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SubjectRe: [PATCH bpf-next v2 0/5] cleanup for data casting
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On 2022/7/19 11:12, Alexei Starovoitov wrote:
> On Mon, Jul 18, 2022 at 5:59 AM Pu Lehui <pulehui@huawei.com> wrote:
>>
>> Previously, we found that memory address casting in libbpf
>> was not appropriate [0]. Memory addresses are conceptually
>> unsigned, (unsigned long) casting makes more sense. With the
>> suggestion of Daniel, we applied this cleanup to the entire
>> bpf, and there is no functional change.
>>
>> [0] https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/a31efed5-a436-49c9-4126-902303df9766@iogearbox.net/
>>
>> v2:
>> - update subject and commit msg of patch 5.
>> - attach ack of Yonghong.
>>
>> v1: https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/20220716125108.1011206-1-pulehui@huawei.com/
>>
>> Pu Lehui (5):
>> bpf: Unify memory address casting operation style
>> libbpf: Unify memory address casting operation style
>> selftests: bpf: Unify memory address casting operation style
>> samples: bpf: Unify memory address casting operation style
>> selftests/bpf: Change the casting about jited_ksyms and jited_linfo
>>
>> kernel/bpf/core.c | 2 +-
>> kernel/bpf/helpers.c | 6 +--
>> kernel/bpf/syscall.c | 2 +-
>> kernel/bpf/verifier.c | 6 +--
>> samples/bpf/parse_simple.c | 4 +-
>> samples/bpf/parse_varlen.c | 4 +-
>> samples/bpf/tc_l2_redirect_kern.c | 16 +++----
>> samples/bpf/test_cgrp2_tc_kern.c | 4 +-
>> samples/bpf/test_lwt_bpf.c | 4 +-
>> samples/bpf/xdp_adjust_tail_kern.c | 12 ++---
>> samples/bpf/xdp_fwd_kern.c | 4 +-
>> samples/bpf/xdp_redirect.bpf.c | 4 +-
>> samples/bpf/xdp_redirect_cpu.bpf.c | 48 +++++++++----------
>> samples/bpf/xdp_redirect_map.bpf.c | 8 ++--
>> samples/bpf/xdp_redirect_map_multi.bpf.c | 4 +-
>> samples/bpf/xdp_router_ipv4.bpf.c | 4 +-
>> samples/bpf/xdp_rxq_info_kern.c | 4 +-
>> samples/bpf/xdp_sample_pkts_kern.c | 4 +-
>> samples/bpf/xdp_tx_iptunnel_kern.c | 20 ++++----
>> tools/lib/bpf/bpf_prog_linfo.c | 8 ++--
>> tools/lib/bpf/btf.c | 7 +--
>> tools/lib/bpf/skel_internal.h | 4 +-
>> tools/lib/bpf/usdt.c | 4 +-
>> tools/testing/selftests/bpf/bench.c | 4 +-
>> .../selftests/bpf/prog_tests/bpf_obj_id.c | 10 ++--
>> .../selftests/bpf/prog_tests/bpf_tcp_ca.c | 2 +-
>> tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/btf.c | 20 ++++----
>> .../bpf/prog_tests/core_read_macros.c | 8 ++--
>> .../selftests/bpf/prog_tests/hashmap.c | 8 ++--
>> .../selftests/bpf/prog_tests/ringbuf.c | 4 +-
>> .../selftests/bpf/prog_tests/ringbuf_multi.c | 4 +-
>> .../bpf/prog_tests/sockopt_inherit.c | 2 +-
>> tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/bpf_flow.c | 10 ++--
>> tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/core_kern.c | 4 +-
>> .../selftests/bpf/progs/fexit_bpf2bpf.c | 8 ++--
>> tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/pyperf.h | 4 +-
>> .../testing/selftests/bpf/progs/skb_pkt_end.c | 4 +-
>> .../selftests/bpf/progs/sockmap_parse_prog.c | 8 ++--
>> .../bpf/progs/sockmap_verdict_prog.c | 4 +-
>> .../bpf/progs/test_btf_skc_cls_ingress.c | 8 ++--
>> .../selftests/bpf/progs/test_check_mtu.c | 16 +++----
>> .../selftests/bpf/progs/test_cls_redirect.c | 8 ++--
>> tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/test_l4lb.c | 6 +--
>> .../selftests/bpf/progs/test_l4lb_noinline.c | 6 +--
>> .../selftests/bpf/progs/test_lwt_seg6local.c | 10 ++--
>> .../bpf/progs/test_migrate_reuseport.c | 4 +-
>> .../selftests/bpf/progs/test_pkt_access.c | 8 ++--
>> .../bpf/progs/test_queue_stack_map.h | 4 +-
>> .../selftests/bpf/progs/test_seg6_loop.c | 8 ++--
>> .../selftests/bpf/progs/test_sk_assign.c | 8 ++--
>> .../selftests/bpf/progs/test_sk_lookup_kern.c | 4 +-
>> .../selftests/bpf/progs/test_sockmap_kern.h | 12 ++---
>> .../selftests/bpf/progs/test_tc_dtime.c | 2 +-
>> .../testing/selftests/bpf/progs/test_tc_edt.c | 6 +--
>> .../selftests/bpf/progs/test_tc_neigh.c | 2 +-
>> .../selftests/bpf/progs/test_tc_neigh_fib.c | 2 +-
>> .../bpf/progs/test_tcp_check_syncookie_kern.c | 8 ++--
>> .../selftests/bpf/progs/test_tunnel_kern.c | 12 ++---
>> .../selftests/bpf/progs/test_verif_scale1.c | 4 +-
>> .../selftests/bpf/progs/test_verif_scale2.c | 4 +-
>> .../selftests/bpf/progs/test_verif_scale3.c | 4 +-
>> tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/test_xdp.c | 20 ++++----
>> .../bpf/progs/test_xdp_adjust_tail_grow.c | 4 +-
>> .../bpf/progs/test_xdp_adjust_tail_shrink.c | 4 +-
>> .../selftests/bpf/progs/test_xdp_bpf2bpf.c | 4 +-
>> .../bpf/progs/test_xdp_context_test_run.c | 4 +-
>> .../bpf/progs/test_xdp_devmap_helpers.c | 4 +-
>> .../bpf/progs/test_xdp_do_redirect.c | 14 +++---
>> .../selftests/bpf/progs/test_xdp_loop.c | 20 ++++----
>> .../selftests/bpf/progs/test_xdp_noinline.c | 28 +++++------
>> .../bpf/progs/test_xdp_update_frags.c | 4 +-
>> .../selftests/bpf/progs/test_xdp_vlan.c | 16 +++----
>> .../bpf/progs/test_xdp_with_devmap_helpers.c | 4 +-
>> .../bpf/progs/xdp_redirect_multi_kern.c | 8 ++--
>> .../selftests/bpf/progs/xdp_synproxy_kern.c | 16 +++----
>> .../testing/selftests/bpf/progs/xdping_kern.c | 12 ++---
>> tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/xdpwall.c | 4 +-
>> 77 files changed, 301 insertions(+), 298 deletions(-)
>
> I really don't like it.
> Looks like a huge amount of churn for no good reason.
> (void *)(long) is shorter and easier to read.
> .
>

Hi Alexei,

In fact, this cleanup can be done or not, just to fulfill the promise
[0], accept or reject it is fine for me. Actually, I'm more interested
in feature improvements or issue fixes.

[0]
https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/a31efed5-a436-49c9-4126-902303df9766@iogearbox.net/

Lehui,
Thanks.

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