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[bpf-next,v7,2/3] bpftool: Update doc (add autoattach to prog load)

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wangyufen Sept. 27, 2022, 11:21 a.m. UTC
Add autoattach optional to prog load|loadall for supporting
one-step load-attach-pin_link.

Signed-off-by: Wang Yufen <wangyufen@huawei.com>
---
 tools/bpf/bpftool/Documentation/bpftool-prog.rst | 17 +++++++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

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Quentin Monnet Sept. 30, 2022, 4:27 p.m. UTC | #1
Tue Sep 27 2022 12:21:15 GMT+0100 ~ Wang Yufen <wangyufen@huawei.com>
> Add autoattach optional to prog load|loadall for supporting
> one-step load-attach-pin_link.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Wang Yufen <wangyufen@huawei.com>
> ---
>  tools/bpf/bpftool/Documentation/bpftool-prog.rst | 17 +++++++++++++++--
>  1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/tools/bpf/bpftool/Documentation/bpftool-prog.rst b/tools/bpf/bpftool/Documentation/bpftool-prog.rst
> index eb1b2a2..b81d3d9 100644
> --- a/tools/bpf/bpftool/Documentation/bpftool-prog.rst
> +++ b/tools/bpf/bpftool/Documentation/bpftool-prog.rst
> @@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ PROG COMMANDS
>  |	**bpftool** **prog dump xlated** *PROG* [{**file** *FILE* | **opcodes** | **visual** | **linum**}]
>  |	**bpftool** **prog dump jited**  *PROG* [{**file** *FILE* | **opcodes** | **linum**}]
>  |	**bpftool** **prog pin** *PROG* *FILE*
> -|	**bpftool** **prog** { **load** | **loadall** } *OBJ* *PATH* [**type** *TYPE*] [**map** {**idx** *IDX* | **name** *NAME*} *MAP*] [**dev** *NAME*] [**pinmaps** *MAP_DIR*]
> +|	**bpftool** **prog** { **load** | **loadall** } *OBJ* *PATH* [**type** *TYPE*] [**map** {**idx** *IDX* | **name** *NAME*} *MAP*] [**dev** *NAME*] [**pinmaps** *MAP_DIR*] [**autoattach**]
>  |	**bpftool** **prog attach** *PROG* *ATTACH_TYPE* [*MAP*]
>  |	**bpftool** **prog detach** *PROG* *ATTACH_TYPE* [*MAP*]
>  |	**bpftool** **prog tracelog**
> @@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ DESCRIPTION
>  		  contain a dot character ('.'), which is reserved for future
>  		  extensions of *bpffs*.
>  
> -	**bpftool prog { load | loadall }** *OBJ* *PATH* [**type** *TYPE*] [**map** {**idx** *IDX* | **name** *NAME*} *MAP*] [**dev** *NAME*] [**pinmaps** *MAP_DIR*]
> +	**bpftool prog { load | loadall }** *OBJ* *PATH* [**type** *TYPE*] [**map** {**idx** *IDX* | **name** *NAME*} *MAP*] [**dev** *NAME*] [**pinmaps** *MAP_DIR*] [**autoattach**]
>  		  Load bpf program(s) from binary *OBJ* and pin as *PATH*.
>  		  **bpftool prog load** pins only the first program from the
>  		  *OBJ* as *PATH*. **bpftool prog loadall** pins all programs
> @@ -150,6 +150,19 @@ DESCRIPTION
>  		  Optional **pinmaps** argument can be provided to pin all
>  		  maps under *MAP_DIR* directory.
>  
> +		  If **autoattach** is specified program will be attached
> +		  before pin. In that case, only the link (representing the
> +		  program attached to its hook) is pinned, not the program as
> +		  such, so the path won't show in "**bpftool prog show -f**",

Nit: no need for double-quotes, the ** markup is enough.

> +		  only show in "**bpftool link show -f**". Also, this only works
> +		  when bpftool (libbpf) is able to infer all necessary information
> +		  from the objectfile, in particular, it's not supported for all

s/objectfile/object file/

> +		  program types. If the *OBJ* contains multiple programs and
> +		  *loadall* is used, if the program A in these programs does not

**loadall** (keyword)

> +		  support auto-attachi, will skip program A(do no operation on

auto-attach

> +		  program A), print a info message such as "Program A does not
> +		  support autoattach", and continue to autoattach the next program.

continue to auto-attach

> +
>  		  Note: *PATH* must be located in *bpffs* mount. It must not
>  		  contain a dot character ('.'), which is reserved for future
>  		  extensions of *bpffs*.
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diff --git a/tools/bpf/bpftool/Documentation/bpftool-prog.rst b/tools/bpf/bpftool/Documentation/bpftool-prog.rst
index eb1b2a2..b81d3d9 100644
--- a/tools/bpf/bpftool/Documentation/bpftool-prog.rst
+++ b/tools/bpf/bpftool/Documentation/bpftool-prog.rst
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@  PROG COMMANDS
 |	**bpftool** **prog dump xlated** *PROG* [{**file** *FILE* | **opcodes** | **visual** | **linum**}]
 |	**bpftool** **prog dump jited**  *PROG* [{**file** *FILE* | **opcodes** | **linum**}]
 |	**bpftool** **prog pin** *PROG* *FILE*
-|	**bpftool** **prog** { **load** | **loadall** } *OBJ* *PATH* [**type** *TYPE*] [**map** {**idx** *IDX* | **name** *NAME*} *MAP*] [**dev** *NAME*] [**pinmaps** *MAP_DIR*]
+|	**bpftool** **prog** { **load** | **loadall** } *OBJ* *PATH* [**type** *TYPE*] [**map** {**idx** *IDX* | **name** *NAME*} *MAP*] [**dev** *NAME*] [**pinmaps** *MAP_DIR*] [**autoattach**]
 |	**bpftool** **prog attach** *PROG* *ATTACH_TYPE* [*MAP*]
 |	**bpftool** **prog detach** *PROG* *ATTACH_TYPE* [*MAP*]
 |	**bpftool** **prog tracelog**
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@  DESCRIPTION
 		  contain a dot character ('.'), which is reserved for future
 		  extensions of *bpffs*.
 
-	**bpftool prog { load | loadall }** *OBJ* *PATH* [**type** *TYPE*] [**map** {**idx** *IDX* | **name** *NAME*} *MAP*] [**dev** *NAME*] [**pinmaps** *MAP_DIR*]
+	**bpftool prog { load | loadall }** *OBJ* *PATH* [**type** *TYPE*] [**map** {**idx** *IDX* | **name** *NAME*} *MAP*] [**dev** *NAME*] [**pinmaps** *MAP_DIR*] [**autoattach**]
 		  Load bpf program(s) from binary *OBJ* and pin as *PATH*.
 		  **bpftool prog load** pins only the first program from the
 		  *OBJ* as *PATH*. **bpftool prog loadall** pins all programs
@@ -150,6 +150,19 @@  DESCRIPTION
 		  Optional **pinmaps** argument can be provided to pin all
 		  maps under *MAP_DIR* directory.
 
+		  If **autoattach** is specified program will be attached
+		  before pin. In that case, only the link (representing the
+		  program attached to its hook) is pinned, not the program as
+		  such, so the path won't show in "**bpftool prog show -f**",
+		  only show in "**bpftool link show -f**". Also, this only works
+		  when bpftool (libbpf) is able to infer all necessary information
+		  from the objectfile, in particular, it's not supported for all
+		  program types. If the *OBJ* contains multiple programs and
+		  *loadall* is used, if the program A in these programs does not
+		  support auto-attachi, will skip program A(do no operation on
+		  program A), print a info message such as "Program A does not
+		  support autoattach", and continue to autoattach the next program.
+
 		  Note: *PATH* must be located in *bpffs* mount. It must not
 		  contain a dot character ('.'), which is reserved for future
 		  extensions of *bpffs*.