[PATCH v2 0/2] tools/bpf/bpftool: Fix vmlinux BTF state cleanup

From: Yichong Chen

Date: Sun Jun 21 2026 - 23:13:29 EST


This series fixes stale vmlinux BTF state in bpftool batch mode.

Patch 1 resets the map command cached vmlinux BTF pointer when the
command releases it, and avoids freeing the cached object from the
map lookup path.

Patch 2 resets the struct_ops command cached vmlinux BTF pointer and
dependent cached map info state after each struct_ops command.

Changes in v2:
- Fold the map lookup path fix into patch 1.
- Update patch 1 subject and commit message to cover map commands
rather than only map dump.

Yichong Chen (2):
tools/bpf/bpftool: Reset vmlinux BTF after map commands
tools/bpf/bpftool: Reset vmlinux BTF after struct_ops commands

tools/bpf/bpftool/map.c | 12 +++++++++---
tools/bpf/bpftool/struct_ops.c | 11 ++++++++++-
2 files changed, 19 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

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