Re: [PATCH RFC net-next 01/14] net: filter: split filter.c into two files
From: Namhyung Kim
Date: Wed Jul 02 2014 - 00:23:42 EST
Hi Alexei,
On Fri, 27 Jun 2014 17:05:53 -0700, Alexei Starovoitov wrote:
> BPF is used in several kernel components. This split creates logical boundary
> between generic eBPF core and the rest
>
> kernel/bpf/core.c: eBPF interpreter
>
> net/core/filter.c: classic->eBPF converter, classic verifiers, socket filters
>
> This patch only moves functions.
>
> Signed-off-by: Alexei Starovoitov <ast@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> kernel/Makefile | 1 +
> kernel/bpf/Makefile | 1 +
> kernel/bpf/core.c | 545 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> net/core/filter.c | 520 ------------------------------------------------
> 4 files changed, 547 insertions(+), 520 deletions(-)
> create mode 100644 kernel/bpf/Makefile
> create mode 100644 kernel/bpf/core.c
>
> diff --git a/kernel/Makefile b/kernel/Makefile
> index f2a8b6246ce9..e7360b7c2c0e 100644
> --- a/kernel/Makefile
> +++ b/kernel/Makefile
> @@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_RING_BUFFER) += trace/
> obj-$(CONFIG_TRACEPOINTS) += trace/
> obj-$(CONFIG_IRQ_WORK) += irq_work.o
> obj-$(CONFIG_CPU_PM) += cpu_pm.o
> +obj-$(CONFIG_NET) += bpf/
But this still requires CONFIG_NET to use bpf. Why not adding
CONFIG_BPF and making CONFIG_NET selects it?
Thanks,
Namhyung
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