# Re: \[PATCH bpf-next\] selftests/bpf: Fix building error when using userspace pt\_regs

- From: Andrii Nakryiko \<hidden\>
- Date: 2021-12-16 04:06:40 
- List: netdev
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/netdev/2021/12/1610397
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-kselftest/2021/12/1608111/t.md

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On Tue, Dec 14, 2021 at 5:54 AM Pu Lehui [ref] wrote:
>
> When building bpf selftests on arm64, the following error will occur:
>
> progs/loop2.c:20:7: error: incomplete definition of type 'struct
> user_pt_regs'
>
> Some archs, like arm64 and riscv, use userspace pt_regs in
> bpf_tracing.h, which causes build failure when bpf prog use
> macro in bpf_tracing.h. So let's use vmlinux.h directly.

We could probably also extend bpf_tracing.h to work with
kernel-defined pt_regs, just like we do for x86 (see __KERNEL__ and
__VMLINUX_H__ checks). It's more work, but will benefit other end
users, not just selftests.

>
> Signed-off-by: Pu Lehui <pulehui@huawei.com>
> ---
>  tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/loop1.c     |  8 ++------
>  tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/loop2.c     |  8 ++------
>  tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/loop3.c     |  8 ++------
>  tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/loop6.c     | 20 ++++++-------------
>  .../selftests/bpf/progs/test_overhead.c       |  8 ++------
>  .../selftests/bpf/progs/test_probe_user.c     |  6 +-----
>  6 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 43 deletions(-)
>

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```