Re: [PATCH v4 1/3] libbpf: load vmlinux BTF in gen_loader mode for struct_ops

["Alexei Starovoitov" <alexei.starovoitov@gmail.com>]

On Wed May 27, 2026 at 6:39 AM PDT, bot+bpf-ci wrote:
>> commit 29cedaf6d7d80a7e880a2e639f40fbafcbaf2e65
>> Author: Siddharth Nayyar <sidnayyar@google.com>
>> Date:   Wed May 27 12:52:57 2026 +0000
>>
>>     libbpf: load vmlinux BTF in gen_loader mode for struct_ops
>>
>>     During light skeleton generation (`bpftool gen skeleton -L`), libbpf
>>     runs in gen_loader mode. Previously, `bpf_object__load_vmlinux_btf()`
>>     completely bypassed loading the kernel vmlinux BTF (`obj->btf_vmlinux`)
>>     if `gen_loader` was active.
>>
>>     However, BPF `struct_ops` maps (such as `sched_ext_ops` maps) require
>>     resolving the kernel-side struct type IDs and member sizes at
>>     compile/skeleton generation time. Without loading `btf_vmlinux`, libbpf
>>     cannot query the kernel BTF types, causing light skeleton generation for
>>     `struct_ops` to fail or omit crucial type information.
>>
>>     Fix this by modifying the check to load `btf_vmlinux` even in
>>     `gen_loader` mode if the BPF object contains `struct_ops` maps.
>>
>>     Signed-off-by: Siddharth Nayyar <sidnayyar@google.com>
>
> Alexei Starovoitov requested in v3 review that a selftest be added to
> prove struct_ops light skeletons work end-to-end:
>
>   "The selftest is mandatory to prove that."
>   https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/CAADnVQ+AA_fmRw7uRwdL2TMyMbpWeebOQKb=0wvpKiQR6Ee5xQ@mail.gmail.com/
>
> This requirement has not been addressed in v4. Should a selftest be added
> to demonstrate that struct_ops light skeletons work correctly with this
> change?

thanks bot.

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