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diff --git a/tools/bpf/bpftool/Documentation/bpftool-gen.rst b/tools/bpf/bpftool/Documentation/bpftool-gen.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..94d91322895a --- /dev/null +++ b/tools/bpf/bpftool/Documentation/bpftool-gen.rst @@ -0,0 +1,305 @@ +================ +bpftool-gen +================ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +tool for BPF code-generation +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +:Manual section: 8 + +SYNOPSIS +======== + + **bpftool** [*OPTIONS*] **gen** *COMMAND* + + *OPTIONS* := { { **-j** | **--json** } [{ **-p** | **--pretty** }] } + + *COMMAND* := { **skeleton | **help** } + +GEN COMMANDS +============= + +| **bpftool** **gen skeleton** *FILE* +| **bpftool** **gen help** + +DESCRIPTION +=========== + **bpftool gen skeleton** *FILE* + Generate BPF skeleton C header file for a given *FILE*. + + BPF skeleton is an alternative interface to existing libbpf + APIs for working with BPF objects. Skeleton code is intended + to significantly shorten and simplify code to load and work + with BPF programs from userspace side. Generated code is + tailored to specific input BPF object *FILE*, reflecting its + structure by listing out available maps, program, variables, + etc. Skeleton eliminates the need to lookup mentioned + components by name. Instead, if skeleton instantiation + succeeds, they are populated in skeleton structure as valid + libbpf types (e.g., struct bpf_map pointer) and can be + passed to existing generic libbpf APIs. + + In addition to simple and reliable access to maps and + programs, skeleton provides a storage for BPF links (struct + bpf_link) for each BPF program within BPF object. When + requested, supported BPF programs will be automatically + attached and resulting BPF links stored for further use by + user in pre-allocated fields in skeleton struct. For BPF + programs that can't be automatically attached by libbpf, + user can attach them manually, but store resulting BPF link + in per-program link field. All such set up links will be + automatically destroyed on BPF skeleton destruction. This + eliminates the need for users to manage links manually and + rely on libbpf support to detach programs and free up + resources. + + Another facility provided by BPF skeleton is an interface to + global variables of all supported kinds: mutable, read-only, + as well as extern ones. This interface allows to pre-setup + initial values of variables before BPF object is loaded and + verified by kernel. For non-read-only variables, the same + interface can be used to fetch values of global variables on + userspace side, even if they are modified by BPF code. + + During skeleton generation, contents of source BPF object + *FILE* is embedded within generated code and is thus not + necessary to keep around. This ensures skeleton and BPF + object file are matching 1-to-1 and always stay in sync. + Generated code is dual-licensed under LGPL-2.1 and + BSD-2-Clause licenses. + + It is a design goal and guarantee that skeleton interfaces + are interoperable with generic libbpf APIs. User should + always be able to use skeleton API to create and load BPF + object, and later use libbpf APIs to keep working with + specific maps, programs, etc. + + As part of skeleton, few custom functions are generated. + Each of them is prefixed with object name, derived from + object file name. I.e., if BPF object file name is + **example.o**, BPF object name will be **example**. The + following custom functions are provided in such case: + + - **example__open** and **example__open_opts**. + These functions are used to instantiate skeleton. It + corresponds to libbpf's **bpf_object__open()** API. + **_opts** variants accepts extra **bpf_object_open_opts** + options. + + - **example__load**. + This function creates maps, loads and verifies BPF + programs, initializes global data maps. It corresponds to + libppf's **bpf_object__load** API. + + - **example__open_and_load** combines **example__open** and + **example__load** invocations in one commonly used + operation. + + - **example__attach** and **example__detach** + This pair of functions allow to attach and detach, + correspondingly, already loaded BPF object. Only BPF + programs of types supported by libbpf for auto-attachment + will be auto-attached and their corresponding BPF links + instantiated. For other BPF programs, user can manually + create a BPF link and assign it to corresponding fields in + skeleton struct. **example__detach** will detach both + links created automatically, as well as those populated by + user manually. + + - **example__destroy** + Detach and unload BPF programs, free up all the resources + used by skeleton and BPF object. + + If BPF object has global variables, corresponding structs + with memory layout corresponding to global data data section + layout will be created. Currently supported ones are: *.data*, + *.bss*, *.rodata*, and *.kconfig* structs/data sections. + These data sections/structs can be used to set up initial + values of variables, if set before **example__load**. + Afterwards, if target kernel supports memory-mapped BPF + arrays, same structs can be used to fetch and update + (non-read-only) data from userspace, with same simplicity + as for BPF side. + + **bpftool gen help** + Print short help message. + +OPTIONS +======= + -h, --help + Print short generic help message (similar to **bpftool help**). + + -V, --version + Print version number (similar to **bpftool version**). + + -j, --json + Generate JSON output. For commands that cannot produce JSON, + this option has no effect. + + -p, --pretty + Generate human-readable JSON output. Implies **-j**. + + -d, --debug + Print all logs available from libbpf, including debug-level + information. + +EXAMPLES +======== +**$ cat example.c** +:: + + #include <stdbool.h> + #include <linux/ptrace.h> + #include <linux/bpf.h> + #include "bpf_helpers.h" + + const volatile int param1 = 42; + bool global_flag = true; + struct { int x; } data = {}; + + struct { + __uint(type, BPF_MAP_TYPE_HASH); + __uint(max_entries, 128); + __type(key, int); + __type(value, long); + } my_map SEC(".maps"); + + SEC("raw_tp/sys_enter") + int handle_sys_enter(struct pt_regs *ctx) + { + static long my_static_var; + if (global_flag) + my_static_var++; + else + data.x += param1; + return 0; + } + + SEC("raw_tp/sys_exit") + int handle_sys_exit(struct pt_regs *ctx) + { + int zero = 0; + bpf_map_lookup_elem(&my_map, &zero); + return 0; + } + +This is example BPF application with two BPF programs and a mix of BPF maps +and global variables. + +**$ bpftool gen skeleton example.o** +:: + + /* SPDX-License-Identifier: (LGPL-2.1 OR BSD-2-Clause) */ + + /* THIS FILE IS AUTOGENERATED! */ + #ifndef __EXAMPLE_SKEL_H__ + #define __EXAMPLE_SKEL_H__ + + #include <stdlib.h> + #include <bpf/libbpf.h> + + struct example { + struct bpf_object_skeleton *skeleton; + struct bpf_object *obj; + struct { + struct bpf_map *rodata; + struct bpf_map *data; + struct bpf_map *bss; + struct bpf_map *my_map; + } maps; + struct { + struct bpf_program *handle_sys_enter; + struct bpf_program *handle_sys_exit; + } progs; + struct { + struct bpf_link *handle_sys_enter; + struct bpf_link *handle_sys_exit; + } links; + struct example__bss { + struct { + int x; + } data; + } *bss; + struct example__data { + _Bool global_flag; + long int handle_sys_enter_my_static_var; + } *data; + struct example__rodata { + int param1; + } *rodata; + }; + + static void example__destroy(struct example *obj); + static inline struct example *example__open_opts( + const struct bpf_object_open_opts *opts); + static inline struct example *example__open(); + static inline int example__load(struct example *obj); + static inline struct example *example__open_and_load(); + static inline int example__attach(struct example *obj); + static inline void example__detach(struct example *obj); + + #endif /* __EXAMPLE_SKEL_H__ */ + +**$ cat example_user.c** +:: + + #include "example.skel.h" + + int main() + { + struct example *skel; + int err = 0; + + skel = example__open(); + if (!skel) + goto cleanup; + + skel->rodata->param1 = 128; + + err = example__load(skel); + if (err) + goto cleanup; + + err = example__attach(skel); + if (err) + goto cleanup; + + /* all libbpf APIs are usable */ + printf("my_map name: %s\n", bpf_map__name(skel->maps.my_map)); + printf("sys_enter prog FD: %d\n", + bpf_program__fd(skel->progs.handle_sys_enter)); + + /* detach and re-attach sys_exit program */ + bpf_link__destroy(skel->links.handle_sys_exit); + skel->links.handle_sys_exit = + bpf_program__attach(skel->progs.handle_sys_exit); + + printf("my_static_var: %ld\n", + skel->bss->handle_sys_enter_my_static_var); + + cleanup: + example__destroy(skel); + return err; + } + +**# ./example_user** +:: + + my_map name: my_map + sys_enter prog FD: 8 + my_static_var: 7 + +This is a stripped-out version of skeleton generated for above example code. + +SEE ALSO +======== + **bpf**\ (2), + **bpf-helpers**\ (7), + **bpftool**\ (8), + **bpftool-map**\ (8), + **bpftool-prog**\ (8), + **bpftool-cgroup**\ (8), + **bpftool-feature**\ (8), + **bpftool-net**\ (8), + **bpftool-perf**\ (8), + **bpftool-btf**\ (8) |