bpf tools: Improve libbpf error reporting

In this patch, a series of libbpf specific error numbers and
libbpf_strerror() are introduced to help reporting errors.

Functions are updated to pass correct the error number through the
CHECK_ERR() macro.

All users of bpf_object__open{_buffer}() and bpf_program__title() in
perf are modified accordingly. In addition, due to the error codes
changing, bpf__strerror_load() is also modified to use them.

bpf__strerror_head() is also changed accordingly so it can parse libbpf
errors. bpf_loader_strerror() is introduced for that purpose, and will
be improved by the following patch.

load_program() is improved not to dump log buffer if it is empty. log
buffer is also used to deduce whether the error was caused by an invalid
program or other problem.

v1 -> v2:

 - Using macro for error code.

 - Fetch error message based on array index, eliminate for-loop.

 - Use log buffer to detect the reason of failure. 3 new error code
   are introduced to replace LIBBPF_ERRNO__LOAD.

In v1:

  # perf record -e ./test_ill_program.o ls
  event syntax error: './test_ill_program.o'
                       \___ Failed to load program: Validate your program and check 'license'/'version' sections in your object
  SKIP

  # perf record -e ./test_kversion_nomatch_program.o ls
  event syntax error: './test_kversion_nomatch_program.o'
                       \___ Failed to load program: Validate your program and check 'license'/'version' sections in your object
  SKIP

  # perf record -e ./test_big_program.o ls
  event syntax error: './test_big_program.o'
                       \___ Failed to load program: Validate your program and check 'license'/'version' sections in your object
  SKIP

  In v2:

  # perf record -e ./test_ill_program.o ls
  event syntax error: './test_ill_program.o'
                       \___ Kernel verifier blocks program loading
  SKIP

  # perf record -e ./test_kversion_nomatch_program.o
  event syntax error: './test_kversion_nomatch_program.o'
                       \___ Incorrect kernel version
  SKIP
  (Will be further improved by following patches)

  # perf record -e ./test_big_program.o
  event syntax error: './test_big_program.o'
                       \___ Program too big
  SKIP

Signed-off-by: Wang Nan <wangnan0@huawei.com>
Tested-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@redhat.com>
Cc: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@kernel.org>
Cc: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org>
Cc: Zefan Li <lizefan@huawei.com>
Cc: pi3orama@163.com
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1446817783-86722-2-git-send-email-wangnan0@huawei.com
Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@redhat.com>

1 files changed, 20 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.h b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.h
index bc80af03c6f4..30a40e9fa503 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.h
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.h
@@ -10,6 +10,26 @@
 
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
+#include <linux/err.h>
+
+enum libbpf_errno {
+	__LIBBPF_ERRNO__START = 4000,
+
+	/* Something wrong in libelf */
+	LIBBPF_ERRNO__LIBELF = __LIBBPF_ERRNO__START,
+	LIBBPF_ERRNO__FORMAT,	/* BPF object format invalid */
+	LIBBPF_ERRNO__KVERSION,	/* Incorrect or no 'version' section */
+	LIBBPF_ERRNO__ENDIAN,	/* Endian missmatch */
+	LIBBPF_ERRNO__INTERNAL,	/* Internal error in libbpf */
+	LIBBPF_ERRNO__RELOC,	/* Relocation failed */
+	LIBBPF_ERRNO__LOAD,	/* Load program failure for unknown reason */
+	LIBBPF_ERRNO__VERIFY,	/* Kernel verifier blocks program loading */
+	LIBBPF_ERRNO__PROG2BIG,	/* Program too big */
+	LIBBPF_ERRNO__KVER,	/* Incorrect kernel version */
+	__LIBBPF_ERRNO__END,
+};
+
+int libbpf_strerror(int err, char *buf, size_t size);
 
 /*
  * In include/linux/compiler-gcc.h, __printf is defined. However