Re: [PATCH bpf-next v5 2/3] net/smc: bpf: Introduce generic hook for handshake flow

["D. Wythe" <alibuda@linux.alibaba.com >]

On Thu, Dec 04, 2025 at 08:16:46PM -0800, Guenter Roeck wrote:
> On Fri, Nov 07, 2025 at 11:56:31AM +0800, D. Wythe wrote:
> > The introduction of IPPROTO_SMC enables eBPF programs to determine
> > whether to use SMC based on the context of socket creation, such as
> > network namespaces, PID and comm name, etc.
> > 
> > As a subsequent enhancement, to introduce a new generic hook that
> > allows decisions on whether to use SMC or not at runtime, including
> > but not limited to local/remote IP address or ports.
> > 
> > User can write their own implememtion via bpf_struct_ops now to choose
> > whether to use SMC or not before TCP 3rd handshake to be comleted.
> 
> Building csky:allmodconfig ... failed
> --------------
> Error log:
> In file included from include/linux/bpf_verifier.h:7,
>                  from net/smc/smc_hs_bpf.c:13:
> net/smc/smc_hs_bpf.c: In function 'bpf_smc_hs_ctrl_init':
> include/linux/bpf.h:2068:50: error: statement with no effect [-Werror=unused-value]
>  2068 | #define register_bpf_struct_ops(st_ops, type) ({ (void *)(st_ops); 0; })
>       |                                                  ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> net/smc/smc_hs_bpf.c:139:16: note: in expansion of macro 'register_bpf_struct_ops'
>   139 |         return register_bpf_struct_ops(&bpf_smc_hs_ctrl_ops, smc_hs_ctrl);
> 
> Should this have been
> 
> 	return register_bpf_struct_ops(&bpf_smc_hs_ctrl_ops, smc_hs_ctrl_ops);
> 									^^^^
> ?
> 
> Guenter

Hi Guenter,

This looks like a known build failure with -Werror=unused-value caused by register_bpf_struct_ops()
on some configs.

It should be fixed by Geert's patch:
https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/ead27aa92275c71c1fcd148f88ca6926a524f322.1764843951.git.geert@linux-m68k.org/