On 11/2/20 10:54 PM, Hangbin Liu wrote:
> On Mon, Nov 02, 2020 at 08:37:37AM -0700, David Ahern wrote:
>> On 10/29/20 9:11 AM, Hangbin Liu wrote:
>>> This patch adds a check to see if we support libbpf. By default the
>>> system libbpf will be used, but static linking against a custom libbpf
>>> version can be achieved by passing LIBBPF_DIR to configure. FORCE_LIBBPF
>>> can be set to force configure to abort if no suitable libbpf is found,
>>> which is useful for automatic packaging that wants to enforce the
>>> dependency.
>>>
>>
>> Add an option to force libbpf off and use of the legacy code. i.e, yes
>> it is installed, but don't use it.
>>
>> configure script really needs a usage to dump options like disabling libbpf.
>>
> 
> Shouldn't we use libbpf by default if system support? The same like libmnl.
> There is no options to force libnml off.
> 

configure scripts usually allow you to control options directly,
overriding the autoprobe.

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