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From: sashiko-bot@kernel.org
To: "Jay Wang" <wanjay@amazon.com>
Cc: "Petr Pavlu" <petr.pavlu@suse.com>,
	linux-input@vger.kernel.org, linux-modules@vger.kernel.org,
	gary@garyguo.net, linux-perf-users@vger.kernel.org,
	sched-ext@lists.linux.dev, linux-trace-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
	ojeda@kernel.org, dmitry.torokhov@gmail.com, bpf@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH bpf-next v4 09/12] bpf, trace, net: prepare CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO_BTF checks for a tristate
Date: Fri, 02 Oct 2026 09:14:13 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20261002091413.9B3981F000FF@smtp.kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20261001225214.12351-10-wanjay@amazon.com>

Thank you for your contribution! Sashiko AI review found 1 potential issue(s) to consider:
- [Medium] kconfig: bool options depending on DEBUG_INFO_BTF are disabled when =m
--

commit cc56fafe832c4d8fb30d0a4f3b0686d5906ac2ec
Author: Jay Wang <wanjay@amazon.com>

bpf, trace, net: prepare CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO_BTF checks for a tristate

This commit prepares the tree for CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO_BTF becoming a tristate
by updating preprocessor conditionals and Kconfig dependencies so that BTF
generation works correctly for both built-in (=y) and module (=m)
configurations.

> bpf, trace, net: prepare CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO_BTF checks for a tristate
>
> The next patch makes CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO_BTF a tristate.  With =m, Kconfig

[Severity: Medium]
When CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO_BTF becomes a tristate, will this cause bool options
that depend on it to evaluate to 'n' when it is set to 'm'?

For example, looking at DEBUG_INFO_BTF_MODULES in lib/Kconfig.debug:

config DEBUG_INFO_BTF_MODULES
	bool "Generate BTF type information for kernel modules"
	default y
	depends on DEBUG_INFO_BTF && MODULES

If a bool option's dependency evaluates to 'm', the highest value it can
take is 'm'. Since it is a boolean and cannot be 'm', it is forced to
evaluate to 'n' and is completely disabled.

Does configuring CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO_BTF=m unintentionally and silently disable
module BTF generation and all associated BTF-dependent features (such as
SCHED_CLASS_EXT and BINFMT_MISC_BPF)?

This would seem to contradict the goal of keeping module BTF active when
CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO_BTF is set to 'm'.

-- 
Sashiko AI review · https://sashiko.dev/#/patchset/20261001225214.12351-1-wanjay@amazon.com?part=9

  reply	other threads:[~2026-10-02  9:14 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 41+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-10-01 22:52 [PATCH bpf-next v4 00/12] bpf: make the vmlinux BTF an on-demand loadable module (CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO_BTF=m) to save ~5.4 MB memory Jay Wang
2026-10-01 22:52 ` [PATCH bpf-next v4 01/12] bpf: pass the vmlinux BTF to btf_parse_module() and let it adopt the data Jay Wang
2026-10-02  9:14   ` sashiko-bot
2026-10-01 22:52 ` [PATCH bpf-next v4 02/12] bpf: split the kfunc, dtor kfunc and struct_ops registration bodies Jay Wang
2026-10-02  9:14   ` sashiko-bot
2026-10-01 22:52 ` [PATCH bpf-next v4 03/12] bpf: fetch the vmlinux BTF where kernel types enter a program Jay Wang
2026-10-02  9:14   ` sashiko-bot
2026-10-01 22:52 ` [PATCH bpf-next v4 04/12] bpf: take the vmlinux BTF from the btf_vmlinux module Jay Wang
2026-10-01 23:45   ` bot+bpf-ci
2026-10-02  9:14   ` sashiko-bot
2026-10-02 11:48   ` Alexei Starovoitov
2026-10-01 22:52 ` [PATCH bpf-next v4 05/12] bpf, tracing: load the vmlinux BTF where tracefs and bpffs requests start Jay Wang
2026-10-02  9:14   ` sashiko-bot
2026-10-01 22:52 ` [PATCH bpf-next v4 06/12] bpf: defer vmlinux kfunc and struct_ops registrations Jay Wang
2026-10-02  9:14   ` sashiko-bot
2026-10-01 22:52 ` [PATCH bpf-next v4 07/12] bpf: keep module BTF until the vmlinux BTF is available Jay Wang
2026-10-01 23:45   ` bot+bpf-ci
2026-10-02  9:14   ` sashiko-bot
2026-10-01 22:52 ` [PATCH bpf-next v4 08/12] bpf: expose deferred .BTF.base module BTF in sysfs from module load Jay Wang
2026-10-02  9:14   ` sashiko-bot
2026-10-01 22:52 ` [PATCH bpf-next v4 09/12] bpf, trace, net: prepare CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO_BTF checks for a tristate Jay Wang
2026-10-02  9:14   ` sashiko-bot [this message]
2026-10-05 11:32   ` Nicolas Schier
2026-10-01 22:52 ` [PATCH bpf-next v4 10/12] resolve_btfids: add --btf_link to fill in .BTF.link records Jay Wang
2026-10-01 23:29   ` bot+bpf-ci
2026-10-02  9:14   ` sashiko-bot
2026-10-01 22:52 ` [PATCH bpf-next v4 11/12] tools, samples: take the vmlinux BTF from vmlinux.unstripped first Jay Wang
2026-10-02  9:14   ` sashiko-bot
2026-10-05 11:17   ` Nicolas Schier
2026-10-01 22:52 ` [PATCH bpf-next v4 12/12] kbuild, bpf: allow building the vmlinux BTF as a module Jay Wang
2026-10-02  9:14   ` sashiko-bot
2026-10-02  9:47   ` Alan Maguire
2026-10-02  4:36 ` [PATCH bpf-next v4 00/12] bpf: make the vmlinux BTF an on-demand loadable module (CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO_BTF=m) to save ~5.4 MB memory Ihor Solodrai
2026-10-02  7:34   ` Jay Wang
2026-10-02 10:05     ` Alan Maguire
2026-10-02 20:58     ` Ihor Solodrai
2026-10-03  6:38       ` Alexei Starovoitov
2026-10-03 11:45         ` Alan Maguire
2026-10-03 12:19           ` Alexei Starovoitov
2026-10-04 22:21       ` Jay Wang
2026-10-05 19:01         ` Ihor Solodrai

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