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SubjectRe: [PATCH 1/3] scripts/decode_stacktrace.sh: remove find_module recursion and improve error reporting
Hello Stephen,

On Wed, 8 May 2024 17:35:53 -0400
Stephen Boyd <swboyd@chromium.org> wrote:

> Quoting Luca Ceresoli (2024-03-11 08:24:54)
> > The find_module() function can fail for two reasons:
> >
> > * the module was not found
> > * the module was found but without debugging info
> >
> > In both cases the user is reported the same error:
> >
> > WARNING! Modules path isn't set, but is needed to parse this symbol
> >
> > This is misleading in case the modules path is set correctly.
> >
> > find_module() is currently implemented as a recursive function based on
> > global variables in order to check up to 4 different paths. This is not
> > straightforward to read and even less to modify.
> >
> > Besides, the debuginfod code at the beginning of find_module() is executed
> > identlcally every time the function is entered, i.e. up to 4 times per each
>
> s/identlcally/identically/

Well spotted!

Thanks for reviewing, v2 on its way.

Luca

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Luca Ceresoli, Bootlin
Embedded Linux and Kernel engineering
https://bootlin.com

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