Re: RPM for the kernel samples?

On 11/2/2021 2:54 PM, Toke Høiland-Jørgensen wrote:
> Jesse Brandeburg <[email protected]> writes:
> 
>> Hi there, does anyone here know if the samples/bpf directory from the
>> kernel is built as a part of an RPM from fedora or RHEL/Centos?
> 
> It's certainly possible to build it from the existing kernel .spec file:
> 
> https://src.fedoraproject.org/rpms/kernel/blob/rawhide/f/kernel.spec#_1046
> 
> I know we have this available as an internal package for RHEL, but I
> don't think we ship it anywhere. And it seems like the flag is turned
> off for Fedora as well.
> 
> What do you need it for? Opening an issue asking for it to be built for
> Fedora might be a good start; feel free to Cc me on that as well :)

Hi Toke! thanks!

I'm tired of fighting tooth and nail to get the samples compiled on my 
own system whenever I need them. I'd much rather there just be an 
already made set of executables.

We use them for testing our driver's functionality for XDP, among other 
things.

I'll file a bugzilla.