[PATCH net-next v1] samples/bpf: Partially fixes the bpf.o build

[PATCH net-next v1] samples/bpf: Partially fixes the bpf.o build

[Mickaël Salaün]

Do not build lib/bpf/bpf.o with this Makefile but use the one from the
library directory.  This avoid making a buggy bpf.o file (e.g. missing
symbols).

This patch is useful if some code (e.g. Landlock tests) needs both the
bpf.o (from tools/lib/bpf) and the bpf_load.o (from samples/bpf).

Signed-off-by: Mickaël Salaün <mic@digikod.net>
Cc: Alexei Starovoitov <ast@kernel.org>
Cc: Daniel Borkmann <daniel@iogearbox.net>
---

This is not a complet fix because the call to multi_depend with
$(host-cmulti) from scripts/Makefile.host force the build of bpf.o
anyway. I'm not sure how to completely avoid this automatic build
though.
---
 samples/bpf/Makefile | 5 ++++-
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/samples/bpf/Makefile b/samples/bpf/Makefile
index 7f61a3d57fa7..64335bb94f9f 100644
--- a/samples/bpf/Makefile
+++ b/samples/bpf/Makefile
@@ -201,13 +201,16 @@ CLANG_ARCH_ARGS = -target $(ARCH)
 endif
 
 # Trick to allow make to be run from this directory
-all:
+all: $(LIBBPF)
 	$(MAKE) -C ../../ $(CURDIR)/
 
 clean:
 	$(MAKE) -C ../../ M=$(CURDIR) clean
 	@rm -f *~
 
+$(LIBBPF): FORCE
+	$(MAKE) -C $(dir $@) $(notdir $@)
+
 $(obj)/syscall_nrs.s:	$(src)/syscall_nrs.c
 	$(call if_changed_dep,cc_s_c)
 
-- 
2.15.1

Re: [PATCH net-next v1] samples/bpf: Partially fixes the bpf.o build

[Alexei Starovoitov]

On Fri, Jan 26, 2018 at 01:39:30AM +0100, Mickaël Salaün wrote:
> Do not build lib/bpf/bpf.o with this Makefile but use the one from the
> library directory.  This avoid making a buggy bpf.o file (e.g. missing
> symbols).

could you provide an example?
What symbols will be missing?
I don't think there is an issue with existing Makefile.

> This patch is useful if some code (e.g. Landlock tests) needs both the
> bpf.o (from tools/lib/bpf) and the bpf_load.o (from samples/bpf).

is that some future patches?

we're trying to move everything form samples/bpf/ into selftests/bpf/
and convert to use libbpf.a instead of obsolete bpf_load.c
Please use this approach for landlock as well.

> Signed-off-by: Mickaël Salaün <mic@digikod.net>
> Cc: Alexei Starovoitov <ast@kernel.org>
> Cc: Daniel Borkmann <daniel@iogearbox.net>
> ---
> 
> This is not a complet fix because the call to multi_depend with
> $(host-cmulti) from scripts/Makefile.host force the build of bpf.o
> anyway. I'm not sure how to completely avoid this automatic build
> though.
> ---
>  samples/bpf/Makefile | 5 ++++-
>  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/samples/bpf/Makefile b/samples/bpf/Makefile
> index 7f61a3d57fa7..64335bb94f9f 100644
> --- a/samples/bpf/Makefile
> +++ b/samples/bpf/Makefile
> @@ -201,13 +201,16 @@ CLANG_ARCH_ARGS = -target $(ARCH)
>  endif
>  
>  # Trick to allow make to be run from this directory
> -all:
> +all: $(LIBBPF)
>  	$(MAKE) -C ../../ $(CURDIR)/
>  
>  clean:
>  	$(MAKE) -C ../../ M=$(CURDIR) clean
>  	@rm -f *~
>  
> +$(LIBBPF): FORCE
> +	$(MAKE) -C $(dir $@) $(notdir $@)
> +
>  $(obj)/syscall_nrs.s:	$(src)/syscall_nrs.c
>  	$(call if_changed_dep,cc_s_c)
>  
> -- 
> 2.15.1
> 

Re: [PATCH net-next v1] samples/bpf: Partially fixes the bpf.o build

[Mickaël Salaün]

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On 26/01/2018 03:16, Alexei Starovoitov wrote:
> On Fri, Jan 26, 2018 at 01:39:30AM +0100, Mickaël Salaün wrote:
>> Do not build lib/bpf/bpf.o with this Makefile but use the one from the
>> library directory.  This avoid making a buggy bpf.o file (e.g. missing
>> symbols).
> 
> could you provide an example?
> What symbols will be missing?
> I don't think there is an issue with existing Makefile.

You can run this commands:
make -C samples/bpf; nm tools/lib/bpf/bpf.o > a; make -C tools/lib/bpf;
nm tools/lib/bpf/bpf.o > b; diff -u a b

Symbols like bzero and sys_bpf are missing with the samples/bpf
Makefile, which makes the bpf.o shrink from 25K to 7K.

> 
>> This patch is useful if some code (e.g. Landlock tests) needs both the
>> bpf.o (from tools/lib/bpf) and the bpf_load.o (from samples/bpf).
> 
> is that some future patches?

Yes, I'll send them next week.

> 
> we're trying to move everything form samples/bpf/ into selftests/bpf/
> and convert to use libbpf.a instead of obsolete bpf_load.c
> Please use this approach for landlock as well.

Ok, it should be better with this lib.

> 
>> Signed-off-by: Mickaël Salaün <mic@digikod.net>
>> Cc: Alexei Starovoitov <ast@kernel.org>
>> Cc: Daniel Borkmann <daniel@iogearbox.net>
>> ---
>>
>> This is not a complet fix because the call to multi_depend with
>> $(host-cmulti) from scripts/Makefile.host force the build of bpf.o
>> anyway. I'm not sure how to completely avoid this automatic build
>> though.
>> ---
>>  samples/bpf/Makefile | 5 ++++-
>>  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/samples/bpf/Makefile b/samples/bpf/Makefile
>> index 7f61a3d57fa7..64335bb94f9f 100644
>> --- a/samples/bpf/Makefile
>> +++ b/samples/bpf/Makefile
>> @@ -201,13 +201,16 @@ CLANG_ARCH_ARGS = -target $(ARCH)
>>  endif
>>  
>>  # Trick to allow make to be run from this directory
>> -all:
>> +all: $(LIBBPF)
>>  	$(MAKE) -C ../../ $(CURDIR)/
>>  
>>  clean:
>>  	$(MAKE) -C ../../ M=$(CURDIR) clean
>>  	@rm -f *~
>>  
>> +$(LIBBPF): FORCE
>> +	$(MAKE) -C $(dir $@) $(notdir $@)
>> +
>>  $(obj)/syscall_nrs.s:	$(src)/syscall_nrs.c
>>  	$(call if_changed_dep,cc_s_c)
>>  
>> -- 
>> 2.15.1
>>
> 


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Re: [PATCH net-next v1] samples/bpf: Partially fixes the bpf.o build

[Daniel Borkmann]

On 01/26/2018 09:30 AM, Mickaël Salaün wrote:
> On 26/01/2018 03:16, Alexei Starovoitov wrote:
>> On Fri, Jan 26, 2018 at 01:39:30AM +0100, Mickaël Salaün wrote:
>>> Do not build lib/bpf/bpf.o with this Makefile but use the one from the
>>> library directory.  This avoid making a buggy bpf.o file (e.g. missing
>>> symbols).
>>
>> could you provide an example?
>> What symbols will be missing?
>> I don't think there is an issue with existing Makefile.
> 
> You can run this commands:
> make -C samples/bpf; nm tools/lib/bpf/bpf.o > a; make -C tools/lib/bpf;
> nm tools/lib/bpf/bpf.o > b; diff -u a b
> 
> Symbols like bzero and sys_bpf are missing with the samples/bpf
> Makefile, which makes the bpf.o shrink from 25K to 7K.

I've applied it to bpf-next, thanks Mickaël!