[PATCH] net/af_xdp: make compatible with libbpf v0.8.0

[Kevin Traynor]

On 21/12/2022 09:28, Kevin Traynor wrote:
> On 21/12/2022 06:09, Andrew Rybchenko wrote:
>> Hi Kevin,
>>
>> On 12/20/22 17:05, Kevin Traynor wrote:
>>> On 24/06/2022 11:23, Ciara Loftus wrote:
>>>> libbpf v0.8.0 deprecates the bpf_get_link_xdp_id and bpf_set_link_xdp_fd
>>>> functions. Use meson to detect if libbpf >= v0.7.0 is linked and if
>>>> so, use
>>>> the recommended replacement functions bpf_xdp_query_id, bpf_xdp_attach
>>>> and bpf_xdp_detach which are available to use since libbpf v0.7.0.
>>>>
>>>> Also prevent linking with libbpf versions > v0.8.0.
>>>>
>>>> Signed-off-by: Ciara Loftus <ciara.loftus at intel.com>
>>>
>>> Hi Andrew/Qi (assuming Ciara is still out of office),
>>>
>>> I am seeing a similar issue [1] on 21.11 branch with Fedora 37
>>> (libbpf-0.8.0-2.fc37.x86_64 and libxdp-1.2.6-1.fc37.x86_64).
>>>
>>> This patch alone won't apply as there are other dependencies. Looking at
>>> the commits in main branch, it seems like I could take all these [2] to
>>> resolve the issue. With these cherry-picked the build warnings on Fedora
>>> 37 are removed.
>>>
>>> It's a bit late to take these for DPDK 21.11.3 as I intend to release
>>> later today/tomorrow, so it can be resolved for DPDK 21.11.4.
>>>
>>> Do the commits below look ok for backport? Main branch might be able to
>>> demand user uses new libbpf/libxdp versions etc, but with stable we
>>> never want to break the users existing setup when they upgrade from
>>> 2X.11.n to 2X.11.n+1.
>>>
>>> Let me know what you think?
>>
>> IMO these patches are to to be backported to stable branch.
> 
> Thanks Andrew.
> 
>> However, af_xdp maintainers opinion is more important here.
>>
> 
> Qi, what do you think?
> 

As F37 will be the oldest supported Fedora release from mid-May and 
there is no available af_xdp maintainers to comment on backports, I'm 
going to just squash the warnings [0] for 21.11.4.

If a better fix is available for 21.11.5+ please send patches to stable ML.

thanks,
Kevin.

[0] 
http://inbox.dpdk.org/stable/20230404153501.123038-1-ktraynor@redhat.com/

>>>
>>> thanks,
>>> Kevin.
>>>
>>> [1] https://paste.centos.org/view/e4eec764
>>> [2]
>>> 1eb1846b1a net/af_xdp: make compatible with libbpf 0.8.0
>>> 5ff3dbe6ce net/af_xdp: add log on XDP program removal failures
>>> 0ed0bc3834 net/af_xdp: avoid version-based check for program load
>>> e024c7e838 net/af_xdp: avoid version-based check for shared UMEM
>>> f76dc44ded net/af_xdp: make clear which libxdp version is required
>>> 50b855fc47 net/af_xdp: move XDP library presence flag setting
>>>
>>
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