linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] use elfnote.h to generate vsyscall notes

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Message-ID: <4632F7EE.6080101@goop.org>
Date:	Sat, 28 Apr 2007 00:29:50 -0700
From:	Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@...p.org>
To:	Roland McGrath <roland@...hat.com>
CC:	Andi Kleen <ak@...e.de>, Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	"Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] use elfnote.h to generate vsyscall notes

Roland McGrath wrote:
> Please don't change the section name that way. 

Does the section name matter? I've been operating under the assumption
that it doesn't, other that needing to start with .note. Using
.note.vendor means that all the vendor's notes will get grouped
properly, but other than that it seems much of a muchness.

>  I don't see why the macros
> should do differently than what was in vsyscall-note.S to begin with.
>   
Well, passing the section name seems redundant unless its actually
needed. In this case it will go from .note.kernel-version to
.note.Linux, but it will end up being called .note in the final vdso
regardless.

J
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