linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/2] Replace the linear search with a binary search for locate the symbols

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Date:	Mon, 28 Mar 2011 17:59:59 +0200
From:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
To:	Alessio Igor Bogani <abogani@...nel.org>
Cc:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>,
	Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Tim Bird <tim.bird@...sony.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] Replace the linear search with a binary search for locate the symbols

> My patches don't change nothing else but ksymtab* and kcrctab*
> entries. My intentions were to leave actual symbols completely
> unchanged.

Your patches are fine because they're for modules. I just said the same trick 
would not work for the main kernel ksymtab. Sorry for the confusion.

-Andi
-- 
ak@...ux.intel.com -- Speaking for myself only.
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