Repository-Structure

$ebpf-network
|==go.mod
|==go.sum
|==Readme.md
|==headers
|--------bpf_endian.h
|--------bpf_helper_defs.h
|--------bpf_helpers.h
|--------bpf_tracing.h
|--------common.h
|--------update.sh
|===xdp
|--------bpf_bpfeb.go
|--------bpf_bpfeb.o
|--------bpf_bpfel.go
|--------bpf_bpfel.o
|--------main.go
|________xdp.c   

go.mod and go.sum

• go.mod and go.sum are two files used by the Go programming language to manage dependencies of a project.

• go.mod file defines the module’s dependencies and metadata, including the module’s name, version, and requirements for other modules.

• It also includes the Go version that the module is compatible with. The go.mod file is created and updated using the go mod command-line tool.

• go.sum file contains the expected cryptographic checksums of the modules that are required by the go.mod file. It helps to ensure the integrity and security of the dependencies, preventing unauthorized modifications. It is automatically generated and updated by Go modules when dependencies are downloaded.

Together, go.mod and go.sum provide a simple and reliable way to manage dependencies in Go projects, making it easy to share code with others and to keep track of updates and changes in dependencies.

Generate go.mod

To generate a go.mod file for a Go project, you can use the go mod init command followed by the name of your module.

For example, if your project is named “myproject”, you would run:

go mod init myproject

This will create a go.mod file in your project directory, which will contain the module name and any required dependencies.

Generate go.sum

Run the following command:

go mod tidy

This will update the go.sum file with the latest checksums for all the modules used in your project.