linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 10/14] objtool: Extract elf_symbol

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Date:   Fri, 19 Mar 2021 10:04:41 -0500
From:   Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@...hat.com>
To:     Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
Cc:     x86@...nel.org, jgross@...e.com, mbenes@...e.com,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 10/14] objtool: Extract elf_symbol_add()

On Fri, Mar 19, 2021 at 10:54:05AM +0100, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> On Thu, Mar 18, 2021 at 09:14:03PM -0500, Josh Poimboeuf wrote:
> > On Thu, Mar 18, 2021 at 06:11:13PM +0100, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> > > Create a common helper to add symbols.
> > > 
> > > Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@...radead.org>
> > > ---
> > >  tools/objtool/elf.c |   57 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------------------
> > >  1 file changed, 33 insertions(+), 24 deletions(-)
> > > 
> > > --- a/tools/objtool/elf.c
> > > +++ b/tools/objtool/elf.c
> > > @@ -290,12 +290,41 @@ static int read_sections(struct elf *elf
> > >  	return 0;
> > >  }
> > >  
> > > +static bool elf_symbol_add(struct elf *elf, struct symbol *sym)
> > 
> > How about "elf_add_symbol()" for consistency with my other suggestions
> > (elf_add_reloc() and elf_add_string()).  And return an int.
> 
> Changed the nane, how about void? This latest incarnation doesn't
> actually have an error path. Still doesn't hurt to have one and not use
> it I suppose...

void would be my preference, just to avoid unnecessary error handling
boilerplate in the caller.

-- 
Josh