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libbpf: Ensure print callback usage is thread-safe
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This patch prevents races on the print function pointer, allowing the
libbpf_set_print() function to become thread-safe.

Signed-off-by: JP Kobryn <inwardvessel@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Andrii Nakryiko <andrii@kernel.org>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/20230325010845.46000-1-inwardvessel@gmail.com
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JP Kobryn authored and Andrii Nakryiko committed Mar 27, 2023
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9 changes: 6 additions & 3 deletions tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
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Expand Up @@ -216,9 +216,10 @@ static libbpf_print_fn_t __libbpf_pr = __base_pr;

libbpf_print_fn_t libbpf_set_print(libbpf_print_fn_t fn)
{
libbpf_print_fn_t old_print_fn = __libbpf_pr;
libbpf_print_fn_t old_print_fn;

old_print_fn = __atomic_exchange_n(&__libbpf_pr, fn, __ATOMIC_RELAXED);

__libbpf_pr = fn;
return old_print_fn;
}

Expand All @@ -227,8 +228,10 @@ void libbpf_print(enum libbpf_print_level level, const char *format, ...)
{
va_list args;
int old_errno;
libbpf_print_fn_t print_fn;

if (!__libbpf_pr)
print_fn = __atomic_load_n(&__libbpf_pr, __ATOMIC_RELAXED);
if (!print_fn)
return;

old_errno = errno;
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2 changes: 2 additions & 0 deletions tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.h
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Expand Up @@ -101,6 +101,8 @@ typedef int (*libbpf_print_fn_t)(enum libbpf_print_level level,
* be used for libbpf warnings and informational messages.
* @param fn The log print function. If NULL, libbpf won't print anything.
* @return Pointer to old print function.
*
* This function is thread-safe.
*/
LIBBPF_API libbpf_print_fn_t libbpf_set_print(libbpf_print_fn_t fn);

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