On Sat, May 25, 2024 at 8:33 AM Dave Thaler <dthaler1968@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > In the Jump instructions section it explains that the offset is > "relative to the instruction following the jump instruction". > But the program-local section confusingly said "referenced by > offset from the call instruction, similar to JA". > > This patch updates that sentence with consistent wording, saying > it's relative to the instruction following the call instruction. > > Signed-off-by: Dave Thaler <dthaler1968@xxxxxxxxx> > --- > Documentation/bpf/standardization/instruction-set.rst | 2 +- > 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) > > diff --git a/Documentation/bpf/standardization/instruction-set.rst b/Documentation/bpf/standardization/instruction-set.rst > index 00c93eb42..6bb5ae7e4 100644 > --- a/Documentation/bpf/standardization/instruction-set.rst > +++ b/Documentation/bpf/standardization/instruction-set.rst > @@ -520,7 +520,7 @@ identifies the helper name and type. > Program-local functions > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Program-local functions are functions exposed by the same BPF program as the > -caller, and are referenced by offset from the call instruction, similar to > +caller, and are referenced by offset from the instruction following the call instruction, similar to > ``JA``. The offset is encoded in the 'imm' field of the call instruction. > An ``EXIT`` within the program-local function will return to the caller. I reformatted a few following lines to make it fit into 80 col while applying. Thanks!
