Re: [PATCH v11 bpf-next 4/8] libbpf: Add layout encoding support

> diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/btf.c b/tools/lib/bpf/btf.c
> index 9f4d1bd73b4d..e87003711543 100644
> --- a/tools/lib/bpf/btf.c
> +++ b/tools/lib/bpf/btf.c

[ ... ]

> @@ -1186,12 +1229,26 @@ static struct btf *btf_new_empty(struct btf *base_btf)
>
>  struct btf *btf__new_empty(void)
>  {
> -	return libbpf_ptr(btf_new_empty(NULL));
> +	LIBBPF_OPTS(btf_new_opts, opts);
> +
> +	return libbpf_ptr(btf_new_empty(&opts));
>  }

This isn't a bug, but Eduard Zingerman noted in v8 review that
btf_new_empty(NULL) should work fine because OPTS_GET already
handles NULL opts by returning default values. The LIBBPF_OPTS
wrapper could be simplified back to just passing NULL here.

https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/[email protected]/


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AI-authorship-score: low
AI-authorship-explanation: Extensive 11-version revision history with iterative reviewer feedback responses and domain-specific BTF implementation choices consistent with experienced kernel developer.
issues-found: 1
issue-severity-score: low
issue-severity-explanation: Unaddressed minor style nit from libbpf maintainer Eduard Zingerman about simplifying btf__new_empty() to pass NULL instead of LIBBPF_OPTS wrapper.