Avoids a segv if btf isn't present. Seen on the call path __bpf_object__open calling bpf_object__collect_externs. Fixes: 5bd022ec01f0 (libbpf: Support extern kernel function) Suggested-by: Stanislav Fomichev <sdf@xxxxxxxxxx> Suggested-by: Petar Penkov <ppenkov@xxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Ian Rogers <irogers@xxxxxxxxxx> --- tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c | 3 +++ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+) diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c index de9a5b0118fe..97d9a1c2d680 100644 --- a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c +++ b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c @@ -3216,6 +3216,9 @@ static int add_dummy_ksym_var(struct btf *btf) const struct btf_var_secinfo *vs; const struct btf_type *sec; + if (!btf) + return 0; + sec_btf_id = btf__find_by_name_kind(btf, KSYMS_SEC, BTF_KIND_DATASEC); if (sec_btf_id < 0) -- 2.31.1.607.g51e8a6a459-goog