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2018-11-21perf bpf: Reduce the hardcoded .max_entries for pid_mapsArnaldo Carvalho de Melo1-1/+9
While working on augmented syscalls I got into this error: # trace -vv --filter-pids 2469,1663 -e tools/perf/examples/bpf/augmented_raw_syscalls.c sleep 1 <SNIP> libbpf: map 0 is "__augmented_syscalls__" libbpf: map 1 is "__bpf_stdout__" libbpf: map 2 is "pids_filtered" libbpf: map 3 is "syscalls" libbpf: collecting relocating info for: '.text' libbpf: relo for 13 value 84 name 133 libbpf: relocation: insn_idx=3 libbpf: relocation: find map 3 (pids_filtered) for insn 3 libbpf: collecting relocating info for: 'raw_syscalls:sys_enter' libbpf: relo for 8 value 0 name 0 libbpf: relocation: insn_idx=1 libbpf: relo for 8 value 0 name 0 libbpf: relocation: insn_idx=3 libbpf: relo for 9 value 28 name 178 libbpf: relocation: insn_idx=36 libbpf: relocation: find map 1 (__augmented_syscalls__) for insn 36 libbpf: collecting relocating info for: 'raw_syscalls:sys_exit' libbpf: relo for 8 value 0 name 0 libbpf: relocation: insn_idx=0 libbpf: relo for 8 value 0 name 0 libbpf: relocation: insn_idx=2 bpf: config program 'raw_syscalls:sys_enter' bpf: config program 'raw_syscalls:sys_exit' libbpf: create map __bpf_stdout__: fd=3 libbpf: create map __augmented_syscalls__: fd=4 libbpf: create map syscalls: fd=5 libbpf: create map pids_filtered: fd=6 libbpf: added 13 insn from .text to prog raw_syscalls:sys_enter libbpf: added 13 insn from .text to prog raw_syscalls:sys_exit libbpf: load bpf program failed: Operation not permitted libbpf: failed to load program 'raw_syscalls:sys_exit' libbpf: failed to load object 'tools/perf/examples/bpf/augmented_raw_syscalls.c' bpf: load objects failed: err=-4009: (Incorrect kernel version) event syntax error: 'tools/perf/examples/bpf/augmented_raw_syscalls.c' \___ Failed to load program for unknown reason (add -v to see detail) Run 'perf list' for a list of valid events Usage: perf trace [<options>] [<command>] or: perf trace [<options>] -- <command> [<options>] or: perf trace record [<options>] [<command>] or: perf trace record [<options>] -- <command> [<options>] -e, --event <event> event/syscall selector. use 'perf list' to list available events If I then try to use strace (perf trace'ing 'perf trace' needs some more work before its possible) to get a bit more info I get: # strace -e bpf trace --filter-pids 2469,1663 -e tools/perf/examples/bpf/augmented_raw_syscalls.c sleep 1 bpf(BPF_MAP_CREATE, {map_type=BPF_MAP_TYPE_PERF_EVENT_ARRAY, key_size=4, value_size=4, max_entries=4, map_flags=0, inner_map_fd=0, map_name="__bpf_stdout__", map_ifindex=0}, 72) = 3 bpf(BPF_MAP_CREATE, {map_type=BPF_MAP_TYPE_PERF_EVENT_ARRAY, key_size=4, value_size=4, max_entries=4, map_flags=0, inner_map_fd=0, map_name="__augmented_sys", map_ifindex=0}, 72) = 4 bpf(BPF_MAP_CREATE, {map_type=BPF_MAP_TYPE_ARRAY, key_size=4, value_size=1, max_entries=500, map_flags=0, inner_map_fd=0, map_name="syscalls", map_ifindex=0}, 72) = 5 bpf(BPF_MAP_CREATE, {map_type=BPF_MAP_TYPE_HASH, key_size=4, value_size=1, max_entries=512, map_flags=0, inner_map_fd=0, map_name="pids_filtered", map_ifindex=0}, 72) = 6 bpf(BPF_PROG_LOAD, {prog_type=BPF_PROG_TYPE_TRACEPOINT, insn_cnt=57, insns=0x1223f50, license="GPL", log_level=0, log_size=0, log_buf=NULL, kern_version=KERNEL_VERSION(4, 18, 10), prog_flags=0, prog_name="sys_enter", prog_ifindex=0, expected_attach_type=BPF_CGROUP_INET_INGRESS}, 72) = 7 bpf(BPF_PROG_LOAD, {prog_type=BPF_PROG_TYPE_TRACEPOINT, insn_cnt=18, insns=0x1224120, license="GPL", log_level=0, log_size=0, log_buf=NULL, kern_version=KERNEL_VERSION(4, 18, 10), prog_flags=0, prog_name="sys_exit", prog_ifindex=0, expected_attach_type=BPF_CGROUP_INET_INGRESS}, 72) = -1 EPERM (Operation not permitted) bpf(BPF_PROG_LOAD, {prog_type=BPF_PROG_TYPE_TRACEPOINT, insn_cnt=18, insns=0x1224120, license="GPL", log_level=1, log_size=262144, log_buf="", kern_version=KERNEL_VERSION(4, 18, 10), prog_flags=0, prog_name="sys_exit", prog_ifindex=0, expected_attach_type=BPF_CGROUP_INET_INGRESS}, 72) = -1 EPERM (Operation not permitted) bpf(BPF_PROG_LOAD, {prog_type=BPF_PROG_TYPE_KPROBE, insn_cnt=18, insns=0x1224120, license="GPL", log_level=0, log_size=0, log_buf=NULL, kern_version=KERNEL_VERSION(4, 18, 10), prog_flags=0, prog_name="sys_exit", prog_ifindex=0, expected_attach_type=BPF_CGROUP_INET_INGRESS}, 72) = -1 EPERM (Operation not permitted) event syntax error: 'tools/perf/examples/bpf/augmented_raw_syscalls.c' \___ Failed to load program for unknown reason <SNIP similar output as without 'strace'> # I managed to create the maps, etc, but then installing the "sys_exit" hook into the "raw_syscalls:sys_exit" tracepoint somehow gets -EPERMed... I then go and try reducing the size of this new table: +++ b/tools/perf/examples/bpf/augmented_raw_syscalls.c @@ -47,6 +47,17 @@ struct augmented_filename { #define SYS_OPEN 2 #define SYS_OPENAT 257 +struct syscall { + bool filtered; +}; + +struct bpf_map SEC("maps") syscalls = { + .type = BPF_MAP_TYPE_ARRAY, + .key_size = sizeof(int), + .value_size = sizeof(struct syscall), + .max_entries = 500, +}; And after reducing that .max_entries a tad, it works. So yeah, the "unknown reason" should be related to the number of bytes all this is taking, reduce the default for pid_map()s so that we can have a "syscalls" map with enough slots for all syscalls in most arches. And take notes about this error message, improve it :-) Cc: Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@intel.com> Cc: Alexei Starovoitov <ast@kernel.org> Cc: Daniel Borkmann <daniel@iogearbox.net> Cc: David Ahern <dsahern@gmail.com> Cc: Edward Cree <ecree@solarflare.com> Cc: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@kernel.org> Cc: Martin KaFai Lau <kafai@fb.com> Cc: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org> Cc: Wang Nan <wangnan0@huawei.com> Cc: Yonghong Song <yhs@fb.com> Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/n/tip-yjzhak8asumz9e9hts2dgplp@git.kernel.org Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@redhat.com>
2018-11-21perf bpf: Add simple pid_filter class accessible to BPF proggiesArnaldo Carvalho de Melo1-0/+21
Will be used in the augmented_raw_syscalls.c to implement 'perf trace --filter-pids'. Cc: Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@intel.com> Cc: David Ahern <dsahern@gmail.com> Cc: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@kernel.org> Cc: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org> Cc: Wang Nan <wangnan0@huawei.com> Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/n/tip-9sybmz4vchlbpqwx2am13h9e@git.kernel.org Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@redhat.com>
2018-11-21perf bpf: Add defines for map insertion/lookupArnaldo Carvalho de Melo1-0/+11
Starting with a helper for a basic pid_map(), a hash using a pid as a key. Cc: Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@intel.com> Cc: David Ahern <dsahern@gmail.com> Cc: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@kernel.org> Cc: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org> Cc: Wang Nan <wangnan0@huawei.com> Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/n/tip-gdwvq53wltvq6b3g5tdmh0cw@git.kernel.org Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@redhat.com>
2018-11-21perf bpf: Add unistd.h to the headers accessible to bpf proggiesArnaldo Carvalho de Melo1-0/+10
Start with a getpid() function wrapping BPF_FUNC_get_current_pid_tgid, idea is to mimic the system headers. Cc: Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@intel.com> Cc: David Ahern <dsahern@gmail.com> Cc: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@kernel.org> Cc: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org> Cc: Wang Nan <wangnan0@huawei.com> Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/n/tip-zo8hv22onidep7tm785dzxfk@git.kernel.org Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@redhat.com>
2018-08-30perf bpf: Add syscall_exit() helperArnaldo Carvalho de Melo1-0/+3
So that we can hook to the syscalls:sys_exit_SYSCALL tracepoints in addition to the syscalls:sys_enter_SYSCALL we hook using the syscall_enter() helper. Cc: Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@intel.com> Cc: David Ahern <dsahern@gmail.com> Cc: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@kernel.org> Cc: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org> Cc: Wang Nan <wangnan0@huawei.com> Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/n/tip-6qh8aph1jklyvdu7w89c0izc@git.kernel.org Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@redhat.com>
2018-08-30perf bpf: Add linux/socket.h to the headers accessible to bpf proggiesArnaldo Carvalho de Melo1-0/+24
So that we don't have to define sockaddr_storage in the augmented_syscalls.c bpf example when hooking into syscalls needing it, idea is to mimic the system headers. Eventually we probably need to have sys/socket.h, etc. Start by having at least linux/socket.h. Cc: Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@intel.com> Cc: David Ahern <dsahern@gmail.com> Cc: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@kernel.org> Cc: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org> Cc: Wang Nan <wangnan0@huawei.com> Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/n/tip-yhzarcvsjue8pgpvkjhqgioc@git.kernel.org Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@redhat.com>
2018-08-08perf bpf: Add wrappers to BPF_FUNC_probe_read(_str) functionsArnaldo Carvalho de Melo1-0/+3
Will be used shortly in the augmented syscalls work together with a PERF_COUNT_SW_BPF_OUTPUT software event to insert syscalls + pointer contents in the perf ring buffer, to be consumed by 'perf trace' beautifiers. Cc: Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@intel.com> Cc: David Ahern <dsahern@gmail.com> Cc: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@kernel.org> Cc: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org> Cc: Wang Nan <wangnan0@huawei.com> Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/n/tip-ajlkpz4cd688ulx1u30htkj3@git.kernel.org Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@redhat.com>
2018-08-08perf bpf: Add bpf/stdio.h wrapper to bpf_perf_event_output functionArnaldo Carvalho de Melo1-0/+19
That, together with the map __bpf_output__ that is already handled by 'perf trace' to print that event's contents as strings provides a debugging facility, to show it in use, print a simple string everytime the syscalls:sys_enter_openat() syscall tracepoint is hit: # cat tools/perf/examples/bpf/hello.c #include <stdio.h> int syscall_enter(openat)(void *args) { puts("Hello, world\n"); return 0; } license(GPL); # # perf trace -e openat,tools/perf/examples/bpf/hello.c cat /etc/passwd > /dev/null 0.016 ( ): __bpf_stdout__:Hello, world 0.018 ( 0.010 ms): cat/9079 openat(dfd: CWD, filename: /etc/ld.so.cache, flags: CLOEXEC) = 3 0.057 ( ): __bpf_stdout__:Hello, world 0.059 ( 0.011 ms): cat/9079 openat(dfd: CWD, filename: /lib64/libc.so.6, flags: CLOEXEC) = 3 0.417 ( ): __bpf_stdout__:Hello, world 0.419 ( 0.009 ms): cat/9079 openat(dfd: CWD, filename: /etc/passwd) = 3 # This is part of an ongoing experimentation on making eBPF scripts as consumed by perf to be as concise as possible and using familiar concepts such as stdio.h functions, that end up just wrapping the existing BPF functions, trying to hide as much boilerplate as possible while using just conventions and C preprocessor tricks. Cc: Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@intel.com> Cc: David Ahern <dsahern@gmail.com> Cc: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@kernel.org> Cc: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org> Cc: Wang Nan <wangnan0@huawei.com> Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/n/tip-4tiaqlx5crf0fwpe7a6j84x7@git.kernel.org Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@redhat.com>
2018-08-08perf bpf: Add struct bpf_map structArnaldo Carvalho de Melo1-0/+14
A helper structure used by eBPF C program to describe map attributes to elf_bpf loader, to be used initially by the special __bpf_stdout__ map used to print strings into the perf ring buffer in BPF scripts, e.g.: Using the upcoming stdio.h and puts() macros to use the __bpf_stdout__ map to add strings to the ring buffer: # cat tools/perf/examples/bpf/hello.c #include <stdio.h> int syscall_enter(openat)(void *args) { puts("Hello, world\n"); return 0; } license(GPL); # # cat ~/.perfconfig [llvm] dump-obj = true # perf trace -e openat,tools/perf/examples/bpf/hello.c/call-graph=dwarf/ cat /etc/passwd > /dev/null LLVM: dumping tools/perf/examples/bpf/hello.o 0.016 ( ): __bpf_stdout__:Hello, world 0.018 ( 0.010 ms): cat/9079 openat(dfd: CWD, filename: /etc/ld.so.cache, flags: CLOEXEC ) = 3 0.057 ( ): __bpf_stdout__:Hello, world 0.059 ( 0.011 ms): cat/9079 openat(dfd: CWD, filename: /lib64/libc.so.6, flags: CLOEXEC ) = 3 0.417 ( ): __bpf_stdout__:Hello, world 0.419 ( 0.009 ms): cat/9079 openat(dfd: CWD, filename: /etc/passwd ) = 3 # # file tools/perf/examples/bpf/hello.o tools/perf/examples/bpf/hello.o: ELF 64-bit LSB relocatable, *unknown arch 0xf7* version 1 (SYSV), not stripped # readelf -SW tools/perf/examples/bpf/hello.o There are 10 section headers, starting at offset 0x208: Section Headers: [Nr] Name Type Address Off Size ES Flg Lk Inf Al [ 0] NULL 0000000000000000 000000 000000 00 0 0 0 [ 1] .strtab STRTAB 0000000000000000 000188 00007f 00 0 0 1 [ 2] .text PROGBITS 0000000000000000 000040 000000 00 AX 0 0 4 [ 3] syscalls:sys_enter_openat PROGBITS 0000000000000000 000040 000088 00 AX 0 0 8 [ 4] .relsyscalls:sys_enter_openat REL 0000000000000000 000178 000010 10 9 3 8 [ 5] maps PROGBITS 0000000000000000 0000c8 00001c 00 WA 0 0 4 [ 6] .rodata.str1.1 PROGBITS 0000000000000000 0000e4 00000e 01 AMS 0 0 1 [ 7] license PROGBITS 0000000000000000 0000f2 000004 00 WA 0 0 1 [ 8] version PROGBITS 0000000000000000 0000f8 000004 00 WA 0 0 4 [ 9] .symtab SYMTAB 0000000000000000 000100 000078 18 1 1 8 Key to Flags: W (write), A (alloc), X (execute), M (merge), S (strings), I (info), L (link order), O (extra OS processing required), G (group), T (TLS), C (compressed), x (unknown), o (OS specific), E (exclude), p (processor specific) # readelf -s tools/perf/examples/bpf/hello.o Symbol table '.symtab' contains 5 entries: Num: Value Size Type Bind Vis Ndx Name 0: 0000000000000000 0 NOTYPE LOCAL DEFAULT UND 1: 0000000000000000 0 NOTYPE GLOBAL DEFAULT 5 __bpf_stdout__ 2: 0000000000000000 0 NOTYPE GLOBAL DEFAULT 7 _license 3: 0000000000000000 0 NOTYPE GLOBAL DEFAULT 8 _version 4: 0000000000000000 0 NOTYPE GLOBAL DEFAULT 3 syscall_enter_openat # Cc: Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@intel.com> Cc: David Ahern <dsahern@gmail.com> Cc: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@kernel.org> Cc: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org> Cc: Wang Nan <wangnan0@huawei.com> Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/n/tip-81fg60om2ifnatsybzwmiga3@git.kernel.org Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@redhat.com>
2018-08-08perf bpf: Add 'syscall_enter' probe helper for syscall enter tracepointsArnaldo Carvalho de Melo1-0/+3
Allowing one to hook into the syscalls:sys_enter_NAME tracepoints, an example is provided that hooks into the 'openat' syscall. Using it with the probe:vfs_getname probe into getname_flags to get the filename args as it is copied from userspace: # perf probe -l probe:vfs_getname (on getname_flags:73@acme/git/linux/fs/namei.c with pathname) # perf trace -e probe:*getname,tools/perf/examples/bpf/sys_enter_openat.c cat /etc/passwd > /dev/null 0.000 probe:vfs_getname:(ffffffffbd2a8983) pathname="/etc/ld.so.preload" 0.022 syscalls:sys_enter_openat:dfd: CWD, filename: 0xafbe8da8, flags: CLOEXEC 0.027 probe:vfs_getname:(ffffffffbd2a8983) pathname="/etc/ld.so.cache" 0.054 syscalls:sys_enter_openat:dfd: CWD, filename: 0xafdf0ce0, flags: CLOEXEC 0.057 probe:vfs_getname:(ffffffffbd2a8983) pathname="/lib64/libc.so.6" 0.316 probe:vfs_getname:(ffffffffbd2a8983) pathname="/usr/lib/locale/locale-archive" 0.375 syscalls:sys_enter_openat:dfd: CWD, filename: 0xe2b2b0b4 0.379 probe:vfs_getname:(ffffffffbd2a8983) pathname="/etc/passwd" # Cc: Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@intel.com> Cc: David Ahern <dsahern@gmail.com> Cc: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@kernel.org> Cc: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org> Cc: Wang Nan <wangnan0@huawei.com> Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/n/tip-2po9jcqv1qgj0koxlg8kkg30@git.kernel.org Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@redhat.com>
2018-08-01perf bpf: Include uapi/linux/bpf.h from the 'perf trace' script's bpf.hArnaldo Carvalho de Melo1-0/+3
The next example scripts need the definition for the BPF functions, i.e. things like BPF_FUNC_probe_read, and in time will require lots of other definitions found in uapi/linux/bpf.h, so include it from the bpf.h file included from the eBPF scripts build with clang via '-e bpf_script.c' like in this example: $ tail -8 tools/perf/examples/bpf/5sec.c #include <bpf.h> int probe(hrtimer_nanosleep, rqtp->tv_sec)(void *ctx, int err, long sec) { return sec == 5; } license(GPL); $ That 'bpf.h' include in the 5sec.c eBPF example will come from a set of header files crafted for building eBPF objects, that in a end-user system will come from: /usr/lib/perf/include/bpf/bpf.h And will include <uapi/linux/bpf.h> either from the place where the kernel was built, or from a kernel-devel rpm package like: -working-directory /lib/modules/4.17.9-100.fc27.x86_64/build That is set up by tools/perf/util/llvm-utils.c, and can be overriden by setting the 'kbuild-dir' variable in the "llvm" ~/.perfconfig file, like: # cat ~/.perfconfig [llvm] kbuild-dir = /home/foo/git/build/linux This usually doesn't need any change, just documenting here my findings while working with this code. In the future we may want to instead just use what is in /usr/include/linux/bpf.h, that comes from the UAPI provided from the kernel sources, for now, to avoid getting the kernel's non-UAPI "linux/bpf.h" file, that will cause clang to fail and is not what we want anyway (no BPF function definitions, etc), do it explicitely by asking for "uapi/linux/bpf.h". Cc: Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@intel.com> Cc: David Ahern <dsahern@gmail.com> Cc: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@kernel.org> Cc: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org> Cc: Wang Nan <wangnan0@huawei.com> Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/n/tip-zd8zeyhr2sappevojdem9xxt@git.kernel.org Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@redhat.com>
2018-05-15perf bpf: Add probe() helper to reduce kprobes boilerplateArnaldo Carvalho de Melo1-0/+3
So that kprobe definitions become: int probe(function, variables)(void *ctx, int err, var1, var2, ...) The existing 5sec.c, got converted and goes from: SEC("func=hrtimer_nanosleep rqtp->tv_sec") int func(void *ctx, int err, long sec) { } To: int probe(hrtimer_nanosleep, rqtp->tv_sec)(void *ctx, int err, long sec) { } If we decide to add tv_nsec as well, then it becomes: $ cat tools/perf/examples/bpf/5sec.c #include <bpf.h> int probe(hrtimer_nanosleep, rqtp->tv_sec rqtp->tv_nsec)(void *ctx, int err, long sec, long nsec) { return sec == 5; } license(GPL); $ And if we run it, system wide as before and run some 'sleep' with values for the tv_nsec field, we get: # perf trace --no-syscalls -e tools/perf/examples/bpf/5sec.c 0.000 perf_bpf_probe:hrtimer_nanosleep:(ffffffff9811b5f0) tv_sec=5 tv_nsec=100000000 9641.650 perf_bpf_probe:hrtimer_nanosleep:(ffffffff9811b5f0) tv_sec=5 tv_nsec=123450001 ^C# Cc: Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@intel.com> Cc: David Ahern <dsahern@gmail.com> Cc: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@kernel.org> Cc: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org> Cc: Wang Nan <wangnan0@huawei.com> Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/n/tip-1v9r8f6ds5av0w9pcwpeknyl@git.kernel.org Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@redhat.com>
2018-05-15perf bpf: Add license(NAME) helperArnaldo Carvalho de Melo1-0/+5
To further reduce boilerplate. Cc: Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@intel.com> Cc: David Ahern <dsahern@gmail.com> Cc: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@kernel.org> Cc: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org> Cc: Wang Nan <wangnan0@huawei.com> Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/n/tip-vst6hj335s0ebxzqltes3nsc@git.kernel.org Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@redhat.com>
2018-05-15perf bpf: Add bpf.h to be used in eBPF proggiesArnaldo Carvalho de Melo1-0/+5
So, the first helper is the one shortening a variable/function section attribute, from, for instance: char _license[] __attribute__((section("license"), used)) = "GPL"; to: char _license[] SEC("license") = "GPL"; Convert empty.c to that and it becomes: # cat ~acme/lib/examples/perf/bpf/empty.c #include <bpf.h> char _license[] SEC("license") = "GPL"; int _version SEC("version") = LINUX_VERSION_CODE; # Cc: Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@intel.com> Cc: David Ahern <dsahern@gmail.com> Cc: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@kernel.org> Cc: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org> Cc: Wang Nan <wangnan0@huawei.com> Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/n/tip-zmeg52dlvy51rdlhyumfl5yf@git.kernel.org Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@redhat.com>