linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 01/12] powerpc: Move and rename func_descr

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Message-ID: <202202101651.E6AACB3D4F@keescook>
Date:   Thu, 10 Feb 2022 16:51:59 -0800
From:   Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
To:     Christophe Leroy <christophe.leroy@...roup.eu>
Cc:     Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@...nel.crashing.org>,
        Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>,
        Michael Ellerman <mpe@...erman.id.au>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        "James E.J. Bottomley" <James.Bottomley@...senpartnership.com>,
        Helge Deller <deller@....de>, Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org,
        linux-ia64@...r.kernel.org, linux-parisc@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-arch@...r.kernel.org, linux-mm@...ck.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 01/12] powerpc: Move and rename func_descr_t

On Sun, Oct 17, 2021 at 02:38:14PM +0200, Christophe Leroy wrote:
> There are three architectures with function descriptors, try to
> have common names for the address they contain in order to
> refactor some functions into generic functions later.
> 
> powerpc has 'entry'
> ia64 has 'ip'
> parisc has 'addr'
> 
> Vote for 'addr' and update 'func_descr_t' accordingly.
> 
> Move it in asm/elf.h to have it at the same place on all
> three architectures, remove the typedef which hides its real
> type, and change it to a smoother name 'struct func_desc'.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Christophe Leroy <christophe.leroy@...roup.eu>

I like the name. :)

Reviewed-by: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>

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Kees Cook