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[bpf-next,03/17] libbpf: suppress compiler warning when using SEC() macro with externs

Message ID 20210414200146.2663044-4-andrii@kernel.org (mailing list archive)
State Superseded
Delegated to: BPF
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Series BPF static linker: support externs | expand

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netdev/checkpatch fail ERROR: Macros with complex values should be enclosed in parentheses WARNING: Prefer __section(name) over __attribute__((section(name))) WARNING: Prefer __used over __attribute__((used)) WARNING: __always_unused or __maybe_unused is preferred over __attribute__((__unused__))
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Commit Message

Andrii Nakryiko April 14, 2021, 8:01 p.m. UTC 
When used on externs SEC() macro will trigger compilation warning about
inapplicable `__attribute__((used))`. That's expected for extern declarations,
so suppress it with the corresponding _Pragma.

Signed-off-by: Andrii Nakryiko <andrii@kernel.org>
---
 tools/lib/bpf/bpf_helpers.h | 11 +++++++++--
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
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diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/bpf_helpers.h b/tools/lib/bpf/bpf_helpers.h
index b904128626c2..75c7581b304c 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/bpf_helpers.h
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/bpf_helpers.h
@@ -25,9 +25,16 @@ 
 /*
  * Helper macro to place programs, maps, license in
  * different sections in elf_bpf file. Section names
- * are interpreted by elf_bpf loader
+ * are interpreted by libbpf depending on the context (BPF programs, BPF maps,
+ * extern variables, etc).
+ * To allow use of SEC() with externs (e.g., for extern .maps declarations),
+ * make sure __attribute__((unused)) doesn't trigger compilation warning.
  */
-#define SEC(NAME) __attribute__((section(NAME), used))
+#define SEC(name) \
+	_Pragma("GCC diagnostic push")					    \
+	_Pragma("GCC diagnostic ignored \"-Wignored-attributes\"")	    \
+	__attribute__((section(name), used))				    \
+	_Pragma("GCC diagnostic pop")					    \
 
 /* Avoid 'linux/stddef.h' definition of '__always_inline'. */
 #undef __always_inline