bpf: Remove anonymous union in bpf_kfunc_call_arg_meta
For kfuncs like bpf_obj_drop and bpf_refcount_acquire - which take user-defined types as input - the verifier needs to track the specific type passed in when checking a particular kfunc call. This requires tracking (btf, btf_id) tuple. In commit 7c50b1cb ("bpf: Add bpf_refcount_acquire kfunc") I added an anonymous union with inner structs named after the specific kfuncs tracking this information, with the goal of making it more obvious which kfunc this data was being tracked / expected to be tracked on behalf of. In a recent series adding a new user of this tuple, Alexei mentioned that he didn't like this union usage as it doesn't really help with readability or bug-proofing ([0]). In an offline convo we agreed to have the tuple be fields (arg_btf, arg_btf_id), with comments in bpf_kfunc_call_arg_meta definition enumerating the uses of the fields by kfunc-specific handling logic. Such a pattern is used by struct bpf_reg_state without trouble. Accordingly, this patch removes the anonymous union in favor of arg_btf and arg_btf_id fields and comment enumerating their current uses. The patch also removes struct btf_and_id, which was only being used by the removed union's inner structs. This is a mechanical change, existing linked_list and rbtree tests will validate that correct (btf, btf_id) are being passed. [0]: https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/20230505021707.vlyiwy57vwxglbka@dhcp-172-26-102-232.dhcp.thefacebook.comSigned-off-by: Dave Marchevsky <davemarchevsky@fb.com> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20230510213047.1633612-1-davemarchevsky@fb.comSigned-off-by: Alexei Starovoitov <ast@kernel.org>
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