Previously we have the following binary representation:
struct bpf_type { name, info, type }
struct btf_tag { __u32 component_idx; }
If the tag points to a struct/union/var/func type, we will have
kflag = 1, component_idx = 0
if the tag points to struct/union member or func argument, we will have
kflag = 0, component_idx = 0, ..., vlen - 1
The above rather makes interface complex to have both kflag and
component needed to determine its legality and index.
This patch simplifies the interface by removing kflag involvement.
component_idx = (u32)-1 : tag pointing to a type
component_idx = 0 ... vlen - 1 : tag pointing to a member or argument
and kflag is always 0 and there is no need to check.
Differential Revision: https://reviews.llvm.org/D109560
e52617c31d