linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 5/7] kallsyms: Rename is_kernel() and is_kernel

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Message-ID: <20210728112836.289865f5@oasis.local.home>
Date:   Wed, 28 Jul 2021 11:28:36 -0400
From:   Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
To:     Kefeng Wang <wangkefeng.wang@...wei.com>
Cc:     <arnd@...db.de>, <linux-arch@...r.kernel.org>,
        <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, <linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org>,
        <mingo@...hat.com>, <davem@...emloft.net>, <ast@...nel.org>,
        <ryabinin.a.a@...il.com>, <mpe@...erman.id.au>,
        <benh@...nel.crashing.org>, <paulus@...ba.org>,
        Daniel Borkmann <daniel@...earbox.net>,
        Sami Tolvanen <samitolvanen@...gle.com>,
        "Nathan Chancellor" <nathan@...nel.org>, <bpf@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 5/7] kallsyms: Rename is_kernel() and
 is_kernel_text()

On Wed, 28 Jul 2021 16:13:18 +0800
Kefeng Wang <wangkefeng.wang@...wei.com> wrote:

> The is_kernel[_text]() function check the address whether or not
> in kernel[_text] ranges, also they will check the address whether
> or not in gate area, so use better name.

Do you know what a gate area is?

Because I believe gate area is kernel text, so the rename just makes it
redundant and more confusing.

-- Steve