libbpf: Complete field-based CO-RE helpers with field offset helper

Add bpf_core_field_offset() helper to complete field-based CO-RE
helpers. This helper can be useful for feature-detection and for some
more advanced cases of field reading (e.g., reading flexible array members).

Signed-off-by: Andrii Nakryiko <andrii@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Daniel Borkmann <daniel@iogearbox.net>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/20220509004148.1801791-6-andrii@kernel.org

diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/bpf_core_read.h b/tools/lib/bpf/bpf_core_read.h
index 5ad415f..fd48b1f 100644 (file)
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/bpf_core_read.h
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/bpf_core_read.h
@@ -143,6 +143,18 @@ enum bpf_enum_value_kind {
 #define bpf_core_field_size(field...)                                      \
        __builtin_preserve_field_info(___bpf_field_ref(field), BPF_FIELD_BYTE_SIZE)
 
+/*
+ * Convenience macro to get field's byte offset.
+ *
+ * Supports two forms:
+ *   - field reference through variable access:
+ *     bpf_core_field_offset(p->my_field);
+ *   - field reference through type and field names:
+ *     bpf_core_field_offset(struct my_type, my_field).
+ */
+#define bpf_core_field_offset(field...)                                            \
+       __builtin_preserve_field_info(___bpf_field_ref(field), BPF_FIELD_BYTE_OFFSET)
+
 /*
  * Convenience macro to get BTF type ID of a specified type, using a local BTF
  * information. Return 32-bit unsigned integer with type ID from program's own