libbpf: Remove mode check in libbpf_set_strict_mode()
libbpf_set_strict_mode() checks that the passed mode doesn't contain extra bits for LIBBPF_STRICT_* flags that don't exist yet. It makes it difficult for applications to disable some strict flags as something like "LIBBPF_STRICT_ALL & ~LIBBPF_STRICT_MAP_DEFINITIONS" is rejected by this check and they have to use a rather complicated formula to calculate it.[0] One possibility is to change LIBBPF_STRICT_ALL to only contain the bits of all existing LIBBPF_STRICT_* flags instead of 0xffffffff. However it's not possible because the idea is that applications compiled against older libbpf_legacy.h would still be opting into latest LIBBPF_STRICT_ALL features.[1] The other possibility is to remove that check so something like "LIBBPF_STRICT_ALL & ~LIBBPF_STRICT_MAP_DEFINITIONS" is allowed. It's what this commit does. [0]: https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/20220204220435.301896-1-mauricio@kinvolk.io/ [1]: https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/CAEf4BzaTWa9fELJLh+bxnOb0P1EMQmaRbJVG0L+nXZdy0b8G3Q@mail.gmail.com/ Fixes: 93b8952d ("libbpf: deprecate legacy BPF map definitions") Signed-off-by: Mauricio Vásquez <mauricio@kinvolk.io> Signed-off-by: Andrii Nakryiko <andrii@kernel.org> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/20220207145052.124421-2-mauricio@kinvolk.io
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