libbpf: Add documentation to API functions

This adds documentation for the following API functions:

- bpf_program__set_expected_attach_type()
- bpf_program__set_type()
- bpf_program__set_attach_target()
- bpf_program__attach()
- bpf_program__pin()
- bpf_program__unpin()

Signed-off-by: Grant Seltzer <grantseltzer@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Andrii Nakryiko <andrii@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Daniel Borkmann <daniel@iogearbox.net>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/20220420161226.86803-3-grantseltzer@gmail.com

1 files changed, 76 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.h b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.h
index 66735623ca63..cdbfee60ea3e 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.h
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.h
@@ -378,7 +378,31 @@ struct bpf_link;
 LIBBPF_API struct bpf_link *bpf_link__open(const char *path);
 LIBBPF_API int bpf_link__fd(const struct bpf_link *link);
 LIBBPF_API const char *bpf_link__pin_path(const struct bpf_link *link);
+/**
+ * @brief **bpf_link__pin()** pins the BPF link to a file
+ * in the BPF FS specified by a path. This increments the links
+ * reference count, allowing it to stay loaded after the process
+ * which loaded it has exited.
+ *
+ * @param link BPF link to pin, must already be loaded
+ * @param path file path in a BPF file system
+ * @return 0, on success; negative error code, otherwise
+ */
+
 LIBBPF_API int bpf_link__pin(struct bpf_link *link, const char *path);
+
+/**
+ * @brief **bpf_link__unpin()** unpins the BPF link from a file
+ * in the BPFFS specified by a path. This decrements the links
+ * reference count.
+ *
+ * The file pinning the BPF link can also be unlinked by a different
+ * process in which case this function will return an error.
+ *
+ * @param prog BPF program to unpin
+ * @param path file path to the pin in a BPF file system
+ * @return 0, on success; negative error code, otherwise
+ */
 LIBBPF_API int bpf_link__unpin(struct bpf_link *link);
 LIBBPF_API int bpf_link__update_program(struct bpf_link *link,
 					struct bpf_program *prog);
@@ -386,6 +410,22 @@ LIBBPF_API void bpf_link__disconnect(struct bpf_link *link);
 LIBBPF_API int bpf_link__detach(struct bpf_link *link);
 LIBBPF_API int bpf_link__destroy(struct bpf_link *link);
 
+/**
+ * @brief **bpf_program__attach()** is a generic function for attaching
+ * a BPF program based on auto-detection of program type, attach type,
+ * and extra paremeters, where applicable.
+ *
+ * @param prog BPF program to attach
+ * @return Reference to the newly created BPF link; or NULL is returned on error,
+ * error code is stored in errno
+ *
+ * This is supported for:
+ *   - kprobe/kretprobe (depends on SEC() definition)
+ *   - uprobe/uretprobe (depends on SEC() definition)
+ *   - tracepoint
+ *   - raw tracepoint
+ *   - tracing programs (typed raw TP/fentry/fexit/fmod_ret)
+ */
 LIBBPF_API struct bpf_link *
 bpf_program__attach(const struct bpf_program *prog);
 
@@ -686,11 +726,36 @@ LIBBPF_DEPRECATED_SINCE(0, 8, "use bpf_program__set_type() instead")
 LIBBPF_API int bpf_program__set_sk_lookup(struct bpf_program *prog);
 
 LIBBPF_API enum bpf_prog_type bpf_program__type(const struct bpf_program *prog);
+
+/**
+ * @brief **bpf_program__set_type()** sets the program
+ * type of the passed BPF program.
+ * @param prog BPF program to set the program type for
+ * @param type program type to set the BPF map to have
+ * @return error code; or 0 if no error. An error occurs
+ * if the object is already loaded.
+ *
+ * This must be called before the BPF object is loaded,
+ * otherwise it has no effect and an error is returned.
+ */
 LIBBPF_API int bpf_program__set_type(struct bpf_program *prog,
 				     enum bpf_prog_type type);
 
 LIBBPF_API enum bpf_attach_type
 bpf_program__expected_attach_type(const struct bpf_program *prog);
+
+/**
+ * @brief **bpf_program__set_expected_attach_type()** sets the
+ * attach type of the passed BPF program. This is used for
+ * auto-detection of attachment when programs are loaded.
+ * @param prog BPF program to set the attach type for
+ * @param type attach type to set the BPF map to have
+ * @return error code; or 0 if no error. An error occurs
+ * if the object is already loaded.
+ *
+ * This must be called before the BPF object is loaded,
+ * otherwise it has no effect and an error is returned.
+ */
 LIBBPF_API int
 bpf_program__set_expected_attach_type(struct bpf_program *prog,
 				      enum bpf_attach_type type);
@@ -707,6 +772,17 @@ LIBBPF_API int bpf_program__set_log_level(struct bpf_program *prog, __u32 log_le
 LIBBPF_API const char *bpf_program__log_buf(const struct bpf_program *prog, size_t *log_size);
 LIBBPF_API int bpf_program__set_log_buf(struct bpf_program *prog, char *log_buf, size_t log_size);
 
+/**
+ * @brief **bpf_program__set_attach_target()** sets BTF-based attach target
+ * for supported BPF program types:
+ *   - BTF-aware raw tracepoints (tp_btf);
+ *   - fentry/fexit/fmod_ret;
+ *   - lsm;
+ *   - freplace.
+ * @param prog BPF program to set the attach type for
+ * @param type attach type to set the BPF map to have
+ * @return error code; or 0 if no error occurred.
+ */
 LIBBPF_API int
 bpf_program__set_attach_target(struct bpf_program *prog, int attach_prog_fd,
 			       const char *attach_func_name);