Re: [PATCH bpf-next v3 1/3] libbpf: add support to set kprobe/uprobe attach mode

[Andrii Nakryiko]

On Mon, Feb 20, 2023 at 6:54 PM <menglong8.dong@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> From: Menglong Dong <imagedong@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> By default, libbpf will attach the kprobe/uprobe eBPF program in the
> latest mode that supported by kernel. In this patch, we add the support
> to let users manually attach kprobe/uprobe in legacy or perf mode.
>
> There are 3 mode that supported by the kernel to attach kprobe/uprobe:
>
>   LEGACY: create perf event in legacy way and don't use bpf_link
>   PERF: create perf event with perf_event_open() and don't use bpf_link
>   LINK: create perf event with perf_event_open() and use bpf_link
>
> Users now can manually choose the mode with
> bpf_program__attach_uprobe_opts()/bpf_program__attach_kprobe_opts().
>
> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/20230113093427.1666466-1-imagedong@xxxxxxxxxxx/
> Reviewed-by: Biao Jiang <benbjiang@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Menglong Dong <imagedong@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Reviewed-by: Alan Maguire <alan.maguire@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> v2:
> - rename no_link to force_ioctl_attach
> - rename probe_mode to probe_attach_mode
> - add more doc for probe_attach_mode
> - return -ENOTSUP when necessray in bpf_program__attach_uprobe_opts and
>   bpf_program__attach_kprobe_opts
> ---
>  tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c | 42 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
>  tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.h | 31 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---
>  2 files changed, 69 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
>

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> diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.h b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.h
> index 2efd80f6f7b9..ef8f68da42f9 100644
> --- a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.h
> +++ b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.h
> @@ -451,8 +451,11 @@ struct bpf_perf_event_opts {
>         size_t sz;
>         /* custom user-provided value fetchable through bpf_get_attach_cookie() */
>         __u64 bpf_cookie;
> +       /* don't use bpf_link when attach eBPF program */

please also use "BPF" consistently, libbpf doesn't use "eBPF"
terminology, except literally 3 very old references (which we should
update)

> +       bool force_ioctl_attach;
> +       size_t :0;
>  };
> -#define bpf_perf_event_opts__last_field bpf_cookie
> +#define bpf_perf_event_opts__last_field force_ioctl_attach
>
>  LIBBPF_API struct bpf_link *
>  bpf_program__attach_perf_event(const struct bpf_program *prog, int pfd);

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