linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 3/9] livepatch: Add klp-convert tool

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Date:   Fri, 12 Apr 2019 11:02:37 +0200 (CEST)
From:   Miroslav Benes <mbenes@...e.cz>
To:     Joe Lawrence <joe.lawrence@...hat.com>
cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, live-patching@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org, Jessica Yu <jeyu@...nel.org>,
        Jiri Kosina <jikos@...nel.org>,
        Joao Moreira <jmoreira@...e.de>,
        Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@...hat.com>,
        Konstantin Khlebnikov <khlebnikov@...dex-team.ru>,
        Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@...ionext.com>,
        Michael Matz <matz@...e.de>, Nicolai Stange <nstange@...e.de>,
        Petr Mladek <pmladek@...e.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 3/9] livepatch: Add klp-convert tool

On Wed, 10 Apr 2019, Joe Lawrence wrote:

> On Wed, Apr 10, 2019 at 11:50:52AM -0400, Joe Lawrence wrote:
> >
> > [ ... snip ... ]
> >
> > diff --git a/scripts/livepatch/klp-convert.c b/scripts/livepatch/klp-convert.c
> > new file mode 100644
> > index 000000000000..62bd26941081
> > --- /dev/null
> > +++ b/scripts/livepatch/klp-convert.c
> > 
> > [ ... snip ... ]
> >
> > +	if (argc != 4) {
> > +		WARN("Usage: %s <Symbols.list> <input.ko> <out.ko>", argv[0]);
>                                                ^^^^^^^^^^
> nit: since we're using .klp.o prefix, should this be "input.klp.o"

I'd leave input.ko there. It is clear then that it is an ordinary kernel 
module and nothing special, but it is up to you.

I would change out.ko to output.ko for consistency.

Miroslav