Re: [PATCH] libbpf: Remove the duplicate checking of function storage

From: Jakub Kicinski
Date: Tue Aug 21 2018 - 12:46:59 EST


On Tue, Aug 21, 2018 at 6:12 PM, Taeung Song <treeze.taeung@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> After the commit eac7d84519a3 ("tools: libbpf: don't return '.text'
> as a program for multi-function programs"), bpf_program__next()
> in bpf_object__for_each_program skips the function storage such as .text,
> so eliminate the duplicate checking.
>
> Cc: Jakub Kicinski <jakub.kicinski@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Taeung Song <treeze.taeung@xxxxxxxxx>

Looks reasonable, but you may need to repost once bpf-next is open:

https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/networking/netdev-FAQ.txt

Acked-by: Jakub Kicinski <jakub.kicinski@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

> diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
> index 2abd0f112627..8476da7f2720 100644
> --- a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
> +++ b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
> @@ -2336,7 +2336,7 @@ int bpf_prog_load_xattr(const struct bpf_prog_load_attr *attr,
> bpf_program__set_expected_attach_type(prog,
> expected_attach_type);
>
> - if (!bpf_program__is_function_storage(prog, obj) && !first_prog)
> + if (!first_prog)
> first_prog = prog;
> }
>
> --
> 2.17.1
>