 Jun 2026 13:07:46 -0400
Steven Rostedt <rostedt@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Changes since v7: https://patch.msgid.link/20260529110442.0967a64c@fedora
> 
> - Add error message in parse_btf_args() for failed parsing of TEVENT.
>   (Sashiko)
> 
> - Remove TPARG_FL_TYPECAST and just use ctx->struct_btf instead.
>   The flag was redundant and added unnecessary complexity.
> 
> - Restructure to keep the lifetime of the TYPECAST to the end of
>   traceprobe_parse_probe_arg_body(). This allows the last_type to stay
>   around in case there's not a type parameter and then btf can still be
>   used.
>   (Sashiko and Masami Hiramatsu)

And I rebased onto probes/for-next

-- Steve