[1/2] libbpf: fix misaligned array closing bracket

Commit Message

Quentin Deslandes April 13, 2024, 9:12 p.m. UTC

In btf_dump_array_data(), libbpf will call btf_dump_dump_type_data() for
each element. For an array of characters, each element will be
processed the following way:
- btf_dump_dump_type_data() is called to print the character
- btf_dump_data_pfx() prefixes the current line with the proper number
  of indentations
- btf_dump_int_data() is called to print the character
- After the last character is printed, btf_dump_dump_type_data() calls
  btf_dump_data_pfx() before writing the closing bracket

However, for an array containing characters, btf_dump_int_data() won't
print any '\0' and subsequent characters. This leads to situations where
the line prefix is written, no character is added, then the prefix is
written again before adding the closing bracket:

(struct sk_metadata){
    .str_array = (__u8[14])[
        'H',
        'e',
        'l',
        'l',
        'o',
                ],

This change solves this issue by printing the '\0' character, which
has two benefits:
- The bracket closing the array is properly aligned
- It's clear from a user point of view that libbpf uses '\0' as a
  terminator for arrays of characters.

Signed-off-by: Quentin Deslandes <[e-mail]>
---
 tools/lib/bpf/btf_dump.c | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

Patch

diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/btf_dump.c b/tools/lib/bpf/btf_dump.c
index 4d9f30bf7f01..6a37e8517435 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/btf_dump.c
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/btf_dump.c
@@ -1929,6 +1929,7 @@  static int btf_dump_int_data(struct btf_dump *d,
 			if (d->typed_dump->is_array_terminated)
 				break;
 			if (*(char *)data == '\0') {
+				btf_dump_type_values(d, "'\\0'");
 				d->typed_dump->is_array_terminated = true;
 				break;
 			}