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Andrii Nakryiko b96c07f3b5 libbpf: Deprecate btf__finalize_data() and move it into libbpf.c
There isn't a good use case where anyone but libbpf itself needs to call
btf__finalize_data(). It was implemented for internal use and it's not
clear why it was made into public API in the first place. To function, it
requires active ELF data, which is stored inside bpf_object for the
duration of opening phase only. But the only BTF that needs bpf_object's
ELF is that bpf_object's BTF itself, which libbpf fixes up automatically
during bpf_object__open() operation anyways. There is no need for any
additional fix up and no reasonable scenario where it's useful and
appropriate.

Thus, btf__finalize_data() is just an API atavism and is better removed.
So this patch marks it as deprecated immediately (v0.6+) and moves the
code from btf.c into libbpf.c where it's used in the context of
bpf_object opening phase. Such code co-location allows to make code
structure more straightforward and remove bpf_object__section_size() and
bpf_object__variable_offset() internal helpers from libbpf_internal.h,
making them static. Their naming is also adjusted to not create
a wrong illusion that they are some sort of method of bpf_object. They
are internal helpers and are called appropriately.

This is part of libbpf 1.0 effort ([0]).

  [0] Closes: https://github.com/libbpf/libbpf/issues/276

Signed-off-by: Andrii Nakryiko <andrii@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Alexei Starovoitov <ast@kernel.org>
Acked-by: Song Liu <songliubraving@fb.com>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/20211021014404.2635234-2-andrii@kernel.org
2021-10-21 17:10:10 -07:00
arch bpf, mips: Fix comment on tail call count limiting 2021-10-11 15:29:38 +02:00
block SCSI fixes on 20210925 2021-09-25 16:05:56 -07:00
certs certs: Add support for using elliptic curve keys for signing modules 2021-08-23 19:55:42 +03:00
crypto Merge branch 'linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/herbert/crypto-2.6 2021-08-30 12:57:10 -07:00
Documentation bpf: Rename BTF_KIND_TAG to BTF_KIND_DECL_TAG 2021-10-18 18:35:36 -07:00
drivers bluetooth-next pull request for net-next: 2021-10-05 07:41:16 -07:00
fs fsverity fix for 5.15-rc4 2021-09-28 07:53:53 -07:00
include bpf: Add verified_insns to bpf_prog_info and fdinfo 2021-10-21 15:51:47 -07:00
init Merge branch 'work.init' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/viro/vfs 2021-09-24 10:18:07 -07:00
ipc ipc: remove memcg accounting for sops objects in do_semtimedop() 2021-09-14 10:22:11 -07:00
kernel bpf: Add verified_insns to bpf_prog_info and fdinfo 2021-10-21 15:51:47 -07:00
lib bpf, tests: Add more LD_IMM64 tests 2021-10-07 23:51:29 +02:00
LICENSES LICENSES/dual/CC-BY-4.0: Git rid of "smart quotes" 2021-07-15 06:31:24 -06:00
mm mm: fix uninitialized use in overcommit_policy_handler 2021-09-24 16:13:35 -07:00
net bpf: Add bpf_skc_to_unix_sock() helper 2021-10-21 15:11:06 -07:00
samples samples: bpf: Suppress readelf stderr when probing for BTF support 2021-10-21 15:09:23 -07:00
scripts bpf: Add bpf_skc_to_unix_sock() helper 2021-10-21 15:11:06 -07:00
security selinux,smack: fix subjective/objective credential use mixups 2021-09-23 12:30:59 -04:00
sound ALSA: pcsp: Make hrtimer forwarding more robust 2021-09-28 10:58:08 +02:00
tools libbpf: Deprecate btf__finalize_data() and move it into libbpf.c 2021-10-21 17:10:10 -07:00
usr .gitignore: prefix local generated files with a slash 2021-05-02 00:43:35 +09:00
virt KVM: Remove tlbs_dirty 2021-09-23 11:01:12 -04:00
.clang-format clang-format: Update with the latest for_each macro list 2021-05-12 23:32:39 +02:00
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.gitattributes .gitattributes: use 'dts' diff driver for dts files 2019-12-04 19:44:11 -08:00
.gitignore .gitignore: ignore only top-level modules.builtin 2021-05-02 00:43:35 +09:00
.mailmap mailmap: update email address of Matthias Fuchs and Thomas Körper 2021-08-19 09:39:44 +02:00
COPYING COPYING: state that all contributions really are covered by this file 2020-02-10 13:32:20 -08:00
CREDITS MAINTAINERS: move Murali Karicheri to credits 2021-04-29 15:47:30 -07:00
Kbuild kbuild: rename hostprogs-y/always to hostprogs/always-y 2020-02-04 01:53:07 +09:00
Kconfig kbuild: ensure full rebuild when the compiler is updated 2020-05-12 13:28:33 +09:00
MAINTAINERS mips, bpf: Enable eBPF JITs 2021-10-06 12:28:30 -07:00
Makefile Linux 5.15-rc3 2021-09-26 14:08:19 -07:00
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