[PATCH] selftests/bpf: Remove duplicate copies of the arena spinlock qnodes
From: Changwoo Min
Date: Sun Aug 02 2026 - 20:18:54 EST
bpf_arena_spin_lock.h defines its 64KB qnodes array in the header, so
every translation unit including it emits a copy. __weak makes them all
resolve to one instance, but bpftool gen object merges only the symbols
and concatenates each input's .addr_space.1 bytes, leaving the surplus
copies unreferenced in the linked object.
libarena links ten such units, so nine copies were dead weight (bytes):
object before after
-----------------------------------------------------
.addr_space.1 in libarena.bpf.o 676200 86376
libarena.skel.h 2100123 892371
libarena_asan.skel.h 2641124 1466477
Declare qnodes in the header and let each program define it once:
libarena in src/common.bpf.c, and the arena_spin_lock test beside the
lock it guards.
Tested with test_progs -t arena_spin_lock and -t libarena.
Signed-off-by: Changwoo Min <changwoo@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
.../selftests/bpf/libarena/include/bpf_arena_spin_lock.h | 7 +------
tools/testing/selftests/bpf/libarena/src/common.bpf.c | 7 +++++++
tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/arena_spin_lock.c | 7 +++++++
3 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/libarena/include/bpf_arena_spin_lock.h b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/libarena/include/bpf_arena_spin_lock.h
index ae6b72d15bb6..71d9db610263 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/libarena/include/bpf_arena_spin_lock.h
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/libarena/include/bpf_arena_spin_lock.h
@@ -103,12 +103,7 @@ struct arena_qnode {
#define _Q_LOCKED_VAL (1U << _Q_LOCKED_OFFSET)
#define _Q_PENDING_VAL (1U << _Q_PENDING_OFFSET)
-/*
- * The qnodes are marked __weak so we can define them in the header
- * while still ensuring all compilation units use the same struct
- * instance.
- */
-struct arena_qnode __weak __arena __hidden qnodes[_Q_MAX_CPUS][_Q_MAX_NODES];
+extern struct arena_qnode __arena __hidden qnodes[_Q_MAX_CPUS][_Q_MAX_NODES];
static inline u32 encode_tail(int cpu, int idx)
{
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/libarena/src/common.bpf.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/libarena/src/common.bpf.c
index 50be57213dfb..06481f2a2892 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/libarena/src/common.bpf.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/libarena/src/common.bpf.c
@@ -8,6 +8,13 @@ const volatile u32 zero = 0;
struct buddy __arena buddy;
+/*
+ * Storage for the queue nodes declared by bpf_arena_spin_lock.h. Each program
+ * linking the arena spinlock provides exactly one definition, so that the array
+ * is emitted once rather than once per translation unit.
+ */
+struct arena_qnode __arena __hidden qnodes[_Q_MAX_CPUS][_Q_MAX_NODES];
+
int arena_fls(__u64 word)
{
if (!word)
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/arena_spin_lock.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/arena_spin_lock.c
index cf7cda79c16c..92e75ec3844c 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/arena_spin_lock.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/arena_spin_lock.c
@@ -23,6 +23,13 @@ int cs_count;
#if defined(ENABLE_ATOMICS_TESTS) && defined(__BPF_FEATURE_ADDR_SPACE_CAST)
arena_spinlock_t __arena lock;
int test_skip = 1;
+
+/*
+ * Storage for the queue nodes declared by bpf_arena_spin_lock.h. Each program
+ * linking the arena spinlock provides exactly one definition; libarena's lives
+ * in libarena/src/common.bpf.c.
+ */
+struct arena_qnode __arena __hidden qnodes[_Q_MAX_CPUS][_Q_MAX_NODES];
#else
int test_skip = 2;
#endif
--
2.55.0