Re: [Patch v2] livepatch: annotate klp_init() with __init

From: Jiri Kosina
Date: Mon May 25 2015 - 11:19:06 EST


On Fri, 22 May 2015, Minfei Huang wrote:

> Usually we prefer to let compiler put the module initialized function to
> section ".init.text". Thus this text in memory will be freed in future.
>
> Once we add the "__init" preceding function name, we can use following
> command to find it in specfied section.
>
> $ objdump -t -j .init.text built-in.o
>
> built-in.o: file format elf64-x86-64
>
> SYMBOL TABLE:
> 0000000000000000 l d .init.text 0000000000000000 .init.text
> 0000000000000000 l F .init.text 000000000000004e klp_init
>
> Signed-off-by: Minfei Huang <mnfhuang@xxxxxxxxx>

I think this changelog is way too verbose for no good reason (this is
probably the first time in my life I am saying something like that :) ).

There is really no need to explain how to use objdump in changelog. I've
shortened the changelog and applied.

Thanks,

--
Jiri Kosina
SUSE Labs
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