Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 23 May 2022 08:45:24 -0700 | Subject | Re: [PATCH v2] libbpf: Fix determine_ptr_size() guessing | From | Yonghong Song <> |
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On 5/23/22 3:29 AM, Douglas RAILLARD wrote: > From: Douglas Raillard <douglas.raillard@arm.com> > > One strategy employed by libbpf to guess the pointer size is by finding > the size of "unsigned long" type. This is achieved by looking for a type > of with the expected name and checking its size. > > Unfortunately, the C syntax is friendlier to humans than to computers > as there is some variety in how such a type can be named. Specifically, > gcc and clang do not use the same name in debug info. > > Lookup all the names for such a type so that libbpf can hope to find the > information it wants. > > Signed-off-by: Douglas Raillard <douglas.raillard@arm.com>
Acked-by: Yonghong Song <yhs@fb.com>
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