From 5413cc793b1ce7dc8a84580416a717cc27e35680 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: varun-r-mallya <varunrmallya@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2025 18:06:36 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] something fixed itself.

---
 pythonbpf/vmlinux_parser/class_handler.py | 36 +++++++++++++++--------
 tests/failing_tests/xdp_pass.py           |  2 +-
 2 files changed, 25 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)

diff --git a/pythonbpf/vmlinux_parser/class_handler.py b/pythonbpf/vmlinux_parser/class_handler.py
index 48668a2..34cdf73 100644
--- a/pythonbpf/vmlinux_parser/class_handler.py
+++ b/pythonbpf/vmlinux_parser/class_handler.py
@@ -145,15 +145,30 @@ def process_vmlinux_post_ast(
                         )
                         new_dep_node.set_field_type(elem_name, elem_type)
                         if containing_type.__module__ == "vmlinux":
-                            process_vmlinux_post_ast(
-                                containing_type, llvm_handler, handler, processing_stack
-                            )
-                            size_of_containing_type = (
-                                handler[containing_type.__name__]
-                            ).__sizeof__()
-                            new_dep_node.set_field_ready(
-                                elem_name, True, size_of_containing_type
+                            containing_type_name = (
+                                containing_type.__name__
+                                if hasattr(containing_type, "__name__")
+                                else str(containing_type)
                             )
+
+                            # Check for self-reference or already processed
+                            if containing_type_name == current_symbol_name:
+                                # Self-referential pointer
+                                logger.debug(
+                                    f"Self-referential pointer in {current_symbol_name}.{elem_name}"
+                                )
+                                new_dep_node.set_field_ready(elem_name, True)
+                            elif handler.has_node(containing_type_name):
+                                # Already processed
+                                logger.debug(f"Reusing already processed {containing_type_name}")
+                                new_dep_node.set_field_ready(elem_name, True)
+                            else:
+                                # Process recursively - THIS WAS MISSING
+                                new_dep_node.add_dependent(containing_type_name)
+                                process_vmlinux_post_ast(
+                                    containing_type, llvm_handler, handler, processing_stack
+                                )
+                                new_dep_node.set_field_ready(elem_name, True)
                         elif containing_type.__module__ == ctypes.__name__:
                             logger.debug(f"Processing ctype internal{containing_type}")
                             new_dep_node.set_field_ready(elem_name, True)
@@ -170,11 +185,8 @@ def process_vmlinux_post_ast(
                         process_vmlinux_post_ast(
                             elem_type, llvm_handler, handler, processing_stack
                         )
-                        size_of_containing_type = (
-                            handler[elem_type.__name__]
-                        ).__sizeof__()
                         new_dep_node.set_field_ready(
-                            elem_name, True, size_of_containing_type
+                            elem_name, True
                         )
                 else:
                     raise ValueError(
diff --git a/tests/failing_tests/xdp_pass.py b/tests/failing_tests/xdp_pass.py
index bf31ee8..83433be 100644
--- a/tests/failing_tests/xdp_pass.py
+++ b/tests/failing_tests/xdp_pass.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ from vmlinux import struct_trace_event_raw_sys_enter  # noqa: F401
 from vmlinux import struct_posix_cputimers  # noqa: F401
 from vmlinux import struct_xdp_md
 # from vmlinux import struct_trace_event_raw_sys_enter  # noqa: F401
-# from vmlinux import struct_ring_buffer_per_cpu  # noqa: F401
+from vmlinux import struct_ring_buffer_per_cpu  # noqa: F401
 
 from ctypes import c_int64