tools: libbpf: add extended attributes version of bpf_object__open()

Similarly to bpf_prog_load() users of bpf_object__open() may need
to specify the expected program type.  Program type is needed at
open to avoid the kernel version check for program types which don't
require it.

Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <jakub.kicinski@netronome.com>
Reviewed-by: Quentin Monnet <quentin.monnet@netronome.com>
Acked-by: Andrey Ignatov <rdna@fb.com>
Signed-off-by: Daniel Borkmann <daniel@iogearbox.net>

1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.h b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.h
index 749acf58a5da..e911ad32d02e 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.h
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.h
@@ -66,7 +66,13 @@ void libbpf_set_print(libbpf_print_fn_t warn,
 /* Hide internal to user */
 struct bpf_object;
 
+struct bpf_object_open_attr {
+        const char *file;
+        enum bpf_prog_type prog_type;
+};
+
 struct bpf_object *bpf_object__open(const char *path);
+struct bpf_object *bpf_object__open_xattr(struct bpf_object_open_attr *attr);
 struct bpf_object *bpf_object__open_buffer(void *obj_buf,
                                            size_t obj_buf_sz,
                                            const char *name);