[PATCH 1/2] btf: Add for_each_enum and for_each_enum64 helper macros

From: Donglin Peng

Date: Mon Feb 02 2026 - 06:19:21 EST


From: Donglin Peng <pengdonglin@xxxxxxxxxx>

Introduce two new helper macros, for_each_enum and for_each_enum64,
to clean up code.

No functional changes.

Cc: Alexei Starovoitov <ast@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Andrii Nakryiko <andrii@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Eduard Zingerman <eddyz87@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: bpf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Donglin Peng <pengdonglin@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
include/linux/btf.h | 10 +++++++
kernel/bpf/btf.c | 66 +++++++++++++++++++--------------------------
2 files changed, 38 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/btf.h b/include/linux/btf.h
index f06976ffb63f..cde2deb8e25e 100644
--- a/include/linux/btf.h
+++ b/include/linux/btf.h
@@ -254,6 +254,16 @@ const char *btf_type_str(const struct btf_type *t);
i < btf_type_vlen(datasec_type); \
i++, member++)

+#define for_each_enum(i, enum_type, member) \
+ for (i = 0, member = btf_enum(enum_type); \
+ i < btf_type_vlen(enum_type); \
+ i++, member++)
+
+#define for_each_enum64(i, enum_type, member) \
+ for (i = 0, member = btf_enum64(enum_type); \
+ i < btf_type_vlen(enum_type); \
+ i++, member++)
+
static inline bool btf_type_is_ptr(const struct btf_type *t)
{
return BTF_INFO_KIND(t->info) == BTF_KIND_PTR;
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/btf.c b/kernel/bpf/btf.c
index 0de8fc8a0e0b..c80a7a0cbe1d 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/btf.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/btf.c
@@ -728,11 +728,6 @@ static const struct btf_array *btf_type_array(const struct btf_type *t)
return (const struct btf_array *)(t + 1);
}

-static const struct btf_enum *btf_type_enum(const struct btf_type *t)
-{
- return (const struct btf_enum *)(t + 1);
-}
-
static const struct btf_var *btf_type_var(const struct btf_type *t)
{
return (const struct btf_var *)(t + 1);
@@ -743,11 +738,6 @@ static const struct btf_decl_tag *btf_type_decl_tag(const struct btf_type *t)
return (const struct btf_decl_tag *)(t + 1);
}

-static const struct btf_enum64 *btf_type_enum64(const struct btf_type *t)
-{
- return (const struct btf_enum64 *)(t + 1);
-}
-
static const struct btf_kind_operations *btf_type_ops(const struct btf_type *t)
{
return kind_ops[BTF_INFO_KIND(t->info)];
@@ -4317,14 +4307,14 @@ static s32 btf_enum_check_meta(struct btf_verifier_env *env,
const struct btf_type *t,
u32 meta_left)
{
- const struct btf_enum *enums = btf_type_enum(t);
+ const struct btf_enum *enump;
struct btf *btf = env->btf;
const char *fmt_str;
u16 i, nr_enums;
u32 meta_needed;

nr_enums = btf_type_vlen(t);
- meta_needed = nr_enums * sizeof(*enums);
+ meta_needed = nr_enums * sizeof(*enump);

if (meta_left < meta_needed) {
btf_verifier_log_basic(env, t,
@@ -4347,16 +4337,16 @@ static s32 btf_enum_check_meta(struct btf_verifier_env *env,

btf_verifier_log_type(env, t, NULL);

- for (i = 0; i < nr_enums; i++) {
- if (!btf_name_offset_valid(btf, enums[i].name_off)) {
+ for_each_enum(i, t, enump) {
+ if (!btf_name_offset_valid(btf, enump->name_off)) {
btf_verifier_log(env, "\tInvalid name_offset:%u",
- enums[i].name_off);
+ enump->name_off);
return -EINVAL;
}

/* enum member must have a valid name */
- if (!enums[i].name_off ||
- !btf_name_valid_identifier(btf, enums[i].name_off)) {
+ if (!enump->name_off ||
+ !btf_name_valid_identifier(btf, enump->name_off)) {
btf_verifier_log_type(env, t, "Invalid name");
return -EINVAL;
}
@@ -4365,8 +4355,8 @@ static s32 btf_enum_check_meta(struct btf_verifier_env *env,
continue;
fmt_str = btf_type_kflag(t) ? "\t%s val=%d\n" : "\t%s val=%u\n";
btf_verifier_log(env, fmt_str,
- __btf_name_by_offset(btf, enums[i].name_off),
- enums[i].val);
+ __btf_name_by_offset(btf, enump->name_off),
+ enump->val);
}

return meta_needed;
@@ -4382,8 +4372,8 @@ static void btf_enum_show(const struct btf *btf, const struct btf_type *t,
u32 type_id, void *data, u8 bits_offset,
struct btf_show *show)
{
- const struct btf_enum *enums = btf_type_enum(t);
- u32 i, nr_enums = btf_type_vlen(t);
+ const struct btf_enum *enump;
+ u32 i;
void *safe_data;
int v;

@@ -4393,13 +4383,13 @@ static void btf_enum_show(const struct btf *btf, const struct btf_type *t,

v = *(int *)safe_data;

- for (i = 0; i < nr_enums; i++) {
- if (v != enums[i].val)
+ for_each_enum(i, t, enump) {
+ if (v != enump->val)
continue;

btf_show_type_value(show, "%s",
__btf_name_by_offset(btf,
- enums[i].name_off));
+ enump->name_off));

btf_show_end_type(show);
return;
@@ -4425,14 +4415,14 @@ static s32 btf_enum64_check_meta(struct btf_verifier_env *env,
const struct btf_type *t,
u32 meta_left)
{
- const struct btf_enum64 *enums = btf_type_enum64(t);
+ const struct btf_enum64 *enump;
struct btf *btf = env->btf;
const char *fmt_str;
u16 i, nr_enums;
u32 meta_needed;

nr_enums = btf_type_vlen(t);
- meta_needed = nr_enums * sizeof(*enums);
+ meta_needed = nr_enums * sizeof(*enump);

if (meta_left < meta_needed) {
btf_verifier_log_basic(env, t,
@@ -4455,16 +4445,16 @@ static s32 btf_enum64_check_meta(struct btf_verifier_env *env,

btf_verifier_log_type(env, t, NULL);

- for (i = 0; i < nr_enums; i++) {
- if (!btf_name_offset_valid(btf, enums[i].name_off)) {
+ for_each_enum64(i, t, enump) {
+ if (!btf_name_offset_valid(btf, enump->name_off)) {
btf_verifier_log(env, "\tInvalid name_offset:%u",
- enums[i].name_off);
+ enump->name_off);
return -EINVAL;
}

/* enum member must have a valid name */
- if (!enums[i].name_off ||
- !btf_name_valid_identifier(btf, enums[i].name_off)) {
+ if (!enump->name_off ||
+ !btf_name_valid_identifier(btf, enump->name_off)) {
btf_verifier_log_type(env, t, "Invalid name");
return -EINVAL;
}
@@ -4474,8 +4464,8 @@ static s32 btf_enum64_check_meta(struct btf_verifier_env *env,

fmt_str = btf_type_kflag(t) ? "\t%s val=%lld\n" : "\t%s val=%llu\n";
btf_verifier_log(env, fmt_str,
- __btf_name_by_offset(btf, enums[i].name_off),
- btf_enum64_value(enums + i));
+ __btf_name_by_offset(btf, enump->name_off),
+ btf_enum64_value(enump));
}

return meta_needed;
@@ -4485,8 +4475,8 @@ static void btf_enum64_show(const struct btf *btf, const struct btf_type *t,
u32 type_id, void *data, u8 bits_offset,
struct btf_show *show)
{
- const struct btf_enum64 *enums = btf_type_enum64(t);
- u32 i, nr_enums = btf_type_vlen(t);
+ const struct btf_enum64 *enump;
+ u32 i;
void *safe_data;
s64 v;

@@ -4496,13 +4486,13 @@ static void btf_enum64_show(const struct btf *btf, const struct btf_type *t,

v = *(u64 *)safe_data;

- for (i = 0; i < nr_enums; i++) {
- if (v != btf_enum64_value(enums + i))
+ for_each_enum64(i, t, enump) {
+ if (v != btf_enum64_value(enump))
continue;

btf_show_type_value(show, "%s",
__btf_name_by_offset(btf,
- enums[i].name_off));
+ enump->name_off));

btf_show_end_type(show);
return;
--
2.34.1