[PATCH bpf-next v5 8/9] libbpf: Add common attr support for map_create
From: Leon Hwang
Date: Mon Jan 12 2026 - 09:59:39 EST
With the previous commit adding common attribute support for
BPF_MAP_CREATE, users can now retrieve detailed error messages when map
creation fails via the log_buf field.
Introduce struct bpf_syscall_common_attr_opts with the following fields:
log_buf, log_size, log_level, and log_true_size.
Extend bpf_map_create_opts with a new field common_attr_opts, allowing
users to capture and inspect log messages on map creation failures.
Signed-off-by: Leon Hwang <leon.hwang@xxxxxxxxx>
---
tools/lib/bpf/bpf.c | 15 ++++++++++++++-
tools/lib/bpf/bpf.h | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
2 files changed, 30 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/bpf.c b/tools/lib/bpf/bpf.c
index d44e667aaf02..d65df1b7b2be 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/bpf.c
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/bpf.c
@@ -207,6 +207,9 @@ int bpf_map_create(enum bpf_map_type map_type,
const struct bpf_map_create_opts *opts)
{
const size_t attr_sz = offsetofend(union bpf_attr, excl_prog_hash_size);
+ const size_t common_attr_sz = sizeof(struct bpf_common_attr);
+ struct bpf_syscall_common_attr_opts *common_attr_opts;
+ struct bpf_common_attr common_attr;
union bpf_attr attr;
int fd;
@@ -240,7 +243,17 @@ int bpf_map_create(enum bpf_map_type map_type,
attr.excl_prog_hash = ptr_to_u64(OPTS_GET(opts, excl_prog_hash, NULL));
attr.excl_prog_hash_size = OPTS_GET(opts, excl_prog_hash_size, 0);
- fd = sys_bpf_fd(BPF_MAP_CREATE, &attr, attr_sz);
+ common_attr_opts = OPTS_GET(opts, common_attr_opts, NULL);
+ if (common_attr_opts && feat_supported(NULL, FEAT_EXTENDED_SYSCALL)) {
+ memset(&common_attr, 0, common_attr_sz);
+ common_attr.log_buf = ptr_to_u64(OPTS_GET(common_attr_opts, log_buf, NULL));
+ common_attr.log_size = OPTS_GET(common_attr_opts, log_size, 0);
+ common_attr.log_level = OPTS_GET(common_attr_opts, log_level, 0);
+ fd = sys_bpf_ext_fd(BPF_MAP_CREATE, &attr, attr_sz, &common_attr, common_attr_sz);
+ OPTS_SET(common_attr_opts, log_true_size, common_attr.log_true_size);
+ } else {
+ fd = sys_bpf_fd(BPF_MAP_CREATE, &attr, attr_sz);
+ }
return libbpf_err_errno(fd);
}
diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/bpf.h b/tools/lib/bpf/bpf.h
index 2c8e88ddb674..c4a26e6b71ea 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/bpf.h
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/bpf.h
@@ -37,6 +37,18 @@ extern "C" {
LIBBPF_API int libbpf_set_memlock_rlim(size_t memlock_bytes);
+struct bpf_syscall_common_attr_opts {
+ size_t sz; /* size of this struct for forward/backward compatibility */
+
+ char *log_buf;
+ __u32 log_size;
+ __u32 log_level;
+ __u32 log_true_size;
+
+ size_t :0;
+};
+#define bpf_syscall_common_attr_opts__last_field log_true_size
+
struct bpf_map_create_opts {
size_t sz; /* size of this struct for forward/backward compatibility */
@@ -57,9 +69,12 @@ struct bpf_map_create_opts {
const void *excl_prog_hash;
__u32 excl_prog_hash_size;
+
+ struct bpf_syscall_common_attr_opts *common_attr_opts;
+
size_t :0;
};
-#define bpf_map_create_opts__last_field excl_prog_hash_size
+#define bpf_map_create_opts__last_field common_attr_opts
LIBBPF_API int bpf_map_create(enum bpf_map_type map_type,
const char *map_name,
--
2.52.0