linux-kernel - Re: [RFC][PATCH 1/3] objtool: Rename rela to reloc

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Message-ID: <20200528140444.lgphq6sicir2l7ws@treble>
Date:   Thu, 28 May 2020 09:04:44 -0500
From:   Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@...hat.com>
To:     Matt Helsley <mhelsley@...are.com>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
        Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
Subject: Re: [RFC][PATCH 1/3] objtool: Rename rela to reloc

On Wed, May 27, 2020 at 09:42:31AM -0700, Matt Helsley wrote:
> Before supporting additional relocation types rename the relevant
> types and functions from "rela" to "reloc". This work can largely
> be done with the following regex:
> 
> Notable exceptions include gelf_* library calls and
> standard/expected section names which still use "rela" because
> they encode the type of relocation expected. Also, keep "rela"
> in the struct because it encodes a specify type of relocation

Missing regex?

BTW it would be really nice if the regex were exact if possible, for
stable backporting reasons.

-- 
Josh