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libbpf creates bpf_program/bpf_map structs for each program/map that
user defines, but it allows to disable creating/loading those objects in
kernel, in that case they won't have associated file descriptor
(fd < 0). Such functionality is used for backward compatibility
with some older kernels.

Nothing prevents users from passing these maps or programs with no
kernel counterpart to libbpf APIs. This change introduces explicit
checks for kernel objects existence, aiming to improve visibility of
those edge cases and provide meaningful warnings to users.
Signed-off-by: Mykyta Yatsenko <yatsenko@meta.com>
Signed-off-by: Andrii Nakryiko <andrii@kernel.org>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/20240318131808.95959-1-yatsenko@meta.com