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[bpf-next] bpf: Fix a few typos in BPF helpers documentation

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Quentin Monnet Aug. 25, 2022, 9:26 a.m. UTC
Address a few typos in the documentation for the BPF helper functions.
They were reported by Jakub [0], who ran spell checkers on the generated
man page [1].

Sync-up the UAPI header with its version in tools/.

[0] https://lore.kernel.org/linux-man/d22dcd47-023c-8f52-d369-7b5308e6c842@gmail.com/T/#mb02e7d4b7fb61d98fa914c77b581184e9a9537af
[1] https://lore.kernel.org/linux-man/eb6a1e41-c48e-ac45-5154-ac57a2c76108@gmail.com/T/#m4a8d1b003616928013ffcd1450437309ab652f9f

Cc: Alejandro Colomar <alx.manpages@gmail.com>
Cc: Jakub Wilk <jwilk@jwilk.net>
Cc: Jesper Dangaard Brouer <brouer@redhat.com>
Cc: linux-man@vger.kernel.org
Reported-by: Jakub Wilk <jwilk@jwilk.net>
Signed-off-by: Quentin Monnet <quentin@isovalent.com>
---
 include/uapi/linux/bpf.h       | 16 ++++++++--------
 tools/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h | 18 +++++++++---------
 2 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)

Comments

Alejandro Colomar Aug. 25, 2022, 10:58 a.m. UTC | #1
Hi Quentin,

On 8/25/22 11:26, Quentin Monnet wrote:
> Address a few typos in the documentation for the BPF helper functions.
> They were reported by Jakub [0], who ran spell checkers on the generated
> man page [1].
> 
> Sync-up the UAPI header with its version in tools/.
> 
> [0] https://lore.kernel.org/linux-man/d22dcd47-023c-8f52-d369-7b5308e6c842@gmail.com/T/#mb02e7d4b7fb61d98fa914c77b581184e9a9537af
> [1] https://lore.kernel.org/linux-man/eb6a1e41-c48e-ac45-5154-ac57a2c76108@gmail.com/T/#m4a8d1b003616928013ffcd1450437309ab652f9f
> 
> Cc: Alejandro Colomar <alx.manpages@gmail.com>
> Cc: Jakub Wilk <jwilk@jwilk.net>
> Cc: Jesper Dangaard Brouer <brouer@redhat.com>
> Cc: linux-man@vger.kernel.org
> Reported-by: Jakub Wilk <jwilk@jwilk.net>
> Signed-off-by: Quentin Monnet <quentin@isovalent.com>
> ---
>   include/uapi/linux/bpf.h       | 16 ++++++++--------
>   tools/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h | 18 +++++++++---------
>   2 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h b/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
> index 644600dbb114..e4d3810990be 100644
> --- a/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
> +++ b/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
> @@ -4437,7 +4437,7 @@ union bpf_attr {
>    *
>    *		**-EEXIST** if the option already exists.
>    *
> - *		**-EFAULT** on failrue to parse the existing header options.
> + *		**-EFAULT** on failure to parse the existing header options.
>    *
>    *		**-EPERM** if the helper cannot be used under the current
>    *		*skops*\ **->op**.
> @@ -4646,7 +4646,7 @@ union bpf_attr {
>    *		a *map* with *task* as the **key**.  From this
>    *		perspective,  the usage is not much different from
>    *		**bpf_map_lookup_elem**\ (*map*, **&**\ *task*) except this
> - *		helper enforces the key must be an task_struct and the map must also
> + *		helper enforces the key must be a task_struct and the map must also
>    *		be a **BPF_MAP_TYPE_TASK_STORAGE**.
>    *
>    *		Underneath, the value is stored locally at *task* instead of
> @@ -4704,7 +4704,7 @@ union bpf_attr {
>    *
>    * long bpf_ima_inode_hash(struct inode *inode, void *dst, u32 size)
>    *	Description
> - *		Returns the stored IMA hash of the *inode* (if it's avaialable).
> + *		Returns the stored IMA hash of the *inode* (if it's available).
>    *		If the hash is larger than *size*, then only *size*
>    *		bytes will be copied to *dst*
>    *	Return
> @@ -4728,12 +4728,12 @@ union bpf_attr {
>    *
>    *		The argument *len_diff* can be used for querying with a planned
>    *		size change. This allows to check MTU prior to changing packet
> - *		ctx. Providing an *len_diff* adjustment that is larger than the
> + *		ctx. Providing a *len_diff* adjustment that is larger than the
>    *		actual packet size (resulting in negative packet size) will in
> - *		principle not exceed the MTU, why it is not considered a
> - *		failure.  Other BPF-helpers are needed for performing the
> - *		planned size change, why the responsability for catch a negative
> - *		packet size belong in those helpers.
> + *		principle not exceed the MTU, which is why it is not considered
> + *		a failure.  Other BPF helpers are needed for performing the
> + *		planned size change, therefore the responsibility for catching

Maybe s/,/;/ ?

Other than that, LGTM.

Cheers,

Alex
Jesper Dangaard Brouer Aug. 26, 2022, 10:31 a.m. UTC | #2
On 25/08/2022 11.26, Quentin Monnet wrote:
> Address a few typos in the documentation for the BPF helper functions.
> They were reported by Jakub [0], who ran spell checkers on the generated
> man page [1].
> 
> Sync-up the UAPI header with its version in tools/.
> 
> [0]https://lore.kernel.org/linux-man/d22dcd47-023c-8f52-d369-7b5308e6c842@gmail.com/T/#mb02e7d4b7fb61d98fa914c77b581184e9a9537af
> [1]https://lore.kernel.org/linux-man/eb6a1e41-c48e-ac45-5154-ac57a2c76108@gmail.com/T/#m4a8d1b003616928013ffcd1450437309ab652f9f
> 
> Cc: Alejandro Colomar<alx.manpages@gmail.com>
> Cc: Jakub Wilk<jwilk@jwilk.net>
> Cc: Jesper Dangaard Brouer<brouer@redhat.com>
> Cc:linux-man@vger.kernel.org
> Reported-by: Jakub Wilk<jwilk@jwilk.net>
> Signed-off-by: Quentin Monnet<quentin@isovalent.com>
> ---
>   include/uapi/linux/bpf.h       | 16 ++++++++--------
>   tools/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h | 18 +++++++++---------
>   2 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h b/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
> index 644600dbb114..e4d3810990be 100644
> --- a/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
> +++ b/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
> @@ -4728,12 +4728,12 @@ union bpf_attr {
>    *
>    *		The argument*len_diff*  can be used for querying with a planned
>    *		size change. This allows to check MTU prior to changing packet
> - *		ctx. Providing an*len_diff*  adjustment that is larger than the
> + *		ctx. Providing a*len_diff*  adjustment that is larger than the
>    *		actual packet size (resulting in negative packet size) will in
> - *		principle not exceed the MTU, why it is not considered a
> - *		failure.  Other BPF-helpers are needed for performing the
> - *		planned size change, why the responsability for catch a negative
> - *		packet size belong in those helpers.
> + *		principle not exceed the MTU, which is why it is not considered
> + *		a failure.  Other BPF helpers are needed for performing the
> + *		planned size change, therefore the responsibility for catching
> + *		a negative packet size belongs in those helpers.
>    *
>    *		Specifying*ifindex*  zero means the MTU check is performed
>    *		against the current net device.  This is practical if this isn't

Thanks for improving these formulations.

Acked-by: Jesper Dangaard Brouer <brouer@redhat.com>
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diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h b/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
index 644600dbb114..e4d3810990be 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
@@ -4437,7 +4437,7 @@  union bpf_attr {
  *
  *		**-EEXIST** if the option already exists.
  *
- *		**-EFAULT** on failrue to parse the existing header options.
+ *		**-EFAULT** on failure to parse the existing header options.
  *
  *		**-EPERM** if the helper cannot be used under the current
  *		*skops*\ **->op**.
@@ -4646,7 +4646,7 @@  union bpf_attr {
  *		a *map* with *task* as the **key**.  From this
  *		perspective,  the usage is not much different from
  *		**bpf_map_lookup_elem**\ (*map*, **&**\ *task*) except this
- *		helper enforces the key must be an task_struct and the map must also
+ *		helper enforces the key must be a task_struct and the map must also
  *		be a **BPF_MAP_TYPE_TASK_STORAGE**.
  *
  *		Underneath, the value is stored locally at *task* instead of
@@ -4704,7 +4704,7 @@  union bpf_attr {
  *
  * long bpf_ima_inode_hash(struct inode *inode, void *dst, u32 size)
  *	Description
- *		Returns the stored IMA hash of the *inode* (if it's avaialable).
+ *		Returns the stored IMA hash of the *inode* (if it's available).
  *		If the hash is larger than *size*, then only *size*
  *		bytes will be copied to *dst*
  *	Return
@@ -4728,12 +4728,12 @@  union bpf_attr {
  *
  *		The argument *len_diff* can be used for querying with a planned
  *		size change. This allows to check MTU prior to changing packet
- *		ctx. Providing an *len_diff* adjustment that is larger than the
+ *		ctx. Providing a *len_diff* adjustment that is larger than the
  *		actual packet size (resulting in negative packet size) will in
- *		principle not exceed the MTU, why it is not considered a
- *		failure.  Other BPF-helpers are needed for performing the
- *		planned size change, why the responsability for catch a negative
- *		packet size belong in those helpers.
+ *		principle not exceed the MTU, which is why it is not considered
+ *		a failure.  Other BPF helpers are needed for performing the
+ *		planned size change, therefore the responsibility for catching
+ *		a negative packet size belongs in those helpers.
  *
  *		Specifying *ifindex* zero means the MTU check is performed
  *		against the current net device.  This is practical if this isn't
diff --git a/tools/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h b/tools/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
index 4fb685591035..e4d3810990be 100644
--- a/tools/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
+++ b/tools/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@  struct bpf_insn {
 /* Key of an a BPF_MAP_TYPE_LPM_TRIE entry */
 struct bpf_lpm_trie_key {
 	__u32	prefixlen;	/* up to 32 for AF_INET, 128 for AF_INET6 */
-	__u8	data[0];	/* Arbitrary size */
+	__u8	data[];	/* Arbitrary size */
 };
 
 struct bpf_cgroup_storage_key {
@@ -4437,7 +4437,7 @@  union bpf_attr {
  *
  *		**-EEXIST** if the option already exists.
  *
- *		**-EFAULT** on failrue to parse the existing header options.
+ *		**-EFAULT** on failure to parse the existing header options.
  *
  *		**-EPERM** if the helper cannot be used under the current
  *		*skops*\ **->op**.
@@ -4646,7 +4646,7 @@  union bpf_attr {
  *		a *map* with *task* as the **key**.  From this
  *		perspective,  the usage is not much different from
  *		**bpf_map_lookup_elem**\ (*map*, **&**\ *task*) except this
- *		helper enforces the key must be an task_struct and the map must also
+ *		helper enforces the key must be a task_struct and the map must also
  *		be a **BPF_MAP_TYPE_TASK_STORAGE**.
  *
  *		Underneath, the value is stored locally at *task* instead of
@@ -4704,7 +4704,7 @@  union bpf_attr {
  *
  * long bpf_ima_inode_hash(struct inode *inode, void *dst, u32 size)
  *	Description
- *		Returns the stored IMA hash of the *inode* (if it's avaialable).
+ *		Returns the stored IMA hash of the *inode* (if it's available).
  *		If the hash is larger than *size*, then only *size*
  *		bytes will be copied to *dst*
  *	Return
@@ -4728,12 +4728,12 @@  union bpf_attr {
  *
  *		The argument *len_diff* can be used for querying with a planned
  *		size change. This allows to check MTU prior to changing packet
- *		ctx. Providing an *len_diff* adjustment that is larger than the
+ *		ctx. Providing a *len_diff* adjustment that is larger than the
  *		actual packet size (resulting in negative packet size) will in
- *		principle not exceed the MTU, why it is not considered a
- *		failure.  Other BPF-helpers are needed for performing the
- *		planned size change, why the responsability for catch a negative
- *		packet size belong in those helpers.
+ *		principle not exceed the MTU, which is why it is not considered
+ *		a failure.  Other BPF helpers are needed for performing the
+ *		planned size change, therefore the responsibility for catching
+ *		a negative packet size belongs in those helpers.
  *
  *		Specifying *ifindex* zero means the MTU check is performed
  *		against the current net device.  This is practical if this isn't