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authorAnh Tuan Phan <tuananhlfc@gmail.com>2023-07-16 23:13:51 +0700
committerAlexei Starovoitov <ast@kernel.org>2023-07-18 17:29:43 -0700
commit89dc4037dda1219a3f5e3f367c2fe5e69c44a0d0 (patch)
tree4df9d5b34ab3a29f3cb1d44ce016cf8a4db7830a /samples/bpf
parent4b3ccca5c80c712a7dac76966fe7b1896d85ecb4 (diff)
samples/bpf: README: Update build dependencies required
Update samples/bpf/README.rst to add pahole to the build dependencies list. Add the reference to "Documentation/process/changes.rst" for minimum version required so that the version required will not be outdated in the future. Signed-off-by: Anh Tuan Phan <tuananhlfc@gmail.com> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/aecaf7a2-9100-cd5b-5cf4-91e5dbb2c90d@gmail.com Signed-off-by: Alexei Starovoitov <ast@kernel.org>
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diff --git a/samples/bpf/README.rst b/samples/bpf/README.rst
index 57f93edd1957..f16fc48e55a5 100644
--- a/samples/bpf/README.rst
+++ b/samples/bpf/README.rst
@@ -8,11 +8,14 @@ Build dependencies
==================
Compiling requires having installed:
- * clang >= version 3.4.0
- * llvm >= version 3.7.1
+ * clang
+ * llvm
+ * pahole
-Note that LLVM's tool 'llc' must support target 'bpf', list version
-and supported targets with command: ``llc --version``
+Consult :ref:`Documentation/process/changes.rst <changes>` for the minimum
+version numbers required and how to update them. Note that LLVM's tool
+'llc' must support target 'bpf', list version and supported targets with
+command: ``llc --version``
Clean and configuration
-----------------------
@@ -24,7 +27,8 @@ after some changes (on demand)::
make -C samples/bpf clean
make clean
-Configure kernel, defconfig for instance::
+Configure kernel, defconfig for instance
+(see "tools/testing/selftests/bpf/config" for a reference config)::
make defconfig