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

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Message-ID: <YFR0vesRq5DDFCSE@hirez.programming.kicks-ass.net>
Date:   Fri, 19 Mar 2021 10:54:05 +0100
From:   Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
To:     Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@...hat.com>
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 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...