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authorKP Singh <kpsingh@kernel.org>2022-03-07 13:30:47 +0000
committerAndrii Nakryiko <andrii@kernel.org>2022-03-07 22:27:00 -0800
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tree525cb317b0fea5cf4038bd6ea00b60e0fdfe073a /tools/testing/selftests/bpf/README.rst
parent4989135a85334337ac8b7e42e7ee1a569ad5f7f5 (diff)
bpf/docs: Update vmtest docs for static linking
Dynamic linking when compiling on the host can cause issues when the libc version does not match the one in the VM image. Update the docs to explain how to do this. Before: ./vmtest.sh -- ./test_progs -t test_ima ./test_progs: /usr/lib/libc.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.33' not found (required by ./test_progs) After: LDLIBS=-static ./vmtest.sh -- ./test_progs -t test_ima test_ima:OK Summary: 1/0 PASSED, 0 SKIPPED, 0 FAILED Reported-by: "Geyslan G. Bem" <geyslan@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: KP Singh <kpsingh@kernel.org> Signed-off-by: Andrii Nakryiko <andrii@kernel.org> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/20220307133048.1287644-1-kpsingh@kernel.org
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@@ -32,6 +32,14 @@ For more information on about using the script, run:
$ tools/testing/selftests/bpf/vmtest.sh -h
+In case of linker errors when running selftests, try using static linking:
+
+.. code-block:: console
+
+ $ LDLIBS=-static vmtest.sh
+
+.. note:: Some distros may not support static linking.
+
.. note:: The script uses pahole and clang based on host environment setting.
If you want to change pahole and llvm, you can change `PATH` environment
variable in the beginning of script.