linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v5 13/13] module: Move version support into a separate file

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Message-ID: <20220215150557.g7mvx47ibhjgweyo@ava.usersys.com>
Date:   Tue, 15 Feb 2022 15:05:57 +0000
From:   Aaron Tomlin <atomlin@...mlin.com>
To:     Christophe Leroy <christophe.leroy@...roup.eu>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 13/13] module: Move version support into a separate
 file

On Sun 2022-02-13 18:29 +0000, Christophe Leroy wrote:
> I'm not sure you can do that.
> 
>  From commit 8c8ef42aee8f ("module: include other structures in module 
> version check") I understand that module_layout is there for some signature.

Hi Christophe,

I see. In which case, if I understand correctly, we'd have to ignore the
report from Sparse. I will add a comment to hopefully suggest against
removal.


Kind regards,

-- 
Aaron Tomlin