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Diffstat (limited to 'tools/bpf/bpftool/Documentation')
| -rw-r--r-- | tools/bpf/bpftool/Documentation/Makefile | 15 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | tools/bpf/bpftool/Documentation/bpftool-btf.rst | 37 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | tools/bpf/bpftool/Documentation/bpftool-cgroup.rst | 33 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | tools/bpf/bpftool/Documentation/bpftool-feature.rst | 33 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | tools/bpf/bpftool/Documentation/bpftool-gen.rst | 37 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | tools/bpf/bpftool/Documentation/bpftool-iter.rst | 27 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | tools/bpf/bpftool/Documentation/bpftool-link.rst | 36 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | tools/bpf/bpftool/Documentation/bpftool-map.rst | 48 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | tools/bpf/bpftool/Documentation/bpftool-net.rst | 34 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | tools/bpf/bpftool/Documentation/bpftool-perf.rst | 34 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | tools/bpf/bpftool/Documentation/bpftool-prog.rst | 34 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | tools/bpf/bpftool/Documentation/bpftool-struct_ops.rst | 35 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | tools/bpf/bpftool/Documentation/bpftool.rst | 34 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | tools/bpf/bpftool/Documentation/common_options.rst | 22 |
14 files changed, 67 insertions, 392 deletions
diff --git a/tools/bpf/bpftool/Documentation/Makefile b/tools/bpf/bpftool/Documentation/Makefile index 815ac9804aee..f33cb02de95c 100644 --- a/tools/bpf/bpftool/Documentation/Makefile +++ b/tools/bpf/bpftool/Documentation/Makefile @@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ man8dir = $(mandir)/man8 # Load targets for building eBPF helpers man page. include ../../Makefile.helpers -MAN8_RST = $(filter-out $(HELPERS_RST),$(wildcard *.rst)) +MAN8_RST = $(wildcard bpftool*.rst) _DOC_MAN8 = $(patsubst %.rst,%.8,$(MAN8_RST)) DOC_MAN8 = $(addprefix $(OUTPUT),$(_DOC_MAN8)) @@ -28,12 +28,23 @@ man: man8 helpers man8: $(DOC_MAN8) RST2MAN_DEP := $(shell command -v rst2man 2>/dev/null) +RST2MAN_OPTS += --verbose + +list_pages = $(sort $(basename $(filter-out $(1),$(MAN8_RST)))) +see_also = $(subst " ",, \ + "\n" \ + "SEE ALSO\n" \ + "========\n" \ + "\t**bpf**\ (2),\n" \ + "\t**bpf-helpers**\\ (7)" \ + $(foreach page,$(call list_pages,$(1)),",\n\t**$(page)**\\ (8)") \ + "\n") $(OUTPUT)%.8: %.rst ifndef RST2MAN_DEP $(error "rst2man not found, but required to generate man pages") endif - $(QUIET_GEN)rst2man $< > $@ + $(QUIET_GEN)( cat $< ; printf "%b" $(call see_also,$<) ) | rst2man $(RST2MAN_OPTS) > $@ clean: helpers-clean $(call QUIET_CLEAN, Documentation) diff --git a/tools/bpf/bpftool/Documentation/bpftool-btf.rst b/tools/bpf/bpftool/Documentation/bpftool-btf.rst index 896f4c6c2870..ff4d327a582e 100644 --- a/tools/bpf/bpftool/Documentation/bpftool-btf.rst +++ b/tools/bpf/bpftool/Documentation/bpftool-btf.rst @@ -71,26 +71,12 @@ DESCRIPTION OPTIONS ======= - -h, --help - Print short generic help message (similar to **bpftool help**). - - -V, --version - Print version number (similar to **bpftool version**). - - -j, --json - Generate JSON output. For commands that cannot produce JSON, this - option has no effect. - - -p, --pretty - Generate human-readable JSON output. Implies **-j**. - - -d, --debug - Print all logs available from libbpf, including debug-level - information. + .. include:: common_options.rst EXAMPLES ======== **# bpftool btf dump id 1226** + :: [1] PTR '(anon)' type_id=2 @@ -104,6 +90,7 @@ EXAMPLES This gives an example of default output for all supported BTF kinds. **$ cat prog.c** + :: struct fwd_struct; @@ -144,6 +131,7 @@ This gives an example of default output for all supported BTF kinds. } **$ bpftool btf dump file prog.o** + :: [1] PTR '(anon)' type_id=2 @@ -229,20 +217,3 @@ All the standard ways to specify map or program are supported: **# bpftool btf dump prog tag b88e0a09b1d9759d** **# bpftool btf dump prog pinned /sys/fs/bpf/prog_name** - -SEE ALSO -======== - **bpf**\ (2), - **bpf-helpers**\ (7), - **bpftool**\ (8), - **bpftool-btf**\ (8), - **bpftool-cgroup**\ (8), - **bpftool-feature**\ (8), - **bpftool-gen**\ (8), - **bpftool-iter**\ (8), - **bpftool-link**\ (8), - **bpftool-map**\ (8), - **bpftool-net**\ (8), - **bpftool-perf**\ (8), - **bpftool-prog**\ (8), - **bpftool-struct_ops**\ (8) diff --git a/tools/bpf/bpftool/Documentation/bpftool-cgroup.rst b/tools/bpf/bpftool/Documentation/bpftool-cgroup.rst index a226aee3574f..790944c35602 100644 --- a/tools/bpf/bpftool/Documentation/bpftool-cgroup.rst +++ b/tools/bpf/bpftool/Documentation/bpftool-cgroup.rst @@ -116,26 +116,11 @@ DESCRIPTION OPTIONS ======= - -h, --help - Print short generic help message (similar to **bpftool help**). - - -V, --version - Print version number (similar to **bpftool version**). - - -j, --json - Generate JSON output. For commands that cannot produce JSON, this - option has no effect. - - -p, --pretty - Generate human-readable JSON output. Implies **-j**. + .. include:: common_options.rst -f, --bpffs Show file names of pinned programs. - -d, --debug - Print all logs available from libbpf, including debug-level - information. - EXAMPLES ======== | @@ -158,19 +143,3 @@ EXAMPLES :: ID AttachType AttachFlags Name - -SEE ALSO -======== - **bpf**\ (2), - **bpf-helpers**\ (7), - **bpftool**\ (8), - **bpftool-btf**\ (8), - **bpftool-feature**\ (8), - **bpftool-gen**\ (8), - **bpftool-iter**\ (8), - **bpftool-link**\ (8), - **bpftool-map**\ (8), - **bpftool-net**\ (8), - **bpftool-perf**\ (8), - **bpftool-prog**\ (8), - **bpftool-struct_ops**\ (8) diff --git a/tools/bpf/bpftool/Documentation/bpftool-feature.rst b/tools/bpf/bpftool/Documentation/bpftool-feature.rst index 8609f06e71de..dd3771bdbc57 100644 --- a/tools/bpf/bpftool/Documentation/bpftool-feature.rst +++ b/tools/bpf/bpftool/Documentation/bpftool-feature.rst @@ -71,35 +71,4 @@ DESCRIPTION OPTIONS ======= - -h, --help - Print short generic help message (similar to **bpftool help**). - - -V, --version - Print version number (similar to **bpftool version**). - - -j, --json - Generate JSON output. For commands that cannot produce JSON, this - option has no effect. - - -p, --pretty - Generate human-readable JSON output. Implies **-j**. - - -d, --debug - Print all logs available from libbpf, including debug-level - information. - -SEE ALSO -======== - **bpf**\ (2), - **bpf-helpers**\ (7), - **bpftool**\ (8), - **bpftool-btf**\ (8), - **bpftool-cgroup**\ (8), - **bpftool-gen**\ (8), - **bpftool-iter**\ (8), - **bpftool-link**\ (8), - **bpftool-map**\ (8), - **bpftool-net**\ (8), - **bpftool-perf**\ (8), - **bpftool-prog**\ (8), - **bpftool-struct_ops**\ (8) + .. include:: common_options.rst diff --git a/tools/bpf/bpftool/Documentation/bpftool-gen.rst b/tools/bpf/bpftool/Documentation/bpftool-gen.rst index df85dbd962c0..84cf0639696f 100644 --- a/tools/bpf/bpftool/Documentation/bpftool-gen.rst +++ b/tools/bpf/bpftool/Documentation/bpftool-gen.rst @@ -126,26 +126,12 @@ DESCRIPTION OPTIONS ======= - -h, --help - Print short generic help message (similar to **bpftool help**). - - -V, --version - Print version number (similar to **bpftool version**). - - -j, --json - Generate JSON output. For commands that cannot produce JSON, - this option has no effect. - - -p, --pretty - Generate human-readable JSON output. Implies **-j**. - - -d, --debug - Print all logs available from libbpf, including debug-level - information. + .. include:: common_options.rst EXAMPLES ======== **$ cat example.c** + :: #include <stdbool.h> @@ -187,6 +173,7 @@ This is example BPF application with two BPF programs and a mix of BPF maps and global variables. **$ bpftool gen skeleton example.o** + :: /* SPDX-License-Identifier: (LGPL-2.1 OR BSD-2-Clause) */ @@ -241,6 +228,7 @@ and global variables. #endif /* __EXAMPLE_SKEL_H__ */ **$ cat example_user.c** + :: #include "example.skel.h" @@ -283,6 +271,7 @@ and global variables. } **# ./example_user** + :: my_map name: my_map @@ -290,19 +279,3 @@ and global variables. my_static_var: 7 This is a stripped-out version of skeleton generated for above example code. - -SEE ALSO -======== - **bpf**\ (2), - **bpf-helpers**\ (7), - **bpftool**\ (8), - **bpftool-btf**\ (8), - **bpftool-cgroup**\ (8), - **bpftool-feature**\ (8), - **bpftool-iter**\ (8), - **bpftool-link**\ (8), - **bpftool-map**\ (8), - **bpftool-net**\ (8), - **bpftool-perf**\ (8), - **bpftool-prog**\ (8), - **bpftool-struct_ops**\ (8) diff --git a/tools/bpf/bpftool/Documentation/bpftool-iter.rst b/tools/bpf/bpftool/Documentation/bpftool-iter.rst index 070ffacb42b5..51f49bead619 100644 --- a/tools/bpf/bpftool/Documentation/bpftool-iter.rst +++ b/tools/bpf/bpftool/Documentation/bpftool-iter.rst @@ -51,16 +51,7 @@ DESCRIPTION OPTIONS ======= - -h, --help - Print short generic help message (similar to **bpftool help**). - - -V, --version - Print version number (similar to **bpftool version**). - - -d, --debug - Print all logs available, even debug-level information. This - includes logs from libbpf as well as from the verifier, when - attempting to load programs. + .. include:: common_options.rst EXAMPLES ======== @@ -77,19 +68,3 @@ EXAMPLES Create a file-based bpf iterator from bpf_iter_hashmap.o and map with id 20, and pin it to /sys/fs/bpf/my_hashmap - -SEE ALSO -======== - **bpf**\ (2), - **bpf-helpers**\ (7), - **bpftool**\ (8), - **bpftool-btf**\ (8), - **bpftool-cgroup**\ (8), - **bpftool-feature**\ (8), - **bpftool-gen**\ (8), - **bpftool-link**\ (8), - **bpftool-map**\ (8), - **bpftool-net**\ (8), - **bpftool-perf**\ (8), - **bpftool-prog**\ (8), - **bpftool-struct_ops**\ (8) diff --git a/tools/bpf/bpftool/Documentation/bpftool-link.rst b/tools/bpf/bpftool/Documentation/bpftool-link.rst index 4a52e7a93339..5f7db2a837cc 100644 --- a/tools/bpf/bpftool/Documentation/bpftool-link.rst +++ b/tools/bpf/bpftool/Documentation/bpftool-link.rst @@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ LINK COMMANDS | **bpftool** **link { show | list }** [*LINK*] | **bpftool** **link pin** *LINK* *FILE* -| **bpftool** **link detach *LINK* +| **bpftool** **link detach** *LINK* | **bpftool** **link help** | | *LINK* := { **id** *LINK_ID* | **pinned** *FILE* } @@ -62,18 +62,7 @@ DESCRIPTION OPTIONS ======= - -h, --help - Print short generic help message (similar to **bpftool help**). - - -V, --version - Print version number (similar to **bpftool version**). - - -j, --json - Generate JSON output. For commands that cannot produce JSON, this - option has no effect. - - -p, --pretty - Generate human-readable JSON output. Implies **-j**. + .. include:: common_options.rst -f, --bpffs When showing BPF links, show file names of pinned @@ -83,10 +72,6 @@ OPTIONS Do not automatically attempt to mount any virtual file system (such as tracefs or BPF virtual file system) when necessary. - -d, --debug - Print all logs available, even debug-level information. This - includes logs from libbpf. - EXAMPLES ======== **# bpftool link show** @@ -121,20 +106,3 @@ EXAMPLES :: -rw------- 1 root root 0 Apr 23 21:39 link - - -SEE ALSO -======== - **bpf**\ (2), - **bpf-helpers**\ (7), - **bpftool**\ (8), - **bpftool-btf**\ (8), - **bpftool-cgroup**\ (8), - **bpftool-feature**\ (8), - **bpftool-gen**\ (8), - **bpftool-iter**\ (8), - **bpftool-map**\ (8), - **bpftool-net**\ (8), - **bpftool-perf**\ (8), - **bpftool-prog**\ (8), - **bpftool-struct_ops**\ (8) diff --git a/tools/bpf/bpftool/Documentation/bpftool-map.rst b/tools/bpf/bpftool/Documentation/bpftool-map.rst index 41e2a74252d0..dade10cdf295 100644 --- a/tools/bpf/bpftool/Documentation/bpftool-map.rst +++ b/tools/bpf/bpftool/Documentation/bpftool-map.rst @@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ MAP COMMANDS | **bpftool** **map** { **show** | **list** } [*MAP*] | **bpftool** **map create** *FILE* **type** *TYPE* **key** *KEY_SIZE* **value** *VALUE_SIZE* \ -| **entries** *MAX_ENTRIES* **name** *NAME* [**flags** *FLAGS*] [**dev** *NAME*] +| **entries** *MAX_ENTRIES* **name** *NAME* [**flags** *FLAGS*] [**inner_map** *MAP*] \ +| [**dev** *NAME*] | **bpftool** **map dump** *MAP* | **bpftool** **map update** *MAP* [**key** *DATA*] [**value** *VALUE*] [*UPDATE_FLAGS*] | **bpftool** **map lookup** *MAP* [**key** *DATA*] @@ -49,7 +50,7 @@ MAP COMMANDS | | **lru_percpu_hash** | **lpm_trie** | **array_of_maps** | **hash_of_maps** | | **devmap** | **devmap_hash** | **sockmap** | **cpumap** | **xskmap** | **sockhash** | | **cgroup_storage** | **reuseport_sockarray** | **percpu_cgroup_storage** -| | **queue** | **stack** | **sk_storage** | **struct_ops** | **ringbuf** } +| | **queue** | **stack** | **sk_storage** | **struct_ops** | **ringbuf** | **inode_storage** } DESCRIPTION =========== @@ -67,7 +68,7 @@ DESCRIPTION maps. On such kernels bpftool will automatically emit this information as well. - **bpftool map create** *FILE* **type** *TYPE* **key** *KEY_SIZE* **value** *VALUE_SIZE* **entries** *MAX_ENTRIES* **name** *NAME* [**flags** *FLAGS*] [**dev** *NAME*] + **bpftool map create** *FILE* **type** *TYPE* **key** *KEY_SIZE* **value** *VALUE_SIZE* **entries** *MAX_ENTRIES* **name** *NAME* [**flags** *FLAGS*] [**inner_map** *MAP*] [**dev** *NAME*] Create a new map with given parameters and pin it to *bpffs* as *FILE*. @@ -75,6 +76,11 @@ DESCRIPTION desired flags, e.g. 1024 for **BPF_F_MMAPABLE** (see bpf.h UAPI header for existing flags). + To create maps of type array-of-maps or hash-of-maps, the + **inner_map** keyword must be used to pass an inner map. The + kernel needs it to collect metadata related to the inner maps + that the new map will work with. + Keyword **dev** expects a network interface name, and is used to request hardware offload for the map. @@ -155,18 +161,7 @@ DESCRIPTION OPTIONS ======= - -h, --help - Print short generic help message (similar to **bpftool help**). - - -V, --version - Print version number (similar to **bpftool version**). - - -j, --json - Generate JSON output. For commands that cannot produce JSON, this - option has no effect. - - -p, --pretty - Generate human-readable JSON output. Implies **-j**. + .. include:: common_options.rst -f, --bpffs Show file names of pinned maps. @@ -175,13 +170,10 @@ OPTIONS Do not automatically attempt to mount any virtual file system (such as tracefs or BPF virtual file system) when necessary. - -d, --debug - Print all logs available from libbpf, including debug-level - information. - EXAMPLES ======== **# bpftool map show** + :: 10: hash name some_map flags 0x0 @@ -203,6 +195,7 @@ The following three commands are equivalent: **# bpftool map dump id 10** + :: key: 00 01 02 03 value: 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 @@ -210,6 +203,7 @@ The following three commands are equivalent: Found 2 elements **# bpftool map getnext id 10 key 0 1 2 3** + :: key: @@ -276,19 +270,3 @@ would be lost as soon as bpftool exits). key: 00 00 00 00 value: 22 02 00 00 Found 1 element - -SEE ALSO -======== - **bpf**\ (2), - **bpf-helpers**\ (7), - **bpftool**\ (8), - **bpftool-btf**\ (8), - **bpftool-cgroup**\ (8), - **bpftool-feature**\ (8), - **bpftool-gen**\ (8), - **bpftool-iter**\ (8), - **bpftool-link**\ (8), - **bpftool-net**\ (8), - **bpftool-perf**\ (8), - **bpftool-prog**\ (8), - **bpftool-struct_ops**\ (8) diff --git a/tools/bpf/bpftool/Documentation/bpftool-net.rst b/tools/bpf/bpftool/Documentation/bpftool-net.rst index aa7450736179..d8165d530937 100644 --- a/tools/bpf/bpftool/Documentation/bpftool-net.rst +++ b/tools/bpf/bpftool/Documentation/bpftool-net.rst @@ -75,22 +75,7 @@ DESCRIPTION OPTIONS ======= - -h, --help - Print short generic help message (similar to **bpftool help**). - - -V, --version - Print version number (similar to **bpftool version**). - - -j, --json - Generate JSON output. For commands that cannot produce JSON, this - option has no effect. - - -p, --pretty - Generate human-readable JSON output. Implies **-j**. - - -d, --debug - Print all logs available from libbpf, including debug-level - information. + .. include:: common_options.rst EXAMPLES ======== @@ -187,20 +172,3 @@ EXAMPLES :: xdp: - - -SEE ALSO -======== - **bpf**\ (2), - **bpf-helpers**\ (7), - **bpftool**\ (8), - **bpftool-btf**\ (8), - **bpftool-cgroup**\ (8), - **bpftool-feature**\ (8), - **bpftool-gen**\ (8), - **bpftool-iter**\ (8), - **bpftool-link**\ (8), - **bpftool-map**\ (8), - **bpftool-perf**\ (8), - **bpftool-prog**\ (8), - **bpftool-struct_ops**\ (8) diff --git a/tools/bpf/bpftool/Documentation/bpftool-perf.rst b/tools/bpf/bpftool/Documentation/bpftool-perf.rst index 9c592b7c6775..e958ce91de72 100644 --- a/tools/bpf/bpftool/Documentation/bpftool-perf.rst +++ b/tools/bpf/bpftool/Documentation/bpftool-perf.rst @@ -40,22 +40,7 @@ DESCRIPTION OPTIONS ======= - -h, --help - Print short generic help message (similar to **bpftool help**). - - -V, --version - Print version number (similar to **bpftool version**). - - -j, --json - Generate JSON output. For commands that cannot produce JSON, this - option has no effect. - - -p, --pretty - Generate human-readable JSON output. Implies **-j**. - - -d, --debug - Print all logs available from libbpf, including debug-level - information. + .. include:: common_options.rst EXAMPLES ======== @@ -78,20 +63,3 @@ EXAMPLES {"pid":21765,"fd":5,"prog_id":7,"fd_type":"kretprobe","func":"__x64_sys_nanosleep","offset":0}, \ {"pid":21767,"fd":5,"prog_id":8,"fd_type":"tracepoint","tracepoint":"sys_enter_nanosleep"}, \ {"pid":21800,"fd":5,"prog_id":9,"fd_type":"uprobe","filename":"/home/yhs/a.out","offset":1159}] - - -SEE ALSO -======== - **bpf**\ (2), - **bpf-helpers**\ (7), - **bpftool**\ (8), - **bpftool-btf**\ (8), - **bpftool-cgroup**\ (8), - **bpftool-feature**\ (8), - **bpftool-gen**\ (8), - **bpftool-iter**\ (8), - **bpftool-link**\ (8), - **bpftool-map**\ (8), - **bpftool-net**\ (8), - **bpftool-prog**\ (8), - **bpftool-struct_ops**\ (8) diff --git a/tools/bpf/bpftool/Documentation/bpftool-prog.rst b/tools/bpf/bpftool/Documentation/bpftool-prog.rst index 82e356b664e8..358c7309d419 100644 --- a/tools/bpf/bpftool/Documentation/bpftool-prog.rst +++ b/tools/bpf/bpftool/Documentation/bpftool-prog.rst @@ -210,18 +210,7 @@ DESCRIPTION OPTIONS ======= - -h, --help - Print short generic help message (similar to **bpftool help**). - - -V, --version - Print version number (similar to **bpftool version**). - - -j, --json - Generate JSON output. For commands that cannot produce JSON, this - option has no effect. - - -p, --pretty - Generate human-readable JSON output. Implies **-j**. + .. include:: common_options.rst -f, --bpffs When showing BPF programs, show file names of pinned @@ -234,11 +223,6 @@ OPTIONS Do not automatically attempt to mount any virtual file system (such as tracefs or BPF virtual file system) when necessary. - -d, --debug - Print all logs available, even debug-level information. This - includes logs from libbpf as well as from the verifier, when - attempting to load programs. - EXAMPLES ======== **# bpftool prog show** @@ -342,19 +326,3 @@ EXAMPLES 40176203 cycles (83.05%) 42518139 instructions # 1.06 insns per cycle (83.39%) 123 llc_misses # 2.89 LLC misses per million insns (83.15%) - -SEE ALSO -======== - **bpf**\ (2), - **bpf-helpers**\ (7), - **bpftool**\ (8), - **bpftool-btf**\ (8), - **bpftool-cgroup**\ (8), - **bpftool-feature**\ (8), - **bpftool-gen**\ (8), - **bpftool-iter**\ (8), - **bpftool-link**\ (8), - **bpftool-map**\ (8), - **bpftool-net**\ (8), - **bpftool-perf**\ (8), - **bpftool-struct_ops**\ (8) diff --git a/tools/bpf/bpftool/Documentation/bpftool-struct_ops.rst b/tools/bpf/bpftool/Documentation/bpftool-struct_ops.rst index d93cd1cb8b0f..506e70ee78e9 100644 --- a/tools/bpf/bpftool/Documentation/bpftool-struct_ops.rst +++ b/tools/bpf/bpftool/Documentation/bpftool-struct_ops.rst @@ -60,23 +60,7 @@ DESCRIPTION OPTIONS ======= - -h, --help - Print short generic help message (similar to **bpftool help**). - - -V, --version - Print version number (similar to **bpftool version**). - - -j, --json - Generate JSON output. For commands that cannot produce JSON, this - option has no effect. - - -p, --pretty - Generate human-readable JSON output. Implies **-j**. - - -d, --debug - Print all logs available, even debug-level information. This - includes logs from libbpf as well as from the verifier, when - attempting to load programs. + .. include:: common_options.rst EXAMPLES ======== @@ -98,20 +82,3 @@ EXAMPLES :: Registered tcp_congestion_ops cubic id 110 - - -SEE ALSO -======== - **bpf**\ (2), - **bpf-helpers**\ (7), - **bpftool**\ (8), - **bpftool-btf**\ (8), - **bpftool-cgroup**\ (8), - **bpftool-feature**\ (8), - **bpftool-gen**\ (8), - **bpftool-iter**\ (8), - **bpftool-link**\ (8), - **bpftool-map**\ (8), - **bpftool-net**\ (8), - **bpftool-perf**\ (8), - **bpftool-prog**\ (8) diff --git a/tools/bpf/bpftool/Documentation/bpftool.rst b/tools/bpf/bpftool/Documentation/bpftool.rst index 420d4d5df8b6..e7d949334961 100644 --- a/tools/bpf/bpftool/Documentation/bpftool.rst +++ b/tools/bpf/bpftool/Documentation/bpftool.rst @@ -46,18 +46,7 @@ DESCRIPTION OPTIONS ======= - -h, --help - Print short help message (similar to **bpftool help**). - - -V, --version - Print version number (similar to **bpftool version**). - - -j, --json - Generate JSON output. For commands that cannot produce JSON, this - option has no effect. - - -p, --pretty - Generate human-readable JSON output. Implies **-j**. + .. include:: common_options.rst -m, --mapcompat Allow loading maps with unknown map definitions. @@ -65,24 +54,3 @@ OPTIONS -n, --nomount Do not automatically attempt to mount any virtual file system (such as tracefs or BPF virtual file system) when necessary. - - -d, --debug - Print all logs available, even debug-level information. This - includes logs from libbpf as well as from the verifier, when - attempting to load programs. - -SEE ALSO -======== - **bpf**\ (2), - **bpf-helpers**\ (7), - **bpftool-btf**\ (8), - **bpftool-cgroup**\ (8), - **bpftool-feature**\ (8), - **bpftool-gen**\ (8), - **bpftool-iter**\ (8), - **bpftool-link**\ (8), - **bpftool-map**\ (8), - **bpftool-net**\ (8), - **bpftool-perf**\ (8), - **bpftool-prog**\ (8), - **bpftool-struct_ops**\ (8) diff --git a/tools/bpf/bpftool/Documentation/common_options.rst b/tools/bpf/bpftool/Documentation/common_options.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..05d06c74dcaa --- /dev/null +++ b/tools/bpf/bpftool/Documentation/common_options.rst @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +-h, --help + Print short help message (similar to **bpftool help**). + +-V, --version + Print version number (similar to **bpftool version**), and optional + features that were included when bpftool was compiled. Optional + features include linking against libbfd to provide the disassembler + for JIT-ted programs (**bpftool prog dump jited**) and usage of BPF + skeletons (some features like **bpftool prog profile** or showing + pids associated to BPF objects may rely on it). + +-j, --json + Generate JSON output. For commands that cannot produce JSON, this + option has no effect. + +-p, --pretty + Generate human-readable JSON output. Implies **-j**. + +-d, --debug + Print all logs available, even debug-level information. This includes + logs from libbpf as well as from the verifier, when attempting to + load programs. |