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diff --git a/Documentation/bpf/btf.rst b/Documentation/bpf/btf.rst index cf8722f96090..257a7e1cdf5d 100644 --- a/Documentation/bpf/btf.rst +++ b/Documentation/bpf/btf.rst @@ -272,10 +272,8 @@ In this case, if the base type is an int type, it must be a regular int type: * ``BTF_INT_OFFSET()`` must be 0. * ``BTF_INT_BITS()`` must be equal to ``{1,2,4,8,16} * 8``. -The following kernel patch introduced ``kind_flag`` and explained why both -modes exist: - - https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/9d5f9f701b1891466fb3dbb1806ad97716f95cc3#diff-fa650a64fdd3968396883d2fe8215ff3 +Commit 9d5f9f701b18 introduced ``kind_flag`` and explains why both modes +exist. 2.2.6 BTF_KIND_ENUM ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ @@ -726,8 +724,8 @@ same as the one describe in :ref:`BTF_Type_String`. 4.2 .BTF.ext section -------------------- -The .BTF.ext section encodes func_info and line_info which needs loader -manipulation before loading into the kernel. +The .BTF.ext section encodes func_info, line_info and CO-RE relocations +which needs loader manipulation before loading into the kernel. The specification for .BTF.ext section is defined at ``tools/lib/bpf/btf.h`` and ``tools/lib/bpf/btf.c``. @@ -745,15 +743,20 @@ The current header of .BTF.ext section:: __u32 func_info_len; __u32 line_info_off; __u32 line_info_len; + + /* optional part of .BTF.ext header */ + __u32 core_relo_off; + __u32 core_relo_len; }; It is very similar to .BTF section. Instead of type/string section, it -contains func_info and line_info section. See :ref:`BPF_Prog_Load` for details -about func_info and line_info record format. +contains func_info, line_info and core_relo sub-sections. +See :ref:`BPF_Prog_Load` for details about func_info and line_info +record format. The func_info is organized as below.:: - func_info_rec_size + func_info_rec_size /* __u32 value */ btf_ext_info_sec for section #1 /* func_info for section #1 */ btf_ext_info_sec for section #2 /* func_info for section #2 */ ... @@ -773,7 +776,7 @@ Here, num_info must be greater than 0. The line_info is organized as below.:: - line_info_rec_size + line_info_rec_size /* __u32 value */ btf_ext_info_sec for section #1 /* line_info for section #1 */ btf_ext_info_sec for section #2 /* line_info for section #2 */ ... @@ -787,6 +790,20 @@ kernel API, the ``insn_off`` is the instruction offset in the unit of ``struct bpf_insn``. For ELF API, the ``insn_off`` is the byte offset from the beginning of section (``btf_ext_info_sec->sec_name_off``). +The core_relo is organized as below.:: + + core_relo_rec_size /* __u32 value */ + btf_ext_info_sec for section #1 /* core_relo for section #1 */ + btf_ext_info_sec for section #2 /* core_relo for section #2 */ + +``core_relo_rec_size`` specifies the size of ``bpf_core_relo`` +structure when .BTF.ext is generated. All ``bpf_core_relo`` structures +within a single ``btf_ext_info_sec`` describe relocations applied to +section named by ``btf_ext_info_sec->sec_name_off``. + +See :ref:`Documentation/bpf/llvm_reloc.rst <btf-co-re-relocations>` +for more information on CO-RE relocations. + 4.2 .BTF_ids section -------------------- @@ -990,7 +1007,7 @@ format.:: } g2; int main() { return 0; } int test() { return 0; } - -bash-4.4$ clang -c -g -O2 -target bpf t2.c + -bash-4.4$ clang -c -g -O2 --target=bpf t2.c -bash-4.4$ readelf -S t2.o ...... [ 8] .BTF PROGBITS 0000000000000000 00000247 @@ -1000,7 +1017,7 @@ format.:: [10] .rel.BTF.ext REL 0000000000000000 000007e0 0000000000000040 0000000000000010 16 9 8 ...... - -bash-4.4$ clang -S -g -O2 -target bpf t2.c + -bash-4.4$ clang -S -g -O2 --target=bpf t2.c -bash-4.4$ cat t2.s ...... .section .BTF,"",@progbits @@ -1062,4 +1079,9 @@ format.:: 7. Testing ========== -Kernel bpf selftest `test_btf.c` provides extensive set of BTF-related tests. +The kernel BPF selftest `tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/btf.c`_ +provides an extensive set of BTF-related tests. + +.. Links +.. _tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/btf.c: + https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git/tree/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/btf.c |