linux-kernel - Re: [Patch v2] livepatch: annotate klp_init() with _

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Message-ID: <20150522143502.GC20555@treble.redhat.com>
Date:	Fri, 22 May 2015 09:35:02 -0500
From:	Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@...hat.com>
To:	Minfei Huang <mnfhuang@...il.com>
Cc:	sjenning@...hat.com, jkosina@...e.cz, vojtech@...e.cz,
	live-patching@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	mhuang@...hat.com
Subject: Re: [Patch v2] livepatch: annotate klp_init() with __init

On Fri, May 22, 2015 at 10:26:29PM +0800, 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@...il.com>
> ---
> v1:
> - modify the subject to make it more concise

Thanks!

Acked-by: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@...hat.com>

-- 
Josh
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