[PATCH 2/2] perf tools: Disable BPF skeleton if no libopenssl found

From: Namhyung Kim

Date: Wed Dec 03 2025 - 18:29:29 EST


The libopenssl is required by bpftool which is needed to generate BPF
skeleton. Disable it by setting BUILD_BPF_SKEL to 0 otherwise it'll see
build errors like below:

CC /build/util/bpf_skel/.tmp/bootstrap/sign.o
sign.c:16:10: fatal error: openssl/opensslv.h: No such file or directory
16 | #include <openssl/opensslv.h>
| ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
compilation terminated.
make[3]: *** [Makefile:256: /build/util/bpf_skel/.tmp/bootstrap/sign.o] Error 1
make[3]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....
make[2]: *** [Makefile.perf:1211: /build/util/bpf_skel/.tmp/bootstrap/bpftool] Error 2
make[1]: *** [Makefile.perf:287: sub-make] Error 2
make: *** [Makefile:76: all] Error 2

Now it'll skip the build with the following message:

Makefile.config:729: Warning: Disabled BPF skeletons as libopenssl is required

Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/r/aP7uq6eVieG8v_v4@xxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
tools/perf/Makefile.config | 8 ++++++++
1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)

diff --git a/tools/perf/Makefile.config b/tools/perf/Makefile.config
index 6b62fea21a0ad1ca..fd72bfbc83b38b3c 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Makefile.config
+++ b/tools/perf/Makefile.config
@@ -704,6 +704,11 @@ ifndef NO_LIBBPF
endif
endif

+ifeq ($(feature-libopenssl), 1)
+ $(call detected,CONFIG_LIBOPENSSL)
+ CFLAGS += -DHAVE_LIBOPENSSL_SUPPORT
+endif
+
ifndef BUILD_BPF_SKEL
# BPF skeletons control a large number of perf features, by default
# they are enabled.
@@ -720,6 +725,9 @@ ifeq ($(BUILD_BPF_SKEL),1)
else ifeq ($(filter -DHAVE_LIBBPF_SUPPORT, $(CFLAGS)),)
$(warning Warning: Disabled BPF skeletons as libbpf is required)
BUILD_BPF_SKEL := 0
+ else ifeq ($(filter -DHAVE_LIBOPENSSL_SUPPORT, $(CFLAGS)),)
+ $(warning Warning: Disabled BPF skeletons as libopenssl is required)
+ BUILD_BPF_SKEL := 0
else ifeq ($(call get-executable,$(CLANG)),)
$(warning Warning: Disabled BPF skeletons as clang ($(CLANG)) is missing)
BUILD_BPF_SKEL := 0
--
2.52.0.177.g9f829587af-goog