[PATCH v1 2/2] perf build: Warn for BPF skeletons if endian mismatches

From: Ian Rogers
Date: Mon Apr 03 2023 - 17:11:02 EST


Done as a warning as I'm not fully confident of the test's robustness
of comparing the macro definition of __BYTE_ORDER__.

Signed-off-by: Ian Rogers <irogers@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
tools/perf/Makefile.config | 17 ++++++++++-------
1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/perf/Makefile.config b/tools/perf/Makefile.config
index dd203f0a2b7e..4be817ea4a59 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Makefile.config
+++ b/tools/perf/Makefile.config
@@ -659,14 +659,17 @@ ifndef NO_BPF_SKEL
$(call feature_check,clang-bpf-co-re)
ifeq ($(feature-clang-bpf-co-re), 0)
dummy := $(error: ERROR: BPF skeletons unsupported. clang too old/not installed or build with NO_BPF_SKEL=1.)
- else
- ifeq ($(filter -DHAVE_LIBBPF_SUPPORT, $(CFLAGS)),)
- dummy := $(error: ERROR: BPF skeletons unsupported. BPF skeleton support requires libbpf or build with NO_BPF_SKEL=1.)
- else
- $(call detected,CONFIG_PERF_BPF_SKEL)
- CFLAGS += -DHAVE_BPF_SKEL
- endif
endif
+ ifeq ($(filter -DHAVE_LIBBPF_SUPPORT, $(CFLAGS)),)
+ dummy := $(error: ERROR: BPF skeletons unsupported. BPF skeleton support requires libbpf or build with NO_BPF_SKEL=1.)
+ endif
+ host_byte_order=$(echo ""|$(HOSTCC) -dM -E -|grep __BYTE_ORDER__)
+ target_byte_order=$(echo ""|$(CC) -dM -E -|grep __BYTE_ORDER__)
+ ifneq ($(host_byte_order), $(target_byte_order))
+ $(warning Possibly mismatched host and target endianness may break BPF skeletons)
+ endif
+ $(call detected,CONFIG_PERF_BPF_SKEL)
+ CFLAGS += -DHAVE_BPF_SKEL
endif

dwarf-post-unwind := 1
--
2.40.0.348.gf938b09366-goog