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authorSreevani Sreejith <ssreevani@meta.com>2023-03-15 22:54:05 +0300
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bpf, docs: Libbpf overview documentation
This patch documents overview of libbpf, including its features for developing BPF programs. Signed-off-by: Sreevani Sreejith <ssreevani@meta.com> Signed-off-by: Andrii Nakryiko <andrii@kernel.org> Acked-by: David Vernet <void@manifault.com> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/20230315195405.2051559-1-ssreevani@meta.com
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.. _libbpf:
+======
libbpf
======
+If you are looking to develop BPF applications using the libbpf library, this
+directory contains important documentation that you should read.
+
+To get started, it is recommended to begin with the :doc:`libbpf Overview
+<libbpf_overview>` document, which provides a high-level understanding of the
+libbpf APIs and their usage. This will give you a solid foundation to start
+exploring and utilizing the various features of libbpf to develop your BPF
+applications.
+
.. toctree::
:maxdepth: 1
+ libbpf_overview
API Documentation <https://libbpf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/api.html>
program_types
libbpf_naming_convention
libbpf_build
-This is documentation for libbpf, a userspace library for loading and
-interacting with bpf programs.
-All general BPF questions, including kernel functionality, libbpf APIs and
-their application, should be sent to bpf@vger.kernel.org mailing list.
-You can `subscribe <http://vger.kernel.org/vger-lists.html#bpf>`_ to the
-mailing list search its `archive <https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/>`_.
-Please search the archive before asking new questions. It very well might
-be that this was already addressed or answered before.
+All general BPF questions, including kernel functionality, libbpf APIs and their
+application, should be sent to bpf@vger.kernel.org mailing list. You can
+`subscribe <http://vger.kernel.org/vger-lists.html#bpf>`_ to the mailing list
+search its `archive <https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/>`_. Please search the archive
+before asking new questions. It may be that this was already addressed or
+answered before.