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diff --git a/Documentation/bpf/btf.rst b/Documentation/bpf/btf.rst index 44dc789de2b4..846354cd2d69 100644 --- a/Documentation/bpf/btf.rst +++ b/Documentation/bpf/btf.rst @@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ sequentially and type id is assigned to each recognized type starting from id #define BTF_KIND_FUNC_PROTO 13 /* Function Proto */ #define BTF_KIND_VAR 14 /* Variable */ #define BTF_KIND_DATASEC 15 /* Section */ + #define BTF_KIND_FLOAT 16 /* Floating point */ Note that the type section encodes debug info, not just pure types. ``BTF_KIND_FUNC`` is not a type, and it represents a defined subprogram. @@ -95,8 +96,8 @@ Each type contains the following common data:: /* "info" bits arrangement * bits 0-15: vlen (e.g. # of struct's members) * bits 16-23: unused - * bits 24-27: kind (e.g. int, ptr, array...etc) - * bits 28-30: unused + * bits 24-28: kind (e.g. int, ptr, array...etc) + * bits 29-30: unused * bit 31: kind_flag, currently used by * struct, union and fwd */ @@ -452,6 +453,18 @@ map definition. * ``offset``: the in-section offset of the variable * ``size``: the size of the variable in bytes +2.2.16 BTF_KIND_FLOAT +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +``struct btf_type`` encoding requirement: + * ``name_off``: any valid offset + * ``info.kind_flag``: 0 + * ``info.kind``: BTF_KIND_FLOAT + * ``info.vlen``: 0 + * ``size``: the size of the float type in bytes: 2, 4, 8, 12 or 16. + +No additional type data follow ``btf_type``. + 3. BTF Kernel API ***************** |