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Subject[PATCH 3/4] modpost: remove unneeded .symbol_white_list initializers
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The ->symbol_white_list field is referenced in secref_whitelist(),
only when 'fromsec' is data_sections.

/* Check for pattern 2 */
if (match(tosec, init_exit_sections) &&
match(fromsec, data_sections) &&
match(fromsym, mismatch->symbol_white_list))
return 0;

If .fromsec is not data sections, the .symbol_white_list member is
not used by anyone.

Signed-off-by: Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@kernel.org>
---

scripts/mod/modpost.c | 8 --------
1 file changed, 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/scripts/mod/modpost.c b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
index c2949a1a0d5e..bcd1319f3097 100644
--- a/scripts/mod/modpost.c
+++ b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
@@ -930,7 +930,6 @@ static const struct sectioncheck sectioncheck[] = {
.fromsec = { TEXT_SECTIONS, NULL },
.bad_tosec = { ALL_INIT_SECTIONS, NULL },
.mismatch = TEXT_TO_ANY_INIT,
- .symbol_white_list = { DEFAULT_SYMBOL_WHITE_LIST, NULL },
},
{
.fromsec = { DATA_SECTIONS, NULL },
@@ -951,7 +950,6 @@ static const struct sectioncheck sectioncheck[] = {
.fromsec = { TEXT_SECTIONS, NULL },
.bad_tosec = { ALL_EXIT_SECTIONS, NULL },
.mismatch = TEXT_TO_ANY_EXIT,
- .symbol_white_list = { DEFAULT_SYMBOL_WHITE_LIST, NULL },
},
{
.fromsec = { DATA_SECTIONS, NULL },
@@ -964,41 +962,35 @@ static const struct sectioncheck sectioncheck[] = {
.fromsec = { ALL_XXXINIT_SECTIONS, NULL },
.bad_tosec = { INIT_SECTIONS, NULL },
.mismatch = XXXINIT_TO_SOME_INIT,
- .symbol_white_list = { DEFAULT_SYMBOL_WHITE_LIST, NULL },
},
/* Do not reference exit code/data from memexit code/data */
{
.fromsec = { ALL_XXXEXIT_SECTIONS, NULL },
.bad_tosec = { EXIT_SECTIONS, NULL },
.mismatch = XXXEXIT_TO_SOME_EXIT,
- .symbol_white_list = { DEFAULT_SYMBOL_WHITE_LIST, NULL },
},
/* Do not use exit code/data from init code */
{
.fromsec = { ALL_INIT_SECTIONS, NULL },
.bad_tosec = { ALL_EXIT_SECTIONS, NULL },
.mismatch = ANY_INIT_TO_ANY_EXIT,
- .symbol_white_list = { DEFAULT_SYMBOL_WHITE_LIST, NULL },
},
/* Do not use init code/data from exit code */
{
.fromsec = { ALL_EXIT_SECTIONS, NULL },
.bad_tosec = { ALL_INIT_SECTIONS, NULL },
.mismatch = ANY_EXIT_TO_ANY_INIT,
- .symbol_white_list = { DEFAULT_SYMBOL_WHITE_LIST, NULL },
},
{
.fromsec = { ALL_PCI_INIT_SECTIONS, NULL },
.bad_tosec = { INIT_SECTIONS, NULL },
.mismatch = ANY_INIT_TO_ANY_EXIT,
- .symbol_white_list = { NULL },
},
/* Do not export init/exit functions or data */
{
.fromsec = { "___ksymtab*", NULL },
.bad_tosec = { INIT_SECTIONS, EXIT_SECTIONS, NULL },
.mismatch = EXPORT_TO_INIT_EXIT,
- .symbol_white_list = { DEFAULT_SYMBOL_WHITE_LIST, NULL },
},
{
.fromsec = { "__ex_table", NULL },
--
2.34.1
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