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1#!/usr/bin/env python3
2# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
3#
4# Copyright (C) 2018-2019 Netronome Systems, Inc.
5# Copyright (C) 2021 Isovalent, Inc.
6
7# In case user attempts to run with Python 2.
8from __future__ import print_function
9
10import argparse
11import re
12import sys, os
13
14class NoHelperFound(BaseException):
15    pass
16
17class NoSyscallCommandFound(BaseException):
18    pass
19
20class ParsingError(BaseException):
21    def __init__(self, line='<line not provided>', reader=None):
22        if reader:
23            BaseException.__init__(self,
24                                   'Error at file offset %d, parsing line: %s' %
25                                   (reader.tell(), line))
26        else:
27            BaseException.__init__(self, 'Error parsing line: %s' % line)
28
29
30class APIElement(object):
31    """
32    An object representing the description of an aspect of the eBPF API.
33    @proto: prototype of the API symbol
34    @desc: textual description of the symbol
35    @ret: (optional) description of any associated return value
36    """
37    def __init__(self, proto='', desc='', ret=''):
38        self.proto = proto
39        self.desc = desc
40        self.ret = ret
41
42
43class Helper(APIElement):
44    """
45    An object representing the description of an eBPF helper function.
46    @proto: function prototype of the helper function
47    @desc: textual description of the helper function
48    @ret: description of the return value of the helper function
49    """
50    def proto_break_down(self):
51        """
52        Break down helper function protocol into smaller chunks: return type,
53        name, distincts arguments.
54        """
55        arg_re = re.compile('((\w+ )*?(\w+|...))( (\**)(\w+))?$')
56        res = {}
57        proto_re = re.compile('(.+) (\**)(\w+)\(((([^,]+)(, )?){1,5})\)$')
58
59        capture = proto_re.match(self.proto)
60        res['ret_type'] = capture.group(1)
61        res['ret_star'] = capture.group(2)
62        res['name']     = capture.group(3)
63        res['args'] = []
64
65        args    = capture.group(4).split(', ')
66        for a in args:
67            capture = arg_re.match(a)
68            res['args'].append({
69                'type' : capture.group(1),
70                'star' : capture.group(5),
71                'name' : capture.group(6)
72            })
73
74        return res
75
76
77class HeaderParser(object):
78    """
79    An object used to parse a file in order to extract the documentation of a
80    list of eBPF helper functions. All the helpers that can be retrieved are
81    stored as Helper object, in the self.helpers() array.
82    @filename: name of file to parse, usually include/uapi/linux/bpf.h in the
83               kernel tree
84    """
85    def __init__(self, filename):
86        self.reader = open(filename, 'r')
87        self.line = ''
88        self.helpers = []
89        self.commands = []
90        self.desc_unique_helpers = set()
91        self.define_unique_helpers = []
92        self.desc_syscalls = []
93        self.enum_syscalls = []
94
95    def parse_element(self):
96        proto    = self.parse_symbol()
97        desc     = self.parse_desc(proto)
98        ret      = self.parse_ret(proto)
99        return APIElement(proto=proto, desc=desc, ret=ret)
100
101    def parse_helper(self):
102        proto    = self.parse_proto()
103        desc     = self.parse_desc(proto)
104        ret      = self.parse_ret(proto)
105        return Helper(proto=proto, desc=desc, ret=ret)
106
107    def parse_symbol(self):
108        p = re.compile(' \* ?(BPF\w+)$')
109        capture = p.match(self.line)
110        if not capture:
111            raise NoSyscallCommandFound
112        end_re = re.compile(' \* ?NOTES$')
113        end = end_re.match(self.line)
114        if end:
115            raise NoSyscallCommandFound
116        self.line = self.reader.readline()
117        return capture.group(1)
118
119    def parse_proto(self):
120        # Argument can be of shape:
121        #   - "void"
122        #   - "type  name"
123        #   - "type *name"
124        #   - Same as above, with "const" and/or "struct" in front of type
125        #   - "..." (undefined number of arguments, for bpf_trace_printk())
126        # There is at least one term ("void"), and at most five arguments.
127        p = re.compile(' \* ?((.+) \**\w+\((((const )?(struct )?(\w+|\.\.\.)( \**\w+)?)(, )?){1,5}\))$')
128        capture = p.match(self.line)
129        if not capture:
130            raise NoHelperFound
131        self.line = self.reader.readline()
132        return capture.group(1)
133
134    def parse_desc(self, proto):
135        p = re.compile(' \* ?(?:\t| {5,8})Description$')
136        capture = p.match(self.line)
137        if not capture:
138            raise Exception("No description section found for " + proto)
139        # Description can be several lines, some of them possibly empty, and it
140        # stops when another subsection title is met.
141        desc = ''
142        desc_present = False
143        while True:
144            self.line = self.reader.readline()
145            if self.line == ' *\n':
146                desc += '\n'
147            else:
148                p = re.compile(' \* ?(?:\t| {5,8})(?:\t| {8})(.*)')
149                capture = p.match(self.line)
150                if capture:
151                    desc_present = True
152                    desc += capture.group(1) + '\n'
153                else:
154                    break
155
156        if not desc_present:
157            raise Exception("No description found for " + proto)
158        return desc
159
160    def parse_ret(self, proto):
161        p = re.compile(' \* ?(?:\t| {5,8})Return$')
162        capture = p.match(self.line)
163        if not capture:
164            raise Exception("No return section found for " + proto)
165        # Return value description can be several lines, some of them possibly
166        # empty, and it stops when another subsection title is met.
167        ret = ''
168        ret_present = False
169        while True:
170            self.line = self.reader.readline()
171            if self.line == ' *\n':
172                ret += '\n'
173            else:
174                p = re.compile(' \* ?(?:\t| {5,8})(?:\t| {8})(.*)')
175                capture = p.match(self.line)
176                if capture:
177                    ret_present = True
178                    ret += capture.group(1) + '\n'
179                else:
180                    break
181
182        if not ret_present:
183            raise Exception("No return found for " + proto)
184        return ret
185
186    def seek_to(self, target, help_message, discard_lines = 1):
187        self.reader.seek(0)
188        offset = self.reader.read().find(target)
189        if offset == -1:
190            raise Exception(help_message)
191        self.reader.seek(offset)
192        self.reader.readline()
193        for _ in range(discard_lines):
194            self.reader.readline()
195        self.line = self.reader.readline()
196
197    def parse_desc_syscall(self):
198        self.seek_to('* DOC: eBPF Syscall Commands',
199                     'Could not find start of eBPF syscall descriptions list')
200        while True:
201            try:
202                command = self.parse_element()
203                self.commands.append(command)
204                self.desc_syscalls.append(command.proto)
205
206            except NoSyscallCommandFound:
207                break
208
209    def parse_enum_syscall(self):
210        self.seek_to('enum bpf_cmd {',
211                     'Could not find start of bpf_cmd enum', 0)
212        # Searches for either one or more BPF\w+ enums
213        bpf_p = re.compile('\s*(BPF\w+)+')
214        # Searches for an enum entry assigned to another entry,
215        # for e.g. BPF_PROG_RUN = BPF_PROG_TEST_RUN, which is
216        # not documented hence should be skipped in check to
217        # determine if the right number of syscalls are documented
218        assign_p = re.compile('\s*(BPF\w+)\s*=\s*(BPF\w+)')
219        bpf_cmd_str = ''
220        while True:
221            capture = assign_p.match(self.line)
222            if capture:
223                # Skip line if an enum entry is assigned to another entry
224                self.line = self.reader.readline()
225                continue
226            capture = bpf_p.match(self.line)
227            if capture:
228                bpf_cmd_str += self.line
229            else:
230                break
231            self.line = self.reader.readline()
232        # Find the number of occurences of BPF\w+
233        self.enum_syscalls = re.findall('(BPF\w+)+', bpf_cmd_str)
234
235    def parse_desc_helpers(self):
236        self.seek_to('* Start of BPF helper function descriptions:',
237                     'Could not find start of eBPF helper descriptions list')
238        while True:
239            try:
240                helper = self.parse_helper()
241                self.helpers.append(helper)
242                proto = helper.proto_break_down()
243                self.desc_unique_helpers.add(proto['name'])
244            except NoHelperFound:
245                break
246
247    def parse_define_helpers(self):
248        # Parse the number of FN(...) in #define __BPF_FUNC_MAPPER to compare
249        # later with the number of unique function names present in description.
250        # Note: seek_to(..) discards the first line below the target search text,
251        # resulting in FN(unspec) being skipped and not added to self.define_unique_helpers.
252        self.seek_to('#define __BPF_FUNC_MAPPER(FN)',
253                     'Could not find start of eBPF helper definition list')
254        # Searches for either one or more FN(\w+) defines or a backslash for newline
255        p = re.compile('\s*(FN\(\w+\))+|\\\\')
256        fn_defines_str = ''
257        while True:
258            capture = p.match(self.line)
259            if capture:
260                fn_defines_str += self.line
261            else:
262                break
263            self.line = self.reader.readline()
264        # Find the number of occurences of FN(\w+)
265        self.define_unique_helpers = re.findall('FN\(\w+\)', fn_defines_str)
266
267    def run(self):
268        self.parse_desc_syscall()
269        self.parse_enum_syscall()
270        self.parse_desc_helpers()
271        self.parse_define_helpers()
272        self.reader.close()
273
274###############################################################################
275
276class Printer(object):
277    """
278    A generic class for printers. Printers should be created with an array of
279    Helper objects, and implement a way to print them in the desired fashion.
280    @parser: A HeaderParser with objects to print to standard output
281    """
282    def __init__(self, parser):
283        self.parser = parser
284        self.elements = []
285
286    def print_header(self):
287        pass
288
289    def print_footer(self):
290        pass
291
292    def print_one(self, helper):
293        pass
294
295    def print_all(self):
296        self.print_header()
297        for elem in self.elements:
298            self.print_one(elem)
299        self.print_footer()
300
301    def elem_number_check(self, desc_unique_elem, define_unique_elem, type, instance):
302        """
303        Checks the number of helpers/syscalls documented within the header file
304        description with those defined as part of enum/macro and raise an
305        Exception if they don't match.
306        """
307        nr_desc_unique_elem = len(desc_unique_elem)
308        nr_define_unique_elem = len(define_unique_elem)
309        if nr_desc_unique_elem != nr_define_unique_elem:
310            exception_msg = '''
311The number of unique %s in description (%d) doesn\'t match the number of unique %s defined in %s (%d)
312''' % (type, nr_desc_unique_elem, type, instance, nr_define_unique_elem)
313            if nr_desc_unique_elem < nr_define_unique_elem:
314                # Function description is parsed until no helper is found (which can be due to
315                # misformatting). Hence, only print the first missing/misformatted helper/enum.
316                exception_msg += '''
317The description for %s is not present or formatted correctly.
318''' % (define_unique_elem[nr_desc_unique_elem])
319            raise Exception(exception_msg)
320
321class PrinterRST(Printer):
322    """
323    A generic class for printers that print ReStructured Text. Printers should
324    be created with a HeaderParser object, and implement a way to print API
325    elements in the desired fashion.
326    @parser: A HeaderParser with objects to print to standard output
327    """
328    def __init__(self, parser):
329        self.parser = parser
330
331    def print_license(self):
332        license = '''\
333.. Copyright (C) All BPF authors and contributors from 2014 to present.
334.. See git log include/uapi/linux/bpf.h in kernel tree for details.
335..
336.. %%%LICENSE_START(VERBATIM)
337.. Permission is granted to make and distribute verbatim copies of this
338.. manual provided the copyright notice and this permission notice are
339.. preserved on all copies.
340..
341.. Permission is granted to copy and distribute modified versions of this
342.. manual under the conditions for verbatim copying, provided that the
343.. entire resulting derived work is distributed under the terms of a
344.. permission notice identical to this one.
345..
346.. Since the Linux kernel and libraries are constantly changing, this
347.. manual page may be incorrect or out-of-date.  The author(s) assume no
348.. responsibility for errors or omissions, or for damages resulting from
349.. the use of the information contained herein.  The author(s) may not
350.. have taken the same level of care in the production of this manual,
351.. which is licensed free of charge, as they might when working
352.. professionally.
353..
354.. Formatted or processed versions of this manual, if unaccompanied by
355.. the source, must acknowledge the copyright and authors of this work.
356.. %%%LICENSE_END
357..
358.. Please do not edit this file. It was generated from the documentation
359.. located in file include/uapi/linux/bpf.h of the Linux kernel sources
360.. (helpers description), and from scripts/bpf_doc.py in the same
361.. repository (header and footer).
362'''
363        print(license)
364
365    def print_elem(self, elem):
366        if (elem.desc):
367            print('\tDescription')
368            # Do not strip all newline characters: formatted code at the end of
369            # a section must be followed by a blank line.
370            for line in re.sub('\n$', '', elem.desc, count=1).split('\n'):
371                print('{}{}'.format('\t\t' if line else '', line))
372
373        if (elem.ret):
374            print('\tReturn')
375            for line in elem.ret.rstrip().split('\n'):
376                print('{}{}'.format('\t\t' if line else '', line))
377
378        print('')
379
380class PrinterHelpersRST(PrinterRST):
381    """
382    A printer for dumping collected information about helpers as a ReStructured
383    Text page compatible with the rst2man program, which can be used to
384    generate a manual page for the helpers.
385    @parser: A HeaderParser with Helper objects to print to standard output
386    """
387    def __init__(self, parser):
388        self.elements = parser.helpers
389        self.elem_number_check(parser.desc_unique_helpers, parser.define_unique_helpers, 'helper', '__BPF_FUNC_MAPPER')
390
391    def print_header(self):
392        header = '''\
393===========
394BPF-HELPERS
395===========
396-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
397list of eBPF helper functions
398-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
399
400:Manual section: 7
401
402DESCRIPTION
403===========
404
405The extended Berkeley Packet Filter (eBPF) subsystem consists in programs
406written in a pseudo-assembly language, then attached to one of the several
407kernel hooks and run in reaction of specific events. This framework differs
408from the older, "classic" BPF (or "cBPF") in several aspects, one of them being
409the ability to call special functions (or "helpers") from within a program.
410These functions are restricted to a white-list of helpers defined in the
411kernel.
412
413These helpers are used by eBPF programs to interact with the system, or with
414the context in which they work. For instance, they can be used to print
415debugging messages, to get the time since the system was booted, to interact
416with eBPF maps, or to manipulate network packets. Since there are several eBPF
417program types, and that they do not run in the same context, each program type
418can only call a subset of those helpers.
419
420Due to eBPF conventions, a helper can not have more than five arguments.
421
422Internally, eBPF programs call directly into the compiled helper functions
423without requiring any foreign-function interface. As a result, calling helpers
424introduces no overhead, thus offering excellent performance.
425
426This document is an attempt to list and document the helpers available to eBPF
427developers. They are sorted by chronological order (the oldest helpers in the
428kernel at the top).
429
430HELPERS
431=======
432'''
433        PrinterRST.print_license(self)
434        print(header)
435
436    def print_footer(self):
437        footer = '''
438EXAMPLES
439========
440
441Example usage for most of the eBPF helpers listed in this manual page are
442available within the Linux kernel sources, at the following locations:
443
444* *samples/bpf/*
445* *tools/testing/selftests/bpf/*
446
447LICENSE
448=======
449
450eBPF programs can have an associated license, passed along with the bytecode
451instructions to the kernel when the programs are loaded. The format for that
452string is identical to the one in use for kernel modules (Dual licenses, such
453as "Dual BSD/GPL", may be used). Some helper functions are only accessible to
454programs that are compatible with the GNU Privacy License (GPL).
455
456In order to use such helpers, the eBPF program must be loaded with the correct
457license string passed (via **attr**) to the **bpf**\ () system call, and this
458generally translates into the C source code of the program containing a line
459similar to the following:
460
461::
462
463	char ____license[] __attribute__((section("license"), used)) = "GPL";
464
465IMPLEMENTATION
466==============
467
468This manual page is an effort to document the existing eBPF helper functions.
469But as of this writing, the BPF sub-system is under heavy development. New eBPF
470program or map types are added, along with new helper functions. Some helpers
471are occasionally made available for additional program types. So in spite of
472the efforts of the community, this page might not be up-to-date. If you want to
473check by yourself what helper functions exist in your kernel, or what types of
474programs they can support, here are some files among the kernel tree that you
475may be interested in:
476
477* *include/uapi/linux/bpf.h* is the main BPF header. It contains the full list
478  of all helper functions, as well as many other BPF definitions including most
479  of the flags, structs or constants used by the helpers.
480* *net/core/filter.c* contains the definition of most network-related helper
481  functions, and the list of program types from which they can be used.
482* *kernel/trace/bpf_trace.c* is the equivalent for most tracing program-related
483  helpers.
484* *kernel/bpf/verifier.c* contains the functions used to check that valid types
485  of eBPF maps are used with a given helper function.
486* *kernel/bpf/* directory contains other files in which additional helpers are
487  defined (for cgroups, sockmaps, etc.).
488* The bpftool utility can be used to probe the availability of helper functions
489  on the system (as well as supported program and map types, and a number of
490  other parameters). To do so, run **bpftool feature probe** (see
491  **bpftool-feature**\ (8) for details). Add the **unprivileged** keyword to
492  list features available to unprivileged users.
493
494Compatibility between helper functions and program types can generally be found
495in the files where helper functions are defined. Look for the **struct
496bpf_func_proto** objects and for functions returning them: these functions
497contain a list of helpers that a given program type can call. Note that the
498**default:** label of the **switch ... case** used to filter helpers can call
499other functions, themselves allowing access to additional helpers. The
500requirement for GPL license is also in those **struct bpf_func_proto**.
501
502Compatibility between helper functions and map types can be found in the
503**check_map_func_compatibility**\ () function in file *kernel/bpf/verifier.c*.
504
505Helper functions that invalidate the checks on **data** and **data_end**
506pointers for network processing are listed in function
507**bpf_helper_changes_pkt_data**\ () in file *net/core/filter.c*.
508
509SEE ALSO
510========
511
512**bpf**\ (2),
513**bpftool**\ (8),
514**cgroups**\ (7),
515**ip**\ (8),
516**perf_event_open**\ (2),
517**sendmsg**\ (2),
518**socket**\ (7),
519**tc-bpf**\ (8)'''
520        print(footer)
521
522    def print_proto(self, helper):
523        """
524        Format function protocol with bold and italics markers. This makes RST
525        file less readable, but gives nice results in the manual page.
526        """
527        proto = helper.proto_break_down()
528
529        print('**%s %s%s(' % (proto['ret_type'],
530                              proto['ret_star'].replace('*', '\\*'),
531                              proto['name']),
532              end='')
533
534        comma = ''
535        for a in proto['args']:
536            one_arg = '{}{}'.format(comma, a['type'])
537            if a['name']:
538                if a['star']:
539                    one_arg += ' {}**\ '.format(a['star'].replace('*', '\\*'))
540                else:
541                    one_arg += '** '
542                one_arg += '*{}*\\ **'.format(a['name'])
543            comma = ', '
544            print(one_arg, end='')
545
546        print(')**')
547
548    def print_one(self, helper):
549        self.print_proto(helper)
550        self.print_elem(helper)
551
552
553class PrinterSyscallRST(PrinterRST):
554    """
555    A printer for dumping collected information about the syscall API as a
556    ReStructured Text page compatible with the rst2man program, which can be
557    used to generate a manual page for the syscall.
558    @parser: A HeaderParser with APIElement objects to print to standard
559             output
560    """
561    def __init__(self, parser):
562        self.elements = parser.commands
563        self.elem_number_check(parser.desc_syscalls, parser.enum_syscalls, 'syscall', 'bpf_cmd')
564
565    def print_header(self):
566        header = '''\
567===
568bpf
569===
570-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
571Perform a command on an extended BPF object
572-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
573
574:Manual section: 2
575
576COMMANDS
577========
578'''
579        PrinterRST.print_license(self)
580        print(header)
581
582    def print_one(self, command):
583        print('**%s**' % (command.proto))
584        self.print_elem(command)
585
586
587class PrinterHelpers(Printer):
588    """
589    A printer for dumping collected information about helpers as C header to
590    be included from BPF program.
591    @parser: A HeaderParser with Helper objects to print to standard output
592    """
593    def __init__(self, parser):
594        self.elements = parser.helpers
595        self.elem_number_check(parser.desc_unique_helpers, parser.define_unique_helpers, 'helper', '__BPF_FUNC_MAPPER')
596
597    type_fwds = [
598            'struct bpf_fib_lookup',
599            'struct bpf_sk_lookup',
600            'struct bpf_perf_event_data',
601            'struct bpf_perf_event_value',
602            'struct bpf_pidns_info',
603            'struct bpf_redir_neigh',
604            'struct bpf_sock',
605            'struct bpf_sock_addr',
606            'struct bpf_sock_ops',
607            'struct bpf_sock_tuple',
608            'struct bpf_spin_lock',
609            'struct bpf_sysctl',
610            'struct bpf_tcp_sock',
611            'struct bpf_tunnel_key',
612            'struct bpf_xfrm_state',
613            'struct linux_binprm',
614            'struct pt_regs',
615            'struct sk_reuseport_md',
616            'struct sockaddr',
617            'struct tcphdr',
618            'struct seq_file',
619            'struct tcp6_sock',
620            'struct tcp_sock',
621            'struct tcp_timewait_sock',
622            'struct tcp_request_sock',
623            'struct udp6_sock',
624            'struct unix_sock',
625            'struct task_struct',
626
627            'struct __sk_buff',
628            'struct sk_msg_md',
629            'struct xdp_md',
630            'struct path',
631            'struct btf_ptr',
632            'struct inode',
633            'struct socket',
634            'struct file',
635            'struct bpf_timer',
636            'struct mptcp_sock',
637            'struct bpf_dynptr',
638    ]
639    known_types = {
640            '...',
641            'void',
642            'const void',
643            'char',
644            'const char',
645            'int',
646            'long',
647            'unsigned long',
648
649            '__be16',
650            '__be32',
651            '__wsum',
652
653            'struct bpf_fib_lookup',
654            'struct bpf_perf_event_data',
655            'struct bpf_perf_event_value',
656            'struct bpf_pidns_info',
657            'struct bpf_redir_neigh',
658            'struct bpf_sk_lookup',
659            'struct bpf_sock',
660            'struct bpf_sock_addr',
661            'struct bpf_sock_ops',
662            'struct bpf_sock_tuple',
663            'struct bpf_spin_lock',
664            'struct bpf_sysctl',
665            'struct bpf_tcp_sock',
666            'struct bpf_tunnel_key',
667            'struct bpf_xfrm_state',
668            'struct linux_binprm',
669            'struct pt_regs',
670            'struct sk_reuseport_md',
671            'struct sockaddr',
672            'struct tcphdr',
673            'struct seq_file',
674            'struct tcp6_sock',
675            'struct tcp_sock',
676            'struct tcp_timewait_sock',
677            'struct tcp_request_sock',
678            'struct udp6_sock',
679            'struct unix_sock',
680            'struct task_struct',
681            'struct path',
682            'struct btf_ptr',
683            'struct inode',
684            'struct socket',
685            'struct file',
686            'struct bpf_timer',
687            'struct mptcp_sock',
688            'struct bpf_dynptr',
689    }
690    mapped_types = {
691            'u8': '__u8',
692            'u16': '__u16',
693            'u32': '__u32',
694            'u64': '__u64',
695            's8': '__s8',
696            's16': '__s16',
697            's32': '__s32',
698            's64': '__s64',
699            'size_t': 'unsigned long',
700            'struct bpf_map': 'void',
701            'struct sk_buff': 'struct __sk_buff',
702            'const struct sk_buff': 'const struct __sk_buff',
703            'struct sk_msg_buff': 'struct sk_msg_md',
704            'struct xdp_buff': 'struct xdp_md',
705    }
706    # Helpers overloaded for different context types.
707    overloaded_helpers = [
708        'bpf_get_socket_cookie',
709        'bpf_sk_assign',
710    ]
711
712    def print_header(self):
713        header = '''\
714/* This is auto-generated file. See bpf_doc.py for details. */
715
716/* Forward declarations of BPF structs */'''
717
718        print(header)
719        for fwd in self.type_fwds:
720            print('%s;' % fwd)
721        print('')
722
723    def print_footer(self):
724        footer = ''
725        print(footer)
726
727    def map_type(self, t):
728        if t in self.known_types:
729            return t
730        if t in self.mapped_types:
731            return self.mapped_types[t]
732        print("Unrecognized type '%s', please add it to known types!" % t,
733              file=sys.stderr)
734        sys.exit(1)
735
736    seen_helpers = set()
737
738    def print_one(self, helper):
739        proto = helper.proto_break_down()
740
741        if proto['name'] in self.seen_helpers:
742            return
743        self.seen_helpers.add(proto['name'])
744
745        print('/*')
746        print(" * %s" % proto['name'])
747        print(" *")
748        if (helper.desc):
749            # Do not strip all newline characters: formatted code at the end of
750            # a section must be followed by a blank line.
751            for line in re.sub('\n$', '', helper.desc, count=1).split('\n'):
752                print(' *{}{}'.format(' \t' if line else '', line))
753
754        if (helper.ret):
755            print(' *')
756            print(' * Returns')
757            for line in helper.ret.rstrip().split('\n'):
758                print(' *{}{}'.format(' \t' if line else '', line))
759
760        print(' */')
761        print('static %s %s(*%s)(' % (self.map_type(proto['ret_type']),
762                                      proto['ret_star'], proto['name']), end='')
763        comma = ''
764        for i, a in enumerate(proto['args']):
765            t = a['type']
766            n = a['name']
767            if proto['name'] in self.overloaded_helpers and i == 0:
768                    t = 'void'
769                    n = 'ctx'
770            one_arg = '{}{}'.format(comma, self.map_type(t))
771            if n:
772                if a['star']:
773                    one_arg += ' {}'.format(a['star'])
774                else:
775                    one_arg += ' '
776                one_arg += '{}'.format(n)
777            comma = ', '
778            print(one_arg, end='')
779
780        print(') = (void *) %d;' % len(self.seen_helpers))
781        print('')
782
783###############################################################################
784
785# If script is launched from scripts/ from kernel tree and can access
786# ../include/uapi/linux/bpf.h, use it as a default name for the file to parse,
787# otherwise the --filename argument will be required from the command line.
788script = os.path.abspath(sys.argv[0])
789linuxRoot = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(script))
790bpfh = os.path.join(linuxRoot, 'include/uapi/linux/bpf.h')
791
792printers = {
793        'helpers': PrinterHelpersRST,
794        'syscall': PrinterSyscallRST,
795}
796
797argParser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="""
798Parse eBPF header file and generate documentation for the eBPF API.
799The RST-formatted output produced can be turned into a manual page with the
800rst2man utility.
801""")
802argParser.add_argument('--header', action='store_true',
803                       help='generate C header file')
804if (os.path.isfile(bpfh)):
805    argParser.add_argument('--filename', help='path to include/uapi/linux/bpf.h',
806                           default=bpfh)
807else:
808    argParser.add_argument('--filename', help='path to include/uapi/linux/bpf.h')
809argParser.add_argument('target', nargs='?', default='helpers',
810                       choices=printers.keys(), help='eBPF API target')
811args = argParser.parse_args()
812
813# Parse file.
814headerParser = HeaderParser(args.filename)
815headerParser.run()
816
817# Print formatted output to standard output.
818if args.header:
819    if args.target != 'helpers':
820        raise NotImplementedError('Only helpers header generation is supported')
821    printer = PrinterHelpers(headerParser)
822else:
823    printer = printers[args.target](headerParser)
824printer.print_all()
825