On Tue, Sep 6, 2022 at 3:50 PM Benjamin Tissoires
<benjamin.tissoires@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On Tue, Sep 6, 2022 at 5:27 AM Kumar Kartikeya Dwivedi <memxor@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > On Tue, 6 Sept 2022 at 05:25, Kumar Kartikeya Dwivedi <memxor@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > >
> > > On Fri, 2 Sept 2022 at 15:29, Benjamin Tissoires
> > > <benjamin.tissoires@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Similar to tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/dynptr.c:
> > > > we declare an array of tests that we run one by one in a for loop.
> > > >
> > > > Followup patches will add more similar-ish tests, so avoid a lot of copy
> > > > paste by grouping the declaration in an array.
> > > >
> > > > To be able to call bpf_object__find_program_by_name(), we need to use
> > > > plain libbpf calls, and not light skeletons. So also change the Makefile
> > > > to not generate light skeletons.
> > > >
> > > > Signed-off-by: Benjamin Tissoires <benjamin.tissoires@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > > >
> > > > ---
> > >
> > > I see your point, but this is also a test so that we keep verifying
> > > kfunc call in light skeleton.
> > > Code for relocating both is different in libbpf (we generate BPF ASM
> > > for light skeleton so it is done inside a loader BPF program instead
> > > of userspace).
> >
> > Err, hit send too early.
> > We can probably use a macro to hide how program is called, then do
> > X(prog1)
> > X(prog2)
> > in a series, won't look too bad and avoids duplication at the same time.
> >
> > > You might then be able to make it work for both light and normal skeleton.
> > >
> > WDYT?
> >
>
> On this patch alone, I concede the benefit is minimum. But if you look
> at 6/23, I must confess I definitely prefer having just an array of
> tests at the beginning instead of crippling the tests functions with
> calls or macros.
>
> The actual reason for me to ditch light skeletons was because I was
> using bpf_object__find_program_by_name().
>
> But I can work around that by relying on the offsetof() macro, and
> make the whole thing working for *both* light skeleton and libbpf:
> +struct kfunc_test_params {
> + const char *prog_name;
> + unsigned long int lskel_prog_desc_offset;
> + int retval;
> +};
> +
> +#define TC_TEST(name,__retval) \
> + { \
> + .prog_name = #name, \
> + .lskel_prog_desc_offset = offsetof(struct
> kfunc_call_test_lskel, progs.name), \
> + .retval = __retval, \
> + }
> +
> +static struct kfunc_test_params kfunc_tests[] = {
> + TC_TEST(kfunc_call_test1, 12),
> + TC_TEST(kfunc_call_test2, 3),
> + TC_TEST(kfunc_call_test_ref_btf_id, 0),
> +};
> +
> +static void verify_success(struct kfunc_test_params *param)
> {
> [...]
> + struct bpf_prog_desc *lskel_prog = (struct bpf_prog_desc
> *)((char *)lskel + param->lskel_prog_desc_offset);
>
> However, for failing tests, I can not really rely on light skeletons
> because we can not dynamically set the autoload property.
> So either I split every failed test in its own file, or I only test
> the ones that are supposed to load, which don't add a lot IMO.
>
> I'll repost the bpf-core changes only so you can have a better idea of
> what I am saying.
>
FWIW, I have now sent them at [0] and dropped all of the people not in
get_maintainers.pl.
Cheers,
Benjamin
[0] https://lore.kernel.org/all/20220906151303.2780789-1-benjamin.tissoires@xxxxxxxxxx/T/#u
