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libbpf creates bpf_program/bpf_map structs for each program/map that user defines, but it allows to disable creating/loading those objects in kernel, in that case they won't have associated file descriptor (fd < 0). Such functionality is used for backward compatibility with some older kernels. Nothing prevents users from passing these maps or programs with no kernel counterpart to libbpf APIs. This change introduces explicit checks for kernel objects existence, aiming to improve visibility of those edge cases and provide meaningful warnings to users. Signed-off-by: Mykyta Yatsenko <yatsenko@meta.com> Signed-off-by: Andrii Nakryiko <andrii@kernel.org> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/20240318131808.95959-1-yatsenko@meta.com
Linux kernel
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There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.
In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``. The formatted documentation can also be read online at:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/
There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the ReStructured Text markup notation.
Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.