[PATCH v16 bpf-next 5/9] libbpf: BTF validation can use layout for unknown kinds
Alan Maguire <[email protected]> Thu, 26 Mar 2026 14:54:40 +0000
| Newsgroups | org.kernel.vger.dwarves,org.kernel.vger.bpf |
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| Message-ID | <[email protected]> |
BTF parsing can use layout to navigate unknown kinds, so btf_validate_type() should take layout information into account to avoid failure when an unrecognized kind is met. Signed-off-by: Alan Maguire <[email protected]> --- tools/lib/bpf/btf.c | 8 ++++++-- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/btf.c b/tools/lib/bpf/btf.c index 35b7fb85e1bb..ceb57b46a878 100644 --- a/tools/lib/bpf/btf.c +++ b/tools/lib/bpf/btf.c @@ -746,8 +746,12 @@ static int btf_validate_type(const struct btf *btf, const struct btf_type *t, __ break; } default: - pr_warn("btf: type [%u]: unrecognized kind %u\n", id, kind); - return -EINVAL; + /* Kind may be represented in kind layout information. */ + if (btf_type_size_unknown(btf, t) < 0) { + pr_warn("btf: type [%u]: unrecognized kind %u\n", id, kind); + return -EINVAL; + } + break; } return 0; } -- 2.39.3