[PATCH bpf-next 0/2] bpftool: fix feature output when helper probes fail

[Milan Landaverde]

Currently in bpftool's feature probe, we incorrectly tell the user that
all of the helper functions are supported for program types where helper
probing fails or is explicitly unsupported[1]:

$ bpftool feature probe
...
eBPF helpers supported for program type tracing:
	- bpf_map_lookup_elem
	- bpf_map_update_elem
	- bpf_map_delete_elem
	...
	- bpf_redirect_neigh
	- bpf_check_mtu
	- bpf_sys_bpf
	- bpf_sys_close

This patch adjusts bpftool to relay to the user when helper support
can't be determined:

$ bpftool feature probe
...
eBPF helpers supported for program type lirc_mode2:
    Program type not supported
eBPF helpers supported for program type tracing:
    Could not determine which helpers are available
eBPF helpers supported for program type struct_opts:
    Could not determine which helpers are available
eBPF helpers supported for program type ext:
    Could not determine which helpers are available

Rather than imply that no helpers are available for the program type, we
let the user know that helper function probing failed entirely.

[1] https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/20211217171202.3352835-2-andrii@xxxxxxxxxx/

Milan Landaverde (2):
  bpftool: adjust for error codes from libbpf probes
  bpftool: output message if no helpers found in feature probing

 tools/bpf/bpftool/feature.c | 22 +++++++++++++++++-----
 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

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