4 This directory contains a test stubs, verifier test-suite and examples
5 for using eBPF. The examples use libbpf from tools/lib/bpf.
7 Note that the XDP-specific samples have been removed from this directory and
8 moved to the xdp-tools repository: https://github.com/xdp-project/xdp-tools
9 See the commit messages removing each tool from this directory for how to
10 convert specific command invocations between the old samples and the utilities
16 Compiling requires having installed:
21 Consult :ref:`Documentation/process/changes.rst <changes>` for the minimum
22 version numbers required and how to update them. Note that LLVM's tool
23 'llc' must support target 'bpf', list version and supported targets with
24 command: ``llc --version``
26 Clean and configuration
27 -----------------------
29 It can be needed to clean tools, samples or kernel before trying new arch or
30 after some changes (on demand)::
33 make -C samples/bpf clean
36 Configure kernel, defconfig for instance
37 (see "tools/testing/selftests/bpf/config" for a reference config)::
44 There are usually dependencies to header files of the current kernel.
45 To avoid installing devel kernel headers system wide, as a normal
50 This will create a local "usr/include" directory in the git/build top
51 level directory, that the make system will automatically pick up first.
56 For building the BPF samples, issue the below command from the kernel
61 It is also possible to call make from this directory. This will just
62 hide the invocation of make as above.
64 Manually compiling LLVM with 'bpf' support
65 ------------------------------------------
67 Since version 3.7.0, LLVM adds a proper LLVM backend target for the
68 BPF bytecode architecture.
70 By default llvm will build all non-experimental backends including bpf.
71 To generate a smaller llc binary one can use::
73 -DLLVM_TARGETS_TO_BUILD="BPF"
75 We recommend that developers who want the fastest incremental builds
76 use the Ninja build system, you can find it in your system's package
77 manager, usually the package is ninja or ninja-build.
79 Quick sniplet for manually compiling LLVM and clang
80 (build dependencies are ninja, cmake and gcc-c++)::
82 $ git clone https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project.git
83 $ mkdir -p llvm-project/llvm/build
84 $ cd llvm-project/llvm/build
85 $ cmake .. -G "Ninja" -DLLVM_TARGETS_TO_BUILD="BPF;X86" \
86 -DLLVM_ENABLE_PROJECTS="clang" \
87 -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
88 -DLLVM_BUILD_RUNTIME=OFF
91 It is also possible to point make to the newly compiled 'llc' or
92 'clang' command via redefining LLC or CLANG on the make command line::
94 make M=samples/bpf LLC=~/git/llvm-project/llvm/build/bin/llc CLANG=~/git/llvm-project/llvm/build/bin/clang
96 Cross compiling samples
97 -----------------------
98 In order to cross-compile, say for arm64 targets, export CROSS_COMPILE and ARCH
99 environment variables before calling make. But do this before clean,
100 configuration and header install steps described above. This will direct make to
101 build samples for the cross target::
104 export CROSS_COMPILE="aarch64-linux-gnu-"
106 Headers can be also installed on RFS of target board if need to keep them in
107 sync (not necessarily and it creates a local "usr/include" directory also)::
109 make INSTALL_HDR_PATH=~/some_sysroot/usr headers_install
111 Pointing LLC and CLANG is not necessarily if it's installed on HOST and have
112 in its targets appropriate arm64 arch (usually it has several arches).
117 Or build samples with SYSROOT if some header or library is absent in toolchain,
118 say libelf, providing address to file system containing headers and libs,
119 can be RFS of target board::
121 make M=samples/bpf SYSROOT=~/some_sysroot