missing error code in do_loader()
bpf_object__open_file() failed, but return 0
This means the command's exit status code was successful, so make sure to return the correct error code.
To maintain consistency with other locations where bpf_object__open_file() is called, it returns -1 instead.

Link: https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/d3b5b4b4-19bb-4619-b4dd-86c958c4a367@stanley.mountain/t/#u
Closes: https://github.com/libbpf/bpftool/issues/156
Signed-off-by: Sewon Nam <swnam0729@gmail.com>
---
 tools/bpf/bpftool/prog.c | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/tools/bpf/bpftool/prog.c b/tools/bpf/bpftool/prog.c
index e71be67f1d86..52ffb74ae4e8 100644
--- a/tools/bpf/bpftool/prog.c
+++ b/tools/bpf/bpftool/prog.c
@@ -1928,6 +1928,7 @@ static int do_loader(int argc, char **argv)

 	obj = bpf_object__open_file(file, &open_opts);
 	if (!obj) {
+		err = -1;
 		p_err("failed to open object file");
 		goto err_close_obj;
 	}
--
2.39.3 (Apple Git-146)

2025-03-11 12:12 UTC+0900 ~ Sewon Nam <swnam0729@gmail.com>
> missing error code in do_loader()
> bpf_object__open_file() failed, but return 0
> This means the command's exit status code was successful, so make sure to return the correct error code.
> To maintain consistency with other locations where bpf_object__open_file() is called, it returns -1 instead.


Nit: Please wrap long lines in the commit description next time you send
a patch.


> 
> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/d3b5b4b4-19bb-4619-b4dd-86c958c4a367@stanley.mountain/t/#u


Reported-by: Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@linaro.org>


> Closes: https://github.com/libbpf/bpftool/issues/156
> Signed-off-by: Sewon Nam <swnam0729@gmail.com>

Tested-by: Quentin Monnet <qmo@kernel.org>
Reviewed-by: Quentin Monnet <qmo@kernel.org>

Thank you!