Re: [PATCH] bpftool: Fix dependencies for static build

From: patchwork-bot+netdevbpf

Date: Wed Jan 28 2026 - 16:40:42 EST


Hello:

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

On Wed, 28 Jan 2026 13:12:55 -0800 you wrote:
> When building selftests/bpf with EXTRA_LDFLAGS=-static the follwoing
> error happens:
>
> LINK /ws/linux/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/tools/build/bpftool/bootstrap/bpftool
> /usr/bin/x86_64-linux-gnu-ld.bfd: /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/15/../../../x86_64-linux-gnu/libcrypto.a(libcrypto-lib-dso_dlfcn.o): in function `dlfcn_globallookup':
> [...]
> /usr/bin/x86_64-linux-gnu-ld.bfd: /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/15/../../../x86_64-linux-gnu/libcrypto.a(libcrypto-lib-c_zlib.o): in function `zlib_oneshot_expand_block':
> (.text+0xc64): undefined reference to `uncompress'
> /usr/bin/x86_64-linux-gnu-ld.bfd: /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/15/../../../x86_64-linux-gnu/libcrypto.a(libcrypto-lib-c_zlib.o): in function `zlib_oneshot_compress_block':
> (.text+0xce4): undefined reference to `compress'
> collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status
> make[1]: *** [Makefile:252: /ws/linux/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/tools/build/bpftool/bootstrap/bpftool] Error 1
> make: *** [Makefile:327: /ws/linux/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/tools/sbin/bpftool] Error 2
> make: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....
>
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
- bpftool: Fix dependencies for static build
https://git.kernel.org/bpf/bpf-next/c/08a749184322

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