[PATCH bpf-next v2 4/7] bpf: Remove location field in tcx_link

From: Tao Chen
Date: Tue Jul 08 2025 - 04:25:32 EST


Use attach_type in bpf_link to replace the location filed, and
remove location field in tcx_link.

Signed-off-by: Tao Chen <chen.dylane@xxxxxxxxx>
---
include/net/tcx.h | 1 -
kernel/bpf/tcx.c | 13 ++++++-------
2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/net/tcx.h b/include/net/tcx.h
index 5ce0ce9e0c0..23a61af1354 100644
--- a/include/net/tcx.h
+++ b/include/net/tcx.h
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ struct tcx_entry {
struct tcx_link {
struct bpf_link link;
struct net_device *dev;
- u32 location;
};

static inline void tcx_set_ingress(struct sk_buff *skb, bool ingress)
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/tcx.c b/kernel/bpf/tcx.c
index e6a14f408d9..efd987ea687 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/tcx.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/tcx.c
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ static int tcx_link_prog_attach(struct bpf_link *link, u32 flags, u32 id_or_fd,
u64 revision)
{
struct tcx_link *tcx = tcx_link(link);
- bool created, ingress = tcx->location == BPF_TCX_INGRESS;
+ bool created, ingress = link->attach_type == BPF_TCX_INGRESS;
struct bpf_mprog_entry *entry, *entry_new;
struct net_device *dev = tcx->dev;
int ret;
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ static int tcx_link_prog_attach(struct bpf_link *link, u32 flags, u32 id_or_fd,
static void tcx_link_release(struct bpf_link *link)
{
struct tcx_link *tcx = tcx_link(link);
- bool ingress = tcx->location == BPF_TCX_INGRESS;
+ bool ingress = link->attach_type == BPF_TCX_INGRESS;
struct bpf_mprog_entry *entry, *entry_new;
struct net_device *dev;
int ret = 0;
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ static int tcx_link_update(struct bpf_link *link, struct bpf_prog *nprog,
struct bpf_prog *oprog)
{
struct tcx_link *tcx = tcx_link(link);
- bool ingress = tcx->location == BPF_TCX_INGRESS;
+ bool ingress = link->attach_type == BPF_TCX_INGRESS;
struct bpf_mprog_entry *entry, *entry_new;
struct net_device *dev;
int ret = 0;
@@ -260,8 +260,8 @@ static void tcx_link_fdinfo(const struct bpf_link *link, struct seq_file *seq)

seq_printf(seq, "ifindex:\t%u\n", ifindex);
seq_printf(seq, "attach_type:\t%u (%s)\n",
- tcx->location,
- tcx->location == BPF_TCX_INGRESS ? "ingress" : "egress");
+ link->attach_type,
+ link->attach_type == BPF_TCX_INGRESS ? "ingress" : "egress");
}

static int tcx_link_fill_info(const struct bpf_link *link,
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ static int tcx_link_fill_info(const struct bpf_link *link,
rtnl_unlock();

info->tcx.ifindex = ifindex;
- info->tcx.attach_type = tcx->location;
+ info->tcx.attach_type = link->attach_type;
return 0;
}

@@ -303,7 +303,6 @@ static int tcx_link_init(struct tcx_link *tcx,
{
bpf_link_init(&tcx->link, BPF_LINK_TYPE_TCX, &tcx_link_lops, prog,
attr->link_create.attach_type);
- tcx->location = attr->link_create.attach_type;
tcx->dev = dev;
return bpf_link_prime(&tcx->link, link_primer);
}
--
2.48.1