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SubjectRe: [PATCH 09/27] modpost: add sym_add_unresolved() helper
On Mon, Apr 25, 2022 at 9:00 PM Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@kernel.org> wrote:
>
> On Tue, Apr 26, 2022 at 3:41 AM Nick Desaulniers
> <ndesaulniers@google.com> wrote:
> >
> > On Sun, Apr 24, 2022 at 12:09 PM Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@kernel.org> wrote:
> > >
> > > Add a small helper, sym_add_unresolved() to ease the further
> > > refactoring.
> > >
> > > Remove the 'weak' argument from alloc_symbol() because it is sensible
> > > only for unresolved symbols.
> >
> > I did not yet read the rest of the series to see how else your newly
> > added helper `sym_add_unresolved` is used.
> > Perhaps the callers of `alloc_symbol` should just set the symbol's
> > weak member to true if needed, and alloc_symbol can default to setting
> > it false (as the memset currently does)?
> >
> > Then, you don't need the helper, and just `handle_symbol` needs the
> > assignment when `ELF_ST_BIND(sym->st_info) == STB_WEAK`?
>
>
> I will change this in the later commit:
> https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-kbuild/patch/20220424190811.1678416-11-masahiroy@kernel.org/
>
> I think this is a good case for a new helper.
>
> If you look at the entire series,
> "allocate a new symbol and connect it to the proper linked list or hash_table"
> is consistently done in a helper function.
>
>
> Also, I chose the function name as they look symmetrical.
>
> sym_add_unresolved()
> sym_add_exported()
> sym_add_crc()

Ok.
Reviewed-by: Nick Desaulniers <ndesaulniers@google.com>
--
Thanks,
~Nick Desaulniers

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