From: Joel Fernandes <joel@joelfernandes.org>
To: Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@socionext.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v3] kheaders: Move from proc to sysfs
Date: Thu, 9 May 2019 18:47:43 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20190509224743.GA29215@google.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAK7LNAQesyT-vspoGKdgRqycZfhtJm5Upx2T6ij-yB5i4Nx5nw@mail.gmail.com>
On Wed, May 08, 2019 at 12:43:34PM +0900, Masahiro Yamada wrote:
> On Mon, May 6, 2019 at 10:37 AM Joel Fernandes (Google)
> <joel@joelfernandes.org> wrote:
> >
> > The kheaders archive consisting of the kernel headers used for compiling
> > bpf programs is in /proc. However there is concern that moving it here
> > will make it permanent. Let us move it to /sys/kernel as discussed [1].
> >
> > [1] https://lore.kernel.org/patchwork/patch/1067310/#1265969
> >
> > Suggested-by: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org>
> > Signed-off-by: Joel Fernandes (Google) <joel@joelfernandes.org>
> > ---
> > This patch applies on top of the previous patch that was applied to the
> > driver tree:
> > https://lore.kernel.org/patchwork/patch/1067310/
> >
> > v2->v3: Fixed sysfs file mode nit (Greg).
> > v1->v2: Fixed some kconfig nits.
> >
> > init/Kconfig | 16 ++++-----
> > kernel/Makefile | 4 +--
> > kernel/{gen_ikh_data.sh => gen_kheaders.sh} | 2 +-
> > kernel/kheaders.c | 40 +++++++++------------
> > 4 files changed, 26 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)
> > rename kernel/{gen_ikh_data.sh => gen_kheaders.sh} (98%)
> >
> > diff --git a/init/Kconfig b/init/Kconfig
> > index 26a364a95b57..c3661991b089 100644
> > --- a/init/Kconfig
> > +++ b/init/Kconfig
> > @@ -579,15 +579,13 @@ config IKCONFIG_PROC
> > This option enables access to the kernel configuration file
> > through /proc/config.gz.
> >
> > -config IKHEADERS_PROC
> > - tristate "Enable kernel header artifacts through /proc/kheaders.tar.xz"
> > - depends on PROC_FS
> > - help
> > - This option enables access to the kernel header and other artifacts that
> > - are generated during the build process. These can be used to build eBPF
> > - tracing programs, or similar programs. If you build the headers as a
> > - module, a module called kheaders.ko is built which can be loaded on-demand
> > - to get access to the headers.
> > +config IKHEADERS
> > + tristate "Enable kernel headers through /sys/kernel/kheaders.tar.xz"
>
>
> I suggested "depends on SYSFS" twice, both in v1 and v2.
>
> https://lore.kernel.org/patchwork/patch/1069806/#1266147
> https://lore.kernel.org/patchwork/patch/1070005/#1266279
Sorry about missing that. I have made a note of this, and can address it in a
later patch. There is a more pressing issue with allmodconfig regression
times so I will look into that first. Also a vacation is taking up some of my
time.
Needless to say I will get to it soon and the point has been duly noted!
thanks,
- Joel
prev parent reply other threads:[~2019-05-09 22:47 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2019-05-06 1:34 [PATCH v3] kheaders: Move from proc to sysfs Joel Fernandes (Google)
2019-05-08 3:43 ` Masahiro Yamada
2019-05-09 22:47 ` Joel Fernandes [this message]
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