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| author | Andrii Nakryiko <andrii@kernel.org> | 2021-03-18 12:40:32 -0700 |
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| committer | Alexei Starovoitov <ast@kernel.org> | 2021-03-18 16:14:23 -0700 |
| commit | c41226654550b0a8aa75e91ce0a1cdb6ce2316ee (patch) | |
| tree | 812c22185ab71038c76aed3eb905eafc1750a0ef /tools/bpf/bpftool/Documentation/bpftool-gen.rst | |
| parent | 8fd27bf69b864b1c2a6e64cf5673603f3959a6ef (diff) | |
bpftool: Add ability to specify custom skeleton object name
Add optional name OBJECT_NAME parameter to `gen skeleton` command to override
default object name, normally derived from input file name. This allows much
more flexibility during build time.
Signed-off-by: Andrii Nakryiko <andrii@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Alexei Starovoitov <ast@kernel.org>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/20210318194036.3521577-9-andrii@kernel.org
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1 files changed, 8 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/tools/bpf/bpftool/Documentation/bpftool-gen.rst b/tools/bpf/bpftool/Documentation/bpftool-gen.rst index 84cf0639696f..d4e7338e22e7 100644 --- a/tools/bpf/bpftool/Documentation/bpftool-gen.rst +++ b/tools/bpf/bpftool/Documentation/bpftool-gen.rst @@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ SYNOPSIS GEN COMMANDS ============= -| **bpftool** **gen skeleton** *FILE* +| **bpftool** **gen skeleton** *FILE* [**name** *OBJECT_NAME*] | **bpftool** **gen help** DESCRIPTION @@ -75,10 +75,13 @@ DESCRIPTION specific maps, programs, etc. As part of skeleton, few custom functions are generated. - Each of them is prefixed with object name, derived from - object file name. I.e., if BPF object file name is - **example.o**, BPF object name will be **example**. The - following custom functions are provided in such case: + Each of them is prefixed with object name. Object name can + either be derived from object file name, i.e., if BPF object + file name is **example.o**, BPF object name will be + **example**. Object name can be also specified explicitly + through **name** *OBJECT_NAME* parameter. The following + custom functions are provided (assuming **example** as + the object name): - **example__open** and **example__open_opts**. These functions are used to instantiate skeleton. It |