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[v4,bpf-next,5/9] libbpf: use static const fmt string in __bpf_printk

Message ID 20210902171929.3922667-6-davemarchevsky@fb.com
State Superseded
Headers show
Series bpf: implement variadic printk helper | expand

Commit Message

Dave Marchevsky Sept. 2, 2021, 5:19 p.m. UTC
The __bpf_printk convenience macro was using a 'char' fmt string holder
as it predates support for globals in libbpf. Move to more efficient
'static const char', but provide a fallback to the old way via
BPF_NO_GLOBAL_DATA so users on old kernels can still use the macro.

Signed-off-by: Dave Marchevsky <davemarchevsky@fb.com>
---
 tools/lib/bpf/bpf_helpers.h | 8 +++++++-
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

Comments

Andrii Nakryiko Sept. 2, 2021, 11:09 p.m. UTC | #1
On Thu, Sep 2, 2021 at 10:23 AM Dave Marchevsky <davemarchevsky@fb.com> wrote:
>
> The __bpf_printk convenience macro was using a 'char' fmt string holder
> as it predates support for globals in libbpf. Move to more efficient
> 'static const char', but provide a fallback to the old way via
> BPF_NO_GLOBAL_DATA so users on old kernels can still use the macro.
>
> Signed-off-by: Dave Marchevsky <davemarchevsky@fb.com>
> ---

Great, thanks!

Acked-by: Andrii Nakryiko <andrii@kernel.org>

>  tools/lib/bpf/bpf_helpers.h | 8 +++++++-
>  1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/bpf_helpers.h b/tools/lib/bpf/bpf_helpers.h
> index a7e73be6dac4..7df7d9a23099 100644
> --- a/tools/lib/bpf/bpf_helpers.h
> +++ b/tools/lib/bpf/bpf_helpers.h
> @@ -216,10 +216,16 @@ enum libbpf_tristate {
>                      ___param, sizeof(___param));               \
>  })
>
> +#ifdef BPF_NO_GLOBAL_DATA
> +#define BPF_PRINTK_FMT_MOD
> +#else
> +#define BPF_PRINTK_FMT_MOD static const
> +#endif
> +
>  /* Helper macro to print out debug messages */
>  #define __bpf_printk(fmt, ...)                         \
>  ({                                                     \
> -       char ____fmt[] = fmt;                           \
> +       BPF_PRINTK_FMT_MOD char ____fmt[] = fmt;        \
>         bpf_trace_printk(____fmt, sizeof(____fmt),      \
>                          ##__VA_ARGS__);                \
>  })
> --
> 2.30.2
>
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diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/bpf_helpers.h b/tools/lib/bpf/bpf_helpers.h
index a7e73be6dac4..7df7d9a23099 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/bpf_helpers.h
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/bpf_helpers.h
@@ -216,10 +216,16 @@  enum libbpf_tristate {
 		     ___param, sizeof(___param));		\
 })
 
+#ifdef BPF_NO_GLOBAL_DATA
+#define BPF_PRINTK_FMT_MOD
+#else
+#define BPF_PRINTK_FMT_MOD static const
+#endif
+
 /* Helper macro to print out debug messages */
 #define __bpf_printk(fmt, ...)				\
 ({							\
-	char ____fmt[] = fmt;				\
+	BPF_PRINTK_FMT_MOD char ____fmt[] = fmt;	\
 	bpf_trace_printk(____fmt, sizeof(____fmt),	\
 			 ##__VA_ARGS__);		\
 })