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diff --git a/Documentation/bpf/bpf_devel_QA.rst b/Documentation/bpf/bpf_devel_QA.rst index 2ed89abbf9a4..253496af8fef 100644 --- a/Documentation/bpf/bpf_devel_QA.rst +++ b/Documentation/bpf/bpf_devel_QA.rst @@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ list: This may also include issues related to XDP, BPF tracing, etc. Given netdev has a high volume of traffic, please also add the BPF -maintainers to Cc (from kernel MAINTAINERS_ file): +maintainers to Cc (from kernel ``MAINTAINERS`` file): * Alexei Starovoitov <ast@kernel.org> * Daniel Borkmann <daniel@iogearbox.net> @@ -234,11 +234,11 @@ be subject to change. Q: samples/bpf preference vs selftests? --------------------------------------- -Q: When should I add code to `samples/bpf/`_ and when to BPF kernel -selftests_ ? +Q: When should I add code to ``samples/bpf/`` and when to BPF kernel +selftests_? A: In general, we prefer additions to BPF kernel selftests_ rather than -`samples/bpf/`_. The rationale is very simple: kernel selftests are +``samples/bpf/``. The rationale is very simple: kernel selftests are regularly run by various bots to test for kernel regressions. The more test cases we add to BPF selftests, the better the coverage @@ -246,9 +246,9 @@ and the less likely it is that those could accidentally break. It is not that BPF kernel selftests cannot demo how a specific feature can be used. -That said, `samples/bpf/`_ may be a good place for people to get started, +That said, ``samples/bpf/`` may be a good place for people to get started, so it might be advisable that simple demos of features could go into -`samples/bpf/`_, but advanced functional and corner-case testing rather +``samples/bpf/``, but advanced functional and corner-case testing rather into kernel selftests. If your sample looks like a test case, then go for BPF kernel selftests @@ -449,6 +449,19 @@ from source at https://github.com/acmel/dwarves +pahole starts to use libbpf definitions and APIs since v1.13 after the +commit 21507cd3e97b ("pahole: add libbpf as submodule under lib/bpf"). +It works well with the git repository because the libbpf submodule will +use "git submodule update --init --recursive" to update. + +Unfortunately, the default github release source code does not contain +libbpf submodule source code and this will cause build issues, the tarball +from https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/devel/pahole/pahole.git/ is same with +github, you can get the source tarball with corresponding libbpf submodule +codes from + +https://fedorapeople.org/~acme/dwarves + Some distros have pahole version 1.16 packaged already, e.g. Fedora, Gentoo. @@ -645,10 +658,9 @@ when: .. Links .. _Documentation/process/: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/ -.. _MAINTAINERS: ../../MAINTAINERS .. _netdev-FAQ: ../networking/netdev-FAQ.rst -.. _samples/bpf/: ../../samples/bpf/ -.. _selftests: ../../tools/testing/selftests/bpf/ +.. _selftests: + https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/ .. _Documentation/dev-tools/kselftest.rst: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/dev-tools/kselftest.html .. _Documentation/bpf/btf.rst: btf.rst |