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H A D | bpf.h | diff 1159d27852207e8efb8d6ef2dae5aaa87ec4e225 Wed Feb 14 10:14:23 CET 2024 Matt Bobrowski <mattbobrowski@google.com> libbpf: Make remark about zero-initializing bpf_*_info structs
In some situations, if you fail to zero-initialize the bpf_{prog,map,btf,link}_info structs supplied to the set of LIBBPF helpers bpf_{prog,map,btf,link}_get_info_by_fd(), you can expect the helper to return an error. This can possibly leave people in a situation where they're scratching their heads for an unnnecessary amount of time. Make an explicit remark about the requirement of zero-initializing the supplied bpf_{prog,map,btf,link}_info structs for the respective LIBBPF helpers.
Internally, LIBBPF helpers bpf_{prog,map,btf,link}_get_info_by_fd() call into bpf_obj_get_info_by_fd() where the bpf(2) BPF_OBJ_GET_INFO_BY_FD command is used. This specific command is effectively backed by restrictions enforced by the bpf_check_uarg_tail_zero() helper. This function ensures that if the size of the supplied bpf_{prog,map,btf,link}_info structs are larger than what the kernel can handle, trailing bits are zeroed. This can be a problem when compiling against UAPI headers that don't necessarily match the sizes of the same underlying types known to the kernel.
Signed-off-by: Matt Bobrowski <mattbobrowski@google.com> Signed-off-by: Andrii Nakryiko <andrii@kernel.org> Acked-by: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@kernel.org> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/ZcyEb8x4VbhieWsL@google.com
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