Re: [PATCH v4 0/2] libbpf: fix BTF dedup to support recursive typedef

From: patchwork-bot+netdevbpf

Date: Fri Nov 14 2025 - 20:30:41 EST


Hello:

This series was applied to bpf/bpf-next.git (master)
by Andrii Nakryiko <andrii@xxxxxxxxxx>:

On Thu, 13 Nov 2025 13:39:49 +0100 you wrote:
> Pahole fails to encode BTF for some Go projects (e.g. Kubernetes and
> Podman) due to recursive type definitions that create reference loops
> not representable in C. These recursive typedefs trigger a failure in
> the BTF deduplication algorithm.
>
> This patch extends btf_dedup_struct_types() to properly handle potential
> recursion for BTF_KIND_TYPEDEF, similar to how recursion is already
> handled for BTF_KIND_STRUCT. This allows pahole to successfully
> generate BTF for Go binaries using recursive types without impacting
> existing C-based workflows.
>
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
- [v4,1/2] libbpf: fix BTF dedup to support recursive typedef definitions
https://git.kernel.org/bpf/bpf-next/c/3781413465df
- [v4,2/2] selftests/bpf: add BTF dedup tests for recursive typedef definitions
https://git.kernel.org/bpf/bpf-next/c/a69e09823ee9

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