Re: [RFC PATCH v3 08/37] bpf tools: Define basic interface

Alexei Starovoitov
2015-05-18T17:57:40Z

On 5/17/15 3:56 AM, Wang Nan wrote:
> bpf_open_object() and bpf_close_object() are open and close function of
> eBPF object files. 'struct bpf_object' will be handler of one object
> file. Its internal structure is hide to user.
>
> Signed-off-by: Wang Nan <wangnan0@huawei.com>
> ---
...
> +
> +struct bpf_object *bpf_open_object(const char *path)
> +{
> + return NULL;
> +}
> +
> +void bpf_close_object(struct bpf_object *object)
> +{
> + return 0;
> +}

I'm not a fan of introducing empty helpers. I would
squash it with the patch that actually adds meat to it.