Re: [PATCH bpf-next v2 3/4] resolve_btfids: introduce enum btf_id_kind

[Ihor Solodrai <ihor.solodrai@linux.dev>]

On 12/1/25 9:27 AM, Andrii Nakryiko wrote:
> On Thu, Nov 27, 2025 at 10:53 AM Ihor Solodrai <ihor.solodrai@linux.dev> wrote:
>>
>> Instead of using multiple flags, make struct btf_id tagged with an
>> enum value indicating its kind in the context of resolve_btfids.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Ihor Solodrai <ihor.solodrai@linux.dev>
>> ---
>>  tools/bpf/resolve_btfids/main.c | 62 ++++++++++++++++++++++-----------
>>  1 file changed, 42 insertions(+), 20 deletions(-)
> 
> [...]
> 
>>
>> -static struct btf_id *add_set(struct object *obj, char *name, bool is_set8)
>> +static struct btf_id *add_set(struct object *obj, char *name, enum btf_id_kind kind)
>>  {
>>         /*
>>          * __BTF_ID__set__name
>>          * name =    ^
>>          * id   =         ^
>>          */
>> -       char *id = name + (is_set8 ? sizeof(BTF_SET8 "__") : sizeof(BTF_SET "__")) - 1;
>> +       int prefixlen = kind == BTF_ID_KIND_SET8 ? sizeof(BTF_SET8 "__") : sizeof(BTF_SET "__");
>> +       char *id = name + prefixlen - 1;
>>         int len = strlen(name);
>> +       struct btf_id *btf_id;
>>
>>         if (id >= name + len) {
>>                 pr_err("FAILED to parse set name: %s\n", name);
>>                 return NULL;
>>         }
>>
>> -       return btf_id__add(&obj->sets, id, true);
>> +       btf_id = btf_id__add(&obj->sets, id, true);
>> +       if (btf_id)
>> +               btf_id->kind = kind;
>> +
>> +       return btf_id;
>>  }
>>
>>  static struct btf_id *add_symbol(struct rb_root *root, char *name, size_t size)
>>  {
>> +       struct btf_id *btf_id;
>>         char *id;
>>
>>         id = get_id(name + size);
>> @@ -288,7 +301,11 @@ static struct btf_id *add_symbol(struct rb_root *root, char *name, size_t size)
>>                 return NULL;
>>         }
>>
>> -       return btf_id__add(root, id, false);
>> +       btf_id = btf_id__add(root, id, false);
>> +       if (btf_id)
>> +               btf_id->kind = BTF_ID_KIND_SYM;
> 
> seeing this pattern repeated, wouldn't it make sense to just pass this
> kind to btf_id__add() and set it there?

I like the idea, because we could get rid the "unique" flag then.

But the btf_id__add() does not necessarily create a new struct, and so
if we pass the kind in, what do we do with existing objects?
Overwrite the kind? If not, do we check for a mismatch?

> 
>> +
>> +       return btf_id;
>>  }
>>
> 
> [...]
> 
>> @@ -643,7 +656,7 @@ static int id_patch(struct object *obj, struct btf_id *id)
>>         int i;
>>
>>         /* For set, set8, id->id may be 0 */
>> -       if (!id->id && !id->is_set && !id->is_set8) {
>> +       if (!id->id && id->kind == BTF_ID_KIND_SYM) {
> 
> nit: comment says the exception is specifically for SET and SET8, so I
> think checking for those two instead of for SYM (implying that only
> other possible options are set and set8) would be a bit more
> future-proof?

ok

> 
>>                 pr_err("WARN: resolve_btfids: unresolved symbol %s\n", id->name);
>>                 warnings++;
>>         }
> 
> [...]