linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V2 2/2] module: Fix performance regression on modules with large symbol tables

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Message-ID: <87obwfpmm5.fsf@rustcorp.com.au>
Date:	Mon, 14 Nov 2011 11:05:14 +1030
From:	Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>
To:	Kevin Cernekee <cernekee@...il.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org,
	Jan Beulich <JBeulich@...ell.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH V2 2/2] module: Fix performance regression on modules with large symbol tables

On Sat, 12 Nov 2011 19:08:56 -0800, Kevin Cernekee <cernekee@...il.com> wrote:
> +			/*
> +			 * Copy the symbol name to mod->core_strtab.
> +			 * "name" might point to the middle of a longer strtab
> +			 * entry, so backtrack to the first "required" byte
> +			 * of the string.
> +			 */

Icky, but it works.

Both applied, thanks!
Rusty.
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